71: In the middle stage of expansion, there is some strength

After leaving Anping Marquis Estate, Xie Weilou and Lin Qinghuang took Li Huai to the north of the city, while Zhang Long and the others returned to the Tianquan Division.

North of the city.

Inside a dilapidated temple.

“What are you doing bringing me here?”

Li Huai was tied to a large tree, his eyes filled with panic.

He did not want to enter the Tianquan Division, because once he did, he would be half-dead even if he didn't die.

But now that Xie Weilou and Lin Qinghuang had brought him to the north of the city, he was equally unsure. These two wouldn't be planning to torture him here, would they?

Lin Qinghuang looked at Li Huai with an indifferent expression: “If you don’t want to suffer physical pain, confess everything.”

Not taking Li Huai directly to the Tianquan Division was naturally to use Li Huai as bait to catch a bigger fish.

Li Huai’s strength was mediocre; even though he participated in the spiritual bone transplantation, he was just a minor character and surely knew limited things.

Only by letting the real big fish jump out could the problem be solved.

Now that Li Huai had been captured, Anping Marquis would certainly not remain indifferent. Bringing Li Huai to the north of the city also gave Anping Marquis’s people an opportunity to act.

“I… I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Li Huai said angrily.

Slap!

Xie Weilou backhanded Li Huai with a hard slap.

Li Huai’s face was instantly swollen, and he glared at Xie Weilou venomously: “Xie Weilou… you… you just wait for me…”

As the son of Anping Marquis, although he was young, he must have known Xie Weilou.

Xie Weilou said disdainfully: “If you dare to utter another word, I’ll kill you directly.”

“You…”

Li Huai’s expression froze, and he subconsciously thought of Li Yuan’s death earlier.

Li Yuan was precisely chopped to death by Xie Weilou in Zhenxi Manor, and even his father did not pursue the matter, which was very strange.

If Xie Weilou truly turned ruthless, he might actually kill him.

Lin Qinghuang looked at Li Huai indifferently: “I’ll give you three seconds to consider. If you confess everything, you still have a chance to live. If you don’t, you’ll be the mastermind of this case, and the Tianquan Division will have to close the case sooner!”

“…”

Li Huai’s body trembled.

Whoosh!

Just then, an arrow shot towards Lin Qinghuang, moving extremely fast, aiming directly for Lin Qinghuang’s head.

Lin Qinghuang’s expression was indifferent. As the arrow shot towards her, she tilted her head, and the arrow grazed past her ear. She immediately reached out and grabbed the arrow.

Whoosh!

Then, with a casual flick of her hand, the arrow shot back the way it came.

“Ah…”

A scream rang out. On a nearby rooftop, a black-clad figure fell, their forehead pierced by the arrow, blood flowing profusely.

At the same time, on the surrounding eaves, more than a dozen black-clad figures appeared. They all held bows and arrows and had long knives at their waists.

And in the very center, there was an old man in a gray robe, holding a long halberd, exuding a strong aura of a Tuojiang Realm Late Stage.

“Grandpa Lu.”

When Li Huai saw the old man, his face lit up with joy, and his eyes showed excitement.

This old man was Lu Zhai, a consecrated expert of Anping Marquis Estate, with very powerful strength. It seemed his father had not given up on him and had even invited Grandpa Lu.

Lu Zhai looked at Li Huai and mused: “After this, you must leave Tianqi City.”

Given the current situation, Li Huai could no longer remain in Tianqi City; he had to leave.

“Mm-hmm!”

Li Huai nodded excitedly.

His father had planned to send him away earlier, but unfortunately, it was too late. He had thought he would be sent to the Tianquan Division, with no chance of ever recovering.

As it turned out, Lin Qinghuang and Xie Weilou did something foolish by sending him to the north of the city.

This, in turn, gave his father an opportunity to act.

As long as he left Tianqi City, where could he not go? His life could still be incredibly comfortable.

He had indeed participated in the spiritual bone transplantation, and the deaths of those scoundrels also had a huge connection to him.

But so what? As long as he survived this ordeal, from now on, no one could do anything to him.

“Kill!”

Lu Zhai waved his hand with a chilling tone.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The black-clad figures immediately drew their bows, and numerous arrows instantly shot towards Lin Qinghuang and Xie Weilou.

Boom!

Lin Qinghuang waved her sleeve, and these arrows exploded one after another.

Seeing this, the black-clad figures immediately rushed towards Lin Qinghuang, their waist-worn knives unsheathed, sword qi permeating, cold and bone-chilling.

“…”

Lin Qinghuang reached out her hand, and the Tianya Sword appeared in her grasp. She held the hilt but did not draw the sword, yet a powerful sword qi had already erupted.

Rumble!

As soon as the black-clad figures rushed over, they were instantly sent flying by the sword qi, turning into blood mist.

“Tuojiang Realm Mid Stage, a bit of strength, but that’s all.”

Lu Zhai’s figure flickered, and he instantly appeared in front of Lin Qinghuang, his long halberd fiercely striking towards Lin Qinghuang.

“Humph!”

Lin Qinghuang snorted coldly, flicked her finger, and the sword scabbard shot towards Lu Zhai.

Boom!

Lu Zhai’s long halberd collided with the sword scabbard, and a powerful force sent the scabbard flying.

Lin Qinghuang gripped her long sword tightly, conjured a sword art, and unleashed a strike. A green sword glow erupted, striking Lu Zhai’s long halberd, and a violent sword qi swept forth.

Bang!

Lu Zhai only felt a numbness in his arm, and his entire body was forced back ten meters.

After stabilizing his body.

His eyes showed shock, and the hand holding the long halberd trembled: “A cultivation of Tuojiang Realm Mid Stage, yet possessing such power, it truly astonishes this old man!”

With his cultivation at Tuojiang Realm Late Stage, he was actually repelled by a Tuojiang Realm Mid Stage cultivator, which made him incredibly shocked.

Lin Qinghuang said nothing more and once again charged at Lu Zhai with her sword.

Lu Zhai gritted his teeth and immediately swung his long halberd, fighting fiercely with Lin Qinghuang.

Less than half an incense stick of time passed.

Pfft!

Lu Zhai was sent flying, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood, his eyes filled with horror.

A ghastly sword mark appeared on his chest, the long halberd in his hand had been severed, and he was severely wounded.

“…”

He glared fiercely at Lin Qinghuang, then turned and fled.

Lin Qinghuang’s expression was mocking, and she immediately followed. If she were to stay here, some observers would not easily show themselves.

With Xie Weilou stationed here, there was no problem at all, because Xie Weilou was the true main force.

Lin Qinghuang chased after Lu Zhai and left.

Only Xie Weilou and Li Huai remained at the scene.

Xie Weilou picked up a long knife from the ground. He placed the long knife against Lu Zhai’s neck and said with a playful smile: “Have you thought about how you want to die?”

Li Huai’s heart skipped a beat, and he immediately said: “Don’t… don’t kill me, I can tell you how those people died…”

“Oh? Tell me about it.”

Xie Weilou said nonchalantly.

A sinister smile appeared on Li Huai’s face: “Those eight scoundrels were extremely hateful. They often showed off in front of me, boasting that their spiritual bone grade was higher than mine. Even the instructors paid immense attention to them, while I, as the second young master of Anping Marquis Estate, was looked down upon. Naturally, I was very displeased…”