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

"what happened?"

Ouyang Du, who was in a stalemate with Zhao Junwei and the servant, and Cheng Wuying seemed to sense something and suddenly turned their heads to look over. Their pupils then widened in shock.

At this moment, the two of them naturally saw that besides the mess on the ground, Dong Hai, who had two ferocious spirit beasts, had been completely destroyed, leaving only the black mantis whose corpse was still slowly melting.

"You actually killed Dong Hai and his wife?!"

Suddenly, the two of them cried out in unison, then staggered and, realizing they had to retreat, desperately fled in opposite directions.

"withdraw!"

But this time, as soon as the sound of something cutting through the air rang out, Zhao Junwei and the maidservant also shot out, and in a few flashes, they were behind the two assassins.

Although the two were terrified, their fighting instincts remained.

With a flick of his wrist, Ouyang Du sent several transparent nails flying out of his sleeve, hurtling towards Zhao Junwei's face as he pursued him.

"ding-ding-ding-ding-ding"

Zhao Junwei held his broadsword horizontally in front of his chest, knocked down the long nail, and with another swing, three blades of light immediately slashed fiercely towards his back.

'Sizzle'

Three blades struck the man's back with perfect accuracy, splattering blood everywhere.

"Thieves, please leave!"

On the other side, the maid was no pushover either. She lashed out with her silver whip, turning it into a silver hurricane that lashed the fat man's calf.

Although Cheng Wuying's cultivation was not low, his mind had been disturbed by the deaths of the two men. He looked at the maidservant who followed closely behind with a fierce look in his eyes: "Since that's the case, don't blame me for fighting to the death."

After letting out a sharp shriek, Cheng Wuying immediately let out another furious roar and threw a palm-sized rattle drum at the servant woman who was standing right next to him.

A flash of green light appeared, and the rattle drum instantly transformed into a huge fireball, which landed heavily on the servant woman's head in an instant.

The maid was startled, clearly not expecting the other party to have another magical artifact in their hand. Helplessly, she could only raise her silver whip forward to try and block the green flame skeleton.

Fortunately, the silver whip in her hand was no ordinary weapon.

With a loud "bang," the silver whip flashed with spiritual light, and the servant staggered back several steps. With another flick of the silver whip, he sent the green flame skeleton flying backward.

Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, Cheng Wuying's lips curled into a ruthless smile, and he let out a sharp roar: "Explode!"

The maid's expression changed drastically, only to find that she was too close to the magical artifact that was about to explode, and there was no time to react.

Just then, with a "whoosh," a deep blue ice wall suddenly appeared in front of her.

There was a "pop" sound.

The fireball struck the ice wall, producing a series of cracking sounds, but the flames flickered a few times before gradually going out.

The maid paused slightly, then looked in Cui Ying's direction as if sensing something.

The girl was slowly lowering one arm, clearly having saved him at the critical moment.

The maidservant looked grateful and nodded to the girl, but did not express her gratitude. Instead, she immediately turned all her magical energy towards the dumbfounded Cheng Wuying.

Zhao Junwei, who had just freed his hands, shouted at the soldiers, "What are you all standing there for? Quickly take down these thieves!"

Even though those armored warriors possessed cultivation, they were still utterly shocked by the series of unexpected events. Upon hearing this, they suddenly realized what was happening and immediately shouted as they charged towards the men in black. Their momentum surged, causing the men in black to retreat repeatedly in fear.

Seeing the gruesome deaths of their four leaders, the men in black lost all will to resist. They retreated one after another, and many even turned and fled.

The chaotic battle quickly ended, with most of the men in black being wiped out, and the rest either dead or fleeing. Fortunately, a few men in black were captured alive on the spot and taken aside for separate interrogation by the fierce-looking armored soldiers.

"Reporting to the officer, ten of our brothers are dead and five are wounded."

After everything was settled, an armored soldier stepped forward to report to Commander Zhao. The casualty figures sounded high, but for the Dong family, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that their entire army had been wiped out.

Moreover, the deceased Dong Hai was the son of the Lord of Lianyin City!

This battle can be described as a resounding victory.

"Thank you for saving us, senior. Otherwise, my son and I would probably be dead by now."

As the soldiers cleaned up the battlefield, the beautiful young woman breathed a sigh of relief and came to Cui Ying's side. After bowing deeply, she said with great gratitude.

At this moment, the maidservant also came to the side of the young woman and her son, and said sincerely, "That's right, if it weren't for your righteous help, not only my wife, but even I wouldn't be able to live to see tomorrow's sun."

"You're welcome, everyone."

Cui Ying waved her hand dismissively and said.

"Although you did it unintentionally, senior, we were fortunate enough to escape this calamity because of you. Since you are also going to Jinsha City, why don't you come with me? Once we enter the city, I can properly thank you."

The beautiful young woman smiled sweetly and asked softly.

Cui Ying considered for a moment, then shook her head resolutely. Just then, Zhao Junwei beside her said that killing Dong Hai was a great achievement and that she would definitely be given a big reward when they arrived in Jinsha City.

A voice reached their ears, and Zhao Junwei and the others nodded slightly, offering no further advice. Then they heard him announce that the other soldiers were forbidden from discussing the events of the night, and those who disobeyed would be punished according to military orders.

It turned out that Cui Ying, in order to avoid trouble, communicated with Zhao Junwei and the beautiful young woman, expressing that she was worried about retaliation from the Dong family and therefore did not want anyone to know that she was the one who killed Dong Hai.

Zhao Junwei and the other two expressed their understanding, after all, rogue cultivators do not have the protection of a family and should indeed be more careful.

After a few more brief words, the group parted ways.

"This is my mother's hometown!"

Cui Ying led Gu Shiyin on a journey of two more hours, finally arriving at a village surrounded by willow groves before dawn.

This place is also under the jurisdiction of the Lei family, but the spiritual energy here is rather thin. The permanent population is not large, and due to the recent war, there is even a Lei family army guarding the outside of the village.

Gu Shiyin lived here for a period of time when he was young, and when he returned to Qingliu Village, he was filled with emotion.

As they walked along the cobblestone street, Gu Shiyin softly recounted some embarrassing stories that happened to him here when he was a child, making Cui Ying chuckle.

Unbeknownst to them, the Dragon Horse roller coaster stopped in front of a house.

Just then, the mottled vermilion gate opened, and a middle-aged woman in a gray-blue dress walked out, seemingly about to leave.

But when she caught a glimpse of the tall young man stepping out of the carriage out of the corner of her eye, her expression changed.