Lu Feng followed Jia Tianliang farther and farther away. Seeing that the time was right, he stopped concealing his intentions and questioned him outright:
"Tell me, what task did Qi Jialue give you?"
Jia Tianliang shot Lu Feng a feignedly bewildered glance and gave an awkward laugh. "What are you saying, Brother Lin? Brother Qi merely told me to bring you to the place where the claw marks were discovered. Nothing else. Look, we'll be there after just a few more steps."
Lu Feng sneered, and a cold gleam flashed in his hand.
Jia Tianliang only saw a blur before a lock of hair from his forehead was sliced away.
"B-Brother Lin!" Jia Tianliang's tongue trembled, though he still forced himself to remain calm. "What do you mean by this?"
Even his question carried a tremor, showing how badly that sword strike had frightened him.
As he stared at the ordinary longsword in Lu Feng's hand, he realized that he had not even seen how Lu Feng had drawn his sword. It had been absurdly fast.
He had originally thought that, with at least the strength of the Five Elements Realm, even against an Earth Soul Realm soulmaster, he would have some ability to protect himself and escape.
But that single strike had utterly shattered his confidence.
With such a swift sword strike, let alone himself, even Qi Jialue likely would not be able to block it.
Jia Tianliang was deeply shaken and keenly realized that the man before him was far from ordinary.
Lu Feng's icy words, laden with threat, slowly rang out. "There is no one around. If you still refuse to tell the truth, this lock of hair will be your fate."
Feeling that killing intent, colder than ice and snow, Jia Tianliang was terrified to the