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Chapter 110 Sister-in-law

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This is what Mudman Zhang finds most incomprehensible. The siege of Snake Valley was a conspiracy between the three families in the Six Ridges. No matter how you look at it, we are still Miao Xiu's own people. What reason does she have to ambush us?!

"That's right, you are not from Chiling, you are from Hushan... and from today onwards, there will never be a Hushan in Chiling Village again."

Miao Xiu said coldly, and at the same time casually grabbed at the Prince of Ceremonies, whose body was covered with bulges. The latter immediately let out a miserable whimper; his fat body had already rotted away completely.

Like a piece of wood completely hollowed out by termites, when the supporting insects are removed, the body collapses inch by inch, and the rotting flesh is licked clean by the swarm of snakes gathered on the ground.

"With the first whistle, Killer Ridge intervened in the battle; with the second whistle, the remaining bandits of Red Ridge Village joined the fray. Together, they slaughtered the traitors of Red Ridge Village and the imperial court's lackeys in this Snake Valley!"

By now, Clay Man Zhang finally understood that they, along with the chieftain Hu Shan, had been used. The person behind it all had enormous ambitions and had even made arrangements to set a trap at Killer Ridge long ago.

They intend to use the Snake Valley incident to wipe out the Tieling court and the unruly bandits of Chiling Village, turning half of this winding corridor into their private domain!

Clay Man Zhang recalled that the man with the same big beard, whom he initially recognized as a descendant of Hu Shan, had given himself the title of deputy chieftain, and his wife was a Miao woman wearing a blue cheongsam!

At this moment, the valley entrance gradually became bustling with noise. The reserve troops who were originally stationed at Chiling Village had arrived in the valley for some unknown reason. They tied yellow turbans with their hands and cut down anyone they saw. Among them were even some veteran experts from outside!

The soldiers of Yuan Chiling Village, caught in a pincer attack, suffered heavy casualties immediately. They were already trapped in the narrow passage, surrounded by enemies on both sides and a den of poisonous snakes nearby. Their mournful cries had been continuous since the beginning!

Some were pierced through the chest by long spears, while others were pushed off cliffs and poisoned or strangled. People in the imperial court were the focus of attention. When Mudman Zhang looked back, he could hardly see any familiar faces!

"Damn it—!"

Knowing that the men sent by the Grand Eunuch were likely in grave danger, Mudman Zhang was furious. But after his rage, a deeper fear rose in his heart. His power was completely gone, and he could not make a ripple.

At that moment, he maintained a forward-rushing posture as if he were about to fight to the death, but his body was actually retreating rapidly, as nimble as a clay figure, trying to escape through the hole above the cave.

He didn't want to get involved here any longer; if he stayed any longer, he would have no way to survive. And now that the ambush to surround Miao Xiu had failed, the elder's cultivation level would at least allow him to leave Snake Valley alive!

"Bang—"

But from behind, a tremendous force came without warning. Fang Jin had somehow woken up and kicked the clay figure Zhang, who was leaning towards her with his back to her, sending him flying straight toward the blue sedan chair!

"……No!"

Before he could finish his desperate words, he was already in Miao Xiu's arms. The Gu Master planted Gu all over his body, and hundreds of evil insects burrowed into his flesh at the same time. After three breaths of stiffness, he breathed his last.

It turned into black dust particles.

"Thanks."

Miao Xiu spread her arms wide, brushed off the black grime covering her body, rolled it into mud balls, and threw them into the snake horde as if feeding fish. Each time her fingertips touched the ground, a large number of snake heads would climb up and surge upwards.

...This scene not only shocked Cui Cui, but even Fang Jin felt it challenged his physiological limits. He looked at the beautiful woman with lingering fear, and after a long while, he said:

"I guessed that Boss Hu had some connections in the underworld, but I never imagined that Killer Ridge, one of the Six Ridges, would be his backer, and I never expected that the boss's wife was the most unassuming one..."

"Bang—!"

But Miao Xiu's face suddenly darkened, and her delicate fist slammed heavily on the sedan chair's headboard. A certain fat, fermented face had been torn apart a thousand times in her mind! She growled repeatedly, filled with jealousy:

"Go to hell, go to hell, go to hell... Don't you dare use that filthy name to dirty my ears! That fat fox who dared to steal my sister away deserves to be impregnated in a snake pit a thousand times over!"

"...Your fist is bleeding."

"Is that even the point? You're no better than that guy doing business with that fat fox, and not praising my beauty is an even greater crime! Die!"

Fang Jin began to doubt his emotional intelligence. He felt that the creature in front of him was neither human nor inhuman. "Sister complex" was no longer enough to describe her abnormality. If Miao Xiu were to change her gender, the landlady might never be able to leave the mountains.

However, he also saw the nature of the Gu Master: insidious, vicious, and invincible. They used their own bodies as insect nests, causing death to anyone they touched, but their own physical strength was not very high.

At least at the same level, Hu Shan and Tie Xin could struggle to survive in the explosive bomb, but Miao Xiu would definitely be vaporized immediately. It's a matter of degree; even a Gu Master is not perfect.

...So they can kill them easily.

Fang Jin was finally relieved. Hu Chuan's greed had left a deep impression on him, and if he were in a different situation, Fang Jin would probably choose to kill the entire team protecting the Buddha, seize the relic, and maximize his benefits.

Therefore, we have to be on guard. In fact, Boss Hu Chuan did have similar thoughts. Moreover, Fang Jin may have even more Blood Demon Petals on her body, which would be a real treasure trove.

But he dared not. In fact, it wasn't until Fang Jin completely defeated the two elders that Hu Chuan officially revealed his true colors, which was not without a hint of testing.

The result of the test... made him immediately abandon all his extra thoughts. Fang Jin's strength far exceeded his expectations, making him the biggest variable in the scheme. He might lose the fruits he had already gained because of this.

"Heh... I also need to be alive to threaten a near-Grandmaster level figure."

On the opposite cliff, Hu Chuan watched the scenes unfolding inside the grotto with a wry smile, muttering to himself that he could never send his sister-in-law to her death, even though Miao Xiu had threatened his life several times.

But at the same time, his hands were not idle. His fingers twirled the whistle and the plectrum, carefully adjusting the size and direction of the mouthpiece to ensure that the tone produced was perfect.

"Besides, there's still some finishing work that I have to do."

Hu Chuan said softly, but his gaze shifted to a certain place outside the cave, which was the final battlefield of Fang Jin and Hu Shan.

The two lumps of charred flesh that Fang Jin had blasted apart were all there. One of them had already fallen off the cliff and been devoured by the snakes, its death a foregone conclusion. The iron mask passed through the snake's tail confirmed Tie Xin's identity.

The other group... had already disappeared. Logically speaking, no one could have survived such injuries, but Hu Shan had quietly vanished from the spot without attracting anyone's attention.