52: Jin Lili

She pointed her blade at Feier. "If you speak up now, I can still give you a quick death!"

"Wuwuwu..." Feier's tears fell like rain as she sobbed in a low voice, "You... you bad person..."

"Mother, I really regret not listening to you. I shouldn't have come to Nanjiang City..."

"Brother Yao, why did you bring me here? Wuwuwu..."

Her desolate crying echoed throughout the hall, and the air seemed to be filled with despair.

But everyone present had a solemn expression, and not a single person dared to make a sound.

"Men, go investigate who else is in this woman's family!" Jin Lili ordered the guards behind her.

Just then, a deep voice came from the second floor—

"No need to look, I killed the person!"

Everyone looked toward the sound and saw an old man with a red mole between his eyebrows slowly walking down the stairs.

With every step he took on the wooden stairs, a "creak, creak" sound rang out, as if he were stepping on them intentionally.

Each soft sound felt like a knock on everyone's heart, making their heartbeats accelerate involuntarily.

An invisible killing intent spread out, making everyone present shudder with fear.

As he walked, he said indifferently, "This old man has been lecherous all his life, but today is the first time I've felt the urge to kill a woman."

This old man was, of course, Qin Chen disguised using the Illusionary Form Technique.

However, his Illusionary Form Technique was only at the second level; it could only change his appearance and could not yet hide his Aura.

But for the Martial Artists in front of him, it was already more than enough.

If a Cultivator were here and swept with their Divine Sense, they could easily see through his true appearance.

Seeing that Qin Chen only had the Aura of the Perfected Innate Realm, One of the Three Tyrants of Nanjiang immediately drew the long blade at his waist. "Since you admit it, then give me your life!"

Jin Lili, however, sensed something was wrong—this old man was too calm, and the way he looked at her was like he was looking at a dead person.

Although she couldn't see Qin Chen's true strength, that Aura and those eyes couldn't lie.

She hurriedly stopped her father and cupped her hands toward Qin Chen, saying, "Senior, is there some misunderstanding here?"

One of the Three Tyrants of Nanjiang was puzzled. "Daughter, he killed your Auntie Lan! It was your Auntie Lan!"

Jin Lili desperately signaled with her eyes, and only then did One of the Three Tyrants of Nanjiang react, sheathing his blade and stepping aside.

Qin Chen smiled and waved his hand. "There's no misunderstanding. I killed that madam on purpose to lure you all here to your deaths."

These words were like a bolt from the blue, causing Jin Lili, One of the Three Tyrants of Nanjiang, and the guards to instantly feel as if they were facing a great enemy.

Even the most foolish person could tell that this old man came with ill intent. If they still thought he was only at the Perfected Innate Realm, they would be truly stupid.

Jin Lili felt a chill down her back and nervously cupped her hands. "Senior, I wonder when we have ever offended you?"

"As for offending... not yet, since you don't have the strength or the opportunity yet," Qin Chen said after thinking for a moment.

After all, those were things from the simulation; they had indeed not yet happened in reality.

But since Karma would be generated in the simulation, once they had enough strength in the future, there was no guarantee it wouldn't happen again.

The best way to avoid a tragedy is to nip it in the bud.

Qin Chen understood this principle very well.

If he didn't have the strength, he might continue to endure in silence.

Since he had the strength, he naturally had to clear away all hidden dangers.

Jin Lili didn't fully understand and still tried to negotiate. "Senior, since there are no grievances between us, can this matter be discussed further..."

Qin Chen raised his hand to interrupt her. "I'll collect some interest first. You cut off one of that little girl's arms, so I'll cut off two of yours."

After saying that, he casually flicked his hand, and two streaks of True Essence transformed into sharp blades, flashing past like lightning—

Shua! Shua!

Before everyone could react, Jin Lili's arms were severed and fell to the ground.

"Ah—!"

Jin Lili let out a miserable scream, her face turning deathly pale, and cold sweat instantly broke out on her forehead.

She collapsed to her knees, wailing incessantly, her shrill cries not at all inferior to Feier's earlier.

One of the Three Tyrants of Nanjiang, who had originally wanted to take action, suddenly became nervous.

With these methods... wouldn't killing him be as simple as slaughtering a pig?

He quickly calculated in his head how he could escape.

The guards weren't stupid either; they all quietly retreated, wanting to blend into the crowd and hide.

Originally, these hundred or so people were just lambs waiting to be slaughtered in their eyes, but now, they themselves wished they could turn into sheep—

Perhaps that way, the old man wouldn't notice ants like them.

Unfortunately, Qin Chen had no intention of letting them go.

He casually flicked his hand, and his True Essence swept up Jin Lili's long blade, turning it into a stream of light that flew around the hall once—

In the blink of an eye, the heads of over a dozen guards fell one after another, and their headless corpses collapsed one by one.

One of the Three Tyrants of Nanjiang could no longer hold on and fell to his knees with a thud. "Senior! Senior! I, Little Jin, am willing to be your most loyal servant. I beg you to spare my life!"

"Senior... we have no grievances or enmity, why do this..." Jin Lili's face was covered in tears, and she couldn't understand why she would suffer such a disaster for no reason.

"Your Jin family has committed many evils—bullying the market, oppressing men and women, kidnapping young girls, murdering for goods, and harboring bandits... Is each one of these deeds not enough for me to kill you?" Qin Chen's tone was flat.

"What kind of logic is that?!" Jin Lili roared. "Of all the Martial Arts families in the world, which one isn't like this? Do you intend to kill all the Martial Artists in the world?!"

She couldn't understand Qin Chen's actions at all.

In the past, when the Jin family offended someone, they would first investigate the other party's background thoroughly.

If it was someone they couldn't afford to offend, they would use connections and try to please them.

If it was someone they could afford to offend, they would resort to extortion and forceful seizure.

Qin Chen smiled. "I can't control the whole world, but since I've run into you, it can only be considered your bad luck."

Hearing this, One of the Three Tyrants of Nanjiang realized, no matter how stupid he was, that Qin Chen was determined to kill them. He circulated his movement technique with all his might and leaped up, wanting to escape to the second floor.

But just as he leaped into mid-air, he was sliced in half at the waist by a sharp blade formed from True Essence and fell to the ground.

His upper body landed on the ground, and he even used his hands to crawl a few steps before finally breathing his last.

Watching her father die a tragic death and reflecting on her own life, Jin Lili couldn't help but fall into despair.

She never expected that she would lose her life so inexplicably.

Just yesterday, she was still happy about her Breakthrough to the Acquired Perfection realm.

She had also planned to go to the Imperial Capital Martial Arts Academy for further studies in six months and find a young Grandmaster to be her husband in the future.

The grand ambitions in her heart hadn't even had a chance to begin...

Unexpectedly, before the pleasant surprises could come, the accident arrived first.

She watched unwillingly as Qin Chen slowly approached.

She watched helplessly as a cold light flashed, and her head was sliced off, rolling onto the ground with her eyes wide open, unable to die in peace.

Everyone watching this scene trembled with fear; many people wet their pants, and a foul stench filled the air.

An old man with a hunched back spoke with a trembling voice, "Senior, we are just guests here to have fun... Can you let us go..."

Another thin young man also asked nervously, "Yes, the Jin family has committed many evils. Senior, well killed!"

"Right, right, we promise not to say anything!" someone hurriedly chimed in.

All the guests responded in agreement.