CHAPTER 419: CHAPTER 417: DESPICABLE AND SHAMELESS!

"No wonder the people from the Black Wind Camp knew we were coming here today. They even knew about the employer. So, there was a spy in our escort team all along."

Numerous thoughts flashed across Luo Feng’s mind as he looked at Liu Tao.

"It’s a shame. I actually thought being an escort was a good way to avoid revealing my identity."

Liu Tao walked to the front of the escort team, playing with a dagger. He shook his head at Xu Tai and said, "Third Brother, you were too careless, getting beaten to this state by an old geezer. When we get back to the camp, see how Big Brother punishes you."

Xu Tai scratched his head, glanced at Captain Fang, and snorted, "It’s all his fault for being so cunning. If I had another chance, I wouldn’t necessarily lose!"

"Liu Tao, are you from the Black Wind Camp?" Yao Qing stared at Liu Tao, still somewhat in disbelief.

Liu Tao turned to look at Yao Qing, twirling the dagger in his hand and grinning. "My lovely Head Escort, can’t you tell yet? I am Liu Zixuan, the second-in-command of the Black Wind Camp. So please, stop calling me by that name; it’s quite awkward. By the way, thank you for your care all this time."

Yao Qing’s face turned white, and she bit her lip hard. "Despicable!" she hissed.

Liu Zixuan raised his eyebrows, a smile playing on his face. "Heh... like father, like daughter. You even say the same things."

Yao Qing’s expression changed drastically. Staring at Liu Zixuan in shock, she hurriedly asked, "What do you mean by that? Have you seen my father? How is he? And where are the people from the escort team?"

Captain Fang’s eyebrows furrowed slightly. An ominous feeling flashed in his heart.

Liu Zixuan, still playing with the dagger, took a couple of steps closer. He looked at Yao Qing’s tense expression and said with a cold laugh, "Head Escort, you’re truly naive. Such a pretty face, what a waste. Do I really need to spell it out for you?"

"Could it be that Father and the others... really..."

Yao Qing staggered, nearly falling. Fear twisted her delicate features, and her body trembled slightly. Although she had suspected it, hearing the truth aloud was still incredibly hard to accept.

"It’s just as you think. They’re all dead."

Liu Zixuan clearly enjoyed Yao Qing’s reaction. He licked his lips and said with a smile, "And I killed your father with my own hands. Who was he to escort goods for the Lin Family, the sworn enemies of the Duanmu Family?"

Yao Qing bit her lip hard. A trickle of blood seeped from the corner of her mouth, and her sword-holding right hand trembled incessantly.

"Head Escort, are you looking for your father? Don’t worry, I’ll send you to reunite with him very soon," Liu Zixuan laughed.

"I will kill you!"

With a furious cry, Yao Qing drew her sword and lunged at Liu Zixuan.

"Head Escort!" Captain Fang exclaimed, taken aback. It was too late to stop her.

"Die, you bastard!"

Yuan Qi surged through Yao Qing’s body, her sword trembling with her rage. In that instant, her intense fury allowed her to surpass her limits, and she unleashed an incredibly sharp strike at Liu Zixuan.

Liu Zixuan remained unconcerned, merely shaking his head slightly. With a flick of his finger, he sent the dagger flying.

DING!

The dagger accurately struck the tip of her sword. The immense force made Yao Qing’s hands go numb, and her sword flew from her grasp.

WHOOSH!

The dagger didn’t fly off as expected. A closer look revealed a thin silver thread attached to its hilt.

ZING!

With a flick of Liu Zixuan’s finger, the dagger spun back to him at an incredible angle.

"Ah!" Yao Qing cried out. She couldn’t dodge in time and was promptly bound tightly by the silver thread, unable to move.

"Head Escort!"

"Head Escort!"

Seeing Yao Qing captured, the faces of Captain Fang and the nearby escorts changed drastically.

"Heh, Head Escort, you’re still as hot-tempered as ever. This is my unique weapon, the Silver Sword Dart. Once someone is entangled by it, even a Ninth-level Heavenly Court Realm martial artist wouldn’t be able to break free. Moreover, the more you struggle, the tighter the silver thread gets," Liu Zixuan said with a light laugh, his tone full of mockery as he watched Yao Qing continue to struggle.

"You bastard, I swear I will kill you!" Yao Qing seethed, gritting her teeth so hard her lip bled.

Liu Zixuan smiled faintly, clearly pleased. He loved to watch people struggle desperately before they died.

"Ah, right, there’s one more thing I forgot to tell you about your father," Liu Zixuan said suddenly, as if just remembering something.

Yao Qing froze, stopping her struggles.

Liu Zixuan undid his shirt, revealing his left shoulder. There, a fearsome, half-foot-long sword scar was revealed!

Pointing at the scar, Liu Zixuan smiled at Yao Qing. "Speaking of your father, he was truly formidable. This scar is his handiwork."

A sinister smile touched his lips. Liu Zixuan looked at Yao Qing and grinned. "To repay his ’kindness,’ after I captured him, I cut off his nose and ears. But your father was incredibly tough. He didn’t die right away. An ordinary person would have probably bitten their tongue off in agony long before then."

Liu Zixuan’s voice was calm, but it sent an inexplicable chill through everyone who heard it.

"Father..." Yao Qing’s eyes went vacant, her slender body trembling violently with hatred as tears streamed down her cheeks.

"You monster!" With a furious cry, Yao Qing launched herself up, trying to bite Liu Zixuan.

Liu Zixuan gave a cold laugh and, with a flick of his wrist, sent Yao Qing flying. She landed hard on the ground.

"You’re all going to die soon anyway. No need to be in such a hurry to meet your end."

"Second Brother, Big Brother likes spirited women. Let’s spare her life for now," Xu Tai suggested, taking a few steps forward.

Liu Zixuan glanced at Yao Qing on the ground and nodded. "Hmm, good idea. I’ll leave the rest here to you. Any problem with that?"

"No problem," Xu Tai nodded, his gaze sweeping over Captain Fang and the others as he licked his lips.

"Be careful of that Captain Fang. I’ll take this woman back to the camp first," Liu Zixuan said, and with a slight twitch of his wrist, Yao Qing’s body flew uncontrollably towards him.

"Head Escort!" Captain Fang cried out in alarm, but with Xu Tai right beside him, he had no chance to intervene.

Suddenly, everyone’s vision blurred. A figure had abruptly appeared, intercepting Yao Qing.

VOOM!

Reaching out, he caught Yao Qing and seized the silver thread. It instantly pulled taut, vibrating like a bowstring.

"Devil, die!" Feeling herself caught, Yao Qing assumed she had fallen into Liu Zixuan’s hands. She had already aimed a vicious kick upwards when a sudden voice by her ear made her heart tremble.

"Head Escort, it’s me."

Yao Qing’s expression flickered. She looked up, her face changing slightly at the sight of an utterly unexpected person. "Ah, Feng Luo! It’s you!"

"Feng Luo!" Nearby, Captain Fang let out a long sigh of relief, though he was also stunned. He hadn’t perceived at all how Luo Feng had appeared there.

Not just Captain Fang; everyone present found it hard to believe.

"It’s you!" Liu Zixuan looked at Luo Feng, a flicker of surprise in his eyes. He smiled. "Feng Luo, I didn’t expect you to play the hero saving the damsel. Did what happened at the hot spring make you take a liking to this girl?"

Hearing this, Yao Qing recalled the incident at the hot spring, and her body twitched involuntarily.

Captain Fang and the others, however, were completely bewildered, having no idea what Liu Zixuan was referring to.

Luo Feng met Liu Zixuan’s gaze, his expression calm and indifferent. "I never expected you to be the second-in-command of the Black Wind Camp. Quite an surprise."

Liu Zixuan gave a faint smile. "It seems we’re full of surprises for each other. Feng Luo isn’t your real name, is it? So, what is your true identity?"

"Heh, you’re not worthy of knowing." Luo Feng’s voice was calm, yet it carried an aura that could make one’s blood run cold. At this moment, he desperately wanted to kill someone!

"Such arrogance! Boy, you’re courting death!" Xu Tai scoffed coldly.

Liu Zixuan waved Xu Tai aside, his piercing gaze fixed on Luo Feng. "I always get what I want. If you won’t tell me, I’ll make you. I’ll soon have you kneeling on the ground, telling me your identity!"

His gaze turned cold. Green Gang Qi erupted from Liu Zixuan’s right hand, the one gripping the silver thread, and he suddenly yanked it with force.

VOOM!

The silver thread instantly tautened, slicing through the air like a razor blade with a HISS. Liu Zixuan intended to sever Luo Feng’s right hand directly.

"Feng Luo, be careful!" Yao Qing’s eyes widened in fear. This silver thread is incredibly tough; it even cracked my armor! With Luo Feng holding it barehanded, if Liu Zixuan uses his full strength, his fingers will surely be sliced off!

However, an astonishing scene unfolded. Luo Feng, holding the silver thread, didn’t move an inch.

"What!" Liu Zixuan was aghast. With his strength, even Captain Fang’s hand would have been severed in that instant. Yet, this young man was completely unmoved!

"This brat!" Liu Zixuan’s expression darkened. He unleashed his full strength and yanked with all his might.

VOOM!

The silver thread vibrated violently, the friction causing the air around it to visibly distort. Yet, Luo Feng stood as firm as a statue, absolutely motionless.

Yao Qing also sensed something was wrong. Her beautiful eyes, shimmering with a strange light, fixed on Luo Feng’s resolute profile. Could it be as Uncle Fang said? Is he an expert? But Liu Zixuan is the second-in-command of the Black Wind Camp, a late-stage Ninth-level Heavenly Court Realm martial artist. No matter how strong Feng Luo is, it’s impossible...

Just as Yao Qing was lost in her bewildered thoughts, Liu Zixuan’s deep voice suddenly rang out. "Who exactly are you?"

For the first time, Liu Zixuan’s expression grew solemn. He stared intently at Luo Feng. To withstand my full strength without moving an inch... this young man before me is far from simple!

"I’ve said it before: you are not worthy of knowing," Luo Feng stated coldly, meeting Liu Zixuan’s gaze.

"Arrogant!" Liu Zixuan flew into a rage. His body suddenly erupted with a dazzling green radiance that spiraled violently, forming a gale that sent stones scattering across the ground. His imposing aura was astonishing.

Xu Tai stood to the side, watching Liu Zixuan with stunned disbelief. He couldn’t understand why Liu Zixuan would suddenly unleash his full power against this young man.

"I’m no longer interested in your identity. Just die!"

With a flick of his clothes, another dagger appeared in Liu Zixuan’s hand. He gathered all his strength and hurled it forward.

BOOM!

The dagger spun violently, resembling a green tornado as it shot towards Luo Feng with the speed of a lightning bolt. The intense, piercing aura it emitted made the skin of everyone present tingle.