Killing Xu Qiang, Man in Black

It was a butcher knife!

That butcher knife was like the rope of impermanence that pulls the soul.

He felt like he couldn't dodge it no matter what!

Normally, there might have been a sliver of a chance, but he had been poisoned just now.

His stamina was exhausted.

How could he resist now?

He could only desperately squeeze the strength within his body and unleash the Iron Shirt.

"Pfft!" With a sound, the butcher knife slashed down, passing by Xu Qiang's front!

Xu Qiang only felt something sweep past his body.

Looking at the other person again, it was someone wearing a mask, but clad in a flying fish robe. He recognized him instantly.

Lin Feng!

And the other person's butcher knife had already rolled its edge!

Xu Qiang was about to mock the man's broken butcher knife for daring to try and kill him.

The next moment, a line of blood split open in front of him, and blood splattered all over the ground!

"Wh-why? A mere butcher knife managed to break through my perfected Iron Shirt!"

With a thud, Xu Qiang knelt before Lin Feng.

Then, Lin Feng rummaged through his belongings and only found a few dozen taels of silver.

There was no other harvest.

With no time to linger, Lin Feng looked at the deceased Liu Qi.

A silver needle protruded from his chest!

"There's something!"

Lin Feng flashed over and began searching him. He then found a secret manual on his chest.

"Art of Disguise!"

"This is good stuff. Consider it repayment for avenging you two!"

Lin Feng muttered to himself and then looked at Liu Mancang.

He found that the man had only been knocked unconscious.

Unlike Liu Qi, who had been hit by so many silver needles and quickly died from poisoning.

Suddenly, a loud noise came from behind him.

Two figures were seen exchanging a palm strike a hundred meters away!

One of them was dressed all in black, while the other was the Chief Constable Wu Hua, dressed in a red official robe.

It looked like they were heading towards Lin Feng!

"Bad!"

The next moment, Lin Feng didn't dare to linger and immediately turned to slip away!

"Who are you? How dare you interfere with the authorities? Are you tired of living?"

Wu Hua vaguely saw the flying fish robe on Lin Feng but didn't know who it was.

He had been chasing a monster and unexpectedly saw Lin Feng kill Xu Qiang!

Unfortunately, the distance was too great, and it was dark, making it difficult to even confirm if it was a flying fish robe.

He approached stealthily.

He wanted to capture the person in one go.

Unexpectedly, another person in black appeared at some point.

He was struck by a palm and suffered internal injuries!

There weren't many people in Kaiyang County who could injure him with a single palm!

And he knew all of them!

So, he couldn't figure out where this person opposite him came from!

Could it be a passing expert in Kaiyang County?

"Heh, that palm strike wasn't easy to take, was it?

The authorities? I beat up the authorities!

If you don't want to die, get lost!"

The man in black replied domineeringly!

Wu Hua was furious upon hearing this, but the opponent's palm strength was indeed not something he could resist.

But to just leave like this would be too embarrassing!

He, the Chief Constable of Kaiyang County, a master of the Inner Strength First Realm, leaving just because of a few words from the other party!

"Hmph! You better remember this, Kaiyang County is not a place where you can do whatever you want!"

In the next moment, Wu Hua uttered a harsh threat before turning and leaving!

A few dozen taels of silver a month wasn't even enough for a pot of Great Drunken Immortal Brew, why risk his life!

The man in black no longer pursued.

He arrived beside Xu Qiang's corpse, took out a bottle of medicine, and dripped a drop onto the body. Instantly, Xu Qiang's corpse dissolved into a pool of blood.

"Kid, you played the game of 'mantis stalks cicada, oriole waits behind' very well, but you need to clean up your mess!"

The man in black muttered to himself before chasing in the direction Lin Feng had departed.

In a few blinks, he vanished into the night.

Lin Feng, using the Gale Leg Technique, ran non-stop, covering a considerable distance. He only stopped when he was nearly at the shantytown on the west side of the city.

Seeing that no one was pursuing him, he breathed a sigh of relief.

That had been too close. If he had been caught by the Chief Constable Wu Hua, he would have been finished!

Even his status as a Demon Purging Division student wouldn't have saved him.

Although the Demon Purging Division had special imperial authorization to execute court officials first and report later.

But that was for their officially registered personnel.

He would have to be at least a Lieutenant. What right did a low-level student like him have to expect such treatment?

He probably would have been chopped to pieces the moment he made a move!

"Who exactly was that man in black? He actually managed to stop the Chief Constable Wu Hua, who is in the Inner Strength Realm!"

"Could he be Wu Hua's rival? Or did he come specifically for me?"

"If he really came for me, then the only possibility is General Ding!"

Lin Feng speculated inwardly.

After all, he had no connections with any masters in the Inner Strength Realm.

Although he didn't know General Ding's true strength, he knew that the man's cultivation level must have reached the Inner Strength Realm!

If it was him, then why?

To let him grow, enter the Prefectural City, or even the provincial capital!

What benefit would he gain from that?

Lin Feng pondered for a moment but found no clues.

Since he couldn't figure it out, he decided not to think about it for now!

Only when his own strength was sufficient would he be able to uncover the secrets behind all this.

Afterward, Lin Feng changed direction and headed towards the center of the shantytown.

The sounds of fighting and commotion were growing fainter!

It seemed the chaos caused by the monsters was gradually being brought under control!

Not long after, Lin Feng encountered Chen Fei.

Chen Fei's left hand was injured, with flesh and skin torn open.

He had simply bandaged it.

Seeing Lin Feng walking towards him unharmed, a smile appeared on Chen Fei's face.

"Brother Lin, are you alright? Where did you disappear to just now?"

"Brother Chen, are you alright? I saw an old neighbor in danger earlier and rushed over.

When I looked back, you were already gone!

So I had to act alone!"

Lin Feng gave a vague explanation. After all, he was from the shantytown.

"It's nothing, just a minor injury. The monsters are gradually retreating into the deep mountains now!

The situation is under control. We can get it treated when we return to the main camp!

Fortunately, it didn't hit the bone!"

Chen Fei said nonchalantly. Compared to his fallen comrades, he considered himself lucky!

He had slain several monsters today, accumulating enough merit to exchange for another Leopard Fetus Tendon Strengthening Pill!

Perhaps his cultivation level would increase then!

Soon, their team had assembled.

Looking at everyone, apart from a few senior students in the Marrow Cleansing Realm who were unharmed, everyone else had sustained some injuries.

Originally a team of over a dozen people, now Lieutenant Wang was dead and more than half of the rest were casualties.

These were still students from the Demon Purging Division; the other constables and the soldiers suffered even heavier casualties.

This demon disaster was even greater than the one a few months ago that claimed Lin Feng's father's life!

Lin Feng looked at the casualty ratio and the shantytown engulfed in flames, and sighed deeply.

If he hadn't moved his family into the city, his mother, Little Sister, and A Yu would likely have perished this time!

Although he bore considerable pressure, at this moment, he felt all his efforts were so worthwhile!

Soon, everyone returned to the main camp.

Lin Feng's heart stirred, and he quickly went to the main courtyard, wanting to see if General Ding was in his room.