Soul Emperor Martial God

"The Hee Family from Fierce Tiger City? Ha," Xiao Yi smiled faintly.

"If you really were from the Hee family, would these mountain bandits dare to lay a finger on you?"

Having said that, Xiao Yi's footsteps shifted once again as he slowly walked away.

The Hee Family is one of the Three Great Families of Fierce Tiger City. Most importantly, this is a family of Sword Masters.

Yes, this is the family of the Fierce Tiger Sword Master.

This was also why Xiao Yi had momentarily paused in his steps.

Within the Sword Sect, he had some acquaintance with the Fierce Tiger Sword Master.

However, it was clear that these three individuals were definitely not from the Hee Family of Fierce Tiger City.

Any Sword Master is a symbol of the Sword Dao within their county.

Once a Sword Master heads to the Sword Sect, their family receives protection from the Prince Mansion and the Sky-splitting Sword Sect of their county.

In any county, both the Prince Mansion and the Sky-splitting Sword Sect are colossal forces.

Who would dare to trouble a Sword Master's family protected by these two powers?

The so-called Eight Tigers Mountain Bandits from before seemed to have quite a reputation and were clearly not ordinary bandits.

They could not possibly be unaware of the Hee Family.

Nor would they have the guts to attack members of the Hee family.

But to get back to the point.

Xiao Yi had already departed.

The young man looked to the elderly man with a puzzled expression, saying, "Grandpa Ma, aren't we from the Huangfu family?"

"Why did we just lie to that man?"

The elder replied in a deep voice, "Young master, the world is treacherous; we must be cautious."

"I couldn't see through the aura of that young powerhouse."

"It proves he is at least above the Third and Fourth Layer of Mystic Breakthrough."

"We could only intimidate him, otherwise, if he harbored ill intentions..."

The girl interrupted, saying, "But Grandpa Ma, he was just passing by."

"He even saved us just now."

The elder rebuked, "There are no such coincidences in this world."

"Enough talk, we better hurry back to the city."

"The Eight Tigers Mountain Bandits are no easy target."

With those words, the elder and the two with him turned and left.

...

After entering Fierce Tiger County, Xiao Yi did not head to the local stronghold.

The missing mission had already been ordered by the Royal Capital's headquarters to require a Deputy Commander or above to lead the team to execute it.

Therefore, the information from the stronghold would probably be scant, not worth the trip, better to investigate on his own.

Three days later, after several days of continuous investigation,

Xiao Yi centered his attention on a large city more than a hundred miles away from the county.

"Spring Breeze City," Xiao Yi looked at the three giant characters on the city wall and smiled faintly.

Spring Breeze City, right next to Fierce Tiger City.

In terms of martial artist strength and commerce, it is second only to the county in Fierce Tiger County.

Xiao Yi made his way forward and finally stopped at a luxurious song and dance hall, then he entered.

"Please halt, young master," two burly men stopped Xiao Yi at the door.

"Entering our Spring Breeze Square requires a payment of one hundred silver notes."

Spring Breeze Square, within this Spring Breeze City, has an immense reputation.

Xiao Yi casually took out a silver note, stating lightly, "Not a single thing remains in the spring breeze, even ten thousand notes hold it not."

"Your Spring Breeze Square, famed for surpassing even the beauty of the spring breeze and bright moon, is giving itself away for a mere hundred," he said.

"The young master jests," the two burly men chuckled awkwardly, gesturing for him to please enter.

Xiao Yi nodded, walking slowly inside.

His visage was as delicate as jade, his bearing proud and lofty, making him look quite like some young nobleman from the city.

Unbeknownst to them, their expressions were stealthily watched, already within the scope of Xiao Yi's perception.

Upon entering Spring Breeze Square, what met his eyes was an elegant table and chair setup in the center.

On the table was a zither, and beside it, a woman in blue clothing, her face veiled with a thin covering, slender jade fingers gently stroking the zither.

The soft strains of the zither music were indeed like a refreshing breeze to the face, enveloping one in the experience.

Though the woman's actual features were not visible, her flawless pale skin and her pure, transcendent aura

suggested that the woman before him must be stunningly beautiful.

Enthralling at just a glance, drawing one in irresistibly.

"Interesting," Xiao Yi casually found an empty table and sat down to listen.

The woman in blue was called Sisi,

the zither player of Spring Breeze Square.

Nearly all the guests who came to Spring Breeze Square did so for her.

However, the cost of patronizing the Spring Breeze Square was quite high.

Ordinary people simply could not afford to enter; those who could come here were all either rich or noble.

Or they were Martial Artists with exceptional strength.

Just then, the tea and desserts a young servant suddenly brought over were priced at a thousand silver notes.

Of course, for the guests seated throughout the establishment, it was worth it.

At least, every guest present was now enjoying the soft, lingering notes of the guqin.

They were immersed in it, their faces showing the utmost intoxication.

But, not long after, a rough and noisy voice harshly roused everyone from their reverie.

A young man dressed in extravagant clothes, along with dozens of guards, came swaggering in.

The guests, awakened from their enjoyment, were extremely angry.

But upon seeing the young man, they dared not express their anger.

"Isn't that the Wang Family's unruly young master?"

"Alas, the Wang Family is one of the Three Great Families of Spring Breeze City. This young master is accustomed to being overbearing."

A few guests whispered among themselves.

The moment the young master arrived, he arrogantly declared, "Those who aren't here for business, scram from my sight."

"Today, I'm booking the entire Spring Breeze Square."

"No, I'm booking it for the whole month."

The seated guests, though furious at heart, reluctantly got up and left when they saw those guard-like wolves and tigers.

Xiao Yi shook his head and went on to pick up his cup of tea, intending to finish his drink and then leave.

Unexpectedly, the young master, with displeasure written all over his face, walked over to him. "Didn't you hear what I said?"

"How dare you leisurely continue to drink tea? You're courting death."

As he spoke, the young master swung his hand to slap Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi frowned slightly and with a light movement of his hand, grabbed hold of his wrist.

"Ah... it hurts... it hurts..." the young master cried out in pain.

He was merely at the Innate Realm, whereas Xiao Yi could have taken his life with just the flick of a finger.

"How audacious!" the surrounding guards immediately drew their swords.

These guards were uniformly at the Mysterious Profundity Realm.

Xiao Yi gave them a glance, mere ants to him, not even worth the effort of raising his hand.

But if they were intent on courting death,

Xiao Yi wouldn't mind killing.

Just at that moment,

a gentle and pleasant voice rang out.

"Stop. Within the Spring Breeze Square, no killing is allowed."

The voice belonged to the lady in green.

Her words were faint and soft, yet seemed to carry an undeniable force.

The young master glared at his guards in anger. "Are you deaf?"

"Didn't you hear what Miss Sisi said?"

"Put away your swords, will you?"

After speaking, the young master looked at Xiao Yi. "Sir, are you truly looking to oppose me?"

"Do you really not intend to leave?"

Xiao Yi released his hand and shook his head slightly, commenting indifferently, "If you insist on jumping into the fire pit, I have no interest in interfering."

Having said that, Xiao Yi drained the tea from his cup, turned around, and walked away.

"Wait."

The enchanting voice of the lady in green resonated once more.

"Sir, is it that my Spring Breeze Square has caused you dissatisfaction?"

Xiao Yi paused in his steps and shook his head.

The lady in green asked again, "Or perhaps it is my guqin playing that fails to catch your esteemed ear?"

"It's not that," Xiao Yi shook his head again. "Your guqin playing is exquisite."

"Sisi, ah, the thought of your guqin music, and the face under your veil, lingers in the mind."

"However, such beguiling guqin music, if deadly in nature, I fear ordinary people are not blessed enough to appreciate it."

Saying this, Xiao Yi cast a deep look at the young master.

Then, without looking back, he walked away.

The young master, with a face full of scorn, snorted, "He's just complaining about the high costs at Spring Breeze Square."

"Talking about fire pits and deadly guqin music, I have the least respect for these bumpkins."

"Miss Sisi, don't take such people's words to heart."

...

Second update.