NOVEL WEB chapter 169
169. They Killed the Poison Bee!
Lin Nuo heard a loud bang and saw a street thug hurled a hundred meters away, leaving behind a trail of blood as the dust settled.
Unbelievably strong, he thought, after unleashing several waves of Qi blasts that felt like scraping therapy, yet failing to injure the opponent. Suddenly, a palm strike from below sent the thug scattering like chickens and dogs.
From whence came that sacred palm?
Ah, now he saw.
Looking down, he spotted a woman in a pale grey cloak.
Damn, it was Ling Meng.
She turned back with a smile, waving at him, “Master, Master!”
She was like a lively, naive young girl, excitedly jumping at the sight of her dear master.
Lin Nuo: “…”
Indeed, one cannot generalize about people.
He pondered how he had fought the thug for three hundred rounds, only exploiting a small flaw to land a face-breaking punch, sending him crashing to the ground.
But this Ling Meng, she finished him with a single palm strike.
My heavens, you’re too strong. When did you reclaim your title as the Witch Queen?
Lin Nuo looked around, only to discover the scene of devastation.
He had intended to spar with the thug for a while, teach him a lesson, but who knew the thug had some tricks up his sleeve. After hundreds of rounds, innocent civilians and the street houses were more or less shattered.
Their fight didn’t involve any destructive moves, which was a relief, but Ling Meng’s palm strike sent the man flying a hundred meters, destroying houses and walls along the way, with astonishing lethality.
What’s terrifying is that Ling Meng seemed to find nothing amiss, thinking it normal to have sent a man flying with a palm strike, destroying houses and stalls along the way.
True to her name as the Heavenly Witch, she probably wouldn’t bat an eyelid even if she killed someone.
So the problem arose, they became the hot topic of this martial world vendetta, then the destroyers of the land and houses.
Unnoticed, the city guards rushed over. After all, this was no small matter. Their fight had thrown the entire street into panic, even causing stampedes and collisions among the fleeing citizens, with a terribly bad influence.
Lin Nuo had wanted to buy some things and then make a quick getaway, but instead, he ended up in a whole lot of trouble.
“Master, what do we do now? Shall we fight our way out?”
“Wait, let’s observe. If they force our hand, then we’ll fight our way out.”
A group of soldiers came running, blades in hand, surrounding Lin Nuo and Ling Meng. They also feared Lin Nuo and Ling Meng’s strength and dared not act rashly.
“You’ve killed people and disrupted the city’s order, violating our city’s laws. You should come with us for trial,” said the leading soldier sternly.
“You say we killed, but who did we kill?” Lin Nuo retorted.
“These civilians were all killed by you.”
The squad leader pointed to the corpses of the civilians lying on the ground and said.
Lin Nuo chuckled, “To be fair, it was that person who killed them.”
“What happened?”
In an instant, the soldiers made way, and a general clad in armor, looking imposing with a long spear, walked in.
“Report, General, these two fought fiercely with another man, slaughtering innocent civilians and damaging streets and houses. As you can see, General, the devastation in this area was caused by their own hands.”
The squad leader saluted respectfully and reported.
The armored general looked around, pondering the fierce battle that must have taken place here before, and his expression immediately turned solemn.
Ling Meng listened angrily. These people dared to intercept them, even speaking of capturing them for trial. She longed to use her newly learned skill, Earth Wind Tide, to sweep them into the sky, to show Lin Nuo her cultivation progress.
Of course, Lin Nuo patted her shoulder repeatedly, telling her not to be impulsive. To become an excellent antagonist, one must remain calm. Engaging in direct combat with so many soldiers was daunting, especially since many experts had recently been summoned. It’s not like fighting children; clashing with masters could be exhausting.
Lin Nuo took advantage of the soldiers’ conversation to look for escape routes. For instance, after Ling Meng’s Earth Wind Tide swept up these annoying soldiers, they could figure out the fastest way to run.
Alright, he had a plan. First, use Earth Wind Tide to sweep them up, then use Phantom Clone to confuse the enemy, and run straight to the west city gate. If the city gate guards intercepted them, Ling Meng would clear the field with a wave of her Chaotic Demon Qi.
Very well, ready to make a move.
The armored general did not immediately order the capture of Lin Nuo and the others. First, he needed to assess the condition of the man they had fought.
He went over to check on “Poison Bee,” whose internal organs had been shattered, and who had bled too much. He was already dead, beyond saving.
This man had few external wounds, suggesting he must have died from severe internal injuries caused by some powerful technique.
The blood trail over a hundred meters long indicated the intensity of the battle.
“General, these were found on the man’s body, please look.”
The inspecting soldier immediately presented him with several important items: an assassination list, hidden weapons, blades, and an assassin’s badge, all retrieved from the recently deceased man.
The general took them and was greatly surprised.
“This, this… can’t be real…?!”
His hand holding the assassination list trembled as he turned his gaze back to Lin Nuo and the others, “They, they actually killed him?!”
“My lord, who exactly is this man…?”
“Poison Bee! The assassin who has been rampaging through the city recently! The hidden weapons, blades, and assassin’s badge, along with the assassination list, are proof. Our Generals Li and Guan have both fallen victim to him, and their names are on the list. Only one name remains, Lin Nuo. Who would have thought, this Poison Bee, among his targets, included our respected hero Lin!”
The general grew more agitated as he spoke. The death of Poison Bee was not just a sensation throughout the city. This Poison Bee had killed many noble commanders, monks, priests, and pillars of the state. He was a cancer to the great Puhan nation, and many longed to execute him, while many others died trying.
Now, this cancer was dead, and the murderous villain had finally met his retribution!
At that moment, two young women in white descended from the sky.
Liu Shuqin and Su Kexin, upon learning of a martial feud in the city, rushed to the scene, only to find, regrettably, that it had already ended.
“General Wu, what’s the situation now?” Liu Shuqin came to inquire.
“Miss Liu, good news! Poison Bee has finally been killed! These are his belongings, please take a look.”
The general politely handed the items to Liu Shuqin and Su Kexin. Liu Shuqin examined the assassination list and, seeing only Lin Nuo’s name remaining, was filled with rage.
“He actually listed his junior brother as an assassination target?!”
“No way, he’s going to kill his senior brother. Ah, it’s true!”
Su Kexin also saw Lin Nuo’s name, already detesting the “Poison Bee,” and now her hatred intensified, wishing she could burn his corpse and scatter his ashes.
However, as a disciple of Xuan Yun Sect, she still needed to remain calm.
“Did you kill him?” Liu Shuqin asked.
“No, it was those two masters.”
The general pointed towards Lin Nuo and Ling Meng over there.
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