"They went this way."
The man pointed in a direction, and Han Qianlin immediately flew that way.
"Speak. What exactly happened? Who dared do this?"
"I don't know who he was, sir. That beast came for the Miss's dowry. When she tried to stop him, he killed her."
A terrifying light flashed in Han Qianlin's eyes. His expression held grief, fury, and a trace of regret.
He had only one daughter, and he treasured her beyond measure. When she married, he had personally ventured deep into Jade Dragon Mountain to capture a Ninth Heavenly Origin Exotic Beast for her dowry, then chosen three precious treasures from the Han Family's Treasure Vault.
He had never imagined that her dowry would cost his daughter her life.
"You beast! Whoever you are, I, Han Qianlin, will tear you into ten thousand pieces and wipe out your entire family!"
Han Qianlin nearly shattered his teeth with the force of his clenched jaw. The killing intent pouring from him made the man beside him tremble.
His brow blazed with light, and his speed increased again. His formidable aura startled the birds in the woods below into a chorus of cries.
In moments, he had carried the man more than a dozen li away from the Heavenly Strategy Academy.
"Martial Master, you must avenge the Miss! That beast cut off her head! She died with her eyes still open!" the man Han Qianlin carried through the air wailed.
Han Qianlin's eyes nearly split with rage. It felt as though someone had plunged a knife into his heart and twisted it several times. The pain darkened his vision, as though he could see his beloved daughter being beheaded.
That agony felt as though it had been inflicted on his own body.
Yet at that very moment, the