"What? You're backing down again?"
Chen Xiao asked provocatively.
"I'm not backing down, I'm being realistic!"
Su Meinan wasn't provoked this time. She said calmly, "In short, if you can help me destroy the Li family, my great revenge will be avenged, and I'll be willing to be your little follower. As for the True Martial Sect, let's forget it."
As they spoke, the two arrived near a mine.
Su Meinan pointed to the mine and said, "That's the spirit stone vein that the Li family seized. The Li family has four Nascent Soul stage enforcers and over thirty Golden Core stage thugs. As far as I know, they will leave half of their men here to guard the vein. This means you'll be facing two Nascent Soul experts and no more than twenty Golden Core thugs. How confident are you?"
Chen Xiao disdained to answer such a question.
With a flash of his body, he disappeared. In less than ten seconds, he was back.
"Let's go."
Chen Xiao said indifferently.
"Go? Go where? You mean you want me to go with you? Please, I never said I'd act with you..."
Su Meinan said with disgust.
"Everyone inside has been killed by me. I'll take you in to see now."
Chen Xiao's tone remained without any fluctuation.
"Killed them all? Who are you kidding? In less than ten seconds, you claim to have killed two Nascent Soul experts? I don't believe it!"
Su Meinan pouted, expressing her disbelief.
Chen Xiao walked leisurely towards the vein, not bothering to explain anything.
Seeing this, Su Meinan had no choice but to follow.
Upon arriving near the vein, she saw over twenty corpses lying on the ground. No matter how much Su Meinan doubted, she had to believe that Chen Xiao had indeed killed them.
"How... how did you do it?"
Su Meinan examined the corpses. The two Nascent Soul experts were among them. While shocked, she also felt relieved.
It seemed she had made the right bet this time.
"Someone's coming."
Chen Xiao suddenly said.
"Who?"
Su Meinan froze.
Immediately after, a group of people surrounded them. Among them were the black-clothed men who had pursued and blocked Su Meinan during the day.
"You little brat, it's one thing to sneak into our estate to steal spirit stones, but to set your sights on the mine! You must be tired of living!"
The middle-aged Nascent Soul expert sneered.
"Hmph, this vein originally belonged to our Su family. I'm just taking back what's mine!"
Having witnessed Chen Xiao's power, Su Meinan's confidence soared. She stood tall, like a proud little rooster.
"Heh heh, you really are the Su family's brat. I had my suspicions long ago!"
The middle-aged Nascent Soul expert wasn't too surprised. He had already guessed that the little beggar's identity was unusual, otherwise, he wouldn't have come to the spirit stone mine at night to check.
"Brat, hand over my magic artifact, and then clean it up for me to play with for three days and three nights, and I'll spare your dog life!"
"Pah! Dream on!"
Su Meinan spat directly.
"Damn it, I think you're really tired of living. Let's see how you, a mere Golden Core, can escape from the combined might of three Nascent Soul experts!"
Because it was dark and his attention wasn't on the ground, the middle-aged man didn't notice the corpses on the ground.
"Heh heh, I'm sorry... to be precise, it's only one Nascent Soul, and that's you!"
Su Meinan kicked a corpse at her feet. The already dead Nascent Soul expert rolled in front of the middle-aged Nascent Soul expert.
"What? This is..."
The middle-aged Nascent Soul expert finally recognized the corpses on the ground. Then, he saw the dense piles of bodies all over the ground.
The two Nascent Soul experts guarding the spirit stone mine, and over a dozen Golden Core experts, were all dead.
"Not good, quickly report to Master Li and get reinforcements!"
The middle-aged Nascent Soul expert shouted.
Unfortunately, it was too late.
With a thought from Chen Xiao, a series of *poof* sounds echoed in the air.
Su Meinan was stunned. Chen Xiao hadn't done anything, yet these people had all turned into blood mist one after another. What was going on?
This time, Su Meinan was completely convinced of Chen Xiao. She believed he could help her get her revenge.
The subsequent events unfolded as smoothly as cutting butter with a hot knife. Chen Xiao took Su Meinan back to True Martial Town and caused a great disturbance at the Li family estate.
Not a single soul was left alive in the Li family, just as the Li family had treated the Su family in the past.
Chen Xiao's heart remained unmoved.
This was the law of the jungle.
"The spirit stone vein, how do you plan to deal with it?"
After helping Su Meinan avenge herself, Chen Xiao asked.
Su Meinan thought for a moment, gritted her teeth, and said, "I plan to destroy it. This spirit stone vein was ultimately discovered by our Su family, and I don't want to let others profit from it!"
Although the Li family was wiped out, Su Meinan still couldn't reclaim the spirit stone vein.
Because the Li family was gone, Li Beiwu would surely return to avenge his family upon hearing the news.
If Su Meinan took over the spirit stone vein, it would be no different from waiting for death!
Moreover, Chen Xiao had already helped her get revenge, so it was time for her to fulfill her promise.
She was to follow Chen Xiao and be his little follower.
"Destroy it? That's a bit of a shame!"
Chen Xiao frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "Find a place to rest tonight, and meet me at the spirit stone vein tomorrow morning."
...
The next day, after dawn, Su Meinan went to the spirit stone vein to find Chen Xiao as agreed.
Although she was still dressed as a man, she had changed into new clothes and had washed herself the night before, making her clean and no longer a little beggar.
While not stunningly beautiful, she was pure and lovely, especially her large eyes, which seemed to hold a clear spring, evoking a sense of pity.
Upon arriving near the spirit stone vein, Su Meinan felt that something was not quite right, but she couldn't pinpoint what it was.
"Brother Chen, I'm here, are you here..."
Su Meinan called out loudly, then saw a figure covered in a black robe emerge from the mine.
Chen Xiao walked silently, giving people the feeling of seeing a ghost in broad daylight.
"Brother Chen, how many spirit stones did you mine last night? Did you get enough? If so, I'll destroy this vein!"
Su Meinan assumed Chen Xiao had stayed there all night to collect spirit stones.
However, she was only half right. Chen Xiao had indeed stayed there for the spirit stones, but not to collect them.
"No need. All the spirit stones in this vein have been absorbed by me."
Chen Xiao said indifferently.
"Chen, Brother Chen... you, what kind of joke are you playing with me now?"
With yesterday's experience, Su Meinan no longer dared to accuse Chen Xiao of bragging.
But even if she were beaten to death, she wouldn't believe that Chen Xiao could absorb the entire vein in just one night!