Who Are You, Really?

"Lord Cat Demon!"

Lin Qingquan's expression changed drastically when he saw that the cat demon had been the first to suffer.

He had never imagined that Lord Cat Demon, who had always been invincible, would actually suffer a loss before a brat like Xu Ye.

Could this brat be at the ninth level of Meridian Opening, or even stronger?

What kind of joke was this!

With such strength, he was merely some street kid?

At that moment, seeing that his strike had landed, Xu Ye was overjoyed.

He was not the kind to grow careless. What he loved most was kicking someone while they were down and taking their life while they were sick.

He gave the cat demon no chance at all.

"Die!" Xu Ye shouted as he landed atop the cat demon's head, not even waiting for it to recover from that blow.

He gathered all the strength in his body into both fists, then unleashed a dense barrage of punches that fell upon the cat demon's head like raindrops.

The thudding blows rang out without pause, like drums being beaten.

"Meow!"

"Meow!"

The cat demon let out one miserable shriek after another.

Its head caved in violently, blood spraying out in streams.

With Xu Ye's full strength, forget a head—even a massive boulder weighing several hundred jin would have been smashed to pieces.

Very soon, the cat demon stopped moving entirely, its huge body lying there in silence.

Only then did Xu Ye stop. The cat demon's head was already a bloody mess, its blood staining the ground red.

The cat demon was dead!

Before Xu Ye, it had still been utterly helpless.

"No..."

"That's impossible!"

"This isn't real!"

Seeing the cat demon's miserable death, Lin Qingquan's eyes widened as he screamed, his face filled with disbelief.

How could the cat demon be dead?

It was so powerful—how could Xu Ye have beaten it to death with his bare fists?

Lin Qingquan felt like he was going mad!

Ignoring Lin Qingquan's shocked stare, Xu Ye gave the cat demon a kick. Only after confirming that it was truly dead did he let out a breath.

"Good thing I prepared thoroughly before coming and reached the ninth level of Meridian Opening. Otherwise, I would've been the one suffering," Xu Ye muttered.

If he had impulsively come looking for them before, then faced with the cat demon, he would definitely have been finished.

Good thing he had been cautious.

Only then did Xu Ye look at the pale-faced Lin Qingquan. "If you have no more tricks up your sleeve, then your life ends here today."

The moment those words fell, Lin Qingquan reacted swiftly, his face turning deathly pale.

Especially when he saw Xu Ye's face covered in blood, making him seem all the more terrifying.

Without another word, he dropped to his knees with a thud and kowtowed like a pounding garlic pestle. "Master Xu, I was wrong. I really was wrong. Spare my life!"

After wandering the martial world for so many years, he knew full well how important it was to admit defeat quickly.

At a time like this, daring to spout any more nonsense was truly courting death.

Xu Ye could not be bothered with nonsense. He strode forward in a few steps, arrived before Lin Qingquan, and seized him by the throat.

Lin Qingquan's face changed at once. Snot and tears poured out as he completely lost the lofty bearing of the bandit chief he had just had, begging over and over, "Master Xu, I was truly wrong. Spare my life."

"It really wasn't me who wanted to deal with you! It was the Su Family—the Su Family ordered me to do it! It has nothing to do with me!"

At that moment, Lin Qingquan did not hesitate. He spilled everything about the Su Family in one breath.

He truly regretted it.

If he had known Xu Ye was so terrifying, he would never have agreed to the Su Family's request.

And that damned Su Family had actually set him up like this.

Had they not said Xu Ye did not even have the strength to truss a chicken?

This was supposed to be not having the strength to truss a chicken?

Unfortunately, there was no medicine for regret in this world.

Xu Ye could not be bothered to waste words. With a crack, he snapped Lin Qingquan's neck.

Lin Qingquan died miserably on the spot.

Xu Ye was no saint. If he had not gained the ability to cultivate this time, then the fate of him and his sister was easy to imagine—it would only have been even more miserable.

Since that was the case, how could he possibly show mercy?

"Su Family! You old hag Su! I'm not done with you!"

After killing Lin Qingquan, Xu Ye clenched his fists, his face brimming with killing intent.

It was one thing for the Su Family to force him to sell the Demon-Suppression Bureau's special pardon writ, but they had actually kicked down the bridge after crossing the river.

Most importantly, they had even wanted to kill him and his sister.

This grudge absolutely had to be repaid!

With that in mind, Xu Ye turned back to look at the corpses strewn across the ground. He was just about to set the place ablaze and destroy the evidence.

But before he could act, his ear suddenly twitched, as though he had noticed something.

"Hm..." Just then, a faint sound of surprise came from nearby.

"Who's there?" Xu Ye's expression changed as he instantly became vigilant.

There were actually still people here?

At that moment, two figures suddenly emerged from the darkness and appeared on the rooftop.

Xu Ye hurriedly looked up and saw two men dressed in the Demon-Suppression Bureau's distinctive uniforms, sabers hanging at their waists, standing there and watching everything below with great interest.

Xu Ye's expression shifted slightly. "People from the Demon-Suppression Bureau!"

The Demon-Suppression Bureau's attire was far too distinctive. No one could fail to recognize it.

He had never expected people from the Demon-Suppression Bureau to appear here at such a time.

But he quickly realized that the cat demon had drawn them here.

That was not the main issue. The main issue was that this had shattered all his plans.

He had originally intended to kill these people, then burn the place down and be done with it.

Even if the authorities investigated, it would have nothing to do with him.

But now that people from the Demon-Suppression Bureau had appeared, the matter could no longer be settled so easily.

His mind raced as he began considering ways to get away.

At that moment, the two Demon-Suppression Bureau experts on the roof flashed forward and leaped down, landing not far in front of Xu Ye.

Only then did Xu Ye clearly see their appearances.

One looked rather young, with a square face and an unruly air about him.

The other looked somewhat older, his entire bearing exuding steadiness.

Both of them are at least in the Qi Manipulation realm! Xu Ye thought.

That made him abandon the idea of fleeing immediately.

Escaping from the hands of two Qi Manipulation realm experts? Was that not a joke?

"Greetings, my lords." Knowing he could not avoid this, Xu Ye simply cupped his fists in salute.

He would adapt to the circumstances!

Seeing this, the older man stared at Xu Ye as though trying to see through him.

Only after a moment did he say, "Lü Tao, go inspect it."

Lü Tao nodded. "Yes, Chief Du!"

With that, he stepped forward to inspect the cat demon's corpse. Then he clicked his tongue twice and looked at Xu Ye. "Kid, did you kill this?"

Xu Ye nodded. "I killed it."

He was covered in blood from head to toe. Who would believe him if he said otherwise?

Hearing that, Lü Tao could not help raising a thumb. "Kid, you're really fierce! You actually smashed this cat demon's head to pieces with your bare hands. How much force did that take?"

As he spoke, his eyelids twitched faintly.

He had smashed the cat demon's head apart with his bare hands.

What kind of hatred and grievance had that taken?

What a ruthless man!

Xu Ye said nothing.

At the time, all he had wanted was to beat the cat demon to death. Who had time to care about anything else?

Seeing that Xu Ye remained silent, Lü Tao suddenly changed his tone. "To smash the head of a cat demon at the eighth level of Meridian Opening in one blow, kid, you're no simple figure. Why have I never heard your name in White Cloud County?"

As he said this, Lü Tao's gaze abruptly turned icy, and his voice became immensely oppressive. "Who are you, really?"

At the same time, a terrifying aura instantly pressed down upon Xu Ye.