Just Discharged From the Military and Got Tied Down by A Cold Beauty
Chapter 466: Show off for a moment, end up in a crematorium

Chapter 466: Chapter 466: Show off for a moment, end up in a crematorium

It took a full five minutes before nobody else left.

Of course, there weren’t many people left, just about twenty or so.

Keep in mind, there were at least a hundred people gathered here at the start.

"Go ahead, everyone, leave. Anyone else want to leave? Don’t bother with excuses, just go," Qin Huairen’s heart felt somewhat breached.

Sure enough, when disaster strikes, people scatter.

These so-called great families and mansions of Xu Hai City, they are mostly unreliable at crucial times.

Yesterday, at my birthday banquet, one by one, they pledged their loyalty. Today, running away doesn’t take them a moment’s hesitation.

"Huairen, brother, why are you giving me that look?" Luo Yingchong spread his hands.

"We’ve had a close friendship for over thirty years."

"Besides, even though you’re the City Lord of Xu Hai City, the city is not yours alone."

"Take it easy. Even if we are doomed, I will be with you."

Hearing Luo Yingchong’s words, Qin Huairen couldn’t help but feel his eyes reddening.

I do have reliable friends after all.

"You guys, are you not leaving either?" Qin Huairen turned to look at the other family heads.

Each of them shook their head.

"If we wanted to leave, we would have left already."

"Though Luo has his schemes, what he said just now makes sense."

"I’m not one for pretentious words, but that sophisticated failure Luo Yingchong is right."

Luo Yingchong couldn’t help but roll his eyes. What’s this about me having schemes, and how am I a sophisticated failure?

This bunch sure has a way of smearing people.

"Good!" Qin Huairen yelled, feeling a surge of boldness in his heart.

It’s just demonized beings! Let’s fight them!

"Good for nothing, with just you folks, Xu Hai City can be destroyed in minutes," Lu Xiao doused their ardor with an ill-timed bucket of cold water.

The fervor that had been building among those present cooled instantly by half.

"Why are you all staring at me? It’s the truth," Lu Xiao spread his hands, "As I estimate, there are at least two to three hundred demonized beings in Xu Hai City above the Transcendent Seventh Layer."

Two to three hundred above the Seventh Layer—the blood which was half-cold among those present now completely froze over.

This is hopeless!

We might as well go home, have a good meal, craft ourselves a fine coffin, and await death.

"Master, is there really no hope at all?" Luo Hanyi couldn’t help but ask.

The numerical disparity was too great; even if demonized beings had a lethal weakness, fighting them seemed impossible.

"Hope? There’s some," came the response.

Everyone was stunned once more. There’s hope?

"Not you, master. Didn’t you just say that with us, Xu Hai City could be wiped out in minutes? Now you’re saying there’s hope?"

"With just you all, certainly not, but you still have me!" Lu Xiao raised an eyebrow.

Nice one, awaiting us here.

"When it comes to boasting, I only bow down to Mr. Lu," someone suddenly shouted after a few seconds of silence.

Then everyone nodded in agreement; Lu Xiao’s boast was incredibly cool.

"So, master, what’s the actual plan?" Luo Hanyi continued to inquire.

"Plan? Who needs a plan? When I find the time, I’ll just go and kill all the demonized beings in Xu Hai City. That’s it."

The scene fell quiet as the grave once again.

Find a time, rush over, kill all the demonized beings...

We understand each word, but when you put them all together, it’s utterly preposterous.

"Alright, it’s happily decided then."

"Don’t disturb me for the next few days. I’ve had some enlightenment recently, and I’ll ascend to the Transcendence Realm first."

"To prevent the demonized beings from causing trouble, it would be best if you all gather at the City Lord Mansion."

"That’s it, then. I’m off," Lu Xiao said and then promptly waved his hand and left."

In the courtyard, it wasn’t until Lu Xiao’s figure had disappeared that everyone finally snapped back to reality.

Just casually ascending to the Transcendence Realm...

I’ve been shown up.

"The Holy Land, indeed extraordinary," they couldn’t help but marvel.

"For Xu Hai City, it’s just a small interlude in Mr. Lu’s life after all."

"This is the true pride of our Divine Land, truly fierce."

Everyone sighed, feeling as though they’d been wasting their lives compared to Lu Xiao.

Leaving the Li Residence, Lu Xiao quickly blended into the crowd.

Walking down the street, Lu Xiao looked troubled.

Boasting feels great in the moment, but afterward comes the funeral.

To kill all demonized beings, that indeed was an overblown boast.

But the atmosphere was quite heated at the time, right?

"Well, let’s just take it one step at a time; first, I need to finish refining my meridians," Lu Xiao took another deep breath.

If the meridians could all undergo Energy Conversion and produce Mutated Crystals, then perhaps killing all demonized beings isn’t impossible.