Invincibility Begins with a Super Fairy Manny

Chapter 2251: Chapter 2252: Return to the Dock (First Update)

Puff!

Along with the sharp sound of skin being sliced open by a sword’s edge, blood spurted from Shu Ling’er’s throat.

She stared blankly at Xue An, seemingly unable to believe even now that Xue An would actually kill her.

But as the blood drained away, her beautiful eyes also lost their luster and gradually dimmed, her spirit perishing entirely.

After her death, Xue An casually removed the Divine Sense barrier, revealing Yue Qinghuan’s face full of anger, muttering something to herself.

"Stayed in there for so long without coming out, men truly are worthless..."

Just then, the Divine Sense barrier vanished.

Upon seeing Shu Ling’er’s corpse on the ground, Yue Qinghuan’s expression froze, then awkwardly smiled at Xue An.

"Ahem, you actually killed her?"

"What? Shouldn’t I have killed her? Or do you think she didn’t deserve to die?" Xue An said indifferently.

"Not at all, this woman deserved to die. I just didn’t expect you to act so decisively!" Yue Qinghuan laughed lightly.

Xue An gazed deeply at Yue Qinghuan, ignored her evasive words, and turned to Zhu Zhesheng.

"I’ve completed everything I promised you. Is there anything else to say?"

Zhu Zhesheng knelt to the ground, repeatedly bowing to Xue An, his forehead bloodied, staining the hall floor.

"Zhu Zhesheng, disciple of the Zhu Family, shall forever remember Mr. Xue’s immense kindness. I have nothing more to say but to ask Mr. Xue to help reclaim the ownership of the vein!"

Xue An raised an eyebrow, "Do you really need me to do that for you?"

Zhu Zhesheng raised his head earnestly and said, "I’ve made my decision, once you help reclaim the vein, its ownership will be yours, and I will merely manage it for you. Whenever you need anything, it will all be at your disposal!"

If anyone else were present, they would surely gasp.

Because that’s an enormous Spirit Stone Vein!

Such near-limitless wealth would drive anyone crazy.

But now Zhu Zhesheng was giving it to Xue An.

Such a grand gesture is extremely rare, almost unprecedented.

After listening to Zhu Zhesheng’s words, Xue An smiled faintly, "I appreciate your goodwill, but this Spirit Stone Vein is your Zhu Family’s ancestral property, and I won’t take it!"

Hearing this, Zhu Zhesheng became anxious, about to speak when Xue An gestured for him to calm down, then said in a deep voice.

"If you want to repay me, find a way to securely seal off this Immortal Sect’s cave estate, allowing no one near, because this mountain holds extraordinary significance to me!" Xue An said with bright eyes.

Zhu Zhesheng shook all over, immediately agreeing, "Yes! I’ll make this entire region a forbidden zone, however..."

He showed a troubled expression, "The Witch God Cult clearly knows about this place, so if they come looking in the future..."

Xue An waved a hand, "Don’t worry, they won’t come back. The opportunity here has vanished, leaving only a solitary mountain. Why would they come here?"

Only then did Zhu Zhesheng feel a bit reassured.

Xue An took one last look at the grand hall, especially the now-empty shrine, and said calmly, "Let’s go!"

After saying that, Xue An led Yue Qinghuan, Zhu Zhesheng, and Taotie along the original path back.

Once they passed by the Lake of Myriad Flames again, what was once an impassable chasm had become an ordinary pool of water due to the disappearance of the opportunity brought by heavenly fire.

They passed through without trouble, then spent another day crossing the Star Gravel Sea, finally reaching the dock at the vein.

At this moment, this dock, the culmination of generations of the Zhu Family’s efforts, later seized by the Zhai Family, had a rather strange atmosphere.

A dock foreman remarked strangely, "It’s odd, the mining area has been lockdown for three days, why haven’t the Zhai Family people returned yet?"

Another foreman said, "Yes! The whole mining area is anxious, with rumors spreading among the miners that monsters lurk in the Star Gravel Sea, and the Zhai Family people who went deep into it have perished and will never return!"

"That’d be great, I’ve despised the Zhai Family for a long time, not only are they mean but they treat us like we’re not human. The old boss was much more reasonable!" a foreman sighed.

His remark silenced the other foremen present.

Without exception, these people were all foremen of miner squads during the Zhu Family’s time.

Don’t underestimate this position; to hold it, you need to fully understand the political landscape of the mining area and have enough prestige to command respect from the unruly miners, otherwise, you can’t manage it.

Because of their irreplaceable value, even after the Zhai Family took over the vein, they couldn’t shake these foremen’s status.

The foremen had heard a bit about the old and new proprietors’ conflict, but it wasn’t something they could intervene in.

They could only grumble in private, like today.

However, the situation had subtly changed.

With the Zhai Family’s non-return creating unrest, the foremen naturally noticed.

If this continues, there would definitely be major trouble among the miners.

But they had no solutions and could only try to suppress it.

As for the Zhai Family members stationed at the dock, they were indifferent to the situation.

As one always-drunken elder from the Zhai Family said, "They’re just stinky miners, they can’t stir up a storm, right?"

"If needed, we’ll catch a few for punishment as a warning."

The foremen were furious yet reluctant to speak up against such an attitude.

While chaos grew on the docks, Xue An and his group finally arrived.

Initially, the foremen thought the Zhai Family had returned, but when they saw Xue An’s group instead, they were all surprised.

They didn’t know Xue An and Yue Qinghuan, but they were very familiar with Zhu Zhesheng.

He was the only surviving member of the Zhu Family, some older foremen had watched him grow up.

They felt sorrow over his later misfortunes.

And hearing he was trapped in Linglong City and probably dead made many foremen shed tears.

Little did they expect to see him here today.

"Young... Young Proprietor? Is it you?" a foreman asked in shock.