Chapter 0008: The Legend of Misty Valley (Part 2)

  A faint sneer spread across Zhang Han's face as he lowered his voice and said:

  "Little brother, I see that you are also a cultivator. I beg of the Wind Snake to know that his life is not long, and before he dies, he only wants to ask little brother for one thing."

  Li Ran's knife touched his brother's forehead, and a faint blue vein throbbed: "Let my brother go first, and everything will be easy to discuss."

  Qifeng snake shook its head vigorously:

  "Little brother, I only ask you to go to Changsha City, Qi's Village thirty miles away and pass on a message for me. Just say that the Misty Valley will be opened within seven days. With your speed, you should be able to return before dawn. When you come back, I'll release your brother and at that time, I, Qi Fengshe, will have a big thank you for both brothers."

  "Misty Valley?"

  Li Ran's heart was violently shaken, his eyes narrowed, looking at his terrified younger brother, and said calmly:

  "It's not hard to pass on a message, I'll help you this once, Qi Feng She, no matter what you say, I'll save you this time, just let my brother go first."

  The wind snake continued shaking its head: "No way, little brother, you must first go and help me deliver a message. If you come back, I will definitely release the person, otherwise..."

  Li Ran Dao listened to Qi Feng She's lies, his mind racing with thoughts, a deep killing intent hidden in his eyes, and suddenly coldly laughed and said:

  "Qifeng Snake, why must you threaten me with my brother's life over a simple message? Is the matter of Misty Valley really such a great secret that it can't be lost?"

  Since it's a top-secret matter, if I go to the Qi family village to report this, won't you people from the Qi family village immediately kill me to silence me? Thinking about it, after I leave, you will definitely strangle my brother to death at the first opportunity.

  "In this way, news from Misty Valley will never spread out again. Ji Feng She, you say I'm right?"

  Qifeng Snake's face changed instantly upon hearing this, his hands were trembling slightly, and the whites of his eyes were filled with bloodshot lines.

  Li Ran's knife didn't give him any room to catch his breath as he continued to press on with his questioning:

  "Qifeng Snake, after analyzing all that, I think your injuries are also a result of trying to protect the secrets of Misty Valley and fighting with others. Alas, it's a pity that your heart has lost its vitality, yet you still don't realize it."

  "What? What did you say? That's impossible!"

  Li Ruo's few words left Qi Feng stunned, his eyes wide with amazement. He never expected that a young boy in the broken temple would have such quick thinking, piercing through his plans like a needle and exposing them clearly.

  The secret of the Misty Valley is so important that he has no choice but to resort to this tactic, and only by doing so can he pass on the secret to the Qi family village without leaking it out. But is this young man a mole in his ranks?

  When Li Ruo Dao said that his life was already doomed, he was even more shocked and his face turned white. He felt the strength in his body gradually disappearing, and vaguely knew that what Li Ruo Dao said was true. Qi Feng She's voice trembled with fear as she shouted: "H-how did you know all this?"

  Li Ran's eyes turned icy cold as he suddenly accelerated his questioning:

  "Qingfeng Snake, I ask you, the Misty Valley you spoke of, isn't it located three hundred miles east, a place where no one has entered for hundreds of years, rumored to be filled with spiritual medicine and exotic beasts, and possibly even the remnants of an immortal's lair?"

  "You, you, how did you know... are you going or not..."

  Such a confidential message was revealed by Li Ruo Dao in one go, and Qi Feng She was shocked with her mouth wide open, cold sweat dripping from her forehead, and her hands were trembling.

  This broken temple and this strange young man made him feel as if he had seen a ghost.

  Qifeng She's heart trembled, his fingers tightened, ready to threaten again. Suddenly, he felt a flash of light in front of him, and saw the young man opposite him take a strange step forward with his right foot, raise his hand, and a stream of light swiftly stabbed towards his throat.

  Qifeng snake was suddenly frightened, his soul flew out of the sky, his body exerted force to lean back, but unfortunately all his strength was lost, and he heard a "pu" sound by his ear, a sharp dagger directly pierced into his throat.

  Li Yan's knife suddenly burst forth with new ideas, transforming into a flowing light that shot out and instantly killed four strong Qi Refining stage cultivators who had been on the verge of death.

  The praying mantis dies with its eyes wide open.

  Li Ran charged forward with a swift step, grasped the wrist of Qi Feng Snake's hand with two fingers, and pressed his fingers on the large tendon, forcing the strong man to loosen his five fingers. He then hugged his brother over and hastily retreated backwards.

  "Wah" burst out, and his younger brother, who had been hiding in Li Nian's arms, finally cried out.

  Li Ruo's knife was darkly scolding himself for being too careless and too kind-hearted, rescuing people with good intentions, but who could have thought that this person who was almost dead would still have such a vicious heart. His own kindness had almost put his brother in danger.

  The matter of Misty Valley was known by Li Ruo since his previous life, so he knew that this matter was related to something big, and therefore could see through the vicious thoughts of Qi Feng Snake.

  Li Ran also deliberately exposed the details of the praying mantis, taking advantage of his shock to make a move and rescue his brother safely.

  After being comforted for a while, his younger brother finally stopped crying, but he still didn't dare to turn around and take a look at the corpse, obviously scared out of his wits.

  Li Ran Dao looked at the corpse, his eyes cold, and walked over. He used a piece of tattered cloth to press down on the Jifeng snake's neck, gently pulled out the dagger, and then wiped it clean with the cloth.

  This is Li Ruo's second time killing someone after his rebirth.

  And the only purpose of these two murders was just for survival.

  Qifeng Snake died with his eyes open, he never thought that he, a strong practitioner of the four-layered Jin Gang power, would die in a broken temple.

  Li Ranno took a light breath, just about to stand up, when his gaze suddenly moved and he saw the long sword hanging from Qifeng Snake's body. Li Ranno's heart skipped a beat as he reached out and took down the long sword. He pressed the spring with his fingers, and with a soft "whoosh", the sword flew out of its scabbard and into Li Ranno's hand, its cold blade gleaming menacingly.

  "Good sword!"

  Li Ranfeng quietly gave a thumbs up.

  The sword body was a deep blue, as quiet as the night sky. The blade was sharp enough to cut hair and fur. Li Ran's knife followed his hand and drew a sword flower, feeling extremely comfortable in his hand. With a whoosh, he thrust the sword forward, and a refreshing feeling arose from his chest.

  Li Ruo Dao was overjoyed and once again found the feeling of being accompanied by a sword in his previous life. With a long sword in hand, Li Ruo Dao's confidence suddenly became much stronger.

  Sheathing his long sword, Li Ruo squatted down and reached into the bosom of the praying mantis snake, pulling out a jade pendant, a handkerchief, and a purse.

  Li Ruo Dao put the jade pendant and handkerchief back into Qi Feng Snake's bosom, curiously opened the money bag, and in that instant, Li Ruo Dao was shocked.

  "Kaneko?"

  Li Ruo quickly poured out all the things in the money bag, and there were two gold bars, weighing as much as ten taels, and more than eighty taels of silver.

  Li Ran's heart beat faster, for him now, this was a huge fortune.

  His younger brother finally couldn't hold back his curiosity and turned around with a quiver.

  Li Ran furrowed his brow, suddenly stuffing all the gold and silver into a money bag in a disorderly manner. He took a stride out, dug up the money bag and medicine package hidden behind the god shrine, mixed them with the money bag of the praying wind snake, and put everything into his bosom. Then he wrapped the long sword tightly with an oil skin bag, held it in his arms, pulled up his younger brother and walked out.