Although the Xia Family did not value women, Xia Dieyu was the blood sister of Xia Yunjie, so he could not ignore her. Therefore, he spared no effort in mobilizing manpower, deploying elite fighters, private soldiers, and house servants from the mansion to search for his sister.

Xia Yunjie never expected that the kidnapper of his sister was someone invited by his brother Xia Junjie. Had he known, he probably would have already launched an attack on Xia Junjie's mansion.

Patterned Beast stopped in a forest. Wang Xiaoqiang sat on it, puppet-like, while his Primordial Spirit, inside the Sumeru Ring, whipped Xia Dieyu.

For the first time in her life, Xia Dieyu shed tears of humiliation. Previously, she had bullied others, never having been bullied like this, especially since she had preserved her chastity for eighteen years only to have it taken away in such a manner.

Wang Xiaoqiang appeared quite pleased with himself.

"Hehe, not bad, from now on you are my woman. Stick with me, I can guarantee your safety..."

Wang Xiaoqiang chuckled.

"Bah, you guarantee my safety? I think you're a clay Bodhisattva crossing a river, barely able to save yourself," spat Xia Dieyu. "Just let me go, and I'll grant you a quick death. Otherwise, my brother will surely hack you to pieces,"

Xia Dieyu said through gritted teeth.

"Hehe, Xia Dieyu, you still haven't learned your lesson. It seems I still haven't whipped you hard enough." Wang Xiaoqiang stepped forward and grabbed Xia Dieyu,

"Ah, you... You beast, you... you still..." Xia Dieyu exclaimed in shame.

"I still... Yes... I still need to whip you until you submit..." Wang Xiaoqiang said, and then he started to whip her again.

Xia Dieyu lay on the ground, weak and powerless.

"How about it? Xia Dieyu, have you submitted now?..." Wang Xiaoqiang asked, staring at the beauty and smiling.

Xia Dieyu didn't dare talk back anymore. She knew that talking back would result in being whipped again. She had learned her lesson, and although she was filled with shame and rage and still harbored thoughts of chopping Wang Xiaoqiang into pieces, she dared not voice it anymore.

"Let me go, and I'll convince my brother to spare your life." Xia Dieyu had become wiser; she thought of escaping first, and once free, she would let her brother catch Wang Xiaoqiang. At that time, it wasn't just a matter of hacking him into eight pieces but sixteen. It would be up to her.

But Wang Xiaoqiang had no intention of releasing her, chuckling instead, "Dance for me, and then I'll let you go..."

"What... what?" Xia Dieyu couldn't believe her ears. She had seen despicable and shameless people before, but never someone this shameless, rendering her utterly speechless.

"Didn't you understand? I want you to dance for me..." Wang Xiaoqiang repeated.

"Ah, dance, right. Okay, I can do that." As Xia Dieyu was about to dance, Wang Xiaoqiang said, "Not with your clothes on, but..."

"You... don't push people too far!" Xia Dieyu exploded in anger.

"You don't have to dance. Just stay quietly in this ring space. It's even more terrifying than a prison here. In a prison, there are fellow inmates, but here, you are alone, lonely, lonely till death..." Wang Xiaoqiang said, about to leave the ring.

Xia Dieyu suddenly called out, "Fine, I agree. I hope you will keep your promise."

After saying that, she bit her lip and began to dance, taking off her clothes.

Wang Xiaoqiang had never enjoyed such a dance before and was quite thrilled at that moment.

Every gesture, step, twist of her waist, and stride was breathtakingly beautiful, absolutely stunning!

After feasting his eyes, Wang Xiaoqiang clapped his hands in satisfaction.

"I hope you keep your promise and let me go," Xia Dieyu said, putting her clothes back on.

"Alright, I will let you go, but not now, only after I have killed your brother, then I can release you," Wang Xiaoqiang said as he moved with a thought and exited the ring.

Xia Dieyu felt dizzy and collapsed to the ground.

As soon as Wang Xiaoqiang emerged from the ring, he saw several figures flying through the sky, their powerful aura enveloping the area.

Instantly, Wang Xiaoqiang released all the Spiritual Spring within him, but it was a step too late.

An Elder of the Eighth Transformation Immortal from the sky sensed Wang Xiaoqiang, halting his movement with a huff.

Xia Yunjie, who was beside the Elder, asked, "Elder Mo, what's wrong? Did you find something?"

The Elder's Divine Sense scanned the area below thoroughly once more, but found nothing further, saying uncertainly, "I just felt a very strong fluctuation of Spiritual Energy below, but in the blink of an eye, it disappeared. Why is that?"

Xia Yunjie, who was a Third Transformation Immortal, heard this and raised his eyebrows, immediately releasing his Divine Sense to scan below, and ultimately found nothing, saying, "It seems like there's nothing there."

"Sword Attendant, go take a look below, and report immediately if you find anything," Elder Mo instructed a young man beside him.

"Yes." The young man answered and then soared downward.

Elder Mo said to Xia Yunjie, "Young Master, it's getting dark. Let's continue our search."

'Hmm,' Xia Yunjie nodded, and the group flew forward again, scanning with Divine Sense as they went.

But speaking of that young man called Sword Attendant, he leaped down and indeed found a man and a beast in a mountain forest. What surprised him, though, was that it was an Eighth-Level Demon Barbarian with a young man who possessed no cultivation base.

How could a person without any cultivation base possibly stay with an Eighth-Level Demon Barbarian?

Demon Barbarians are extraordinarily brutal, and not just to those without any cultivation base; they would dare to challenge even a master of the Immortal Realm.

With his Third Transformation of the Immortal cultivation base, Sword Attendant believed he could handle an Eighth-Level Demon Barbarian, so he descended.

Wang Xiaoqiang, thinking the threatening presence above had gone, believed the danger had passed. However, he did not expect someone to fly down, but seeing the man had only the cultivation of the Third Transformation of the Immortal, he was completely able to cope. Thus, he feigned an air of nonchalance.

Feeling wary by experience, Sword Attendant felt there was more to the young man before him and cautiously asked, "Kid, what's your name? Who are you?"

Wang Xiaoqiang coldly countered, "You first, what's your name? Who are you?"

Sword Attendant, angered but not daring to attack immediately, replied, "I am called Sword Attendant, an honored guest of the Young City Lord of White Cloud City..."

"Eh, if you are such an honored guest of the Young City Lord, why leave Xia Mansion and come to this Barren Mountain?"

"To be honest, Miss Xia was kidnapped by villains, and we are here to find her whereabouts," Sword Attendant explained.

"Is it a woman called Xia Dieyu?"

No sooner had Wang Xiaoqiang spoken than Sword Attendant tensed up, his gaze sharpening as he stared at Wang Xiaoqiang, "Kid, how do you know that?"

"Because Xia Dieyu is right inside my ring," Wang Xiaoqiang said, and suddenly, 36,200 Spirit Springs were absorbed into his body all at once. Instantly, his Spiritual Power surged tremendously, transforming him from an ordinary mortal to a cultivator of the Third Transformation of the Immortal.

Seeing this, Sword Attendant was shocked and immediately activated his Spiritual Energy Protective Shield.

He then took out a Message Jade Slip, preparing to notify everyone.

However, before he could send the message, the calm Patterned Beast lunged violently at him.

With a bang,

He was knocked into the air, his Spiritual Energy Protective Shield shattered.

Wang Xiaoqiang drew the Penglai Immortal Sword, channeled his Spiritual Power, and with a swing, he cleaved Sword Attendant's body into two, blood spraying wildly.

Then, Wang Xiaoqiang released 300 Spirit Springs, which absorbed all the overflowing Spiritual Power and True Yuan from Sword Attendant's body.

The 300 Spirit Springs split into two, turning into 600 Spirit Springs, which were absorbed into his body. Now, Wang Xiaoqiang had 36,500 Spirit Springs in his body, advancing his cultivation a little further.

As dusk fell, having dealt with Sword Attendant, Wang Xiaoqiang was concerned about Yang Ling's safety. He maneuvered the Patterned Beast and quietly returned to White Cloud City. Upon arriving at Xia Mansion, he found Xia Yunjie pacing anxiously in the courtyard.

Wang Xiaoqiang thought, Xia Yunjie and Xia Dieyu, though not from the same mother, were siblings from the same father. If he were to ask about it, should Wang Xiaoqiang tell him the truth?

After pondering for a while, Wang Xiaoqiang made up his mind and secretly said to himself, "Better to outright deny everything. Since Xia Dieyu is in the Sumeru Ring, unseen alive and unproven dead, they have no evidence, so they can't do anything to me."

Thinking this, Wang Xiaoqiang removed the Sumeru Ring from his left hand's middle finger and tucked it into his chest.

Then, he jumped down into the courtyard.

"Ah, Young Master Wang, you have returned." Seeing Wang Xiaoqiang's return, Xia Yunjie immediately approached him, saying, "Great news, a great opportunity."

"What happened? What's the matter?" Wang Xiaoqiang saw Xia Yunjie's excited demeanor and was also surprised.

"You might not know, but my father Xia Hou is about to pass away. He is summoning us four brothers to the main mansion to declare the transfer of the city lord's position to me," Xia Yunjie revealed excitedly.

"So, we must make a move," Wang Xiaoqiang said.

"Of course, White Cloud City will surely be in turmoil tonight. However, I heard some good news — my elder brother Xia Yunjie's sister Xia Dieyu was kidnapped. My brother is now distracted by searching for her, which is really great news. The person who kidnapped Xia Dieyu is truly talented. Couldn't have chosen a better time; it's like they did me a huge favor..." Xia Yunjie remarked, clapping in admiration.

Wang Xiaoqiang asked, "Don't you have two other brothers? Are they not contending with you?"

Xia Yunjie replied, "Those two are still too inexperienced and can't compete with me, but it's my elder brother who worries me."

Hearing Xia Yunjie say this, Wang Xiaoqiang said, "Actually, the person who kidnapped Xia Dieyu is me."

"What? Really?" Xia Yunjie, excited, grasped Wang Xiaoqiang's hand, saying, "You have been good to me, why would I lie to you? She's in my ring."

"Ah, that's truly wonderful. Young Master Wang, you are incredibly talented," Xia Yunjie said excitedly, shaking Wang Xiaoqiang's hand again, "You really helped me out big time. Your move, though risky, was played excellently, beautifully!"

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