Facing Jiang Bei's interrogation, one of the brawny men among the Four Stars of Xuanyuan struggled to raise his head and stammered, "Y-you... you..."
"Splat!!"
Blade light flashed!
Jiang Bei did not hesitate in the slightest. He slashed out directly, cleaving half of the brawny man's body apart!
"I said it before—stammer one word, and I'll chop off one hand!"
Jiang Bei roared.
The other two brawny men had already gone deathly pale with fright. One of them completely broke down and howled, "I'll talk! I'll talk! It was the city... it was Xuanyuan Jing! He told us not to go support Chu Cangming! To come... come straight to this Magic Sound Cave!"
Jiang Bei's pupils suddenly contracted. He bent slightly forward and said coldly, "Xuanyuan Jing? Why did he stop you from supporting Chu Cangming? And why... did he send you here?"
The brawny man was scared out of his wits, tears and snot streaming down his face. "I don't know! Xuanyuan Jing only ordered us to do as told. He didn't say anything else! Really! Every word is true! I wouldn't dare hide even half a sentence!"
As if afraid Jiang Bei would not believe him, he desperately smashed his forehead against the ground until it was smeared with blood.
However, Jiang Bei's gaze turned sharp. The Heavenly Abyss Blade rose once more, killing intent spreading through the air.
He was about to strike!
"Wait! I remember! I remember now!"
The other scar-faced brawny man nearly lost his soul and hurriedly said, "Xuanyuan Jing gave another instruction! After helping Madam Tu deal with Xu Fei and the others... we were to immediately... immediately head to Qiyun Peak! Yes! Qiyun Peak! He wanted us to wait there for orders!"
"Qiyun Peak?!"
The moment he heard those three words, Jiang