PDLP Chapter 28 The Night at Black Wind Stronghold, the Grandmaster Reappears!
Chapter 28 The Night at Black Wind Stronghold, the Grandmaster Reappears!
Zhao Wuji's body lay stiffly on the ground, and his warm blood quickly stained the floor beneath him.
This senior disciple of the Blazing Fire Sect, the renowned "Blazing Blade" of Nanyang County, died such a pathetic death in the vicious scheme devised by a kid he had always looked down upon.
Sun Xiaohong and Li Mu were so frightened by Zhao Wuji's corpse that they couldn't even scream.
Their bodies trembled like leaves, and a foul-smelling liquid spread from Li Mu's crotch.
"S-senpai..."
Sun Xiaohong's lips trembled as she looked at the blind old man, her eyes filled with pleading.
"We...we're willing to cooperate! We're willing to identify Zhao Wuji as Lin Yichen! Please spare our lives! We...we're still useful!"
Even at this point, she was still making a final struggle.
She wanted to live.
As long as she can live, she'll do anything!
Upon hearing this, the blind old man turned his cloudy single eye toward her.
He spoke in a hoarse voice:
"Oh? What use are you now?"
Sun Xiaohong was overjoyed, thinking there was a turning point, and quickly said:
"I...I am the daughter of the Blazing Fire Sect Master! If you release me, my father will repay you handsomely! Moreover, I can help you take control of the entire Blazing Fire Sect! Making the entire Blazing Fire Sect serve you!"
She threw out her biggest bargaining chip.
However, the blind old man only gave a disdainful sneer after hearing this.
"The Blazing Fire Sect? A bunch of worthless chickens and dogs."
"I wouldn't even consider it."
After saying that, he tapped the bamboo cane in his hand lightly once more.
"puff!"
Another burst of black energy.
A tiny blood hole instantly appeared between Sun Xiaohong's eyebrows.
Her expression froze on that last vestige of pleading and disbelief. Then she collapsed limply to the ground.
Of the three core disciples of the Blazing Fire Sect who came to Qixia Town, only Li Mu, who was already terrified, remained.
"Ah... a ghost! A demon!"
Li Mu's spirit completely collapsed when he saw the corpses of his senior brothers and sisters.
He screamed and turned to run out the door.
"puff!"
Another soft sound.
His back was also pierced.
The blind old man dealt with the three "flies" as if he had done a trivial thing.
He slowly turned around, and his single eye fell on Yang Qian once again.
"Now, it's your turn."
He said in a hoarse voice.
Give me the things.
Yang Qian looked at him, his face still bearing that respectful, harmless smile.
"Senior, please don't be in a hurry."
He said slowly.
"This play is only halfway through. If you kill me now, the rest of the show will fall apart."
"Um?"
The blind old man frowned.
He felt as if he had been outmaneuvered by this kid again.
"Kid, what do you mean?"
His voice already carried a hint of anger.
"Senior, think about it,"
Yang Qian calmly said:
"Although you have killed Zhao Wuji, this is still my residence. When the authorities come and investigate, they will find that they died here. Do you think I can escape responsibility?"
"The people in the prefectural governor's office will definitely suspect that you and I killed them together."
"At that time, you won't be able to be a hero who rids the people of evil. Instead, you'll become a ruthless bandit like me who kills officials and rebels."
Upon hearing this, the blind old man's face instantly darkened.
He realized that he had unknowingly fallen into the trap that this kid had dug!
He used his position to kill members of the Blazing Fire Sect, and now he's using their deaths to threaten himself!
What a deep scheming mind! What a vicious method!
"What exactly do you want?"
The blind old man practically spat out those words through clenched teeth.
He's truly determined to kill now.
He wished he could tear this kid who had been manipulating him to pieces right then and there!
But he couldn't. Because the kid was right.
If he kills this kid now, he'll truly have no way to defend himself.
He will completely transform from a cunning oriole into a mantis like Yang Qian.
"Senior, please don't be angry."
Yang Qian laughed.
"I was just thinking of you."
"What I mean is, if we're going to put on this show, we have to go all the way!"
"This murder cannot take place in my residence; we must find another location."
"Where to switch to?"
The blind old man asked coldly.
"Mass burial ground".
A glint of light flashed in Yang Qian's eyes.
"I have already spread the word that Lin Yichen has appeared at the mass grave."
"Now all the martial arts practitioners in Qixia Town have gone over there."
"Senior, you should take Zhao Wuji's body to the mass grave right now."
"Then, in front of everyone, announce that Lin Yichen has been killed on the spot!"
"And me,"
Yang Qian pointed to himself, "I will lead my men to assist you as the acting captain of Captain Li's office and prove everything to you!"
"In this way, with witnesses and physical evidence, you are the great hero who killed the ruthless bandit Lin Yichen! And I am just a nobody who happened to be there and was cooperating with the government in the investigation."
"Then we can both be completely absolved of any involvement in this!"
"Senior, do you think my idea is perfect?"
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Yang Qian looked at the blind old man with a smile like a fox that had just stolen some fish.
The blind old man fell silent.
He stared intently at Yang Qian.
He had lived for over a hundred years and thought he had seen countless conspiracies and schemes, but he had never seen anyone as meticulous and ruthless as this young man before him!
He calculated every step to the extreme!
He not only schemed against the Fiery Flame Sect and himself, but he also schemed against the entire Jianghu people and the Prefectural Governor's Mansion in Qixia Town!
He was like a master chess player, treating everyone as pieces on his chessboard!
He himself sat firmly in the center, controlling the direction of the entire game!
Terrifying! Absolutely terrifying!
The blind old man looked at Yang Qian and felt a sense of powerlessness for the first time.
He realized that he really couldn't outmaneuver this kid.
"it is good."
Finally, he managed to squeeze out a single word through gritted teeth.
He knew he had no other choice.
He could only continue acting according to the script written by this kid.
He walked over and picked up Zhao Wuji's body like a chick.
Then he gave Yang Qian a deep look.
"Boy, I'll come back to take your life after this is over."
After saying that, his figure flashed and disappeared from the study like a ghost.
As he watched the blind old man's departing figure, Yang Qian's smile slowly faded.
His back was also soaked with cold sweat.
He seemed calm and composed just now, but in reality, every word he uttered was a frantic test of his life.
If he had uttered a single wrong word, or if the blind old man had acted in any way that defied common sense, he would already be a cold corpse.
Fortunately, he won his gamble again.
"call……"
He let out a long breath.
Then he glanced at the two corpses on the ground, their eyes wide open in death, a cold killing intent flashing in his eyes.
Now is not the time to relax.
This play has only just begun.
He immediately turned and left the study.
"Qian Si!"
……
The night was deeper.
Western suburbs of Qixia Town, a mass grave.
This place has become a bloody battlefield.
Hundreds of martial arts practitioners who came from all directions engaged in a primal and bloody battle here for the elusive Lin Yichen and that local-level martial arts technique!
Amidst the flashing blades and screams of agony, a fierce battle ensued.
Everywhere there were severed limbs and scalding blood.
Human greed and ugliness were laid bare at this moment.
On the edge of the battlefield, on a secluded hillside, Wei Cheng, the deputy leader of the Raging Waves Gang and known as the River Rat, was watching with great interest the brutal dogfight below with his dozens of men.
"Hit! Hit! Hit harder!"
Wei Cheng cracked sunflower seeds, his face full of schadenfreude.
"Once all these idiots are dead, I'll go down and claim the 'Mystic Ice Technique'! Hahaha!"
He seemed to already see his bright future of mastering divine skills and dominating the region.
However, just as he was getting carried away with his triumph, a terrifying aura that made his very soul tremble descended from the sky without warning!
Immediately afterwards, a black figure appeared in the center of the battlefield like a god or demon.
He was also carrying a bloody human head in his hand.
"Lin Yichen has been executed!"
"You all, retreat at once!"
That hoarse voice, as if it came from hell, instantly drowned out all the sounds of fighting and screams on the battlefield.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared in horror at the uninvited guest.
When they saw the head clearly, everyone gasped.
"It's...it's the Fiery Blade! Zhao Wuji!"
"Heavens! The senior disciple of the Blazing Fire Sect has actually... actually been murdered!"
"Then...then isn't this person the...Grandmaster who killed Zhao Wuji?!"
In an instant, the entire mass grave fell into a deathly silence.
Everyone froze in place as if they had been frozen in place.
Their faces were filled with endless fear.
On the hillside, the melon seeds in Wei Cheng's hand fell to the ground with a "thud." His face drained of all color.
A Grandmaster! A Grandmaster has actually made a move!
"Retreat! Retreat now!!"
He shouted those words with almost all his might.
Then he was the first to scramble and crawl down the mountain to escape.
His gang members, as if waking from a dream, cried and screamed as they scattered and fled after him.
The entire mass grave instantly descended into chaos.
Everyone was frantically running for their lives!
The blind old man looked at the ants scattering like birds and beasts, and snorted disdainfully.
He didn't make another move; he had already achieved his goal.
He slowly turned around and looked in the direction of Qixia Town.
A chilling killing intent flashed in his single, cloudy eye.
"Kid, your act is over."
"Next, it's my turn."
However, just as he was about to set off back to the Li residence to take Yang Qian's life, another powerful aura of a grandmaster, no less powerful than his, suddenly shot up from another direction without warning!
That aura was filled with the majestic and righteous imperial power!
"Who dares to slaughter innocent people here!"
A powerful and authoritative shout resounded like thunder in the night sky!
The blind old man's expression changed drastically!
Another grandmaster?!
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