sinovels Chapter 24 What if I don't?
Chapter 24 What if I don't?
"Bang..."
Almost exactly when Shen Jiyue and three eighth-rank city guard leaders landed outside the Li family's council hall.
A loud crashing sound came from behind, followed by a dense thud of footsteps.
Shen Jiyue and the other three stood outside the council hall.
The oil lamps in the Li family's council hall were still lit.
But the bloodied corpses lying haphazardly on the ground under the dim, flickering firelight were so glaringly obvious.
"That, that's... Li Ming?"
The group of people walked forward involuntarily and were shocked to see a head on the chair in the center.
It was Li Ming, the designated successor to the next head of the Li family.
And on the ground not far from that head, there was a corpse with its hand on its neck and a look of astonishment on its face.
"Li Cangshan..."
"Lord, there's still some for Li Cangyun here!"
Standing amidst a pile of corpses, looking at Li Cangshan's already cold body.
Shen Jiyue's expression shifted from astonishment to shock, then to a look of slight worry followed by a somber expression.
She knew that the Li family had been massacred.
The city guards who died in the streets earlier must have been killed by the same person who massacred the Li family.
Who is it?
Is it him?
"Surround the Li family's house immediately! From this moment on, not even a fly can get out!"
"Shenhe, immediately conduct a thorough search of the Li family's residence. You must find Lin Shuang, alive or dead!"
Upon hearing Shen Jiyue's words, which were tinged with a hint of panic, an eighth-rank city guard leader who was examining the corpse immediately obeyed the order and led his men away with a wave of his hand.
Standing there, Shen Jiyue's gaze swept over the bloodied corpses lying haphazardly before her once more.
His face was solemn, and his brows were tightly furrowed.
She knew, of course, that if Lin Shuang died in Yuanguang City, she, as the city lord, would be in jeopardy.
Although the Shen family and the Lin family are both prominent families behind her.
However, her status in the Shen family was too low. Although Lin Shuang was born out of wedlock, he still had some status in the Lin family, not to mention that he was a disciple of the Falling Sword Sect.
Both of these identities are things that she, as the city lord, needs to consider.
All she could hope for now was that Lin Shuang wasn't dead!
As long as Lin Shuang is alive, there is still room for maneuver. Even if the entire Li family disappears, it doesn't really matter.
……
Meanwhile, Li Xiuyuan was sitting to the side, engrossed in studying the "Blood Shadow Step" technique that Lin Shuang had just memorized.
Suddenly, a loud "bang" echoed through the quiet front yard.
Li Xiuyuan knew that it was City Lord Shen Jiyue who had brought people with her.
In fact, when he recklessly attacked and annihilated those twenty-odd city guards, Li Xiuyuan knew that he would inevitably clash with the city lord's mansion.
To Li Xiuyuan's slight disappointment, it took about an hour for the city guards to arrive at the Li family's residence.
It should be noted that Li Xiuyuan deliberately left Lin Shuang's leg at the murder scene, which was a way of giving City Lord Shen Jiyue a clear indication of his intentions.
As his internal energy and qi increased again, Li Xiuyuan was eager to know the true gap between himself and a seventh-rank martial artist.
Li Cangshan was merely an opponent who had only recently entered the seventh rank. Li Xiuyuan's previous killing of him was also partly due to Li Cangshan's contempt and anger.
After all, Li Cangshan was killed by Li Xiuyuan before he could even unleash his most powerful sword technique.
When Li Xiuyuan learned that the City Lord's Mansion was also preparing to participate in the hunt for him, he wanted to curry favor with Lin Shuang and thus gain access to the Lin family.
He had already decided in his heart that he would make the City Lord's Mansion pay the corresponding price!
Li Xiuyuan is currently harboring a deep-seated resentment and hatred, and anyone who provokes him will have to pay the price.
Li Xiuyuan didn't care at all who he might offend!
Since he had already slaughtered the Li family and gone on a killing spree, he naturally wouldn't care about anything else...
Just then, Li Xiuyuan was also going back to the Li family to find the "Three Thousand Overlapping Waves Palm". He thought it would be good to wait for the people from the City Lord's Mansion to come so that he could meet the maximum level requirements of the Absorption Technique as soon as possible.
After all, the city guards are all at least entry-level martial artists who have cultivated internal energy.
The conditions are met exactly.
After all, once you leave Yuanguang City, it's really not easy to find so many rank-3 martial artists for you to absorb!
Just as Li Xiuyuan slowly raised his head to look at the outside of the book pavilion that had just been smashed.
Lin Shuang, who was sitting to the side gritting her teeth and reciting the cultivation technique, was originally listless and on the verge of death, but her eyes immediately lit up after hearing the loud noise.
He knew that it must be City Lord Shen Jiyue who had brought people.
"There are people here... Quick, surround them!"
As Lin Shuang looked up at the broken book pavilion door, a group of city guards dressed in cloud-patterned robes and carrying long swords rushed in savagely.
When Lin Shuang saw the Yuan Guangcheng city guards rushing in with such a menacing air, tears immediately streamed down her face.
He's saved!
At that moment, Lin Shuang immediately put down her brush, fell to the side, and then hurriedly crawled toward the city guards who rushed in.
"Help me, help me..."
He let out a hoarse roar.
"Young Master Lin..."
Shenhe, who had just received his orders, rushed into the library and saw Lin Shuang, whose aura was weak, whose lower body was covered in blood, and who was desperately crawling towards him, pleading for help in a hoarse voice.
He was immediately overjoyed; Lin Shuang was still alive.
Very good!
He immediately stepped forward and reached out to Lin Shuang, wanting to help him up and check his injuries.
But almost the instant Shenhe reached out his hand, a hand that was even faster than his suddenly grabbed Lin Shuang from the ground.
"what……"
He felt his body suspended in mid-air, and a deep sense of terror welled up in his heart, especially when he turned his head and saw Li Xiuyuan staring coldly at the city guards in front of him.
He struggled with all his might, crying out in panic.
As he struggled, his right leg, which had been stopped by acupressure, started gushing blood again.
"You... release Young Master Lin immediately, or do you want to die?"
Shenhe took a step forward, his cold eyes locking onto Li Xiuyuan, and with a clang, he drew his long sword.
Just as Shenhe drew his longsword, a figure flashed and stood in front of him.
It was Shen Jiyue who rushed over after hearing the commotion.
At this moment, Shen Jiyue stared intently at Li Xiuyuan, who was standing in front of her with a cold expression, carrying Lin Shuang, who was covered in blood and had a weak breath.
"Li Xiuyuan, release Lin Shuang! This city lord will allow you to leave Yuanguang City!"
Shen Jiyue could clearly sense that Lin Shuang, who had been captured by Li Xiuyuan, was on the verge of death. If she did not receive timely treatment to stop the bleeding, she would surely die.
After seeing the densely packed corpses in the Li family's council hall, she had already begun to think about what she should do if Lin Shuang died in Yuanguang City.
At the same time, she was even more shocked that the martial arts technique that Shangguan Xiuhong left for Li Canghai and his son was actually real.
It is quite obvious that Shen Jiyue, as the city lord of Yuanguang City and a member of the Shen family, also knows a lot about the inside story of this matter.
She had always harbored doubts.
After all, she simply didn't believe that an ordinary person could break through to the eighth rank in just three days using only one cultivation technique.
She cultivated for twenty or thirty years, and with the support of the Shen family's resources, she was able to achieve the seventh rank at the age of thirty.
But when she saw Li Xiuyuan standing in front of her, his still somewhat immature face was filled with confidence and a chilling murderous intent.
She could clearly sense that Li Xiuyuan, the young master whom the Li family regarded as a waste, had actually reached the eighth rank, or even the peak of the eighth rank!
This inevitably stirred something within Shen Jiyue's heart...
But before that, we must ensure Lin Shuang's safety.
Looking at the city lord, the strongest person in Yuanguang City, Li Xiuyuan calmly spoke:
"What if I don't?"