"S-Sir...?"
"Who is your master?"
"Why are you attacking my Jiang family without reason?" Zhao Zhuohao asked with raised eyebrows.
He thought for a long time but couldn't figure out who would take action against the Jiang family. Although the Jiang family had many enemies, none seemed capable of enlisting someone with such a strong cultivation level.
"You alone are worthy of knowing my master's name!" The Sky-Swallowing Divine Python's expression hardened, and a terrifying murderous intent bloomed from her body.
Zhao Zhuohao's heart trembled as he discreetly performed secret hand movements. Though he might not be able to defeat the person in front of him, this was Nanli City, where countless cultivators gathered. As long as he could delay for a little while, help would arrive.
While Zhao Zhuohao pondered how to deal with the Sky-Swallowing Divine Python, a strong hand suddenly gripped his head from behind!
Eh…?
Zhao Zhuohao was stunned for a moment. Before he could react, his head exploded like a watermelon with a pop! Blood spattered out, landing on Jiang Li's body and face, who was slumped on the ground.
"So much nonsense! I'm tired of hearing it!" The Chaos Demonic Bull threw Zhao Zhuohao's body aside and wiped his hands in disgust.
Su Yi and others were completely dumbfounded. They had heard of Zhao Zhuohao—a real powerful person from the Immortal Realm! Yet, the strong man behind them arrived unnoticed and crushed Zhao Zhuohao to death with a single palm. It was as easy as squeezing an ant.
Jiang Li looked up at the solid body of the Chaos Demonic Bull, his eyes full of fear. He was too scared to move. His biggest supporter, Zhao Zhuohao, was dead. Without him, Jiang Li was completely helpless, trembling like a weak, pathetic wretch.
The Chaos Demonic Bull lowered his head, looking at Jiang Li with a strange smile. "It's your turn~ I remember my master specifically ordered special treatment for you!"
"Spare, spare my life... someone, please save me!" Jiang Li cried, looking at Su Yi and others with a sharp voice, a yellow liquid flowing from under him.
Su Yi's companions were stunned, subconsciously grabbing their weapons, but no one dared to draw their swords and step forward. They all knew that the two people in front of them, who could kill an Immortal Realm cultivator with a single blow, were beyond their ability to resist.
Only Su Yi mustered the courage to draw her sword and jump out. Nanli College had the responsibility to protect the capital of Nanli. Although she wanted Jiang Li to die, allowing a murderer to kill him would damage the name of Nanli College. As a student, she couldn't sit idly by.
Just as Su Yi drew her sword and jumped out, another figure descended from the sky and blocked her. The newcomer, also wearing a hat, quickly grabbed her neck. Despite Su Yi's desperate struggles, she couldn't do anything to her attacker, not even piercing their body with her long sword. Su Yi was secretly shocked, feeling suffocated and desperate.
Who is this person...? Am I going to die here today...?
"My master said, don't make too much noise. It will affect him! If it's not the target, don't kill it," the Sky-Swallowing Divine Python warned the Titan Ape, who was about to attack.
The Titan Giant Ape remembered Ning Yechen's instructions and threw Su Yi aside without killing her. The Sky-Swallowing Divine Python then walked toward Jiang Li. The woman and the middle-aged man sat on the ground holding their child tightly, looking at her with fearful expressions.
The Sky-Swallowing Divine Python ignored the three of them and went straight to Jiang Li.
"Please let me go! How much does your master pay you? I'll pay ten times! No, twenty times! A hundred times!" Jiang Li, seeing no one dared to help him, begged for mercy and tried to bribe them.
The Sky-Swallowing Divine Python glanced coldly at Jiang Li and said calmly, "Do it."
"Okay!" The Chaos Demonic Bull stepped heavily on Jiang Li's feet. With a "click," Jiang Li's legs were crushed to pieces!
"Ahhhh!!" The severe pain caused Jiang Li to scream like a slaughtered pig.
"My master asked you to cripple his third leg, not his legs..." The Sky-Swallowing Divine Python rolled her eyes helplessly at the Chaos Demonic Bull.
"Yeah…? Hehehe, I'm sorry, I forgot... I'll do it again!" The Chaos Demonic Bull raised his big foot again and stepped on Jiang Li's crotch accurately!
A deep footprint was instantly left on the ground between Jiang Li's legs. This time, Jiang Li didn't even scream. His face turned pale, and he passed out, blood flowing from his crotch.
"Mission accomplished. Let's go." The Sky-Swallowing Divine Python glanced at Jiang Li, who was unconscious, and spoke to the Chaos Demonic Bull and the Titan Giant Ape. The three of them turned into black shadows and disappeared without a trace.
After hearing the commotion, the city guards and a group of cultivators arrived belatedly. The scene they found was bloody and horrific. Within a short time, the city was on alert, and the entire Nanli City was in panic. Countless city guards and cultivators searched for the murderers, but no one could find any trace of the three.
...
Soon after, inside the Jiang family mansion, the unconscious Jiang Li was carried back. When the head of the Jiang family, Jiang Zhen, saw his son lying half-dead in front of him, he trembled with anger. Pointing at Jiang Li with sinister eyes, he asked angrily, "Who did this? Who dares to hurt my precious son like this? Who is it?"
Jiang Zhen's roar made the attendants tremble, all lowering their heads, daring not to speak. Seeing no response, Jiang Zhen angrily continued, "A bunch of trash! What's the use of having you! Find the murderer quickly! Even if you have to turn Nanli City upside down, find them!"
"Yes!" The attendants hurriedly left.
After everyone left, a man with a feminine face wearing a white lotus robe slowly walked out of the hall.
"Being able to defeat Mr. Zhao from the Immortal Realm shows that the attacker is definitely not ordinary. Even if you turn Nanli City upside down, you won't find anything," the man said.
"Lord Holy Envoy!" Jiang Zhen greeted the man respectfully, then asked, unwillingly, "Does the Holy Envoy want me to let the murderer go?"
"Of course not. I want you to focus on the church's mission. After the Chamber of Commerce battle, once the Jiang family takes control of Nanli City, I will report your achievements to the leader and ask for action on your behalf," the man said with a slight smile.
Jiang Zhen thought for a moment, then reluctantly sighed, his face stern. "There will be no problem with the Holy Envoy present at the Chamber of Commerce battle. When the Jiang family controls Nanli City, we will assist the Holy Lotus Sect to the best of our abilities. I hope the church will avenge my son after the incident!"