The villainous bosses from their past lives have all been reborn.

Deep in the mountains.

Wild hills.

The waterfall is surging.

It was autumn, and the trees in the mountains were already tinged with layers of red and yellow. Fallen leaves swirled in the mountain breeze and fell into the stream, drifting downstream with the clear spring water. The spring water gathered into a circular lake nestled among the mountains, the water so clear that you could see the pebbles on the bottom and the occasional small fish swimming by.

In the center of the lake, a smooth, large rock protrudes from the water, its surface polished smooth as jade by the spring water. Yuan Xiu sits cross-legged on it, his bare upper body steaming in the cool autumn air, a result of his internal energy surging too violently and his body temperature rising too high.

From summer to autumn, after two months of cultivation, Yuan Xiu finally succeeded in condensing the third sword intent and merging the three sword intents in his sea of ​​consciousness with the elixir fire.

After that, when fighting against others, Yuan Xiu no longer needed to transform his sword intent into sword energy. Instead, he could use his spiritual pressure to directly unleash the sword intent that was mixed with the elixir fire.

Killing without leaving a trace!

After circulating his inner energy for one cycle, Yuan Xiu opened his eyes, wanting to give this new move a name.

【Dragon-Slaying Thorn】!

In the distance, the trees rustled.

The arrival of the two groups of people broke the tranquility of the deep mountains.

The footsteps of these two groups were extremely disordered, indicating that their cultivation levels were not very high.

Soon, two groups of people rushed out from the woods.

Ahead was a young girl, about seventeen or eighteen years old, tall and slender, dressed in the typical blue cloth dress worn by female knights-errant in the martial arts world. The hem of the dress was covered with mud and fallen leaves, a wooden hairpin was inserted in her hair, her hair was disheveled, and her face was covered by a veil, making it impossible to see her features. She was quite agile, running and leaping through the woods, avoiding many branches and vines that obstructed her path.

Following behind were a dozen or so men who looked like bandits. These men wore mismatched clothes, carried knives, spears, and clubs, and wore lewd smiles as they chased and cursed. The leader was a burly man with a thick beard, carrying a heavy-backed machete, shouting as he pursued:

"Beautiful lady, don't run away!"

Yuan Xiu glanced at her; the girl also possessed some martial arts skills and had good footwork. Running through these mountains, the dozen or so bandits behind her couldn't keep up for a while.

The girl ran until she reached the waterfall, completely exhausted.

A dozen or so bandits surrounded them, and the burly man with a thick beard, who was their leader, laughed loudly:

"My beauty, I've finally caught you. You'd better come back with me obediently and be my bandit queen!"

"Don't even think about it!"

The girl bit her lip lightly, her face flushed.

"I'd rather die than let you have your way!"

The bandit leader looked at the girl with a lewd expression and said:

"Don't die! If you die, who will I grieve for!"

At this moment, the bandit leader seemed to finally realize Yuan Xiu's presence, and, raising his knife, said:

"Kid, mind your own business!"

Yuan Xiu shrugged and said:

"I didn't intend to meddle in other people's business!"

"How dare you speak to me like that!" the bandit leader roared. "Hack this pretty boy to death!"

Yuan Xiu sighed and said:

"Is it my fault that I'm handsome?"

In an instant, more than a dozen bandits fell to the ground.

Yuan Xiu went ashore, tidied his clothes, and was about to put them on when the girl suddenly turned around, leaned closer, lifted her veil, and revealed her face, startling Yuan Xiu.

This was an extremely elegant and refined face, devoid of any worldly airs, a face that Yuan Xiu was very familiar with.

In his past life, Yuan Cai nearly went mad because of this woman!

Wandering Girl!

Yuan Xiu felt a sense of doubt. She looked him up and down and noticed something was wrong when she saw the area below her collarbone and above the bony ribcage.

This isn't a wandering maid!

The size is wrong!

In her previous life, You Niang was pure and innocent, with a tall and slender figure, but unfortunately, she was flat-chested.

But this guy has broken the rules!

Yuan Xiu realized this and understood.

This is a barb!

Who would send such a spy? Yuan Xiu thought for a moment and finally guessed that it was probably someone from the Demonic Sect.

However, although the Demonic Sect has the means to change forms, it cannot achieve such a seamless and natural result, as if it were a real person.

Could it be that the person before me is also reborn?

As Yuan Xiu was pondering this, the young girl stepped forward and bowed.

"This humble woman, You Niang, greets my benefactor. May I ask your esteemed name?"

Yuan Xiu was unsure of the woman's true strength, but he still said:

"My surname is Yuan, and my given name is Xiu!"

Upon hearing this, the girl's expression became somewhat excited, and a slight blush appeared on her face. She said:

"I have no way to repay your life-saving grace, my benefactor. I wish to follow you from now on, serving you as your servant, to repay your great kindness!"

"There's no need to go to such lengths, just pay up!"

"..."

The woman in front of him was stunned. After a long pause, she finally managed to utter a single sentence.

"But I have no money on me!"

"How dare you talk about repaying a debt of gratitude when you have no money? The world is going to the dogs!"

Yuan Xiu sighed, finished dressing, and left with a remark.

"I guess I'm just unlucky!"

The girl watched this scene, bewildered in the wind.

Soon after, a woman with a seductive figure appeared beside the girl.

The Second Elder of the Demonic Sect was renowned for his power, yet he was extremely respectful beside the young girl.

"lady!"

A hint of embarrassment appeared on the girl's face as she said:

"Tell me, is Yuan Liulang truly a chosen one, or just an ordinary person?"

"I was unaware!"

"If this person is faking it, he will be a major threat to our sect!"

"In that case, why not find some skilled fighters and test them out?"

The girl shook her head and said:

"The commotion is too great. We just suffered a defeat in Jinzhou City, and the Grand Elder is feeling smug. If something goes wrong and alerts the Sect Leader, it won't be good."

The Second Elder glanced at the young woman, sometimes truly confused. Did this cult leader's wife see the cult leader as her husband, or her superior?

However, the relationship between them was not something she, as a subordinate, could comment on.

"But Yuan Xiu didn't take the bait of the 'hero saves the beauty' scheme that Madam had painstakingly devised!"

The girl said:

"It's alright. If I don't catch anything the first time, I'll just try again. There's no man in this world that I, Yin Hongyue, can't handle!"

Seeing such a young girl utter such bold words, the Second Elder couldn't help but admire her.

The leader's wife truly lives up to her title; her indomitable spirit is truly admirable!

As the second elder inwardly admired her, he heard the girl say again:

"Also, don't let anyone outside know about what happened today!"

So you still care!

The second elder remained silent and slowly withdrew.

The autumn wind blew, and the girl smoothed her slightly disheveled hair, glancing in the direction Yuan Xiu had left, and snorted:

"Yuan Liulang, whether in your past life or this one, you are just as detestable!"

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