"Quick, go out and see!" Hu Yunyu shouted to the people beside her, "Immortal, come over here."
Xiao Kai hurriedly followed and, walking through the hall for less than ten steps, they saw a huge crystal. Hu Yunyu touched it and it suddenly lit up, projecting a scene— it was the situation outside the cemetery.
It was getting late, with a faint twilight outside. A snow-white small sword was suspended in the air, emitting a bright glow like a bright lamp, illuminating the entire cemetery as if it were daytime. This sword was the same one Xiao Kai had seen Xuefeng use in the valley of Huangshan.
Standing under the glow was Xuefeng and Huangbei.
"This is a thousand-mile telescope passed down by our fox clan elders," explained Hu Yunyu, "It allows us to see what's happening outside."
At this moment, Xuefeng, dressed in white, with the long sword floating above his head, had a very unhappy look on his face. Looking through the crystal, Xuefeng pointed his finger, and the flying sword suddenly stabbed at the ground. There was another rumble, and this time, Xiao Kai felt the ground beneath him tremble.
"The entire underground cave is about to collapse," Xiao Kai gulped, "This sword's power is enormous."
After Xuefeng's three strikes, his eyes shone brightly as he looked around the cemetery. Suddenly, his brow furrowed and the flying sword shot out like lightning. There was a "wailing" cry, and a burst of blood erupted into the air. Xiao Kai could clearly see from the crystal that a petite figure had been cut in half and was floating down slowly.
"Fox Three!" Hu Yunyu screamed, tears streaming down her eyes.
It turned out that the one killed by Xuefeng was Fox Three, whom she had sent to investigate. Fox Three had been hiding and observing in the dark, and couldn't understand how Xuefeng had found her hiding place.
With a murderous look on his face, Xuefeng's brow furrowed again, and the flying sword shot out once more, this time in a different direction.
Another scream, another burst of blood, and a body floated and split in two before falling gently.
"This is Fox Two," Xiao Kai quietly inhaled, this was the first time he had seen such a terrifying side of Xuefeng. These fairies, who had just been able to talk and laugh, had all perished in the blink of an eye. It seemed that their cultivation of hundreds of years had become as fragile as straw in front of Xuefeng.
Hu Yunyu suddenly grabbed the stone platform under the crystal, her eyes burning red. The hard stone was actually dented by her delicate fingers.
Xuefeng shouted, "Cretins, dare to steal my Lingcao pill, abduct the disciples of Mount Emei, do I dare to be ruthless?"
Although not loud, his voice was incredibly powerful, penetrating through several layers of the earth, clearly echoing into the ears of everyone in the cave, instantly causing their eardrums to buzz. Hearing it, Xiao Kai couldn't help but quietly take a deep breath.
"Old man, you have to help me," Xiao Kai started asking for help, "Xuefeng is furious."
"I can't do anything either. There's not enough time to recover my energy," the old man sighed, "Xiao Kai, whether we live or die this time, it's up to fate. Look after yourself."
Xiao Kai's face turned pale.
Outside, the situation became even more intense. After seeing Fox Two and Fox Three being killed, Fox Four lost her wits and flew out of hiding, screaming, "Villain, give me back my sister's life!"
Xuefeng coldly smiled and, as the red figure flew closer, this time, he couldn't be bothered to use his flying sword. He waited until Fox Four pounced before lightly pushing her away.
"Boom!" A loud explosion, and Fox Four's body was ripped apart like a kite with a broken string.
With a single push, Fox Four's meridians were severed, and when she fell to the ground, she couldn't even maintain her human form, directly turning into a fiery red fox, collapsing to the ground, as if all her bones had been pulled out.
"Retreat, quick, retreat!" Hu Yunyu hysterically shouted, "Hurry, tell them to retreat!" As she yelled, she fixed her gaze on the crystal screen, and on Xuefeng's ironclad face, filled with hatred and anger.
On the screen, as if sensing someone watching him, Xuefeng suddenly snorted, waved his hand forward, and shouted, "Who's spying here?"
With a "bang," the crystal screen in front of him suddenly exploded, countless shining fragments bursting into the air. Caught off guard, Xiao Kai was suddenly covered in glass shards.
"Oh my God!" Xiao Kai finally couldn't help but cry out.
What kind of power was this?
This Emei sect leader, who had always been poised and refined, possessed the strength of thunder and mountains when he displayed his power, thoroughly intimidating Xiao Kai!
"Boom!" A loud rumble from above, and large chunks of soil and rocks poured down like a flood, causing a large area of the cemetery, covering several square kilometers, to collapse!
Xiao Kai, battered, followed Hu Yunyu inside. Although there was no way to escape from here, there happened to be a small metal house about ten meters away, just enough to provide shelter from the falling earth and stones. By the time Xiao Kai and Hu Yunyu hid inside, the small house was already crowded with people— all the remaining members of the fox clan had gathered. Looking at Xiao Kai's bedraggled appearance, the foxes were surprised and disappointed. A middle-aged woman couldn't help but ask, "Immortal, can you save us?"
"Me? Save you?" Xiao Kai forced a bitter smile. He really wanted to say "I can't even save myself," but stopped himself before the words came out, and simply smiled slightly, "Don't worry, I will protect you."
"No one can protect you!" came Xuefeng's powerful voice from outside, "You stole my miraculous pill, and today you will all die!"
As he finished speaking, everyone felt a blur before two figures, Xuefeng and Huangbei, swiftly appeared like lightning outside the room.
Dressed in white, beautiful as jade, it was indeed Xuefeng and Huangbei. The deadly sword hovered in front of everyone, and from this close distance, they could almost see the gleaming blade, flickering with a chilling light, having not been stained by even a drop of blood after taking several lives.
Xuefeng's voice stopped suddenly when he saw Xiao Kai, and the overwhelming aura seemed to subside.
"The chosen leader?" Xuefeng slowly said these four words, his voice filled with indescribable surprise.
A light breeze blew, and an eerie silence enveloped the area, a faint bloody smell lingering. The entire situation tightened to the extreme.
"Hello, Master Xuefeng," Xiao Kai forced a smile and said, "I didn't expect to meet you here."
"Hehe, indeed, what a small world," Xuefeng smiled, but his expression was stern and lacked any hint of humor. "May I ask why the Master is here?"
"Oh, it's like this," Xiao Kai swallowed hard, feeling the danger looming like never before in his life. "I was passing by here on my way back and suddenly noticed a demonic aura, so I decided to come and investigate."
"Indeed, it's quite a coincidence that the Master came to the foxes' den," Xuefeng's smile turned even colder. "And it seems like you've made friends with the foxes."
"Well, you see... hehe... actually, this group of foxes are not bad people," Xiao Kai felt a chill down his spine and broke into a cold sweat. "I interacted with them for a bit and found out that they are good people, so they invited me in as their guest."
"So, does that mean I've been presumptuous?" Xuefeng's tone was neither a question nor a statement, each word leaving Xiao Kai feeling a strong sense of imminent danger, making his heart pound.
At this moment, if he were facing a demon, Xiao Kai would undoubtedly cast a sealing spell without hesitation. If he had a mahjong set, he would unquestionably set up a super formation with at least forty-two tiles. If he could approach Xuefeng, he would definitely use the Book of Eternity to touch his fingers. And if he had the Chaos-Subduing Taiji Token, he would certainly not hesitate to use it.
But now, despite the disdain in Huang Bei's eyes, the doubtful look in Hu Yunyu's eyes, and the disappointment in the little fox's eyes, he couldn't afford to think about all that—after all, survival was the top priority.
It was a pity that at this moment, he had nothing, not even the slightest resistance. All he could do was keep a stiff smile on his face, feign a mysterious and profound demeanor, and wait for others to decide his fate.
"What a loss. If I had one day, I could at least create a talisman..." Xiao Kai sighed helplessly.
Xuefeng silently watched Xiao Kai for a full five minutes, then suddenly laughed. "It seems that I have indeed misunderstood. These foxes still have clear eyes at a life-and-death juncture, and are obviously not evil."
With his smile, the overwhelming aura of killing dissipated, and the sky seemed to brighten a few degrees. Xiao Kai heard countless sighs from the foxes behind him.
Not only did Xuefeng laugh, he even bowed deeply, saying, "I have misunderstood earlier. Please forgive me, everyone." He looked at the relaxed faces of Xiao Kai's companions and continued, "I have made a mistake, and I am deeply sorry. If you have any requests, I will do my best to fulfill them."