153: Private estate

After Qin Shou had properly settled Guo Gang, Xu Nanqin, and the others, he watched Zhang Wei drive them away. Only then did he feel relieved and walk over to the still unconscious Zhang Biao.

Qin Shou squatted down and pinched Zhang Biao's philtrum with his thumb. Zhang Biao's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes.

As soon as Zhang Biao woke up, he saw Qin Shou's gloomy, inky face, and a look of terror instantly flashed across his face. He pleaded in a trembling voice, "Big Brother, spare my life. We were just following orders; we couldn't help ourselves."

"Following orders? Were you following Black Liu's orders?" Qin Shou sneered, retorting.

"You... you know Brother Liu?" Zhang Biao's heart tightened when he heard this.

"Take me to him, otherwise, I'll make you wish you were dead," Qin Shou's words carried a bone-chilling coldness.

"This—!"

A trace of hesitation flashed across Zhang Biao's face. He had followed Black Liu for many years and knew very well how ruthless Black Liu's methods were. Anyone who betrayed Black Liu was sure to die.

"What, unwilling to cooperate?" Qin Shou noticed Zhang Biao's hesitation, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression became even gloomier.

"Hehe, Brother Qin, it's not that I'm unwilling, it's just that Boss Liu's methods are too vicious. How about this, I'll tell you Black Liu's location, and you show mercy and let me go." Zhang Biao's face was full of flattery; he actually dared to bargain with Qin Shou.

"Hmph, you only have one path: death. The difference is whether you're slowly tortured to death by me, or die a quick death."

A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Qin Shou's eyes. Before he finished speaking, he suddenly pulled out a golden needle and accurately pricked an acupoint on Zhang Biao's chest.

"Ah—!"

As soon as Qin Shou's golden needle pierced him, Zhang Biao immediately let out a mournful shriek. He felt as if his body was being devoured by ten thousand ants. His already pale face became utterly bloodless, and large beads of sweat continuously rolled down.

Qin Shou's method was naturally learned from the ancient book left behind by the Ancient Loose Cultivator, Feng Yu Xiu.

Although Qin Shou had mainly studied ancient medical techniques during this period, the Ancient Loose Cultivator was a ruthless individual who could even refine himself into a zombie. His study of medicine was certainly not truly for healing and saving lives; at most, it was for self-preservation when necessary.

Therefore, besides medical techniques, the book recorded more methods of killing. Qin Shou had studied the ancient text for over a month, and he had naturally learned many of these methods.

"Big Brother, spare me, I'll tell you everything, I just beg you to give me a quick death." Zhang Biao could no longer endure such inhuman torture and finally broke down, begging for mercy.

Seeing Zhang Biao beg for mercy, Qin Shou immediately pulled out the golden needle and said with a threatening tone, "Speak. What kind of cultivation does Black Liu practice? What is his realm? Where is he now? Tell me everything in detail. If you dare to play any tricks in front of me, you should know my methods."

Zhang Biao felt the pain in his body instantly disappear, and he couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. He had been so tormented by the pain that he wished he could have bitten off his tongue and committed suicide.

Zhang Biao dared not say anything more and immediately replied, "Brother Liu is known in the jianghu as Iron Palm Black Liu, one of the inheritors of the Iron Sand Palm. Years ago, he unified all the drug trade in the City's underground world with his Iron Palm. I only know that Brother Liu broke through to the Xuan Rank Initial Stage three years ago. I haven't seen Brother Liu personally take action in these three years, so I don't know his current strength.

Brother Qin, you injured Brother Liu's only son, so Brother Liu should still be at the City People's Hospital. By night, Brother Liu should return to his private manor, Lake Sea Manor, number 121, in the western suburbs of the City."

"Hospital? Xuan Rank Initial Stage?"

Qin Shou couldn't help but frown upon hearing this. If he was currently at the hospital, it would be inconvenient to act. Moreover, Qin Shou had never expected that Black Liu would also possess the strength of a Xuan Rank Initial Stage, which made Qin Shou feel a bit tricky.

"Take me to his private manor."

Qin Shou pondered for a moment and decided to go to Black Liu's private manor first to wait, taking advantage of his opponent's fatigue.

With that, Qin Shou lifted Zhang Biao like a small chicken, used Absolute Shadow Steps, and sped away. Although Zhang Biao was burly, carrying him was effortless for the Xuan-rank Master, Qin Shou. In just over half an hour, they arrived outside Black Liu's private manor.

Qin Shou stood far away, taking a rough look. He felt that the private manor covered an area of no less than several tens of acres, and the architecture and decoration were extremely luxurious, far more extravagant than Ren Jing's villa, which showed Black Liu's immense wealth.

Of course, Ren Jing, as the mayor, had to avoid gossip. Even though her family possessed enormous wealth, she couldn't act too high-profile. Therefore, her residence being inferior to Black Liu's was more likely due to Ren Jing intentionally keeping a low profile, rather than her wealth being inferior to Black Liu's.

To prevent Zhang Biao from playing tricks, Qin Shou decided to put an extra layer of insurance on Zhang Biao before entering.

He took out a golden needle and directly pricked Zhang Biao's armpit. Zhang Biao cried out in pain and immediately said in terror, "Brother Qin, if you want to kill me, just kill me. I beg Brother Qin to give me a quick death."

He was truly terrified of Qin Shou's methods. Even now, the feeling of ten thousand ants gnawing at his heart still made him shudder.

"Hmph!"

Qin Shou snorted coldly and sneered, "Don't worry, you won't die anytime soon. However, there is my true qi on this golden needle. If you dare to play tricks later, as long as I have a thought, the true qi on this golden needle will directly explode within your body. At that time, your vital points will be impacted by my true qi, and you will die bleeding from all seven orifices.

And don't even think about killing me without anyone knowing, before I can act against you, because this golden needle of mine is not an ordinary weapon; it is an Ancient magical artifact. If I don't personally remove this golden needle for you, and you forcefully remove it yourself, the true qi on this golden needle will still explode, and you will still die in the end."

After speaking, Qin Shou didn't forget to take out another golden needle and shot it towards a large tree next to him with a flick of his finger.

Zhang Biao only saw the golden needle completely disappear into the tree. However, Qin Shou suddenly sneered and softly uttered the word "Explode."

Then, Zhang Biao only heard a bang, and the thick tree trunk was actually blown open from the inside by an inexplicable force.

In an instant, wood chips flew, and a palm-sized hole appeared in the thick tree trunk.

Seeing such a situation, Zhang Biao couldn't help but gasp, astonished by Qin Shou's methods.

One must know that Zhang Biao was also a martial artist and understood very well that once true qi left the body, it was absolutely impossible to control it with one's mind. This was a method that only Earth Rank, or even Heaven Rank Masters, could possibly use.

But this Qin Shou, who was clearly only a mere Xuan-rank Master, already possessed such refined true qi control methods.