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

It hasn't rained in Xiazhou for a long time.

Holding oil-paper umbrellas and stepping on the soft, damp ground, many people, like Yuan Xiu, left Xiazhou City and headed towards Yanzhou.

The troubles with the demons subsided, and the Iron-Armed Ape ceased its mischief. With the arrival of the imperial court's official appointment of Liu Jing as the Commander-in-Chief, Xia Prefecture returned to its former peace and order.

Commerce and trade have become lively again.

However, among the passing crowd, several restless eyes were fixed on Yuan Xiu's departing figure.

"Boss, are we just going to keep watching like this?"

Shu Fang gripped the hilt of the knife and simply said calmly:

"The higher-ups just told us to keep an eye on things; we don't need to get involved in anything else."

After saying that, Shu Fang led several Black Guards and disappeared into the crowd, heading towards Hujiaji.

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Unlike the desolate Hujiaji before, the inns that were previously closed have been reopened with the influx of people.

Along the way, one can see vehicles transporting fresh vegetables, meat, and eggs piled up on the alleyway next to the inn.

This applies to one family as well as every family.

This time, Yuan Xiu did not seek out Hu Shusheng's uncles for help. After inspecting the grave that had been erected for Hu Shusheng in the Hu family cemetery, he went to an inn for a meal.

Business was good at the inn.

Yuan Xiu found a window seat on the second floor and watched the singing and dancing downstairs while waiting for her food.

This inn has two floors. The second floor is open-plan, with small private rooms set up around the stage on the first floor.

As Yuan Xiu was admiring the scene, a somewhat unfamiliar man wearing a bamboo hat sat down opposite him with a strange smile.

"Rokuro, you're very clever!"

Yuan Xiu raised an eyebrow, feeling a bit curious about this uninvited man who seemed to know her so well.

"And who are you?"

"The one who will kill you!"

After the man in the straw hat finished speaking, he didn't rush to make a move, but instead said:

"Now that you know the secret of the [Fire Elixir], you naturally understand that Commander Liu won't let you leave easily. Do you think that by staying at the Liu residence and waiting for transportation to resume so you can return to Yanzhou with the merchant caravans, no one will dare to touch you?"

Just then, there was an unusual commotion outside the inn.

Yuan Xiu glanced outside and saw a large number of Xiazhou soldiers blocking the roads near the inn, driving everyone away.

Inside the inn, the dancer who had been dancing had stopped, her fiery passion gone, replaced by a strange gaze fixed on Yuan Xiu. The others also ceased their actions, relinquishing their roles and transforming into well-trained assassins.

Yuan Xiu held the wine cup in his hand and smiled:

"Very well, but I have a question?"

"Sixth Brother, please speak!"

"Do you think you can kill me?"

After Yuan Xiu finished speaking, the man in the straw hat remained silent, as if time had stood still.

The rain grew heavier, and outside the inn, the soldiers of Xia Prefecture were awaiting orders to withdraw when they suddenly heard a scream. However, they had been instructed beforehand that they did not need to do anything else but wait.

Therefore, even though they were curious, they did not take any action.

Inside the inn, Yuan Xiu slowly stood up.

The man in the straw hat was clutching his arm, groaning in pain, his face gradually turning purple.

A small snake slithered across the floor and quickly slithered back into Yuan Xiu's sleeve.

"You are merely pawns sent by Liu Jing to deplete my true energy. Why take it so seriously?"

"Kill him! Kill him!"

Inside the inn, the sounds of fighting erupted. Outside the inn, in Hujia Village, even greater chaos ensued.

Iron-Armed Ape, leading a group of subjugated monsters and outlaws, stormed into Hu Family Village. These monsters and outlaws showed no restraint and wreaked havoc.

Upon seeing this, the group of Black Guards who had been watching from outside couldn't help but say:

"Why is the Iron-Armed Ape here?"

Shu Fang gripped the hilt of his knife tightly, watching everything with an indifferent expression. However, his slightly trembling hands betrayed the torment he was experiencing.

"The higher-ups said we should just watch and not interfere!"

"Can!"

"Shut up!"

Shu Fang roared, releasing the emotions in his heart.

Like the Black Guards outside, the soldiers in Hujiaji were also unaware of this sudden change. However, they too were ordered by their superior, the captain, to quickly evacuate, with violators to be punished according to military law.

The once prosperous commercial town has now become a hellish place under the attack of aliens.

Inside the inn, Yuan Xiu glanced at it from afar and shook her head slightly.

Compared to the Xia family of Jinzhou, the Liu family of Xiazhou was even more ruthless. In order to kill him, they not only arranged for a group of assassins to openly carry out the attack in the bustling city, but also arranged for Iron-Armed Ape and his men to infiltrate the town.

So blatantly brazen!

The little white snake emerged from Yuan Xiu's sleeve, surveying the swollen, purplish corpses around it, showing little reaction. Of course, this was all due to the little white snake's abilities. Throughout the entire ordeal, Yuan Xiu hadn't laid a single hand on them.

"Master, what should we do?"

"Wait for the Iron-Armed Ape to arrive!"

"oh!"

The little white snake obediently responded and then slithered back into the sleeve.

Yuan Xiu didn't have to wait long before a furious roar resounded. The Iron-Armed Ape crashed down from the roof of the inn, landing in the center of the stage.

Ignoring the corpses scattered everywhere, the Iron-Armed Ape roared and slammed its body like a cannonball towards Yuan Xiu.

Yuan Xiu unleashed a sword aura, slashing towards the Iron-Armed Ape, but it did not hinder the ape's attack. The sword aura seemed to miss its target upon contact, failing to produce any sparks.

Seeing that her offensive was ineffective, Yuan Xiu used her foot to push off the oil-paper umbrella beside her, leaped upwards, and headed towards the large hole in the roof, avoiding the Iron-Armed Ape's attack.

Having missed its target, the Iron-Armed Ape unleashed its fury, wreaking havoc throughout the inn. Soon, the wooden inn could no longer withstand the damage and collapsed.

Yuan Xiu, holding an umbrella, landed on the ground from the roof of the inn. Looking at the Iron-Armed Ape rushing out, she noticed that he was wearing a set of black armor that covered his body and torso.

Just now, it was this black armor that blocked Yuan Xiu's sword energy.

Just as the Iron-Armed Ape charged out, his group of monsters and desperados surrounded him.

"Yuan Xiu, I demand you pay with your life for my daughter and my good brother, the man-faced python!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Xiu smiled.

You're wrong about that.

Iron-Armed Ape asked:

"Are you saying you didn't kill my daughter?"

"No, that's not it!"

Iron-Armed Ape was enraged by Yuan Xiu's nonchalant attitude, but then a small white snake appeared on Yuan Xiu's shoulder and greeted him.

"Yo!"

The Iron-Armed Ape knew that voice all too well.

"Anaconda!"

Yuan Xiudao:

"You said you wanted to avenge your good brother, but that's really unnecessary."

At that moment, Iron-Armed Ape's already unpleasant expression turned even more unpleasant.

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