Free Web NovelChapter 268: Chapter 266: So What If I Killed Him?
With Qin Suo’s level of strength, there was no way he could dodge Cui Yuwen’s attack. Cui Yuwen’s character might have been questionable, but his power was the real deal!
His favor within a massive clan like the Cui Family wasn’t entirely because of his mother...
Er, okay, a bigger reason was that the kid himself was a Martial Artist of exceptional talent! Otherwise, how could he possibly be mentioned in the same breath as the Sword Concealment Manor’s Fourteenth Young Master Xie Xiaozhong, the Thousand Mechanism Sect’s Shen Le, and the Lin Family’s Fourth Young Master Lin Heng?
The onlookers couldn’t help but gasp in alarm. ’This gentle, honest-looking young man from the Qin Family is in trouble!’ they thought.
Cui Yuwen was fast, but a figure in the crowd was even faster. Launching himself later yet arriving first, a crisp CRACK of bone breaking echoed in midair. The next thing anyone saw, Cui Yuwen’s entire body was curled up like a large shrimp as he was kicked back out of the sky!
It all happened too fast, in a flash of lightning. Almost everyone was frozen in place; they hadn’t even seen how the Cui Family’s Cui Yuwen had been sent flying!
Of course, that meant they had no idea who had made the move!
Only when Qin Li’s body descended from the sky, landing beside Qin Suo, did everyone’s gaze fall upon him. They couldn’t help but let out a collective gasp, sucking in a cold breath and swallowing hard.
"Gods, who is that young man? Did he... did he really just kick the Cui young master away?"
"Damn it, I didn’t see clearly either. How is this kid so strong?"
"He couldn’t be the legendary Qin Li from the Qin Family, could he?"
"Hey, it’s possible!"
Only then did Cui Yuwen’s body land with a THUD amidst the procession of carriages up ahead, smashing a luxurious vehicle to pieces.
Qin Suo was also stunned. A moment ago, he had been prepared for injury, even serious injury. The Cui Family’s resentment toward the Qin Family wasn’t a recent development. Having suffered at Qin Li’s hands time and again, Qin Suo felt that if he were in their shoes, he would also be looking for revenge. freёwebnoѵel.com
He just never expected his own younger brother to intervene in time and help him once again.
This time, however, it seemed he had just poked a hornet’s nest... The entire Cui Family procession had stopped, and a large number of people were now heading their way.
"Who hurt my brother!" an angry roar echoed from that direction.
A hulking man, built like a black iron tower and carrying a black Giant Sword over two meters long, appeared. His eyes, like copper bells, radiated a terrifying light. He wore a full, bushy beard, and with every step he took, the very ground beneath his feet seemed to tremble.
"Hmph. Whoever hurt Seventh Brother is a dead man!" a cold female voice rang out from the distance at the same time.
Among the onlookers, many of their expressions changed instantly, and they began to murmur amongst themselves.
"I can’t believe they came too. It looks like the Cui Family is determined to win this Venerable Tournament!"
"Who are that man and woman?" someone asked.
"You don’t even know them?" The speaker’s tone was thick with disdain. "I seriously doubt you’re even from Profound Island."
"Hehe, this brother is ignorant. Please, enlighten me!" The man wasn’t offended.
Someone else nearby chimed in, "That huge man became famous forty years ago! He’s known as the Furious Bear, and his name is Cui Gang. He’s the second son of the current Cui Family Master. Though, some say Cui Gang was adopted by the Cui Family Master. That’s not important. What’s important is that forty years ago, when he was only seventeen, he had already reached the Celestial Shattering Realm!"
"Heavens! Then now... he must at least be at the Celestial Integration Realm, right?" someone exclaimed.
"Celestial Integration Realm? You must be joking! I’ll eat my hat if he’s not at the Celestial Embracing Realm!"
"Oh no, this Qin Li of the Qin Family is in deep trouble now. By the way, who’s that cold, arrogant woman?"
"That’s the eldest daughter of the Cui Family’s direct lineage. Don’t be fooled by her youthful appearance..." Someone in the crowd lowered their voice and whispered, "She’s actually over fifty years old! Even older than Cui Gang! Her strength is likely at the Celestial Integration Realm, at the very least! I can’t believe injuring the Cui Family’s Seventh Young Master brought these two out. I wonder if the Cui Family’s legendary strongest young Martial Artist will make an appearance this time."
In the time it took to have this conversation, the hulking man and the cold woman had already arrived in front of Qin Li, followed by a large group of people with unfriendly expressions. The hulking man’s gaze met Qin Li’s, and invisible sparks seemed to fly through the air between them.
However, the sparks from the hulking man seemed a bit more intense, because Qin Li, at that moment, showed no signs of wanting to fight.
The woman, on the other hand, fixed her icy gaze on Qin Li as if she were looking at a corpse. "You are Qin Li?" she said coldly.
"I am."
"You have some nerve! Our old scores with the Cui Family aren’t even settled, and today you dare to grievously injure my brother again in front of everyone. Qin Li, do you really think my Cui Family won’t dare to move against your Qin Family?"
Although the woman was incredibly arrogant and her words were condescending, she didn’t throw a tantrum like some shrew who would cry, fight, and threaten suicide at the drop of a hat. Her cold eyes held something more—the self-assurance that came from being part of a great clan!
This was a true disciple of a great clan. They possessed their own pride and their own way of handling things, and they rarely stooped to shallow words.
With a single sentence, this Miss Cui had escalated a personal feud into a conflict between their families. And because the Cui Family was powerful, she wasn’t afraid!
"From the sound of it, this is all my fault?"
A faint smile played on Qin Li’s lips as he spoke, his expression unchanged. "If I hadn’t shown mercy just now, do you think your useless brother would have gotten away with just a serious injury?"
"Brat, you’re too arrogant! If you have the guts, why don’t you fight me?" Furious Bear Cui Gang bellowed at Qin Li.
Miss Cui raised her hand, signaling for him to be patient. A cold smile also appeared on her face. "Qin Li, are you saying you did my Cui Family a favor? And what if you hadn’t?"
"If I hadn’t, one kick would have killed him! Besides, Miss Cui, don’t you think using your Cui Family to threaten my Qin Family is a bit... inappropriate?"
"I don’t find it inappropriate at all. It’s simply a fact. With a flick of our finger, the Cui Family could annihilate your Qin Family!" Miss Cui said, unfazed by Qin Li’s words, her expression indifferent.
"As expected of a great clan’s disciple, so confident when you brag!" Qin Li’s expression suddenly changed. "If I were to demand you hand over the mutt who just attacked, you would definitely refuse, wouldn’t you?"
"Qin Li, you are testing my patience!" Miss Cui stared coldly at Qin Li, though she was already seething with rage. If the Cui Family didn’t want to expose their greatest secret weapon so early, she would probably have someone kill Qin Li right now!
"Fine, you won’t hand him over..." As Qin Li spoke, his figure suddenly flickered and vanished from the spot. Furious Bear Cui Gang and Miss Cui barely had time to react. By the time they did, Qin Li had already circled behind them and snatched the Cui family disciple who had first started the provocations.
"Then I’ll get him myself!" By the time Qin Li’s last word fell, he was already back in his original spot. Only now, he was holding a pale-faced young man, who, though not begging for mercy, was already casting a pleading gaze at Miss Cui.
"Qin Li! What are you doing? Let him go, now! Or else..."
Miss Cui shouted sharply, but unfortunately for her, she was cut off by Qin Li before she could finish.
Qin Li threw his head back and laughed. "Or else my ass! Death to those who insult others! Your Cui Family can’t take an insult, but my Qin Family must? What kind of logic is that? Sparing your useless brother’s life was already giving your Cui Family more face than you deserve. So why should I spare this mutt who publicly insulted my Qin Family?"
"Miss Cui, save me!" The Cui disciple probably sensed the firm killing intent in Qin Li’s chilling words and couldn’t help but shriek for help.
"Qin Li! Don’t make things difficult for someone so much weaker than you! If you have the guts, fight me!" Furious Bear Cui Gang pointed his Giant Sword at Qin Li.
"Pfft!" Qin Li spat on the ground, rolling his eyes. "I happen to enjoy bullying those weaker than me! So what? You gonna bite me?"
Qin Li’s words sent a wave of laughter through the crowd of onlookers. The expressions on the faces of the Cui siblings and their followers turned incredibly ugly. In truth, neither Cui Gang nor Miss Cui cared much about the life or death of the person in Qin Li’s grasp. But he was a member of the Cui family. If he died at Qin Li’s hands right now, the Cui Family’s humiliation would only grow!
"Brat, you’d better let me go right now, or my Cui Family will definitely flatten your Qin Family!" the Cui disciple in Qin Li’s grasp threatened, trembling, as he sensed the killing intent around him seem to recede.
"You think I don’t dare kill you?" Qin Li’s voice was mocking.
"Don’t!" Miss Cui screamed, trying to stop him.
But all they heard was a CRACK. The man’s neck was snapped by Qin Li! He was killed instantly!
"So what if I killed him?"
Qin Li’s voice, as calm as if nothing had happened, completely stunned the crowd. They all stood there as if petrified. Although they knew the Cui family member in Qin Li’s hands wasn’t of high status, none of them had expected Qin Li to be so decisive, so ruthless, as to kill him just like that.
Most importantly, he did it right in front of the man’s own family!
"AARGH! Qin Li, I’m going to kill you!" Furious Bear Cui Gang had long wanted to test this so-called genius of the Qin Family. Seeing his clansman’s neck get snapped right in front of him, the rage in his heart could no longer be contained.
He swung his Heavy Sword, bringing it down on Qin Li with the force of a thunderclap striking the earth!
"Little bastard, go to hell!"
At that moment, at the back of the Cui Family’s procession, several other people stood watching with cold eyes. One of them, who looked to be in his thirties, had his eyes fixed firmly on Qin Li.
He whispered softly, "I will kill him!"
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