Slaughtering a Path Out of Luoyang

It was the Commandery Commandant Office.

To be honest, Li Yan was not surprised in the slightest.

Di Longzi had been killed outside Dragon Gate Inn, and these were the people responsible.

Someone among them had definitely been involved. The entire Commandery Commandant Office might even have fallen into depravity. That was why, despite his considerable reputation in both the Commandery Commandant Office and the Enforcement Hall, Li Yan had not sought them out after arriving in Luoyang.

He had not expected them to come knocking on their own.

When the man heard Li Yan expose their origins, he wasted no words. He abruptly dragged his long horizontal saber backward, lowered his body, and formed hand seals. Yin wind swirled beneath his feet, whipping up dust, while a green radiance shimmered across the blade.

A martial technique?!

Li Yan was somewhat surprised.

The Chang Family Blade originated in Zhoukou and was extremely popular throughout Yuzhou, with countless practitioners.

But anyone capable of martial techniques was definitely an inner-passing disciple.

This move was surely the opening stance of the famous "Dragging Saber Form"—embracing yang within yin, hiding strength within softness. With the reinforcement of a martial technique, no wonder Di Longzi had been unable to react at all.

The thought flashed through Li Yan's mind, and his opponent had already struck.

Clang!

The sound of the attack rang like a dragon's cry.

The instant the sound arose, blade light had already arrived.

The man had vanished from his original position, crossing more than a dozen paces in an instant. His blade ray resembled a snow-white bolt of silk as it thrust straight toward Li Yan's heart.

At the same time, a thunderous boom erupted from behind. Wu Ba had attacked as well. The earth beneath his feet exploded, and his massive