Chapter 90

Staring blankly at the girl who appeared like a ghost at the window, Xiao Yan was taken aback for a moment before he murmured in surprise, "What is she doing here?"

"Hehe, from the looks of it, she seems to have the same purpose as you." Old Medicine Master chuckled mysteriously.

Xiao Yan frowned slightly, then fully retreated into the shadows. After a moment of hesitation, he asked in his mind, "Xun'er's strength... how did it become so formidable? Judging by her speed of appearance earlier, she probably isn't weaker than a Great Battlemaster, right?"

"Her true strength is indeed what you usually see. However, she is clearly using a secret technique to temporarily boost her strength. Given her background, it's not surprising that she possesses such a miraculous secret technique." Old Medicine Master replied with a light smile.

Hearing this, Xiao Yan was slightly taken aback, then let out a bitter laugh, once again feeling helpless about Xun'er's mysterious background. He shook his head and fell silent, his gaze passing through the curtain in front of him, focusing on the somewhat eerie room.

Inside the room, the girl who appeared like a ghost, Xun'er, did not catch Liu Xi's attention. At this moment, the man, whose mind was clouded by desire, was staring at the beautiful woman on the bed with glowing eyes, fumbling to remove his clothes.

At one moment, Liu Xi's hands, which were pulling at his clothes, suddenly froze. As a Six-Star Battlemaster, he finally sensed something was amiss. After a brief hesitation, he slowly turned his head and cast his gaze toward the open window.

On the window, the girl in the golden dress leaned lazily against the window frame, her eyes, which glowed with a hint of golden flames, looked coldly at the disheveled man in the room. On her fair hand, golden flames danced like spirits, tracing eerie patterns.

Liu Xi stared blankly at the girl bathed in moonlight, his gaze slowly moving to her delicate, cold face. His pupils involuntarily showed a hint of intoxication. Despite the odd atmosphere, the almost flawless beauty and ethereal aura of the girl still made Liu Xi lose himself for a moment.

However, after a moment of being lost in thought, Liu Xi suddenly turned around sharply, his foot stomping heavily on the ground, and his figure shot toward the door like an arrow. In this eerie atmosphere, a sense of impending death finally extinguished his desire. Although Liu Xi was arrogant, he didn't really think that the girl who appeared so mysteriously would come to chat with him at this time.

The room was spacious, but with Liu Xi's speed, it took only a few seconds to reach the door from the bed. Seeing the wooden door just a step away, a glimmer of joy flashed in Liu Xi's eyes. As long as he got out of the room, he could shout for help, and Jiali Bi would immediately come to his rescue.

However, just as Liu Xi was about to touch the door, his legs suddenly ached, and his running figure tilted and fell heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood and teeth.

With a face full of fear, he looked down and saw two fist-sized blood holes on his legs, the edges of which were charred black, emitting a faint smell of burning.

"Help! Someone is trying to assassinate me!"

The intense pain in his legs almost made Liu Xi faint, but he gritted his teeth and screamed desperately.

"There's no need to call for help. The room is enveloped by my aura, so no one can hear you." The girl on the window ledge said lightly, her slender fingers flicking, and a golden flame spike formed at her fingertips. It seemed that the wounds on Liu Xi's legs were caused by this.

"What... what do you want? Money? Pills? I'll give you anything, just let me go!" Liu Xi, pale with fear, looked at the girl in terror. The threat of death finally overcame his lust.

The girl glanced coldly at the trembling Liu Xi on the ground, then gracefully leaped down from the window, her steps light as she slowly approached him.

Seeing Xun'er leap down from the window, Xiao Yan noticed that her originally waist-length black hair now reached her hips, clearly the result of the secret technique.

In the spacious room, the girl in the noble golden dress walked coldly toward the wailing Liu Xi on the ground. When she reached him, she stopped, bent down, and smiled lightly, a smile that made Liu Xi's heart skip a beat.

"Didn't you want to have me caught?" She squatted down, her voice light but cold.

Liu Xi swallowed hard, his face drenched in cold sweat from fear.

"I actually hate killing... " Xun'er sighed, looking at the terrified Liu Xi.

Hearing this, a glimmer of hope flashed in Liu Xi's eyes, but before he could beg for mercy, the sudden coldness on the girl's face plunged him into despair.

"I don't mind some meaningless gazes, but why did you insult him? What right do you have to insult him? Even if he doesn't care about scum like you, I can't! I really can't!" As the girl's tone turned cold, the golden flame spike on her finger shot out, transforming into a golden lightning bolt that pierced Liu Xi's chest, creating a blood hole instantly.

Suffering a fatal blow, Liu Xi's pupils contracted sharply, his face turning pale and lifeless, his eyes bulging in terror.

Glancing coldly at the lifeless body, Xun'er stood up, sighed, and said softly, "If I weren't afraid that Xiao Yan would blame me for meddling, the Jiali family in U坦 City would have been long gone, and there wouldn't be so many troubles..."

Shaking her head lightly, Xun'er glanced around the room, then moved to the window, leaped out, and disappeared into the night.

"Tsk tsk, this girl looks gentle and lovely, but when it comes to killing, she's quite decisive and ruthless. Hehe, it seems you've found a treasure this time." After Xun'er disappeared, Old Medicine Master's teasing voice echoed in Xiao Yan's mind.

Xiao Yan shook his head with a bitter smile and sighed, "Tonight seems to have been a waste."

"Hehe, not necessarily. Although the girl doesn't show mercy when she acts, she's still too young and lacks experience." Old Medicine Master said with a light smile.

Xiao Yan was taken aback and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Just watch..." Old Medicine Master smiled mysteriously and then fell silent.

Seeing Old Medicine Master's expression, Xiao Yan could only shake his head helplessly and continue to hide in the darkness, his gaze fixed on the room.

In the dimly lit room, apart from the light breathing of the unconscious servant on the bed, everything was silent.

After waiting for another ten minutes, just as Xiao Yan's frown deepened, his eyes, which occasionally glanced at Liu Xi's body, suddenly narrowed.

At the door, the supposedly lifeless Liu Xi's hand moved slightly, and after a moment, his closed eyes slowly opened, the grayness on his face fading.

"Hiss..." Looking at the blood hole in his chest, Liu Xi drew in a sharp breath, his eyes filled with hatred: "Damn woman, if I hadn't stolen a 'Turtle Breath Pill' from my teacher before coming out, I would have really been done for today."

Struggling to reach into his pocket, Liu Xi pulled out a small jade bottle and carefully sprinkled some white powder on his wound. He then took out a light green pill and swallowed it without hesitation. After these slight movements, Liu Xi's face turned even paler.

"This serious injury will probably take half a year to heal. Tomorrow, I'll have the Jiali family send me back and bring my teacher here. With my teacher's help, the Xiao family will have no good days. Then, I'll play with that woman until she dies!" Liu Xi clenched his teeth, his pale face filled with hatred.

"Sorry to interrupt, but you might not have the chance to go back..." Just as Liu Xi was fantasizing about the noble girl being ravaged by him, a light voice suddenly echoed in the room.

The sudden voice made Liu Xi's body stiffen, his face changing rapidly as he struggled to turn his head.

A figure in a black robe emerged from the shadows.

"Careless girl, it seems I still need to clean up after you." The voice of a young man came from under the black robe, his hand extending, and a ghostly white flame slowly rising.

"异火?" Seeing the ghostly white flame, Liu Xi's pupils contracted, and he exclaimed in shock.

"Congratulations, you're right, you win a prize."

Smiling, the black-robed figure waved his hand, and the ghostly white flame shot out, enveloping Liu Xi in an instant. Before Liu Xi could even scream, he was quickly burned to ashes.

Thus, the First-Class Alchemist Liu Xi completely disappeared from this continent.

Coldly clapping his hands, the black-robed figure waved his hand, and a gust of air swept the ashes away. He then leisurely leaped onto the window and flew out.

Leaving the Jiali family without alarming anyone, the black-robed figure lightly touched a rooftop and was about to fly away when he suddenly paused, sighing helplessly and slowly raising his head.

On the edge of a pavilion not far away, a girl in a golden dress casually swung her round, white legs, her eyes, which glowed with a hint of golden flames, lazily staring at the black-robed figure on the rooftop.

"Who are you?"

Flicking the black hair that the night wind had blown across her forehead, the girl lifted her delicate chin, her light voice echoing in the small space.

(Translator's Note: The last sentence is a bit ambiguous in the original text, but it seems to indicate that the girl is asking the black-robed figure who he is.)