I attained immortality through meditation in the Great Qian Dynasty.

The man's face was literally peeled off by Zhao Zi'an!

That is not a real flesh and blood body.

It was a human skin mask!

Beneath the mask lies a completely different face.

Thin, with prominent veins and bulging eyes.

"what!"

Su Mei covered her mouth.

Liu Wanshan's eyes widened in disbelief.

"This...this is..."

His voice trembled slightly.

Inside Jishetang, the few remaining people were stunned by what they saw.

This face...

In Liuxi Town, this face is known to everyone.

"It's him!"

Someone cried out.

"It's that...that madman from Willow Creek Town!"

That's right.

That's the madman who's always dressed in rags, talking nonsense, and wandering around town.

A character who is ignored by everyone and is completely insignificant.

It turns out to be the murderer who killed Liu Chen?

Moreover, he even possesses such a skill in disguise!

Liu Wanshan was stunned.

His son died at the hands of such a madman.

"you!"

He stepped forward, grabbed the madman by the collar, and lifted him up.

"You're a madman!"

"Why did you kill my son!"

The madman stared intently at the Qi-Nourishing Pill in Zhao Zi'an's hand.

"Who told him to steal my Qi-Nourishing Pill..."

"I want to become an immortal. It's an elixir of immortality. If I eat it, I can live forever and ascend to heaven..."

"He's blocking my way. If he's blocking my way, he should die..."

"You all want to steal my elixir, you all want to harm me..."

"I am the chosen one... I am destined to become an immortal..."

"You ordinary mortals... simply don't understand..."

As the madman spoke, a strange smile appeared on his lips.

Liu Wanshan listened to the madman's incoherent ramblings.

His chest heaved violently, and his anger almost burst through the top of his head.

The reason for the murder was so utterly absurd!

"You...you beast!"

Liu Wanshan raised his hand, about to slap someone, but was interrupted by Zhao Zian's voice.

"Master Liu."

"calm."

Liu Wanshan's hand froze in mid-air.

Zhao Zian walked up to the madman.

Liu Wanshan's raised arm froze in mid-air.

"Mr. Zhao, this scoundrel killed my beloved son! This is an irreconcilable hatred!"

"Killing him with a slap would be too lenient!"

He wished he could devour this madman alive right now to vent his anger.

"I see."

Zhao Zian's tone was calm and even.

"So, killing him with a single slap would be too lenient on him."

"Your son must have experienced immense fear and pain before his death."

"If we simply let him die a quick death, how will your son's spirit rest in peace?"

That's right!

Kill him like that, it's too easy!

Liu Chen died such a tragic death, so why did this murderer get to die so easily?

He wanted to let him experience that feeling too!

Make him wish he were dead!

"Mr. Zhao, what do you mean?"

Zhao Zian reached into his robes and took out a pill.

"This pill cannot save people; it will only make them experience the most extreme pain before their soul is scattered."

"When the drug took effect, he was fully conscious and could clearly feel the sensation of every inch of his flesh and every bone being repeatedly crushed and reassembled, as if he had fallen into the deepest hell and would never be able to be reborn."

"He will repay the suffering your son endured before his death a hundredfold, a thousandfold."

Liu Wanshan accepted the pill.

He clenched the pill and walked toward the madman.

The madman seemed to sense the danger and began to wriggle backward.

"Didn't you want to become an immortal?"

Liu Wanshan squatted down.

"Today, I'll send you on your way!"

He grabbed the madman's chin.

The madman whimpered in pain, his mouth forced open.

Liu Wanshan shoved the pill down his throat!

Magistrate Zhang Jing, standing to the side, felt his eyelids twitch.

As a local official, he could only watch helplessly as the people under his jurisdiction were subjected to vigilante justice.

If word gets out, will he lose his reputation?

On the other hand, there is the hatred of killing one's son, which is only natural for human beings.

More importantly, there is Zhao Zi'an.

Zhang Jing turned around and smoothed out the non-existent wrinkles on his official robe.

The elixir melts instantly upon entering the mouth.

The madman's body stiffened!

The next moment, his eyeballs bulged out, and blood vessels covered the entire white of his eyes.

"Hmm..."

He bounced up from the ground and then fell heavily back down.

He slammed his head against the ground, and soon his forehead became a bloody mess.

He tried to grab and scratch, but his hands were tied behind his back.

He could only ram his body against everything around him—table legs, walls, thresholds…

Zhao Zian stood quietly.

This madman's strength far exceeded his expectations!

This formation can greatly suppress the spiritual energy and power of those within it.

Even so, when suppressed by the formation, the brute force that this madman unleashed while struggling was still terrifyingly strong.

If we leave the formation, he might turn the tables and kill us!

A madman who knows how to disguise himself with a human skin mask and possesses such astonishing brute strength.

He kept talking about the Qi-Nourishing Pill and becoming an immortal...

Could it be that he really had contact with that world?

Zhao Zian snapped out of his thoughts and turned to Liu Wanshan.

"Master Liu."

Liu Wanshan raised his head.

"He is now conscious, but his limbs, bones, and internal organs are constantly suffering from excruciating pain, like a thousand ants gnawing at his heart, day and night."

"Should we let him live in such pain, atoning for his sins day after day, or give him a quick death and let him be completely free?"

"It's entirely up to you."

Zhao Zian then handed over the power of disposal back to Liu Wanshan.

Liu Wanshan's lips trembled.

"Thank you... Mr. Zhao."

"Just let him live like this!"

"I want him alive! I'll lock him up and make him suffer this every day! I'll make sure he never gets out of this alive!"

Zhang Jing, who had been facing away from everyone, turned around.

"Brother Zhao, this time... we owe you a great debt."

"If it weren't for you, allowing this murderer to be brought to justice in public, I'm afraid I would also be culpable."

Zhao Zian simply smiled faintly.

"Brother Zhang, you flatter me. I was only trying to clear Jishetang's name."

"The person has been caught, and he deserves what he got. I'm afraid we'll have to trouble Brother Zhang to handle the follow-up matters."

Zhang Jing understood.

"Don't worry, brother! Leave this culprit to me. I will secretly detain him and make sure he doesn't die easily. I will definitely satisfy Master Liu."

Zhao Zian nodded.

As soon as Zhao Zian finished speaking to Zhang Jing, Liu Wanshan knelt down on both knees!

"Dr. Zhao, the Miracle Doctor!"

"I, Liu Wanshan, will never forget your immense kindness and generosity!"

"I was so blind before! I actually suspected you and falsely accused you of being the murderer! I'm no human being! I deserve to die! I beg Dr. Zhao to punish me!"

Zhao Zian stepped forward and offered his hands in a gesture of support.

"Master Liu, please rise quickly."

"Your son died tragically. It's only natural that you were blinded by grief and did something irrational. I didn't take it to heart."

Liu Wanshan was in tears.

"No! Doctor Zhao! You are so magnanimous and forgiving, but I cannot deny it!"