Killing Intent from Jia Lie Bi

The next day, Xiao Jin rose early again. Today, he planned to visit the Mite'er Auction House and see Ya Fei. After all, she was the first woman he had taken a liking to.

He was already starting to look down on the profits from refining ungraded pills. Aside from seeing Ya Fei this time, he also wanted to discuss having her contact cultivators in need of high-grade pills.

After arriving on the main street, Xiao Jin strolled along unhurriedly. Suddenly, he sensed that someone was following him—and there was more than one person.

One of them was a Five-Star Dou Grandmaster on the second floor of a roadside teahouse. The other was at a stall a hundred meters behind him, pretending to haggle with the vendor while actually keeping his eyes fixed on Xiao Jin. He was a Three-Star Dou Grandmaster.

Xiao Jin was somewhat puzzled. Why would two Da Dou Shi be following him? A Da Dou Shi was unquestionably considered an expert in Wutan City. After all, the patriarchs of the three great families were only around Five-Star Dou Grandmasters. The only forces capable of sending Da Dou Shi to follow him were likely the three great families and the Mite'er Auction House.

Had his strength been exposed? Impossible. Whether it was his own cultivation or his rank as an alchemist, if either one were revealed, no one in Wutan City would dare follow him.

Xiao Jin paused. Soul Power instantly spread out from within him, scanning all of Wutan City. This was the terrifying aspect of a Sixth-grade Alchemist. In a small city like Wutan City, his soul perception could completely cover the entire city and sense what everyone was doing.

"I'd like to see which fools with a death wish dare cause trouble for me," Xiao Jin said with a chilling expression.

As Xiao Jin's soul perception continued scanning, he soon figured out the identities of both men. The person on the second floor of the teahouse pretending to drink tea was actually Jia Lie Bi, the Jia Lie Family patriarch, in disguise. The one behind him was from the Mite'er Auction House; the Mittal insignia was embroidered inside his clothes.

"Why did Sister Ya Fei send someone to follow me?" Xiao Jin was puzzled. Could it be to protect me? That was the only possibility. As for Ya Fei sending someone to kill him and seize his treasures, Xiao Jin never even considered it. Unless Ya Fei had water in her brain, she would never do something like that.

"This Jia Lie Bi is truly courting death. Your father and son have caused me trouble several times, and I never bothered with you. Now you've actually come in person. After beating the little one, the old one comes running." Xiao Jin's heart brimmed with killing intent.

Jia Lie Bi felt the same way. The last time Jia Lie'ao had gone to trouble Xiao Jin, Jia Lie Bi had sent several Dou Zhe with him, including a Nine-Star Dou Practitioner. Yet Ya Fei had unexpectedly interfered, causing the plan to fail.

Ya Fei had even sent someone to break one of Jia Lie'ao's arms. This filled him with rage. Then, at the auction house two days ago, Xiao Zhan had caused the Jia Lie Family to suffer heavy losses. This completely ignited Jia Lie Bi's killing intent. He did not dare touch Ya Fei, and he might not be able to defeat Xiao Zhan, so he could only vent his fury on Xiao Jin.

Jia Lie Bi had gone out today to apologize to Ya Fei. After all, Ya Fei's background was not something the Jia Lie Family could afford to offend. Jia Lie'ao had offended Ya Fei last time, and Jia Lie Bi feared that she would hold a grudge against the Jia Lie Family. Thus, after successfully converting his cultivation technique, he had prepared to go to Mite'er and offer an apology. He had not expected to run into Xiao Jin on the way.

The moment he discovered that Xiao Jin was alone, his killing intent surged. Xiao Jin had become famous within the Xiao Family. A sixteen-year-old Dou Zhe—such talent was not something Jia Lie Bi wished to see. So, whether for the sake of his family or his son, Xiao Jin had to die.

Jia Lie Bi set down his teacup and continued observing Xiao Jin, intending to wait until Xiao Jin reached an empty corner before killing him as quickly as possible and leaving at once. For a Wind-Attribute Dou Grandmaster like him, that could not have been easier.

Soon, Xiao Jin arrived at an empty corner. This was the graveyard Xiao Jin had specially prepared for Jia Lie Bi. He stood there, waiting for Jia Lie Bi to come.

"Kid, you really know how to pick a place. If I kill you here, no one will discover it was my doing." Jia Lie Bi slowly walked toward Xiao Jin, sealing off the surrounding exits with his aura as he went to prevent Xiao Jin from escaping.

"Jia Lie Bi, you old bastard really have no shame. It's a dispute between juniors, yet an old fossil like you is personally stepping in. Where's your face? Did a dog eat it?" Xiao Jin cursed Jia Lie Bi without restraint.

Jia Lie Bi actually stopped. "You recognized me?" he asked with a frown. He was starting to feel uncertain. From Xiao Jin's behavior, it was clear that he knew Jia Lie Bi had been following him. Then why had he still walked into an empty corner? Could there be an ambush? Jia Lie Bi's expression changed drastically at the thought.

He immediately charged toward Xiao Jin at top speed. Ambush or not, capturing Xiao Jin first could not be wrong. If there was an ambush, he could use Xiao Jin as a hostage. If there was not, he would make sure Xiao Jin died in an especially satisfying manner.

At that moment, the Mite'er Da Dou Shi hidden on the wall had no time to rescue him. After all, when most people realized they might have fallen into an ambush, they would retreat backward. Yet Jia Lie Bi had done the opposite and charged straight at Xiao Jin. He truly deserved to be the patriarch of one of the three great families. His mind was sharp and meticulous, and he instantly seized upon the viable path to survival.

But Jia Lie Bi never would have dreamed that Xiao Jin knew he was being followed not because the Xiao Family had set a trap for him in advance.

Rather, Xiao Jin had used the powerful Soul Power of a Sixth-grade Alchemist to directly sense his pursuit and identify him. What Jia Lie Bi could not have imagined even more was that the young man before him was at the same level as him, yet far stronger in actual combat.

With Jia Lie Bi's knowledge, he could never have imagined that this world possessed a sixteen-year-old Sixth-grade Alchemist, as well as a sixteen-year-old Five-Star Dou Grandmaster. This was also the decision he would regret most in his life—and the last decision he would ever make.

Watching Jia Lie Bi rush toward him, Xiao Jin calmly took out Earth Demon Kui. It happened to block Jia Lie Bi's outstretched hand.

Jia Lie Bi was stunned by the sudden appearance of a figure, but he immediately recovered and prepared to bypass it and continue toward Xiao Jin. Before he could make a move, however, Earth Demon Kui extended a hand and seized Jia Lie Bi by the throat as easily as if he were clutching a chicken.

Seeing this, the Mite'er man on the wall sighed in relief. Ya Fei's order had been to protect Xiao Jin, and he had nearly failed in his duty. If anything had happened to Xiao Jin, he believed his future days would not be pleasant. He would not be killed, perhaps, but the trouble would certainly not be small.

"The one on the wall, come down too," Xiao Jin said indifferently. "You've followed me all the way here. Aren't you tired?"

"Young Master Xiao truly is impressive, worthy of being the disciple of a Sixth-grade Alchemist." The man on the wall leaped down and clasped his hands toward Xiao Jin with a smile.

"Sister Ya Fei sent you to protect me? May I ask how I should address you?" Xiao Jin cast an indifferent glance at the middle-aged man before him. This guy is unreliable. If I weren't strong enough and had so many trump cards, Jia Lie Bi would have truly succeeded against the original owner today.