Xue Lingxian looked at Qin Hanchu in surprise.
She hadn't expected Qin Hanchu to guess her identity.
Since she had been found out, there was no point in denying it.
"How did you guess?" Xue Lingxian asked curiously.
Qin Hanchu smiled faintly. "Your body scent carries the aroma of medicinal herbs, indicating you often deal with them. Coupled with your surname Xue, I surmised you were related to Divine Physician Xue."
"Just because of that?" Xue Lingxian asked.
"And your cultivation realm," Qin Hanchu smiled. "Besides my master, only Divine Physician Xue had the capability to cultivate you to the Ninth Rank using medicinal means."
"I didn't expect you to be so meticulous," Xue Lingxian said, giving a thumbs-up in admiration.
Hearing Xue Lingxian's praise, Qin Hanchu felt a touch of vanity.
"Don't fall for me," Qin Hanchu said with a smile.
"I never imagined you were Divine Physician Xue's disciple." Lin Ying and Xin Xin were both from Jiangdong Prefecture, where Divine Physician Xue's name was renowned.
Xue Lingxian smiled. "Master doesn't allow me to tell others, so it truly wasn't intentional concealment."
At the banquet hall of the Jufeng Tower.
Mu Qianyun was currently surrounded by his classmates.
He was greatly pleased by their flattery.
He beamed, his arrogance growing even more pronounced.
Just then, the owner of Jufeng Tower hurried in.
The restaurant owner was already aware of Mu Qianyun's identity, and thus treated him with great deference.
Especially now!
The owner's face was pale, his eyes filled with palpable fear.
"Young Master Mu, something has happened," the owner said in a low voice, approaching Mu Qianyun.
Mu Qianyun was basking in the feeling of being admired.
The owner's words made his expression darken. "What is it?"
"Someone has dumped four corpses in the main hall and asked you to take a look."
Mu Qianyun asked with disbelief, "What? Four corpses?"
"Yes, four middle-aged men."
Hearing this, Mu Qianyun suddenly had a bad feeling.
Four middle-aged men!
Weren't the subordinates he sent to deal with Qin Hanchu four middle-aged men?
With this thought, Mu Qianyun quickly pushed through the crowd and headed towards the main hall.
His classmates, seeing this, followed curiously.
Soon, they arrived at the Jufeng Tower's main hall.
In the hall, four corpses lay on the ground.
Upon seeing these four men, Mu Qianyun roared in fury.
"Who! Who dares to kill my people!"
At this moment, Mu Qianyun did not suspect Qin Hanchu.
In his mind, Qin Hanchu was merely an Eighth Rank martial artist and could not possibly have killed his four subordinates.
His four guards were all experts at or above the mid-Eighth Rank.
Zhou Haochen approached Mu Qianyun and said in a deep voice, "Young Master Mu, could this have been done by Qin Hanchu?"
"He's only Eighth Rank; he doesn't have the strength to kill my guards."
Zhou Haochen added, "Although Qin Hanchu is only Eighth Rank, his guards might be Ninth Rank martial artists."
Mu Qianyun immediately made a call, ordering his men to search for Qin Hanchu's whereabouts.
Half an hour later, Mu Qianyun, accompanied by Zhou Haochen and a few loyal followers, arrived at the barbecue restaurant where Qin Hanchu was.
"Qin Hanchu, did you kill my men!" Mu Qianyun approached Qin Hanchu aggressively, snarling through clenched teeth.
Qin Hanchu looked surprised. "Were the people who came to kill me yours?"
"I only asked them to teach you a lesson, and you actually killed them!" Mu Qianyun roared.
Qin Hanchu, holding a skewer of barbecue, said coldly, "Anyone who wants to teach me a lesson deserves death!"
"Presumptuous! How dare you kill my people, do you want to die?"
Qin Hanchu continued to eat his barbecue, looking disdainfully at Mu Qianyun. "Killing them was just a warning. If you dare to provoke me again, you'll face the consequences."
"Arrogant! You wait for me!" Mu Qianyun cursed.
*Bang!*
As soon as Mu Qianyun finished his threat, he was kicked flying by Qin Hanchu.
Zhou Haochen and the others stared at Qin Hanchu in disbelief.
Mu Qianyun was the son of the Deputy Governor of Lushan Prefecture. Not only had Qin Hanchu killed his guards, but he had also dared to lay hands on Mu Qianyun himself.
Had Qin Hanchu gone mad?
The Deputy Governor of Lushan Prefecture was also a semi-feudal official.
By hitting his son, was Qin Hanchu courting death?
"You dare to hit me!" Mu Qianyun clutched his chest. Even though he was a Fifth Rank martial artist, he winced in pain.
"Speak to me politely," Qin Hanchu snorted.
Mu Qianyun endured the pain and took out his phone, then dialed his father.
After hanging up, Mu Qianyun roared, "Just you wait, I'll make you regret this today!"
Qin Hanchu was unfazed by Mu Qianyun's threats and continued to eat barbecue with Jin Hailu and the other three.
Twenty minutes later, a group of soldiers in military uniforms, the Black Tiger Army, stormed into the barbecue restaurant.
Soon, the other customers were driven out.
Only the Black Tiger Army and Qin Hanchu's group remained in the restaurant.
The Black Tiger Army was an elite legion within the garrison forces.
While their overall strength might not compare to the Blood Battle Army, they were definitely much stronger than the garrison forces led by Jiang Yihang.
The average cultivation of the Black Tiger Army was in the late Seventh Rank, which was already considered very formidable.
At this moment, the commander of the Black Tiger Army walked in.
"Young Master Mu, who dares to kill your guards!" The Black Tiger Commander's current position owed much to Mu Qianyun's father's influence.
It was precisely for this reason that Mu Qianyun's single call had brought him here.
"It's this person! Take him down!" Mu Qianyun pointed at Qin Hanchu and roared.
The Black Tiger Commander glared at Qin Hanchu and cursed, "Such audacity! How dare you kill Young Master Mu's guards..."
*Whoosh!*
Before the Black Tiger Commander could finish his words, Qin Hanchu suddenly flung the skewer of meat he was holding.
The meat skewer shattered under Qin Hanchu's force, while the metal skewer itself transformed into a silver streak of light and shot towards the Black Tiger Commander.
Despite being a early Ninth Rank martial artist, the Black Tiger Commander had no chance to evade Qin Hanchu's metal skewer.
Even though he had attempted to dodge, the metal skewer still pierced the Black Tiger Commander's shoulder.
"Ah!"
The Black Tiger Commander cried out in pain, surprised by Qin Hanchu's immense power!
To be able to strike him by surprise, he must possess at least late Eighth Rank strength.
He was even more shocked that Qin Hanchu would dare to attack him.
He was the commander of the Black Tiger Army; attacking him was tantamount to suicide.
Enduring the pain, the Black Tiger Commander pointed at Qin Hanchu and roared, "Kill him!"
At his command, over fifty men of the Black Tiger Army charged forward with roars.
These were battle-hardened elites, exuding a chilling aura of ferocity.
However, this had no effect on Qin Hanchu.
Qin Hanchu suddenly stood up and charged into the Black Tiger Army.
*Bang bang...*
One by one, the Black Tiger Army soldiers were sent flying by Qin Hanchu.
The more than fifty soldiers could not even touch a single hair on Qin Hanchu's head.
This sight terrified Mu Qianyun and Zhou Haochen.
An Eighth Rank martial artist could absolutely not achieve this.
Could Qin Hanchu have already reached the Ninth Rank?