God-Slaying Blade

Sima Xiang cupped his hands and smiled, "I won't punish them, but the Xie family's affairs have caused quite a stir, and the City Lord's Mansion must know the reason. If it's convenient for you, Young Master Qin, please tell me the whole story so that I can have an explanation when I get back."

Sima Xiang was one of the retainers of the city lord's mansion and was deeply trusted by the city lord, Wang Heng.

When ordinary people meet Sima Xiang, they have to bow and scrape and flatter him.

Although Qin Jue possesses formidable strength, he has just returned to Fengzhou City and does not want to offend the City Lord's Mansion.

Moreover, the fact that the City Lord's Mansion sent Sima Xiang to question Qin Jue instead of having the City Guards take him to the City Lord's Mansion is enough to prove that the City Lord's Mansion also does not want to antagonize this fiend Qin Jue.

Therefore, Qin Jue truthfully recounted the matter concerning the Xie family.

Upon learning this, Sima Xiang couldn't help but spit and snort, "This Xie Cheng is truly foolish. He actually harbored murderous intent towards Young Master Qin just because of some possible events. He deserves this fate. I will definitely report this matter truthfully to the City Lord when I return."

Qin Jue cupped his hands and smiled, "Then thank you very much, Mr. Sima."

Sima Xiang smiled and said, "Young Master Qin is too kind. However, Young Master Qin should still be careful. If news of today's events reaches the Lingshan Sect, I'm afraid the Lingshan Sect will not let it go so easily."

Qin Jue narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "If the Lingshan Sect wants to act tough with me, then let's see who has the more ruthless methods."

Sima Xiang raised an eyebrow. Did this young master of the Qin family really not even care about the Lingshan Sect?

Could it be that over the years, he has truly become a disciple of some master and gained a powerful reliance unknown to everyone?

"Heh, it's good that Young Master Qin understands. I'll head back now," Sima Xiang said with a smile.

Qin Jue spoke up, "Sir, please wait. I wonder if the City Lord's Mansion has found any information about the Qin family's affairs back then?"

Sima Xiang shook his head and said, "Those people back then acted cleanly and swiftly, and everything happened too quickly, leaving very few traces. The city guards on patrol that night heard the commotion and wanted to approach the Qin family to investigate, but on Changhua Street, three miles away from the Qin family, they were all knocked unconscious by a masked strongman dressed in black with a single palm strike. By the time they woke up, the Qin family was gone."

Qin Jue narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Is the city guard captain who patrolled that night still in the city?"

Sima Xiang nodded and said, "Yes, the captain's name is Qi Zhao. If Young Master Qin wants to see him, you can go to the City Lord's Mansion another day."

Qin Jue replied, "Alright. I'll go to the City Lord's Mansion in a few days."

Besides, I have another question for you, sir. Do you know who helped to collect the remains of my Qin family members?

Sima Xiang said awkwardly, "I don't know. When Qi Zhao woke up that year, he saw that the Qin family had been massacred, so he hurriedly went back to report to the city lord. By the time the city lord arrived, the bodies of the Qin family members had already disappeared."

A hint of disappointment flashed across Qin Jue's eyes.

It seems that he himself is the only one who can find out the whole truth.

"I understand. Thank you for making this trip, sir," Qin Jue said, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

"Young Master Qin, you're too kind." Sima Xiang smiled and turned to leave.

After Sima Xiang left, Qin Jue took out more than ten thousand-year-old ironwood pieces from his storage ring.

Those deceased Qin family relatives still don't even have a memorial tablet.

As night fell, the firelight flickered inside the Qin residence.

Qin Jue knelt in the courtyard, burning paper money.

At the junction of the courtyard and the main hall, an altar was set up, on which were placed more than a hundred memorial tablets carved by Qin Jue himself.

Qin Jue did not place these memorial tablets in the ancestral hall. He wanted these deceased relatives, as well as the elders and retainers who risked their lives to protect him, to watch over them from here.

One day, he will cut off the heads of those murderers to appease the spirits of the Qin family members in heaven!

After what happened to the Xie family today, news of his return will likely spread quickly.

It won't be long before I avenge my enemies!

Qin Jue knelt before the altar all night.

The next morning, he got up and released the white wolf from the spirit beast pouch.

"Dabai, guard the house. If anyone breaks in, kill them!" Qin Jue instructed.

The white wolf nodded obediently and lay down in the courtyard.

Qin Jue walked out of the Qin residence and strolled along the street.

Soon, he arrived at a shop selling ready-made clothes.

Jinyifang was once one of the Qin family's businesses.

The store was still doing brisk business, with many customers coming and going early in the morning.

Qin Jue walked into the shop, where the person in charge was a new face.

"Young master, our store has all kinds of ready-made clothes. If you like any of them, you can try them on and buy them if you are satisfied!" The manager greeted Qin Jue with a smile as soon as he entered the store.

Qin Jue said calmly, "I remember this Jinyifang is a property of the Qin family, isn't that right?"

The manager grinned and said, "The Qin family is ancient history. Our Jinyifang is now under the jurisdiction of the Wang family. Young master, you must be from the outer city. The Qin family disappeared five years ago."

Qin Jue's eyes turned slightly cold: "As long as the Qin family exists, I am a member of the Qin family!"

The manager's smile froze, then his expression darkened, and he said coldly, "Young master, are you here to cause trouble? Everyone knows that the Qin family has been wiped out five years ago. Even if someone from the Qin family is still alive, this clothing store has nothing to do with them anymore! If you're not buying clothes, please leave and don't delay our business."

Qin Jue said indifferently, "Go and tell the Wang family that before nightfall today, they must deliver all the deeds to the Qin family's shops and land they have occupied to the Qin residence. If they don't, I will personally come to their door and demand their lives!"

After saying that, Qin Jue turned and left for the next place.

As one of the five major families in Fengzhou City, the Qin family naturally had many businesses under its name.

After Qin Jue left, the person in charge wore a disdainful sneer: "I can't believe that even after all these years, someone is still impersonating a member of the Qin family and courting death!"

"Have you heard? The Qin family's peerless genius has returned!"

"Yes, I heard about it too, but I don't know why. As soon as Young Master Qin returned yesterday, he killed many people from the Xie family. The bodies of Xie Yunjun, the eldest son of the Xie family, and many of the Xie family's retainers were dumped outside the Xie residence."

"That's not all! This young master Qin not only killed the eldest son of the Xie family, but also stormed into the Xie family compound and killed the Xie family patriarch, Xie Cheng."

"What! The head of the Xie family has been killed? Could it be because Xie Yun Yuan remarried?"

"I don't know about that, but Young Master Qin's strength is truly outrageous! No wonder he's a peerless genius who made it onto the Heavenly Pride Ranking at just fourteen!"

Several women walked into Jinyifang, talking quietly to each other.

Upon hearing this, the person in charge's expression immediately changed: "That young man just now, could he be the Young Master Qin they were talking about? No, I must go back and report to the master!"

In front of Baibaolou.

More than ten men surrounded Qin Jue menacingly.

"Boy, who do you think you are, to deserve a message from me? Even if you really are a member of the Qin family, you can forget about going back to Baibaolou!" In front of Baibaolou, a beautiful woman with flamboyant makeup looked at Qin Jue and sneered.

Qin Jue looked at the beautiful woman indifferently: "Are you sure you want to fight me?"

The beautiful woman scoffed, "Still putting on an act! Let me tell you, in the past few years, I've already killed two people who claimed to be from the Qin family! And you will be the third!"

Qin Jue's eyes widened in shock!

boom!

A fierce aura suddenly surged from Qin Jue's body, directly blasting away all the eighth and ninth-rank martial artists surrounding him!

Swish!

Qin Jue flashed forward, rushing to the beautiful woman with incredible speed. His large hand, like an iron clamp, viciously gripped the woman's neck!