Twenty-Eight, Ghost Axe's Doomsday (Part 2)

  Originally already dizzy, Jiang An was even more unbearable. Before he could even bend down to pick himself up, his body suddenly stiffened and froze for a few seconds before releasing the copper gong and falling back onto the ground.

  Before he could come back to his senses again, a chill ran down his throat and he was pinned down by a black long stick.

  "You should understand that you won't be leaving alive today! Answer my questions honestly, and I won't torture you." Qin Yu's words were concise and to the point.

  "Who sent you to Mount Yanshou to commit murder?"

  Jiang opened his eyes, which were almost stuck together with dried blood, and stared at Qin Yu like a dead fish.

  Bang!

  Qin Yu didn't hesitate and inserted a rod into a certain place, then immediately turned it back to press against his throat.

  Ah! The shore was filled with mournful cries, his left hand's little finger had its first joint crushed by Qin Yu's rod.

  A stick with extremely precise control.

  "You won't die even if you want to," Qin Yu said coldly. "Speak, or not?"

  Ten fingers intertwined, the pain made her lips tremble, but she didn't say a word.

  Bang!

  Another cracking sound.

  This time it's the thumb of the right hand, first phalange.

  "Are you going to talk?" Qin Yu made a gesture and was about to lift up the black rod again.

  "Slow... slower... it hurts so much!" Jiang An suddenly couldn't bear the pain and hastily spoke up.

  "Is that so? When you slaughtered the innocent, did they not feel pain?" Qin Yu thought of his uncle's family who died miserably, and the anger in his heart could no longer be restrained. The long stick suddenly struck again.

  "Ah......" This time, the miserable cry almost shattered the sky.

  One stick down, almost turned Zhang Shan's left thumb into bone paste.

  "It's Cai...Cai..." The pain was so intense that he was drenched in sweat, his face twisted in a grimace, and his body contorted in all directions, just wanting to confess everything and die quickly.

  "Cai? What Cai?" A thought had already risen in Qin Yu's mind.

  "Ts'ai... Ts'ai's orders, I... we... are Ts'ai's guests, can't help but go!"

  Cai's?

  Tsai's wife? Tsai Mao?

  The waves in Qian Yun's mind surged and churned, turbulent and agitated. The black hand behind it all was actually them?

  "What did Cai let you come to Yanshoushan to kill people for?" Qin Yu asked, gritting his teeth.

  "Because... because Liu... Liu Jingzhou said that he wants to find you... Please go back... back to Xiangyang."

  Return to Xiangyang?

  "What did you come back to Xiangyang for?" Xi Zilan saw Tan Yun's face turn iron-green, obviously in a state of extreme anger, and hastily spoke up to ask on his behalf.

  "Want... want... assist... the eldest prince... the second prince..." Jiang An's forehead was covered in sweat, his body trembling like a sieve, almost unable to hold himself together.

  "Who gave the order, Cai Mao or Lady Cai?" Quan Yu suddenly came to himself, nodded at Xi Zilan, indicating that nothing was wrong, and asked the most crucial question.

  "It's... it's an old... old... old house... ah!"

  Suddenly, he let out a loud cry on the shore, his body suddenly straightened up, and then relaxed completely.

  "What elder?" Tan Yun asked back.

  Only to see that on the shore a pair of eyeballs bulged high, seven orifices simultaneously flowed out blood, then the head tilted to one side, and there was no sound.

  Is this person dead?

  He reached out and felt it, and indeed his neck pulse was cut off, and he had no breath.

  Take a closer look, on the right temple of the shore, a small blood blister has formed, with a faint red mark on top.

  It seems that something was suddenly shot into the brain, and the intracranial pressure was broken, so death came especially quickly.

  Qin Yun suddenly raised his head and looked in the direction of the riverbank, but only saw a black shadow flashing far away, which was Xie Zilan by his side, who had already chased after him.

  "Be careful!" Qin Yu shouted loudly, hastily chasing after him. His Jiuzhou Shunliu Step had also reached a considerable level of proficiency, and with the powerful circulation of Qi and blood in the dark realm, his speed increased greatly, and in just a few flashes, he had already covered several dozen meters.

  The southern mountain was uneven, and after crossing two small hills, Qin Yu saw the figure of Xi Zhi Lan not far away by a small river.

  Tan Yong walked a few steps forward and asked: "How is it?"

  "He was given a escape by him, the speed was too fast, only saw a back shadow, it seemed not like a man." Xi Zhi Lan took a breath, her face red and radiant, looking exceptionally beautiful.

  "It's fine as long as you're alright." Qin Yu smiled, "Although the mastermind is still unknown, but since we know it's the Cai family clan, who specifically did it doesn't matter anymore."

  Xie Zilan looked at him and said: "You mean to say..."

  "Now, others are the vast and distant blue sky, while I am just a small grass under the ground. The gap is too big, so it's meaningless to say anything. Anyway, let's wait until we have real power before thinking about these issues again." Qin Yu shook his head, eliminating the impact of this matter on her mind, "Let's hurry up and continue on our journey, don't delay for too long."

  Xie Zilan saw that he was indeed very calm and composed, so she put her mind at ease and happily agreed.

  "Okay, brother Yu!"

  "Sounds great, let's hear it again?"

  "I'll hit you!"

  The two of them, after fooling around and returning to their original location, found that the green-maned horse that had been ridden by Xi Zilan was still snorting violently, occasionally lifting its hooves, probably because it felt uncomfortable with the smell of blood.

  "It seems you know who killed you, yet you died with your eyes open!" Qin Yu hummed and hesitated for a moment before raising his hand to gently close the deceased's eyelids.

  Although he was a murderer who annihilated his family, now that he has paid his debt with his life, the dead are gone and the birds fly towards the sky, let bygones be bygones.

  He felt around on the corpse and found a few gold bars, over ten strings of copper coins, a silver-plated dagger, a silk book, and a dark green token.

  "Green token!" Xie Zilan's eyes were sharp and she shouted out loud.

  Tan Yu nodded, he had seen it on Zhang Ren's body before, it was a token of participation in the Shen Nong Singing and Selling Conference. He thought to himself, it seems that this guy also came here for the sake of the Singing and Selling Conference.

  Xie Zilan took over the silk book and flipped through it casually before handing it back to Qin Yu.

  "Hmm... " Qin Yu fiddled with the shiny bamboo card, wanting to ask what this Shen Nong Singing and Selling Fair was all about, as it seemed like these people were participating in a Spring Festival Gala, pouring in group after group.

  But thinking about it again, I'm a bit hesitant. Asking this now, isn't it a bit embarrassing? After all, it's already been settled, and not even understanding such basic common sense will make me a laughing stock for Xiao Loli, right?

  In this life and the previous one, I'm already over 30 years old, but my mindset is still that of a pure and innocent young boy like Qin Yu.

  "Brother originally said he would find a place for you."

  Qin Yu smiled: "Now that we have it, there's no need to trouble your brother anymore."

  "Brother will find you the highest level of letter card." Xī Zhīlán glanced at her mouth.

  The two of them quickly dug a hole and buried the corpse.

  "Hehe!" Xizhilan smiled and jumped onto her horse, "Come on, let's get on the horse, I'll tell you about this Shen Nong singing and selling meeting."

  Tan Yu gathered up various odds and ends, mounted his horse, and wrapped his arms around Xie Zilan's slender waist.

  Xie Zilan urged on her mount, galloping towards the direction of Shennongding.

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  Hugged Xiao Piao's waist tightly.