Chapter 200: Chapter 200 - Acting in a play together_1
Jiang Zhengyi, along with Lin Yiyi, Lo Qingzhu, and Zhao Shuang’er, secretly left Yan City. This was requested by Qin Feiyang, as he didn’t want Lin Chang to keep bothering Lin Yiyi.
Before leaving, Qin Feiyang gave the last Flaming Phoenix to Lin Yiyi. It had taken a great deal of effort for him to persuade Lin Yiyi to go to Star Moon City.
After seeing them off, Qin Feiyang didn’t stay at the Treasure Pavilion any longer. He returned to the Martial King Palace with Shi Zheng.
As soon as they got back to the Martial King Palace, Elder Qu immediately informed him about Shen Qiang’s situation.
「The Law Enforcement Hall.」
Shen Qiang knelt on the ground, his face pale.
In front of him, Elder Wan and Elder Ji sat in their chairs, staring at Shen Qiang, their expressions quite grim.
Qin Feiyang entered the hall, glanced at Shen Qiang, and asked Elder Wan, "Elder, have you found out anything?"
"What is this?" Elder Wan tossed a blood-red token to Qin Feiyang.
Qin Feiyang looked down at it, and his expression changed abruptly. He asked in surprise, "A Blood Slaughter Order! Where did it come from?"
"We found it on him," Elder Wan replied.
Qin Feiyang turned to Shen Qiang and asked coldly, "How do you have a Blood Slaughter Order?"
Elder Wan shook his head. "Don’t bother asking. He’s tight-lipped and won’t confess. I’d really like to kill him right now."
"Tight-lipped?" Qin Feiyang scoffed. "Killing him would be letting him off too easily. I’m going to concoct an Elixir of Misfortune right now to destroy his cultivation. Let him slowly savor the taste of being bullied."
Shen Qiang’s eyes trembled, and he quickly said, "I really don’t know how the Blood Slaughter Order ended up on me! I’m innocent! You have to believe me!"
"Lin Chang had just left, and then you show up, even attempting to disguise yourself to sneak into the Martial King Palace, and you have a Blood Slaughter Order on you. Is this a coincidence? Do you expect us to believe that?" Qin Feiyang’s lips curled into a sarcastic smirk.
"I..." Shen Qiang stammered. Even he wouldn’t believe it if he were in their shoes.
Qin Feiyang said, "I’ll give you one last chance. Confess everything right now."
Shen Qiang shook his head. "I don’t know. I don’t know anything."
"Stubborn fool!" Qin Feiyang drew Blue Snow, grabbed Shen Qiang’s hand, and smirked malevolently. "Let me tell you, I know many ways to torture people, and I guarantee you’ll be satisfied. Right now, I’ll start by chopping this hand of yours into pieces, bit by bit!"
As he finished speaking, Qin Feiyang raised Blue Snow and brought it down ruthlessly!
Shen Qiang cried out in panic, "I’ll talk! I’ll talk! The Blood Slaughter Order was given to me by a big man in black!"
"This kid really knows how to get things done." Elder Wan and Elder Ji exchanged a smile. Truthfully, they had considered doing the same, but their status made it awkward for them to act.
"A big man in black?" Qin Feiyang frowned. "I want to know everything."
"Alright, alright! I’ll tell you everything!" Shen Qiang no longer dared to hesitate and spilled all the beans.
"Blood Slaughter Palace?" Elder Wan and Elder Ji looked at each other, their faces filled with astonishment.
Qin Feiyang said gravely, "Even a War Emperor has defected to the Blood Slaughter Palace. It seems this Blood Slaughter Palace is no simple organization."
Elder Wan frowned. "Shen Qiang, who are those two War Emperors?"
"I really don’t know," Shen Qiang shook his head.
Elder Ji said, "He’s just a minor figure; he wouldn’t know such a crucial secret. However, the number of War Emperors in Yan City can be counted on one hand. It won’t be difficult to investigate and find out."
"There are indeed few War Emperors in Yan City, but every one of them is an Old Fox. It won’t be that easy to uncover them," Qin Feiyang said, shaking his head thoughtfully.
"Qin Feiyang has a point. We need to take our time with this matter and not rush it," Elder Wan nodded.
Suddenly, Qin Feiyang looked at Elder Wan and Elder Ji, his eyes glinting.
"Why are you looking at us?"
"Are you suspecting us?"
"You brat! You’d better drop that thought right now, or don’t blame me for turning on you!" Elder Wan and Elder Ji were both furious.
Qin Feiyang gave a wry smile. Indeed, he was overthinking it. If the two of them were truly members of the Blood Slaughter Palace, they would have made a move against him long ago. After all, he was often alone with them and there had been plenty of opportunities.
Qin Feiyang thought for a moment and said, "How about this: we follow the clues and apprehend the man in black first. In any case, they don’t know that Yiyi has already left Yan City."
Elder Wan asked, "How do we apprehend him?"
Qin Feiyang looked at Elder Ji and smiled. "They want Yiyi, so we’ll give them a Yiyi."
Elder Ji frowned. "You’re not thinking of having me disguise myself as Lin Yiyi, are you?"
Qin Feiyang replied, "That’s right. I really want to find out what this Blood Slaughter Palace is all about. Don’t you two want to know as well?"
"Well..." Elder Ji said, somewhat abashed, "I’m at my age... disguising myself as a young girl is rather embarrassing."
"Haha..." Elder Wan couldn’t help but burst out laughing.
Shen Qiang cautiously asked, "Qin Feiyang, I’ve told you everything. Can I go now?"
Qin Feiyang said, "One last question: how do you contact the man in black?"
Shen Qiang shook his head. "I don’t know either. He said he would contact us."
Qin Feiyang waved his hand. "Alright then, you can go!"
"You’re really letting me go?" Shen Qiang was stunned.
Elder Wan and Elder Ji were also somewhat taken aback.
However, just as Shen Qiang stood up, overjoyed, Qin Feiyang, Blue Snow in hand, swiftly slit his throat.
Immediately, blood sprayed like a fountain!
Shen Qiang clutched his neck, looking at Qin Feiyang in disbelief.
Qin Feiyang wiped the blood off Blue Snow on Shen Qiang’s clothes and said impassively, "Sorry, I’m not a merciful person."
BANG!
As his words fell, Shen Qiang collapsed to the ground, dead.
Elder Wan said, "Shi Zheng, come in and drag him out. And clean up the blood on the floor."
Shi Zheng, who was guarding the door, immediately ran in.
Elder Ji frowned. "Feiyang, you haven’t even seen the man in black yet. Why did you kill him now?"
"A person like him is useless to keep alive. Besides, with his level of intelligence, he would definitely expose himself if he encountered the man in black." Qin Feiyang took out a Shape-shifting Pill and transformed into Shen Qiang’s likeness.
"So that’s how it is." Elder Wan and Elder Ji exchanged a smile. This young man was certainly full of tricks.
"Disciple has a plan. We’ll get Fatty, Lu Hong, and Elder Qu to act out a play with us..." Qin Feiyang chuckled.
The three of them began to discuss their plans in secret within the Law Enforcement Hall.
「Late that night!」
A figure silently slipped out of the Martial King Palace.
It was Qin Feiyang!
And on his back, he carried an unconscious woman.
Her face resembled Lin Yiyi, but it was actually Elder Ji, and she wasn’t truly unconscious.
Elder Ji whispered, "Will this plan really work?"
"’How will we know if we don’t try? Elder, you should also stop making noise now," Qin Feiyang whispered.
Since Shen Qiang doesn’t have an Image Crystal Stone, the man in black won’t be able to contact him. The only explanation is that the man in black is most likely monitoring the vicinity of Martial King Palace. Even if the man in black isn’t here himself, he would have sent others.
As expected, after Qin Feiyang had carried Elder Ji some distance, a figure in black stepped out from a small alley, a glint of suspicion in his eyes. It was indeed the man in black!
Strange. Didn’t Lin Chang say Shen Qiang was captured alive? How did he manage to capture Lin Yiyi now? Could this be a trap? the man in black muttered to himself.
But just then, Fatty and Lu Hong came running out of the Martial King Palace with torches, their faces stricken with panic!
"What are you two doing?" Elder Qu also came out, looking at them in confusion.
Fatty asked, "Elder, have you seen Lin Yiyi?"
"Lin Yiyi?" Elder Qu was taken aback. "Isn’t she with you?"
Fatty said anxiously, "Lin Yiyi is missing!"
Lu Hong also exclaimed, "She went to rest very early tonight, but when I went upstairs to check just now, she was gone! If anything happens to Lin Yiyi, Qin Feiyang will definitely not forgive us!"
"Don’t panic, don’t panic," Elder Qu said. "I’ve been in the reception hall this whole time and didn’t see Lin Yiyi come out. She might be somewhere clearing her head. Let’s go look for her."
"Alright," Fatty nodded.
Then, the three of them entered the Martial King Palace and hid behind the reception hall.
Elder Qu frowned. "Do we really need to do all this?"
Obviously, the three of them had just been acting.
Fatty chuckled slyly. "Boss is never wrong. Someone must be watching nearby. If we don’t put on this act, they’ll definitely become suspicious."
Lu Hong smiled. "To put it another way, even if no one is watching, we don’t lose anything."
Elder Qu looked at the two of them in stunned silence, then shook his head. "That kid Qin Feiyang... he really thinks of everything."
"Of course! Our Boss is known as the old sly fox!" Fatty chuckled proudly.
"Can you say anything properly? If not, then shut up!" Lu Hong glared at him angrily.
Fatty and Lu Hong are both looking for Lin Yiyi, so it shouldn’t be fake. I didn’t expect this Shen Qiang to be so competent.
Muttering this under his breath, the man in black, who was in the alley outside, then stepped out and followed Qin Feiyang.
Soon enough, he saw Qin Feiyang and the woman ahead. However, he didn’t approach immediately, instead following them from a distance. This showed he was a very suspicious man.
Elder Ji, on Qin Feiyang’s back, whispered, "Qin Feiyang, I can sense a presence behind us, following us."
"That means he’s taken the bait," Qin Feiyang murmured.
Elder Ji asked, "Should I go and capture him now?"
Qin Feiyang whispered back, "It’s better to be safe than sorry. Let’s not alert him prematurely. We’ll wait for him to come to us and confirm his identity first."
In the dead of night, the streets were silent. Moonlight cast a hazy glow over everything.
The three of them—Qin Feiyang with Elder Ji, and the man in black following—moved swiftly along the street.
A little less than an hour later, the man in black muttered, It should be fine now. He quickened his pace and moved to block Qin Feiyang and Elder Ji, frowning. "Shen Qiang, weren’t you captured alive by the Martial King Palace?"
It must be him! Qin Feiyang halted, a frosty light flaring in his eyes.
At the same instant, Elder Ji flicked her finger. Two streams of Battle Intent shot through the air like lightning, piercing through both of the man in black’s legs.
Two bloody holes instantly appeared.
Blood spurted wildly!
THUMP!
The man in black immediately fell to his knees, screaming in agony.