78: Liquidation!

"I have bled for Great Qin... I have rendered meritorious service for Great Qin... You cannot treat a hero like this..." Li Wenxuan muttered, his eyes devoid of focus.

He lay limp on the ground like a dead dog.

"special envoy, he has confessed enough... Could you grant him a quick death?" Lin Haifeng asked, unable to bear it any longer.

Jiang Fei nodded and sighed, "We were comrades, after all. Send him on his way."

Lin Haifeng crouched down and placed his palm on Li Wenxuan's head.

Seemingly aware that his final judgment was at hand, Li Wenxuan's gaze cleared slightly. He pleaded, "Captain... I have meritorious service..."

"Sigh, who hasn't rendered meritorious service? Who hasn't bled and achieved merit for Great Qin? But why didn't others do what you did? Those powerhouses in the homeland, even those in the Seventh Realm or Eighth Realm! They wouldn't dare do such a thing... Is your merit greater than theirs? Or are you saying you're smarter than them?"

"But... but this is Mu Island!"

"You still don't understand; it has nothing to do with whether it's Mu Island or not..."

"Captain! I was wrong! I know I was wrong! I'll go kill them all right now! Spare my life, and I can redeem myself through service!"

"No need."

Realizing that pleading was useless, the expression on Li Wenxuan's face suddenly turned ferocious: "Lin Haifeng! What kind of good person are you!? You think I don't know that you swallowed that Demon God Flower last year? You didn't hand it over to the homeland at all! And that Maple Spirit Fruit treasured by the Mu Island royal Family... special envoy, I report him! Lin Haifeng abused his power for personal gain! He extorted and plundered!"

Although Lin Haifeng's expression was complex, he did not kill Li Wenxuan immediately, allowing him to finish speaking instead.

"Everything you said is true, but... this is Mu Island..."

Li Wenxuan looked at Jiang Fei with hope, but saw Jiang Fei just yawning lazily.

Then, wiping away the moisture from the corner of his eye, he said, "Captain Lin, hurry up. There's a huge mess to deal with..."

Lin Haifeng unleashed energy from his palm, and Li Wenxuan's pupils faded into darkness forever.

"Father suddenly summoned us; is there something major going on?"

"I don't know... maybe the confinement order has been lifted?"

"How could that be? It hasn't even been a day..."

"Lingtai, I heard you were almost slaughtered by an outsider?"

Wenxuan Lingtai said angrily, "Nonsense! That was just a misunderstanding..."

"Is that so? Then why did Father make you kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment?"

"That's because... because..." Wenxuan Lingtai stammered.

"Because of what? Go on, tell us." A woman teased.

"Lingtai! You've brought shame to the Wenxuan Family; you should commit seppuku to apologize!"

"Enough! Everyone be quiet!" A tall man shouted to stop them.

The spacious hall immediately fell silent.

This was Li Wenxuan's first son in Mu Island, and also his favorite. He usually even acted on behalf of Li Wenxuan to wield the power of the Family.

Therefore, Wenxuan Lingtai and the others both respected and feared him.

There were quite a few people in the hall. Besides Li Wenxuan's dozens of children and seven or eight wives, there were even more dependents of the Wenxuan Family, such as company directors, government officials, and other socialites of standing in Chi County.

They dared not discuss the Wenxuan Family's private affairs, but they were inwardly confused. Lord Li Wenxuan had ordered them to gather here with such fanfare... what exactly was the big deal?

"Wait, that is..."

Someone suddenly looked out the window and saw two figures stepping through the air toward them.

Li Wenxuan's eldest son also looked up. His pupils immediately constricted, and he shouted, "It's the honorable Captain Lin of the Zhenwu Bureau! Everyone, follow me out to welcome him immediately!"

There was a commotion in the banquet hall, and everyone rushed toward the door.

However... Lin Haifeng had already raised his hand and pressed down with a palm strike!

It was as if surging ocean waves appeared, violently slamming into the ground!

As the aftershocks dissipated, the site of the originally luxurious manor had turned into a massive crater, with no traces of the original structure left.

"Although it was letting them off a bit easily, but... let it be."

"Indeed..." Chu Yuan agreed. Lin Haifeng's palm strike was extremely powerful, allowing the members of the Wenxuan Family to die without pain.

If it were the people of Mu Island who had been oppressed by the Wenxuan Family, they would likely feel it wasn't satisfying enough.

But for Jiang Fei and Chu Yuan, it didn't really matter.

"I'm hanging up. I need to head elsewhere; this guy Li Wenxuan... he's not an isolated case!" Jiang Fei complained, "The feng shui of this godforsaken place really does breed such people..."

Chu Yuan laughed, "Then you can apply for a permanent posting."

"Don't say that. If I had damaged my Foundation and had no hope for the Martial Dao... I really might want to come."

"..." Chu Yuan was speechless. He suspected this bastard Jiang Fei was implying something, but he had no evidence.

He simply hung up the video call directly.

"Brother! You're back!"

Han Cui teased with a smile, "You came back right at mealtime, and didn't even say a word in advance... It just so happens I didn't make any food for you."

The atmosphere at home was the same as usual. When Chu Yuan left, he only said he was participating in special training at school, so Han Cui and Chu Ying had nothing to worry about.

Although Han Cui felt that her dear son's demeanor seemed a bit different from before, she didn't pay too much attention, assuming it was due to the special training.

"It's fine. Isn't your daughter always making a fuss about losing weight? This is the perfect chance for her to skip a meal." Chu Yuan quickly swiped Chu Ying's rice bowl over to himself with nimble hands, laughing as he spoke.

Finally home, his heart settled down.

"Eh?" Chu Ying held her chopsticks, stunned for a moment. Chu Yuan's movements were too fast; she hadn't even seen how her rice bowl had disappeared.

The slight joy she felt at seeing Chu Yuan again vanished instantly, and she said angrily, "Stinky Chu Yuan! So what if you're a Martial Artist! You only know how to bully me! Mom! Are you going to do something about him or not!"

Han Cui said unhurriedly, "Your brother isn't wrong, is he? Aren't you always making a fuss about wanting to lose weight?"

Chu Ying retorted, "How can I have the strength to lose weight if I'm not full?"

"Stop yelling, I'll order you some takeout in a bit."

Chu Ying beamed with joy again, "That's more like it..."

Han Cui couldn't be bothered to manage the two of them squabbling, and asked, "Did the special training go smoothly? Did you gain much?"

Chu Yuan paused in his movements.

The gains, naturally, were immense... a spatial ring, the Geng Metal Primal Dao Art, the enemy's life origin; as well as some blood pills and spirit nurturing pills—some refined from Blood Beasts, and some refined from the life origin of the trial-takers. Tian Tian certainly couldn't absorb 30% of the life origin of all the trial-takers by herself, so the lion's share still fell into his hands.

And also... a bottle of Breath Condensing Pills?

As for going smoothly... his Foundation was severely damaged, his wind slasher was destroyed, and he had inexplicably drawn a ton of hatred; it didn't really count as smooth...

He smiled, "It was alright."

Han Cui was relieved, "That's good... I don't understand Martial Artist affairs; but being stronger now means you'll be calmer when you encounter danger in the future... That's what your dad said back in the day..."