Chapter 2045: Chapter 2045: Ghost Raising Family
Lin Yi never dreamed that Xiao Zheng’s strength would be so formidable!
It was so overwhelming that he didn’t even have a chance to resist before Xiao Zheng’s right hand clamped down on his throat!
Now, if Xiao Zheng’s fingers exerted just a bit more force, he could easily snap Lin Yi’s neck.
However, Xiao Zheng didn’t do this. His fingers kept applying pressure, but he controlled the force well enough to not kill Lin Yi, yet make him suffer greatly.
Due to the difficulty in breathing, Lin Yi’s face turned the color of pig liver.
His hands and feet kept struggling, like a drowning man.
No matter how he struggled, Xiao Zheng’s right hand remained like an iron clamp, preventing him from escaping.
Xiao Zheng wore a mocking expression: "Why don’t you repeat what you said earlier now? Tell me, who do you want to kill?"
Lin Yi was in agony, unable to speak.
Xiao Zheng continued, "You’ve got some nerve, daring to mess with the women around me. Do you know what happened to those before you who had the same idea?"
"I don’t mind telling you, they all ended up dead."
"Dead by my hand."
Upon hearing this, a trace of panic flashed through Lin Yi’s eyes.
That fleeting panic did not escape Xiao Zheng’s notice.
After a brief laugh, Xiao Zheng sarcastically said, "So you do fear death, after all. I thought you were so fearless, daring enough not to fear death at all. Seems like you’re not that bold."
After saying this, the smile on his face disappeared instantly, replaced by a gaze full of murderous intent.
Xiao Zheng slightly loosened his grip, giving Lin Yi a moment to breathe, then asked, "Tell me, who sent you to kill?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yi answered hoarsely, "No one sent me; I volunteered!"
He truly lived up to being a professional assassin, for even now, he strictly kept Cao Xin’s identity a secret.
"It seems you won’t give up until you reach the Yellow River or shed tears by the coffin," Xiao Zheng retorted sarcastically. "Do you think anyone would believe your previous statement?"
"You and Anna have never met before, yet you want to kill her. If no one instructed you from behind the scenes, then what exactly is your motive for murder?"
Hearing this, Lin Yi sneered and said, "Wanting to kill someone, does one need a reason?"
"Perhaps, killing someone doesn’t require any reason." Xiao Zheng sneered, then mocked, "Since you refuse to reveal the mastermind, I have no choice but to kill you."
"You’ve said it yourself, one doesn’t need a reason to kill, and I certainly have reason to kill you."
After saying this, his fingers began to exert force again.
In just a second, Lin Yi felt the breath of death!
He rolled his eyes, involuntarily sticking out his tongue, the intense feeling of suffocation causing unbearable pain! What’s more, his body continued to convulse!
If he lasted for just ten more seconds, Lin Yi would be completely finished!
But as he was about to give up, Xiao Zheng suddenly released his hand.
As the feeling of suffocation ebbed like a tide, Lin Yi seemed like someone pulled from water, drenched from head to toe in sweat.
"I’ll give you one last chance. Tell me, who is truly pulling the strings?"
Xiao Zheng asked coldly.
Looking weak, Lin Yi still refused to speak.
His eyes even carried a trace of disdain and mockery, as if ridiculing Xiao Zheng, laughing at him for never being able to uncover the truth.
"Alright, let me see how tough your mouth really is."
After nodding, Xiao Zheng brutally tore off one of Lin Yi’s arms.
The severed limb dripped with blood, the immense pain nearly causing Lin Yi to lose consciousness.
But before he could recover, Xiao Zheng, silent, ripped off his other arm! Taking such repeated heavy blows, Lin Yi could hold on no longer and swiftly passed out!
Perhaps at this moment, he was relieved, no longer enduring the pain.
But what Lin Yi didn’t know was this was merely the beginning.
Just as he had fainted, Xiao Zheng immediately revived him: "Both your arms are gone now. I ask you once more, who is the mastermind behind all this?"
"If you refuse to talk, I’ll continue by breaking your legs."
The look on his face was anything but joking.
Lin Yi trembled, whether from fear or pain: "Do you have the guts to kill me! I’ll never reveal the identity of the employer to you. Don’t dream about it!"
"You honestly believe I won’t kill you?" Xiao Zheng said with mockery.
Upon hearing this, Lin Yi’s face broke into a grim smile: "You won’t kill me! Of course, you won’t! Do you know what consequences await if you do? I’m from the Xiangnan Ghost Raising Family! I’ve just communicated your information back to my family using ghost entities!"
"Once I’m dead, my family will send someone to avenge me immediately!"
"You’re a dead man walking!"
Hearing this, Xiao Zheng suddenly fell silent.
He hadn’t expected Lin Yi to utilize ghost entities to transmit his message. This is one of the properties of ghost entities, barely detectable by outsiders. Even with Xiao Zheng having reached the Peak of the Supreme Realm, without deliberate searching, he couldn’t discern their presence.
Seeing him silent, Lin Yi assumed he was frightened and started laughing heartily: "So you’re afraid too? Haha, but no matter how scared you are now, it’s too late!"
"The message is already sent; you’re doomed!"
He laughed, and blood continued to flow.
Yet Lin Yi failed to notice Xiao Zheng’s enduring look of contempt: "You’re mistaken, regardless of how much you boast about your family’s power, they’re but ants to me."
"If they dare to come, I’ll ensure none return!"
"As for you, you hold no value anymore because I’ve deduced the mastermind’s identity."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yi sneered and said, "How could you know who the mastermind is? Only I know, and I’ll never tell you, not even if I die!"
"No, no, you’ve already revealed it to me." Xiao Zheng replied with slight scorn. "You mentioned you’re from Xiangnan, and coincidentally, we have a nemesis from there too."
"I didn’t imagine it would be Cao Xin who hired you."
As soon as Cao Xin’s name was spoken by Xiao Zheng, a look of terror gleamed in Lin Yi’s eyes!
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