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The youth seemed frail, but his actions were remarkably fast.

He dashed to Gu Xiaoxi’s side, his palm carrying a strong killing intent. Accompanied by his swift speed, a fierce whirlwind followed in his wake.

Gu Xiaoxi, however, remained calm and composed, despite the ferocity of her opponent’s approach.

She was able to handle it with ease.

For a master never gives their opponent a chance to breathe, and usually defeats them in an instant with a single move.

Clearly, he did not have the ability to defeat her in one move.

Quan Shaoqing and Ya, dealing with the other two, also had things well under control.

Soon, some uninformed villagers also joined the fight.

Everyone saved by Gu Xiaoxi helped her,

while those whose memory seals had not yet been removed assisted the youth and his comrades.

The scene instantly turned chaotic.

Worried about hurting the innocent, Gu Xiaoxi suddenly leapt high into the air, a cold light flashing in her eyes, no longer willing to show mercy.

If they were people of the Nascent Soul, then she would let them know she was not to be trifled with.

Gu Xiaoxi immediately concentrated Inner Strength in her palm and dive-bombed towards the youth.

A powerful aura followed, and the youth, frightened, kept retreating. It became clear to him that he could not overcome Gu Xiaoxi.

Hence, he prepared to flee.

But Gu Xiaoxi would not give him the opportunity.

No sooner had he turned to run than she had anticipated his escape route, quickly flew past him, and landed a palm on the youth’s back.

The youth stumbled and fell to the ground, feeling an excruciating pain in his chest as if being cut by a knife. A trickle of fresh blood seeped from the corner of his mouth. Despite this, he quickly shrank and vanished in the blink of an eye.

Gu Xiaoxi stood at her original spot in a stunned silence! She rubbed her eyes, disbelieving. If she wasn’t mistaken, had she just seen that youth shrink?

What kind of spell was that?

Over at Quan Shaoqing’s and Ya’s place, it was the same; after being outmatched, the two shrunk and immediately ran away.

Afterward, the three culprits disappeared without a trace.

Gu Xiaoxi looked into the distance.

There was no difference from the outside, except there were fewer buildings. Looking up, she saw only the endless mountains.

"They must have used some secret technique. It was our negligence that allowed them to escape," Ya said with a grave expression.

"The Nascent Soul surely sent them to test us. Now that the three of them can’t beat us, he will definitely consider, what schemes he will use to deal with us," Quan Shaoqing observed, looking down the street. It was filled with people in disarray.

In order to stop the two sides from continuing to hurt each other,

Quan Shaoqing immediately leapt onto a rooftop and said in a stern voice to everyone, "Everyone, listen to me first!"

His voice was chilling and authoritative. The roar carried far, and those fighting in the streets all stopped in amazement, ceasing their activities.

With a serious look, Quan Shaoqing continued, "You have forgotten many things. Now, we are here to help you regain your memories. Those who want to regain their memories, please line up quickly. If not, you will have to live here forever as slaves to others."

"Become slaves to others?"

Everyone standing in the street looked at each other in confusion, not understanding what had happened.

Taking a deep breath, Quan Shaoqing went on to explain sternly, "Everyone has many memories in life, but some of you only have brief ones. Haven’t you ever wondered why?"

After Quan Shaoqing spoke, a noisy commotion erupted from the crowd below.

Those whose memories had been restored were quick to persuade, "We’ve all been fooled by the bad guys. We all had homes before, but after coming here, we completely lost contact with our families."

"Jerry, we were the closest brothers before. Why don’t you recognize me? It’s because you’ve lost your memory. As soon as you unlock it, you’ll remember a lot of things."

"Is that so?"

Those who had been fighting moments before now all dropped their weapons.

Gu Xiaoxi and Ya stepped forward in time and explained to those who still had their memories sealed and didn’t know what had happened, "Come, let me release the Seal for everyone. Then you can remember the things from before."

As she spoke, she gathered Spiritual Energy and touched the forehead of a young man beside her.

Three seconds later, the man came to his senses, exclaiming in astonishment, "Why are we here? Where are my parents?"

Clearly, he had found his own memories.

At this time, others were curious about his strange behavior.

Gu Xiaoxi and Ya continued to unlock the memories for those whose seals had not been removed.

Meanwhile, the three who had fled returned to the Nascent Soul, trembling as they reported, "Boss, we can’t beat them!"

The Nascent Soul was meditating with closed eyes when suddenly, hearing Xiao Han say this, he paused.

"All three of you were defeated?" he asked.

Xiao Han, Jiu Xuan, and Ah Li all nodded.

The Nascent Soul narrowed his eyes, a chill settling in his gaze.

Xiao Han was a wild fox.

Jiu Xuan was a nine-headed hydra.

Ah Li was a civet cat.

These three had only received half of his true transmission, and now they couldn’t defeat Gu Xiaoxi and the others, which indicated that Quan Shaoqing’s two helpers were not to be underestimated.

With this in mind, he might be at a disadvantage fighting three people alone.

A head-on confrontation must be avoided.

Fortunately, he had some chips in hand!

The Nascent Soul nodded in understanding, "Alright, all of you go down. Continue to monitor their movements!"

Xiao Han didn’t leave but said with an even more serious expression, "Boss is in trouble. They have unsealed the memories of the villagers in Wu Town."

What?

The Nascent Soul immediately stood up from his seat, his eyes flashing a hint of red. His tall figure exuded a chilling and ferocious aura.

"Boss, what should we do next?" Jiu Xuan cautiously asked.

The Nascent Soul let out a cold laugh, "They think that by breaking the Seal, they can save everyone. How naive. Well, if they like to expend that effort, let them. If I die, this Barrier will be lost in the corridors of time and space. Then, not a single person will be able to get out alive."

The Nascent Soul suddenly laughed coldly, or perhaps he didn’t need to battle them at all! They wouldn’t be able to leave anyway!

Without lifting a finger, he could capture them all in one fell swoop; only, by doing so, he would lose something important.

The Nascent Soul sat back down, his eyes filled with viciousness. After a moment, he appeared tired and closed his eyes. "Wait outside the door while I think of a strategy!"

*

Gu Xiaoxi and Ya continued to rescue people, but their energy was also being heavily depleted.

"This can’t go on! If we consume too much energy, what will we do when the Nascent Soul comes? Won’t we be at a disadvantage? Besides, with so many people, will we have to help them until an indefinite time in the future?" Gu Xiaoxi exhaled heavily and said sternly.

Ya also deeply understood! But how could they save time and energy too?

After freeing someone from their Seal, he fell into deep thought.

Moments later, Ya took out the jade flute he usually held in his hand from his pocket.

He looked at Gu Xiaoxi with a smile at the corner of his mouth, "I’ll try this!"

Immediately, a melodious music spread through the streets.

The music was very beautiful; every person who heard the flute’s sound stopped what they were doing, looked up at Ya.

As the music spread, Gu Xiaoxi concentrated Spiritual Energy in his eyes. He could see that as the sound waves spread, any person whose memories were under a Seal would be touched by the sound waves, and the Seal would instantly shatter, restoring their memories.

In this way, in less than fifteen minutes, the Seals on thousands of people in the town were undone.

Gu Xiaoxi immediately gave Ya a thumbs up, "That’s amazing!"

Ya smiled indifferently, "It’s simply a natural talent. Actually, I didn’t do much!"

Before, he didn’t know if this method would work.

It was just an instinctive response.

"Don’t be so modest," said Quan Shaoqing, taking Gu Xiaoxi’s hand, his tone slightly sour.

Gu Xiaoxi turned to look at Quan Shaoqing, feeling that something was off with that remark!

How could Quan Shaoqing’s heart not sour at that moment?

It was his wife, yet she was so in sync with another man.

If he didn’t know that Gu Xiaoxi had no ulterior motives, he wouldn’t get angry!

Otherwise, he would have been seething with jealousy long ago.

At that moment, the people whose memories were restored all gathered around Quan Shaoqing and Gu Xiaoxi.

Quan Shaoqing recounted everything about the Snow Country to everyone.

Gu Xiaoxi also declared her identity and promised to definitely rescue everyone.

She organized the people of Wu Town.

Gu Xiaoxi decided to take them all to campaign against the Nascent Soul.

Of course, it wasn’t to have them join the fight, but to have them ready if an exit was found.

After all, this place was too vast.

Once scattered, it would be very difficult to find others again.

So, they began to move towards the next little town.

The army of thousands raised their weapons, cursing the Nascent Soul and simultaneously expressing gratitude to Gu Xiaoxi for coming to their rescue.

They were separated from their loved ones and were eager to return for a family reunion.

By then, the Nascent Soul had already prepared a plan against Quan Shaoqing.

"Take those that were just brought back and bind them in three groups at three different locations. Xiao Han, go send a message telling Quan Shaoqing that two hours from now, I’ll kill one person every ten minutes."

Xiao Han nodded respectfully.