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Tianbei City.
After more than a month, Xiao Li returned.
When Han Yue and the other girls saw him return, their faces were full of joy.
"Xiao Li, you're back!"
"Mm, during the time I was away, did anything happen?"
Han Yue shook her head: "No, everything has been very peaceful."
"However, some time ago, people from Fenyang Valley came once, looking for you. We told them you were in seclusion and temporarily unavailable."
This was a very clever way of speaking.
They couldn't let others know Xiao Li's whereabouts, and even less could they let others know that Xiao Li wasn't in Tianbei City.
Otherwise, they might be taken advantage of.
"Fenyang Valley? Why were they looking for me? Did they say what it was about?" Xiao Li hadn't had a chance to deal with the people from Fenyang Valley yet, but they had come first.
"They didn't say what it was specifically; they just said you weren't available and they would come again next time."
Since the people from Fenyang Valley didn't say, they didn't know much either.
"Then forget it. Anyway, they're looking for me. If it's important, they'll naturally come again."
Xiao Li couldn't be bothered to worry about things that weren't his concern.
Since it was the people from Fenyang Valley who had a problem, it certainly wasn't his turn to go find them.
"What about the Wind and Thunder Pavilion? Have they made any moves?"
Currently, in the entire Central Plains, Xiao Li was only worried about two forces.
One was the Soul Hall, and the other was the Wind and Thunder Pavilion.
The former had a long-standing grudge, but Xiao Li hadn't had any contact with the people from the Soul Hall since coming to the Central Plains.
As for the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, Xiao Li had just killed the Pavilion Master and elders of their Northern Pavilion, so the enmity was quite deep.
The Wind and Thunder Pavilion not coming to cause trouble had somewhat surprised Xiao Li.
Venerable Lei probably had some reservations, which was why he hadn't come to cause trouble.
"Oh right, where did Fairy go?"
Xiao Li only then realized that only Green Scale, Han Yue, and Han Xue were present; the Little Fairy Doctor was missing.
"Oh, Sister Fairy went out a few days ago, saying she was going to find some medicinal ingredients for making poisons."
"You let her go out alone?"
"Sister Fairy's cultivation is the strongest among us; none of us are stronger than her." Han Yue's momentum was a bit weak.
"Although Fairy's cultivation is strong, she is pregnant now and inconvenient to move. If a fight really breaks out, she will definitely suffer."
"What if something happens to her?" Xiao Li's tone was somewhat stern.
Han Yue and the others were stunned by Xiao Li's serious tone.
"I... we didn't think that far..."
Seeing the fear on their faces, Xiao Li's tone softened.
"Forget it, do you know where Fairy went?"
"Sister Fairy said she went to the nearby Tianye City."
"Tianye City, alright. I'll go look for her. You don't need to come; Medusa can just come with me."
Xiao Li specifically gave instructions, then took Medusa and hurried towards Tianye City... Tianye City.
Located fifty li outside Tianbei City, its scale was slightly smaller than Tianbei City.
It was close to a Magical Beast Mountain Range with excellent conditions, rich in various medicinal ingredients, and thus highly regarded by Alchemists.
It attracted many people to search for various rare medicinal ingredients.
Tianye City had always been bustling.
But today, something unpleasant happened in Tianye City.
Inside the city, groups of white-robed Ice River Valley disciples surrounded two women.
One of the women, with a slightly bulging abdomen, was none other than the Little Fairy Doctor!
"Sister Fairy, this is bad; we're surrounded." The woman next to her grabbed the Little Fairy Doctor's hand.
"Give up resisting. Come back with us obediently, and you can suffer less physical pain." From the crowd, a man with a stern, expressionless face walked out. His powerful aura was fully displayed, proving his cultivation—a Six-Star Dou Zong!
"Bing Yuan, I am from the Ye Family, one of the Five Great Families of the Pill Region. Do you, Ice River Valley, intend to be enemies with our Ye Family?" Ye Xinlan said coldly and sharply.
"The Ye Family of the Pill Region... Unfortunately, this isn't the Pill Region. Your Ye Family's influence doesn't reach here."
"Moreover, your Ye Family is currently struggling to protect itself. If you really oppose us, what will your Ye Family use to contend with our Ice River Valley?" Bing Yuan's voice was cold and expressionless.
Ye Xinlan couldn't refute.
Even if this was the territory of the Pill Region, their Ye Family's strength couldn't contend with the Ice River Valley.
She just wanted to use this excuse to see if she could deter Bing Yuan.
"Since you refuse to submit, then don't blame me for being impolite."
Bing Yuan's palm suddenly condensed with chilling cold air, and he struck a palm towards the Little Fairy Doctor!
The Little Fairy Doctor didn't back down either. Her palm condensed with deathly gray poisonous gas, and she struck out with a palm.
Boom!!
The powerful airwave instantly sent everyone around flying.
When immortals fight, mortals suffer.
Bing Yuan's cultivation was, after all, quite a bit stronger than the Little Fairy Doctor's. This palm forced the Little Fairy Doctor to retreat several steps.
But Bing Yuan also didn't fare well; the Calamity Poison Body's poisonous gas seeped into his arm along his palm.
"It really is the Calamity Poison Body... so fierce."
Looking at his blackened arm, Bing Yuan directly used ice Dou Qi to freeze the poisonous gas, then launched another fierce attack!
The Little Fairy Doctor suddenly realized that the extreme cold air had even frozen the surrounding space!
"Not good..."
At the critical moment, a figure quickly appeared in front of the Little Fairy Doctor, waving a large hand.
The ice mountain's offensive was instantly disintegrated, shattered to pieces.
He even felt as if he had been fiercely struck in the chest by a large mountain, his body flying backward, spitting out large mouthfuls of blood!
"Are my people someone you can touch?"
Xiao Li's expression was icy cold, his eyes filled with cold killing intent.
"Xiao Li?" The Little Fairy Doctor looked at him in surprise.
"When did you come back?"
"Just came back today. And you, why did you run out alone?" Xiao Li said with a hint of reproach.
The Little Fairy Doctor playfully stuck out her tongue.
Xiao Li couldn't do anything about her, so he could only focus his attention on Bing Yuan opposite him.
"Now, it's time to settle the score properly."
"You dare to touch my woman? You're tired of living!"
As his words fell, an invisible pressure instantly fell upon all the surrounding Ice River Valley disciples, immediately pressing them down so much that they couldn't even lift their heads, all kneeling on the ground.
"You... you can't kill me. I am an elder of the Ice River Valley..."
Bing Yuan trembled uncontrollably all over.
He felt a chilling killing intent from Xiao Li, as if he would be crushed to pieces in the next second!
"You say I can't kill you, so I can't kill you? Wouldn't that make me lose a lot of face?"
Xiao Li walked over and stepped on Bing Yuan.
Just then, an angry roar came.
"Who dares to kill an elder of my Ice River Valley?!"
The newcomer's voice was like thunder, immediately drawing everyone's gaze.
Only a white-haired man was seen walking over, his aura majestic and domineering.
The newcomer was precisely the Valley Master of Ice River Valley—Venerable Bing!
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