Chapter 88 You say I dare not?

  With a loud whoosh, he crossed another archway and saw a tall, thin old man rushing out of the courtyard, followed by more than ten black-armored warriors. Each black-armored warrior was like a fierce beast in the mountains, with eyes that exuded a chilling killing intent. The majestic aura and murderous intent of this group made people near and far involuntarily feel a chill run down their spines.

  A tall, thin old man with prominent temples led the crowd in a swift pace towards Li Furan's residence. They saw that it was a young man who was holding the captain of the guard like a small chicken in his hand. The old man was also surprised and wondered what kind of background this young man had, to have such strength at such a young age.

  "Louder voice asked: 'Who is coming? Why come to my city's western suburbs to make trouble?'"

  Li Ran Jian saw that this person should have some status and could handle some things, took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the anger and anxiety in his heart, and asked: "Who are you?"

  The old man sneered, glanced at the captain of the guard held by Li Ran's knife, and nodded slightly: "I am the military attaché of Linfeng City, the commander-in-chief of the city master's mansion. You have a big nerve to come to my Xifeng Mansion, kick in the door, and beat up my guards. I don't know who sent you, but even if it was one of those nearby immortal families, causing such a huge disturbance in Linfeng City will be hard to resolve. Tell me, what's the point of running here and stirring up trouble?"

  Li Ran Dao shook his head and said: "I am not one of those immortal families, I am the adopted son of Wei Yuantu, my adoptive father was captured by you, I came to request for his release."

  Li Rendao said this just to see the other party's reaction. If the other party is reasonable or makes some conditions, he will also follow suit. However, Li Rendao also knows that such a possibility should be relatively small.

  "Yu Yuantou's adopted son?"

  The old man put down more than half of his mind upon hearing this. It turned out that he was just a young man with an angry mood, not one of those people with a background.

  A tall and thin old man sneered coldly: "Kid, haven't you heard what this place is? Is it a place where you can be reckless and unruly? Do you know what crime Yuantu committed that you dare to come and demand people? Let me tell you, the second city master's blood fox, which was raised with countless precious medicines for many years, was hunted down by those few people. Drinking the blood of the blood fox has the effect of being immune to all poisons and can greatly increase one's power. Don't you think that those hunters should be punished?"

  Li Ruo's knife paused, and he thought to himself: "So the Blood Fox was raised by that person, no wonder it was chasing us in a flurry on Rocky Slope. But Uncle Yu and the others were in the mountains at the time, how did they know it was someone else's pet?"

  Li Ruo shook his head slowly and said, "My adoptive father didn't know at the time that this was a creature raised by the Second City Master. Hunters make a living by hunting, and it's normal to hunt small foxes in the mountains. Let my adoptive father go, I can compensate for him."

  "Compensation?"

  A tall, thin old man sneered coldly: "Youngster, you can't afford to pay for this! Do you know where this is? This is the City West Mansion. You kicked open the big gate and rushed in, which is no different from smashing the mansion's signboard. Just this one door alone would cost you a fortune to compensate for. Since you've come here, you might as well stay behind too. We'll take a look later to see if there's any medicinal properties in your blood, to see if you've also drunk the Blood Fox's blood."

  The old man waved his hand backwards and shouted loudly: "Catch him, regardless of life or death. The City Master's mansion is not afraid to add a few more lives."

  Li Ran's anger was thoroughly ignited by the last sentence, and he furiously asked: "Is this the rule of Linfeng City? Does it not matter whether people live or die?"

  The old man sneered and nodded, saying: "Youngster, you only know this now? You've caused trouble in the City West Prefecture, do you think you can still get out?"

  Before the words were finished, a mournful cry came from the backyard. It was unclear whose voice it was. Li Ran's knife flashed with anxiety: "Could it be that Uncle Yu is being tortured? Have I arrived too late?"

  A black-armored warrior suddenly emerged from behind, drew his waist knife and made a beautiful spinning slash. The sharp blade on the long knife was cold and menacing as it swept towards Lǐ Rán. Judging from the explosive aura emanating from his body, he was at least a master of the Fifth Level of Essence Energy Skill. This one strike was so vicious that even Wáng Dà Hǔ, the leader of the hunters, would likely be injured if he were to intervene.

  The elite warriors of Sei are indeed extremely ferocious.

  The old man took a step back, coldly smiling as if looking at a dead man, and gazed at Li Ruo's knife. The west gate of the city was kicked open, and this little guy didn't even get beaten up for three days and nights, how could the west city government establish its prestige? Being able to defeat the captain of the guard indeed had some skill, but what kind of place was the west city government? Did he think that with just those two skills he could come in and cause trouble?

  Just as he thought of this, the old man's eyes suddenly widened, and the young man's face was urgent and angry. He swung his sword forward with a "ding" sound, then shook his hand backward with a "hua" sound, and the black-armored warrior's long knife flew out of his hand, flying far back, and fell to the ground with a loud noise.

  The black-armored warrior was startled and jumped back a few feet.

  The old man's face changed in an instant, not expecting a young boy to have strength beyond the fifth level of Jingyuan Qi. He angrily swung his hand backwards and shouted: "Up, all up, take down this kid!"

  A large number of black-armored warriors, like a pack of wolves, brandished their knives and charged out, their feet intersecting and crisscrossing. Their long knives danced in the wind as they ferociously pounced on Li Fenger's knife.

  Li Rengdao held up the sword with a local sword, retreated one step back and shouted at the old man behind him: "Don't force me to kill?" Thinking of Yu Sheng's life or death in the backyard, Li Rengdao's heart was burning, his patience had reached its limit.

  Through the gleam of the black-armored warriors' blades, the old man sneered coldly: "Kill? You dare?"

  "How dare I?"

  Li Ran's body suddenly stopped, his face filled with a fierce killing intent. He had decided to stop being merciful, and now the long sword would see blood.

  His wrist shook lightly, and with a "hiss" sound, the right shoulder of a black-armored warrior in front of him was pierced by a sword. The warrior's face turned pale with pain as he retreated from the battlefield with a clanging sound of his waist knife falling to the ground.

  Li Ran's long sword swiftly pierced, like a burst of pear blossoms suddenly blooming. The sound of "dang dang" was heard at his ear, and more than ten black-armored warriors all had their right shoulders penetrated, their waist knives falling to the ground, no longer having the strength to attack.

  Li Ran's knife moved forward swiftly, kicking up a foot that was both invisible and formless, yet possessed an astonishing amount of power. With a loud crash, it sent the black-armored warrior who had been blocking his path flying, passing directly through the gap to land lightly in front of the tall, thin old man.

  The old man was shocked, cold sweat instantly flowed down his face. Who could defeat more than a dozen black armored warriors with one move? Was the person in front of him really just a young boy?

  No time to think, the sword light in front of him was swift as a shooting star, the old man's sword bounced up, using all his strength to block it. The opponent's sword seemed to have a power that could tear everything apart, and his own long sword was brittle like wheat straw, breaking instantly.

  The old man was shocked again, his whole body hair stood up, and he quickly retreated. He saw the opponent's sword light like a flash of lightning in a flowing cloud, a soft sound followed by a shadow, and one sword was placed on his neck. The cold sword light scared the old man so much that he didn't dare to move again.

  Li Ran's knife asked coldly: "You said I didn't dare kill people? Now? You say whether I dare to kill people or not?"

  Cold sweat dripped down the old man's temples as he, a powerful master of the Sixth Layer of the Essence Gathering Stage, was unable to withstand the might of the young man's single sword strike. Who exactly was this youth? How could a mere youngster possess such formidable strength?

  Reversing his long sword, he grabbed the old man's back and Li Ran's voice was icy cold: "Take me to where Yu Yuan Tu is being held, or I might spare your life."

  The old man closed his eyes, pursed his lips tightly, and took a horizontal stance. Li Ran's knife flashed with a cold smile, and his palm force was slightly released before being quickly withdrawn. The old man suddenly felt a shock inside his body as if all his internal organs were about to rupture, and he spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood.

  This ruthless palm force method was originally a heretical practice, Li Ruo had obtained it in his previous life but never deigned to use it, however today's matter is urgent, and he can't help but take out this old trick.

  The old man's face turned pale, watching Li Fung's knife move swiftly and mercilessly, a deed that was not something an inexperienced young man could accomplish. It seemed he couldn't continue to pretend anymore, so it would be better to lure him to the backyard and let the Second City Master deal with him.

  The old man opened his eyes, pointed forward with a trembling hand and said, "Hmph, if you're not afraid of death, go ahead. See? Go straight from here, pass through two more courtyards, and the purple sandstone gate at the back is it."

  Li Ran nodded secretly, and the mournful cry had also reached there. What the old man said was probably not wrong. He picked up the old man like a small chicken and rushed into the courtyard.

  The old man was afraid of being seen in this state, and from now on, how would he face others? He shouted angrily with his hands and feet: "Put me down, I've told you the direction, what else do you want..."

  The sound gradually faded away, and more than a dozen black-armored warriors and the guard captain stood there like fools, staring at the two figures in the distance, unable to come back to their senses for a long time.