Madam, don't do this!

Chapter 226 Why are you still alive? (2)

"What a brilliant use of leverage."

in the bedroom.

Grandma Gui clapped her hands in admiration.

There are many martial artists in this world who know how to leverage external forces, but few can apply it to this extent.

In the courtyard, the scene seemed to have frozen in time.

In that instant, Yang Lie felt the machete being pulled by a mysterious force, completely out of his control. Even though he tried his best to regain control of the machete, he couldn't do it in a short time and could only watch helplessly as the machete pierced the man's chest.

blood.

It sprayed out with a "poof".

The pollution was vast and silvery-white.

Yang Xiong trembled, looking down at his chest with an expression of disbelief on his face. He had come to ambush Luo Tianyi, but he never expected to be injured by his elder brother.

With a thud, his body went limp and he collapsed to the ground, his chest still heaving rapidly.

Because the machete pierced slightly off-center and didn't go straight through his heart, Yang Xiong wasn't dead yet. However, he was still quite pathetic, spitting out blood and foam from his mouth.

Accidentally injuring his younger brother caused Yang Lie to experience a brief moment of mental confusion.

In a battle between masters, such a moment of distraction is extremely fatal.

Luo Tianyi dodged, her longsword aimed directly at Yang Lie's chest. It was too late to dodge; she could only twist her body desperately, managing to avoid a fatal blow. With a soft "thud," the sword left a bloody hole in his shoulder.

Blood gurgled out.

The excruciating pain made Yang Lie tremble. He knew that it would be impossible to kill Song Yan today. He wanted to escape, but his second brother was still lying on the ground.

That tiny bit of hesitation cost them their last chance to survive.

Luo Tianyi's sword light grew faster and faster, and for a time the courtyard was filled with cold light and sword shadows. Yang Lie was worried about his second brother while he was injured himself. His movements were no longer as agile as before, and even his cleaver had lost its previous invincible momentum.

Before long, several more bloody welts appeared on his body. His gray outfit was stained a dark red.

With another series of clanging sounds, a machete flew out of his hand, and in the next instant, a long sword was already at Yang Lie's neck.

Yang Lie was still somewhat unconvinced, his eyes wide and fixed on Luo Tianyi like copper bells. Even though they were both ninth-rank martial artists, he believed that his own realm and strength were stronger than Luo Tianyi's. If it weren't for his concern for his brother, he would never have ended up in this situation.

Luo Tianyi's expression was cold: "Speak, who sent you?"

She wasn't in a hurry to kill the two assassins.

She knew very well that these two were just assassins, and if the person behind them wasn't eliminated, similar situations would continue to occur.

"Pooh……"

Yang Lie spat out, "You want me to talk? Dream on."

Luo Tianyi nodded: "In that case, you may die."

Without the slightest hesitation, the sword slashed down.

"Wait a minute, I'll say something..." Just then, a faint voice came from behind, it was Yang Xiong.

Betray your employer.

not good.

Your reputation will be ruined.

People in the martial arts world value their reputation above all else, and such behavior will make them despised by everyone.

Given the current situation, Yang Xiong didn't have many options. His third brother was already dead, and he didn't want all three of them to perish here.

As the saying goes, "Where there's life, there's hope." If we survive today, we'll have a chance to return and seek revenge; if we die, we'll have nothing left.

The sword at Yang Lie's neck finally stopped, its blade stained with a crimson hue. Even Yang Lie couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine. If Yang Xiong's voice had been even slightly slower, his throat would have been slit, and in that case, even ghosts and gods couldn't save him.

Luo Tianyi's expression remained indifferent as she slowly turned to look at Yang Xiong: "Who's behind you?"

The sound was icy cold, almost devoid of any warmth.

Yang Xiong's body suddenly trembled, his throat moved violently, and he forced himself to speak, suppressing his fear, "The Fan family, it's the Fan family of Dingzhou."

in the bedroom.

Both Gao Yang and Granny Gui had their brows furrowed.

The Fan family is indeed a force to be reckoned with.

In Dingzhou Prefecture and the surrounding area, there are eight major families: the Qiao family, the Chang family, the Cao family, the Hou family, the Qu family, the Kang family, the Fan family, and the Kong family.

The eight prominent families in Jin were all engaged in commerce.

His business spanned the four kingdoms of the Central Plains and even neighboring ethnic groups.

Grain, tea, silk, money exchange, pawnshops, salt, timber, iron ore, medicinal herbs... they dared to sell anything related to money. The eight families were closely connected, and their commercial empire was truly vast.

Some people estimated that the eight major families' annual profits were at least tens of millions of taels of silver, but the commercial taxes they paid were very little, and some didn't even pay a single copper coin.

Emperor Ninghe had considered taking action against the Eight Great Families.

However, although the eight great families were merchant families and could not enter officialdom, they used vast sums of money to create countless spokespeople in the imperial court. In particular, the Xilin Academy, which was located all over Ningguo, was built by the eight great families by purchasing land and spending money. It can be said that all the scholars who graduated from the Xilin Academy were spokespeople for the eight great families.

Therefore, every time Emperor Ninghe wanted to take action against the Eight Great Families, a group of great Confucian scholars would jump out and accuse him of competing with the people for profit.

Emperor Ninghe once said that if there were enough profits, the eight great families could sell the entire Ning Kingdom.

Such a behemoth was difficult for even Princess Gaoyang and Granny Gui to deal with. It was not surprising that the Fan family could hire an assassin like Yang Lie, given their wealth. Even though Yang Lie charged exorbitant fees, it was just a drop in the ocean for the Fan family.

But why?
Gao Yang frowned. Song Yan had indeed offended many people, but he shouldn't have anything to do with the Eight Great Families of Jin, right?

"Dingzhou!"

"The Fan family."

Luo Tianyi pondered for a moment, then suddenly pressed his arm down.

With a sharp hiss, the blade ripped through Yang Lie's neck in an instant.

A long gash appeared on Yang Lie's neck. Yang Lie's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief. He understood that his younger brother had already revealed the employer, so why did Luo Tianyi still want to kill him? He tried to cover his neck with both hands, but just like his third brother, this was of no use. Blood kept gushing out from between his fingers.

The squeaking sound continued incessantly.

Yang Lie could even clearly feel some blood flowing into his lungs through his severed trachea. The intense feeling of suffocation made Yang Lie desperately open his mouth and breathe in almost greedily, but his trachea, already blocked by blood, not only prevented him from taking in air, but instead continuously sent blood into his lungs.

His face had turned an eerie cyanosis, and with a thud, he fell to the ground in the snow.

His limbs twitched violently once, and then he remained still.

died.

A ninth-rank martial artist.

This being, who could practically roam freely throughout the Central Plains, died so easily in the county government's residence.

Yang Xiong hadn't expected this either. His eyes bulged as he watched Luo Tianyi walk towards him step by step, the fear in his chest almost bursting.

Suddenly, Yang Xiong screamed and, with all his might, slammed his hands on the ground. His severely damaged body miraculously rose from the ground and, without the slightest hesitation, shot off.

escape.

Not an opponent.

If you fight desperately to escape, there might still be a sliver of a chance to survive.

Luo Tianyi merely stared coldly at Yang Xiong, who had already leaped onto the rooftop. Her eyes held no warmth, only indifference.

"My brother-in-law has been kidnapped."

Why are you still alive?

A streak of silver light flashed across the sky above the snow-covered ground.

That was the sword in Luo Tianyi's hand.

Yang Xiong took another step, then his body trembled violently and he fell off the roof.

The sword pierced Yang Xiong's head from the back and emerged from his mouth, gushing out thick, sticky blood. In a short time, the ground was covered in crimson, the blood melting the snow and slowly spreading.

Driven by instinct, his throat heaved slowly. In the final moments before his consciousness faded into darkness, Yang Xiong realized he had forgotten something extremely important:
Before informing Luo Tianyi of her employer's information, they should first get Luo Tianyi's guarantee that she won't kill them.

Careless.

Walking slowly to Yang Xiong, Luo Tianyi drew her sword, ignoring the bloodstains on it, and gazed southwards, towards Dingzhou Prefecture.

My brother-in-law has been kidnapped.

She couldn't find her brother-in-law.

All she could do was kill all those who wanted to kill her brother-in-law.

When no one in the world wants your brother-in-law dead anymore, he will be safe.

That's right, that's it.

In a flash, Luo Tianyi's figure had already disappeared in the back courtyard.

"Dingzhou, the Fan family line... is finished." Granny Gui sighed and said slowly.

When a high-level martial artist is completely free of restraint, it is terrifying.

"Let's clean up the bodies. It's a county government office, after all. Leaving a few corpses here is quite upsetting," Granny Gui said, leaning on her cane as she went out the door.

He casually picked up the corpse outside the window, and a book with blue background and black characters fell from its chest.

Granny Gui was a little suspicious, and picked it up to take a look:
"Leaving No Trace in the Snow"!
(End of this chapter)