The scene the next morning was an exact carbon copy of the current one...
Her Second Senior Sister had been bound to the head of the bed by Yun Feng's belt, held in his arms as she slept in his room the entire night!
Moreover, judging by Liu Ruoxue's condition and position, Zhou Ling was certain that last night, Liu Ruoxue had definitely taken the initiative to go pick a fight with Yun Feng, only to be counter-restrained!
"What on earth is going on here?" Zhou Ling pulled the towel out of Liu Ruoxue's mouth and asked, exasperated.
Before Liu Ruoxue could burst into tears and voice her grievances, Yun Feng—who had seemingly been fast asleep—suddenly spoke up.
"She sneaked into my room last night, cuffed me to the bed, and claimed I was a wanted criminal."
"I figured this bed was too big and felt uncomfortable sleeping alone, so I decided to keep her here."
Zhou Ling couldn't help rubbing her temples, offering a wry, helpless smile."My fault, I should have told Ruoxue sooner..."
"My junior brother here has a childhood trauma; he's not used to sleeping alone and gets nightmares."
"So, if you go looking for him in the middle of the night, he'll definitely make you stay over..."
"Hardly anyone can beat him in a fight..."
Liu Ruoxue was torn between laughter and tears, and asked:
"Are you sure this childhood trauma wasn't just faked by your junior brother so he could take advantage of you all?"
Zhou Ling shot Yun Feng an annoyed look, spitting out:
"If he wanted to take advantage of us, would he even need to fake it?"
"The trauma is real; taking advantage is a whole different story.""There was one time when he had a falling out with all nine of us junior and senior sister apprentices. Since no one would keep him company at night, he actually stole a large goose from Third Senior Uncle's courtyard and hugged it to sleep the whole night."
"The next morning, he stewed the goose and invited us all over to eat."
"Third Senior Uncle was heartbroken and chased him all over the mountains, beating him."
Only then did Liu Ruoxue believe in Yun Feng's childhood trauma, but she furrowed her brow instead and said, "However..."
"He really is wanted."
"The arrest warrant says he's a serial killer."
"He has already slaughtered at least two hundred people..."
"Could it be..." Liu Ruoxue said with doubt, "The Haicheng Inspection Bureau made a mistake?"
She found it hard to believe that a serial killer would hug someone to sleep all night and genuinely just sleep.
From her limited contact with Yun Feng, he was a very gentle person.
He didn't look like any kind of serial killer at all!
Zhou Ling sighed.
Yun Feng chimed in, "Yeah, they made a mistake."
Liu Ruoxue felt a weight lift from her heart and said, "That's a relief."
"Come with me, and I'll help clear your name..."Then Yun Feng went on to say:
"I probably only killed a hundred or so."
"The people at the engagement banquet weren't killed by me."
Liu Ruoxue: "???"
Is there any fundamental difference between killing a hundred and two hundred people?
Chapter 33: Did Yun Feng Run Away?
Seeing the dumbfounded look on Liu Ruoxue's face, Zhou Ling briefly explained what happened to the Yun Family seven years ago.
Liu Ruoxue frowned deeply and said in a low voice:
"The Yun Family case from seven years ago?"
"I've heard of this case."
"Yun Feng, I can help you use legal channels to seek justice and bring the murderers to justice!"
Liu Ruoxue looked at Yun Feng earnestly and said:
"I promise to help you with all my might!"
"If you insist on going your own way like this, it's too dangerous!"
Yun Feng smiled dismissively:
"A young girl who has never witnessed the hardships of this world would utter such idealistic words."
"Rules never restrict those who make the rules."
"The only person I can rely on is myself."
With that, Yun Feng got up, slowly put on his clothes, and said:
"I suggest you don't go out today."
"And definitely don't go to the Inspection Bureau."
Liu Ruoxue watched as Yun Feng and Zhou Ling left the villa, her expression extremely complex.
Just as she was getting ready to go to work at the Inspection Bureau, her phone suddenly rang.
"Grandpa?" Liu Ruoxue answered the call.
From the other end came her grandfather's stern voice:
"You are not allowed to go to work at the Inspection Bureau today!"
"Come home immediately, right now!"
Liu Ruoxue was silent for a moment, then nodded and said:
"Yes, Grandpa. I'm coming right back."
At the exact same time Yun Feng and Zhou Ling left the villa.
In front of the City Lord's Mansion of Haicheng, a sinister-looking middle-aged man wearing a black trench coat and a top hat pushed open the door of a blue pickup truck and stepped down.
The City Lord of Haicheng had been anxiously waiting at the entrance, straining his eyes. The moment he saw the man, he hurried forward to greet him, a flattering smile all over his face:
"Thank you, Prince, for your care!"
"Thank you, sir, for coming to help me!"
This was the trusted subordinate sent by the Prince after the City Lord of Haicheng, scared out of his wits by Yun Feng last night, had called the Prince for help.
This subordinate was no ordinary man.
He was a genuine Great Grandmaster!
There was only one mission:
Kill Yun Feng!The sinister-looking middle-aged man glanced at the City Lord of Haicheng and sneered:
"The Prince says:"
"You failed in your task."
"You deserve to die."
The City Lord of Haicheng froze, and large beads of cold sweat broke out across his forehead.
The sinister-looking middle-aged man gave a faint hum:
"However, the Prince is merciful and gives you a chance to redeem yourself through meritorious service."
"Select the ten most elite agents from the Inspection Bureau, assist me, and execute Yun Feng right here!"
<div>"I have brought ten high-powered anti-material sniper rifles."</div>
"Their lethality is enough to harm a Great Grandmaster."
"Or even kill them outright."
"With your help, as long as this Yun Feng dares to show his face, he will not escape!"
A surge of wild joy appeared in the eyes of the City Lord of Haicheng. He nodded repeatedly and said:
"Yes, yes, yes..."
"This subordinate will make the arrangements immediately!"
"With your lordship's help, even if this Yun Feng had three heads and six arms today, he would never escape with his life!"
The sinister-looking middle-aged man wore a frosty expression. He lifted his feet and slowly walked deep into the City Lord's Mansion.
……
Holding Zhou Ling's small hand and carrying his parents' memorial tablets, Yun Feng arrived in front of the City Lord's Mansion.
Looking up at the tall and magnificent mansion gates, Yun Feng sneered:
"How much blood and sweat of the people had to be extorted to build such a luxurious City Lord's Mansion?"
Yun Feng raised a foot and kicked the tightly shut gates of the City Lord's Mansion.
Boom!
With a loud crash, the sturdy gates of the City Lord's Mansion flew backward.
Amidst the billowing dust and smoke, Yun Feng stepped inside.
"You dog of a city lord."
"I, Yun Feng, am here!"
"Are you ready to meet your death before my parents' memorial tablets?"
Yun Feng's cold voice echoed through the entire City Lord's Mansion.
From deep within the City Lord's Mansion, an arrogant burst of laughter rang out:
"Hahahaha!"
"Yun Feng, oh Yun Feng, I never expected you would actually dare to come and court death!"
"Did you really think that I, the City Lord of Haicheng, was made of clay?"
A short, plump man in luxurious attire walked out quickly from the depths of the City Lord's Mansion with a twisted smile on his face.
Closely following behind him were three martial artists at the Grandmaster realm.
For an ordinary prestigious family, having even a single Grandmaster martial artist would be enough to treat them like an honored guest and rely on them as a pillar of strength.
Yun Feng had already killed four Grandmaster-level retainers belonging to the City Lord of Haicheng.
Yet he still had three left.
It was clear that compared to this city lord, the so-called prestigious families in Haicheng were mostly worth less than a fart.
"Oh, you even brought the beauty Zhou Ling along?"
The City Lord of Haicheng shifted his gaze to Zhou Ling standing behind Yun Feng, a disgusting and lewd smile appearing on his face:
"My young friend Yun Feng, you are so thoughtful! You even went out of your way to deliver your woman to my mansion!"
"Then I will humbly accept! Once you are dead, I will take the beauty Zhou Ling straight into my chambers!"
"When that time comes, my brothers and I will appreciate her together before your grave!"
"Hahahaha!"
Yun Feng's gaze turned cold:
"How dare you spout such arrogant nonsense and desecrate my Senior Sister?"
"You will pay a price you cannot afford for your momentary slip of the tongue!"
The City Lord of Haicheng raised an eyebrow and taunted:
"Oh? Really?"
"I'm so scared!"
"You had better mean what you say!"
Yun Feng nodded very seriously:
"Fine!"
"Right now, I'll make sure you wish you were dead and couldn't even die!"
With that, Yun Feng took a step forward!
Boom!
A muffled, rumbling sound echoed as if from the depths of the earth.
Under this single step by Yun Feng, the entire City Lord's Mansion trembled endlessly!
Deep within the City Lord's Mansion, inside a quiet room.
The sinister-looking middle-aged man in the black trench coat opened his eyes in shock and exclaimed in astonishment:
"Such formidable momentum?"
"Is this the terrifying power of an eighteen-year-old Grandmaster?"
"His Qi and Blood Power has actually surged to such a realm..."
"I'm truly envious..."
The sinister-looking middle-aged man slowly stood up and muttered to himself:
"So be it. I shall go and meet this talented youth..."
Faced with Yun Feng's overwhelmingly imposing step, the three Grandmasters beside the City Lord of Haicheng were all startled!
For this young man to repeatedly execute Grandmasters was truly terrifying!
If not for the City Lord of Haicheng standing right beside them, the three Grandmasters probably would have scattered like birds and beasts to run for their lives long ago!
Yet the City Lord of Haicheng had something to rely on and showed no fear at all. He shouted harshly:
"Fire!"
The very instant that harsh shout escaped his lips.
Inside the quiet room, the sinister-looking middle-aged man transformed into a blur, instantly vanishing from the spot and soaring into the ethereal distance!
At the same time, a terrifying gunshot blasted through the City Lord's Mansion!
Boom!!!That is the sound of an anti-materiel sniper rifle!
As a half-meter-long tongue of fire spewed forth, an alloy bullet of overwhelming destructive power instantly erupted from the chamber!
On a battlefield, a single shot like this would be enough to pierce right through a tank!
Even a Grandmaster, who claimed to be able to withstand bullets, would be doomed to regret it when facing such a shot!
Feeling the terrifying bullet hurtling toward the back of his head, Yun Feng's lips curled up into a mocking smile.
The next moment.
The sniper bullet punched straight through the back of Yun Feng's head and slammed into the ground with a deafening roar.
The City Lord of Haicheng was ecstatic:
"Serves you right, you're dead!"
Yet immediately after, the ecstatic look on the City Lord of Haicheng's face froze in place.
He watched with his own eyes as Yun Feng, whose head had just been pierced, slowly vanished into the air like a reflection in water...
Yun Feng's indifferent voice drifted over from a short distance away:
"Sniper rifle. The power is fair enough."
"It's just too rigid."
Chapter 34: Dying is Hard!
The spot where Yun Feng now stood was a mere three steps away from the place the sniper round had struck.
Yet...
To be able to dodge three paces away in the split second before a sniper bullet hit?
How was that even possible?
Cold sweat spontaneously beaded and rolled down the foreheads of the three Grandmasters in tiny rivulets.
Had it been any of them, their heads would undoubtedly have been blown to pieces by that shot before they could even retreat half a step!
The eyes of the City Lord of Haicheng nearly popped right out of their sockets:
"How is this possible..."
"This cannot be!"
"That's a sniper rifle!"
Deep within the shadows beneath the gates of the City Lord's Mansion.
The sinister-looking middle-aged man was quietly concealed.
A droplet of cold sweat similarly began to ooze from the tip of the middle-aged man's nose.
Unlike the City Lord of Haicheng and the others, he was a retainer of the Prince, highly knowledgeable and experienced. He knew that some Grandmasters who specialized in speed truly could pull this off.
What genuinely made his heart leap into his throat, however, was that Yun Feng had left not the slightest flaw while dodging!
Had there been any, the sinister middle-aged man would have already launched a sneak attack!
Yet Yun Feng's aura was so seamless and complete that it made the man feel as though no matter from what direction, or with what technique he launched a surprise attack, he would undoubtedly be countered in a single move by this eighteen-year-old youth!
"To be able to stir up such turmoil in Haicheng, he is indeed extraordinary."
"However..."
"That was only the first shot."
"Can you dodge one shot, but escape five or ten?"
The sinister middle-aged man narrowed his eyes, suppressing the restlessness in his heart as he continued to wait for the right opportunity.
Watching Yun Feng's indifferent smile, the City Lord of Haicheng suddenly felt an ominous premonition churn within him.
In all the shadows he had experienced in his entire life, none matched the terror brought by Yun Feng alone over these past two days!
The City Lord of Haicheng roared in fury:
"Fire! Fire! Keep firing!"
At his command.
Boom, boom, boom!
Three consecutive sniper rifle blasts echoed through every corner of the City Lord's Mansion!
These three sniper bullets fired from various angles, landing in different spots, and tacitly locked down every possible escape route for Yun Feng!
Yet...
The things torn apart by the three bullets were, once again, merely Yun Feng's afterimages.
Yun Feng's body vanished into thin air once more!
Gazing at the empty space before him, the City Lord of Haicheng swallowed hard and muttered under his breath:
"He... he ran?"
"Consider... consider yourself lucky..."
Though he put up a fierce front with his words, the City Lord of Haicheng let out a long sigh of relief in his heart.
Running away was good!
A monster capable of dodging sniper bullets...
It was best to provoke such people as little as possible from now on...
The City Lord of Haicheng had made up his mind.
He would resign from his post immediately and return home to retire in the countryside!
He would never meddle in Haicheng's messy business again!
Right at that moment, however.
A hand reached out from behind him and patted the City Lord of Haicheng on the shoulder.
Yun Feng's smiling voice came from behind:
"Are you looking for me?"
The pupils of the City Lord of Haicheng violently constricted, every hair on his body standing on end as his legs instantly went weak, causing him to collapse to the ground!
The three surrounding Grandmasters stared with ghost-seeing expressions at Yun Feng, who had appeared behind them out of nowhere!
Splat!
Blood flashed.
Three Grandmaster heads rolled onto the ground.
Yun Feng's blood-stained hand reached straight down, grabbed the City Lord of Haicheng by the collar, and hoisted him into the air!
The fat body of the City Lord of Haicheng shuddered, a wet stain spreading across his trousers as he trembled:
"Spare... spare my life!"
"Lord Yun Feng, I know I was wrong!"
Yun Feng gave a cold chuckle:
"Answer me one question, and I'll let you suffer less torture before you die."
"Seven years ago, which Prince was the one who moved against the Yun Family?"
The City Lord of Haicheng was stunned.
If I tell him, will the Prince kill me?
Yet when he once again met Yun Feng's eyes filled with bone-chilling murderous intent, all the defenses in his heart instantly crumbled to dust as he wept and cried out:
"It was..."
Bang!
A muffled gunshot rang out.
A searing hot bullet instantly shattered the heart of the City Lord of Haicheng!
A bloom of blood burst open.
The eyes of the City Lord of Haicheng froze, his pupils immediately dilating.
The answer that never left his lips died along with him.
Yun Feng frowned, his gaze passing over the shoulder of the City Lord of Haicheng to look toward the gates of the City Lord's Mansion.
There, a middle-aged man with a sinister expression had appeared out of nowhere.
The middle-aged man was wearing black leather gloves.
At that moment, one of his hands held a smoking gun.
His other hand was locked around Zhou Ling's throat.
"Is the name of a Prince something a petty lackey like you is worthy of speaking?"
The sinister man sneered coldly:
"Are you Yun Feng?"
"Strong. Truly very strong."
"Given time, you would certainly become a dazzling new star in the martial arts world!"
"What a pity..."
The sinister man tightened his fingers, and as Zhou Ling's throat was choked, her face instantly flushed red.
"If you don't want her to die, stay right where you are and do not dodge."
"If you dodge again, I'll snap her neck right now!"
Yun Feng looked at the sinister man, then glanced at Zhou Ling, and shrugged:
"Alright then."
"I won't move."
A cruel smile crept onto the corners of the sinister man's lips:
"Very good."
"You are a strong man with a weakness."
"And that weakness is the weak!"
"The weak must die!"
"Fire! Whoever's bullet takes Yun Feng's life will be the next City Lord of Haicheng!"
"This is the promise I make on behalf of the Prince!"
His deafening, thunderous voice reverberated endlessly through the City Lord's Mansion of Haicheng!
The ten Inspection Bureau agents hiding in various locations, gripping anti-materiel sniper rifles, all froze in unison.
They never could have imagined this.
That hunting down a wanted criminal could present a chance to leap straight to the top in a single bound?
The next moment, everyone snapped back to reality.
Bang, bang, bang, bang...
Ten gunshots exploded at almost the exact same instant.
Ten sniper bullets, carrying terrifying kinetic energy, hurtled straight toward Yun Feng!
Yun Feng smiled helplessly, standing with his hands behind his back, making no move to dodge or evade!
The bullets struck Yun Feng's body.
His clothes were shredded.
Yun Feng's white robe transformed into a flurry of dancing butterflies, drifting gently down.
The ten bullets dropped to the ground with a series of dull clatter sounds.
Not even a red mark was left on Yun Feng's sturdy physique!
The sinister middle-aged man: "???"
Yun Feng shrugged:
"I dodged earlier because it tickled."
"You didn't actually think this stuff could kill me, did you?"
A tempest of towering waves churned within the heart of the sinister middle-aged man!
Even he himself would not dare to let sniper bullets slam directly into his body!
"You... you are..."
"A Great Grandmaster?"
The sinister middle-aged man instantly lost his composure, a trace of imperceptible trembling lacing his voice.
This eighteen-year-old youth...
He was simply too terrifying!
Yun Feng shrugged and chuckled lightly:
"If you say I am, then I suppose I am."
With his heart pounding wildly, the sinister middle-aged man shrank back, hiding behind Zhou Ling as he gritted his teeth and snarled:
"Break your own meridians right now!"
"Otherwise, I will kill this woman!"
Yun Feng pinched his own chin and said cheerfully:
"Oh right, I forgot to tell you something."
The sinister middle-aged man paused for a fraction of a second:
"What is it?"
Chapter 35: The Great Grandmaster Committed Suicide!
The sinister middle-aged man paused for a fraction of a second:
"What is it?"
Yun Feng smiled and said:
"She is my Senior Sister."
Hearing these words, the sinister middle-aged man felt a rush of freezing air surge straight from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head!
Senior Sister?!
If the Junior Brother is already this monstrously powerful!
How could the Senior Sister possibly be weak?
Could it be that this woman let me choke her neck...
Just to find an opening to instantly slaughter me at close range?!
"Damn it!" he cursed profanely, and slammed his palm straight toward the back of Zhou Ling's head!
Just as that destructive blow was about to land.
A dazzling golden light suddenly burst forth from around Zhou Ling's neck!
Thud!