Slaughter, Slaughter

"Master, Chang'an Alley in the outer city has fallen!"

"Master, Dongguang Street in the inner city has also fallen!"

"Master, our casino has been smashed!"

"Master, the Fourth Young Master is gravely injured!"

In just a moment, one piece of bad news after another arrived.

"Endure! If we go out now, we'll fall into the county magistrate's trap and be annihilated. We'd be playing right into their hands, and it would be certain death!" Huang He pressed his daughter Huang Rongyue's shoulder and said in a deep voice.

Huang Rongyue was extremely anxious, "But, Father, if we don't take the initiative to attack, the Huang family is also on a dead end. Why not go all out?"

She was, after all, half a Blood-Exchange Realm expert, and in terms of combat power, she was the number one person in the Huang family.

With a shake of her shoulder, she easily broke free from Huang He's iron-like grip.

She was about to leap into the air and rush to the battlefield.

Suddenly, her eyes caught a glimpse of a black shadow streaking past at an astonishing speed, so fast that even she was shocked.

"What exquisite Qinggong!" she exclaimed inwardly.

But what happened next made her even more incredulous.

Lu Li sped along, soaring high and low, blending into the darkness, moving like a ghost.

In an instant, he arrived at the battlefield.

The first thing he saw was a bald man holding a saber, hacking at a Huang family member, blood splattering all over his face.

He let out a sinister laugh, like an evil spirit.

"Kill, kill these Huang family mongrels for my master's revenge!" the bald man roared, swinging his saber as if entering a land of no one, unstoppable.

The Huang family members who came to stop him were cut down like leeks, one after another.

Soon, only a handful of Huang family members remained, surrounded by a large number of enemy Wang family members, forming an impenetrable circle.

"Wang Qiang, your cultivation has grown recently. You've snatched all the military achievements!"

"Yeah, remember to leave some soup for us to drink."

The bald man heard this, slung his bloody saber over his shoulder, and laughed heartily, feeling immensely pleased.

"Alright, I'll leave some for you then."

He said, then picked up his saber and pointed at the Huang family members: "Kill them, and we'll move on to the next street."

As soon as his voice fell, his body suddenly tensed, and a warning bell rang in his heart, his hair standing on end.

"Not good!" He had a premonition of danger and quickly brought his saber horizontally in front of him.

In the firelight, he saw a figure dart out from the darkness, as if merging with the darkness, moving silently, like a ghost.

It was Lu Li, who had just arrived!

He clenched his fist with one hand and slammed it fiercely towards Wang Qiang.

His fist struck the saber, bending it.

The immense impact force was irresistible to Wang Qiang. His arm went numb and trembled, and he almost lost his grip on the saber, letting it fly out of his hand.

Seeing that his first punch had missed, Lu Li gathered his strength again. His blood surged, his muscles bulged, his skin tightened, and his sinews became taut like a drawn bowstring. His spinal dragon awakened, like a fully drawn bow.

As Lu Li punched with all his might, the bowstring tightened, and the spinal dragon seemed to truly transform into a dragon, soaring into the sky and letting out a long roar.

With a loud bang, Lu Li stomped his foot on the ground, his extreme power causing the ground to crack.

With the rapid acceleration, Lu Li's punch far exceeded six thousand jin of force, likely doubling it.

Wang Qiang felt a gust of wind whistling towards him, blowing sand and stones from the ground everywhere.

It made his face ache and his eyes unable to open.

With a clang.

Lu Li punched his saber again.

This full-power strike directly shattered the saber with a crack, and the residual force did not diminish.

His fist smashed through Wang Qiang's chest, crushing his flesh and bones. His bloody fist, mixed with some internal organs, pierced through his body.

Wang Qiang's eyes widened, he let out a tragic howl, and then his head drooped, falling silent.

He had been so smug just moments ago, and now he was dead.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye.

Both the Wang and Huang families were stunned on the spot, their mouths agape.

Lu Li grabbed Wang Qiang's ear and casually flung him away.

Wang Qiang's corpse flew out, hitting the Wang family members and directly creating an opening for the Huang family.

The Huang family members reacted one after another, squeezing through the gap and glancing back at Lu Li.

Seeing Lu Li wearing the blood-colored mask, Huang He realized the truth in an instant: "Many thanks to Senior Blood Ghost for your righteous intervention!"

Having said that, he fled in a panic.

The members of the Wang Family, however, dared not give chase; they stared at Lu Li's hideous, terrifying blood-mask as if facing a formidable enemy.

Some were even so frightened that they lost control of their bladders.

A pungent stench of urine and excrement was carried over by the wind, causing Lu Li to knit his brows in disgust.

"Senior Blood Ghost, this is a grudge between the Wang Family and the Huang Family. Your interference is somewhat inappropriate, is it not?" one of the Wang Family members stammered.

Lu Li turned a deaf ear, his cold, stern gaze sweeping over all the Wang Family members. Seeing they were nothing but small fry, he instantly lost interest.

"Where is Wang Yu?" Lu Li asked coldly.

Though his figure was not particularly tall, his thunderous methods had deeply shaken everyone present.

The moment he spoke, his hoarse, frigid voice made everyone feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

The Wang Family members looked at one another, silent as cicadas in winter.

No one dared to make a sound.

"You have some backbone, then. I'll grant you a quick death."

Lu Li gave a sinister laugh, clenching his fists as his killing intent surged. He took a step forward, like a wolf entering a flock of sheep, slaughtering the Wang Family members until flesh and blood flew everywhere and screams rang out incessantly.

Soon, there was not a single living soul left from the Wang Family.

"A pity. These lackeys have no bounties on them; otherwise, they would have been a tidy sum of income," Lu Li said, shaking his head in regret.

He then hurried toward the other areas where lights were flickering.

However, Lu Li's head-shaking was interpreted differently by others.

"Is he still not satisfied with the slaughter? He truly lives up to the name of Blood Ghost."

The ruthlessness of Lu Li's strikes and the brutality of his methods made even Huang He's scalp tingle with lingering fear.

It was fortunate that the Blood Ghost was not targeting their Huang Family.

Otherwise, let alone adding the Wang Family to the mix, the Blood Ghost alone could have caused their Huang Family endless headaches!

"So he is the Blood Ghost? He is truly as the rumors say—a man who kills without blinking, addicted to slaughter," Huang Rongyue murmured, shock flickering in her beautiful eyes.

"Especially that movement technique of his; it has truly reached the pinnacle. He comes and goes like lightning, erratic and unpredictable. He is simply impossible to guard against!"

"Father, why would this Blood Ghost help our Huang Family?"

Huang He shook his head: "I do not know. Regardless, he killed Wang Ju; perhaps he had a past grudge against the Wang Family."

Huang He sighed and continued: "However, the Wang Family has actually pinned Wang Ju's death on us. Coupled with the Blood Ghost's actions, I fear we will never be able to wash away this frame-up."

Huang Rongyue, however, was lost in thought. She stared at the direction in which Lu Li had departed, a faint idea forming in her mind.

Just as she was about to stand up, she was stopped by Huang He: "Don't be hasty. Let's see what the Blood Ghost is actually planning."

"We still cannot tell if he is friend or foe!"

Huang He used his full strength to restrain Huang Rongyue this time.

Fearing that she might accidentally hurt Huang He, Huang Rongyue did not struggle with all her might.

Lu Li was unaware that he had caught the attention of the young lady. His mind was set solely on bounties, and he moved between various locations, searching for the members of the Wang Family who had prices on their heads.