Chapter 12
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Chapter 12: Do You Dare to Kill Me?
Yang Linghu stepped forward and tore off his mask, coldly asking, "Who are you? Who sent you?"
Wang Lie opened his eyes to see two children in their teens and instantly felt furious.
Here he was, a man in his thirties who had trained for many years, getting caught by two little kids!
The Yang Family was also despicable to have hidden a first level of Gathering Qi cultivator at home.
However, he was not too flustered at the moment, for in his eyes, Linghu and Lingrui were merely naive children, easy to deceive.
Just as he was about to argue, Yang Lingqing emerged from the room, taking the initiative.
"You are Wang Lie, the second-in-command of the Wang Family in Baishi Town."
"Uh…"
Wang Lie was momentarily taken aback by this sudden revelation, stunned in place.
Originally, Yang Lingqing only intended to bluff him; she had only seen a picture of Wang Lie and had never met him in person.
In addition to Wang Lie, she also remembered the images of the cultivators from the powerful forces surrounding them that Old Yu had shown her.
Seeing Wang Lie’s reaction confirmed his identity without a doubt.
Wang Lie’s brain began to malfunction.
Three?
Is this for real?
Three young cultivators in the Gathering Qi realm, each one younger than Wang Wei yang!
What kind of luck is the Yang Family having?
The enormous amount of information overwhelmed him.
Before he could recover, Yang Lingqing quickly grabbed a handful of dirt and stuffed it in his mouth.
"Linghu, you go to the mine and bring back the Elder."
"Okay!"
Yang Linghu leaped down the cliff swiftly, heading towards the Yang Family’s mine.
Wang Lie was utterly dumbfounded. Were these three really kids?
How could there be no signs of panic on their faces?
Yang Lingqing and Yang Lingrui kept guard over him until Yang Guanfeng and Yang Linghu returned from the mine.
At this moment, Yang Guanfeng’s expression was terrifyingly dark; he merely glared at Wang Lie, making the latter shiver all over.
"Lingqing, let him go."
"Yes, Elder."
Yang Lingqing released the technique, and Wang Lie shakily got to his feet.
"Heh… heh, I’ve met the Yang Master!"
"Were you sent by Wang Xiong?" Yang Guanfeng asked.
"No, no, no! This is my own idea; the Master does not know."
When Yang Guanfeng heard this, a smile crept onto his lips.
"Oh? He doesn’t know, then this is easy."
"Yes, it’s easy. I am here to apologize to you. I am willing to go back to Baishi Town with you to admit my crimes and accept my punishment!"
Wang Lie said this without realizing the gravity of the situation, naively believing that a simple apology and compensation from the Wang Family would suffice.
Little did he know, the moment he saw Yang Linghu and Yang Lingqing, his chance of leaving the Yang Family alive had already vanished.
Only when he sensed the strange gazes of the four people around him did he start to feel something was wrong.
"Yang Master, you… ah!!!"
Before he could finish his sentence, Yang Guanfeng broke Wang Lie’s limbs.
Wang Lie screamed and collapsed, writhing in pain on the ground.
Yang Guanfeng glanced at Yang Lingrui and gave him a knowing look.
Yang Lingrui nodded in understanding, then stepped forward with a cold expression, slowly raising his right arm.
Suddenly, a sharp gust of wind brewed in his palm.
"What!? You dare to kill me?"
"Are you crazy!? Don’t you know that the Wang Family has a sect background? You are seeking death!"
"If anything happens to me, I can easily write a letter and reduce your Yang Family to rubble!"
Wang Lie shouted frantically, but the expressions of the four around him did not change; instead, they looked at him as if he were a fool.
If things went this way, he had even less chance of leaving alive!
Seeing this, Wang Lie truly became afraid, quickly glancing at Yang Lingrui while trying to force a terrifying expression.
"Little brat, you dare to kill me? You will dream of me every night. Even as a ghost, I won’t let you go!"
He thought to intimidate Yang Lingrui with his words, but it only earned him an even more resolute gaze from the boy.
"The path to the Yang Family’s prosperity is about to begin, and I, Yang Lingrui, will be the sharpest knife of the family! If anyone dares to block me, I will kill! If any ghosts come to disturb, I will slay them!"
With that, Yang Lingrui swung his hand down, and the gust of wind sliced off Wang Lie’s head.
Wang Lie could not comprehend how someone so young could possess such a ruthless heart and kill so effortlessly.
What he did not know was that to sharpen the three of them, Yang Guanfeng had already led them to eliminate the bandits in the Little Pine Mountain area.
Adding his life to the tally made no difference; they had already taken over thirty lives!
"Elder, how should we handle this man’s corpse?" Yang Lingqing asked.
Initially, Yang Guanfeng planned to take Wang Lie’s body to Baishi Town to demand an explanation, but then he thought it through. If Wang Lie stubbornly refused to admit it, he would have no means to counter.
If the Wang Family truly had a sect background as Wang Lie claimed, it might bring trouble to himself and the Yang Family instead.
As he pondered, his eyes lit up.
This perfectly intact corpse of a Gathering Qi cultivator should not go to waste; it would make excellent fertilizer for the spiritual field!
Better yet, he could just destroy the corpse, making it seem as if nothing had happened. Would the Wang Family then come looking for them?
Having formed a plan in his mind, he spoke, "Leave the body to me for handling. You all have worked hard; rest up early."
"Yes, Elder!"
Yang Guanfeng carried Wang Lie’s body to the spiritual field on the west side of the forbidden area.
Here, two small formations were specifically set up. Since it was at the mid-stage of Gathering Qi level, it was not affected by the magnetic stones.
Yang Guanfeng searched Wang Lie’s body, but unfortunately, the guy only brought a black magnetic stone and nothing else.
After he painstakingly processed Wang Lie’s corpse (crushing it), he smoothly buried it under the spiritual field.
When he returned to the courtyard, he found Yang Lingqing waiting for him.
"Lingqing, is there something you need?"
"Yes, Elder."
As she spoke, she took out Chen Yang and handed it to Yang Guanfeng.
Yang Guanfeng showed a look of praise: "You’re very attentive to keep this treasure safe."
"Elder, it turns out the alert formation was disabled when Wang Lie entered."
"Oh?"
Yang Guanfeng realized something and took out the magnetic stone he had just retrieved from Wang Lie.
With a slight activation of his mana, the formation in the forbidden area began to pulse violently.
"So that’s how this treasure is used. It interfered with the formation."
Yang Guanfeng then asked, "Without the formation, how did you notice he intruded?"
Yang Lingqing pointed to Chen Yang.
"I was in a semi-meditative state, and the Spirit Gathering Stone emitted a wave to wake me."
"What? You mean this Spirit Gathering Stone?"
Yang Guanfeng looked at Chen Yang in disbelief, his eyes filled with surprise.
Lying in his palm, Chen Yang thought, "That’s right, Old Yang. I did that. Pretty impressive, huh?"
Of course, Yang Guanfeng couldn’t hear Chen Yang’s thoughts; he only felt confused.
This spiritual treasure was found in the secret realm, personally confirmed by Old Yu as a Spirit Gathering Stone, so it must be correct.
Could it be that the special environment in the secret realm granted this stone some other function?
"Alright, I’ve got it. You can go back now."
"Yes, Elder!"
Yang Guanfeng himself could not unravel the mystery and decided to wait until tomorrow to confirm with Old Yu in Baishi Town.
Meanwhile, on the Wang Family’s side, Wang Xiong and Wang Wei Yang had not slept all night, waiting for Wang Lie to return at dawn, but he still did not show up.
In the first half of the night, they were quite optimistic, thinking that once this matter was settled, they could swallow up a few of the Yang Family’s shops.
But as they waited, they grew increasingly uneasy and began to feel anxious.
By the time the sun rose, Wang Xiong’s face was already frowning deeply.
Wang Wei Yang stood beside him, thinking of a possible explanation but dared not speak it.
The two waited another day with no news coming back.
On the third day, Wang Xiong could no longer wait. With a dark expression, he returned to the Wang Family’s secret room, followed closely by the anxious Wang Wei Yang.
They both knew that Wang Lie would not be coming back.
