Going to Kill

The next day, the Zhao family of four moved into the clinic. Lin Feng treated the two elders of the Zhao Family using the Yin-Yang Five Elements Needle Technique from the Divine Medicine King Chapter. Normally, this needle technique required one to select the proper moment to insert the needles according to the movements of the stars and the circulation of the five elements. However, Lin Feng now possessed three of the five elemental attributes within his body, which happened to match the attributes needed to treat the two of them. This saved him the trouble of checking auspicious dates, though they still needed repeated treatments at regular intervals. Zhao Kang was easier to treat. He only needed a medicinal formula to restore his foundation, combined with medicinal baths for conditioning.

After settling the Zhao Family's affairs, Lin Feng set off toward Grass Temple Village with Lin Jian and Han Ping. The people the Lin Family had sent to investigate the Human Traffickers had returned with information. The Human Traffickers lived in South Gate City near Grass Temple Village. They were a hidden money-making operation run by a Viscount in South Gate City. Their strongest members were two Soul Elders: the Viscount and his Guard Captain. Lin Feng's purpose in coming was to avenge Lin Jian and kill every last one of these scum.

After arriving in South Gate City, the three rested briefly before making their way to the Human Traffickers' compound that night.

Lin Feng said, "According to the information we received, all the Human Traffickers are here tonight. At midnight, they'll escort this batch of people they abducted out of the city. To ensure nothing goes wrong, the Guard Captain from the Viscount's Mansion is here today as well. Uncle Han, get rid of the guards in the basement first. Don't let anyone notice, in case someone escapes. Seal off the basement while you're at it so the Human Traffickers outside can't get in, ensuring the abducted people's safety. Then we'll go in. I'll kill the Guard Captain, while Uncle Han cripples everyone else so Lin Jian can take revenge. Don't let a single one escape. Uncle Han, go ahead."

Han Ping nodded, then leaped into the compound. Five minutes later, he came back out and signaled that Lin Feng's instructions had been carried out.

Then Lin Feng kicked the courtyard gate flying, and the three of them strode inside. "Who are you?" The moment they entered the courtyard, they were surrounded by the Human Traffickers rushing out.

The leader of the Human Traffickers and the Guard Captain emerged from the house. Lin Feng swept them with his Spiritual Power—one Soul Grandmaster and one Soul Elder. The Soul Grandmaster opened his mouth and demanded, "Who are you? Do you know what place this is? How dare you kick down the gate and barge in? Are you looking to die?"

Lin Feng said to Han Ping, "Uncle Han, do it." He ignored the Soul Grandmaster entirely, summoned the Heavenly Sword, and attacked the Soul Elder. The Soul Elder rapidly retreated while releasing his Martial Soul. He was a Soul Elder with a Rat Martial Soul, possessing one white and two yellow Soul Rings. When he saw Lin Feng's one yellow and one purple Soul Ring, he cried out in shock, "How is that possible?!" Lin Feng thrust his sword straight for the Guard Captain's throat. Before the Guard Captain could release his Martial Soul, he instinctively twisted his head aside. Lin Feng's sword sliced open his neck. Under the threat of death, his potential erupted, and his speed instantly more than doubled. With a twist and roll, he escaped Lin Feng's attack range. At the same time, his Third Soul Ring flashed, and two rat phantoms flew out, charging directly at Lin Feng. Lin Feng circulated his Gold Attribute Soul Power and swept his sword horizontally, shattering both rat phantoms at once. Then he flashed forward and, before the Guard Captain could react, struck his forehead with a Heartbreak Palm, sending him straight to meet his ancestors.

When Lin Feng finished his battle and turned around, he saw that the other members of the Human Traffickers had already been crippled and were lying on the ground. They were still alive for the moment. Lin Feng silently praised him. As expected of a Soul King.

Lin Feng took out a longsword from his Soul Tool and tossed it to Lin Jian. "Go on. Uncle Han and I will wait outside." With that, he and Han Ping left the courtyard. Once outside, Lin Feng quietly circulated his Wood Attribute Soul Power to regulate his breathing. It was his first time killing someone. Even though he had prepared himself mentally, he still felt a little sick. As the vitality brought by the Wood Attribute circulated through his body, the nausea gradually subsided.

Before long, the screams and pleas for mercy rising and falling within the courtyard fell silent. Lin Jian emerged with the longsword in hand, his face calm. Lin Feng sighed inwardly. As expected of someone who had come out of the Beast Fighting Arena. He himself felt nauseated after killing someone, yet Lin Jian was completely unaffected. Lin Jian walked up to Lin Feng and dropped to his knees, heavily knocking his head against the ground. "Lin Jian thanks Young Master!" Lin Feng grabbed Lin Jian and hauled him back up. "Enough. Don't do that again. Your young master doesn't like it." Lin Feng did not really care whether others knelt or stood, but he disliked seeing his own people kneel. As for those who were not his people, it did not matter. He released his Spiritual Power and scanned the area, confirming that there were no living people left in the courtyard. "Let's go to the Viscount's Mansion. Once we deal with that place, we'll arrange for the people in the basement." The information they had received said there was not a single good person in the Viscount's Mansion, so Lin Feng's plan was simple and direct: kill them all, then set the place on fire.

The three arrived at the Viscount's Mansion and killed their way straight in. Han Ping made sure no one slipped through the net, Lin Feng handled the killing, and Lin Jian followed behind setting fires. The battle ended in ten minutes, and the three left the Viscount's Mansion.

Lin Feng said, "Uncle Han, sorry to trouble you with a trip to the City Lord's Mansion. Tell the City Lord to send all the abducted people in the basement home. This City Lord may be a little cowardly and unable to defeat the Viscount, but he still has some conscience and wants to do some proper work. Tell him everyone in the Viscount's Mansion is dead, and that he should be a good City Lord from now on. I'll take A-Jian back to the inn first." Han Ping nodded and left.

Lin Feng led Lin Jian toward the inn. "A-Jian, all the Human Traffickers are dead now. Your grudge here has been avenged. As for the Beast Fighting Arena, the forces behind it are complicated, and there's no way to deal with them in the short term. Do you want to wait a few years until you have enough strength and take revenge yourself? Or should I help you wipe them out in a few years?"

Lin Jian said, "Young Master, A-Jian wants to cultivate diligently and take revenge myself."

Lin Feng said, "Good. Since you have that determination, I'll train you properly. But the cultivation plan I arrange for you will be extremely arduous. Be prepared."

Lin Jian said, "Rest assured, Young Master. A-Jian will give it everything I have!"

Lin Feng said, "A-Jian, what do you think of the people from Grass Temple Village? They drove you out of the village, yet you do not seem to hate them."

Lin Jian said, "Young Master, I don't know. When my parents had just died, the people in the village actually took good care of me. Although Granny Cai adopted me, the other villagers often brought me food and clothes as well. Later, I became a monster in their eyes, and they drove me out of the village. I don't know whether I should hate them. I can understand that they were afraid, and they never intended to kill me. So I think... forget it. I'll just treat it as though I was never from that village in the first place. But Granny Cai... she did truly raise me for a year. She had not wanted to drive me away in the end, but she could not withstand the pressure from the other villagers."

Lin Feng said, "Then bring Granny Cai away. Bring her to Heaven Dou City. Your young master will buy you a courtyard, and you can care for Granny Cai in her old age. Your parents are still buried in that village, right? Do you want to take them away and bury them in Heaven Dou City? It'll make it easier for you to pay respects to them in the future."

Lin Jian tried to kneel and thank Lin Feng, but Lin Feng kicked him in the knee, preventing him from going down. Remembering what his young master had just said, he did not try to kneel again. "Thank you, Young Master. I want to take Granny Cai away, but my parents did not actually leave behind any bodies. The custom here is that those who died unnatural deaths cannot be buried in the village graveyard. They must be given sky burials, and only their spirit tablets can be placed in the village ancestral hall. So I plan to take their spirit tablets away. After that, I'll never come back again."

Lin Feng took out a pouch of Gold Soul Coins and placed it in Lin Jian's hands. "All right. Have Uncle Han accompany you tomorrow. I'll tell him when he returns later. I'm not sure whether Granny Cai will be willing to leave with you. When people get old, they may not have the courage to leave their homeland. If she refuses to go with you, quietly leave her some money, but remember to tell her not to let anyone find out. Then go to the village chief's home and leave ten Gold Soul Coins there. Ask him to look after Granny Cai, and let him know that you have awakened your Martial Soul and can now cultivate. Use your status as a Soul Master to intimidate him a little so he does not get any other ideas. If Granny Cai agrees to leave with you, rent a carriage and return slowly to Heaven Dou City. I won't be going with you. I'll set off first thing tomorrow morning."

Early the next morning, Lin Feng set off back to Heaven Dou City alone. On the second day after Lin Feng returned home, Han Ping came back with Lin Jian. They also brought back three spirit tablets. Lin Jian never got the chance to ask whether Granny Cai was willing to leave, because Granny Cai was already gone. She had no children or descendants, and no one buried her. She too had been given a sky burial, so Lin Jian brought her spirit tablet back with him as well. Lin Feng did not ask much. He only told Lin Jian, "Rest today. We officially begin cultivation tomorrow."