Chapter 100: Killing You Like Slaughtering a Dog

"Hmph! It seems those guys have improved their torture skills quite a bit in just a few days. At least they haven't wasted the money I've been paying them..."

In the most luxurious bedroom of the courtyard, Liu Qi climbed off a servant girl who was almost completely naked, her alluring body mostly exposed. He began to dress and tie his waistband. Upon hearing the scream, he assumed it was just the prison guards interrogating a prisoner, and a cold smile appeared on his lips.

After Liu Qi got out of bed, the servant girl, naked, emerged from under the covers, wrapped her arms around him from behind, and cooed, "It's still early, Young Master, why don't you stay and sleep a bit more with Yan'er..." As she spoke, she blew into his ear and ran her tongue along his cheek, her actions both seductive and alluring.

Under normal circumstances, Liu Qi would have picked up this little vixen and thrown her back onto the bed to torment her further, but now, he seemed to have lost interest in this coquettish, provocatively dressed servant girl.

"Yan'er, you sleep first. I have important matters to attend to..."

He coldly pushed the servant girl away and quickly left the room. As he walked out, a glint of greed and desire appeared in his eyes.

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"Calculating the time, that Liu Yong should have brought the girl by now. Tonight, I'll have a second round, and I'll teach this cold and proud little wench how to be a sweet and obedient girl..."

In the corridor of the county mansion, Liu Qi's face was already filled with lecherousness. He rubbed his hands together, eager to head to the nearby hall.

Earlier, he had grown impatient and vented his lust on the servant girl, but now, the usually suave and debonair Liu Qi was clearly overcome by lust again, already planning the bedroom tricks he would use.

"Click!" However, when he pushed open the door, the empty hall disappointed him, and a flash of anger appeared in his eyes.

"Why is it empty? Where are Liu Yong and those guys like Jin Biao? Hmph, a bunch of good-for-nothings!" Liu Qi's eyes darkened, his anger flaring.

Although he had just returned from the lantern festival, Liu Qi had already been lusting after the extraordinary girl he met on the stone bridge, his heart itching with desire!

Ever since he saw the exquisite outline of the girl under the light veil, Liu Qi had been almost obsessed, his lust growing stronger the more he thought about her. As soon as he returned, he threw the servant girl onto the bed and tormented her.

No matter how the coquettish servant girl tried to please him, Liu Qi couldn't stop thinking about the face hidden under the veil, as if his mind was trapped in a spell.

Now, at the agreed time, Liu Yong and the others had not yet appeared. Liu Qi was furious and regretful, thinking he should have taken matters into his own hands, capturing the girl and easily dealing with the boy by her side!

For some reason, Liu Qi felt a faint unease. Although his rational mind told him that the people he sent out were more than enough to handle a mere Sixth Rank Blood Fusion Realm boy, he couldn't shake off a bad feeling.

Fuming, Liu Qi clenched his teeth, took out his dual blades from the hall, and quickly left the county mansion.

However, when Liu Qi arrived at the dark alley, the scene before him left him utterly stunned.

"This... This is impossible?!"

Liu Qi's voice, upon seeing the chaotic scene, became hoarse and shrill.

His eyes widened, and a chill ran down his spine.

Liu Qi suddenly realized that he had kicked a hornet's nest. The silent and ruthless slaughter of Jin Biao and the others, with such precise and clean cuts, was something even he, at the Eighth Rank Blood Fusion Realm, could not achieve.

At this thought, Liu Qi was filled with fear and immediately decided to retreat. After a final, grimacing glance at the scene, he clenched his teeth and began to return the way he came.

He darted through the quiet streets, drenched in cold sweat, looking very disheveled. He had intended to cause trouble, but after seeing the scene, he backed down...

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"Ah—"

Just as Liu Qi returned to the courtyard of the county mansion, a heart-wrenching scream came from the back yard.

This time, it was closer and slightly clearer. He heard it clearly.

The person screaming didn't seem to be a prisoner recently brought back by the law enforcement team, but...

"Liu Yong, how could it be him? Why is he in the prison?!"

Liu Qi's face stiffened, and he shivered, filled with dread, almost unable to believe his ears.

But the scream sounded unmistakably like his younger brother Liu Yong, though distorted by pain. Liu Yong had grown up with him, and Liu Qi couldn't possibly mistake it!

"Damn, could there be a mole in the county mansion? Did they ambush Liu Yong when he returned injured and bind him in the prison to take revenge on us?" Instantly, Liu Qi considered this possibility, and a cold, ruthless look appeared in his eyes.

Overall, their law enforcement team's reputation in Qingyuan County was not good. To protect their father's and his own underhanded deeds, they had often used the team to eliminate rivals, making many enemies!

Liu Qi was well aware of this. A few years ago, an enemy's descendant had infiltrated the county mansion to assassinate them. Now, Liu Qi immediately thought of an enemy attack. He drew his dual blades, filled with murderous intent, and rushed toward the back yard to rescue Liu Yong and see who had the audacity to cause trouble in their mansion!

If the enemy was indeed an old foe, Liu Qi wasn't actually worried. They knew who they had offended in the county, and they were all minor figures, street thugs, and outcasts.

Dealing with such people, Liu Qi had never been afraid. He was confident in his cultivation. Moreover, he believed that the intruders, sneaking into the county mansion, were likely afraid of him, the current first-rate expert in Qingyuan County. The two men in the inn were beyond his reach, but the local enemies were nothing to him!

Thinking this, Liu Qi's confidence grew, and his face became even colder as he rushed toward the stone cave...

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"Has the young master of the Liu family arrived yet..."

In the prison, feeling the rapid footsteps approaching, Shen Chen, who was lying on a long table with his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes, a playful smile on his lips.

After unblocking the meridians in his head, his perception far exceeded that of an ordinary Blood Fusion Realm cultivator. Although the young master was still dozens of yards away, Shen Chen had already sensed his aura.

"You guys continue. I'll be out for a moment. I advise you not to get any ideas. I'm right outside the door, and anyone who steps out will be killed!"

Shen Chen coldly glanced at the dozen or so prison guards, who nodded nervously. He smiled faintly, then used the Fox Step, vanishing like a ghost.

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A few moments later, in the open space of the county mansion's back yard, Shen Chen lazily met Liu Qi, a playful smile on his face as he looked at the son of County Magistrate Liu Hong.

"It's... you?"

Seeing Shen Chen, Liu Qi's eyes widened, his cold face filled with disbelief. He asked in a shocked voice, "Did you also kill Jin Biao and the others?"

"Ha, it was me," Shen Chen smiled calmly, as if talking about something ordinary.

"Hmph! So you dare to come here to seek your own death?" Liu Qi shouted fiercely, but inside, he was already terrified.

This young man, who had killed people, still dared to appear here, shocking Liu Qi.

Clearly, the young man's cultivation was far below his own, yet after seeing the young man nod, Liu Qi, the leader of the law enforcement team and the top expert in Qingyuan County, felt an urge to flee.

This feeling was hard for Liu Qi to believe himself!

"Ha, Young Master Liu, you're afraid..." Shen Chen's eyes were sharp, and he looked at Liu Qi coldly, mocking him mercilessly. "I don't care about your lust for women, but you shouldn't have been the older brother of that ungrateful wolf Liu Yong, and you shouldn't have lusted after that girl. You should have known you were doomed. I didn't kill you in the market to avoid spilling blood in front of the girl. To be honest... I can kill you like slaughtering a dog, easily!"

In fact, even if this Young Master Liu hadn't come, Shen Chen would have gone to the courtyard to "greet" him. Daring to lust after the girl was a serious provocation.

Even Shen Chen himself didn't realize that his killing intent toward this Young Master Liu was... no less than toward Liu Yong...

"You're asking for death!"

Faced with Shen Chen's mockery, Liu Qi, despite his fear, was now burning with anger. He brandished his dual blades, his face filled with hatred, and charged at Shen Chen.

At this moment, Liu Qi still harbored a glimmer of hope. He thought that Jin Biao and the others might have been ambushed or killed by some powerful hidden weapon. The young man's actual combat strength might not be as terrifying as he imagined.

If so, he had nothing to fear and could avenge his earlier humiliation. After killing this boy, he could still get the girl...

"Boy, die! Fierce Wind Slash!"

Thinking this, Liu Qi attacked without holding back. Eight blood rays emerged from his limbs, his strength greatly increased, and his dual blades moved with lethal precision. An ordinary Sixth or Seventh Rank Blood Fusion Realm cultivator would be cut in half if they collided with him!

Moreover, Liu Qi's footwork was swift, and he moved like a fierce wind, his arms spinning, the blades cutting through the air, even scraping grooves into the stone floor.

However, facing this overwhelming attack, Shen Chen remained calm, merely glancing at it.

"Ha ha ha! Boy, in your next life, remember to grow a brain. I'll enjoy that girl for you!" Seeing the boy's arrogance, Liu Qi was delighted and couldn't help but laugh maniacally. At such close range, his Fierce Wind Slash had never failed.

It must be said that this son of the County Magistrate was truly obsessed with lust, still thinking about women at this critical moment!

However, he was destined to be disappointed. Just as his blades were about to split Shen Chen in two, the latter suddenly moved.

"Clang~~~"

Shen Chen's reaction was simple. Without drawing his sword, he merely raised the scabbard to block the descending blade, sparks flying, and a deafening metallic clang echoed.

But that simple, unassuming block stopped Liu Qi's blade, which relied on a mid-rank human-level martial technique, dead in its tracks, unable to advance even a fraction of an inch.

"How is this possible?!" Liu Qi was terrified. In all his years of cultivation, he had never seen such a way of fighting.

This young man clearly hadn't used any martial technique, yet his arm, holding the scabbard, seemed to possess boundless power, as solid as a rock. How could there be such a terrifying young man in the world? Could he be a fierce beast transformed into a human?