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

Just then, a deep voice suddenly came from above everyone's heads.

Then, with a loud bang, the already precarious roof exploded, and countless pieces of thatched roof and rubble instantly rained down.

The target was the beautiful young woman and the boy in her arms.

The armored warriors holding shields changed their expressions drastically. They hurriedly shifted their positions and poured all their magical power into the shields to block their heads.

Fortunately, the armored soldiers reacted quickly and managed to block most of the attacks.

Before everyone could even breathe a sigh of relief, the ghostly figure above them appeared and immediately unleashed a series of palm strikes.

Bang bang bang!

After several loud bangs, the armored soldiers holding shields were sent flying backward with screams, along with their thick shields and armor.

After successfully landing his attack, the figure leaped into the air and struck down at the beautiful young woman with a palm strike.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Junwei's expression finally changed. His broadsword trembled as he was about to intervene, but he abruptly stopped after taking just one step.

In the deep darkness of the night, another ghostly figure appeared, enveloped in billowing black mist.

At this moment, a hint of fear flashed in the eyes of the beautiful young woman who was now isolated and helpless, but she still held the boy tightly in her arms and refused to escape alone.

"Boom"

A violent shockwave swept out, and in mid-air, the figure trembled and actually performed a backflip, flying backward.

Once he landed and stood still, everyone looked at him and saw that he was a thin, one-eyed middle-aged male cultivator.

The one-eyed middle-aged male cultivator clenched his fists tightly and stared ahead with a gloomy expression.

There, the beautiful young woman who should have died was unharmed, and an elderly servant woman was standing in front of her.

"Hmph—Does Your Excellency truly intend to stop us?"

The one-eyed man's face darkened, and he couldn't help but shout a question.

The elderly woman didn't even blink. She drew a short silver whip from her waist, and her aura surged, reaching the same level as the male cultivator—the seventh level of Qi Refining—before coldly replying:

"Tell me who's behind this, and maybe I can leave you with a whole corpse."

Upon hearing this, the one-eyed man's face darkened considerably, and the scene immediately became tense.

Suddenly, the one-eyed man let out a strange, cold laugh:

"Hehe~ I knew long ago that Madam Lian had a powerful protector by her side, so how could we have come unprepared?"

Upon hearing this, the old woman's pupils dilated, and her expression changed slightly:

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Junwei, who was locked in a stalemate with another cultivator, also twitched his eyelids, and his arm, which had been wielding the broadsword with impenetrable force, stiffened slightly.

Fortunately, he had also fought his way through countless battles and quickly calmed down. After knocking his opponent back with a single strike, he and the old woman stood guard on either side of the beautiful young woman.

The other two groups of people who were still fighting also noticed the change in the situation and quickly gathered towards their respective teams as if facing a formidable enemy. The two sides faced each other from a distance.

For a moment, it felt as if we had returned to the deathly silence before the incident.

Just then, another thick bolt of lightning erupted in the sky.

At the same time, the two remaining sections of the thatched hut completely collapsed and shattered, and two cultivators with equally powerful auras emerged from the rubble.

One was a young woman with a graceful figure wearing a red robe, and the other was a burly male cultivator wearing a black lotus robe.

"Dong Hai, it really is you!"

Upon seeing the black-robed male cultivator who finally appeared, Zhao Junwei flew into a rage, clearly recognizing the man and immediately identifying him.

He glanced at the armored soldiers behind him who were already showing signs of retreat, and his expression changed several times. Dong Hai possessed profound magical power and was undoubtedly the strongest leader on the Dong family's side.

"Zhao Qi, hand over Master An's wife and children, and I'll let you die a quick death!"

After chuckling sinisterly a few times, Dong Hai said this.

"hehe."

The female cultivator in the red dress stood there in the pouring rain, her extremely alluring red lips slightly parted, but the words she spoke were extremely cold:

"Husband, why waste so much time talking to a bunch of dead people? Now that we're here, none of these people should be left alive. Ouyang Du, Cheng Wuying, make your move!"

As soon as the woman finished speaking, the one-eyed male cultivator known as Ouyang Du and the male cultivator named Cheng Wuying moved swiftly, some wielding long cones and others creating clouds of poisonous mist as they pounced on Zhao Junwei and the old woman.

Zhao Junwei's expression changed slightly, and he immediately made hand seals, frantically urging the greatsword in his hand; while the maidservant next to him flicked her long silver whip, which transformed into a lifelike silver giant python, and each used their supernatural powers to fight the enemy.

With four Qi Refining experts locked in battle, the remaining armored soldiers couldn't get a chance to intervene.

Cui Ying originally intended to observe the situation and try not to get involved in the conflict between the Lei and Dong families.

But then, a bolt of lightning swept across the rain, illuminating the dark earth as bright as day.

At the same time, the beautiful woman in the red dress blinked slightly, clearly also keeping an eye on them:

"Where did this little brat come from? Since you're here, you might as well leave your life behind!"

With a sinister laugh, she leaped into the air, transforming into a blur of motion enveloped in a red glow, and hurtled towards the young couple not far away.

Everyone could clearly see that the beautiful woman in the red dress, shrouded in blood-red light, was almost instantly in front of the girl.

With a sinister laugh, he formed a claw with one hand, and his fingernails instantly grew longer, as if he wanted to rip out the girl's heart and kill her.

"court death!"

Cui Ying, who was originally planning to drive away with Gu Shiyin, turned cold upon seeing this, her pretty face instantly turning frosty. A chilling aura emanated from her, and she abruptly swung her sleeve.

"brush"

In the darkness, a blinding silver light flashed across the night, and the beautiful woman in the red dress immediately let out a deafening scream. At the same time, she clutched her blood-splattered arm and retreated in a panic.

Although she reacted quickly, unfortunately, Choi Young's attack came even faster.

"brush"

Cui Ying swung her arm, and the sword light illuminated the darkness. After two or three sounds of swords slicing through flesh, the body of the beautiful woman in the red dress fell directly into the murky mud, and streams of pungent blood gushed from her broken body. In an instant, the torrential rain washed it all away.

This scene shocked everyone.

"How dare you kill my beloved wife!"

Dong Hai, who had been looking completely confident, finally snapped out of his daze and immediately cried out in shock and anger, his expression changing drastically:

"You brat, I'll tear you to pieces!"

Dong Hai's eyes were bloodshot, his anger burning fiercely, and he felt that the girl opposite him deserved to die.

He suddenly patted a leather pouch at his waist, and after a flash of light, a giant gray wolf flew out of it, its jaws snapping open as it lunged at Cui Ying's head.

At the same time, Dong Hai took out a small blue flag from his sleeve. With a wave of his hand, a jet of white water gushed out and, in a flash, transformed into a dense barrage of water arrows that shot out, almost completely covering Cui Ying from all sides. Clearly, he intended to kill her in one blow.