50: The hatred of a five-star warrior!
"A devil, he must be a devil!"
The moment arcs of electricity erupted from Li Canglan's body.
Alarm bells rang wildly in Chen Qinian's mind.
Without any hesitation, he turned around and fled at top speed.
He even used a precious acceleration scroll!
There were only two possible outcomes for this battle.
First, this stranger loses.
Even if those Martial Artists won, they wouldn't dare do anything to him.
They would even continue to grovel before him due to his noble status.
Second, those good-for-nothings die.
Then his act of running away now would be the most correct decision he had ever made in his life!
He ran for several kilometers in one breath, and he could soon see the tall city walls.
Chen Qinian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But just at this moment, he suddenly heard the whistling sound of wind coming from behind him.
Alarm bells rang sharply in Chen Qinian's heart.
Subconsciously, he looked back and discovered a stranger rushing toward him.
After looking carefully and confirming it wasn't the youth from before, Chen Qinian silently breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's right, although those good-for-nothings are a bit weak, they should still be able to stall for time."
Even if they were three pigs, it would probably take that person some time to kill them, right?
How could he catch up so quickly?
He adjusted his collar.
As the second young master of the Chen family, he couldn't show such a disheveled appearance in front of others.
Only then did he leisurely walk toward the city gate.
He could already see the city gate; no matter how fast that person was, it was impossible to catch up.
However, just as this thought arose, he felt a pain in his back.
Immediately following it was a sense of weakness and emptiness rising within his body.
Squelch.
The object inserted into his body was pulled out, and Chen Qinian collapsed into a pool of blood with a thud.
Looking at the stranger looming over him, Chen Qinian asked with his dying breath,
"Wh... why... kill me?"
Li Canglan curled the corner of his mouth, "Because you offended me."
Seeing this expression, Chen Qinian's face changed drastically.
He recognized this person's identity!
But he didn't understand why this person's disguise showed absolutely no traces of altering his appearance!
Feeling the vitality within his body continuously draining away, Chen Qinian threatened,
"I am from the Chen family, you... you cannot kill me! Otherwise, the Chen family will definitely not... let you go."
Although that slash earlier was serious, it wasn't fatal yet.
In his heart, Chen Qinian still held onto the lucky hope of surviving.
Thud!
Li Canglan sliced off Chen Qinian's head with one blade.
Until his true death, Chen Qinian's eyes were still filled with an expression of disbelief.
He never dreamed that his usual behavior would lead to his death here.
He never expected it would lead to him dying here.
If he had just gone a little further, closer to the city gate.
He would have been able to escape alive!
Unfortunately, everything was just a "what if."
"To dare to kill someone near the city gate!"
At the city gate, the patrolling Patrol Guard saw this scene.
The captain roared, burst forth with astonishing speed, leaving the other Patrol Guards behind, and rushed toward this location.
The moment Li Canglan struck, he turned and fled.
But feeling the whistling wind behind him, he was still greatly alarmed.
If not for the fact that they were two or three thousand meters apart from the start.
He would likely have been caught up to very quickly!
Li Canglan couldn't care about the potential dangers in the bushes.
He rushed directly into a patch of bushes taller than a person and then quickly began to reshape his face.
The Patrol Guard captain followed into the bushes.
But amidst the commotion caused by many Demonic Beasts, the disturbance Li Canglan caused was negligible.
It was completely impossible to determine the specific direction.
"Damn it!"
Seeing that it had lost the target, the Patrol Guard captain cursed angrily and could only return.
Eight Patrol Guards stood guard around the perimeter, while one Patrol Guard was examining the traces on Chen Qinian's corpse.
"How is it?"
Hearing the captain's voice, the Martial Artist skilled in investigation quickly stood up to report the information.
"Report, Captain, the deceased is the Chen family's young master, Chen Qinian."
"There are a total of two wounds on the body."
"The preliminary judgment for the cause of death is decapitation by a battle blade, and the Martial Skill used was Thunderbolt Slash."
The Patrol Guard captain's face became ugly.
"Someone from the Chen family?"
"Exactly," the Patrol Guard said seriously.
The Chen family's strongest person is a Five-Star Martial Artist.
He is the father of the current head of the Chen family, Chen Zhaoan.
Among the top experts in Luofeng City, he ranks in the top ten and holds a high position!
With the death of such an expert's grandson, the entire Luofeng City will likely be thrown into turmoil.
"Send someone to report to Director Chen."
The Patrol Guard captain looked grave and began issuing orders,
"The rest of you, strictly interrogate all Martial Artists entering the city; do not miss a single shred of information!"
"Detain all suspicious individuals and wait for Director Chen to come personally!"
"Yes!"
...
On the other side, Li Canglan, having gone deep into the wild again.
Did not rashly return to the city area.
With Chen Qinian's death, the checks at the city gate will definitely be very strict.
All of this was within Li Canglan's expectations.
Therefore he didn't use his palm, but instead used a battle blade to kill Chen Qinian.
After that, he directly found a place to bury the battle blade.
He had previously killed several Martial Artists and confiscated several battle blades.
So there was no need to worry about not having a suitable weapon.
For safety's sake, he planned to continue training in the wild for a few more days.
Wait until this storm passes before returning to the city.
At the city gate.
The War Preparation Bureau Director, Chen Zhaoan, with white hair and beard and a profound aura.
Led a team of fully armed Martial Artists and arrived at the city gate in person.
"Director Chen."
A group of official Martial Artists saluted tremblingly.
Chen Zhaoan's face was as dark as water, like a bomb ready to explode at any moment.
"Have you caught the murderer?"
The Patrol Guards swallowed hard, panic in their hearts.
The captain braced himself and stepped forward,
"We have already sent people deep into the wild to investigate, and the Martial Artists entering the city are also being strictly interrogated."
"Hmph."
Chen Zhaoan snorted coldly, scaring the hundreds of surrounding Martial Artists into trembling.
"Committing murder on the street in broad daylight, and the murderer was still able to escape!"
"I think it's time for you Patrol Guards to be reorganized!"
The Patrol Guards remained silent.
They could only let Chen Zhaoan vent.
Chen Zhaoan arrived at the city gate position and sat down.
His powerful aura scanned the Martial Artists entering the city without restraint.
Although Chen Qinian was a playboy and had no real prospects.
He knew how to please his elders.
He was deeply loved by Chen Zhaoan.
Furthermore, Chen Qinian's death was not just the killing of Chen Zhaoan's beloved grandson.
It was even more of a provocation to the Chen family's dignity!
Better to kill a thousand by mistake than let one escape!
This was the purpose of Chen Zhaoan's trip.
Under his aura's pressure, some timid Martial Artists were terrified, their legs trembling.
"Come here, take these people away."
Chen Zhaoan pointed at the trembling Martial Artists entering the city.
"If the murderer isn't found today, no one is allowed to leave!"
The Martial Artists from the War Preparation Bureau immediately stepped forward, grabbed these Martial Artists, and dragged them away.
"Director Chen... this has nothing to do with me!"
Many people cried out in grievance, but Chen Zhaoan remained indifferent.
The Patrol Guards could only watch.
"Old Chen, investigating the murderer is fine, but don't go too far."