CHAPTER 1825: CHAPTER 1828: THE OVERBEARING CANGJING FAMILY

"Who are you?"

Ling Xiao felt he had already tolerated enough today, yet someone still dared to cause trouble. It seemed like they saw him as a sick cat because the tiger hadn’t shown its might.

Quickly, dozens of figures surrounded the three of them, each holding a specially made crossbow arrow, the tips of which glowed with a blue aura.

Clearly coated with poison.

Leading them was a woman in white. She dressed fashionably and looked exquisite, but her contemptuous expression made Ling Xiao uncomfortable.

He had seen that kind of face more than once.

People with such expressions were usually spoiled and didn’t regard others highly.

It was really unlucky to encounter such a person again today. It seemed like things wouldn’t be settled easily.

"Don’t you three know this is forbidden territory? How dare you intrude without permission?"

The woman looked at Ling Xiao coldly and asked, her voice chilly.

"We truly didn’t know. Skirting the Cangjing Family’s territory counts as entering a forbidden area?"

Ling Xiao frowned. The Cangjing Family was far too domineering.

"I say this is forbidden; therefore, it is. Whoever enters shall be dealt with by our Cangjing Family. So, will you leave your possessions or your life?"

The woman asked with a mischievous smile.

These words filled Ling Xiao with anger. What kind of protective family was this? They were practically bandits.

"Can we leave?"

Ling Xiao inquired.

"Leave? You can ask them if you can!"

The woman waved her hand, and several corpses were thrown forward.

Each corpse had sharp crossbow arrows piercing them, poisoned to death.

"They refused to surrender their belongings, so we sent them where they should go. Naturally, their storage rings now belong to us."

The woman said with a smirk.

Due to the shortage of resources far from the Four Great Empires, the Four Great Families of Wanlei Deadland were very eager for resources.

This kind of plundering was not a first for them, and they felt no qualms doing it.

"Big brother, this woman is so annoying. I don’t like her."

Lan Xue detested unreasonable and domineering people. The shadow of Prince White Horse in her mind wasn’t easy to erase.

"She is indeed very annoying."

Leng Mei nodded in agreement.

Ling Xiao sighed; he encountered many such people and was no longer surprised.

In the Mysterious World, these types were the most common.

With some power and family background, they acted recklessly. If others dared offend her, or didn’t accommodate her, they’d pay a heavy price.

In a world where strength ruled, "those who follow me will prosper; those who oppose me shall perish" was very normal.

The reality was brutal: if you didn’t want to be bullied, you had to become stronger.

"Kill those two girls!"

The woman suddenly said coldly, and immediately two crossbow arrows were shot towards Lan Xue and Leng Mei.

At such a close distance, it was clear she had no intention of being merciful.

Just because Leng Mei and Lan Xue had called her annoying.

It was that simple.

If hit by these arrows, whether Lan Xue or Leng Mei, they would be severely injured — that was certain.

The arrows were quite powerful, and were poisoned to hunt Yin-Yang Realm Martial Artists.

Leng Mei was naturally not afraid of these arrows, reacting swiftly.

After all, she had fought many life-and-death battles, even going to war with Ling Xiao.

But Lan Xue was different.

Her strength was not weak, but she had little real combat experience. Faced with this sudden attack, she froze.

Would Ling Xiao let her get hurt?

Of course not!

A cold glint shot from Ling Xiao’s eyes. He lightly stepped forward, standing in front of Lan Xue.

That tall, sturdy body was like the most reliable shield, protecting Lan Xue.

Lan Xue’s initially fearful and stunned gaze thawed instantly, and her face flushed with a red blush of shyness.

"Bang!"

Ling Xiao flicked his finger, and the incoming crossbow arrow was sent flying back, piercing the throat of the shooter.

The person dropped dead on the spot, unable to even utter a scream.

"Insolent!"

The woman, seeing Ling Xiao dare to kill her people, flew into a violent rage, drew a three-foot soft sword from her waist, and thrust it towards Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao’s aura was only at the Yin-Yang Realm’s seventh level, while she was at the level ten cultivation, so she overlooked him entirely.

Ling Xiao calmly glanced at the soft sword, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, as he reached out and caught the incoming sword between two fingers.

The woman was shocked.

The soft sword, caught by two fingers, was as heavy as a thousand pounds, completely immobile.

"Get lost!"

She screamed in shame and anger, black Yin-Yang Elemental Force swirling around her right hand, channeling along the sword towards Ling Xiao.

But it was useless; the black energy evaporated near Ling Xiao’s fingers.

"The White Tiger Summit is approaching. I advise you not to act carelessly. Offending someone you can’t afford won’t end well."

Ling Xiao didn’t want things to escalate, fearing it would affect his participation in the White Tiger Summit.

He planned to give her a warning but spare her life for now.

He then let out a cold energy from his fingers, sending it towards the woman along the soft sword.

"Return and reflect on yourself properly!"

The woman felt an astonishing force from the sword, her arm went numb, and she was flung a few meters away, landing embarrassingly on the ground.

"Courting death!"

From the crowd, another figure charged out, seemingly because Ling Xiao had injured the woman.

This person’s power was terrifying, likely stronger than the woman’s.

The fierce aura swept over like a storm, causing nearby trees to sway and fall chaotically to the ground.

Ling Xiao was about to act but chose not to.

Behind him, already inflamed with anger, Lan Xue dashed out, throwing a palm strike.

A strange Ice Dragon emerged from her slender hand, colliding with the attacker.

The person was instantly frozen into an ice block, blasted away.

Then they hit a tree, shattering into countless pieces.

"Beautiful!"

Ling Xiao’s eyes lit up.

Though he had seen Lan Xue act before, her decisiveness this time was unprecedented.

This indicated Lan Xue had grown.

At this moment, the woman who had gotten up from the ground screamed at Ling Xiao, "Do you know who I am? How dare you attack me and kill members of the Cangjing Family? You’re finished!"

"Leave now, or I’ll kill all of you!"

Ling Xiao coldly looked at the woman and said.