Chapter 41: Killing the Great Devil Head

The next day after waking up,

Yu Xian finished dressing, and after a long wait, the System finally arrived.

【Ding, congratulations to the Host for successfully checking in Little Dragon Girl. Reward: one Marrow Cleansing Pill, one bottle of Great Returning Pill, one bottle of Xiao Huan Dan, and one thousand taels of silver. They have been placed in the System Space, and the Host may claim them at will!】

Eh, the rewards are almost the same as Ning Zhongze’s, except the Youth Preserving Pill was replaced by a Marrow Cleansing Pill. However, this Marrow Cleansing Pill is also incredibly powerful, possessing the effect of purifying and strengthening one’s Physique.

Currently, both his Internal Energy and Cultivation Technique were automatically instilled to Perfection by the System, so this Marrow Cleansing Pill didn’t seem very necessary for him.

I’ll keep it for now. The Great Returning Pill and Xiao Huan Dan will also be kept; they are of no use to him temporarily. His Internal Energy grows with every check-in, and after Little Dragon Girl and Ning Zhongze use the first pill, further use won’t have much effect.

As for the one thousand taels of silver, Yu Xian now looked down on it even more. Not to mention the money obtained from wiping out the bandit den, Lin Zhennan alone gave him nearly a million taels. He couldn’t spend it all, he simply couldn’t spend it all.

Who would have thought that Young Master Yu, who once wanted to be a kept boy for a rich older sister, could now support several rich older sisters!

Tsk tsk, Yu Xian couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

“Dragon Girl, are you feeling any discomfort?” Although he wasn’t too rough last night, it was Little Dragon Girl’s first time, so Yu Xian was still very concerned about her.

“No.”, Little Dragon Girl replied simply. Although her tone was still somewhat cold, a trace of emotional change could be felt, seemingly shyness.

Little Dragon Girl originally didn’t know how to be Yu Xian’s wife, but upon seeing the way Yu Xian and Ning Zhongze interacted, she secretly learned, even without saying anything. She could sense Yu Xian’s disappointment when she mentioned sleeping on the rope, and she heard the frenzy between Yu Xian and Ning Zhongze next door.

She didn’t understand anything; the best she could do was get off the rope and give herself to Yu Xian.

Indeed, after giving herself to Yu Xian, he was very happy. She must have fulfilled her duty as a wife, right?

“It’s good that you’re fine. Rest a little longer, I’ll go find the waiter to bring water to help you wash up. Then we’ll call Sister Ning to eat together,” Yu Xian said with heartache and gentleness.

He hadn’t expected Little Dragon Girl to take this step proactively; he had already prepared for a long march.

Little Dragon Girl completely exceeded his expectations.

Yu Xian opened the door and saw Ning Zhongze already waiting outside, holding a basin of hot water. Was she going to help him and Little Dragon Girl wash up?

Sister is indeed a sister; she really knows how to take care of people.

“Is Dragon Girl up?” Ning Zhongze handed the hot water to Yu Xian.

Yu Xian looked at the basin in his hand; he was too early!

“She’s awake, but hasn’t gotten up yet. Sister Ning, go ahead and order some food first; we’ll be down soon,” Yu Xian took the hot water and replied.

“Alright. Be gentle. Dragon Girl is such a delicate person; she can’t stand your roughhousing,” Ning Zhongze cautioned Yu Xian.

She had indeed heard that heavy muffled groan at the beginning yesterday—the pain of breaking the seal.

Little Dragon Girl probably hadn’t been prepared and couldn’t hold back.

There wasn’t much commotion afterward. But Ning Zhongze still had to remind Yu Xian because she was too aware of Yu Xian’s fighting capacity.

“Hehe, don’t worry, Sister Ning, I know my limits,” Yu Xian chuckled and carried the water into the room.

After tidying up, Yu Xian and Little Dragon Girl went downstairs as if nothing had happened, found Ning Zhongze, and prepared to have breakfast together.

At the few tables next to theirs, several Jianghu people were discussing matters of the Jianghu.

Suddenly, one person asked, “Have you heard? A killing Devil Head has appeared recently, specifically targeting people from the Five Peaks Sword Sect.”

“I heard about it too. Is it someone from the Sun Moon Holy Cult? Only the Sun Moon Holy Cult has a grudge against the Five Peaks Sword Sect.”

“I heard it wasn’t. It’s a tall, imposing person wearing black clothes with long tusks, using a swift sword style. He gives everyone from the Five Peaks Sword Sect a fatal cut to the throat with a single strike.”

“Right, right, I heard the same thing. I heard several protectors from the Songshan Sect died, and a few Disciples from the Huashan Sect also died. The people from Mount Tai and Mount Heng suffered more deaths. Even the little nun from Hengshan was humiliated and then killed with one sword strike. It’s truly tragic.”

“What kind of person is he, so cruel!”

“That’s why they call him the Great Devil Head. I heard that anyone who saw him draw his sword has already died.”

“The Jianghu is now calling that Devil Head the bloodthirsty sword demon, Yu Xian.”

“Yu Xian? I really haven’t heard of him!”

“I heard the Five Peaks Sword Sect has scheduled the Five Peaks Alliance Conference at Songshan on the fifteenth of next month to deal with this Devil Head. A new Alliance Leader will likely be chosen then to deal with that Devil Head.”

“This Five Peaks Alliance Conference is sure to be lively. I wonder if that Devil Head will show up too. If he does, things will get exciting.”

“He probably won’t go, right? If you know those people are organizing to deal with you, would you go?”

“Not necessarily. Most masters tend to do the opposite.”

“Let’s go watch the excitement then. See if that Devil Head really has a green face and long tusks.”

“Hey, aren’t you afraid of getting caught in the crossfire if a fight breaks out between the two sides? With our meager skills, how could we mix with those Sect members?”

“We’ll see when the time comes.”

“Mm, right.”

The three of them, eating breakfast at another table, overheard all the conversation.

Yu Xian looked at Ning Zhongze in astonishment, “The bloodthirsty sword demon, me?”

A fierce rage burned in Ning Zhongze’s eyes, but she lowered her voice and said through gritted teeth, “This is too much! Who is impersonating you and framing you?”

She had always been with Yu Xian; the only time they were apart was when Yu Xian went to Mount Zhongnan, and that was only for one day.

Now, someone was using Yu Xian’s name to slaughter innocents and labeling him a Devil Head.

How could she tolerate this?

At that moment, Ning Zhongze wished she could immediately find the person impersonating Yu Xian and tear him limb from limb.

Seeing how furious Ning Zhongze was, Yu Xian calmed down instead, even finding the matter somewhat amusing.

“Are they talking about you? You’re the Devil Head?” Little Dragon Girl had also heard those words and asked Yu Xian.

“No! Dragon Girl, don’t listen to their nonsense. Someone is impersonating your little brother and doing those things. We must find out who it is!”

“Sister Ning, don’t be angry. You don’t need to investigate; I already know who it is. There’s no need to be angry,” Yu Xian quickly placated Ning Zhongze.

Heroine Ning was a righteous and unyielding heroine. He was certain that if Ning Zhongze knew who framed him, Heroine Ning would definitely draw her sword and go immediately.

“You know? Your enemy?” Ning Zhongze was successfully placated because Yu Xian said he already knew who was framing him. Ning Zhongze was eager to know.

“Didn’t you just hear them? Several protectors from the Songshan Sect died,” Yu Xian didn’t finish his sentence, but the meaning was already very clear.

Ning Zhongze immediately understood upon hearing this.