Bait for Three, One Scheme Within Another!
"Ah!"
A miserable scream finally pierced the dark night!
A fair-skinned youth was seen piercing the heart of a great branch warrior with one hand!
The next instant-
Qin Lu decapitated him with a saber, completely extinguishing his vitality. The viciousness of the blow bore no trace of Qin Lu being a benevolent doctor...
"Hoo~"
It seems I really am growing more and more retrogressive; the benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness of my past life can ultimately no longer bind the me of this world. For the sake of my personal gain.
Anyone can be killed!
Those who block my path must all die!
"Han Qing!"
"Why!"
At this moment, Han Ancestor split the corners of his eyes with rage, blood and tears welling up in both eyes.
Looking at the great-grandson before him, he felt only coldness.
Such a fine household, how did it end up like this, how did it end up like this!
The heavens are truly unfair, what crime did his Han Family commit!
"Zhao Zhong!"
"Today I'll fight you to the death!"
"The annihilation of my Han Family today-right and wrong I have no heart left to care about, only by dragging you lot to die together can I dispel this old man's hatred!"
"Shameless old thief-come die!"
At this moment-
The Han Family Ancestor went completely mad!
His True Essence overflowed wildly, presenting the absolute likeness of a mad dog. He bit whoever he saw, willing to drag a few people down with him even in death to cross the Yellow Springs together!
"He's mad!"
"He's mad!"
"Han Li, are you truly courting death!"
Old Man Zhao's veins bulged, channeling his Qi throughout his body, yet he could only be suppressed and beaten by the Han Family Ancestor, leaving him no breathing space at all.
"Chu Shan, I've come to help you!"
"End this swiftly, and reinforce Old Man Zhao. Don't let others pick up bargains!"
Qin Lu saw the situation changing unpredictably.
He immediately shifted his target, deciding to kill the Han Family's last warrior first. If he let him escape, things might drag on and cause complications.
Han Qing, standing at the side, felt the same!
Now the bow was already drawn with the string pulled back, and there was no turning back. Only by annihilating the great branch lineage and slaying all the remaining Han Family warriors could he, Han Qing, logically inherit the lineage.
Even if someone refused to accept it.
He was also the sole surviving warrior of the Han Family. With might overpowering others, people would have no choice but to submit!
"Kill!"
In a flash-
The three formed a pincer formation, sabers, swords, fists, and kicks assaulting like a violent storm!
"The heavens are destroying my Han Family!"
"Since it's like this-then let's all die together!"
The sole surviving great branch warrior had no spare capacity to care about anything else at this moment.
He felt hatred!
Yet at this moment, he was powerless.
He was seen taking out a purple bead, and the next instant, he crushed it...
"Boom!"
An explosive sound completely tore open the night sky.
In a flash-flames soared into the heavens! Thick black smoke continuously surged up into the firmament, broken tiles and rubble littered the ground, and clumps of minced meat fell from the sky...
It actually began to rain blood...
"Cough cough~"
I do not know how much time had passed.
Qin Lu lifted away roof tiles, his entire body devoid of a single patch of intact flesh.
Gazing at the fires starting all around and the chaotic battle between the Zhao and Han Family ancestors, his heart sank to the valley bottom...
"Dammit!"
"I almost capsized in a drainage ditch. If I hadn't advanced to the True Martial Three Realms and previously consumed Body Strengthening Pill, I probably really would have been blown to death..."
"No, I must recoup my losses!"
"If I retreat now, the other households will investigate tomorrow and inevitably carve up the Han Family..."
Qin Lu hardened his heart.
Swallowing two Root Strengthening Pill, he quietly retreated and made his way toward the Han Family's backyard.
This piece of meat, he, Qin Lu, was determined to eat!
Soon-
After ransacking several side courtyards and butchering a few more Han Family clansmen, Qin Lu located the Han Family Ancestral Hall. If treasures were hidden away.
The probability was highest here!
According to what the Han family members said, that Han Ancestor lived long-term inside the ancestral hall, which should be true.
Looking at the layers upon layers of stacked spirit tablets.
Qin Lu cleared them away one by one, and in the end, he truly managed to find a fixed spirit tablet. Turning it, a tunnel was revealed beside it.
"This path... is no simple matter!"
Qin Lu smiled, yet he was not in a rush.
Throwing a few spirit tablets inward, he instantly triggered several hidden projectile mechanisms-concealed arrows, weighted hammers, not a single one was missing, everything was there.
"Heh~ there really are some!"
"The ancients truly did not deceive me."
Following that-
Qin Lu stepped inside, testing the waters twice more. Seeing that there were no further mishaps, he finally set his mind completely at ease.
Before long.
Walking to the very end, he caught sight of a secret chamber housing several wooden racks, a few rows of fine weaponry, and several chests of white and yellow silver and gold...
Qin Lu naturally could not carry that many things away.
So he stuffed a few ingots of gold into his bosom, looted the Han Family's cultivation methods, and took a few volumes of books...
Before leaving-
Qin Lu also casually took a few small, easily portable treasures. There was no help for it, his Qin Household was poor, so he could only borrow a bit from the Han Family first.
Look, nobody from the Han Family was even stopping him.
Clearly, they tacitly approved of his actions. Since he, Qin Lu, was kind-hearted and benevolent, he would help his Han Family spend a bit!
Above the ruins, seas of fire raged everywhere.
Old Man Zhao ultimately stood until the very last, carrying Old Ghost Han's head with a ferocious expression!
"Old undying one, heh~, you lost in the end, and my Zhao Household won the final victory!"
"Hahahaha~"
"The Han Family is annihilated today! If those two brats Qin Lu and Chu Shan die today, the Qin and Chu households will likewise perish tomorrow!"
"When the time comes, my Zhao Household will gather the strengths of all households and swallow Bayi whole, and we will surely advance even further!"
"Hahahaha~! How exhilarating! Truly exhilarating!"
Just at that moment-
Han Qing walked out from the blazing fire with composure, a yellow talisman in his hand radiating spiritual charm, which then turned to talisman ash and dissipated...
"Heh~"
"Old Man Zhao's thoughts are quite fine, but has he forgotten this junior?"
"I wonder if the old senior can still fight another round?"
Hearing this-
Old Man Zhao replied abruptly, his eyes filled with viciousness.
"Immortal Talisman?"
"I didn't think your Han Family still possessed such a treasure..."
"Junior, don't look at the fact that this old man is injured; this old man's saber is still sharp!"
Han Qing chuckled, unmoved.
The next second-
A cold flash streaked past, heading straight for Old Man Zhao's neck!
"Clang!"
Instantly, the sound of iron striking stone rang out endlessly.
Following that, a cyan-robed man rushed at Old Man Zhao fiercely like a released arrow, his form and footwork agile, resembling a swimming spirit snake!
"Green Bamboo Gentleman, Liu Yujing!"
"Young Master Liu, you are a flower-picking bandit, what are you meddling in this muddy water for!"
"If you leave, Zhao is willing to offer a hundred liang of silver!"
Mid-speech-
Old Man Zhao added a new injury, as one of his arms went flying off!
"Heh~"
"Liu fancies beauty; silver and money are merely external objects."
"This young friend Han Qing has actually bestowed his own biological younger sister upon me, so Liu naturally must lend a helping hand. Tonight, I ask Old Man Zhao to peacefully take your journey on the road!"
"Liu can guarantee the safety of your Zhao Household descendants!"
With that-
The two clashed into a brawl once more, trading blows and inflicting new injuries upon one another.
Yet what manner of person was Liu Yujing?
Barely thirty years of age, he was already in the True Martial Four Realms, with abundant Qi and blood and an exceptional state.
Coupled with the fact that Old Man Zhao was already heavily wounded and had subsequently lost an arm, a mere few exchanges later, a head was seen flying.
Followed by a sword piercing through and pinning it to the ground!
"Old Man Zhao, take care on your journey!"
Liu Yujing cupped his fists in salute, laughing it off.
Old Man Zhao had lived for many years, scheming deeply his entire life.
He never imagined that today, he would actually meet with such an end, dying in muddled obscurity-casual to the extreme...