My Top-Tier Tycoon Wife

Watari Kagura made the decisive and swift decision to leave, not because she was afraid or apprehensive, but simply because she was lazy.

She knew Lin Xiyue was doomed, so she couldn't be bothered to make another move.

Ever since she was young, she had always been a very lazy person.

「In the ruins.」

Lin Xiyue watched Watari Kagura's receding figure, her heart a whirlwind of complex emotions.

Resentment, anger, helplessness, resignation, despair...

She felt as if she had thrown a powerful punch into a bale of soft cotton.

At that moment, the potent medicinal energy of the Holy Origin Golden Pill was ruthlessly ravaging her already battered body.

She felt as though her body was about to explode and could only vent the overwhelming energy by wildly smashing the surrounding rubble.

But in the end, she still collapsed. Her body was a torn and mangled mess, and her life force gradually faded...

Just as Watari Kagura had said, she was undoubtedly doomed.

"This one has a fiery temperament," a cold, clear female voice suddenly echoed from deep within the ruins.

A humanoid shadow fluttered out.

As the shadow appeared, the surrounding space seemed to freeze, and frost began to form amidst the swirling dust.

The shadow circled Lin Xiyue a few times before transforming into a wisp of light smoke that drilled into the space between her eyebrows.

"A Nine Yin Constitution. I have finally found you."

"However, the elixir you just consumed seems to contain Emperor's Blood... I must first help you vent it."

"Hmm... I'll need to find you a man."

The next moment, Lin Xiyue's mangled body shakily rose from the ground. Her wounds began to heal at a rate visible to the naked eye. At the same time, her clothes were corroded by an eerie cold, shattering into black ice that scattered on the ground.

Naked, she moved like a walking corpse, staggering toward the edge of the ruins.

「...」

Ever since entering the Heitian Swamp, Luo Xiu had followed the trails of battle and any other clues he could find, forging a path through the obstacles.

Only plants grew in the Heitian Swamp; there were no demon beasts. This was because the poisonous plants here possessed sentience, making them a type of plant-like demon beast. Any other demon beast that stepped into this territory would be absorbed as nutrients.

However, Luo Xiu's passage was unobstructed.

He simply needed to cover his body with the Aura of the Dead, and the poisonous plants wouldn't dare approach.

But the Heitian Swamp was vast. Finding Lin Xiyue based on a few subtle clues would take considerable time.

Just as he was growing anxious, he suddenly sensed a familiar aura from a great distance. It was the aura of the Holy Origin Golden Pill! Only Lin Xiyue carried one.

Luo Xiu immediately quickened his pace, dashing toward the source of the aura.

About an hour later, Luo Xiu saw a field of ancient ruins. The aura of the Holy Origin Golden Pill was indeed coming from deep within them.

But just as he was about to enter the ruins to find Lin Xiyue, a tall, graceful figure walked out to meet him.

She was a beautiful woman in a tight-fitting battle suit that perfectly outlined her voluptuous figure, leaving no flaw to be found.

Her long, ash-brown hair was casually draped over her shoulders, exuding a faint fragrance. It was adorned only with a single red butterfly hair clip.

A lock of her bangs obscured her clear, sapphire-blue right eye.

Her exposed left eye was cold and profound.

Her face was exquisitely beautiful, with crimson lips and an extraordinary bearing, as if she didn't belong to this world.

Luo Xiu stopped.

The beautiful woman also stopped.

Luo Xiu looked at her.

She looked back at him.

This was the first time they had met.

In the silence, Luo Xiu was the first to speak, "The captain from Sakura Country?"

"My name... is Watari Kagura," the beautiful, cold woman replied. "You can die without regrets, now that you know my name."

Dark energy billowed from Luo Xiu's body as killing intent glinted in his eyes.

As far as he knew, the Watari surname was significant in Sakura Country. The woman before him was likely the young lady of some major family.

As he was contemplating this, Watari Kagura took a step forward. Her figure vanished, reappearing beside him as if she had teleported.

So fast!

Luo Xiu's heart sank. He hadn't had time to react at all.

Expressionless, Watari Kagura raised her lace-gloved hand and rested it gently on Luo Xiu's shoulder. An immense weight immediately fell upon Luo Xiu, rendering him unable to move or even circulate his Aura of the Dead.

"I've read your file. The substitute from Team Hua Country, Chen Shuisheng."

"You're quite skilled, but not worth wasting too much of my time on."

With that, she removed her hand from his shoulder and walked away unhurriedly, as if taking a stroll in her own garden.

Wherever she passed, the poisonous plants hastily retreated to either side, clearing a path as if in terror.

Luo Xiu remained where he was, sinking powerlessly to one knee. A strange power coursed through his body, inside and out, like countless invisible hands tearing him apart.

This woman... she's truly powerful...

Her strength is definitely not limited to the Void Refinement Realm that's apparent on the surface.

However... she's far too confident. It won't be so easy to kill me with just one move.

Luo Xiu took a deep breath, sat cross-legged, and began to channel his qi to expel the strange power from his body.

If that bizarre power wasn't dispelled in time, it would soon destroy his meridians and foundation, leading to the utter obliteration of his body and soul.

Ghost Valley Cleansing Technique!

A long while later, Luo Xiu opened his eyes. His face was pale and drenched in sweat.

He coughed, spitting a mouthful of black blood. Only then did he feel some relief, and a bit of color returned to his face.

Luckily, I learned my master's cleansing technique in my spare time. I barely escaped death...

But to be fair, that move of hers was terrifying. With just a simple touch, she could instantly infuse such a powerful force into her target's body.

Muttering to himself, Luo Xiu struggled to his feet and staggered toward the depths of the ruins.

He was deeply worried about Lin Xiyue and had a growing sense of foreboding.

The captain from Sakura Country was terrifyingly strong. If even he was nearly killed in one hit, what chance did Lin Xiyue have?

As he was lost in thought, a figure staggered out from the ruins ahead.

"Xi Yue?" Luo Xiu's eyes lit up. He dragged his exhausted, aching body and rushed toward her.

But then he saw that Lin Xiyue was completely naked, and something seemed terribly wrong with her condition.

When he reached her and tried to check on her, she suddenly grabbed him by the throat.

Lin Xiyue lifted him effortlessly with one hand. A flicker of excitement appeared in her vacant eyes.

"I didn't expect a man to deliver himself to my door so quickly."

"And to think he has a Nine Yang Constitution."

Luo Xiu gritted his teeth, forcing out the words, "Who are you?"

Only then did he realize that while the body was Lin Xiyue's, the soul within was someone else's.

"You are not worthy of knowing who I am."

Suddenly, a bone-chilling cold radiated from Lin Xiyue's body.

In an instant, the cold corroded Luo Xiu's clothes, which shattered into ice shards and fell away, leaving him stark naked.

Lin Xiyue tossed him to the ground and then pounced fiercely upon him.