“Hmph!” Elder Wang stroked his beard and snorted, his face a mask of arrogance.
“The East Sea Law Enforcement Hall doesn’t just manage Martial Artists.
If you’ve been wronged, we’ll certainly investigate!
But what we see right now is your flagrant insolence and disrespect for the Hall!”
“So, what you’re saying is, when a Martial Artist finds themselves in a situation like this, they should just surrender without a fight and wait for your judgment?”
Jiang Ning stated, his expression unreadable.
But to Elder Tang and Elder Wang, his words sounded like a sign of surrender.
“Boy, trusting the East Sea Law Enforcement Hall is your only option.”
Elder Tang shot Jiang Ning a look, as if to say he was biting off more than he could chew.
“Enough.
Stop wasting our time.
The sooner you come with us to the East Sea Law Enforcement Hall, the sooner this investigation will be over.”
With an impatient wave from Elder Wang, the Hall members behind him advanced once more, chains in hand.
They intended to bind Jiang Ning on the spot.
“Get lost!”
The moment the chains touched him, Jiang Ning’s single word—”Get lost!”—unleashed a tremendous force.
CRACK!
The chains shattered.
Countless fragments shot out in every direction.
“Boy!
You actually dare to resist!”
Elder Tang roared, batting away the fragments flying toward him with a single punch.
“Tang, stop wasting your breath on this kid!
Act first, report later!”
Elder Wang swept his leg, instantly shifting his stance to deliver a vicious kick aimed at Jiang Ning’s head.
Seeing Jiang Ning surrounded, Elder Ghost could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
‘I won’t be able to sleep until Jiang Ning is dead!’
“Dad, we have to save his blood!” Xu Mingsheng whispered, sidling up to his father, Xu Jiangshan.
“Obviously!
You think I don’t know that?”
Xu Jiangshan smacked Xu Mingsheng on the back of the head, then shot a sycophantic glance toward Elder Tang and Elder Wang.
He was hoping they would leave the boy breathing.
“You’re all really courting death!”
Jiang Ning’s expression turned frigid.
He was a Cultivator!
A single, casual move from him was more than these Martial Artists could ever withstand.
Faced with the storm of steel legs and iron fists, Jiang Ning simply gave a dismissive wave.
BOOM!
A deafening sonic boom erupted.
The air in front of Jiang Ning exploded as if a small bomb had gone off.
Unable to dodge, Elder Tang and Elder Wang were swatted to the ground like flies.
CRACK.
The ground fractured.
The two of them were embedded directly into the pavement.
They were completely immobilized!
In an instant, the entire area fell deathly silent.
A silence as profound as death.
Xu Jiangshan stared at Elder Tang and Elder Wang, who were now embedded in the ground, his eyes looking like they would pop out of their sockets.
‘Damn it!’
‘How is Jiang Ning this strong?!’
GULP.
Elder Ghost swallowed nervously.
The urge to flee seized him instantly.
But he had only taken a single step before a figure appeared and grabbed him viciously by the throat.
“I let you out of my sight on purpose.
Did you really think you could get away?”
Jiang Ning’s voice was cold, his eyes devoid of any emotion.
“Spar…
Spare…”
Elder Ghost’s mouth hung open, his face a mask of terror.
CRACK!
But before he could finish, Jiang Ning snapped his neck and casually tossed the body aside.
“Useless people who don’t take the chances they’re given are better off dead.”
The casual words rang in Xu Mingsheng’s ears like a death knell.
Xu Mingsheng had just scrambled into a car to escape for his life when a figure appeared, blocking the front of the vehicle.
“Dad, save me!”
Xu Mingsheng shrieked in terror.
He didn’t dare accelerate or even turn the wheel.
He was terrified of a repeat of the hopeless scene from moments ago.
At this moment, even Xu Jiangshan’s legs began to tremble.
‘Just now!
Even Elder Tang and Elder Wang were slammed into the ground with a single blow.
For us to escape…
It’s pure fantasy!’
“Boy!
What the hell do you want?!”
Xu Jiangshan growled, surreptitiously dialing a number.
“You know damn well what I want.”
Jiang Ning, of course, had noticed Xu Jiangshan’s subtle actions.
A faint smile played on his lips.
‘The great figure revered by the Xu family!
I’ll be able to speak with him soon!’
“Hello?”
As soon as the call connected, a somber, heavy voice came from the other end.
Xu Jiangshan threw all caution to the wind.
“Elder, help me!
That kid from all those years ago, he’s here to kill us!”
The other end of the line went silent.
“Xu, don’t you know the Elder’s rules?”
The somber, heavy voice spoke again.
But it made Xu Jiangshan’s heart sink.
The speaker wasn’t the great figure himself, but his assistant, Assistant Lin!
“Assistant Lin, of course I know the Elder’s rules!
But I have no other choice!” Xu Jiangshan’s face was a mess of anxiety, his desire to live palpable.
“Right, that kid has returned in perfect health.
If you capture him, you’ll have an endless blood bank!”
The voice on the other end fell silent.
After a moment, the voice slowly replied, “You have a point.
However, even if we do decide to capture him, we no longer need to go through the Xu family.”
BEEP…
BEEP…
The dial tone buzzed, and Xu Jiangshan’s eyes filled with despair.
‘I’ve been abandoned!
Assistant Lin…
he abandoned me at a time like this without a second thought.
Like a pawn, used and discarded.’
“Hahaha!”
Xu Jiangshan laughed wretchedly, his heart filled with agony.
Even though he’d been abandoned, he couldn’t say a word.
Revealing even the slightest bit of information about the great figure would result in the complete annihilation of his clan.
“Boy!
Just kill me!”
Xu Jiangshan looked at Jiang Ning, his eyes now utterly devoid of life.
They were a lifeless gray.
“As you wish.”
Jiang Ning flicked his finger.
A small hole instantly appeared between Xu Jiangshan’s eyebrows.
Blood trickled out as he died a violent death.
“No!
Jiang Ning, I’ll tell you about the great figure!
Don’t kill me!”
Seeing Jiang Ning’s gaze fall upon him, Xu Mingsheng’s hair stood on end.
‘I want to live!’
“Speak.”
Jiang Ning paused, his finger outstretched.
“The great figure is—”
BANG—
Just as Xu Mingsheng was about to cry out, a bullet whizzed through the air and pierced him between the eyes without mercy.
“Hm?”
Jiang Ning’s eyes narrowed as he looked toward an abandoned rooftop a kilometer away.
A sniper in black was rapidly dismantling his rifle.
After packing it away, he pulled a cord on his chest, deploying a hang glider and vanishing like a ghost.
“Since you killed him, I’ll just have to get the clue from you.”
Jiang Ning flicked his finger, and a streak of light shot like a meteor into the man’s back.
“Now then, what should I do with you two?”
Jiang Ning said lightly, his gaze falling upon Elder Tang and Elder Wang, who were playing dead on the ground.
As for the other members of the Law Enforcement Hall, who were scared witless, they had long since dropped their weapons and were now squatting on the ground, trembling.
They buried their heads as low as they could, like ostriches.
“At least you know what’s good for you.”
Jiang Ning commented idly and walked over to Elder Tang and Elder Wang.
He looked down on them.