53: Single for too long, a little bit of beauty

Boom!

Fu Xuanlin’s sword strike came, cold sword energy permeated, carrying a power of annihilation, intending to kill Xie Weilou with one strike.

Xie Weilou’s smile deepened as he slowly extended his hand.

Snap!

He merely snapped his fingers, and a violent force instantly erupted, sending the ice and snow on the ground flying, like a sweeping giant wave.

Boom!

The longsword in Fu Xuanlin’s hand instantly shattered, and the powerful force directly sent her flying, rupturing her internal organs and causing her to spit out a mouthful of blood.

Xie Weilou took a step, appearing before Fu Xuanlin, he clenched his fist and fiercely struck her abdomen.

Bang!

Fu Xuanlin’s body, like a cannonball, flew back twenty meters, directly crashing into a massive boulder, shattering it.

“Ah…”

She let out a cry of pain, blood continuously gushing from her mouth, her bones and internal organs shattered, leaving her half-dead.

“…”

Xie Weilou walked towards Fu Xuanlin, smiling.

“No… impossible…”

Fu Xuanlin’s expression was incredibly pained; seeing Xie Weilou approach, she felt the threat of death, and her eyes revealed terror.

She was already at the Tuojiang Realm Middle Stage, and she had thought that killing Xie Weilou this time would be easy, but she never expected to be unable to withstand even one punch from him. He was at least at the Tuojiang Realm Late Stage.

Wasn't Xie Weilou born with crippled bones?

Even if the issue with his crippled bones was resolved, he couldn't possibly cultivate this quickly, especially after three years in prison with no cultivation resources.

So why was he so strong?

Who could tell her what was going on?

At this moment, Fu Xuanlin was utterly terrified. This Heir of Marquis Zhenxi Manor had always been playing the pig to eat the tiger. On the surface, he was a profligate young master, but secretly, he was an existence with unfathomable cultivation. What was he planning?

Xie Weilou extended his hand, grabbing Fu Xuanlin’s neck, and said with a faint smile, “This Young Master has been single for too long, I actually find you somewhat attractive.”

Fu Xuanlin stammered, “As long as… as long as This Young Master is willing to let me go… I can give you…”

“Unwilling!”

Xie Weilou’s tone was chilling; with a forceful squeeze, Fu Xuanlin instantly turned into ashes.

After crushing Fu Xuanlin.

Xie Weilou returned to the bonfire, picked up the roasted rabbit meat, and slowly began to eat.

“What should I do next?”

Xie Weilou’s face showed contemplation.

For this Winter Hunt Assembly, he naturally couldn't truly hunt demonic beasts. He was already at the Tuojiang Realm Peak, and by using Heaven Mending Art, his cultivation could rise to the Dao Repository Realm, but such cultivation was not enough to make him rest easy.

The deaths of his grandfather and father were full of strangeness, not ruling out the possibility of powerful enemies or a terrible conspiracy behind them.

If he exposed his cultivation too early, it might not be a good thing; he might even be eliminated prematurely.

Given the current situation, seeking stability, hiding in the shadows, and quietly improving was the best choice.

Third Uncle Xie Bian was an unfathomable existence; at critical moments, he might be able to rely on him.

But Xie Weilou, as someone who had died once, cherished his life even more. In this dog-eat-dog foreign world, he naturally disliked entrusting his life to others, so everything still depended on himself.

“Today’s Snow Wolf Valley, with several princes and princesses vying, will definitely be very lively. I’ll wait until the waters are muddied before making my move.”

Xie Weilou thought to himself. That Yan Wugou was deeply hidden, and this was a good opportunity to probe his strength.

He ate half of the rabbit meat.

Xie Weilou tossed the rest onto the ground, feeling full and unable to eat more.

He took out the white jade token. He hadn't dripped blood into the token before, so it hadn't been activated.

Crack!

Xie Weilou directly crushed the token into powder. There was no need to keep such a thing on him.

After a moment of thought.

Xie Weilou got up and left. Next, he needed to visit Area B.

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Before a massive, snow-covered boulder.

“Greetings, Sixth Prince.”

Seven Demon-Humans at the Tuojiang Realm Late Stage bowed to Yan Wugou.

Yan Wugou said indifferently, “Go do your own things. Don’t contact me from now on.”

He had intended for the female demon to come to Snow Wolf Valley herself to capture people for refining powerful Demon-Humans, but unfortunately, the female demon was blocked outside, so only the seven Tuojiang Realm Late Stage Demon-Humans could come.

“Rest assured!”

The seven demons showed a sinister smile and quickly departed.

Yan Wugou looked into the distance and muttered to himself, “It makes me curious what those three will do next.”

Third Prince was still recovering from his injuries in Tianqi and hadn't come to participate in the Winter Hunt Assembly. Currently, the main focus in Snow Wolf Valley was on Yan Junlin, Yan Wuhai, and Yan Ruyu.

This time, he had sent the demon race to capture people, mainly powerful cultivators, such as the experts brought by Yan Junlin, Yan Wuhai, and Yan Ruyu.

Thinking that the experts brought by these three would eventually be refined into Demon-Humans for his use, he found it very interesting.

At the same time.

Another location in Snow Wolf Valley.

Yan Junlin drew his bow and shot an arrow, killing a Xuanhuang Realm demonic beast. He looked at a middle-aged man beside him: “Have those demons made their move?”

The Winter Hunt Assembly was under his charge, naturally giving him much room for manipulation. He had arranged for experts here early on.

Originally, these experts were meant to help certain young talents he had entertained achieve better rankings. As long as those individuals secured good rankings and received significant attention, it would be more beneficial to him, which was even more important than him taking first place.

But now, it seemed he had to use his own experts to deal with certain individuals.

He knew that others had also secretly sent experts into Snow Wolf Valley, some of whom were demons, all under his surveillance.

“Yes!”

The middle-aged man nodded lightly. His strength was considerable, at the Tuojiang Realm Peak, and he was the strongest person Yan Junlin had invited.

Yan Junlin said, “After those demons act, you take a portion of our people to eliminate all those sent by Yan Wuhai, Yan Wuchen, and Yan Wugou. Additionally, eliminate the young people who are close to them. As for the remaining people, they will be responsible for protecting the young people I value…”

The middle-aged man pondered, “Eliminating those they sent is not a problem, but eliminating those young people might cause big trouble.”

Who among those participating in the Winter Hunt Assembly today didn't have some background?

A few casualties might not matter, but if too many died, it would be troublesome and would certainly trigger a thorough investigation from above.

And Yan Junlin was in charge of this matter, so if a major problem occurred, he would certainly be held accountable.

Yan Junlin’s expression was playful: “When I took over the Winter Hunt Assembly, trouble already began. Now that the water is muddied, let’s stir it up even more. Then we can blame everything on the demonic beasts and the demon race.”

Isn't Sixth Prince interested in the demon race? Doesn't he like to play the role of the Sixth Prince? Then he would fulfill his wish!

“Understood.”

The middle-aged man flew away.