136: Come and kill you!

Little Thunderclap Temple, Forbidden Ground in the back mountains.

Soul lamps burned quietly, when suddenly, with a soft 'snap', the foremost glazed lamp extinguished without warning.

Immediately after, as if by prior agreement.

Snap! Snap! Snap!

Seven or eight soul lamps extinguished one after another, wisps of green smoke rising, returning to dead silence.

Inside the meditation room, an old monk clad in a golden kasaya suddenly opened his eyes, fury bursting forth from his pupils, and the string of thousand-year-old Bodhi beads wrapped around his wrist instantly turned to dust!

"Du'e!"

His voice wasn't loud, but it caused the air in the entire meditation room to solidify.

"Abbot, calm your anger!" Outside the door, a monk stumbled in, prostrating himself on the ground, trembling like a sieve.

"Investigate!" The old monk's voice was icy, "Where did they go? Whom did they meet? Why did they all die at the same time?!"

"Reporting... reporting to the Abbot." The monk stammered, "According to the last message sent back by a Martial Emperor, Junior Martial Uncle Du'e and his group... seem to have gone to investigate the cause of his Junior Brother's death."

The old monk's brows furrowed tightly, and the killing intent in his eyes intensified, "Since when has anyone dared to provoke my Buddhist sect?"

The monk dared not conceal anything and recounted the entire matter truthfully.

"Hmph! A bunch of useless people!"

...

Deep within the Ancient Tomb.

A'cao's eyelashes trembled slightly.

She slowly opened her clear eyes, and an unprecedented powerful sensation filled her small body. Countless profound insights surged like a tide in her mind.

Martial Emperor Legacy!

She succeeded!

"Little Gold!"

She instinctively wanted to share this enormous good news with her best friend.

But upon turning her head, she found that the empty tomb chamber contained nothing but those two familiar figures.

"When did you two follow me? Where's Little Gold?" A'cao's voice carried a hint of imperceptible panic.

Xiao Huohuo looked at her bewildered and helpless expression, sighing slightly in his heart.

He said no more, merely with a thought, a golden flame slowly rose from his palm.

That flame was precisely the companion A'cao was most familiar with.

Only now, the aura on it, and the connection between it and Xiao Huohuo, had an inseparable link.

【A'cao...】

A tender thought directly sounded in A'cao's mind.

That goldenStrange Fire (Ember of Fire) actually informed her of everything that had happened before, including why it chose to recognize Xiao Huohuo as its master.

After hearing all of this, A'cao's small face first showed confusion, then sadness, and finally, it transformed into a hint of relief.

She walked in front of Xiao Huohuo and bowed deeply to the golden flame.

"Little Gold, thank you."

Immediately, she looked up at Xiao Huohuo, her clear eyes filled with genuine gratitude.

"Big Brother, thank you too."

She knew that Little Gold's choice was for her own good.

Following such a powerful master was ten thousand times better than following her, a little girl who couldn't even protect herself.

Xiao Huohuo withdrew the Ember of Fire back into his body, looking at the sensible little girl who made one's heart ache, feeling quite emotional.

"Let's go, let's leave this place first."

The three no longer delayed and left this Ancient Tomb, which buried a Martial Emperor and also changed the destinies of the three of them.

...

The journey back to Shashui City was unusually smooth.

The next day, early morning.

Inside the inn, A'cao had changed into a clean dress, and her usually dirty little face was washed clean, revealing her original adorable, doll-like appearance.

She pushed open Xiao Huohuo's door, and in her large eyes, a blazing flame of revenge burned.

"Big Brother, I want to save my sister!"

She spread her small hand, and an aura far surpassing that of an ordinary Martial Artist flashed from within her body.

Heavenly Human Realm!

Having undergone the Fusion of the Martial Emperor Legacy, her cultivation had, in a single night, skyrocketed from a powerless Mortal to the Heavenly Human Realm, a realm countless Martial Artists yearned for!

However, Xiao Huohuo shook his head.

"No."

His voice was unquestionable.

"A mere Heavenly Human is but a slightly stronger ant before that Happy Buddha; they can't make any waves."

Upon hearing this, A'cao's small face immediately filled with unwillingness.

"But..."

"No 'buts'." Xiao Huohuo interrupted her, "Leave this matter to me and your Sister Ling Ke'er."

He originally didn't want to meddle, but since he had taken someone's "good friend" and gained some benefits (some resources) from that Martial Emperor Legacy, it would be too unreasonable to stand by and do nothing.

What's more, that so-called Happy Buddha's actions were utterly depraved and had already touched his bottom line.

Killing him would also be considered acting on behalf of the Dao.

A'cao looked at Xiao Huohuo's determined gaze and finally nodded.

She knew that although she had gained a Legacy, in terms of combat experience and strength, compared to these two unfathomable Big Brother and Big Sister in front of her, there was still a world of difference.

...

Night, like ink.

Shashui City, City Lord's Mansion.

The once majestic and solemn mansion was now transformed into a resplendent palace.

Decadent music emanated from within.

Two figures, like ghosts, quietly appeared outside the palace, none other than Xiao Huohuo and Ling Ke'er.

As soon as the two approached.

Suppressed sobs of women, the vulgar words of men, and the blush-inducing hurried gasps clearly reached their ears.

Xiao Huohuo's face instantly darkened, and in his eyes, which burned with flames, killing intent flashed!

Ling Ke'er's pretty face was also frosty, Sword Intent swirling around her, as if ready to unsheathe at any moment!

"Boom!"

Just as the two were consumed by rage.

Within the palace, a powerful aura also erupted with a roar!

"Who's there?! How dare you spy on this Venerable One's Pure Land of Bliss!"

A voice filled with lewdness and tyranny emanated from within!

The words had just fallen.

A fat monk, wearing a red kasaya and with a bulging belly, had already appeared before the two.

His clothes were disheveled, and he carried a strong scent of perfume; his eyes, which should have been compassionate, were now filled with rage at having his pleasure disturbed!

"Who are you?"

He stared intently at Xiao Huohuo and Ling Ke'er, and the terrifying pressure of a Martial Venerable Realm cultivator swept out with a roar!

Xiao Huohuo looked at his hypocritical appearance, a cold arc forming at the corner of his mouth.

He slowly spoke, his voice not loud, but seemingly carrying a furious Qi that could burn down the Nine Heavens.

"The one who came to kill you."