64: Aobai, Xiao Huohuo's popularity with women

“What?! You said Junior Sister's home was destroyed?!”

A tender voice, as clear as an oriole emerging from a valley, yet tinged with anxiety and anger, suddenly erupted.

Lu Nuannuan’s large, dark eyes widened, and her small face was filled with disbelief and towering rage.

She threw away the half-eaten apple in her hand, put her hands on her hips, and glared indignantly at the Outer Sect Disciple who had come to deliver the news.

“Which bad guy did it?!”

The Outer Sect Disciple, intimidated by the faint, terrifying Aura emanating from Nanny, trembled and stammered, “Reporting… reporting to Second Senior Sister, the specific details are still unclear.”

“No! I must go to Beiyuan! Junior Sister is all alone, she must be sad and scared. I need to go help her get revenge!”

Nanny spoke, preparing to fly into the air.

“Senior Sister, wait!”

It was Qin Jiu.

“Xiao Jiu, why are you stopping me?” Nanny asked, looking at him with a high pout.

Qin Jiu smiled bitterly and shook his head, gently persuading, “Senior Sister, please don’t rush. Think about it, Great Qing and Beiyuan are far apart. By the time the news reaches us, it has probably been a day.”

“With Sect Master’s heaven-reaching methods, he probably knew as soon as something happened in Beiyuan. Perhaps, by now, Sect Master has already resolved the matter.”

“If we rush over now, it might be too late.”

Nanny heard this and felt that Qin Jiu made some sense.

Oh, right, Master is so powerful, he must have known already.

“But… but I’m still worried,” the little girl remained somewhat unhappy.

“How about this, Senior Sister.” Qin Jiu’s eyes darted, and a plan came to mind, “Why don’t we first go to a nearby town to inquire about the news? If the matter truly hasn’t been resolved, it won’t be too late for us to rush to Beiyuan then, how about it?”

“Mm… alright!”

…

Half an hour later, Xunwu City.

“Get out of the way! Don’t block our path, you scoundrels!”

“A bunch of stinking beggars, you’re taking advantage of our kindness, aren’t you?!”

A burst of crude curses, accompanied by several painful groans, came from the alley entrance.

Qin Jiu frowned slightly and looked in the direction of the sound.

He saw several burly men dressed in official soldier uniforms, punching and kicking a group of ragged, starving refugees.

These refugees, having fled from war-torn areas, were already physically and mentally exhausted. Now, being beaten like this, they didn't even have the strength to cry out, only able to curl up on the ground, allowing themselves to be humiliated.

One of the soldiers even grinned sinisterly and stomped his foot heavily on the hand of a white-haired old man.

“Crack!”

A bone-chilling sound of bones breaking echoed.

The old man trembled all over from the pain but gritted his teeth, not letting out a single scream.

“Hmph, old man, your bones are quite tough!”

The soldier seemed unsatisfied, lifted his foot, and was about to stomp on the old man’s head!

If this stomp landed, the old man would surely die on the spot!

“Stop!”

A cold glint flashed in Qin Jiu’s eyes; he could no longer watch.

His figure flickered, and in an instant, he appeared before the soldier.

The soldier only felt a blur before his eyes, and then an irresistible force gripped his ankle.

“You… who are you? How dare you meddle in our government’s affairs?!” the soldier shouted, feigning bravery.

“Government?” Qin Jiu sneered, applying a little force to his hand.

“Crack!”

Another crisp sound of bones breaking, and the soldier’s ankle was crushed by him!

“Ah—!”

A pig-like howl echoed throughout the long alley.

“Kid! You’re courting death!”

The other soldiers, seeing this, drew their waist knives and surrounded Qin Jiu aggressively.

Qin Jiu was fearless. With a slight circulation of his magic power, his figure became elusive, moving with ease and agility in the narrow alley.

The soldiers’ knives couldn’t even touch his clothes. Instead, with a few punches and kicks, he knocked them all to the ground, each with broken hands and feet, wailing incessantly.

Just then, a towering figure, like an iron pagoda, slowly approached, surrounded by his personal guards.

The newcomer was dressed in the official uniform of the Great Qing Dynasty, with a queue hairstyle, a fierce face, and a pair of tiger eyes that gleamed with sharp light when they opened and closed, exuding an inherent majesty and Evil Qi from long-held authority.

As Aobai stepped into the alley, he witnessed this chaotic scene.

When his gaze fell upon the extraordinary, distinguished young man in green, his brows furrowed slightly.

This kid… why does he look more and more familiar?

It’s like… he’s seen him somewhere before?

He remembered!

Several years ago, Great Qin and Great Qing clashed at the border. He had led the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry in an earth-shattering battle against the Golden Fire Cavalry led by General Meng Tian of Great Qin.

At that time, Great Qin’s Ninth Prince, Ying Ziliang, was accompanying General Meng Tian.

How similar he was to the young man in green before him!

“Stop!” Aobai roared in a deep voice, like a resounding bell.

The fighting in the alley instantly ceased.

The injured soldiers, seeing Aobai, cried out like they had seen a savior, scrambling to their feet and wailing, “Lord Aobai! You must uphold justice for us! This kid… this kid openly attacked an official!”

Aobai ignored them, his tiger eyes fixed on Qin Jiu.

“You, who exactly are you?”

Qin Jiu, at this moment, also clearly saw the appearance of the newcomer.

When he saw that fierce face and the distinctive Great Qing official uniform, his pupils also sharply contracted!

Aobai!

It was actually him!

Truly… enemies meet on a narrow road!

At this time, on the other side, in Shuntian Prefecture of Great Ming.

Xu Guogong’s Residence.

Inside a luxurious bedroom.

A young man dressed in black and red brocade, with a delicate face and eyes as sharp as a hawk, slowly opened his eyes. A few days ago, he had coincidentally succeeded in refining the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, and his cultivation had achieved a Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment Seventh Layer. Now, it had finally stabilized.

“It’s almost time. It’s time to leave Great Ming.”

He stood up and walked out of the room.

The guard outside the door saw Xiao Huohuo come out.

“Young Hero Xiao, our Young Miss Miaojin has prepared lunch and is waiting for you to dine.”

Xiao Huohuo let out a bitter laugh, “This girl.”