Chapter 97: Death

    “I underestimated you... This time, I’ll let you off! Let’s go!” Alice wiped the blood from her mouth corner, leaving with a few harsh words.

    Injured, she knew continuing the fight would do no good. Today, she couldn’t finish off Xiao Fan. She’d have to find another way.

    As Alice’s figure vanished, Xiao Fan could no longer pretend. He spat out a mouthful of bright red blood.

    “Master, are you alright?” Yang Gaofei asked worriedly, seeing Xiao Fan looking like he was on his last breath.

    “I’m fine...” Xiao Fan shook his head and sat cross-legged on the ground, trying to heal himself. Yang Gaofei stood by silently, guarding him.

    After a moment, Xiao Fan expelled a breath of turbid air and slowly opened his eyes. “How many did we lose?” He asked, seeing the scattered corpses around him.

    “We lost more than ten brothers, they lost two...” Yang Gao Fei replied awkwardly. In truth, he hadn’t used his full strength in the fight, so he was relatively unscathed.

    “Useless bunch!” Xiao Fan coughed, annoyed.

    Yang Gaofei didn’t say anything, silently taking out a hundred-poison pill Jiang Che had given him and handing it to Xiao Fan.

    “Hall master, this is a healing pill I’ve been keeping. Please take it.”

    Xiao Fan didn’t think twice, swallowing the pill. He trusted Yang Gaofei and didn’t suspect betrayal.

    Just after taking the pill, Xiao Fan felt something wrong. It felt like his organs were suddenly filled with toxins. His complexion visibly darkened, the bone-piercing pain leaving him powerless.

    “You...” Xiao Fan glared at Yang Gao Fei, realizing he’d been given poison, not medicine. “Why betray me!”

    “Why?” Yang Gao Fei burst into manic laughter. “Do you know what I’ve been through these three years?”

    “I followed you from the Shura Hall to Jiuzhou Country, thinking we’d achieve great things. But you, you ended up a useless son-in-law at the Zhou family. And every day, you ordered me around like a dog without pay, even verbally abusing me!”

    “Good, dispose of the bodies,” Jiang Che instructed, handing over corpse-dissolving powder. To avoid unnecessary trouble, the bodies had to be dealt with efficiently.

    “Understood, Jiang Master.” The bodyguard took the powder and proceeded to dissolve the bodies, leaving nothing behind but a nauseating scent in the air.

    “Clean up the surroundings,” Jiang Che ordered before getting into his Rolls-Royce Phantom.

    “System, open the mysterious treasure chest.”

    “Ding, opening the mysterious treasure chest...”

    “Congratulations to the host for obtaining 10,000 villain points and a life-saving talisman.”

    “What’s the use of this talisman?” Jiang Che asked curiously.

    “The life-saving talisman, as the name suggests, can be used in a life-threatening situation to block a fatal blow for the host.”

    “That’s impressive!” Jiang Che exclaimed, excited about the new item. With the talisman, he essentially had an extra life.

    “System, open the attribute panel.”

    Host: Jiang Che

    Identity: Eldest Young Master of the Jiang Family

    Cultivation: Early stage of Transformation

    Villain Points: 15,000

    Techniques: “Limitless Pure Yang”, “Mysterious Heavenly Scripture”

    Items: Mysterious Treasure Chest x1, Human Infant Burp Bag x100, Marrow-Cleansing Pill x5, Good Luck Charm x3, Kitchen Knife x1, “Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles”.

    Skills: God-level Disguise Technique.