Chapter 295: A Spirit (1/2)

The Baili grand elder started moving so fast that even the two Gu and Yuan grand elders were incapable of catching up. He had been just too fast, and their eyes widened in shock and despair. They had not been able to predict this move, and if something happened to Xue Wei now, they would become ungrateful people who could not even protect their benefactor—something that’d leave a scar in their hearts.

However, before the Baili grand elder had the time to act, a shadow suddenly appeared in front of Xue Wei.

The shadow was very small, and the speed with which it moved was so swift that neither Xue Wei nor anyone else in the group could react to it—it moved even faster than they could see!

The figure was rather small, so small that it only reached Xue Wei’s waist, but suddenly a power erupted from this small figure, a power so frightening that everyone who cultivated spiritual energy felt their soul palaces tremble.

Even the golden dragon spirit within his mind opened its eyes, with a panicked expression on its face.

Spiritual energy began to leave the body of every spiritual energy cultivator nearby; it gathered and shrouded the small figure in front of Xue Wei, making it impossible to see anything other than distorted space.

Then, a small child-like hand reached out from within the cocoon of spiritual energy before all of it shot out like an arrow towards the advancing Baili grand elder.

This all took place in less than the time it takes for one breath, and the Baili grand elder had too much momentum behind him to be able to withdraw again, so he had no other choice than to meet the spiritual energy arrow head on.

As he collided with the spiritual energy arrow, his advancement was suddenly halted. At first, an angry howl resounded from his mouth, but soon this howl turned to a pitiful whimper as he felt his soul being ripped apart from the spiritual energy attack that had pierced him.

He felt as if his soul had no ability to fight back. Even when he had been fighting the other two grand elders from the Yuan and Gu families, he had not felt this hopeless, but right now, he felt like an ant in front of an elephant. What was the strength of this small figure? It was so dreadful!

Time passed, but Xue Wei was no longer looking at the dying Baili grand elder. Instead, his attention was directed at the figure in front of him. Then, as recognition of who the figure was dawned upon him, his pupils contracted, shock filling his face.

There, right in front of him, was Luoluo. Her adorable little face was stern, and her eyes flashed with killing intent—something very unnatural to see in a child like her.

It took almost no time before the whimpers of the Baili grand elder died out, and his body slumped on the ground.

“Hurry!” The Gu grand elder was not wasting time. He rushed to the body, took a sword from one of the Gu family members, and severed the head in a clean stroke. It was clear that he feared that this man would return to life and cause more problems.

When the head was severed, everyone could finally breathe a heavy sigh of relief. This was the end of their battle, and they had won. Suddenly they realized that their backs were soaked in a cold sweat, and their bodies trembled from exhaustion. The adrenaline was leaving their bodies, and they finally began to feel fear.

“Luoluo, don’t you have something to say to me?” Xue Wei asked as he scooped the child into his arms, but when he looked at her, he frowned. Her little face was pale, and it seemed as if she had grown even younger than before.

Her doe-like eyes were drooping with tiredness as she snuggled up against Xue Wei’s body. “Bad guy bullying big brother,” Luoluo said with a yawn, “bad guy deserves to die!”

“How strong are you?” Xue Wei asked curiously, but he was unsure if the kid was capable of answering this question—rightfully so, she looked at him with a puzzled expression on her face.

“Strong? Luoluo isn’t strong,” she muttered before yawning again and resting her head peacefully on Xue Wei’s chest, instantly falling asleep.

“She is not using the same strength levels as us,” Bai Tianyi said with a low voice that only Xue Wei could hear, his eyes were glistening, but there was a solemnity to him that was rarely there.

“This is not the place to talk about it,” he continued, and Xue Wei gave a short nod of his head to show he had heard it.

“Miss Gu, I will leave the clean up to you guys,” Xue Wei said with a smile. “All the lands, businesses and whatever the Baili family owned will be given to you to manage, but if you find materials for Rainbow Pills, then I would like fifty percent of them.”

“Great.” Gu Bing’er nodded her head. She was very satisfied with this deal.

“I will trade the One-Colored Rainbow Pill recipe I have for more materials,” he smirked with a wink of his eye.

Gu Bing’er grinned. “Profiteer,” she said, but she did not mean it.

Xue Wei had done much more for her and her family than anyone could hope for. He had changed the entire structure of Yan Dalu by introducing his Qi cultivation methods for humans as well.

He had given a stack of techniques, formulas, and scriptures to them so that they could use the Qi they had cultivated. This was truly a new stage for all people in Yan Dalu, and something that could make things very different from how they had been before.

While Xue Wei was chatting with Gu Bing’er, a few guards came running with frantic expressions on their faces.

“Miss! Miss!” they called out, completely ignoring that she was conversing with someone else, their faces pale and showing complete and utter disbelief.

“What is it?” Gu Bing’er did not get upset by being interrupted and asked calmly. She could see that it was something rather upsetting that had occurred.