Chapter 26 - You're Ugly!

The alley was deep as if there were countless secrets hidden on every smooth and bright bluestone slab.

Behind the vermilion gate was a dilapidated courtyard.

There was a stone mill in the middle of the yard, and an iron bucket was placed on the millstone.

There was a barrel full of ice.

The ice cubes melted under the scorching sun, giving off a great amount of cold air.

A man in black sat by and meditated. With smoke swirling around his body and sweat dripping down his forehead, he looked like he was in a sauna.

His hands were waving in the air, and his ten fingers swiftly made dozens of strange and complex gestures.

Swoosh…

The white light suddenly brightened!

All of a sudden, a dark and deep hole appeared on the bluestone ground.

The black hole looked gloomy, making people tremble as soon as they saw it. It was like a death passage to Asura’s hell.

First, there was a small moment of silence, and then the rustling sounds of sand could be heard.

A crow came out of the black hole and pounced on the body of the man in black.

More crows flew out and approached the man in black.

They wrapped tightly around the man in black and opened their mouths to devour the dark Qi emanating from his body.

Crack, crack, crack…

Countless crows had countless mouths and they kept opening and closing together. This scene made people feel chills in their spines.

When all the crows were gone and the black smoke disappeared, the man in black finally revealed his true face.

He poured the ice cubes and the water in the bucket on his head, creating a hissing sound as if his body were a burning furnace and the ice cubes and water all fell on the stove’s flames and turned to steam.

It wasn’t until this moment that the Qi of Light on Crow was finally expelled.

Since long ago, light and darkness were difficult to blend. Crow walked in a dark and evil way, including the birds he kept. They were also created with some foul material. When he was injured, the bodyguard of the young lady of the Cui Family used the “Buddha in Thousand Families”, which was an authentic Buddhist Kung Fu and a high-level driving magic of the Buddhism Sect.

As the Qi of Light entered his body, Crow fled with serious injuries.

After sneaking into this alley and killing an old woman who had lived there alone for many years, this courtyard became his healing place.

He had a specialized technique, so Crow had always been very confident in his own skills.

He was a proud person as well as a proud killer.

However, his perfect plan failed as if someone had swiftly slapped him in the face.

He could imagine how they mocked and laughed at him when the news of his failure was heard by those bloodthirsty people in the Hunters Union.

“It is unforgivable.” Crow struck out with his palm. The stone mill weighing more than a thousand pounds broke into several pieces with a loud crashing sound.

During the period of recuperation, Crow carefully recalled the scene at that time.

When he noticed that the girl of the Cui Family walked out of the school gate, he waited in the Beast-Faced Pavilion in advance for an ambush. As expected, he was right. Cui Xiaoxin and her classmate walked toward the Beast-Faced Pavilion.

Just as he had expected, the guards of the Cui Family did not follow her in. Instead, they stood guard in front of the pavilion, vigilantly sizing up the guests who entered and exited the pavilion.

Since the guard of the Cui Family did not go in, he knew that his attack had a 99% chance of success. The reason why there was a 1% chance of failure was that Cui Xiaoxin could quickly transform into a cultivator at the Starry Sky Realm.

But could it be possible?

Cui Xiaoxin didn’t transform and she was indeed not a cultivator at the Starry Sky Realm.

The princess had to maintain her elegance and could not easily change. However, the useless teenager beside her had transformed.

Otherwise, why would he be able to take his Sakura Fall so accurately every single time?

“How could I use such a powerful killing move as One Strike Splits Mount Hua, but still be sent flying by his punch?”

“If that was not a transformation, what was it?”

Therefore, in his final analysis, the one who should be blamed for the failure this time was the teenager who looked like coal.

“I’m going to kill him,” Crow said to himself.

He took out a coin from his pocket with his right hand and put it in his left hand.

“This is the remuneration,” Crow said to himself. He didn’t do business that didn’t make money.

Puff! Puff!

A blackbird flapped its wings and flew into the yard.

Crow beckoned, and the blackbird landed in his hand.

He took off a bamboo tube from the blackbird’s leg and took out a piece of paper from it.

The paper wasn’t big, and the content wasn’t much.

Crow quickly finished reading.

He gently rubbed his fingers on the paper, and the paper began to burn.

“Li Muyang.” Crow murmured the name with his eyes full of killing intent. “In fact, you’re already a lamb to be slaughtered.”

…

…

“Little Bird said good morning. Why are you carrying a pack of dynamite on your back? I’m going to blow up the school. The teacher had no idea, and I ran away as soon as I lit it up.” Li Sinian pushed open the door of the courtyard while singing a song. She was shocked when she saw the mess in the yard. She shouted, “Li Muyang! Li Muyang!”

Li Muyang came out of the inner room and asked, “What’s wrong?”

“What’s wrong with the table in the courtyard?” Li Sinian asked, pointing at the table with a few missing corners. “How did the table become like this?”

“I don’t know either,” Li Muyang said walking outside. He looked at her and said, “How could this be? Was the table struck by lightning?”

“How is that possible?” Li Sinian said grumpily. “How could a good table be struck by lightning?”

“A good person can be struck by lightning, not to mention a table.” Li Muyang retorted.

Li Sinian’s eyes widened. She stared at Li Muyang for a while and said, “You really don’t know?”

Li Muyang grinned and said, “Okay, okay, I’ll tell you the truth. I broke it with my hands when I was writing on the table. I don’t know why… ”

“You think I’m an idiot?” Li Sinian interrupted Li Muyang’s explanation. “I’d rather believe that it was struck by lightning.”

“…”

Of course, Li Sinian didn’t care about the table. She looked around and asked, “Sister Xiaoxin didn’t come today, did she?”

“No, she didn’t,” Li Muyang said with a smile. He was not willing to tell his sister about Yan Xiangma. Otherwise, the little girl would worry about him for no reason.

She was already a second-year student in high school, and it was now an important period. Although her study was very good, Li Muyang didn’t want her to burden her with what she should not bear at her age. “Xiaoxin said that she would not come today. She went to the temple with her family elders to pray.”

Li Sinian rolled her dark eyes and said, “We should also pray for you.”

“I don’t believe in that,” Li Muyang refused. “If you can get admitted to college by praying and worshiping Buddha, will there be anyone who will fail to get into college in the future?”

“It’s not for this.” Li Sinian rolled her eyes and said, “Anyway, you can’t get into college. Buddha can’t help you with this kind of thing.”

“Then what do you want?”

“I wish that Sister Xiaoxin also can’t get into the university either and that both of you will fail the exam. Then you will both feel sad and go back to school together to study again. At that time, we will be in the same class in the same grade, trying our best to study. After a year, the three of us will be on the list at the same time and join hands to enter Xifeng University, which will become a legend in Jiangnan City. What do you think?”

Li Muyang walked over and pinched Li Sinian’s delicate face. He looked at her with a worried face and said, “Li Sinian, are you sick?”

“You are the one who is sick.” Li Sinian shook off her brother’s hand and said, “I seriously thought about it today. If you want to be with Sister Xiaoxin, you have to be admitted to Xifeng University or Sister Xiaoxin fails the exam and studies in high school with you.”

“Then we can be together?”

“No.” Li Sinian shook her head. “But at least you have a chance to compete with others, right?”

“…”

Although it was cruel, he knew that Li Sinian was telling the truth.

If he couldn’t perform well enough in this exam, he would be separated from Cui Xiaoxin in the future. He wouldn’t even have a chance to compete with others.

“I don’t have to pursue Cui Xiaoxin,” Li Muyang said stubbornly. “Anyway, I’m still young. No one knows what will happen in the future. Maybe I can find someone better.”

“Brother…”

“What?”

“You’re ugly.”

“I know. Do you have to be so straightforward?”

“But not every girl is as blind as Sister Xiaoxin.”

“…”

Cui Xiaoxin put down her chopsticks and wiped her mouth with a napkin. “Aunt, Uncle, and Cousin have a good meal. I’m going out,” she said.

Yan Bolai put down the newspaper in his hand, looked at Cui Xiaoxin and asked, “Xiaoxin, you’re full so soon? The Liberal-arts Exam is coming. You should pay attention to your diet.”

“I’ve already finished eating. Thank you for your concern, Uncle.” Cui Xiaoxin bowed and thanked him.

“Xiaoxin, where are you going?” Her aunt asked. “Are you going to help your classmate study again? The exam is coming. You can’t help others. It will affect your own results. Although our family doesn’t need this, people will comment on you no matter your grades are good or bad. You know, when you return to Capital Heaven this time, how many pairs of eyes will stare at you?”

“Aunt, don’t worry. I’m ready.” Cui Xiaoxin’s expression looked gentle and firm. She looked at her aunt and said, “Whether for the examination or Capital Heaven.”

“Don’t worry about it. Don’t you believe Xiaoxin? She is more cautious than anyone else,” Yan Xiangma said with a smile

When Cui Xiaoxin left, Yan Bolai looked at Yan Xiangma with sharp eyes and asked, “Which boy is so lucky to personally get Xiaoxin’s help?”