"Master, young master, these seem to be townspeople."
Magu went forward to examine the corpses and returned to report.
"Um."
The old doctor nodded, his expression somewhat cold and somber.
"Let's go inside."
The horse-drawn carriage clattered into the town.
At this time, Qingfeng Town was in a state of utter devastation.
The huge town was eerily quiet, devoid of any human presence; the streets were littered with corpses lying face down.
Red bloodstains were splattered everywhere, some of them already starting to darken.
The scene, resembling a living hell, made the old doctor's face grow increasingly grim.
Fortunately, he could sense that there were still many living people in the houses on both sides of the street, but they were hiding in the corners and dared not come out.
Knowing that the Liuyun Sect disciples had not actually massacred the town, he felt somewhat relieved.
But the old doctor's expression did not soften; he stared at the tallest building in town with a cold gaze.
His innate realm divine sense told him that the disciples of the Flowing Cloud Sect had not left and were still in the town.
"Doctor, that's the only restaurant in town, Qingfeng Restaurant," Zhao Qianlin explained.
"Let's go that way," the old doctor said calmly.
But Lu Qing knew that his master was truly angry this time.
The carriage immediately headed in that direction.
As they approached Qingfeng Tower, they heard the sound of whipping coming from inside, accompanied by bursts of arrogant laughter.
"Haha, keep yelling, let's see if you can keep yelling. Aren't you supposed to be tough? How come you can't take it after only a short while?"
You should know that your master was whipped over a hundred times without losing consciousness, and your two junior brothers were whipped dozens of times before they finally succumbed to the pain and passed out.
Why are you so useless to me?
An arrogant voice came from inside the restaurant.
Strangely, there was only the sound of whipping inside, but no screams were heard.
"Very well, you're still being stubborn, aren't you? Men, drag that little bitch out here. I want to see if he can still pretend to be mute when his most beloved junior sister is being gang-raped in front of him!"
That arrogant voice rang out again, followed by several screams.
At the same time, a furious roar filled with grief and indignation rang out: "You scoundrel, let go of my junior sister!"
"Let go of Rou'er!" a weak voice cried out.
"Dr. Chen, those are the voices of my master, Senior Brother Da Shi, and Junior Sister!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Qianlin's expression changed drastically.
“Magu!” the old doctor said solemnly.
Magu understood immediately and cracked his whip, instantly increasing the carriage's speed.
Such a commotion naturally attracted the attention of others.
In front of the restaurant, two disciples of the Flowing Cloud Sect who were on duty saw a tall carriage rushing towards them and immediately drew their weapons.
He shouted, "Stop! Who are you? If you don't stop, I'll chop you up!"
"So noisy!"
When the carriage arrived in front of Qingfeng Tower, Magu pulled the reins sharply, bringing it to a sudden stop.
Using the momentum of his forward charge, he leaped out, his long sword still sheathed. He merely tapped twice with the scabbard, and the two Liuyun Sect disciples collapsed in the chest, coughing up blood, and crashed into the restaurant.
The disciples sent to guard the gate were naturally not very powerful. With Ma Gu's current strength, he could easily take them down with two strikes.
"Who goes there?!"
Such a sudden change naturally alarmed the people inside the restaurant.
Immediately, some people came out to check the situation. However, as soon as the two Liuyun Sect disciples who wanted to run out showed their heads, they were kicked twice by Ma Gu. Before they could even see who it was, they were sent flying back. A series of crashing sounds rang out, and it was unknown how many tables and chairs they had knocked over.
After a series of unexpected events, the restaurant fell silent.
In the quiet, Lu Qing and his companions stepped into the restaurant.
As soon as I entered, I saw a figure lying on the ground, his hands tied behind his back, covered in blood, with not a single unharmed spot on his body, barely breathing, his face still showing anger.
Beside him stood a figure covered in whip marks, stubbornly resisting.
Before him stood a young man with effeminate features and lavish clothes, who was holding a similarly bound girl in his hand.
In a corner, there were seven or eight corpses piled up. Judging from their clothing, they seemed to be the restaurant owner, chef, and waiters.
But among them, there was a small figure that made Lu Qing and the others' eyes narrow.
"Master, Senior Brother Da Shi, Junior Sister!" Zhao Qianlin cried out in grief.
It turned out that the figure lying on the ground, barely breathing, was Fang Tao.
"Junior Sister Qianlin, you were caught too?" Da Shi was shocked when he saw Zhao Qianlin, and his expression changed drastically when he saw Lu Qing and the others. "You dragged Doctor Chen and the others into this?"
"Senior Sister! Young Master Lu! Doctor Chen!" Fang Rou also called out.
"Master Fang, we meet again." Lu Qing nodded.
"Dr. Chen, Young Master Lu, you've been arrested too?" Fang Tao's face showed astonishment.
“Master, no, it’s not that! Doctor Chen and the others are here to save us!” Zhao Qianlin shouted.
"Save us?" Fang Tao asked, somewhat incredulous.
But he quickly realized what was happening and shouted, "Dr. Chen, these people are very powerful! You all need to leave quickly and don't worry about us!"
"Do you think you can leave? You killed people from our Flowing Cloud Sect, and you still want to leave?"
At that moment, a sinister voice from a effeminate man rang out.
"So it was you, you little bitch, who even brought helpers to die?"
As he was grabbing Fang Rou, he looked at Zhao Qianlin with a cruel smile on his face.
But he quickly sensed something was wrong: "Wait, you're here, but where are Elder Hong and the others?!"
“They’re dead,” Magu said coldly. “You’re the young sect leader of the Flowing Cloud Sect, right? Release the girl in your arms, and maybe we can make your suffering less later.”
Lu Qing completely ignored the effeminate young man's words, and instead focused his gaze on a short, stout man with long arms, resembling an ape, who was three steps behind him.
The short, stocky man felt Lu Qing's gaze, raised his eyelids, and glanced at him indifferently.
"What? Elder Hong is dead!"
The surrounding Liuyun Sect disciples were greatly surprised upon hearing this.
It should be noted that Elder Hong is one of the top three experts in the Inner Organ Realm among all of them.
These people were able to kill him, so their strength must be extraordinary.
All the disciples of the Flowing Cloud Sect immediately looked at Lu Qing and the others with vigilance.
Even the short, stocky man remained unmoved, seemingly somewhat surprised.
"interesting."
Upon hearing that Elder Hong and the others were dead, the effeminate young man was startled, but he quickly laughed again.
"So even Elder Hong has fallen into your hands. No wonder you dared to come to rescue him. It seems you have something to rely on."
"I just don't know what you're relying on. Is it you two greenhorns, this old man, this man with the knife, or perhaps..."
The effeminate young man scrutinized Lu Qing and his companions one by one. When his gaze fell upon Xiao Yan, who was holding Xiao Li, his eyes instantly lit up.
"How could there be such a clever and adorable girl in the world?!"
The effeminate young man's eyes were fixed on Xiao Yan, revealing an extremely sinister gaze.
The sinister look in her eyes frightened Xiao Yan so much that she quickly hid behind Zhao Qianlin.
"You lot are quite good, bringing such a beautiful girl. If you offer her up, and I'm happy with my fun, I might consider overlooking your crime of provoking the Flowing Cloud Sect..."
Before the effeminate young man could finish speaking, an extremely chilling killing intent suddenly appeared in the hall, causing everyone's bodies to stiffen and a chill to rise from the bottom of their hearts.
Even the short, stocky man was no exception.
What did you just say?
Lu Qing's voice, filled with chill, rang out.
"Young Sect Master, be careful!"
The short, stocky man who had been standing behind the effeminate youth suddenly jumped up as if stung by a wasp, blocking the effeminate youth's path. He raised his palms and stared at Lu Qing with a wary expression.
At this moment, the effeminate young man also came to his senses.
Although he was surprised that Lu Qing could unleash such astonishing killing intent, he also felt a great sense of security when he saw the short, stocky man standing in front of him.
He looked at Lu Qing, a cruel smile on his face: "I said, if you offer that girl up..."
boom!
Before the effeminate young man could finish speaking, the wooden plank beneath Lu Qing's feet suddenly shattered, and he lunged at him.
"Sir, let's talk this out. That's not what the young sect leader meant..."
The short, stocky man was shocked by the aura that Lu Qing unleashed and shouted out.
"roll!"
However, what responded to him was Lu Qing, who had already pounced on him, delivering an extremely fierce punch.
"This fist technique?!"
Feeling Lu Qing's fist strike, which was as powerful as a collapsing pillar, the short, stocky man's heart trembled violently, and his eyelids twitched wildly.
Despite not understanding why Lu Qing, who was just a young man with only the aura of the Qi and Blood Realm, could unleash such a terrifying aura.
But the short, stocky man knew it was too late to say anything now.
Lu Qing's punch was too terrifying. If he couldn't withstand it, not only him, but also the young sect master behind him would be killed by the punch!
"ah!!!"
At the critical moment of life and death, the short, stocky man unleashed all his potential, his blood and energy surging forth.
His already thick arms swelled up instantly, turned crimson, and doubled in size, like two iron gates, firmly blocking his vital organs.
His feet seemed to take root in the ground, breaking through the wooden planks and slamming down hard to stabilize his body and block Lu Qing's punch with the strongest defensive posture.
Seeing the strange change in the short, stocky man, Lu Qing's expression remained unchanged, still cold and stern.
He didn't even bother to change his moves; he simply and straightforwardly punched the short, stocky man in both arms.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Lu Qing's fist collided with the short, stocky man's arms without any fancy moves.
Then they saw it.
As Lu Qing's fist slammed into the short, stocky man's arms.
Almost instantly, the short, stocky man's arms twisted and broke completely, unable to protect his vulnerable area. Lu Qing's fist rammed into his chest.
boom!
With a single, powerful punch, Lu Qing unleashed his full strength upon the short, stocky man.
Because of their height difference, Lu Qing's punch was delivered with force from above.
As a result, the short, stocky man was not sent flying by his punch, but was firmly "pinned" to the spot.
Under the powerful force, the spot where the short, stocky man stood caved in, and the strong shockwave wrecked the wooden floor of the entire restaurant lobby beyond recognition.
As for the short, stocky man, after taking Lu Qing's terrifying punch, he was no longer human and was completely dead, lifeless.
Dead silence, utter silence.
Everyone in the restaurant stared in disbelief and utter shock at what they saw.
Fang Tao and his apprentice were completely stunned.
They couldn't believe that the murderous, ghost-like Lu Qing before them was the same gentle young man who had been chatting and laughing with them every day just a few days ago.
Elder Qiu is dead?
The effeminate young man, who had been thrown to the ground by the shockwave, stared blankly at the short, stocky man in the deep pit, who was no longer human.
It's completely unacceptable that Elder Qiu, who possessed the martial arts grandmaster realm and whose strength ranked among the top five of all the elders in the entire Liuyun Sect, couldn't even withstand a single punch and was killed by that kid.
Tap, tap, tap...
In the deathly silence, Lu Qing walked step by step toward the effeminate young man.
Standing in front of him, looking down at him with indifference.
"Say it again, what did you want to do earlier?"
The effeminate young man shuddered and finally came to his senses.
Looking at Lu Qing in front of him and feeling the terrifying killing intent emanating from him, he shouted and suddenly crawled backward.
"Someone, come quickly and protect me!"
"Young Sect Master!"
Several disciples of the Flowing Cloud Sect instinctively wanted to step forward.
But the next moment, Lu Qing flicked his fingers, and with a few hissing sounds, all the Liuyun Sect disciples had their foreheads pierced, their bodies went limp on the ground, and they died on the spot.
Such a method immediately frightened the remaining Flowing Cloud Sect disciples so much that they froze on the spot, afraid to move.
Amidst the fearful gazes of the many Flowing Cloud Sect disciples, Lu Qing continued walking towards the effeminate young man.
"Don't kill me, don't kill me! I am the young sect master of the Flowing Cloud Sect, my father is the sect master of the Flowing Cloud Sect, and my great-grandfather is the supreme elder of the Flowing Cloud Sect. If you dare to touch a single hair on my head, my great-grandfather will never let you off!"
As Lu Qing approached step by step, the effeminate young man, who had already retreated to the corner with nowhere left to go, shouted wildly.
His once neat and elegant clothes were now covered in blood and dust from his tumbling and crawling, and his disheveled hair made him look like a beggar or a demon.
There was no trace of his previous arrogance and overbearing demeanor.
However, his threat was not enough to stop Lu Qing in his tracks.
Walking slowly towards the effeminate young man, Lu Qing looked at him coldly and slowly lifted her foot.
Sensing the killing intent emanating from Lu Qing, the effeminate young man knew that Lu Qing would never let him go.
His face was filled with venomous resentment as he stared intently at Lu Qing: "You lowly commoners, how dare you kill me?"
My great-grandfather was a Primordial Realm ancestor. If I die, not only you, but also your families, clansmen, and even everyone in this town will have to be buried with me...”
Bang!
Amid the effeminate youth's curses, Lu Qing stomped down, burying his head directly into his chest and abdomen, killing him instantly.
