The Vice Bishop's Wrath

Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, he staggered his way to the Spirit Hall Branch in the town.

The two guards froze when they saw him?!

Then their faces filled with shock, their eyes full of disbelief.

One of them asked uncertainly, "Are you Lord Qin Xiaofeng?"

Qin Xiaofeng nodded. "It's me. Take me to see the Vice Bishop, quickly. I have something important to report!"

"It really is you, my lord!"

The two guards immediately rushed forward and supported him.

At the same time, their hearts were shaken to the extreme.

After all, Qin Xiaofeng was a Soul Sage!

In this small town, he was an existence capable of sweeping through everything—yet he had been injured to such a state.

How could they not be shocked?!

But Qin Xiaofeng had no mind to care about their shock. His body had already reached its limit.

The moment they supported him, his entire body went limp.

Yet he still urged them, "Quick, quick, quick..."

"Yes, my lord, right away..."

How could the two guards dare to be careless? With Qin Xiaofeng in this condition, something major had clearly happened.

After their shock subsided, they immediately supported Qin Xiaofeng and prepared to enter the branch hall.

But in the next instant—

A person suddenly appeared in front of the three of them, blocking their path.

The two guards were startled. "Who are you?"

Yet they failed to notice the terror and despair in Qin Xiaofeng's eyes as he looked at that person.

That was right—the newcomer was Si Tingxuan. When he had attacked Qin Xiaofeng, he had deliberately held back.

He wanted to see where Qin Xiaofeng would flee to in the end.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

He struck out with three palms, aiming directly at the three men's hearts.

The two guards were not particularly strong, and they died instantly.

"Pfft!"

Qin Xiaofeng spat out a mouthful of blood. With his last bit of strength, he said, "I fell for your trap again."

Cough, cough... His talent is extraordinary, his mind meticulous, and he excels at manipulating people's hearts!

In the future, this man will likely become Spirit Hall's greatest enemy.

That was his final thought.

Then he collapsed, his face filled with self-reproach!

Because it was precisely due to his carelessness.

Because of his desire to survive.

That he had led Si Tingxuan to the Spirit Hall Branch, exposing both his identity and the Vice Bishop behind the scenes.

Flash!

Si Tingxuan disappeared from before the branch hall.

Before leaving, however, Si Tingxuan gave the branch hall a deep look!

His eyes were filled with killing intent.

He was not some saint. He would never spare those who wanted to kill him.

But for now, he was still not strong enough to confront Spirit Hall head-on.

So he could only retreat for the time being. But once the opportunity arose, or the timing was right, he would definitely kill the one who had ordered the assassination attempt against him.

Meanwhile, Vice Bishop Qin Haoyuan was sitting in the main hall of the branch.

Seated at the head of the hall, he leisurely sipped his tea as he waited for his three subordinates to return.

Although they had taken longer than expected, he was not worried in the slightest.

After all, he had sent out three Soul Sages.

In his eyes, no matter how strong Si Tingxuan was, he was only a Soul Emperor. Even if he could kill a Soul Sage in a one-on-one fight, it was three against one!

With a planned ambush, he was sure to die!

There couldn't possibly be any accidents!

Sometimes, a slap in the face came that fast.

A man in a guard uniform hurried to the entrance, his face filled with terror. "Bad news, bad news! Vice Bishop, something terrible has happened to the deacon!"

The Vice Bishop's face darkened, and he frowned as he glanced at the deacon.

It was as though he were saying, Your people have no sense of decorum, and now they're making such a fuss too?

The deacon shuddered and immediately stood up, cursing at the guard by the door. "You bastard! With the Vice Bishop here, what could possibly have happened? And you're a guard of our branch—everything you do represents this branch! Can't you be a little more composed?"

The guard gave a bitter smile. "Something really has happened, my lords. Right outside our branch, the two guards on duty at the gate today have been killed."

"What?"

The deacon cried out in disbelief.

As though he suspected there was something wrong with his ears, he could not help asking, "What did you just say?"

The Vice Bishop, seated in the place of honor, also darkened.

His eyes narrowed.

Under His Holiness the Pope's rule, Spirit Hall had grown ever more powerful.

How many years had it been since something like this had happened?

He then glanced at the deacon again and thought, How exactly has this fellow been running the place? Someone actually dared to kill guards of the branch right in front of its gates?

The guard replied, "Deacon, the two guards at the gate have been killed. And... and..."

As he spoke, he carefully looked toward the Vice Bishop in the seat of honor, suddenly too afraid to continue.

The deacon nearly died of rage.

Someone had killed people at his branch—guards of his branch, no less. This was a naked provocation!

Yet this fellow before him was still hemming and hawing. How could he not be furious?

He immediately roared, "And what? Spit it out already!"

Hearing that, the guard did not dare hesitate and immediately said, "And Lord Qin Xiaofeng, who came with the Vice Bishop, also died together with the two guards!"

"Huh?"

The deacon froze.

Who was Qin Xiaofeng?

He was one of the Vice Bishop's three most capable aides, a Soul Sage.

In this little place of his, who could possibly kill him?

Wait—he really did think of someone.

He could not help looking at the Vice Bishop.

At that moment, the Vice Bishop's first reaction was not anger, but utter disbelief. "Who did you say died?"

Because deep down, he had believed that three Soul Sages dealing with one Si Tingxuan would be foolproof.

"It was Lord Qin Xiaofeng, who came with you! He had many wounds on his body. Very, very serious ones... It looked as though he had gone through a fierce battle before being killed!"

The confirmation came once again.

The Vice Bishop flew into a rage. "Bastard!"

In his fury, he nearly could not restrain himself from rushing out to confront Si Tingxuan directly.

But that was impossible.

Because he had no reason!

After all, the matter of surrounding and killing Si Tingxuan could not be brought into the light!

How could he explain determining that Si Tingxuan was the killer without any evidence?

Bang!

Unable to hold back, he slammed a palm onto the chair. The tremendous force directly shattered it.

The deacon and the guard who had come to report the matter both jumped in fright.

The two of them lowered their heads in perfect unison!

At a time like this, it was best not to draw attention to themselves.

If they became his punching bags, they would be truly miserable.

The Vice Bishop paced back and forth like a maddened lion. "Well done, Si Tingxuan! You actually dared to kill people at my Spirit Hall Branch. You even dared to kill Qin Xiaofeng! Who gave you the nerve? You...!"

At that instant, he suddenly remembered that he had sent out three men.

Qin Xiaofeng had died in front of the branch gates, so where were the other two?

They were probably... dead as well!

And since Si Tingxuan had killed people at the branch, did that mean he already knew the whole story?