Chapter 31

One by one, the stone slabs were lifted, and the long-armed stone apes used the massive pillars as weapons, hurling them at Chen Hongqiao. The terrifying force made each pillar fly like an arrow.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Those who tried to block were thrown away one by one.

"Damn it." Chen Hongqiao, seeing the pillars flying towards him, was terrified. He knew that his strength was far from that of a Yuan Shen realm, and he couldn't withstand a direct confrontation. He had hoped that his subordinates could buy him some time to escape, but he never expected the long-armed stone apes to use this method, throwing pillars one after another. His subordinates had no way to resist.

Trying to delay time was like a dream.

Dodge.

A stone pillar flew past his ear, making Chen Hongqiao break out in a cold sweat. If he were hit, he would be finished.

After dodging, the long-armed stone ape was much closer, only about ten meters away. Chen Hongqiao knew that it would be difficult to escape this time. In the midst of dodging, he noticed Huang Yu on the side. A thought crossed his mind, realizing that Huang Yu was the key. If he could capture Huang Yu, the crisis would be resolved. But at this moment, he was being pursued by the long-armed stone ape and couldn't spare the time.

"Quick, go and kill Huang Yu."

The subordinates were delighted to hear this. They didn't have to face the terrifying long-armed stone ape, and they all breathed a sigh of relief. The long-armed stone ape was so powerful and had an abnormal cultivation level; fighting him would be suicide. But Huang Yu was different; his cultivation was only at the Xiantian realm.

Huang Yu immediately understood Chen Hongqiao's plan. Encircling Wei to save Zhao was too simple. Although his cultivation was only at the Xiantian realm, he wasn't that easy to deal with. These Chen family disciples, though decent, were still inferior to him.

"Step on the wind and chase."

Skill activated, fruit knife in hand.

"Throwing knife technique."

A Chen family disciple was stabbed in the throat by the flying knife and died instantly.

Darting and dodging, Huang Yu killed two or three more.

At this moment, Chen Hongqiao was also being pursued by the long-armed stone ape.

"Roar..."

The long-armed stone ape roared, and its terrifying fist punched through the air, creating a vacuum. The terrifying force instantly reached Chen Hongqiao.

"Powerful Tiger Fist, Tiger Descending the Mountain."

Chen Hongqiao roared, gathering true essence in his hands, forming a bow shape with his body, and punched out with both fists, like a tiger descending the mountain.

"Bang..."

After the collision, Chen Hongqiao was instantly thrown back. His strength was not weak; if not for the long-armed stone ape, he would have been the top in Liulin Town, and even a formidable expert in Qishui County. But the long-armed stone ape was incredibly powerful, a third-stage mystic beast. Although the Human Infant realm was strong, it was far from the Yuan Shen realm, even though the long-armed stone ape was brought out by the Yuan Ling talisman.

"Cough, cough..."

Chen Hongqiao was severely injured by this blow, and it was lucky he didn't die.

The long-armed stone ape quickly crossed over and crushed Chen Hongqiao's arms and legs.

Then it lifted him up like a chick.

It instantly appeared in front of Huang Yu.

At this time, Huang Yu had already killed five or six people, but he was being surrounded and attacked, and his strength was too weak, so he was temporarily held back. The arrival of the long-armed stone ape made Huang Yu breathe a sigh of relief.

"The family head has been captured, save the family head," someone shouted.

Another person, who looked somewhat sleazy, had already retreated to the side: "Are you stupid? Didn't you see that the family head wasn't a match? If we go up, we'll just be sending ourselves to our deaths."

"Save the family head."

"Everyone, attack."

Those who spoke were the loyalists of the Chen family. Seeing Chen Hongqiao captured, they were all red-eyed with anger. They were the most loyal disciples raised by the Chen family from a young age, and some were the Chen family's loyalists, fearless of death, charging madly at the long-armed stone ape.

In an instant, dozens of people surrounded them.

"Stop, if you don't want Chen Hongqiao to die, don't move." Huang Yu saw the situation and knew that the long-armed stone ape would have no problem, but he was different. He had just fought and was low on true essence, and it would take some time to recover.

This really worked, intimidating these people.

"Don't move, don't act rashly, everything can be negotiated." The leader, seeing Huang Yu using Chen Hongqiao as a threat, quickly shouted, fearing that Huang Yu might accidentally kill Chen Hongqiao.

"Old Chen, didn't expect it to come to this, did you?" Huang Yu threw Chen Hongqiao to the ground and looked at him coldly.

"Didn't expect that after enduring for so long, I would still end up like this." Chen Hongqiao sighed. Now that his limbs were crippled, he was almost a cripple. Unless he had rare medicinal herbs or a Thunder Tribulation realm expert willing to help him, he would remain a cripple.

At this moment, Chen Hongqiao did not show resentment, which surprised Huang Yu.

"Chen Hongqiao, I have to admire you. In such a small place, you managed to cultivate to the Human Infant realm and hide so deeply. If I didn't have the Yuan Ling talisman, this Liulin Town would truly be your domain." Huang Yu estimated that the long-armed stone ape had about ten more minutes, so he wasn't worried.

"So what? After enduring for so long, I still end up like this." Chen Hongqiao's tone was somewhat desolate.

"If it weren't for your ambition, I wouldn't have moved against the Chen family." Huang Yu had no intention of letting Chen Hongqiao off. At this point, letting the Chen family go would be foolish. "This is all your own doing."

Huang Yu secretly cast a mind-controlling spell.

The mind-controlling spell would soon take effect.

"I know you won't let me go. I only have one request." Chen Hongqiao frowned in pain and spoke softly.

"Speak. If it's possible, I'll fulfill your last wish." Huang Yu said indifferently.

"Last wish? Ha, last wish, yes, last wish." Chen Hongqiao laughed bitterly.

"Speak, don't try to delay time." Huang Yu urged.

Huang Yu knew that Chen Hongqiao, having reached the Human Infant realm, had a solid foundation and knew about the Yuan Ling talisman, so he must also know that it had a time limit. Therefore, Huang Yu didn't doubt that Chen Hongqiao would try to delay time, waiting for the Yuan Ling talisman's effect to wear off.

Huang Yu could control this.

"Let my wife and son go."

"Impossible." Huang Yu shook his head. "Do you think I'm that foolish to leave them to seek revenge? As the saying goes, if you don't cut the grass at the root, it will grow again in the spring. I won't leave any隐患. Don't even think about it. If you have any last words, say them quickly, or you won't have the chance."

In fact, Huang Yu didn't really want to hear his last words. Like Chen Hongqiao, Huang Yu was also trying to delay time, waiting for the mind-controlling spell to take effect.

"Bang..."

Suddenly, a crack appeared where Chen Hongqiao was standing, and he instantly fell into it, and it closed up.

"Damn it." Huang Yu was furious at this scene, not expecting Chen Hongqiao to have an escape method here. "Long-armed stone ape, open this place."

After Huang Yu's order, the long-armed stone ape punched the spot where Chen Hongqiao disappeared. This punch was the most powerful the long-armed stone ape could muster, terrifyingly strong. The ground shook, and a huge hole appeared.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

As the hole was shattered, countless arrows shot out.

The long-armed stone ape waved its arm, blocking the arrows one by one.

"Kill him, the family head is safe. Everyone, kill them." The leader, seeing Chen Hongqiao was safe, waved his hand and launched an attack.

The loyalists, under his command, charged at Huang Yu and Chen Hongqiao.

"Hmph, seeking death." Huang Yu, seeing them charge, coldly snorted. The mind-controlling spell should have taken effect by now. Indeed, the guards and loyalists fell one by one before reaching Huang Yu.

"Something's wrong, what's happening?"

"I... you... little brat, you... you poisoned us?"

"Hmph, now you know, it's too late. Unfortunately, Chen Hongqiao escaped." Huang Yu used a detection technique and found a teleportation array inside the hole. This made Huang Yu helpless. Teleportation arrays were rare, usually found only in ancient families or sects.

Or, among powerful cultivators or specialized array masters.

Clearly, Chen Hongqiao was not from a major or ancient family, so that could be ruled out. That left two possibilities: one, Chen Hongqiao was a disciple of a major sect; two, Chen Hongqiao was an array master.

If Chen Hongqiao were an array master, there would be array protection outside the compound. Since there was no array protection, it could be concluded that Chen Hongqiao was not an array master. Therefore, the only remaining possibility was that Chen Hongqiao had some connection with a major sect or a powerful force.

Of course, if Chen Hongqiao had a close connection with a major force, he wouldn't have stayed in this place. Moreover, the Chen family had been in Liulin Town for a long time, so it could be inferred that Chen Hongqiao had some connection with a major force, but not a very close one.

According to rumors, Chen Hongqiao had once apprenticed at the Guiyuan Sect when he was young. It was likely that his ability to set up a teleportation array was related to this.

Although Chen Hongqiao had escaped, he couldn't escape the Chen family. Everyone in the Chen family, except the elderly, women, and children, would have to die.

Huang Yu was not a soft-hearted person. He was ruthless with his enemies.

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