Chu Xingchen was taken aback when he saw Yaoqin flash him a peace sign too.
He hadn't expected Yaoqin, with her indifferent expression, to make such an amusing gesture.
Chu Xingchen and Yaoqin had moved so quickly that only a few breaths passed between their landing and their disposal of everyone from the Clearwind Sect.
The miners still working in the mine at night had yet to figure out what was happening.
Chu Xingchen infused his voice with spiritual power and shouted:
"Cultivation-world law enforcement! You can go home now."
All the miners stood stunned for a moment. Only when someone began weeping with joy did realization dawn on them, and they started running out of the mine.
Chu Xingchen paid them no further attention. When he had entered the warehouse earlier, there had only been a tiny amount of Blood Qi Spirit Stones inside. A shipment must have already been transported away.
He looked toward Yaoqin and asked, "Did you leave anyone alive?"
"Of course." Yaoqin lowered her little hand from its peace sign. "Of the six inside, I left two alive."
This time, Yaoqin understood that she might have misunderstood Chu Xingchen. Perhaps this was a friendly gesture.
Chu Xingchen nodded and walked into the mine tunnel with Yaoqin.
Rounding the corner, they saw that part of the ritual array Li Xingtian had destroyed had already been repaired. Four of the six black-robed figures lay fallen.
The remaining two had several strands of spiritual power piercing their hands and feet, pinning them to the wall.
"I sealed their meridians with spiritual power. They won't even have a chance to kill themselves." Yaoqin swept an icy gaze over the two black-robed figures. "I'll leave the interrogation to you. Your methods earlier were quite good."
Chu Xingchen protested, "Now that's