The innkeeper who witnessed this from the foot of a wall also shook incessantly. The group of thugs under Third Master Jing were arrogant and domineering enough already, but they never imagined that they would meet someone even fiercer than they. This young man looked so gentle and quiet, so why did his methods contrast so much with his appearance?
The innkeeper suddenly felt faint, as if the world had just fallen on his head. He knew he was ruined this time because Third Master Jingâs men were killed inside his inn. Even if he had nothing to do with it, Third Master Jing would levy blame for his loss and subject the innkeeper to his wrath all the same. The innkeeperâs legs weakened as strength departed his body. He could clearly sense the looming catastrophe. Murdering the third masterâs men was like stabbing the heavens themselves. The manâs fury could cause the entire Frostmoon City to tremble, much less his tiny, insignificant inn.
He completely lost any intention of watching the fight unfold any further and half crawled away from the scene. He ran to the entrance of the inn and gathered all the innâs attendants. âTake your wages, disperse and leave Frostmoon City as quickly as you can. Quickly, quickly!ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
The pale-looking innkeeper didnât even bother verifying the amount of money he gave out to his attendants. He issued the wages haphazardly, packed some clothes for himself and escaped like the wind.
Seeing that their boss had left in such a hurry, every attendant in the inn knew that the sky was about to fall on their heads. They too scampered with deathly pale faces. The entire inn was abandoned, just like that.
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âYou... you dare kill Third Master Jingâs men?â The brawny man was just as shocked as the now ex-innkeeper. He could hardly believe the sight of his lifeless companions lying motionlessly on the floor.
The cool-faced young man asked expressionlessly, âWhoâs Third Master Jing? And why are you all here? If you canât give me an explanation, then none of you are leaving this place today.â
The brawny man shivered involuntarily. He was a first level emperor realm cultivator and a lot stronger than his two companions, but he still couldnât escape the horrifying feeling that washed over him when the young man trained his gaze on him.
A bit of regret finally dawned on him. He was regretting his brash actions. Worse still, this young man didnât seem to be the person he was looking for. This mess was absolutely not worth it if he had provoked the wrong person. After all, how could he not know who Third Master Jing was if he was their targetâs accomplice? Also, this cool-faced young man was clearly a maverick. There was no other way to explain why heâd murdered a person in a completely unfamiliar environment without feeling any pressure or hesitation whatsoever. And how did the brute know that? Just look at young manâs face! It was as stiff as a corpseâs!
Humans were such despicable things sometimes. They might not look one in the eye if one bowed and scraped to them, but they would certainly treat one seriously if one attacked them without mercy.
âFriend, Third Master Jing... Third Master Jing is vice sect master of the first division of Moon God Sect in Frostmoon City. Thatâs why even the lord of Frostmoon City has to give him some face.â
âMoon God Sect?â The young man stared blankly at him for an instant before shaking his head. âIâve never heard of this sect. Are they very strong?â
The brawny nearly burst into tears. He knew he had run into a real madman this time. After all, a man who dare say that he had never heard of the Moon God Sect before was obviously not an ordinary person. The brute didnât believe that the young man actually didnât know of Moon God Sect. Everyone in the human domain knew of the Moon God Sect. The young man must be very confident for some reason, to claim that he didnât know the sect even though he was currently in their territory.
âLetâs just go at him already, boss. Thereâs no way we canât stop him if we jump him together. He killed our brothers, and Frostmoon City is Third Master Jingâs domain, not to mention that the entire Tilted Moon Region is Moon God Sectâs territory. Whatever his background may be, is it really okay to let him behave like this?â
âYeah, youâre at Frostmoon City right now, boy. I donât care if youâre a tiger or a dragon, youâre going to have to bow...â
The young man abruptly raised his eyebrows. âWhat if I refuse?â
âYou...â
âYou asked for this!â This time the brawny man was completely triggered by the young manâs attitude. He grabbed something and shot a firework into the sky. It was a signal to his companions. His companions in the first division of Moon God Sect would arrive in a short time. In fact, Third Master Jing himself would be arriving soon. When that happens, who cared if this guy had three heads and six arms?
âBoy, if you surrender to us quietly now we can plea for forgiveness on your behalf before Third Master Jing.â
âThatâs right. No matter who you are, youâre going to eat shit as long as youâre in Frostmoon City!â These thugs grew confident after they sent out the signal for help. Besides, there were six of them and only one of him. Even if they couldnât beat the young man, they could at least defend themselves until reinforcements showed up, right? When their main force arrived, this guy was as good as dead!
âHow noisy.â The young manâs face darkened as he swept a steely gaze across everyoneâs faces. âSince you asked for this, Iâll send you all on your way.â
The brawny manâs expression changed. âDonât spread out. Take up positions in a formation.â He then yelled at the cool-faced young man. âStop this foolishness already, young man! Even if you managed to beat us, death is your only option when the main bulk of our branch arrives. Weâre not even here for you in the first place! Weâre just looking around for a swindler.â
âSwindler? What swindler?â The cool-faced young man asked blankly.
âHeâs the guy who swindled Third Master Jing with some fake sky rank spirit herbs.â
This caught the young man slightly off guard. âIs he a guy in his twenties looking for antidote spirit herbs in the spirit herb stores around this place?â
âHuh? You know him? He swindled a Smiling Bodhi from our third master. Are, are you really his accomplice?â The brawny manâs expression changed again.
The cool-faced young man grinned. âIn that case, yes. You do have the right person.â
This cool-faced young man was of course Long Xiaoxuan in human form. At the beginning, he was a bit confused by this unexpected intrusion, but now that he learned they were coming for Jiang Chen, a grin began to spread on his face.
âYou are his accomplice!â The brawny manâs expression changed drastically.
âWhat are you planning to do with him after you find him?â Long Xiaoxuan asked calmly despite his situation.
âHmph! The punishment for lying to our master is death!â One of the thugs hooted.
The brawny man nearly dropped to his knees when he heard this. You meddlesome idiot! Why are you talking tough right now? We need to delay him long enough so our companions arrive. Once they do, we can do whatever we want with him, so why the tough front right now?
The cool-faced young man chuckled and nodded suddenly. âVery good, very good. Since itâs already a death sentence, I may as well do him a favor and add a few more to his name.â
While speaking, the cool-faced young man suddenly moved like a ghost. His figure flashed to and fro, making a thin fog rise. As the fog spread, they seemed like walls thatâd sprung out of nowhere to confine these thugs in a terrifying prison.
âNot good! This is an emperor domain!â The brawny man was a first level emperor realm expert himself, so of course he knew of this the particular power. But knowledge was one thing and action another. Despite gathering all of his strength to break through this prison-like domain, he discovered that his efforts were completely futile. The black colored fog was completely impenetrable, as if made of steel.
âWatch out!â This time the brawny man was finally afraid. His life depended on this one instant.
A thugâs skull abruptly cracked horribly. In the next moment, the thug suddenly turned into dust as if some invisible energy had struck his body and blew him away. Everyone was scared out of their wits by this terrible scene.
âAhhh! Run!â A giant claw abruptly appeared out of nowhere and caught yet another cultivator. The poor bastard didnât even get to screamed before he was literally pulled away from this plane of existence. He vanished as if he was never there.
One by one the thugs were pulled away...
All six thugs were killed in the blink of an eye.
Long Xiaoxuanâs devour ability could literally devour and digest anything. A peak sage realm and a first level emperor realm cultivator was just the kind of meal he was looking for. When the fog dissipated, the scene returned to the way it was before they came in. No combat traces and not even the two cultivators whoâd been disemboweled earlier could be found. Long Xiaoxuan dusted off his hands and went back inside as if nothing had happened.
At the same time, Emperor Peerless was slowly awakening from his slumber. When he saw the scene before him, he asked in puzzlement, âWhere am I, brother?â
âYou literally just came back from a walk with death, brother.â Jiang Chen relayed everything that happened.
Emperor Peerless was completely stunned. âLittle sister Qing... poisoned me and Ah Yun? She...â
âWhat can you do? Youâre so charming that Miss Qing is willing to take your life and her own just to be with you.â Jiang Chen joked.
âAi, brother. Itâs my fault for being careless this time. How is Ah Yun? Is my wife safe?â
âItâs inconvenient for me to treat your wife, brother, but donât worry, the antidote has already been prepared. You may cure her yourself... and Miss Qing too, if you wish. I wonât interfere with your decision.â It wasnât his place to interfere with Emperor Peerlessâ family business.
âIâll go save my wife first.â
Jiang Chen was passing the antidote to Emperor Peerless when his ears suddenly twitched. He smiled wryly. âIt looks like someone just threw me into a lot of trouble.â
Emperor Peerless obviously detected some commotion himself. His face turned frosty. âWhy are there so many cultivators heading our way? What is this place?â
âWe are in an inn right now. Come, let us head out and take a look.â
By now, several hundred experts had gathered around their rooms. They all wore the same attire and they were led by two powerful cultivators. Surprisingly, the two were both high level emperor realm experts. One of them was eighth level emperor realm, and the other seventh level emperor realm.
âThis should be the place, senior brother Cai.â The seventh level emperor realm expert dressed in silver robes reported.
âHmm? Where are they?â The eighth level emperor realm expert was confused. âThird Master Jing ordered them to come here, so why have they left without a word?â