Chapter 1388: Spending Money to Avoid Disaster

A dignified Yuanying ancestor was actually smashed to death...

Although no one saw this incident in person, it was almost a fact.

At least since that day, no one has seen Mu Shangbai again.

From then on, all the cultivators in Nanyue Province knew that Huoyunling not only had Huang Yan, a Yuanying ancestor, but also a mysterious one - the Lord of Huoyunling!

It is said that this Lord of Huoyunling is neither human nor demon, and has extraordinary strength.

When he opens his mouth, he emits three-color spiritual flames, and when he opens his eyes, he emits sapphire magic light.

A mountain of flames can easily kill a Yuanying ancestor.

For a time, the momentum of Huoyunling did not decline, but became more grand.

The other casual cultivators who were still waiting and watching completely abandoned the last bit of their worries and flocked to Huoyunling - as for those cultivators of all kinds who abandoned Huoyunling in times of crisis, they also returned to the embrace of Huoyunling in groups.

Huoyunling accepts all comers and settles them well.

Seeing this, Xiao Mian did not enter Huoyun Ridge, but quietly left.

If Huoyun Ridge needs Xiao Mian to do everything himself, it is not what Xiao Mian wants to see.

Only if it can operate normally after leaving Xiao Mian can it be long-term and stable.

Xiao Mian does not intend to tie Huoyun Ridge to him.

Moreover, now that Qing Jing has joined, Huoyun Ridge is as solid as a rock.

Even if the Five Elements Sect and Luohua Valley come together to attack, I am afraid they will not get any benefits.

The most urgent task is still the war in the East China Sea...

The most urgent thing is to rescue Xiao Bailu and his sister as soon as possible.

Using a stool, Xiao Mian turned to Xuanwei Cave and went straight to Xiaoyao Ocean.

This day was the third day set by the kidnappers of Xiao Bailu.

Xiao Mian first contacted Bai Yuxi, and as expected, Xiang Liuming was there.

Before that, the kidnappers had contacted Bai Yuxi and sent the location of the ransom.

Hand over the spirit stone with one hand and release the hostage with the other.

Too lazy to engage in intrigue, Xiao Mian directly pushed the storage bag containing 10 million high-grade spirit stones in front of Xiang Liuming.

"You! Xiao Mian! What do you mean?"

"To Senior Xiang! Luohua Valley and Wuxing Sect belong to the three sects of Nanyue after all, and you and my master are also close friends. You will not watch my junior sister get into trouble, right?"

"This... this is natural! But what do you want?"

"Please help me, Senior Xiang, to redeem my junior sister and the others for me!"

"You, want me to pay the ransom to redeem them? That's not good, right? Besides, Bai Qishao is here. In terms of cultivation, Xiang is far behind! Besides, these 10 million high-grade spirit stones are by no means a small amount. If something goes wrong, it means Xiang is being sold out..."

"Senior Xiang, you are too kind! Don't use people you doubt, and don't doubt people you use. Since I have entrusted this huge sum of money to you, To Senior Xiang Qian, even if something unexpected happens, I won't do anything to Senior Xiang Qian. As for the Seventh Master, although he has a high level of cultivation, he is not suitable for exchanging hostages! "Facing Xiang Liuming, Xiao Mian changed the subject: "Senior Xiang Qian, are you unwilling?"

"..., how could it be!" Grabbing those storage bags, Xiang Liuming immediately expressed his position: "Just like you said: Luohua Valley and Wuxing Sect are brother sects after all; Xiang and your master are also close friends. How could I, Xiang, stand by and watch someone die without saving him?"

"Senior Xiang, I will never forget your kindness!"

"Okay! Okay! Don't worry, Xiao Mian! Xiang will definitely live up to your trust!"

After that, Xiang Liuming took the huge amount of spirit stones and left.

In this way, only Xiao Mian and Bai Yuxi were left at the scene.

"Xiao Mian! Are you crazy? Didn't you say Xiang Liuming was the most suspicious? And you asked me to keep an eye on him! Why did you ask him to redeem Chu Qing when the time came?"

"Ten million high-grade spirit stones, if I can get her safety, I'll give it!"

"But...but what if the other party doesn't keep his word and doesn't release her after receiving the ransom..."

"Then don't blame me, Xiao, for turning my face and being ruthless!" After a pause, Xiao Mian said calmly: "But I think Senior Xiang wouldn't be so unwise!"

"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of one!"

"Seventh Master! Are you interested in going out with me?"

With a casual smile, Xiao Mian had already walked out...

Seventh Master Bai was suspicious, but he still followed Xiao Mian and ran away.

Besides, Xiang Liuming was also very cunning. After getting Xiao Mian's storage bags, he didn't go straight to the place where the hostages were exchanged, but wandered around nearby.

After confirming that no one was following him again and again, Xiang Liuming was relieved.

How could he know: there was already a formless demon in those spiritual stones!

With the formless demon as a guide, unless Xiang Liuming abandoned the huge amount of spiritual stones, even if he fled to the horizon, he could not escape from Xiao Mian's palm.

Speaking of which, it was Xiang Liuming who forcibly abducted Xiao Bailu and his sister this time!

On that day, Xiang Liuming and Bai Yuxi were responsible for escorting the cultivators of the beast-serving school to Xiaoyao Ocean, Bai Qiye entered the Xiaoyao Palace, and Xiang Liuming was responsible for protecting the people in the middle.

It was Xiao Bailu's fate to have this disaster!

At the beginning, by mistake, the Xuanwei formation spirit teleported three people from the Xiao family to the East China Sea.

Although the three people quickly realized where they were, the East China Sea was in the midst of endless wars, and it was thousands of miles away from the cultivation world of the Central Plains.

There was nothing they could do for a while, and the three people had to leave it to fate.

I just hope that the three temples of the East China Sea will be destroyed soon, and the three people can return to the Central Plains.

With this idea in mind, Xiao Qingxia took Xiao Bailu and his sister away from the central continent of Xiaoyao Ocean and found an uninhabited island on the edge of Xiaoyao Ocean to live temporarily.

Xiao Qingxia never thought that she worked so hard but did not take the feelings of the two juniors into consideration.

At this time, Xiao Nanming had already entered the top level of the Golden Core Realm, and Xiao Bailu had also cultivated to the middle level of the Golden Core Realm. The two were young and energetic.

The reason why there was no one on the uninhabited island was that the concentration of spiritual energy was so thin.

The brother and sister felt that their cultivation was improving, so how could they be willing to stay on the island?

The two of them planned to escape from the island without Xiao Qingxia, and go to the Central Continent of Xiaoyao Ocean. They also planned to go south to find Xiao Mian to join them.

They never thought that they would run into Xiang Liuming when they arrived at the Central Continent of Xiaoyao Ocean...

By mistake, Xiang Liuming mistook Xiao Bailu for Xiao Chuqing.

That's why there were all kinds of things that happened afterwards...

Besides, Xiang Liuming at this time was carrying tens of millions of high-quality spiritual stones, and his mind was active.

When he captured the Xiao brothers and sisters before, although he did a good job of covering up, it was hard to guarantee that he had not revealed any flaws - if it was revealed later, it would be more trouble than gain.

Do you want to - do it once and for all?

Thinking of this, Xiang Liuming had already flown out of the central continent of Xiaoyao Ocean and entered the vast East China Sea. Suddenly, Xiang Liuming plunged into the seabed and disappeared.

As soon as he entered the sea, Xiang Liuming took out a teleportation array.

The array was activated, and Xiang Liuming disappeared...

It turned out that he had been rushing all the way before, and he was also deliberately setting up a maze.

The place where the Xiao brothers and sisters were really imprisoned was at the other end of the teleportation array.

Xiang Liuming was also cautious!

Even if someone was tracking all the way, without the teleportation array in hand, he could not track Xiang Liuming's destination at all.

Unfortunately, Xiang Liuming underestimated Xiao Mian and the Wuxiang Heart Demon!

Xiao Mian, who was heading towards the place where Liuming disappeared, suddenly stopped.

The signal sent back by the Wuxiang Heart Demon let Xiao Mian know that things had changed.

Although the teleportation array is convenient, the distance it can be transmitted is not far.

At that time, Xiao Mian was in charge of Wangxian City. Through the Wuxiang Heart Demon, he could remotely control the situation in the open sea 100,000 miles away. How could a mere moving array escape his eyes?

After a careful recollection, Xiao Mian found out the location of the Wuxiang Heart Demon.

Xiang Liuming was in the fourth island of Tongtianfang City!

There were people coming and going there, so it was no problem to hide two Jindan cultivators.

In order to avoid more trouble, Xiao Mian handed Bai Qiye a stool.

The two passed through Xuanwei Cave and appeared directly at the teleportation array on the shore of Xiaoyao Ocean.

With the guidance of the Wuxiang Heart Demon, Xiao Mian followed the map and went to the door.

Besides, Xiang Liuming at this time was also struggling whether to kill or not...

Just think about it again, Xiao Mian handed over tens of millions of top-grade spirit stones to him so cleanly, calling it trusting him, but in fact he might be doubting him.

If the Xiao brothers and sisters were safe, Xiao Mian would not be desperate to solve the problem.

If anything happens to the Xiao siblings, Xiang Liuming can't guarantee what will happen to Xiao Mian.

Forget it! Forget it!

This time, he captured Xiao Chuqing, first to vent his anger, and second to avenge the arrow shot at Huoyun Ridge that day.

Since Xiao Mian is so sensible, why should he force him to fight like a trapped beast?

Besides, with these tens of millions of top-grade spirit stones, it is enough for him to squander them well...

How could Xiang Liuming know that the tens of millions of top-grade spirit stones in his hand were exactly what Xiao Mian moved out of the cellar under the Baihua Palace in Luohua Valley the day before.

These tens of millions of top-grade spirit stones are only one-tenth!

What Xiao Mian spent during this period was just some effort!

However, Xiang Liuming had a plan, and immediately untied the restrictions on the Xiao siblings, pretending to be a senior master, and appeared in front of the Xiao siblings.

Poor two people didn't know that the person in front of them was the one who captured them.

Xiang Liuming talked nonsense, and the two people just thought he was their savior.

Fortunately, at this time, Xiao Mian and Bai Yuxi came to the door.

On the opposite side, Xiang Liuming's face was full of colors.

"Thank you for your help, senior! I know that if I go to senior Xiang, I will not fail! I just don't know where those thieves are?"

"This... they got the ransom and have already withdrawn! You..."

Xiang Liuming wanted to ask clearly: how did Xiao Mian find this place!

But Xiao Mian didn't give him this opportunity, he laughed and changed the subject.

As for the ransom of tens of millions of top-grade spirit stones, Xiao Mian didn't mention it at all.

The group left here and headed straight for the central continent of Xiaoyao Ocean.

Leaving aside Xiang Liuming who was worried about gains and losses, Xiao Mian had already contacted Xiao Qingxia, who was anxious, through the men of King Xiaoyao.

Xiao Qingxia was angry and pitied the three members of the Xiao family.

Only after the three of them discussed it, Xiao Mian brought up the old matter again.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao! This incident can be said to be caused by me, but I can save them once, but not again and again. Do you have any plans?"

"This... I wonder if Fellow Daoist Xiao can send us back to the Middle Earth?"

What Xiao Qingxia wanted most was to return to the Middle Earth and spend the rest of her life in peace.

But this time, Xiao Bailu and Xiao Nanming did not listen to her.

The brother and sister looked at each other, and Xiao Nanming expressed his thoughts.

"Aunt! Senior Xiao! May I ask if you two still keep your word?"

"Nanming! How can you be so rude to Fellow Daoist Xiao?"

"No problem! Nanming! If you have anything to say, just say it!"

"Senior Xiao! Although it was by chance that you took over the position of the head of my Xiao family, you once said: If I am lucky enough to reach the top level of Jindan cultivation in the future, you will transfer the position of the head of the Xiao family to me!"

"..., that's what happened! You also said it was a coincidence. Although you and I have the same surname, I am not your elder brother Xiao Nantian after all. My idea at that time was to help the Xiao family overcome the current difficulties first, and then tell you everything to avoid misunderstandings! But now Senior Xiao has become a Yuanying, you don't need me to ask about your Xiao family's family affairs!"

Xiao Mian vaguely grasped Xiao Nanming's intention, but did not point it out.

Xiao Nanming turned to look at Xiao Qingxia, wanting to say something but stopping.

On the contrary, Xiao Qingxia's face changed several times and sighed quietly.

"Nanming! I understand what you mean! Our Lanling Xiao family has always passed down the family line to sons, not daughters! In my generation, because your father died young, your elder brother died in a foreign land, and your cultivation was not enough, I, your aunt, temporarily took over the position of the head of the family! Because of this, I changed my name to Xiao Qingxia, vowed to never marry, and guard the Xiao family until I die!"

"Aunt!"

"Now that you have reached adulthood and have cultivated to the top level of the Golden Core, it is time to pass the position of the head of the family to you, and you will support the Lanling Xiao family!"

As she said this, Xiao Qingxia took out a jade pendant and handed it to Xiao Nanming.

Xiao Mian had also seen that jade pendant before, which was the jade token of the head of the Xiao family.

At this point, Xiao Nanming hesitated...

His previous words and deeds did not mean that he wanted the position of the head of the Xiao family.

To put it bluntly, there are only three of them left in the entire Lanling Xiao family.

It doesn't matter who is the head of the family.

Xiao Nanming was just afraid that Xiao Qingxia would imprison them on an uninhabited island again, so he tried to hold the position of the head of the family in his hands to fight against Xiao Qingxia.

But he didn't expect that Xiao Qingxia would be so straightforward and hand over the head of the family jade order.

Once Xiao Nanming took over the jade order, he would be the new head of the Lanling Xiao family.

For this change, Xiao Nanming was not fully prepared.

On the contrary, Xiao Qingxia was always looking forward to this moment...

"Nanming! Are you afraid that aunt will pass on the head of the family jade order to you and then let you go? Don't worry! It was aunt who judged others by herself before and delayed you! In the future, wherever you want to go and whatever you want to do, aunt will support you unconditionally!"

"Aunt! Are you serious?"

"With Xiao Daoyou as a witness, how can aunt go back on her word?"

After Xiao Qingxia's repeated promises and Xiao Mian nodding with a smile, Xiao Nanming took a deep breath and took over the Xiao family's head jade pendant.

From today on, he, Xiao Nanming, is the new head of the Xiao family!