My ancestors were spiritual plant growers, so it's not surprising that I hunt demons every day,

At the same time, on a mountain road twenty miles outside Thundercloud City, the Dragon Horse Cloud Chariot had stopped moving forward.

Not far ahead, Hao Ran stood a dozen or so cultivators dressed in various styles.

Judging from their fierce and menacing appearances, they were clearly ruthless individuals.

But just then, a piercing shriek suddenly came from the nearby dense forest, followed by a whooshing sound. Several bandits on the outer perimeter of the station screamed in agony as they were pierced through vital points by more than a dozen spiritual energy arrows that shot out from the dense forest and fell to the ground.

Suddenly, the bandits, who had been so arrogant and confident of victory, were thrown into disarray. Forgetting about robbing the girl in front of them, they condensed spiritual energy shields and huddled together in a chaotic frenzy, trying to block the overwhelming barrage of arrows.

But then, a masked female cultivator in armor flew out of the dense forest. With a whooshing sound, three black arrows shot out like meteors, directly breaking through the bandits' defenses.

Upon seeing this, the masked female cultivator immediately uttered a cold shout:

"Take down this rabble."

As soon as the voice fell, a squad of well-trained armored soldiers emerged from the nearby dense forest and immediately pounced on the bandits.

The bandits retreated in a panic, while some cultivators turned and fled without hesitation after seeing their defenses breached.

In the ensuing melee, most of the people were killed on the spot, with only one or two managing to escape.

Throughout this process, the masked female cultivator stood quietly in place, ignoring Cui Ying and the others inside the carriage.

When the Lei family's armored soldiers cut down the last bandit who couldn't escape in time, the others retreated in an orderly fashion.

"Phew~ That was really scary. So many bandits suddenly surrounded us. If we hadn't noticed them in advance, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

"That's right. Luckily, our daughter is smart and discovered your trickery in advance, which saved us from disaster."

Inside the carriage, Mr. and Mrs. Cui Zhengming, who had been trembling with fear at the bloody scene, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As they spoke, they looked at Cui Ying beside them and asked, puzzled:

"Third Sister, everything's over, why aren't we leaving yet?"

"Wait, I have some things to take care of. No matter what you hear later, Father and Mother, don't turn around."

"Tread on the snow, protect my parents."

After Cui Ying finished speaking, she rubbed Ta Xue's head and then leaped out of the carriage, not knowing what she did.

The dragon-scaled horse, which had been standing still, raised its head and neighed, then immediately galloped away, enveloped in a ball of blue light.

At the same time, a figure flickered behind an ancient tree dozens of feet away, and Hao Ran and two figures shrouded in gray mist emerged one after the other. When they saw Cui Ying alone, their expressions were also taken aback.

Cui Ying didn't seem surprised at all; she just stared blankly at the man and woman who came out.

The man, dressed in a gray robe, held a sword in one hand. He appeared to be in his thirties and had a sharp, capable look on his face. The woman, on the other hand, wore a red dress, had a seductive figure, and possessed a pair of captivating eyes. She held a blue palm-leaf fan in her hand and was none other than Wan Niang, the manager of Sheng Bao Zhai.

"Bandits."

After seeing their faces clearly, Cui Ying recognized them almost instantly and immediately had the idea of ​​eliminating them completely.

"You brat, you're not young anymore, but you're quite shrewd. You even dared to set up an ambush on us. But do you really think you can escape this by killing those good-for-nothings? If you know what's good for you, hand over all your treasures right now. If your Uncle Wu takes a pang of kindness, he might spare your life and that of your family."

The gray-robed man glanced at the Dragon Horse Roller Coaster, which had already flown far away, and said with a sinister grin.

"Judging from your age, little sister, you've probably only been cultivating for four or five years. If you've only been cultivating for that long, even if you're incredibly talented, how much combat experience do you have? Just like my husband said, you can use your intelligence to evade for a while, but you can't evade forever. Besides, you don't have any help right now, so naturally you're no match for us. I advise you, it's wise of you to obediently hand over all your treasures."

Wan Niang also gave a cold laugh and said.

Do you take me for a three-year-old?

Upon hearing this, Cui Ying narrowed her eyes, and suddenly the Yao Guang Sword shone brightly. After surging her magic power into it, she flicked her wrist, and a silver-white sword aura pierced through the air not far from her feet.

"puff"

A fist-sized hole appeared out of thin air in the ground, and after a shrill scream rang out, a spurt of blood gushed out from the ground.

As the surrounding soil crumbled and splashed, a green snake several feet long flew out, its body bearing a wound that almost cleaved it in two.

The moment it appeared, it flicked its tail and opened its mouth to viciously pounce on Cui Ying.

But Cui Ying seemed to have been prepared for this. As soon as the green snake appeared, she slashed forward mercilessly with the Yao Guang sword in her hand.

After two flashes of cold light, the green snake was cut into three pieces and crashed heavily to the ground, its blood instantly staining the nearby grass red.

"You dare kill my Xiaoqing!"

Upon seeing this, Wan Niang was first stunned, then screamed in fury.

This green snake may look ordinary, but it is actually a snake demon with the bloodline of the Condensation Stage, which this woman obtained after spending countless efforts.

Moreover, in previous ambush operations, this green snake had assassinated countless cultivators by virtue of its ability to conceal its aura, allowing it to achieve victory effortlessly.

Now that she saw her beloved snake killed, she was naturally furious.

Upon seeing this, the gray-robed male cultivator beside him also turned grim.

Clearly, what these two were doing just now, seemingly trying to persuade her, was actually a ploy to get the green snake to sneak into the nearby ground and launch an attack. They had no intention of letting Cui Ying and the others leave alive.

However, Cui Ying's divine sense was extremely powerful, and the Golden Scorpion was also skilled in the art of burrowing underground. As soon as the Green Snake appeared a few feet away from Cui Ying, they discovered it and naturally took the initiative to strike without hesitation.

Hearing Wan Niang's furious shouts, Cui Ying didn't bother to say anything more. With a flick of her sleeve, a snow-white figure fell out.

"quack"

After letting out two strange cries, the golden scorpion revealed its several-foot-long body within a dense cloud of purple mist. With another flick of its tail, it vanished into the mud in a flash.

"It's poisonous!"

"My lady, be careful. Once we've dealt with this wretched girl, this poisonous creature will be no threat at all. Then we can catch up and kill her parents."

Although the gray-robed male cultivator was shocked by this, he still let out a low shout, made a hand seal, and billowing gray mist surged out from his gray robe, making his figure blurry.

On the other side, Wan Niang seemed to have recovered from her anger at losing her spirit pet. She glared at Cui Ying with a venomous look and then chanted a spell, waving her blue palm-leaf fan.

In an instant, a few specks of blue light appeared in front of Wan Niang, and then her body slowly floated up, supported by a cloud of blue light, obviously to defend against the sneak attack from the Golden Scorpion and Ta Xue on the ground.

Then, the woman made a hand seal, and seven or eight pale blue wind blades appeared in front of her.