Shocking Change!

Xu Jie picked up the foul-smelling egg, which had long since gone bad, and, in front of the little girl, cracked it open and downed it in one gulp!

The little girl's face immediately lit up with joy and satisfaction. She giggled innocently, like a child finally receiving approval from her parents.

What the little girl didn't notice was that when Xu Jie took the rotten egg from the basket, he had secretly left behind a thousand-credit bill.

After finishing the rotten egg, he hesitated before raising his hand to pat the little girl's head.

"Go home, it's getting dark."

"Mhm~"

Watching the little girl skip away, Xu Jie pursed his lips, a subtle, unreadable emotion in his eyes.

He wasn't feeling sick from eating the rotten egg; he had eaten spoiled food in his past life too. He was simply experiencing an inexplicable emotional stir.

Today's events gave Xu Jie a feeling he'd never had before, leaving his thoughts in a bit of a turmoil.

Chu Mingyue, standing at the doorway, watched Xu Jie's retreating back, unsure of what to say.

She had just seen Xu Jie leave money for the little girl.

Chu Mingyue had initially thought Xu Jie was a cold and heartless person, but now it seemed that wasn't the case.

Not only did Xu Jie eat the rotten egg the little girl offered without hesitation, but he also secretly left money behind. This made Chu Mingyue feel even more unable to gauge Xu Jie.

Silence fell upon the courtyard once more.

Xu Jie sat on a chair, holding his battle saber, pretending to doze, while Chu Mingyue turned and went into the wooden house to rest.

In the middle of the night.

With his mind in disarray, Xu Jie, perhaps genuinely tired, fell into a deep sleep.

Suddenly, he seemed to hear shouts and cries. He reflexively opened his eyes, got up, and looked towards the flames rising in the distance of the village.

Demons attacking again?

Damn it!

How could I have fallen asleep!

Without a word, Xu Jie grabbed his saber and rushed out. He quickly realized it wasn't demons invading the village, but humans.

These people are... that mercenary group!?

The piercing screams of women, accompanied by rampant, sinister laughter, struck Xu Jie's ears as incredibly grating.

Xu Jie's heart clenched. The direction of the flames seemed to be coming from the home of the little girl he had saved earlier that day!

In an instant, Xu Jie's heart sank to the bottom. An overwhelming rage built up inside him, a stifled feeling like a volcano on the verge of eruption.

As he got closer, he witnessed a scene that shocked him to his core.

Countless mercenaries were gathered outside the little girl's house, their faces leering with lust, spewing vulgarities.

Xu Jie tilted his head as if sensing something, glancing at a corner of the burning wooden house.

There, a figure covered in blood, unrecognizable, lay there.

Xu Jie focused his gaze and recognized the figure as the little girl, about twelve or thirteen years old, who had brought him food in the evening.

The little girl was now naked, her arms broken, her hair disheveled, blood pouring from her lower body, and covered in various knife wounds.

Her large eyes held a deep terror and despair. She lay like trash in the dark corner, her eyes wide open in death, unable to close.

"..."

Xu Jie's chest felt incredibly heavy. His whole body trembled slightly, his eyelids lowered, and the veins on the back of his hand, gripping the battle saber, bulged.

He emerged from the dark alley like a ghost. Looking up, he saw a small, bloody figure hanging at the burning entrance of the courtyard.

That little girl... she's dead too?

And in this way...

Xu Jie's expression remained unchanged, as if none of it concerned him. He simply walked forward silently and steadily.

Just then, a familiar figure walked out of the courtyard. It seemed to be one of the mercenaries who had lewdly taunted Chu Mingyue during their march earlier.

The mercenary, at this moment, was holding up his pants with one hand and chewing on a piece of chocolate in the other.

He bumped into Xu Jie, who was walking with his head down. After a surprised appraisal, he recognized Xu Jie and burst into laughter.

"Eh, isn't this the prodigy from our Jinwu University? What, are you also interested in queuing up here? Haha!"

Xu Jie looked up and gave the mercenary in front of him a cold glance. A cold glint flashed across his battle saber.

The next moment, the mercenary's body split in half at the waist, his upper half falling to the ground, spilling his internal organs and blood everywhere.

He began to writhe in agony on the ground like a zombie, letting out piercing screams.

Severed at the waist!

Whether in ancient times, modern times, or his past life, it was one of the most painful and cruel forms of execution.

Because those who were cut in half at the waist did not die immediately; they could live for at least half an hour.

During this time, the victim would experience the terror of life draining away and the extreme agony of their internal organs being ripped from their bodies.

Especially for Martial Artists, whose vitality is even stronger, they won't die for at least two to three hours.

Xu Jie had no intention of killing these mercenaries easily; he wanted to make them feel true pain and despair!

Yes!

Xu Jie had made up his mind to slaughter all the mercenaries in the village. Anyone who stood in his way would die!

The mercenary's piercing scream quickly attracted the attention of the other mercenaries.

They thought they had encountered an enemy attack and rushed over, swords and sabers in hand, surrounding Xu Jie.

"You dare to kill my brother?"

"Kid, did you do this?"

"Damn it! Kill him!"

Just as Xu Jie let out a cold smile, preparing to continue his attack, Commander Qin pushed through the crowd, frowning as he glanced at Xu Jie and his struggling subordinates lying on the ground.

"I remember your name is Xu Jie, right? Did you do this? You've got some nerve!"

Xu Jie didn't speak. He didn't make a move for the time being because he noticed more and more mercenaries were arriving, alerted by the commotion.

The more, the better!

He forcefully suppressed the violent killing intent in his heart, planning to wait until all members of the mercenary group had gathered before slaughtering them all at once, to ensure no one escaped.

Thus, Xu Jie ignored Commander Qin and the mercenaries surrounding him, glaring menacingly.

He stuck his battle saber into the ground and slowly began to tear off the skin on his fingers.

Removing his fingerprints!

In his past life, Xu Jie often soaked his fingers in sulfuric acid specifically to avoid leaving fingerprints.

And in this world, Xia Country was a world that was half technological and half martial, where it was possible to identify a killer through fingerprints.

Rip, rip!

Xu Jie tore at the skin on his fingers with a blank expression, his movements unhurried, not missing a single piece of skin.

Commander Qin watched Xu Jie, who was acting strangely and tearing his own fingers until they bled, with confusion and coldly questioned him.

"Xu Jie, do you know what you just did? We are the Garrison Army now! If you harm us, you'll only have one path: death! Given that you are a prodigy from the Martial Arts School, I'll give you a chance to live. Immediately kowtow and admit your mistake, otherwise, don't blame me for taking action and bringing you back to the city for trial!"