CHAPTER 38: CHAPTER 38: BIG TROUBLE

On the scene, the expressions of the others turned momentarily dazed.

They couldn’t believe it; Lou Yi actually killed Qi Hu just like that.

A mere commoner openly killed an officer?

"How dare you, how could you dare!" Qin Yun prided himself on his good temper.

At this moment, he also felt a surge of heat rushing to his head, making him slightly dizzy.

’A great opportunity!’

Lou Yi saw this, and his eyes lit up.

He didn’t retreat but advanced instead. His left leg stomped the ground hard, creating a pit, and in the blink of an eye, he was within a few feet of Qin Yun.

At the same time, he pulled out the axe from his bosom, swinging it towards the opponent’s head!

Escaping was definitely not an option, so he might as well fight for a way out.

"How dare you!" Qin Yun’s face twisted ferociously, "You country bumpkin, I’ll dissect you alive!"

"I’ll cut off your limbs, peel your skin, and let ants and insects gnaw you to death in a jar!"

He expertly lifted the broad sword in his hand with one hand, aiming straight at Lou Yi’s chest, trying to defeat him in one strike.

"Splitting Mountain!"

Lou Yi’s concentration reached its peak.

The muscles in his thighs, buttocks, waist, back, and arms exerted force simultaneously; the terrifying power flowed like water into his right hand and transmitted entirely into the axe!

’Whoo!’

Under this strike, even the air seemed to let out a mournful sound.

Nowadays, Lou Yi’s casual strike wielded over a thousand pounds of force, and the Splitting Mountain skill fully unleashed his potential.

The strength was so immense that even he wasn’t sure of it, surely it would surprise the opponent!

Qin Yun originally didn’t care, but hearing the axe’s piercing sound, his face changed.

He was just about to change his move, but at this moment, an invisible energy suddenly surged towards his brain, causing his movements to freeze.

The overwhelming aura of the Splitting Mountain technique!

’Is this high-level martial arts?’

Upon realizing this, Qin Yun was terrified.

His left hand hurriedly reached for the sword hilt, preparing to switch from single-handed to dual-handed hold.

Just as he barely completed the change, Lou Yi’s axe blade fiercely struck Qin Yun’s broad sword.

’Clang!’

The sharp sound of metal clashing made everyone on the scene involuntarily frown and cover their ears.

"Damn it!"

Qin Yun desperately controlled his sword, not allowing it to be suppressed by the opponent.

’Clang, clang, clang!’

Lou Yi instantly swung three consecutive axes, each strike with 100% of his extreme strength!

To the disbelief of everyone present.

The ordinary axe for chopping wood cleaved through the seemingly impressive broad sword effortlessly, then continued without pause, slicing through Qin Yun’s throat.

’Puff!’

A head with a terrified expression soared into the sky!

Qin Yun, just a step away from breaking through a barrier, dead!

"How, how is it possible..."

Wang En, with his pockmarked face, was utterly frozen.

That was a master from the main city, with one foot in the martial barrier, how could Lou Yi cut him down with one move?

The others present were also dumbfounded, unable to believe the scene before their eyes.

Lou Yi himself was also surprised, not expecting this Heavy Sword Sect disciple to be so vulnerable.

’He was too young and underestimated the enemy, wrongly estimating my strength, plus the Splitting Mountain skill also had a mental deterrent effect.’

Lou Yi, upon thinking it over, understood the reason.

Qin Yun naturally looked down on a commoner like him, possibly only using twenty to thirty percent of his strength at the start.

Who would have thought that even a rabbit could kill an eagle when desperate, leading to his tragedy.

"Shoot him!" an archer in black shouted angrily.

’Swish, swish, swish!’

A barrage of arrows shot towards Lou Yi.

Lou Yi grabbed Qin Yun’s headless body, holding it in front of him to block most of the arrows.

But still, one pierced his left arm, with the arrowhead drilling halfway in.

Lou Yi roared, decisively pulling out the arrow, blood spurting out, as he charged into the ranks of the hunters and archers like a fierce beast.

With his hand up and axe down, he chopped in half the person who had just shot him!

"Run!"

"This guy is a madman!"

Lou Yi’s bloody means terrified the crowd, leaving them with no will to resist, as they scattered to flee.

Facing these enemies intent on killing him, Lou Yi had no mercy, with speed and senses beyond ordinary people, he went on to cut down four or five more.

The remaining people fled into the reed fields, and some jumped into the river, barely escaping disaster.

On the scene, the guards from Jia Family Manor looked at each other, their eyes full of fear but maintaining composure.

After all, they had no grievance with Lou Yi, believing he wouldn’t redirect his anger toward them.

Only Wang En quietly moved to the back, untied a horse from the wagon, and planned to ride away.

Unexpectedly.

’Slap!’

A fist-sized stone cut through the sky, hitting his temple hard!

Wang En was knocked off the horse, eyes wide open, with a large pool of blood quickly forming beneath his head.

In his ear, an oval pebble embedded halfway, as if it naturally belonged there.

All strategies calculated, yet they cost him his life!

"Wang En wanted to kill me, so I killed him! I, Lou Yi, always repay kindness and avenge grievances!"

"Just, please convey my apologies to the squire, that I can no longer serve the Jia Family Manor." Lou Yi, at some point, walked over, and ’kindly’ closed Wang En’s eyes.

"Leave Xinxiang, no, you must leave Tai City!" Cui Yuan said solemnly.

He pulled Lou Yi aside, glanced around, hesitated for a moment, and handed over a yellow booklet he often read.

"Go to Longkou Town; there’s a large port where you can go to Jiang City. This has the route to Longkou Town."

"You gave me the map!" Lou Yi was a bit shocked and asked, "Won’t the squire punish you?"

Knowledge is priceless; this map is probably more valuable than ten acres of land.

"If the squire asks, I’ll just say I lost it." Cui Yuan smiled, "Besides, this booklet isn’t complete; the squire won’t mind."

Then he handed over a hexagonal iron piece with unfamiliar characters and whispered, "Take this, find Su Laizi in Longkou Town, he can help you board a ship to leave."

Lou Yi took the iron piece, patted Cui Yuan’s shoulder, and earnestly thanked him.

He took a horse, turned, and left, soon disappearing from the guards’ sight at Jia Family Manor.

"Will Brother Yi be able to escape?" Shi Zhan asked worriedly.

"Hard to say, it depends on his fortune." Cui Yuan shook his head, then added, "He killed Qi Lao’er, and also a Martial Arts Hall disciple from the city. The court won’t let him go, and the Martial Arts Hall will also hunt him. It’s tough."

The Lou Yi, whom Cui Yuan said had a hard time surviving, did not immediately head to Longkou Town but instead arrived at a secluded place with no people around.

After today, he was destined to become a criminal of the court, and he must seize every moment to enhance his strength.

He looked towards the semi-transparent attribute panel:

[Name: Lou Yi]

[Age: 19/55]

[Realm: None]

[Skills: Lou’s Axe Skill (Proficient 0/30), Stone Throwing (Mastery 0/30), Basic Boxing Technique (Introduction 0/3), Basic Spear Technique (Introduction 0/6), Secret Skill: Dragon Piercing Technique - Fragment (0/20)]

[Energy: 11]

The energy reached a full eleven points, unprecedentedly abundant.

Two points were obtained earlier, and the other nine were gained from looting corpses after killing today.

Fortunately, he was a principled person; if he became a killing demon, he would probably gain strength rapidly.

Though, at that point, could he still be considered human?

Lou Yi had his moral limits, and as he looked at the skill section, he already had a plan in mind.

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