What Do You Call a Benevolent and Reasonable Person in Xianxia? An Imp

"Xiao Yan!"

The death of his only son caused Mu She to completely lose his rationality. He roared in anger and rushed towards Xiao Yan.

Facing the extreme anger displayed by a Da Dou Shi (Battle Grandmaster, 4th Level), Xiao Yan's eyes remained calm and undisturbed. He clenched his fist fearlessly and struck at Mu She.

Boom!

Mu She's claws and Xiao Yan's fist clashed violently, creating a powerful force that stirred up a raging storm in the surroundings. Then, a figure was sent flying backward.

The one who was pushed back... was Mu She!

All the mercenaries watched this scene in shock, unable to come back to their senses for a long time, finding it hard to believe what they were witnessing was real.

Mu She, who was forced back, also looked at Xiao Yan in horror. His arm that had struck out was trembling continuously, hanging limply at his side.

His arm... was broken...

Mu She's back was instantly covered in cold sweat, and his irrationality caused by his son's death returned under the pressure of fear and astonishment.

What kind of joke is this?

Xiao Yan was just a Dou Shi (Battle Master, 3rd Level)! A Dou Shi (Battle Master, 3rd Level)!

Breaking through from a Three-Star Dou Zhe (Battle Practitioner, 2nd Level) to a Dou Shi (Battle Master, 3rd Level) in two months was shocking, but compared to that, a Dou Shi (Battle Master, 3rd Level) directly confronting a Da Dou Shi (Battle Grandmaster, 4th Level) like him, and his own arm breaking instead?

As Mu She was stunned, Xiao Yan lightly shook the arm that had just clashed with Mu She's, then stepped towards Mu She with large strides. The Purple Flame also surged from behind him.

A Dou Shi (Battle Master, 3rd Level) like him facing off against Mu She, a Da Dou Shi (Battle Grandmaster, 4th Level), but it was Mu She who was pushed back. Xiao Yan wasn't sure why this happened.

But one thing was very clear to Xiao Yan.

Mu She's son, Mu Li, was killed by him. That has caused Mu She to have an irreversible hatred against him, an absolute and unadjustable vendetta, unless Mu She had no feelings for his son, he would never let this matter go.

But from Mu She's recent actions, it was evident that this wasn't the case.

Mu She valued Mu Li considerably.

Therefore, even if Mu She didn't provoke as much disgust in Xiao Yan as his son does, he wouldn't let Mu She leave here alive.

Xiao Yan wasn't afraid of retribution from the other party; since he dared to act, he was prepared to face the consequences.

However, what scared Xiao Yan was the possibility that sparing Mu She could pose a threat to those he cared about.

If those he cared about suffered due to his own mistakes, Xiao Yan would never forgive himself for the rest of his life.

Hence, there was only one thing Xiao Yan needed to do now.

Dark energy surged from the depths of Xiao Yan's heart, causing his black eyes to unconsciously turn blood-red. All that was reflected in his eyes was ferocity and killing intent.

Cut the grass and eliminate the roots!

Looking at the murderous intent emanating from Xiao Yan as he approached, feeling the dreadful aura rising from him, a sense of despair surged in Mu She's heart.

Why... did it turn out like this?

He was clearly just a young brat... Clearly just a Dou Shi (Battle Master, 3rd Level)...

But why was it this kind of abnormal monster?!

Everyone, including Mu She, was bound by Xiao Yan's frenzied and overwhelming killing intent. They stood still, unable to even move a finger.

What on earth could make people feel so fearful?

If this question had been asked earlier, many might not have been able to answer it.

Fourth-grade magical beasts? Fifth-grade magical beasts? Or perhaps the ruler of the Magic Beast Mountain Range, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King?

Dou Ling (Battle Spirit, 5th Level)? Dou Wang (Battle King, 6th Level)? Or Dou Huang (Battle Emperor, 7th Level)?

Probably many people would provide different answers.

But if this question was posed to the mercenaries present, there would be no doubt; they would unanimously reply.

The Xiao Yan before their eyes was fear! He was fear incarnate!

It wasn't about Xiao Yan's strength. In fact, Xiao Yan's strength was not the primary reason they feared him. It was the dreadful aura he emitted that defied comprehension. This was something they had never experienced in their lives!

Xiao Yan didn't encounter any resistance and stood in front of Mu She. He reached out and grabbed Mu She's neck, lifting him high into the air.

Mu She struggled, and his mind kept warning him.

If he didn't struggle, he would die!

But deep within Mu She's heart, an unparalleled fear of Xiao Yan emerged. The aura radiating from Xiao Yan made him unable to engage in any unnecessary thoughts. Even his instinct to survive was forgotten, and he dared not struggle, even though Xiao Yan had his neck in a tight grip.

Then, Mu She felt a scorching sensation spreading from his neck to his entire body.

Deep down, Mu She knew that death was imminent.

However, he felt utterly helpless.

In that instant, time seemed to slow down.

Mu She couldn't help but recall, he began to reflect on why he ended up with this fate.

Was it because I made a move against the Medicine Pavilion?

Was it because I swore to kill Xiao Yan?

No... that's not it...

None of these were the fundamental reasons.

Suddenly, Mu Li's face appeared before Mu She's eyes.

And in that moment, Mu She understood everything.

Yes... it was Li...

If it wasn't for Li's insatiable greed, things would not have escalated to this extent.

Those team members wouldn't have died, Li wouldn't have died, and he wouldn't be facing death himself.

He wouldn't have attacked the Medicine Pavilion, and he wouldn't have had murderous intent towards Xiao Yan.

Perhaps he would have even recruited Xiao Yan, the outstanding young man, into the Wolf Head Mercenary Company.

But could this really all be blamed on Li?

Haven't I also failed to criticize his actions?

Even deep inside, I tacitly approved of Li's actions.

In other words, the reason... is within myself.

If I had guided Li early on, told him to curb his greed, and even reprimanded him for what he did.

Perhaps things would have been different.

This is truly a self-inflicted wound...

A tear named "remorse" slid down the corner of Mu She's eye.

He genuinely regretted it.

However, it was too late.

Boom!

In the horrified gazes of the other mercenaries, purple raging flames instantly enveloped Mu She's body. Mu She let out an incomparably miserable scream.

Although it all happened in an instant, it made everyone feel like time had become impossibly slow!

A few seconds later, Xiao Yan slowly released his grip. A charred corpse fell to the ground, unmoving, as the residual purple flames gradually faded away.

Mu She, the leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Company, was dead!

Xiao Yan watched Mu She's body silently, his eyes devoid of joy or sorrow.

In that moment before Mu She's passing, he saw the sincere remorse in Mu She's eyes.

However, within Xiao Yan's heart, the remorse Mu She felt only intensified his resentment.

Since he was capable of feeling remorse and recognizing his mistakes.

Why did it take until the very end of his life for him to awaken?

Is introspection really so difficult for all of you?

Xiao Yan thought this way in his heart. The dark energy didn't dissipate with Mu She's death; instead, it grew even stronger.

It grew so dense that even the Yao Chen Ring on his finger displayed a horrified expression!

Yao Chen had a feeling that Xiao Yan was slowly moving toward an uncontrollable direction.

Just as Yao Chen was worried about this, Xiao Yan slowly turned his head and scanned the mercenaries around him, who were filled with fearful expressions.

An idea abruptly flashed in his mind.

Could these mercenaries... also pose a threat to the people around me?

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