The scene unfolded too quickly. Shi Lei was screaming in agony as Xu Wuzhou stepped on his face. He tried to struggle to his feet, but he couldn't get up at all.
"Let go of my brother!" Shi Sen, after a moment of shock, yelled angrily at Xu Wuzhou, his face changing dramatically.
"Alright! I'll let him go right now!"
After Xu Wuzhou said this, he stomped hard on Shi Lei's head with his foot. Shi Lei's head was forcibly driven into the ground, leaving only his body on the surface, with his head embedded in the soil, blood gushing out.
After doing this, Xu Wuzhou wiped the blood off his foot on Shi Lei's clothes, then looked at Shi Sen and said, "Aren't you going to thank me for fulfilling your brother's wish?"
Looking at Shi Lei, whose head was buried in the ground, and then at Xu Wuzhou holding a blood-dripping long blade, Shi Sen felt an unfamiliar chill.
Was this still the cowardly Xu Wuzhou who was afraid of blood? This ruthless demeanor sent a shiver down his spine.
But this confusion only lasted a moment before it was completely overtaken by anger: "I'm going to kill you!"
Shi Sen snarled, swinging his long blade at Xu Wuzhou. Could his brother survive after being stomped like that? He had to avenge his brother!
His long blade slashed fiercely at Xu Wuzhou, ruthless and domineering, intending to cut him in half with one strike.
Xu Wuzhou sneered, swinging his own long blade to meet the attack without any fancy moves.
"Clang!"
The two blades collided, and Shi Sen felt a massive force crash into him, like a raging river breaking through a dam. The long blade in his hand was knocked out of his grip. The violent force made his arm crack, and the bones in his arm shattered.
"This is impossible!"
Shi Sen roared in disbelief, unable to accept the reality. Who was Xu Wuzhou? He knew all too well. But now... his arm was shattered with a single strike.
He was a martial artist at the sixth level of the Vital Energy and Blood Realm, considered a minor expert among the younger generation in Lin'an City. Yet now he was crippled by someone everyone called a waste.
Who was the real waste?
Xu Wuzhou didn't care what he thought, swinging his blade at him again. This time, he used the back of the blade.
Shi Sen tried to escape, but there was nowhere to run. Xu Wuzhou's blade slammed into him, and he clearly heard the sound of his sternum cracking, blood gushing from his mouth.
"Now, can you tell me who sent you to kill me?" Xu Wuzhou asked Shi Sen, placing the long blade against his neck.
The cold sensation on his neck terrified Shi Sen, and the instinct to survive made him shout urgently, "It was Xie Guangping, he wants to kill you."
This result didn't surprise Xu Wuzhou much. Xie Guangping was obsessed with Qin Qingmo.
"What about Lin Qingci? Was she sent by Xie Guangping too?" Xu Wuzhou asked.
"No! Lin Qingci and Xie Guangping are just working together to keep you and Qin Qingmo apart. Xie Guangping said Lin Qingci has other motives besides that, which is why she didn't kill you directly. But Xie Guangping couldn't wait any longer, so he sent us to kill you," Shi Sen said urgently, afraid the blade would come down if he was too slow.
"What other motives does Lin Qingci have?" Xu Wuzhou asked.
"I don't know, Xie Guangping didn't tell me," Shi Sen said urgently. "Please spare me, I was forced by Xie Guangping. Brother Xu, we used to be good brothers, I never wanted to kill you."
"But you just begged me to kill you. Because we're good brothers, I have to fulfill your wishes!" Xu Wuzhou said to Shi Sen.
"We were wrong, please spare me," Shi Sen struggled to kneel on the ground, begging continuously. He regretted it immensely. If he had known Xu Wuzhou was so ruthless and powerful, he wouldn't have come no matter how Xie Guangping threatened or bribed him.
As Shi Sen thought about this, a sudden shock hit his heart. If he remembered correctly, the Grand Competition was coming soon. Moreover, Xu Wuzhou had a bet with Xie Guangping. Xu Wuzhou was so powerful, having always pretended to be a waste. What was he planning?
Shi Sen suddenly wanted to see the Grand Competition this year. What would happen? Xu Wuzhou's strength being revealed would be astonishing.
But clearly, he wouldn't have the chance. Because Xu Wuzhou stomped on his throat, crushing it, and as he choked and struggled, his life slowly faded away.
Looking at the two corpses on the ground, Xu Wuzhou's expression remained calm.
They wanted to kill him, so should he become a saint and spare them? Since they wanted him dead, he let them die.
"However, today is a bit strange. Such a big commotion, yet no one was alarmed." The surroundings remained quiet, and Xu Wuzhou muttered thoughtfully.
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"What should I do with these two corpses?"
Xu Wuzhou looked at the two corpses on the ground, feeling a bit of a headache. He had been focused on killing and forgot about this troublesome matter.
Just as Xu Wuzhou was thinking about this, he heard a seductive voice, "Hehe, do you need me to help you dispose of the corpses?"
Xu Wuzhou was startled, looking sharply in the direction of the voice, and saw a young girl sitting on the rooftop. Her delicate, jade-like feet were swinging, slender and exquisite, with toes as translucent as crystals. Although a red string with a bell was tied around her ankle, it made no sound as it swayed.
Seeing Xu Wuzhou notice her, the girl jumped down from the rooftop, her graceful body twisting like a seductive snake. Her every move carried an allure that stirred a man's emotions.
"The long night is endless, and the young lady has no intention of sleeping," Xu Wuzhou said, surprised to find the girl here.
"Hehe, if I went to sleep, wouldn't I miss such an interesting event?" the girl's voice was like a warbler's song. "No one expected that the Qin Family's son-in-law, scorned as a waste and parasite, would have such combat power. You've hidden so deeply, can you tell me what cunning plan you have? Hehe."
The girl's autumn water clear eyes kept examining Xu Wuzhou, her beautiful face wearing a playful smile.
Xu Wuzhou rolled his eyes, thinking to himself that he had no such plan. But even if he told her he cultivated to the ninth level in one day, she wouldn't believe it.
"Your ambitions are quite grand, tell me, what exactly are you planning?" The girl looked at Xu Wuzhou with a charming smile, full of interest. "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."
"Can we deal with these two corpses first?" Xu Wuzhou changed the subject.
The girl giggled, "Small problem, you tell me the answer, and I'll solve it for you immediately. You better think it through, if you don't tell me, I can cause you a lot of trouble."
"Am I being threatened?" Xu Wuzhou asked, looking at the enchanting face in front of him.
The girl laughed happily, "Yes! Be good, be sensible, and tell me, maybe I can cooperate with you if I find it interesting."
"…"
Xu Wuzhou felt like he was being played. What plan? He also wanted to know what plan he had. What kind of plan should he make up?
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