My Top-Tier Tycoon Wife

Luo Xiu stopped and turned to look at the man and woman behind him.

They were the two members of Team Sakura Country who had pursued him into the Land of Lawlessness!

The charming, tall woman glanced around and chuckled softly. "I never expected you to have a Grotto Heaven like this. Though it looks a bit shabby, it's truly a rare find."

"After you're dead, I'll be inheriting this Grotto Heaven from you. That's not too much to ask, is it?"

Ye Ningxue suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood. Her injuries had flared up, and she sank to one knee, her trembling hand reaching out to grasp the corner of Luo Xiu's clothes.

"Dr. Chen, you have to go... I'll hold them off."

"If you survive, find my master's wife and the others... Tell them to be careful..."

But Luo Xiu gently removed her hand and strode calmly toward the two team members from Sakura Country.

"You just rest. I'll handle these two devils."

"Hah," the female member sneered, looking at Luo Xiu as if he were an ant. "You're just a mere Core Formation Realm cultivator. I could crush you with one finger, and you still think you can make waves?"

The male member suddenly drew his blade and strode toward Luo Xiu with a vicious grin. "Leave this brat to me! I'll chop him up!"

However, in the very next moment, the man's face flushed red. He found himself unable to take another step forward, as if an invisible mountain had suddenly descended upon him, pinning him in place!

SLAP.

Luo Xiu strode up, smacked him across the face, snatched the blade from his hand, seized him by the hair, and plunged the blade into his throat. His series of actions were as smooth as flowing water, as clean and efficient as a veteran butcher slaughtering a pig.

He kicked the man's corpse aside and then walked toward the woman.

The female team member was stunned. She only snapped out of it when Luo Xiu was standing right in front of her. She tried to strike out, only to find that she, too, was completely paralyzed.

She snarled through gritted teeth, "You brat... what did you do?!"

Luo Xiu reached out and pinched her cheek, a smirk on his face. "I told you. I'm very safe here."

"In this place, I am the absolute ruler."

As the words fell, Luo Xiu raised his hand and slowly pressed it downward.

The woman screamed in agony as her body slammed onto the ground as if she were a falling weight.

Luo Xiu watched her indifferently, his eyes full of icy killing intent. The fingers of his outstretched hand slowly curled as if crushing something invisible in his palm. As his fingers closed into a fist, an unseen force squeezed the woman's body, producing a series of sickening cracks and pops.

It was the sound of her bones being pulverized by an immense power!

"Spare... spare me! I beg you, let me go... I'll never..."

Luo Xiu let out a cold laugh, cutting her off. "Disgusting devil woman. Here, you don't even have the right to beg for mercy."

The woman glared up at Luo Xiu, her teeth grinding together as she forced the words out. "If you kill me, when the captain finds out... he will... tear you to pieces!"

Luo Xiu smiled faintly. "No. Right now, *I'm* the one tearing *you* to pieces."

A few seconds later, the woman was nothing but a pile of mangled flesh, having been quite literally torn to pieces.

Ye Ningxue stared at Luo Xiu's back, her beautiful eyes trembling. That figure... it felt familiar. At the same time, she couldn't understand how Dr. Chen, with only the strength of the Core Formation Realm, could kill two Void Refinement Realm cultivators as easily as crushing a pair of ants.

Just as she was reeling from the shock, Luo Xiu cried out in pain. He clutched his temples, staggering a few steps before collapsing to the ground.

Ye Ningxue struggled to her feet and went over to him. "Dr. Chen, are you alright?"

Luo Xiu's face was pale and beaded with cold sweat. He rubbed his temples vigorously. "It's nothing. My Divine Sense is just severely drained."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Ye Ningxue's eyes flutter closed as she collapsed in a dead faint.

Luo Xiu took a deep breath. After composing himself for a moment, he picked her up and carried her toward the Palace of the King of Law.

From the very beginning, Luo Xiu's goal had been to lure the two members of Team Sakura Country into the Land of Lawlessness. Outside, with his current strength, he stood no chance against two Void Refinement Realm cultivators. But in the Land of Lawlessness, his Eye of the Reaper allowed him to dominate and manipulate the laws of the domain. Therefore, even a Void Refinement Realm expert was no different from an ant before him here.

This was, however, the first time Luo Xiu had used the Eye of the Reaper to manipulate the laws of the Land of Lawlessness, and he hadn't expected the toll on his Divine Sense to be so severe. At this rate of consumption, it would likely take ten to fifteen days of rest to recover.

「An unknown amount of time passed.」

When Ye Ningxue awoke, she found herself lying on a very crude but large stone bed. Her body was wrapped in so many bandages that she was practically a mummy. The slightest movement sent a heart-piercing pain through her.

However, the thought that she had survived a near-death experience and saved her life made her happy. What was a little pain compared to her life?

This is wonderful... Master, Xiao Xue didn't die... I can see you again... You have to cure your illness, you must... Thinking of her master, who was suffering from a terminal illness and whose whereabouts were unknown, her eyes began to moisten.

"You're awake. Want something to eat?"

The voice of "Chen Shuisheng" came from her side.

Ye Ningxue returned to her senses and slowly turned her head. Luo Xiu was sitting cross-legged on a stone chair beside the bed.

"Dr. Chen, thank you for saving my life."

Luo Xiu adjusted the glasses on his nose and smiled. "We're teammates. That's too formal. You were willing to risk your life to protect a teammate, so naturally, I would do the same."

Hearing this, Ye Ningxue smiled and fell silent, her thoughts returning to her master.

Luo Xiu watched her with a look of gratification. To think that with her strength at the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm Great Perfection, she managed to hold her own against three Void Refinement Realm cultivators for so long while also protecting Xu Qianqing. This girl has really grown.

Ye Ningxue suddenly broke the silence. "You know, I feel like you're a bit like someone."

Luo Xiu remained silent, having a good idea of whom she meant.

As expected, she continued, "You're a bit like my master."

Luo Xiu asked with a smile, "You miss him a lot?"

"Yes, very much. I want to see him now, to tell him that I've gotten stronger and can do a lot for him now."

"I believe you'll see him again soon," Luo Xiu said with a smile.

He felt a pang of guilt, but his gaze remained gentle as he looked at her. Xiao Xue, I'm sorry... The 'Luo Xiu' identity is too sensitive right now. To avoid blowing my cover... I'll wait until after the Shi Wu Great Reef is over to reveal myself to all of you.

Afterward, Luo Xiu left the room and entered the main hall outside.

Xu Qianqing was already awake. She was also wrapped in bandages, but her injuries were much lighter than Ye Ningxue's. A few of the women were gathered around a bonfire, using the Kun-stewing Divine Cauldron to cook the Demonic Beast Meat Luo Xiu had acquired a few days prior.

Wendy, who seemed to be a gourmand of a princess, had her eyes glued to the pot, practically drooling. She looked ready to shove her entire head into the cauldron, forcing Zhang Yi to keep pushing her head back for fear her drool would drip into the pot.

"How's Xiao Xue?" Xu Qianqing asked with concern as Luo Xiu approached.

Luo Xiu shook his head slightly. "She's not in any grave danger. She'll recover with some rest. Take good care of her. I have to get back on the road."

Seeing his listless state, Xu Qianqing said worriedly, "Shouldn't you rest properly before you go?"

Luo Xiu replied, "Yueyue and Xi Yue still haven't been found, and three members of Team Sakura Country are still alive. I have to find our friends as soon as possible."

"That's true," Xu Qianqing nodded, her voice laced with worry. "Then you must be careful. In my current state... I can't help you."