The County Government Office had already become a heap of ruins. Not a single survivor remained. Liu Xian and his wife lay in pools of blood, each with a fist-sized bloody hole in their chest, their faces filled with disbelief.
Besides them, all the wealthy merchants who had entered the County Government Office to take shelter had been killed.
A black-robed man and Sun Cuier stood amid the ruins. Sun Cuier held two dripping hearts in her hands.
"You killed my ghost pet so quickly? You're courting death."
The black-robed man flew into a rage, his face brimming with killing intent.
"What nerve. You dare to storm a prefectural city and commit murder? The ones courting death are you."
A cold male voice suddenly rang out.
Ripples spread through the air, and the white-robed elder appeared high in the sky, his expression indifferent.
"Senior Lin, you've finally arrived."
At the sight of the white-robed elder, Wang Tianwen let out a long sigh of relief.
The black-robed man and Sun Cuier were horrified. They fled in different directions.
The Silver Jade Brush in Wang Tianwen's hand blazed brilliantly. He swept it through the air toward the black-robed man, sending a silver blade of light dozens of zhang long shooting forth.
With a flick of his sleeve, the black-robed man sent a Black Ghost Claw several zhang in size flying out to meet the silver blade of light.
Rumble!
The Black Ghost Claw crushed the silver blade of light to pieces. The black-robed man's escape speed surged, and he crossed a hundred zhang in an instant.
"You still want to run? Do you take this old man for paper mache?"
The white-robed elder spoke coldly. With a shake of his broad sleeve, a streak of red light and a streak of golden