Xiao Zhan's Shameless Sneak Attack

...Should I find myself a suitable weapon too?

As he walked back, this thought suddenly crossed Qin Yu's mind.

Fighting fist to fist was certainly thrilling and brutal, but with a weapon, wouldn't he be able to end battles even faster?

"Forget it. There's no rush. I'll think about it slowly."

Afterward, Qin Yu checked Jia Lie Nu's Storage Ring. There was quite a lot inside, though most of it was gold coins.

"Are these the cultivation technique and battle skills he practiced?"

Qin Yu took two scrolls from the Storage Ring. Written on them were "Thousandfold Waves" and "Wave Overlap," both low-grade Mystic Tier techniques.

Hmm...

He would look at them when he had time.

Qin Yu followed the small road toward Wutan City for about two li before a crude tea stall appeared by the roadside.

There was only one person sitting in the tea stall, a man in his thirties.

When he saw Qin Yu approach, the man immediately stood. His gaze lingered briefly on the blood on Qin Yu's lapel before he lowered his head without asking any questions.

"Mr. Qin, this way."

The man led Qin Yu onto a path behind the tea stall. After walking along it for nearly half an hour, they entered Wutan City through an inconspicuous side gate on the southern side.

"Mr. Qin, the clan head said that once you returned, you should go directly to him."

Qin Yu nodded and headed toward the Xiao Household residence.

In Xiao Zhan's study, three people had already waited for an entire morning.

When the door was pushed open, all three turned their heads at once.

Qin Yu entered. The bloodstains on his lapel had already dried into a dark brown, and he nodded at Xiao Zhan.

"Jia Lie Nu is dead."

With that, Qin Yu placed Jia Lie Nu's Storage Ring on the table. The study instantly fell silent, with only the sound of their breathing remaining.

The three Xiao Household leaders who had struggled through Wutan City for so many years all let out long breaths at that moment.

"Good."

Xiao Zhan said only one word.

The First Elder walked over. Only after confirming that Qin Yu was unharmed did the wrinkles on his face truly relax.

The Second Elder's eyes widened as he repeatedly examined the young man before him.

Jia Lie Nu, a Two-Star Great Dou Master, had died just like that.

And Qin Yu did not seem to have suffered even the slightest injury.

Had young people evolved to this extent already?

"Jia Lie Household now has only Jia Lie Bi and Jia Lie Gang, two Da Dou Shi, left. We must strike while the iron is hot. We'll make our move tonight."

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Zhan made the decision on the spot. They would gather their forces tonight and launch a surprise attack on the Jia Lie Household.

With Jia Lie Nu gone, Xiao Zhan and the First Elder could fight two against one against that old fellow Jia Lie Bi.

As for the remaining one, the Second Elder could handle him.

With Qin Yu added to the equation, Xiao Zhan was brimming with confidence. Today, they would surely take down the Jia Lie Clan!

The night was as black as ink, the moon hidden and the stars sparse.

Outside the Jia Lie Clan's grand residence in Wutan City, dozens of figures silently spread out.

Xiao Zhan stood outside the main gate, with the First Elder, Second Elder, and more than ten Battle Master-level Xiao Household stewards at his side.

There were also many High-Rank Dou Practitioners, all elites painstakingly cultivated by the Xiao Household over the years.

Every face carried a murderous air. The Xiao Household and Jia Lie Household had fought for so many years; tonight, they would finally settle things.

With a wave of Xiao Zhan's hand, dozens of figures moved at once.

The guards at the Jia Lie Household's main gate did not even have time to raise the alarm before the First Elder killed them with a single palm strike.

Xiao Zhan kicked open the two vermilion-lacquered gates, sending the door panels flying far away.

The Xiao Household elites surged into the Jia Lie residence like a tide and crashed into the Jia Lie guards who had hastily rushed out to meet them.

Although the Jia Lie Household had prepared in advance, with all their High-Rank Battle Masters lost, their mid-level forces could not organize any effective resistance. They began collapsing almost the instant the fighting started.

Xiao Zhan paid no attention to these small fry. Leading the First and Second Elders, he crossed the front courtyard and charged straight toward the Jia Lie Household's main hall.

The main hall doors burst open.

Jia Lie Bi sat upright in the seat of honor. Beside him stood the Jia Lie Household's other Two-Star Great Dou Master, Jia Lie Gang.

"Xiao Zhan, you've finally come."

Jia Lie Bi slowly rose to his feet. Yet his expression held none of the panic Xiao Zhan had expected, and his calm tone was even somewhat abnormal.

Xiao Zhan's brows furrowed slightly, but his steps did not stop.

The First and Second Elders spread out to either side, forming a triangular formation with Xiao Zhan as they surrounded Jia Lie Bi and Jia Lie Gang.

"Jia Lie Bi, our two households have fought for so many years. Tonight, it is time to settle this."

"Settle this? Hahaha!"

Jia Lie Bi's laughter was not loud, but it sounded especially piercing amid the earth-shaking cries of battle in the night.

He shook his head, his gaze sweeping over Xiao Zhan and the First Elder as though he were looking at two prey animals that had fallen into a trap without realizing it.

"Xiao Zhan, do you think I'm an idiot?"

"Your Xiao Household elites have all come out in force. The Jia Lie Household truly cannot stop you."

Jia Lie Bi spoke unhurriedly, his tone full of smugness.

"But have you considered that with all your Xiao Household elites here, what is left at the Xiao Household residence now?"

"Tell me, if the Oba Clan takes advantage of this opening to invade, what will become of your Xiao Household residence?"

"You!"

Xiao Zhan's expression changed instantly.

The Oba Clan—the one among Wutan City's three great clans that had always wavered.

To completely destroy the Jia Lie Clan today, they had left only one High-Rank Battle Master behind to guard the clan. If the Oba Clan attacked the Xiao Household now...

"Hahahaha! Xiao Zhan, let me tell you the truth! I arranged people long ago. The moment your Xiao Household dared to come, they would immediately notify the Oba Clan!"

He took a step forward, his face filled with a savage, triumphant grin.

"Although that old fox Oba Pa has always wavered, do you think he would just sit by and watch my Jia Lie Household be swallowed by your Xiao Household? Hahahaha!"

At the very moment Jia Lie Bi's laughter rang loudest, three dark objects flew in from the night outside the main hall and landed right at Jia Lie Bi's feet.

Jia Lie Bi's laughter came to an abrupt halt.

He lowered his head and saw what those three objects were.

Three corpses.

Three faces he knew intimately stared at him with eyes that would not close. They were the three confidants he had sent out.

"The ones you sent out to deliver the message were these three, right?"

A young voice came from outside the main hall. Everyone turned toward the doorway at once.

Qin Yu strolled into the main hall, fresh blood still staining his lapel.

The moment the Xiao Household entered the Jia Lie residence, he noticed several people sneaking away from the Jia Lie Household's outer perimeter, heading toward the Oba Clan.

Fortunately, those fellows were not particularly strong. Though they had split up, Qin Yu still caught up with them in the end.

"Trying to call for help?"

"You... you..."

Jia Lie Bi's voice trembled, whether from rage or fear, even he did not know.

These three had been his final backup plan, but now they were all dead.

In the instant Jia Lie Bi was stunned by their deaths, Xiao Zhan exchanged a glance with the First Elder and launched a fierce attack.

Jia Lie Bi clearly had not expected Xiao Zhan to strike at such a time.

Xiao Zhan, you shameless bastard! You actually launched a sneak attack!

At such close range, Jia Lie Bi had no time to mount an effective defense. Xiao Zhan and the First Elder struck from both sides and killed him in one blow.

"Well struck, First Elder."

"Perfect timing, Clan Head."

The two exchanged looks, and identical sly grins appeared on their faces.

The remaining Jia Lie Gang was swiftly dealt with as well.

With that, the Jia Lie Clan had completely fallen.