CHAPTER 2122: CHAPTER 2120: DU FEI’S SON

At this moment, the boy’s voice was very cold, so cold it made people shiver, completely unlike the honest and timid fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy he appeared to be earlier.

He walked over, helped Du Fei unlock an acupoint, and said, "Mother, I’m sorry you had to suffer."

Jiang Yichun’s eyebrow twitched; he suddenly jumped up, drew his sword, and charged at the boy. The boy, seemingly devoid of inner strength, suddenly took out a hooked weapon to parry Jiang Yichun’s sword.

Jiang Yichun’s sword techniques were fierce, yet the hook managed to deflect the Sword Qi from the sword. It was unclear what kind of style the boy employed, for his weapon and moves were extremely strange. Seeing the change in situation, the shopkeeper and the Waiter immediately surrounded him with a circle resembling an Array and recited spells.

Gao Deng drew his sword and directly slashed, cutting off the shopkeeper’s head. Thunder and the others reacted quickly too, instantly killing several staff, breaking the Array, leaving only the boy to duel with Jiang Yichun. Gao Deng anxiously rushed forward and said, "Let me handle it. Don’t use your inner strength."

Jiang Yichun didn’t push himself; he retreated, letting Gao Deng move forward, who soon subdued the boy within a few moves.

Du Fei also brought Muyu and the others back into captivity, their acupoints sealed again.

"Liangliang, quickly leave! Don’t worry about me!" Du Fei shouted to the boy.

"Mother, don’t be afraid. I will kill them all," the boy gazed at Du Fei with softness in his eyes, but his last words revealed his fierce intent.

Jiang Yichun thought the boy was merely boasting but didn’t expect him to suddenly spew a mouthful of blood, using some unknown method to break free from the acupoint.

The hook in his hand viciously struck Gao Deng. The event happened so suddenly that Gao Deng couldn’t anticipate the boy breaking the acupoint, leaving him no time to dodge, resulting in Xue Liang piercing Gao Deng’s shoulder with a sword.

Fortunately, seeing the change in situation, Jiang Yichun struck at the boy, and Muyu, too, possessing a heightened danger sensitivity compared to ordinary people, felt a terrible threat and instinctively stabbed forward with his sword.

Their combined assault made the boy’s sword deflect slightly; otherwise, Gao Deng wouldn’t be the one with a pierced shoulder, but his chest.

At that moment, Xue Liang spat more blood because two swords had pierced through his chest, each exiting out from his back.

Du Fei screamed with grief, "Liangliang, are you alright? No! You can’t die! Run, it’s your mother who’s wronged you!"

She cried out, wailing madly, but unfortunately couldn’t break the acupoint, unable to move and embrace her son.

Xue Liang spat another mouthful of blood, unwilling to accept, asking Jiang Yichun, "Why weren’t you... poisoned? Did you realize early... on? I clearly... saw you eat... the things I sent... could it be that one of you... is a Poison Master?"

He spoke with difficulty but his eyes ignited with the spirit of battle upon mentioning "Poison Master"; however, another mouthful of blood sprayed out immediately after, dimming his gaze, and he seemed to be on the verge of death.

"Did you fail to inquire properly? My wife’s poison skills are unmatched; we always carry her uniquely crafted antidote. How could a mere little trick of yours poison us?" Jiang Yichun’s words carried a mocking tone. The boy still looked like a child, but he felt no sympathy for him; if he hadn’t reacted quickly just now, it would be his father on death’s door.

Xue Liang felt mocked, wishing to laugh aloud, but blood gushed uncontrollably from his mouth, and he no longer had the strength to laugh.

His knees gave way, and he collapsed to the ground, painfully looking at Du Fei, saying, "Mother, it’s your son’s failure, unable to rescue you, you must find my father and let him avenge me!"

Not long after he spoke, he closed his eyes, devoid of life.

Beside him, Du Fei cried out in heart-wrenching grief, shouting madly while crying, "I will kill you all, I will kill you all, my Liangliang, Liangliang, you can’t die!"

In the end, her cries continued until she fainted from the tears.

Jiang Yichun hurriedly bandaged Gao Deng, whose shoulder injury was severe but luckily spared his internal organs.

One of Xue Liang’s subordinates hadn’t died and cried out in terror upon witnessing this scene, "You actually dare kill the young master! Our chief will definitely not spare you!"

Jiang Yichun and Gao Deng exchanged glances. Chief? Young master? As far as they knew, the Jiuli Clan hadn’t had a chief for years, could this boy be someone other than a Jiuli clan member?

Jiang Yichun grabbed the man’s neck and asked, "Who exactly are you? Answer honestly, or else I will make your life worse than death!"

The man looked terrified as he was about to reveal something, only for a thin black beam to flash by, suddenly striking the man, turning his face a ghastly green-black.

Gao Deng quickly shouted, "Let go, he’s hit with poisonous insect poison!"

Jiang Yichun hastily released his hold, and the man weakly fell to the ground, with his exposed skin rapidly turning a green-black color in a short time.

"Who is there?" Thunder shouted, urgently pursuing outward, but unfortunately, after checking everywhere, no trace of anyone was found.

Immediately, he and Muyu searched the Inn and found the innkeeper and staff gagged and tied up in the backyard firewood room. It turned out Xue Liang’s people had long prepared in advance, impersonating the shopkeeper and staff to attack them.

The shopkeeper and staff were released, thanking them profusely with kneeling gratitude, only to see the corpses on the floor upon entering the Main Hall, frightening them half to death.

Jiang Yichun had to give them some silver to deal with the corpses.

They couldn’t delay staying, so they continued their journey, but now Gao Deng with his injuries couldn’t ride a horse, hence he sat in the horse carriage with Muyu and the unconscious Du Fei.

Jiang Yichun’s expression grew heavier, but unfortunately, when trying to interrogate Du Fei with drugs, he primarily questioned about the Jiuli clan matters. Being limited by the duration of the drug’s effect, he didn’t have the chance to ask Du Fei about other matters, and since the drug was used once, its effectiveness short-term could not be repeated, thus learning Xue Liang’s identity wouldn’t be easy.

Moreover, the figure hiding in the dark killing and silencing was not simple. Fearing that he realized he couldn’t harm them openly, thus eliminated the witness, leaving their enemy’s identity unclear and unpredictable.

This indicates that the opposition is sure to seek revenge, likely using ambush tactics, with them exposed and the enemy concealed, making the road ahead difficult to navigate.

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In the Jiuli Clan, Bai Ruozhu and several elders were in the Assembly Hall discussing, she furrowed her brows saying, "Those missing for some time have yet to show any sign, fearing the worst. Amidst our investigations everywhere, we’ve found no leads, highly likely the culprit has an inside acquaintance within the Disciplinary Hall or is a member of the Disciplinary Hall, knowing all of our plans, preparing beforehand."

Initially, the Disciplinary Hall’s searches for missing persons didn’t avoid involving the clan; later, some actions were conducted in secrecy, prohibiting Disciplinary Hall members from disclosing externally, but still, there was no progress, so Bai Ruozhu drew this conclusion.

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The initial two sections contained many typos, as the content was messed up by Mouka, now corrected, apologies to everyone~