Chapter 75: Chapter 75: Knowing you’re going to die, why struggle?
“It’s me!”
Qi Huang stood in the air, looking down at the people below like ants, ready to crush them with a single kick. They always ran to kill me when something happened, did they really think I was a pushover?
Immortal Elder Huo looked up and saw a person wearing a bamboo hat and black clothes looking down at him. He was holding a strange bronze mirror. His face suddenly changed. As a cultivator, he naturally understood what flying represented.
“May I know which senior is gracing us with their presence? It’s my fault for not noticing!”
Immortal Elder Huo immediately bowed deeply, while the others looked at each other.
“You’re from the Imperial Capital, and I just heard that you wanted to kill Qi Huang?”
Qi Huang asked calmly.
“From the Imperial Capital?”
Immortal Elder Huo’s eyes lit up. A big shot from the Imperial Capital at this time could only have one target, so he quickly said, “Yes, we need to kill Qi Huang to complete the mission. May I ask what you need?”
“What a coincidence, my mission is also to kill Qi Huang, so you don’t need to bother. I’ll do it.”
Qi Huang lied without blushing or gasping for breath. Acting was already second nature to her.
“We naturally wouldn’t dare to rob a senior, so we’ll leave it to you!”
Immortal Elder Huo was overjoyed. The others exchanged glances, and their faces also showed surprise. They were just wondering how to kill Qi Huang, and they didn’t expect such a big shot to help so soon.
“Don’t worry, I’m a Shentong Realm expert after all. Not to mention killing a Qi Huang, even destroying the entire HongHua Sect would be effortless.”
Qi Huang promised confidently.
“What? A Shentong Realm expert?”
The faces of the people below showed shock, and they quickly bowed in submission.
“But the question is, how can you make me feel at ease?”
Qi Huang changed the subject.
“What do you mean, senior?”
Immortal Elder Huo asked cautiously.
“I can only get paid if I kill Qi Huang with my own hands. You also want to kill her, so you are my competitor. For the sake of insurance, should I kill you first?”
Qi Huang sneered.
“Senior! Senior, please spare my life! Even if we had the courage of a bear and the heart of a leopard, we wouldn’t dare to snatch it from you!”
Immortal Elder Huo immediately knelt on the ground. He understood that it was as simple for a Shentong Realm expert to kill him as it was to crush an ant, so he absolutely could not hold onto any侥幸. The other followers also desperately kowtowed and begged for mercy.
“Unfortunately, I only trust the dead.”
Qi Huang’s feet left the branch, and her body descended lightly like autumn leaves. At the same time, her spiritual sense spread out in all directions, turning into an invisible mountain that suppressed the few people below.
“Boom!”
The spiritual sense mountain descended like a meteor, smashing a circular pit about three zhang in diameter into the granite street below.
The followers were weaker and hadn’t reacted before their bodies exploded one after another like watermelons under heavy pressure. Red and white splattered all over the ground, and not a single complete bone could be found.
Immortal Elder Huo was not much better. His legs went weak, and he knelt down, his knees smashing a large pit into the ground, and his bones made crisp cracking sounds.
“Ah!”
Immortal Elder Huo immediately let out a hysterical scream, and blood gushed out of his seven orifices like a geyser. It was obvious that his internal organs had been severely injured. If he hadn’t had some strength, he would have died immediately.
The surrounding residents heard the screams, and a few flickering oil lamps were quickly extinguished. The entire street became so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.
Qi Huang did not want to cause panic, so she used her spiritual sense to pull Immortal Elder Huo and flew towards the outskirts of the city.
“Sen… Senior… Senior, spare my life! Ju… Junior really doesn’t dare to fight with you…”
Immortal Elder Huo begged for mercy incoherently, and blood in his mouth kept spurting out as he spoke.
In the blink of an eye, Qi Huang arrived outside the city and threw Immortal Elder Huo onto the ground.
“Speak, who sent you? If your employer has some background, maybe I’ll give him some face and spare you.”
Qi Huang landed lightly on the ground and walked forward with ease, while also injecting true qi into the Recording Mirror, preparing to leave some evidence.
Immortal Elder Huo didn’t know the function of the Recording Mirror at all. His face suddenly lit up with excitement, and he quickly said, “Senior! I was hired by the second master of the Liu family.”
“Second Master Liu? Which Liu family?”
Qi Huang asked in confusion.
“It’s Liu Yingyue’s second uncle, Liu Biao. Since you’re also from the Imperial Capital, you should know the number one noble family of the Xihui Dynasty, right?”
After swallowing the blood in his mouth, Immortal Elder Huo quickly explained.
“Do you take me for a fool? Since he’s her second uncle, why would he want to ruin his own family’s auction house?”
Qi Huang questioned coldly.
“Senior, you don’t know, this is all for power and profit. That Liu Yingyue, as the most beautiful woman in the Imperial Capital, was favored by many officials and nobles since childhood. She was supposed to have a beneficial marriage, but she didn’t want to accept her fate and was determined to die.
Her father… that is, the Clan Leader of the Liu family, Liu Zheng, couldn’t bear it, so he took the initiative to propose to the Old Ancestor of the Liu family that as long as his daughter could double the revenue of a branch within three years, the beneficial marriage would be canceled. Otherwise, she would obey the clan’s arrangements. During this period, he was willing to hand over the position of clan leader as a guarantee.
With Liu Zheng’s repeated pleas, the Old Ancestor of the Liu family agreed, and the position of clan leader then fell to Liu Biao.”
Immortal Elder Huo briefly introduced the background, and then continued, “And this year is Liu Yingyue’s third year. She has already bankrupted an auction house before. If she fails to fulfill her promise by the end of the year, she must get married, and her father will also completely lose his position as clan leader. This is why Liu Biao sent me to sabotage her.”
‘So that’s how it is. It’s truly hard to guard against an insider!’
Qi Huang couldn’t help but laugh and cry, but she pretended to be confused and asked, “What does this have to do with Qi Huang?”
“We can only let that auction house go bankrupt by using the power of the prefect of Yongning Prefecture. Who knew that someone around Qi Huang jumped out and interfered, so she must die.”
Immortal Elder Huo added.
“I understand, but with just your words, how can I believe that your employer is Liu Biao?”
Qi Huang continued to probe.
“It’s very simple. I can contact Second Master Liu right now. If you don’t believe me, you can ask him yourself.”
Immortal Elder Huo was also anxious to survive, and immediately took out a Thousand Li Sound Transmission Device from his embrace.
Qi Huang did not stop him, because this was exactly what she wanted.
“Is this Master Liu? I have something I need your help with.”
Immortal Elder Huo waited for the other side to answer, and then quickly told him what happened tonight.
When Liu Biao heard that someone who was ruining his plans was a Shentong Realm expert, he was furious but didn’t dare to speak. So he quickly asked Immortal Elder Huo to hand the Thousand Li Sound Transmission Device to Qi Huang and then asked in a gentle tone, “May I know which senior you are? Elder Zuo of the Immortal Alliance? Or Immortal Elder Ye of the Donglai Sect? Or Peak Master Bai of Broken Cloud Peak?”
“Neither!”
Qi Huang denied coldly.
“No way? As far as I know, there are only three Shentong Realm cultivators in the Xihui Dynasty!”
Liu Zheng’s tone revealed a hint of hesitation.
“Are you doubting me? How many reclusive experts are there in the Cultivation World that a mere mortal like you can know?”
Qi Huang said with some displeasure.
“Senior, you misunderstand. You going to kill that Qi Huang is indirectly helping me, so I plan to visit you in person some other day to thank you.”
Liu Biao quickly explained.
“No need, I’ve always been low-key!”
Qi Huang politely refused.
“Do you really not need any help, senior? That Qi Huang’s Main Body is the famous Cheng Hong Ling.”
Liu Zheng said with concern.
“Are you doubting my strength? How about I kill you, the employer, to prove my strength?”
Qi Huang asked with a half-smile.
Upon hearing this, Immortal Elder Huo’s face changed, and he took two steps back.
“No need. Since senior is so confident, I wish you immediate success.”
Liu Zheng quickly said.
Qi Huang impatiently turned off the sound transmission device. These conversations were enough to report to Liu Yingyue. Since it was their family’s business, she couldn’t take the liberty to eliminate all threats.
“Senior, can I leave now?”
Immortal Elder Huo asked cautiously.
“Sorry, since your employer doesn’t believe in my strength, I can only kill you to prove it.”
Qi Huang shook her head regretfully.
Immortal Elder Huo was shocked and used his movement technique to escape, but due to his injuries, he staggered.
“Knowing you’re going to die, why struggle!”
Qi Huang shook her head helplessly, and a strand of hair in front of her forehead silently shot out, wrapping around Immortal Elder Huo’s neck and pulling gently.
Immortal Elder Huo felt a tingling sensation in his throat. He reached out to touch it in confusion, and then found that the wound was getting bigger and bigger, and the pain was getting more intense, until it completely swallowed his consciousness.
“Clank!”
Immortal Elder Huo’s head slowly slid off his shoulder. His comprehension tried to escape, but it was immediately crushed by a large hand formed from spiritual sense.
