290: Chapter 290 The Yu Family's Confidence

At Lin Xiao's command, Mu Wanying, already filled with righteous indignation, lunged forward like a red shadow!

A sweep of the Fish-Dragon Spear whipped up a fierce blast of air, directly knocking over several assassins.

Though Zhao Caiwei's cultivation wasn't as high as Mu Wanying's, she didn't hesitate, using her spear to knock down several assassins trying to fire arrows from the walls.

Leng Bingyan reacted even faster, having already deployed Snow-Treading Trace-less Movement; her sword flashed like cold light, drawing splashes of blood.

The three women erupted with fierce combat power from different directions in an instant.

But just then, the assassins on the scene regained their senses and fired their crossbow bolts one after another.

"Watch out!"

Yu Yingying had no weapon in hand; she grabbed the weak Xie Juner, subconsciously trying to block the arrows for her sister.

But the arrows in mid-air all came to a halt about three feet away from them!

With a series of "patter" sounds, many of these arrows were covered in frost as they fell.

Xiao Qingxuan blocked the arrows nonchalantly, the faint blue glow in her eyes fading away.

Lin Xiao turned back and said, "Wife, stay here and guard."

Xiao Qingxuan understood that the fewer people who knew about her martial arts, the better, so she nodded.

Lin Xiao then pulled out the Black Blade, guardian of the state, and with a Jinghong acceleration, directly entered harvest mode.

Though there were hundreds of people before him, most of whom were martial artists with twenty or thirty years of cultivation.

To him, they were no different from the common soldiers and small fry on the battlefield.

Wherever Lin Xiao passed, seductive blood-light and blade-flames crisscrossed; the nobles who were about to flee had their bodies burst apart from his slashes!

"Puff, puff, puff!!..."

With one sweep of his blade, the surrounding wall was sliced through, and over a dozen assassins waiting to ambush behind it were cut in half at the waist!

[Kills +17, Cultivation +17...]

[prestige +350]

Huh?

Lin Xiao was delighted. Were these guys somewhat famous? They actually provided quite a bit of prestige?

In that case, killing them was even more justified!

Lin Xiao's perception covered several hundred meters around him, noticing that Mu Wanying and Leng Bingyan were handling things with ease.

However, Zhao Caiwei was caught in street fighting where her spear techniques couldn't be fully unleashed.

He charged forward, hacking wildly to the left and right along the way, until he reached her side.

Three assassins with tacit cooperation were currently pinning down Zhao Caiwei's spear, intending to launch a sneak attack from her rear and side.

With no other choice, Zhao Caiwei had to let go of her spear and retreat to dodge.

But following closely were two blades slashing at her from behind.

Lin Xiao burst in instantly, bringing with him black-red blade-light that hacked the opponents, along with their weapons, into pieces.

Dealing with these minor characters, he didn't even bother with technique; he just maxed out his cultivation and bulldozed through!

"Caiwei, go protect Qing'er and the others."

Hearing this, Zhao Caiwei felt a pang of sadness; she knew her martial arts were fine for the battlefield, but she was holding them back in city skirmishes.

But she didn't have time to overthink it and hurriedly ran back to Xiao Qingxuan and the others.

As Lin Xiao's Bloodlust stacked, his speed grew faster and faster. With Mu Wanying and Leng Bingyan's assistance, it didn't take long before there were no survivors left.

Looking at his prestige, which had surged by 2,300, Lin Xiao was quite satisfied.

When Lin Xiao walked back to the women, there wasn't even a drop of blood on him.

Xie Juner and Yu Yingying stared blankly, feeling as if they were in a dream.

They thought they were in a desperate situation, but once the fighting started, they realized that those truly seeking death were the powerhouses of Yu Prefecture.

These hundreds of so-called experts hired from the underworld were simply throwing eggs against a stone!

In fact, if these powerhouses of Yu Prefecture had ever seen Lin Xiao's performance on the battlefield, they wouldn't have been so bold.

Ultimately, they were just frogs in a well.

"Miss Yu, take me to your Earls Mansion to have a look."

Lin Xiao's tone was calm, but Yu Yingying didn't dare to disobey and nodded obediently.

Yu Prefecture City wasn't large, but the Earls Mansion was quite big.

When the group arrived at the mansion gates by carriage, there weren't even any guards outside.

The area surrounding the entire Earl Yushans Mansion was deathly still, as if it had become some forbidden land.

"Husband, something is strange," Qingxuan said with a frown.

"With us killing so fiercely, someone would naturally have reported back."

Lin Xiao wasn't surprised and said, "Don't act recklessly once we go in. Listen to me for everything."

He was worried the opponent might truly have some occult arts; he wasn't afraid for himself, but it wouldn't be good if the women were caught in it.

Walking into the courtyard, the ground was paved with open bluestone bricks, surrounded by uniquely shaped Podocarpus trees; the scenery was very elegant.

But Lin Xiao could clearly sense some sinister existences lurking around these seemingly beautiful houses.

"Young man... how exactly has my Earl Yushans Mansion offended you that you must be so ruthless?"

An old voice came from the main hall as an elderly man with white hair, dressed in purple finery and leaning on a cane, walked out.

"Grandfather!?"

Yu Yingying called out. The person before them was the true current Earl Yushan, Yu Songxi.

It was only because Yu Songxi hadn't left the mansion for many years that Yu Yingjian, the eldest son of the first wife, represented the Earl Yushans Mansion externally.

Lin Xiao scanned with his Eye of God and found that Yu Songxi's martial arts were mediocre, with nothing special about him.

"I've only just arrived. How do you know I intend to be ruthless?"

Lin Xiao said with a sneer, "Or do you yourself know that the Earl Yushan clan is already beyond redemption?"

Yu Yingying hurriedly pleaded, "Grandfather, please call everyone together and apologize to Lin Xiao."

"It's Yingying... I haven't seen you for two years. Come to Grandpa, let Grandpa look at you." Yu Songxi beckoned.

Yu Yingying hesitated a bit and looked at Lin Xiao's expression.

Lin Xiao said indifferently, "He is your grandfather. Whether to trust him is your choice."

Yu Yingying struggled for a moment but still walked over silently.

Arriving before the old man, she greeted him softly, "Grandfather, Father said you were seriously ill and wouldn't let us see you..."

Yu Songxi smiled, "I told him to say that. I'm old and like peace and quiet."

"Grandfather, Father was truly wrong this time. Our Earls Mansion cannot keep making mistakes..."

Yu Yingying wanted to persuade him further, but then she saw the old man pull a knife from his sleeve?

She had practiced martial arts, after all, so she quickly retreated and cried out, "Grandfather! What are you doing!?"

But Yu Songxi didn't attack her; instead, he made a cut on his own palm...

As the blood dripped, he unscrewed a strange metal beast-face head from the top of his cane.

Beneath that beast head, there was actually a small bronze-colored bell?

The blood followed the beast head and fell onto the bell...

"Ding-lang!..."

After a crisp and eerie ring...

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!—"

Three figures emitting a decaying black aura, wearing iron helmets and chainmail, rushed out from three rooms like wild beasts!

The three monsters only revealed blood-red eyes, and no human emotion could be felt from them!

Yu Yingying looked back at those three heart-chilling figures, and her blood ran cold instantly!

"Grandfather... what are they!?"

A sinister smile appeared on Yu Songxi's face:

"Yingying, look closely. This is the confidence that has kept my Yu Family standing for over three hundred years!!"