Chapter 76: Escape

Xu Feng wielded the sharp sword in his hand, and with each swing, the sword shadow enveloped his body. Lightning flashed around him, and the force stirred the wind, carrying a sense of awe as he lunged towards Ling Gui.

The sword's momentum was like a rainbow, and the sound of it breaking through the air made Ling Gui alert. He exerted all his strength into the sword, meeting Xu Feng with caution.

"Clang..."

A clash of swords, and Ling Gui was forced to retreat, his eyes filled with shock. He used his feet to disperse the force from his body!

Just as Ling Gui was dispersing the force from the sword, the young man in front of him bared his teeth in a smile, and another sharp sword swept towards him, full of killing intent, striking Ling Gui's chest with unpredictable precision.

Ling Gui was greatly alarmed. However, as a quasi-spirit realm practitioner, his reaction speed was not slow. He gathered his strength to block Xu Feng's sword.

"I want to see how you can connect my two swords!" Xu Feng roared, and the force within his body surged out, lightning wrapping around the sword, making it even more formidable.

The awe-inspiring killing aura made Ling Gui's sword movements even faster. He ignored the force he had yet to disperse and charged towards Xu Feng.

"Clang..." The tips of the two swords met, and the force spread from the tips to the other side, causing both to fly backward. Xu Feng used this force to leap out of the gate and ran down the street.

The servants, seeing Xu Feng's actions, were shocked. They looked at Ling Gui, who stood in place without pursuing. They exchanged glances, puzzled by Ling Gui's inaction.

But they soon understood why. Ling Gui's throat moved, and blood trickled from the corners of his mouth, his face turning pale.

This scene made the servants widen their eyes, filled with fear. Their master was a quasi-spirit realm practitioner, yet he was hit by Xu Feng and spat blood. How terrifying was he? Recalling the three sword strikes full of killing intent, they couldn't help but feel a cold sweat on their backs, and none of them dared to pursue Xu Feng.

"Master! What should we do now?" The second steward, seeing Ling Gui's grim expression, looked in the direction Xu Feng had fled and asked.

"Let him go!" Ling Gui snorted. The three consecutive sword strikes had injured him, and Xu Feng's mystic lightning had entered his body. Although not much, it would cause significant harm if left untreated, posing a great threat to his advancement to the spirit realm.

"Let him go?!" The second steward was stunned, unable to understand Ling Gui's thoughts. After causing such chaos in the Ling family, letting him go would completely ruin their reputation.

Ling Gui snorted, his eyes full of ruthlessness: "Let him live a bit longer. In the future, we will reclaim everything the Ling family has lost. I will leave no one in the Xiao family alive."

Hearing Ling Gui's words, the second steward was slightly shaken and bowed to Ling Gui, saying, "Yes!"

Ling Gui glanced at Ling Yong, who was being held by the servants, his expression even more sinister. He tried to calm himself and said to the second steward, "Take good care of the young master! No one from the Ling family should leave the house! Wait until I reach the spirit realm before doing anything."

The second steward nodded and bowed, saying, "Don't worry, Master! I will arrange everything!"

Ling Gui clenched his teeth and said, "When I reach the spirit realm, it will be the time to leave no one in the Xiao family alive!"

With that, Ling Gui turned and walked towards the inner courtyard without looking back at the mess in the Ling family.

The second steward watched Ling Gui's figure disappear from his sight, then his gaze shifted to the chaotic Xiao family. Recalling that all this was caused by a single, thin servant, he felt both resentment and admiration. As a servant, to be so reckless was not in vain.

The second steward shook his head, dispelling his emotions, and instructed the servants to clean up the mess. Since the master planned to stay in the Ling family for a while, they would stay here. Once the master reached the spirit realm, neither the servants nor the Xiao family in this town would be a match for him. The spirit realm was absolutely not comparable to those who had not reached it!

Xu Feng, leaping out of the Xiao family, ran down the street, his body exhausted. He thought he was fortunate to have broken through to the tenth rank and possessed mystic lightning. Otherwise, with the exhaustion after the three sword strikes at the ninth rank, even escaping would have been a problem.

Xu Feng did not dare to slow down. In his current state, if Ling Gui pursued him, he would be in grave danger. Dragging his nearly exhausted body, he fled to a distant abandoned courtyard and hid in the weeds to practice the Dao Xuan Jing and recover his strength.

While Xu Feng was hiding in the abandoned courtyard, the crowd outside the Ling family's gate was on the verge of rioting. News from the Ling family said that the Xiao family's servant, after disabling the Ling family's young master, had left unharmed. Moreover, he had left after injuring the Ling family's master, who was already one step away from the spirit realm.

This news quickly spread throughout the town, and various discussions arose, all centered around Xu Feng!

In the Xiao family's hall!

Everyone sat there with heavy expressions, and Xiao Yilin, who had just woken up after being knocked out by Xu Feng, glared at Xiao Lin with her seductive eyes, clearly displeased with Xiao Lin bringing her back.

Xiao Lin had no choice with his cousin, thinking, "Xu Feng knocked you out, why don't you curse him to vent your anger? Why are you glaring at me?"

Unable to bear Xiao Yilin's gaze, Xiao Lin turned to Xiao Rong and said, "Father! What should we do now?"

Xiao Rong sighed and said, "Have you arranged what I asked you to do?"

"Arranged! The entire Xiao family is surrounded by archers. If Ling Gui comes, we can launch a thousand arrows at once," Xiao Lin said.

Xiao Rong nodded and said, "With his quasi-spirit realm, these archers can still threaten him, but once he reaches the spirit realm, they will be mere decorations."

Xiao Rong's low voice made the people in the hall even more solemn.

"Xu Feng is a pity! He blocked Ling Gui for us!" Old Sun sighed at this moment. Even as the oldest servant of the Xiao family, he couldn't help but feel a sense of loss. To reach such a level at his age, though not unique, he was undoubtedly a genius. Moreover, to achieve this as a servant!

"Don't say Xu Feng is dead!" Xiao Yilin glared at Old Sun, ignoring his respected status in the Xiao family.

"Yilin! Sit down!" Xiao Rong sighed and shouted at Xiao Yilin, seeing her agitation.

Xiao Yilin ignored Xiao Rong and continued to glare at Old Sun, saying, "Whoever says Xu Feng is dead is my enemy."

Old Sun, hearing Xiao Yilin place him in a strong adversarial position, was somewhat amused and didn't say anything more.

Xiao Rong shook his head and didn't say anything more. But deep down, he knew that even with Xu Feng's tenth-rank strength, facing Ling Gui, who was one step away from the spirit realm, he was in grave danger!

Just as Xiao Rong was about to comfort Xiao Yilin, a servant ran excitedly into the hall, shouting, "Master! Good news! Good news!"

Xiao Rong almost exploded with anger. The Xiao family was at a critical juncture, and this servant was talking about good news. Was he tired of living?

Just as Xiao Rong was about to lose his temper, the servant excitedly said, "Xu... Xu Feng..."

The servant, still excited, was interrupted by Xiao Yilin, who asked excitedly, "Is Xu Feng okay?"

The servant looked at Xiao Yilin in surprise, "Second Miss, how did you know? The Ling family just announced that Xu Feng escaped from the Ling family! The whole town is talking about it."

"What?! Xu Feng escaped?" Xiao Lin jumped up from his seat, staring at the servant.

The servant was frightened by Xiao Lin and fell to the ground, then looked at him fearfully, "Y-Yes, Young Master. And it's said that Xu Feng made the Ling family's master spit blood before leaving."

In the shock of the hall, Xiao Yilin jumped up excitedly, "Xu Feng! I knew you were the best, and you would be fine."

Xu Yilin looked at Old Sun triumphantly.

Xiao Rong and the others, however, were immersed in the news, exchanging shocked glances, unable to imagine what it meant for a tenth-rank practitioner to make a quasi-spirit realm practitioner spit blood.

"This kid! He's too strong!" Xiao Lin laughed bitterly, recalling his words to Xu Feng not to surpass him, suddenly feeling it was a joke. At that time, he must have already surpassed him.

"Is Xu Feng injured?" Xiao Rong suddenly asked.

The servant shook his head, "This servant doesn't know. But after Xu Feng's three sword strikes, he fled. He must not be in good shape, otherwise, he wouldn't have fled."

Xiao Rong nodded, "Pass the order down. If anyone sees Xu Feng, protect him with all your strength."

"Yes, Master!" The servant bowed and left.

Seeing the servant leave, Xiao Rong took a deep breath and said to Xiao Lin, "It seems we really need to thank Xu Feng this time. He has bought us a lot of time, giving us ample time to arrange the Xiao family's affairs."

Xiao Rong knew that Ling Gui needed to heal his injuries to reach the spirit realm. This would give them time to prepare a retreat.

Originally, Xiao Rong was angry that Xu Feng had attacked the Ling family, but now he had to thank him. Otherwise, they wouldn't have known when Ling Gui reached the spirit realm.