Five hundred years of stacked Q, this one Q, unique and unparalleled throughout eternity!

Turning around, I saw a strange doll dressed in a pirate uniform with a face that looked like a child's drawing or graffiti appear in the security room.

On the doll's comical face, graffiti shifted and pieced together to form a bizarre expression that seemed to be both crying and laughing.

"I never expected that such a powerful person as you could appear in such a remote inn. How did you figure that out?"

Grandpa Qin's face remained expressionless, but he was already drenched in a cold sweat.

If it weren't for his fear of Luo Tian and his instinct to follow the principle of being dutiful during work hours, he probably would have already stepped into that bizarre circus.

In those few short seconds, having broken free from the eerie allure of the circus, he recognized the identity of the pirate puppet before him.

Huai, the most wanted criminal in the Great Yin Empire, who once single-handedly slaughtered demigods, including two demigods and five saints, and is the ringleader of the infamous assassin organization, the Death Whisper Circus.

Faced with such a top expert, Grandpa Qin couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions.

Even at his peak, he could only barely protect himself against such a top-tier expert, let alone now that he has retired due to injury and his strength has greatly declined.

If you decisively leave this place, you might be able to save your life.

But...Uncle Qin glanced subtly in the direction of the guesthouse estate.

Standing before Grandpa Qin, Huai looked him up and down with curiosity. The old demigod, long past his prime due to injuries and illness, spoke in a hoarse voice:

“Tell me the reason, and hand over that transmigrator named Luo Tian, ​​and I might spare your life.”

Because he feared the peerless expert who had appeared beside Yin Qianyu and killed the magician Moken, Huai did not want to stay in Mingcheng for long, so he used the simplest method to threaten the old demigod in front of him.

In his view, such a weakened demigod would be incapable of resisting in the face of a life-or-death crisis and would therefore offer himself up to Luo Tian.

He only needed to take Luo Tian away quickly to complete the task assigned by the Undying Guild.

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Qin, who had been hesitant, instantly changed his expression, and a powerful aura erupted from his entire body.

He took a step forward and shouted in a passionate tone:

"If you want to touch him, you'll have to step over my dead body!"

Huai, who was originally full of confidence, was stunned.

Chapter 41 Old Man Qin's Troubles

For a moment, Huai even thought he had misheard what the other person said.

Where does this old, decrepit fellow get the audacity to challenge the now-dominant Deathwhisper Circus?

"Could this old guy have a powerful noble family or a large force behind him?"

Huai's face, which resembled a graffiti mural, scrawled together, and he began to feel a sense of apprehension.

It wasn't that Huai was being overly suspicious; as the strongest beings in the world, even in the Great Yin Empire, which colonized many planes, demigods were among the top.

The emergence of such a powerful figure is often accompanied by the consumption of a large amount of resources.

Many powerful individuals choose to travel to colonized planes in order to plunder resources and advance to become saints or demigods.

Another group of powerful individuals chose a relatively stable shortcut: attaching themselves to a powerful noble family or force, and relying on the massive resources accumulated by these forces to advance to demigod status.

In this environment, most demigods will gain vast resources, but will also be exploited to death by harsh contracts.

Unless these demigods have the ability to ignite the divine fire, obtain divine office, and ascend to become true gods, they will ultimately be unable to escape the control of the contract.

Every demigod who signs a contract is a valuable asset to these great nobles and powerful forces. If the old man in front of him is indeed a demigod who has signed a contract with a powerful force, then Huai will find it difficult to take action.

Huai knew very well that the reason he, the empire's top wanted criminal, was able to evade justice was that some powerful figures in the empire needed to use their Death Whisper Circus to handle some shady deals.

Confiscating property, exterminating clans, killing and robbing treasures were all part of the deal. Even the massacre of the puppet clan that made him famous was done under the instigation of the Immortal Lord.

Otherwise, even if he could truly eliminate the puppet faction, it would be difficult for him to escape the pursuit of other powerful figures from the academy factions.

Under such circumstances, Huai clearly understood what he could and could not do.

His heart sank slightly, and Huai's face revealed clear features, his tone softening considerably.

"I wonder if you would do me a favor. I am here today only to take Luo Tian away. I have not harmed you in any way."

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Qin immediately became anxious.

What do you mean by "not taking a single thing from me"?

As the security guard of the guesthouse, I am naturally fulfilling my duties. Your attempt to take someone away from the guesthouse is an insult to my professional ethics!

As he spoke, Grandpa Qin subtly glanced in the direction of the manor.

At this moment, Grandpa Qin was very panicked, extremely panicked!

Faced with a demigod killer like Huai, Grandpa Qin, who was already retired, had no confidence to fight back, and his life was in imminent danger.

Originally, Grandpa Qin was thinking of just running away; leaving his old bones here wasn't a solution.

But who would have thought that this demigod assassin would stand swaggering in front of him, claiming that he was going to capture Luo Tian.

This immediately made Grandpa Qin lose his temper.

"If you really want to deal with that old monster, why don't you just avoid my sight and go find him? With your strength, it would be a piece of cake for you to sneak into the manor without me noticing."

"A circus in front of me, shouting like crazy—who are they trying to impress?"

"If you hadn't said your target was Luo Tian, ​​I might have been able to run away with it without any guilt, leaving him to clean up the mess. I wouldn't have stopped you from going to your death."

But you're standing right in front of me, openly demanding that I hand over Luo Tian to you. Aren't you pushing me to the brink of despair?

Before you said that, I could pretend I didn't know, but now that you've said it, it means I'm going to fight you to the death.

I have no grudge against you, so don't drag me down with you if you're going to die!

Grandpa Qin cursed inwardly, completely disregarding whether the other party was some infamous demigod assassin.

Grandpa Qin was indeed afraid of facing this demigod assassin, but he was even more afraid of Luo Tian's methods.

He personally witnessed Luo Tian open the interdimensional passage connecting to the abyss, and shortly afterward, thunderclouds descended from the sky, covering the entire Ming City, leaving all living beings trembling in fear under the might of heaven.

The immense power it displayed far surpassed the demigods that Grandpa Qin had come to know.

If I were to serve as a gatekeeper for such an old monster and tacitly allow Huai to cause trouble for Luo Tian, ​​wouldn't I, as the gatekeeper who failed in my duty, be implicated by that old monster?

Judging others by his own standards, Grandpa Qin felt that most of the old monsters who played this game of life, including himself, were somewhat mentally unstable. If they encountered something they were unhappy about, going on a killing spree would be considered mild.

Such acts of massacring entire cities and wiping out entire clans are not uncommon.

So if you block the locust tree, even if you die, you'll only die alone.

But if they run away without even trying to stop him, Luo Tian's wrath could extend to more than just one person. The entire Ming City, the entire border region, and even the entire Dayin Empire could suffer heavy losses under Luo Tian's wrath.

Grandpa Qin doesn't consider himself a hero who can sacrifice himself to save others, but since death is inevitable anyway, why not minimize the harm?

After Grandpa Qin spoke, there was still no response from the manor behind him, and Grandpa Qin's heart sank to the bottom.

His earlier loud rejection of Huai's conditions was itself a way of expressing his attitude to Luo Tian, ​​and could be considered a gesture of goodwill to some extent.

If Luo Tian were willing to take action against Huai, all problems would be solved. How could a mere demigod assassin compare to the Abyss Domain?

But Grandpa Qin wasn't sure if this old monster who played the game of life would be willing to make a move.

The pressure inside him gradually increased, but his outward demeanor never weakened.

He looked directly at Huai, who was hesitant, and sternly rebuked him:

"If you can't make up your mind, then get out of here. This isn't a place for you to run wild!"

Huai's face immediately darkened. A patch of colorful graffiti, with a disgusting wriggling feel, stared eerily at Grandpa Qin.

"My lord, I have come here on the orders of the Immortal Lord to capture Luo Tian."

Are you sure the person behind you is truly willing to antagonize the Immortal Bus for the sake of Luo Tian?

Upon hearing the name "Immortal Lord," Grandpa Qin was startled once again.

This is one of only four hereditary dukes in the current Great Yin Empire. His fiefdom is the famous Undying City, also known as the City of Night, which is one of the main gathering places for dark creatures in the entire Star World.

The Immortal Duke wields nearly a third of the power in the Noble Council and is the duke among the four dukes who interferes most in secular affairs.

And what is most well-known about the Immortal Duke is that, half a year ago, he forced the then-Royal Princess to reinstate the slave law.

A conflict erupted between the noble council, led by the Immortal Duke, and the royal family, and the eldest princess, who should have inherited the throne, was forcibly forced out of the capital by the Immortal Duke.

The throne has been vacant for half a year now, and the Immortal Duke even intends to support a member of the royal collateral line to replace the eldest princess and become the emperor of the Great Yin Empire.

After this battle, the Immortal Lord's prestige reached almost the pinnacle of the entire Great Yin Empire, and virtually no force dared to defy him on Great Yin Empire territory.

Grandpa Qin became even more panicked.

On one side is an old monster with unfathomable strength, and on the other side is a powerful hereditary duke.

As far as Grandpa Qin is concerned, he will not escape death no matter which side he offends.

His heart started pounding uncontrollably, and a conflicted look appeared on Grandpa Qin's face.

But thinking of the thunder that seemed capable of tearing the sky apart that day, Old Master Qin gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice:

"I don't care if you're dead or alive, just get out of here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the graffiti-like smile on Huai's face vanished completely.

On his distorted face, Huai's eyes darkened as he said:

"Of all the powerful individuals I have killed, you are the most arrogant I have ever seen."

The moment the words fell, a sword mark appeared silently and slashed towards Grandpa Qin. In an instant, the light, like lightning and thunder, made Huai's face appear deathly pale.

"I just don't know if your abilities match your tone."

The puppet's body was hidden in the void, and the dazzling sword mark collided fiercely with the iron fist.

A clang of metal clashing rang out, the security room was instantly engulfed, and a huge crater exploded in front of the manor gate with a deafening roar.

The next moment, Grandpa Qin, who made the first move, was like an old lion, taking a step as if a hundred beasts followed him.

With a single punch, without any fancy names, terrifying demigod power instantly empowered him.

The phantom images of hundreds of beasts behind Grandpa Qin solidified at this moment, and the roar of the Beast King swallowed everything in front of him like a rolling wave.

The earth churned, and the Beast King's full power seemed to tear the entire land apart. Huge cracks, accompanied by the howls of nameless beast souls, swallowed everything in sight.

Amidst the swirling dust, everything seemed to have settled down.

"it's over?"

The moment that thought crossed Mr. Qin's mind, he heard a sharp laugh.