138: Chapter 138 Everything you love is a knife that rips out your heart…

"Slap—!" He suddenly raised his hand and dealt himself a resounding slap, hard enough to draw blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Junior Sister, it is my fault... It is your Senior Brother who is incompetent; it is your Senior Brother who failed to protect you!"

Gou Changgen's eyes were red-rimmed, his voice choked with sobs, and all his defenses and True Qi completely dissipated at this moment.

He reached out with a heart full of pain, wanting to stroke Zhou Qingzi's back.

However—at this very instant, when his defenses were at their lowest!

Zhou Qingzi, who had been weeping bitterly just a second ago, suddenly shot out two beams of icy killing intent from her downcast eyes, like a viper flicking its tongue.

"Puchi—!!!" A dull, hair-raising sound of a blade piercing flesh rang out abruptly in the silent reed marsh.

A steel dagger emitting a ghostly green cold light had appeared in Zhou Qingzi's hand, though no one knew when.

Without the slightest hesitation, without a shred of mercy! Zhou Qingzi gripped the dagger tightly, poured all her strength into it, and from bottom to top, fiercely plunged it to the hilt into Gou Changgen's Dantian, which was currently unprotected by True Qi!

She even viciously twisted it half a turn inside...

"Ugh—!" Gou Changgen's body stiffened violently, his eyes bulged instantly, and an incredulous grunt escaped his throat.

Blood gushed out like a fountain along the dagger's fuller, instantly staining his water-blue Sect robes red.

"Swish!" Having succeeded in her strike, Zhou Qingzi moved like an agile spirit cat; with a sudden push of her legs, she flashed backward three zhang. The movement was crisp and clean—where was there any trace of the weak, bone-melting, heartbroken, and aggrieved appearance from just a moment ago?

Gou Changgen stumbled back two steps, his left hand clutching his Dantian, which was bleeding profusely and where his vitality was rapidly fading. He raised his head in a daze, looking at the cold-faced Zhou Qingzi not far away, feeling as though the entire world had become absurd to the extreme.

"Junior Sister... w-why?" His voice was as hoarse as a broken bellows, and large mouthfuls of blood poured from the corners of his mouth. Gou Changgen's eyes were filled with incomprehensible despair and shock.

Facing this desperate question, Zhou Qingzi watched coldly, a sneer curling at the corner of her lips without any concealment, her voice laced with a coldness that chilled to the bone.

"No reason. You don't really think that just by drugging me, I would actually fall for a good-for-nothing like you with no future, do you?"

She lifted her chin slightly and looked at Qin Feng, who was watching coldly from the side. A flash of pathological fanaticism and submission instantly crossed her eyes as she replied: "I was indeed poisoned, but I was willing!"

"I have been completely conquered by Senior Brother Qin. From now on, I, Zhou Qingzi, am the most loyal dog by Senior Brother Qin's side. Now, in the future, for all eternity, I will only listen to him!"

Hearing such a shameless yet absolutely resolute declaration, Gou Changgen's heart completely shattered into dust. So, the clown was not just himself; he didn't even qualify to be a clown...

"Bitch... you fickle slut!"

Gou Changgen's face was completely twisted by extreme pain and resentment. He let out a shriek like a vengeful ghost, ignoring the fatal wound of his ruined Dantian, and forced himself to bite the tip of his tongue, burning the last trace of his life Origin within his body.

"Hum—!" The black scale sword in his hand erupted once more with a terrifying black sword glow several zhang long. With the madness of mutual destruction, Gou Changgen leaped up and, using his last ounce of strength, slashed fiercely down at the top of Zhou Qingzi's head.

"Go to hell!!!"

This strike was fast as lightning, ruthless and merciless. Zhou Qingzi clearly hadn't expected the opponent to be able to unleash such a terrifying blow before death. Her face turned pale with fright, her legs went weak, and she actually forgot to dodge.

At that critical moment... "Whoosh—!!!" A piercing sonic boom that tore through the air suddenly exploded in the reed marsh. Qin Feng, who had not made a move until now, finally acted!

"Inch Radiance"—without the slightest superfluous movement, one only saw Qin Feng's wrist flick slightly. A steel flying dagger shimmering with a chilling, flowing light, like a silver bolt of lightning traversing space, instantly covered the distance of over ten zhang with a terrifying speed that arrived after being launched but struck first.

"Puchi—!!!" Blood flashed. Gou Changgen's body, which had leaped high and was about to bring down his longsword, suddenly halted in mid-air. The steel flying dagger had pierced his throat with precise, unerring accuracy.

The massive inertia carried Gou Changgen's body flying backward, and with a "thud," he slammed heavily into the muddy ground. The black scale sword slipped from his hand, and the terrifying black sword glow vanished into thin air.

A "gurgling" sound of air leaking escaped Gou Changgen's throat. His eyes bulged fixedly, his hands scratched weakly at the air twice, and his eyes held lingering traces of endless unwillingness, resentment, and final despair toward the world.

Qin Feng's expression was as calm as an ancient well. He strode forward, walking to the corpse with a leisurely gait. He bent down slightly and reached out to grip the half of the hilt protruding outside.

"Swish!" He pulled the flying dagger back out from his throat, bringing with it a trail of shocking blood droplets.

"From the moment you offended me, you had already entered the countdown of your life. Now, time is up."

As the words fell, the last glimmer of light in Gou Changgen's eyes completely dissipated; he died with eyes wide open, unable to rest in peace.

Regarding the killing, not even the slightest ripple stirred in Qin Feng's heart.

He bent down with great familiarity and snatched the Storage Pouch from the other's waist. He probed it with his Divine Sense and counted the contents briefly.

"Yo, this pauper is actually a bit wealthier than I imagined."

Qin Feng raised an eyebrow. Inside the Storage Pouch, four hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones were neatly stacked.

For an Outer Sect Disciple at the bottom of the ladder, this sum of money definitely counted as a huge fortune.

Besides this, there were two exquisite cold jade boxes containing two second-grade Spiritual Plants that emitted a rich medicinal fragrance and were of excellent quality.

Qin Feng stood on no ceremony and transferred all the Spirit Stones and Spirit Medicine directly into his own Storage Pouch.

Afterward, he bent down again to pick up the second-grade High Grade Magical Artifact, the black scale sword, from the ground. He weighed it in his hand twice and accepted it with a smile.

Having finished everything, Qin Feng tossed the mostly empty Storage Pouch, along with the pile of miscellaneous items and a few tattered robes left inside, to Zhou Qingzi, who was still slumped on the ground not far away, as if he were dumping trash.

"The rest is your reward."

Qin Feng's tone was flat, just as if he were dismissing a beggar asking for food.

However, Zhou Qingzi, having received the Storage Pouch, treated it like a treasure.

"Many thanks to Master for the reward, many thanks to Master for saving my life!"

Zhou Qingzi crawled to his feet, her head banging against the muddy water with loud thuds, her words filled with sycophancy and gratitude.

Just after kowtowing a few times, Zhou Qingzi seemed to recall something extremely important. She suddenly raised her head, her expression becoming somewhat grave, and lowered her voice to remind him cautiously:

"Master, this trash Gou Changgen is not worth regretting. However... you must be cautious."

"Hmm?" Qin Feng's motion of wiping the flying dagger paused slightly. "What do you mean?"

Zhou Qingzi swallowed a mouthful of saliva and explained: "Gou Changgen has an older brother born of the same mother, named Senior Brother Gou Dongxi! This person has extremely high talent, is ruthless and vicious, and has many eyes and ears. If he finds any clues about today's events, I fear it will bring no small amount of trouble to Master."

"Senior Brother Gou Dongxi?" Qin Feng narrowed his eyes slightly and repeated the name in his heart. He then nodded, indicating he understood. Just as he was about to speak and tell Zhou Qingzi to dispose of the corpse...

"Rumble—!!!" A dull, thunderous roar suddenly came from the deep recesses of the Black Wind Mountain Range, dozens of miles away from this location!

Immediately following, "Roar—!" A terrifying Yao Beast roar that shook the mountains and forests tore through the twilight, which was as red as blood.