Chapter 24 The Four Thirteen Protectors

“That’s right, I am Yu Xian, the Yu Xian you know.”

Yu Xian smiled innocently, then released Ning Zhongze, letting her and Yue Lingshan stand behind him, indicating that he would handle the rest.

Several days had passed since the incident at the Fuwei Escort Agency, and his reputation had already spread to those who needed to know, such as the Songshan Sect, which was secretly coveting the Lin family’s Canceling Evil Sword Manual.

“Beyond the Heavens, Yu Xian?” the Black-Clad Man asked in horror.

The remaining Black-Clad Men instantly became tense.

Beyond the Heavens Yu Xian, perhaps no one had heard of him before, but now, anyone who knew about the Fuzhou Fuwei Escort Agency incident would find the name Beyond the Heavens Yu Xian thunderous in their ears.

This was because his cultivation was extremely high, and he was cruel!

The Qingcheng Sect Sect Leader and his Disciples outside the Fuwei Escort Agency were left in a river of blood, a shocking sight.

Although the slaughter only involved a second-rate School like the Qingcheng Sect, Yu Xian, alone with a single sword, annihilated all those besieging the Fuwei Escort Agency, doing so with such ease that it was like a leisurely stroll, terrifying everyone.

Therefore, how could they not be shocked and terrified upon hearing that the seemingly harmless pretty boy was the recently famous God of Slaughter, Beyond the Heavens Yu Xian?

“Young… Young Hero Yu, we only intended to invite Madam Yue and Young Miss Yue of the Huashan Sect to be our guests. We truly had no intention of harming them, nor did we mean to offend you.” The Black-Clad Man gripped the saber in his hand tightly—a saber he had specially changed to avoid exposing his identity. Although he was gripping it very hard now, it felt like he couldn’t hold it tightly no matter how hard he tried.

Hearing this, Yu Xian slightly shook his head, “It’s too late. From the moment you appeared, you sealed your own path to death.”

All the Black-Clad Men were startled upon hearing this. Was he going to fight them?

“Young Hero Yu, we have no intention of making an enemy of you. It’s not that we fear you, but we just don’t want to create unnecessary trouble. Of course, if Young Hero Yu leaves now, we will certainly offer a generous gift in the future,” the leading Black-Clad Man said to Yu Xian, cupping his fists.

Yu Xian merely shook his head gently again, “It seems you’ve forgotten what I just said. There is no Madam Yue here; there is only my wife, Yu Xian’s wife. You want to find my wife and expect me to leave? Is this how the Songshan Sect conducts itself?”

“Songshan Sect? What Songshan Sect? We are not from the Songshan Sect; we are people of the Demonic Cult.” Another Black-Clad Man next to the first one who spoke immediately retorted when Yu Xian mentioned the Songshan Sect.

“Tsk~” Yu Xian let out a scornful smile.

“The Songshan Sect truly is a group of despicable cowards who dare not admit what they do, even borrowing someone else’s name to act. People of the Demonic Cult usually refer to themselves as the Sacred Cult; they wouldn’t call themselves the Demonic Cult. You all…”

“You!” Seeing their ruse exposed, the Black-Clad Man who spoke first instantly became furious and pointed at Yu Xian, unable to speak.

“Is Young Hero Yu determined to cross our Sacred Cult?” The leading Black-Clad Man stopped the enraged subordinate. Although he was wary of Yu Xian, he could not lose his Aura.

“You change your tune quickly,” Yu Xian gave another contemptuous smile.

“You’re mistaken again. Whether I cross the Demonic Cult or not is my business, and it has nothing to do with your Songshan Sect. Enough idle talk. In truth, whether you admit you are from the Songshan Sect or not is irrelevant; none of you will be leaving here today.”

Yu Xian didn’t want to waste any more time with these people. He took the long sword from Ning Zhongze’s hand, unfolded his movement technique, and charged toward the Black-Clad Men with lightning speed.

All the Black-Clad Men were instantly shocked. They were going to fight just like that!

However, although those men were timid, they were also well-trained. Seeing Yu Xian attack, they immediately met him with their swords.

It was just that they hadn’t expected Yu Xian’s Swordsmanship to be even more bizarre than his movement technique.

None of them clearly saw how Yu Xian drew his sword before the blade had already sliced across their throats, leaving them no chance to beg for mercy.

After experiencing the massacre at the Qingcheng Sect, Yu Xian had gained a new level of insight into all his Swordsmanship. At this moment, there was no need for further tempering; with a sword in hand, he acted as he pleased, reaping lives wherever he went.

The leading Black-Clad Man saw that Yu Xian’s Swordsmanship was strange, fast, and ruthless, and his Disciples simply couldn’t defend against it. Gritting his teeth, he directly brought his saber down toward Yu Xian. However, after just a couple of moves, he started using the saber like a sword.

“You’ve given yourselves away, haven’t you? You have perfectly good swords, yet you insist on using sabers. Did you think using a saber would stop me from recognizing you?” Ning Zhongze watched the fight with great satisfaction. Seeing the leading Black-Clad Man use Songshan Swordsmanship, she couldn’t help but mock him.

Continuing to watch, Ning Zhongze recognized the identities of several of the men. However, before she could announce their identities, Yu Xian’s sword had already ended their lives.

“It’s Jiuqu Sword Zhong Zhen, as well as Zhao Sihai, Zhang Jingchao, and Sima De. The others should be Songshan Sect Disciples. Tsk tsk, Zuo Lengchan really thinks highly of me—four of the Thirteen Great Protectors have arrived.”

Seeing that Yu Xian was finished fighting, Ning Zhongze stepped forward to pull off the masks of those Black-Clad Men to confirm their identities.

“He thinks little of you, that’s why he only sent four. If they had all come, wouldn’t it have been simpler to finish them all at once?” Yu Xian truly wished to eliminate the so-called Thirteen Great Protectors in one go, but unfortunately, only four had shown up.

Yu Xian wiped Ning Zhongze’s sword on a corpse before returning it to her.

“You… How are you so powerful?” Yue Lingshan looked at Yu Xian in astonishment from the side.

From the moment Yu Xian started killing with his sword, she had been in a state of shock. Her mother had said she didn’t need to worry with Yu Xian around, meaning Yu Xian’s Martial Arts were very high, but she hadn’t expected them to be *that* high.

The Thirteen Great Protectors of the Songshan Sect! Her father usually spoke of them with deep apprehension.

But Yu Xian? He easily eliminated four of them. Although they weren’t the strongest among the Thirteen Great Protectors, they weren’t weak either!

“Just average. Sister Ning, Lao Denuo should be outside; I’ll leave him to you.”, Yu Xian paid little attention to Yue Lingshan and only spoke to Ning Zhongze.

The traitor of the Huashan Sect was better left for Ning Zhongze to handle.

Although Ning Zhongze was no longer connected to Yue Buqun, she still cared for the Huashan Sect. Yu Xian didn’t mind helping Ning Zhongze eliminate a threat to the Huashan Sect.

Even though it was indirectly helping Yue Buqun, he didn’t care. What he wanted was for Ning Zhongze to be free of worries and follow him wholeheartedly.

“Alright.” Ning Zhongze responded, gripping her sword and stepping out of the ruined temple.

“You’re letting my mother go alone? Aren’t you worried about her?” This was the first time Yue Lingshan had seen Yu Xian send Ning Zhongze to do something, something potentially dangerous.

All the way here, Yu Xian had cherished her mother, worrying about her getting cold, hungry, or tired. Yet now, he was letting her deal with Lao Denuo by herself. What if there were other Songshan Sect members?

Hearing this, Yu Xian rolled his eyes at Yue Lingshan.

“Don’t you know your mother is already at the Peak of the First Rate realm now?” He couldn’t even be bothered to explain.

“What? Peak of the First Rate realm? My mother?” Yue Lingshan looked utterly shocked and disbelieving.