"Yang Xiao, I've been waiting for you. Come with me."
The young man in the Outer Disciple Robe stepped forward and immediately tried to grab Yang Xiao.
Yang Xiao's figure flickered slightly.
He frowned and glanced at the man. "Liu Hua?"
"What? It's only been a few days, and you're pretending you don't know me? Hurry up. My cousin has been worried about you for days. Get over here and come with me, now!"
Liu Hua said coldly.
Yang Xiao didn't move, just watched him with a cold gaze.
"Well, well. What's this? You seem to have a problem with me."
This, however, only made Liu Hua angrier.
He raised his hand and lunged to grab Yang Xiao.
He showed no hesitation whatsoever.
He had always looked down on this piece of trash, Yang Xiao.
'But my cousin's future depends on this trash. Besides, I just heard that this loser actually made a pill bet with someone—and won.'
'A Red Flame Dragon Fruit, a Kunling Pill, and even a Gang Transformation Pill.'
'That's all good stuff.'
'If my cousin gets her hands on those, she could probably break through the Martial Artist Realm and reach the Martial Master Realm in one go. Then, she could use the Kunling Pill to purify her True Qi and trade the Gang Transformation Pill for some other Spirit Medicine.'
'She'd even have the foundation to aim for the Innate Grand Martial Master realm.'
'And by then, this piece of trash will be useless.'
So, no matter what, he had to bring Yang Xiao before his cousin, Tang Xiaoyu.
But this time, Liu Hua was to be disappointed.
His lunge, which he was a hundred percent certain would catch Yang Xiao, not only missed but ended with Yang Xiao giving him a light push.
That single push sent him sprawling to the ground.
"You... What do you think you're doing?"
Liu Hua was stunned.
"Don't think I don't know what you're up to. Get lost while I'm still in a good mood, or else. Hmph!"
Yang Xiao snorted coldly.
At this, Liu Hua was even more astonished.
He had never seen Yang Xiao act like this. In front of his cousin, this trash had always been completely obedient. He had no idea what kind of spell she had cast on him, but even he, her cousin, could order Yang Xiao around.
He had never once fought back.
But now?
"Yang Xiao, you better think this through! I'm Little Yu's cousin!"
Liu Hua roared.
"Get lost!"
If Liu Hua hadn't mentioned Tang Xiaoyu, it might have been fine. But the moment he did, Yang Xiao's anger flared. The death of this body's previous owner was inextricably linked to that woman.
If it weren't for that woman saying she needed Spirit Medicine for her breakthrough, why would the original Yang Xiao have gone to Spirit Medicine Peak to pick herbs?
Moreover, from the memories of the past, he could tell this woman was deeply calculating.
She would say she didn't want anything from Yang Xiao, but in reality, she was secretly and openly using Liu Hua and others to constantly demand things from him.
Such tricks might have fooled the old Yang Xiao, but they wouldn't fool him.
How could Yang Xiao fall for that again?
Without even glancing at the guy, he strode forward and stepped right over him.
"Ah... you, you! Yang Xiao, you... you'll regret this! Hmph!"
Being treated like this by Yang Xiao, someone he used to toy with, infuriated Liu Hua, and he wanted to lash out.
But then he remembered Yang Xiao's background and the fact that he himself was just an ordinary Outer Disciple. He couldn't help but suppress his anger, deciding to go back and see what his cousin had to say.
In his eyes, no matter how tough Yang Xiao acted toward him, he'd still be putty in his cousin's hands.
Since he dared to treat him this way, he would definitely have his cousin teach him a good lesson.
He absolutely couldn't be let off easy.
'Regret? How ridiculous.'
Yang Xiao shook his head.
He really couldn't be bothered with people like that.
The most important thing was to get back quickly and absorb the medicinal power from the Spirit Medicine.
...
「Law Enforcement Hall, Inner Courtyard.」
"Father, you must stand up for me this time! That piece of trash surnamed Yang is just too hateful!"
Ye Chenghao's face was filled with venomous resentment.
Sitting before him was a middle-aged man in a purple robe.
The man had an extraordinary air of authority, and the aura he exuded was even more formidable.
This was none other than Ye Chenghao's father, Ye Lingtian, the son of the Law Enforcement Hall's head, Great Elder Ye Zongling, and the vice-head of the Law Enforcement Hall himself.
"Are you saying that not only did Yang Zhentian's worthless son dare to slap you in front of everyone, but he also beat Wang Kaitai twice?"
Ye Lingtian murmured in a low voice.
"Yes, Father! And not only did he win my Red Flame Dragon Fruit, he also won the Gang Transformation Pill that Master Wang refined for you!"
"The Gang Transformation Pill?"
Ye Lingtian shot to his feet.
He was already at the Peak of the Innate Grand Martial Master Realm, the same level as Yang Zhentian. If he could take the Gang Transformation Pill, he might become another Martial Arts Grandmaster in the Ye Family.
And now, two juniors had actually used it as a gambling stake. How despicable!
"F-Father, it wasn't me! It was Wang Kaitai! He was unwilling to accept his loss, so he took out your Gang Transformation Pill to bet! I... I couldn't stop him..."
Seeing his father's anger, Ye Chenghao panicked.
Ye Lingtian gave him a cold look before sitting back down.
His expression instantly became calm again.
"Father, Wang Kaitai is the one who lost the Gang Transformation Pill. We can just have Master Wang Qianhe refine another one..."
Before Ye Chenghao could finish, Ye Lingtian interrupted him. "There's no need. If we can trade a single Gang Transformation Pill for Wang Kaitai, it's a worthy bargain. Go and tell Wang Kaitai that the Ye Family won't hold the matter of the pill against him, but he must do one thing for us."
"Just one thing? Father, isn't that letting him off too easily?"
Ye Lingtian glared at him. "What do you know? Once he does this, do you think he can escape our grasp? The deeper you sink into the mire, the harder it is to climb out."
Hearing this, Ye Chenghao was stunned for a moment, but then he broke into a smile.
"Father is truly wise."
Though he was a bit of a profligate son, he had picked up quite a few insidious tricks from being around his father. Otherwise, he wouldn't have thought to drag Wang Kaitai into his confrontation with Yang Xiao earlier.
"Right, Father, what about that piece of trash, Yang Xiao?"
The one Ye Chenghao hated most was still that loser.
Naturally, he was concerned.
"That old dog, Yang Zhentian, dotes on his worthless son the most. To make a move on him, we must either do it openly and honorably, or leave no trace behind. The Outer Sect Grand Competition in six months is a perfect opportunity. When the time comes, I want you to kill that brat with your own hands on the tournament stage. Can you do it?"
"Yes! He's just a worthless piece of trash, of course I can! It's just... he won my Red Flame Dragon Fruit, so I'm not sure I can break through to the Martial Master level in six months..."
Ye Chenghao started his reply with complete confidence, but then he remembered the change in Yang Xiao today and faltered.
"Useless! If you weren't my, Ye Lingtian's, own flesh and blood, I would have broken your limbs and fed you to the dogs long ago! Fine. Go to the medicine repository, take a stalk of Five-leaf Burning Sun Grass, and spend the next six months cultivating properly! You must break through to the Martial Master level!"
"Yes, yes! Rest assured, Father, I will cultivate diligently!"
Ye Chenghao was overjoyed.
The Five-leaf Burning Sun Grass was a Fifth-level Spirit Medicine, far better than the Red Flame Dragon Fruit. In the entire Purple Sun Sect, only their Ye Family was wealthy and powerful enough to be so extravagant.
To use a Spirit Medicine of this grade on a junior still at the Martial Artist level.
'With this Five-leaf Burning Sun Grass, hmph, in six months, you trash Yang Xiao, we'll see how you die!'
Ye Chenghao's face was a mask of viciousness.
However, what he never expected was that after he collected the Five-leaf Burning Sun Grass and announced he was entering seclusion, the very moment his hand touched the Fifth-level Spirit Medicine...
...its medicinal power began to rapidly surge out. It poured into his body through more than a hundred acupoints all over him at an incredible speed.
In just a few moments, his entire body began to swell.
BANG!
He exploded.
The Ye Family's second young master, the Purple Sun Sect's greatest profligate son, Ye Chenghao.
Was dead.
Dead in his own Cultivation Room.