Immortal after a Hundred Reincarnations

Xu Lei and Zhao Xin were able to continue watching the play and performing their Charitable Giving at their leisure, just as before.

Another half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

"Today’s play was quite good."

Zhao Xin gave Xu Lei a kiss, then straightened her dress and said, "Uncle Hui Chi’s Charitable Giving was wonderful, too."

"I’m so happy today."

"This is truly living!"

"Uncle Hui Chi, how are you feeling?"

"Are you doing okay today?"

"Wonderful. Xin’er, you’re just too good."

Xu Lei smiled. "I could just die in your arms. You’re a little Demon Spirit."

"I’m glad you like it."

Zhao Xin laughed as well. "If I could, I’d have you perform your ’Charitable Giving’ for a lifetime!"

After their playful banter, Xu Lei took Zhao Xin’s soft, delicate hand, and they prepared to leave.

As they were leaving, the lead actor from the opera troupe unexpectedly came to see them off. "Sir, Miss, please be careful..." he warned.

He explained that the young master from earlier likely wouldn’t let the matter rest.

"That man is known for holding a grudge over the smallest slight."

Xu Lei simply smiled, offered his thanks, and calmly walked out with Zhao Xin.

’After all, my goal isn’t to cultivate all the way to Ascension in this lifetime.’

’I’ve already obtained four Inner Cores, and I’m wearing a Human Skin Mask.’

Xu Lei felt he no longer needed to be so timid and cautious.

With that mindset, what was there to fear from a mere mortal?

"Uncle Hui Chi, I know you did that so I could finish watching the opera,"

Zhao Xin said with emotion, "but by doing so, haven’t we invited some bad karma?"

"I know you’re good to me, but you shouldn’t do things that could affect your cultivation."

"It’s fine."

Xu Lei patted Zhao Xin’s head. "A single, insignificant mortal can’t create any major karmic ties."

"Besides, our appearances have changed. At worst, we can just assume new identities."

"It’s nothing. It’ll just waste a little bit of Magical Power, that’s all. It’s not a problem."

"If he doesn’t know his place, then I’ll just kill him."

"Your happiness is what matters most, anyway."

Zhao Xin said nothing, but her fingers intertwined with Xu Lei’s, and her grip tightened.

Unexpectedly, the young master actually showed up.

He had brought a number of burly, vicious-looking thugs with him.

"Heh."

He sneered at Xu Lei and Zhao Xin. "And here I was, thinking you were some big shots!"

"Turns out you’re just a couple of rich traveling merchants from out of town!"

"Did you think hiding in that private box would keep me from finding out who you are?"

"You think you can get away with bluffing and scaring me like that?"

"Cripple the man!"

"Drag the woman to my estate!"

"I’m going to fuck her to death!"

Apparently, he had used the time to investigate Xu Lei and Zhao Xin’s identities.

Since Xu Lei and Zhao Xin had come down from the mountain to travel the world, they had been going everywhere as a loving couple.

They would occasionally perform Charitable Giving in various places.

Naturally, they couldn’t use their original monastic identities.

But it was also impossible to create the official identity of a powerful noble.

So, the identity Xu Lei had adopted was that of a wealthy traveling merchant.

The inn where they stayed, the private box they booked at the theater, and the various places they frequented all left a trail of information about the pair.

Clearly, the young master wielded considerable power to have uncovered Xu Lei and Zhao Xin’s identities in such a short time.

That was why he had now brought men here for the kill.

He truly was the type to hold a grudge over the smallest slight, and he didn’t let his vengeance wait until morning.

As the thugs charged, however, Xu Lei’s expression remained perfectly calm.

He recognized a few of them as the ones who had accompanied the young master to the opera earlier.

They were the same ones who had helped harass the lead actor on stage.

The others must have been new recruits.

’But regardless, judging by their behavior...’

’...it’s obvious these lackeys have committed their fair share of evil deeds following this young master.’

’In any case, they all deserve to die.’

In that instant, Xu Lei sentenced them to death in his mind.

"Look, there’s going to be trouble!"

"That traveling merchant didn’t have the sense to see he was messing with someone he shouldn’t have!"

"He’s probably done for today!"

"The last person who provoked him was beaten and crippled!"

"Even his woman was tortured to death!"

"Report it to the officials? It’s useless!"

"The men from the Government Office will just arrest the one who filed the complaint!"

The surrounding passersby, the opera staff who had swarmed out of the theater, and some audience members who had just finished watching the performance and were about to leave... all looked at Xu Lei and Zhao Xin with pity, their whispers turning into a flurry of discussion.

But just then, the situation changed in a flash.

WHOOSH!

It was the height of autumn.

A gust of wind swept through.

A few fallen leaves happened to drift past Xu Lei.

Xu Lei reached out and snatched several leaves from the air.

WHIZ! WHIZ! WHIZ! WHIZ!

Then, Xu Lei channeled his Magical Power, infusing it into the leaves.

With a simple flick of his wrist,

the leaves went spinning and whistling through the air.

They sliced through the air with a piercing shriek!

They even veered off, each cutting in a different direction!

They could even change course in mid-flight!

It was like a Celestial Maiden scattering flowers!

But these "flowers" were deadly—each and every one.

SLICE! SLICE! SLICE!

In an instant, all of the young master’s thugs were dead, their throats slit.

Everyone at the scene was stunned into silence.

They never imagined Xu Lei would dare to kill someone right on the street!

After all, the Great Shang was still in its golden age!

And in a prosperous age, the laws were many and governance was strict.

Almost no one dared to commit murder on a city street.

Beyond that, the crowd was also stunned by the way Xu Lei had acted.

With just a few leaves, he had instantly killed seven or eight burly, vicious-looking men!