"Speak! Why were you hunting Su Jiu and Chu Luohen? And what is your Water Moon School after?" The man beside Ning Fan shed his flippant demeanor, taking on an intimidating air as he interrogated him.
Sha Zilai's thoughts shifted slightly. He lowered his head as though he had given up struggling. "My master, Shui Rao'er, sent me to capture Su Jiu.
"With the Enforcement Hall's vast abilities, I imagine you must already have discovered that my master is gravely ill and has little time left.
"Whether it was the Wuyi Tribe's maiden gu or the Buddhist sacred artifact in the secret realm behind Zen Sound Temple, we sought them only to heal my master and prolong her life.
"As for Su Jiu... my master learned her secret from a fleeing demonic cultivator.
"My master said she has..."
Thwick! A throwing dart pierced his chest.
Sha Zilai's entire face was still frozen in bewilderment.
The other Enforcement Hall disciples all turned puzzled gazes toward Ning Fan.
Ning Fan pulled his hood lower, leaving only his pale chin exposed. Even his lips were hidden.
"I already know everything. There is no reason to keep him alive."
The man beside him glanced thoughtfully at Sha Zilai's fallen corpse, wondering what he had been about to say... What secret did Su Jiu possess that even the other members of the Enforcement Hall could not be allowed to know...?
One Enforcement Hall member could not help questioning him. "Wh-why did you kill him just like that...?"
The disciple beside him hurriedly jabbed him with an elbow, telling him to shut up and stop asking questions.
The man beside Ning Fan spoke again instead. "Not everything this man said was necessarily true. Since you killed him without a second interrogation, I assume you already knew