owlsbooks 84 Be ruthless and decisive!
84 Be ruthless and decisive!
Slide along...
Amidst the grating scraping sound, Xu Yan slowly walked out of the wooden house, dragging his sword with one hand. His deep gaze was like a bottomless abyss, revealing no emotion whatsoever.
The remaining thieves were both shocked and frightened, and they all took a step back.
Foundation building?
Or is it body cultivation?
Xu Yan pointed his finger, and the Ink Meteor Sword flew out of the darkness with a whoosh. Like a puppy that had found its master, it circled Xu Yan seven or eight times before hovering beside the great writer's head.
The two sharp edges had been retracted and looked unremarkable.
This short sword was forged by Nadaya Makino. It looks ordinary, but the blade has two pairs of serrated edges hidden in the front and back. When it is folded up, it is a short flying sword. Once the serrated edges are unfolded, it is like an airplane with canards, and its agility is immediately increased exponentially.
The reason why he had to fly around his body a few times when sheathing the sword was because Xu Yan's spiritual sense was still weak and his control over the sword was not precise enough.
This is only one pair of teeth blades unfolded. If both pairs were unfolded at the same time, the difficulty of control would increase several levels.
The remaining three thieves were terrified, and one of them turned and ran.
Xu Yan used his divine sense to drive the array plate, and the gaps in the array membrane quickly closed: "Trying to run?"
One of the thieves, filled with grief and indignation, cried out, "Let's fight him to the death!"
Xu Yan almost lost his composure.
Well, you guys came here with ulterior motives, it's not like I arrested you, and you're acting all indignant?
Reversing the Heavenly Gang!
The three thieves pretended to rush forward and fight to the death, but in reality, none of them rushed forward. Instead, they all retreated and frantically slapped talismans on their bodies.
Realizing something was wrong, they all threw their spells at Xu Yan, unleashing a barrage of wind, snow, swords, flames, lightning, and all sorts of chaotic magic.
Their movements were synchronized and their reactions were uniform, as if they had practiced beforehand.
Xu Yan suppressed the urge to retaliate with lightning magic, took a step and flipped to the side to avoid the incoming spell; he landed and bounced back, suddenly rushing towards the enemy close to the ground.
That thief was ruthless; he actually resorted to a suicidal attack, neither dodging nor avoiding, and slashed straight at Xu Yan with his long sword.
The heavy sword follows a wide and sweeping style, and even with Xu Yan's strength, he couldn't retract the heavy sword that had been slashed with all his might.
He let go and stepped to the side, avoiding the blade.
The heavy sword, propelled by inertia, shattered the brilliance on the thief's body, then sliced him in two from head to toe, his heart, liver, and intestines spilling out.
This wasn't the first time Xu Yan had taken someone's life, but the impact of this scene was still too strong, causing him to involuntarily take two steps back.
At first glance, it looks like they don't want to get splattered with blood.
The last two thieves exchanged a glance, finally mustered their courage, and charged forward together.
Xu Yan, contrary to his usual behavior, leaped back and threw out a strangely shaped ball.
boom--
The loud noise and flash of light robbed the two thieves of their sight and hearing, causing them to lose their footing and stumble to the ground.
Xu Yan returned and, in no time at all, caught a pair alive.
This matter cannot be left unresolved tonight!
Just as they were about to clean up the mess, hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the courtyard.
Upon closer inspection, Xu Yan realized that at least two groups of people were hiding in the shadows and had run away without looking back.
His face darkened: Holy crap, how many people are watching us?
These are only those that have already appeared; there might be others they're thinking about but haven't had a chance to take action against yet!
Whatever, whatever!
Xu Yan didn't care whether they were alive or dead. He carefully searched the seven people, but only found five Qiankun bags.
Did the other two not afford it, or did they simply not bring it at all?
But it doesn't matter, the answer doesn't matter at all.
Xu Yan selected a prisoner, took him aside, and after a moment of preparation, slapped him awake: "I'll ask, you answer. Confess honestly and I'll spare your life; otherwise... don't blame me for being ruthless!"
The prisoner gritted his teeth, looking like he was about to cry, but stubbornly insisted, "Don't even think about it!"
Xu Yan laughed instead of getting angry: "I like tough guys!"
He then took out a low-level lightning talisman and placed it between the man's legs: "Don't say I didn't give you a chance. Talk to me, or not!"
The man's eyes widened, but he still gritted his teeth and refused to reveal anything.
Without wasting words, Xu Yan immediately activated the lightning talisman, and a small ball of lightning exploded, instantly charring the man's groin and causing him to convulse.
The great writer Xu fed the man a healing pill and then placed a lightning talisman between his legs: "Tell me, or not!"
The man persisted, "I don't... ah!"
This happened several times, and Xu Yan got annoyed, but the person remained unchanged.
When they switched to another one, it turned out to be just as stubborn.
The great writer Xu was secretly surprised. Was it because my method was too simple and failed to achieve the desired effect?
He had an idea in mind, so he took the two men back to the real world and handed them over to the Special Security Bureau. He gave each of them a truth serum injection, and in less than ten minutes, he got the answer he wanted.
"These two are both dirty workers. One is employed by Qianlu Island, and the other is Wei Shuofang's man. They both want the printing technology you gave to the Deng family." After saying this, Li Er sent the video he had taken during the interrogation to Xu Yan.
Leaving a record of one's work is an ironclad rule of the Special Security Bureau.
Xu Yan curled her lip: "Deng Yuzhou is so unreliable. Doesn't he have any sense of confidentiality?"
Li Erdao asked, "What are you planning to do? Do you need any advice?"
Xu Yan nodded: "Okay."
"Give one to Deng Yuzhou and let him give you an explanation; return the other directly to the man surnamed Wei, or hand it over to Manager Pan for disposal."
"Then let's leave it to Manager Pan," Xu Yan said, then added, "Could you please prepare some truth serum for me? It's too wasteful to make this round trip!"
"No problem, but I must remind you that the stronger your cultivation, the stronger your resistance to truth serum. The reason these two confessed so quickly is because their cultivation was suppressed by the mortal world. You should control the dosage yourself."
"Okay!" Xu Yan nodded, then his expression suddenly changed.
Li Er keenly noticed something was wrong: "What's wrong?"
"Someone's here!" Xu Yan's divine sense passed through the portal and he vaguely saw a blurry figure.
The man seemed to sense something and looked around in confusion.
Xu Yan quickly withdrew his divine sense to avoid giving himself away.
Li Er realized what had happened and asked in surprise, "What level of cultivation?"
Xu Yan's expression was solemn: "At least Foundation Establishment."
Li Er grew anxious: "Xu Yan, the cultivation world is too dangerous. I suggest you don't go back for now, or leave Qianlu Immortal Workshop immediately and come back when your strength has increased!"
"Don't worry, my life is precious. If things get out of control, I'll be the first to run back," Xu Yan said.
Li Er gave Xu Yan a deep look, said nothing more, but his eyes conveyed his meaning.
After waiting a while longer, until it was bright daylight in the cultivation world and cultivators came to investigate near the courtyard, Xu Yan bid farewell to Li Er and returned to the cultivation world with the captives who were still under anesthesia.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they passed through the portal, the two men seemed to be possessed, their bodies convulsing violently. Within a few breaths, they foamed at the mouth and died.
Xu Yan was taken aback.
This shouldn't be a side effect of truth serum, right?