Honkai Impact: Did you meet the First Herrscher when you first arrived? !

As dusk fell, villages a few miles outside Poxian County had already been turned into blood-soaked wastelands.

Cheng Ling Shuang swung her sword and wiped the blood off the blade with an oilcloth. The ground was littered with rolling heads, some with ferocious faces and others with faces full of terror.

However, their bodies were covered in various markings, like a skin disease, with pale skin and iron-gray pupils. Su Mei shook her head and glanced at these people with regret.

Everyone here has become deeply possessed by demons. Because they have lived near the East Coast for many years, and some of them may have been in frequent contact with the Crimson Dragon Gang, their demonic possession is irreversible. Even if they were to return to their normal lives, they would not be able to control themselves.

"How pitiful these people are. They could have lived a mediocre life and at most lived a peaceful life, but now they are giving up their lives for ill-gotten gains and pleasure."

Su Mei clapped her hands, wiping away the bloodstains. She looked at Cheng Ling Shuang in front of her, and the somewhat alluring expression on her face vanished instantly, replaced by speechlessness. "What's going on? How come you're so skilled?"

Cheng Ling Shuang didn't pay attention to her second senior sister's actions. After all, wiping out bandits wasn't a big deal, especially since the bandits here were just scattered and disorganized rabble that Li Mingqing had already dealt with.

They don't even have the most basic strongholds or hidden posts, yet they dare to call themselves bandits. But these people are indeed deeply possessed by evil. My master and uncle have both said that those who possess evil must be punished. Although my uncle said he would see how things go.

Those with mild symptoms are killed with a single sword strike, while those with severe symptoms are killed with two more strikes to prevent them from turning into zombies.

With the hilt of her sword, Cheng Ling Shuang knocked down a nearby torch, and casually overturned their stored grease and mixed wine.

Soon the entire village was engulfed in flames, especially Cheng Ling Shuang, who remained cold-faced, her clothes covered in blood, making her a veritable female demon in the martial arts world.

This made Su Mei want to complain endlessly. How exactly did her martial uncle teach her? Why was her junior sister Cheng so proficient?

"Senior sister, our master said that since they have fallen into demonic ways, they must be killed, and their actions will inevitably involve killing. Since that's the case, we must nip them in the bud."

Although Cheng Ling Shuang didn't know why her second senior sister was so surprised, she still patiently explained.

Su Mei looked at her junior sister's cold yet adorable face and couldn't help but pinch her cheek. So this is what pinching cheeks feels like. No wonder her senior sister and master both like her.

Su Mei smiled smugly, but Cheng Ling Shuang inadvertently broke free from Su Mei's grasp, her fair cheeks flushed slightly, clearly indicating that Su Mei had squeezed her quite hard.

"Senior sister, let's go quickly. If the fire gets too big, it will be difficult to handle." Cheng Ling Shuang urged.

Su Mei had no choice but to follow. However, when she glanced back, she saw a scarlet gaze amidst the sea of ​​fire. In just a moment, Su Mei clearly saw the figure hidden in the flames.

She was a pale girl, her hair twisted and charred from the flames.

But as she stood amidst the flames, her body seemed like an unyielding bone that could not be melted by the fire, which made Su Mei's gaze suddenly sharpen.

The tenderness in her eyes vanished instantly, and the girl actually opened her mouth slightly, uttering some words as if she wanted to say something.

Su Mei flipped her right hand, and the Xuanyuan Sword instantly appeared in her hand. Her long robes fluttered, her left hand pointed forward with a sword finger, and her right hand thrust forward.

"Transformation into a sword? Vermilion!"

The sword light pierced out like a speck of cinnabar. Under the guidance of the sword technique, the bronze-colored sword body transformed into a pair of black and white swords. The black and white colors separated along the spine of the sword, and mysterious patterns were engraved on them.

"what!"

The girl's cries carried visible sound waves, and Cheng Ling Shuang immediately reacted. She twisted her body, hooked a broadsword at her foot, and kicked it out, her body darting out like a falcon.

Faced with the two top disciples of Mount Taixu, this girl, who had become a complete assassin, was no match for them.

They were quickly annihilated. Su Mei split the [Peerless] sword in her hand in two, and with a stroke of the black and white swords on the ground, a circle that was not invaded by the sea of ​​fire appeared instantly.

Cheng Ling Shuang's eyebrows furrowed slightly. "Why would a corpse turn into a demon? I remember this child wasn't deeply possessed by demons."

"Your senior uncle should have told you not to just look at the symptoms. Not everyone has signs before they become possessed by demons. You must be more careful in the future and pay more attention to everything."

Su Mei cautioned that although Cheng Ling Shuang seemed experienced in doing things, she was actually just copying the tiger and imitating the cat, capturing a bit of the imposing manner. Coupled with her naturally expressionless face, she appeared calm and unperturbed.

She thought nothing had really happened!

"Let's go, pack up and get ready to go back to the county town. Martial Uncle should be preparing food." Su Mei wasn't blaming Junior Sister Cheng, but judging from her expression, she knew that Junior Sister Cheng didn't understand why for the moment.

The two women cut down the trees around the village and also kept the fire at bay, all in order to vanquish the demon, but they could not damage other places.

After reaching the official road, Su Mei mounted her horse and then saw Cheng Ling Shuang standing below, looking somewhat puzzled.

"Hurry up and get on your horse! What are you dawdling for? Do you intend to use your light-footed skills to travel this far?"

Cheng Ling Shuang did not agree. Instead, she hesitated and said, "...Senior Sister, you can ride a horse. I smell of blood on me and I'm afraid I'll dirty your clothes."

This left Su Mei speechless. You could say that Junior Sister Cheng was naive and outspoken, she was a master of murder and arson, but you could also say that she was shrewd and insightful, she was actually just a simple stone, very innocent.

Seeing this, Su Mei grabbed Cheng Ling Shuang and pulled her junior sister onto the horse. "Why are you thinking about these things? Didn't Li Heng leave a lot of Shu brocade for Uncle? Uncle can't wear that much by himself. The Li family manor in Sichuan is a big family. Many of the tribute silks come from Sichuan. If this one gets dirty, Uncle can just ask someone to make a new one. Why worry so much?"

"Senior Sister Su?"

Before Cheng Ling Shuang could finish speaking, Su Mei hurried on her horse. Although the disciples of Tai Xu Mountain had mostly traveled on foot before Li Ming arrived.

Li Ming only started earning extra income after he arrived. Li Ming also had a hoarding habit, which he passed on to his housekeeper, Su Mei.

As the second senior sister, who was quite intelligent and quick-witted, she not only clearly allocated her master's funds and silver, but also purchased some horses and carriages.

For these martial arts practitioners, riding horses is like a fish in water, effortless and easy.

There was absolutely no difficulty. Upon returning to the Li Family Escort Agency, the two were greeted by a rich aroma. In the training ground, those who had not taken on escort missions were honing their basic skills under the guidance of Zhao Lianping, with Li Shen leading the way.

When the two returned, the servants outside all paid their respects. Although they saw Cheng Ling Shuang covered in blood and looked terrified, they still left tremblingly.

However, just as the two finished changing their clothes, Yan Chengying pushed open the door and entered, exclaiming, "Something terrible has happened, Lord Li!"