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Chapter 119 Nighttime Murderous Intent, Hong Clan Makes Their Move, Su Chen Seizes the Opportunity

"What exactly do you want from me before you'll stop?"

Granny Qi retreated to the two women, worried that Su Chen might harm them, but upon hearing the commotion behind her, her face, hidden behind her mask, trembled slightly.

Su Chen withdrew his gaze, looked at Granny Qi, and chuckled: "An apology should look like an apology. Where's your sincerity? Where's the ten thousand taels of silver? Where's the Qi and Blood Pill?"

"you……"

Chu Yingying understood the implication in Su Chen's words and was furious. It was one thing to humiliate them like this, but to turn around and ask them for money and Qi and Blood Pills was simply outrageous!
"Seventh Granny, kill him!" Chu Xiaoxiao said, her face flushed, having completely lost her usual composure.

If Su Chen hadn't seen their disheveled state, she might have let him go, but now, she only wanted to kill him.

Su Chen didn't speak, but looked at Granny Qi with great interest, as if waiting for her to make a move.

Hearing the two women's words, Granny Qi sighed softly, "I can't kill you, you two have already been poisoned."

"What?" The two women were stunned for a moment, then realized what was going on and said through gritted teeth, "It's flour!"

Ignoring the expressions of the two women, Granny Qi stared at Su Chen and said, "Ten thousand taels and ten Qi and Blood Pills, consider it our apology, how about it?"

She could certainly kill Su Chen, but the process would be arduous and would come at a price.

She wouldn't care if these costs only concerned herself, but she was afraid that Su Chen would take the opportunity to harm Chu Xiaoxiao and her sister.

After all, this guy is despicable and treacherous; even during the short time he was talking to her, he was secretly poisoning her.

Who knows if he will poison Chu Xiaoxiao and her sister again when he attacks this person?

Her primary goal was to protect the two women, not to kill for them. If she could save them by paying a price, there was no need to go to great lengths.

Moreover, the fault lay with the two sisters. Although it was unclear why they had repeatedly attacked Su Chen, now that they had been discovered, they could only accept their bad luck.

"Seventh Granny..."

The two women were very unwilling and hoped that Granny Qi could help, but Granny Qi shook her head at them, clearly not intending to listen to their advice.

Su Chen nodded and said, "Okay, but this is the price for one person. If you want to let two people go, you'll have to pay more!"

The two women were furious upon hearing this, but before they could even speak, Granny Qi replied, "Fine!"

After speaking, she threw two 10,000-tael silver notes and two bottles of Qi and Blood Pills to Su Chen, who caught the pills in a flash.

While Su Chen caught the pill, Granny Qi swayed and appeared in front of the two women, then picked them up and leaped away.

"Seventh Granny, after you send us back, please make sure you kill him! I won't be at peace if I don't kill him!"

Chu Yingying was grabbed by the belt like a rooster, the howling cold wind stinging her face, but it did not quell her anger.

Although Chu Xiaoxiao did not speak, it was clear from the fierce glint in her eyes that she was determined to kill Su Chen.

"Don't worry, this person has offended our Chu family, he won't live more than three days!" Granny Qi's indifferent voice rang out, giving her a promise.

Upon hearing this, Chu Yingying's face lit up with joy: "We must torture him to death!"

"What's that sound?" Chu Xiaoxiao was about to speak when she suddenly heard the sounds of fighting coming from not far away.

Just then, Granny Qi, who had been hurrying along, suddenly stopped and looked ahead with a solemn expression.

"So that's where you guys were!" A rough voice rang out, and the eyes that were revealed flashed with a fierce light.

"Seventh Granny, the sound is coming from the Cai residence. Something has happened at the Cai residence!" Chu Xiaoxiao looked into the distance and saw the flames of the Cai residence not far away, and her heart skipped a beat.

As they were talking, three more men in black appeared and surrounded the three of them.

"Who are you people?" Granny Qi's hoarse voice rang out as she questioned.

"The ones who will take your lives!" the leader of the men in black sneered.

Before the words were even finished, the four of them rushed forward to confront Granny Seven.

Seeing this, Granny Qi's expression became extremely solemn. She took a step forward and shielded the two women behind her.

Bang bang bang!
Soon, the sounds of fierce fighting filled the air. Granny Seven was fighting four against one, and she was clearly struggling. She was almost hit by the leader of the group just as they started to exchange blows.

"Sister, Granny Qi is no match for these people, what should we do?"

Chu Yingying watched nervously from the side, and couldn't help but show a flustered expression. She grabbed Chu Xiaoxiao's arm and asked anxiously.

"Get up and run!" Chu Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and stood up, saying.

Upon hearing this, Chu Yingying was taken aback, but seeing that Chu Xiaoxiao had already stood up, she had no choice but to stand up as well.

"go!"

Chu Xiaoxiao didn't dare to delay and left with Chu Yingying's hand.

"Where do you think you're going!" One of the men in black shouted as he saw the two fleeing men, and pounced like a cheetah.

Granny Qi suddenly stepped forward, blocking the man in black and saying in a low voice, "Your opponent is me!"

"The three of us will hold off this old woman, you go and kill them!"

The leader of the men in black looked at the other man in black and said in a deep voice, then made his move and attacked Granny Qi's face.

"You bastards!" Granny Qi's eyes turned cold upon seeing this, and her moves became incredibly fierce. She absolutely could not allow these people to kill Chu Xiaoxiao and her sister.

"Old woman, your death is near!"

The leader of the men in black snorted coldly. Facing Granny Qi's fierce attack, he not only did not defend himself, but instead stepped forward alone to fight her head-on.

"Bone Forging Realm!"

Granny Qi took a half step back, gasped in surprise, and grew increasingly anxious.

But faced with the relentless pursuit of the man in black, she had no way to escape for the time being.

Moreover, two men in black were constantly taking the opportunity to launch sneak attacks, completely disrupting her rhythm. For a short time, the two sides were locked in a stalemate.

With Granny Qi's discerning eye, she could naturally see that this stalemate was a delaying tactic, clearly intended to stall her so that she could make her move against Chu Xiaoxiao and her sister.

"No, we absolutely cannot let them hurt Chu Xiaoxiao and the others!"

Granny Qi gritted her teeth, her body surging with power. A whirlwind suddenly rose around her, and a scorching temperature rose from all directions, radiating outwards from her center.

"Fire Divine Skill, Fire Dragon Worships the Sun!"

A deep, slightly frenzied voice burst forth from Granny Qi's mouth, like the roar of a wild beast. Then, Granny Qi's arms were seen waving, like two dazzling fire dragons, with flames rising up.

"Hmph, I'd like to see just how powerful the Chu family's Blazing Fire Divine Skill really is!"

The leader of the men in black remained unfazed. In the firelight, his eyes were deep and sharp, gleaming with a fierce light. Faced with Granny Qi's ferocious attack, the others unconsciously retreated, but he strode forward, a pale blue glow emanating from his body.

"Go away!"

Granny Qi's gaze was like fire as she stared at the leader of the men in black. She roared and then swooped down, instantly leaping dozens of steps and arriving in front of the leader of the men in black in a moment.

"Ice Profound Force!"

The leading man murmured to himself. As the figure fell, a thin layer of water mist condensed on his body. The mist did not evaporate but lingered on his arms and instantly turned into ice, adhering to his skin.

Seeing Granny Qi's fierce attack, the leader of the men in black suddenly leaped up, and with a powerful stride, his giant fist, as big as a mountain, slammed down on Granny Qi.

Granny Qi was well-prepared and showed no fear. Her moves were wide and powerful, revealing her murderous intent.

Bang bang bang!
In just a few breaths, the two exchanged more than ten rounds of fierce fighting, with sparks flying and ice shattering everywhere, making the two on the sidelines tremble with fear and their scalps tingle.

A martial artist at the Bone Forging Realm possesses immense power in every move. When they truly unleash their fury, the two martial artists at the Internal Organ Refining Realm simply have no chance to intervene, let alone stop them.

The surging force that spread out in all directions was extremely sharp, leaving marks of varying depths on the walls and the ground.

Amidst the raging winds, with the two at the eye of the storm, flowers, trees, gravel, and dust swirled everywhere. "Ah!"

Just as the two were locked in fierce combat, a shrill scream rang out. Upon hearing it, Granny Qi's expression changed drastically; it was Chu Xiaoxiao's voice.

The sound startled Granny Qi, and the leader of the men in black instantly seized the opportunity. He suddenly struck out with a palm, the wind from which created layers of sound waves, directly hitting Granny Qi's body.

puff!
Granny Qi staggered back several steps, her old face wrinkled and contorted, and with a gulp, she spat out a mouthful of blood, her momentum gradually waning.

Tatata!
Footsteps approached, and a man in black emerged from the alleyway, carrying the two sisters, Chu Xiaoxiao and Chu Yingying, in one arm. Upon seeing Granny Qi, he sneered, threw the two corpses to the ground, and said, "I've already killed them!"

"You deserve to die!" Upon hearing this, Granny Qi's eyes suddenly sharpened, and the anger in her eyes seemed about to overflow. With a flash, she no longer cared about her injuries and shot out like a sharp arrow.

Upon seeing this, the leader of the men in black immediately cried out in alarm, "Watch out!"

However, in her rage, Granny Qi's speed was so fast that it was difficult to see with the naked eye. Before the man in black could react, Granny Qi rushed in front of him and struck out with a palm full of killing intent with lightning speed.

Bang!
puff!
The palm strike of a Bone Forging expert was terrifying. This man in black couldn't withstand it at all and was sent flying more than ten meters away. After spitting out a mouthful of blood, he fainted without even having a chance to resist.

"Kill her!"

Upon seeing this, the leader of the men in black frowned and, without further hesitation, rushed out, intending to keep Granny Qi here.

"Go away!"

However, Granny Qi had no intention of continuing the standoff with the group. Instead, she grabbed the corpses of Chu Xiaoxiao and her sister and fled in a flash.

However, she underestimated the speed of the leader of the men in black. He stomped his foot hard, the ground cracked open, and his speed suddenly increased to an astonishing level. Then, he reached out and grabbed Chu Xiaoxiao's ankle as easily as taking something out of a bag.

In a moment of desperation, Granny Qi tried to snatch back Chu Xiaoxiao's body, but then she noticed that two other martial artists were rushing towards her. She gritted her teeth, released Chu Xiaoxiao's body, and struck out with a palm at the leader of the men in black.

Caught off guard, the leader of the men in black raised his palm and collided violently with it. A tremendous force struck Granny Qi's arm, causing him to stagger back several steps, his blood and qi churning.

"Chase!"

Seeing Granny Qi flee with Chu Yingying's corpse, the enraged leader of the men in black roared and gave chase. The two men in black beside him exchanged a glance and followed.

"They're from the Xuan Shui Gang!"

Su Chen emerged from the shadows and approached the unconscious man. He noticed the distinctive clothing of the Xuan Shui Gang, his gaze sharpening slightly. After searching the man's body for a while, he stood up and went to Chu Xiaoxiao's corpse.

Staring at Chu Xiaoxiao's corpse, his eyes remained unmoved. He bent down and began to search her body, but just as he was halfway through, he suddenly exclaimed in shock: "She's not dead!"

Seemingly disbelieving, Su Chen grabbed the other person's wrist to take their pulse. The pulse was as still as a dead person's, but there was indeed a faint heartbeat in the chest, only it was very slow, so slow that it was no different from that of a dead person.

Moreover, Chu Xiaoxiao's body was ice cold at this moment. If Su Chen hadn't touched her carefully, he might have actually discovered that she was still alive.

"who?"

Just as Su Chen was pondering whether to kill or keep Chu Xiaoxiao, a series of hurried footsteps came from not far away. A group of Xuan Shui Gang disciples rushed over, and the middle-aged man in the lead saw Su Chen and leaped out from the ground.

Su Chen quickly made a decision, grabbed Chu Xiaoxiao's body and was about to leave, but at that moment, the figure behind him suddenly accelerated and turned into a streak of light to attack.

Sensing the sharp aura coming from behind, Su Chen turned around abruptly and struck out with a palm.

As the palm struck, the surrounding air was instantly displaced, and a muffled whistling sound spread out.

boom!
The sound of clashing swords and galloping horses seemed to resound as their palms touched.

A tremendous shockwave swept over the two of them, forcing them both back several steps.

Taking advantage of the situation, Su Chen carried Chu Xiaoxiao's body away and disappeared from the middle-aged man's sight.

"Master, he's still alive."

Just then, a subordinate's voice rang out, making the middle-aged man breathe a sigh of relief. He waved his hand and said, "Take him back."

……

Cai Mansion.

Flames soared into the sky, and slaughter ensued.

The black-clad men, Cai family guards, members of the Six Harmonies Gang, and servants of the Chu family appeared to be a chaotic battle between four martial artists, but in reality, it was a three-on-one fight.

Faced with a large number of men in black, the three forces working together were somewhat overwhelmed; each of these men in black was incredibly powerful.

If their target hadn't been the Chu family's servants, the casualties among the Six Harmonies Gang members and the Cai family's guards would likely have been far greater.

"go!"

One of the men in black who was fighting Cai Liuhe suddenly heard the sound of a signal flare going off. He slammed Cai Liuhe back with a palm strike and then shouted loudly to the other men in black.

As he landed, the remaining men in black all stopped and left in an orderly fashion. In less than half a day, all the men in black in the Cai residence had retreated.

Seeing this, the man in black did not linger. He gave Cai Liuhe a deep look, a mocking smile appearing on his face. Then, he leaped away and disappeared in an instant.

"Dad, are you alright?" Cai Xiaoyue came to Cai Liuhe and was shocked to see him injured.

Cai Liuhe shook his head: "I'm fine, go check on Chu Xiaoxiao and the others."

A short while later, Cai Xiaoyue walked over, her face pale: "Dad, Chu Xiaoxiao and Chu Yingying are gone!"

"Find them! Send people to find them immediately!" Cai Liuhe roared, his face flushed.

the other side.

Granny Qi carried Chu Yingying's body, hiding here and there, and finally shook off the three men in black who were chasing her. But she did not dare to be careless at all. Instead, she concealed herself and found a dilapidated house to hide temporarily.

After setting Chu Yingying down, Granny Qi coughed lightly and spat out a mouthful of blood. After the long journey, her face had turned deathly pale, devoid of any color.

Looking at Chu Yingying's corpse, her expression changed inscrutable as she treated her wounds while pondering the identity of the person who had attacked her.

"These men in black seem to have ill intentions and have been planning this all along. The technique the man I fought used looks a lot like the Xuan Shui Sect's. Could it be that the Xuan Shui Sect was behind this?"

The thought suddenly popped into her mind, and Granny Qi's brows almost furrowed together, but she quickly shook her head, feeling that something was amiss and that she couldn't jump to conclusions so easily.

"Our main purpose in coming to Qinzhou this time is to form a marriage alliance with the Hong family. Even if the Hong family is unwilling, they have no reason to attack the Chu family unless they want to start a war with the Chu family."

"If that's the case, then which force was behind it? Could it be that the Six Harmonies Gang orchestrated this themselves? But what was their purpose? Or is there another force trying to frame the Six Harmonies Gang?"

With no clues whatsoever, Granny Qi was completely in the dark and unable to deduce the murderer based on the information available. However, the Xuan Shui Sect, the Liu He Gang, and the Wang Sheng Sect were all suspects.

"Hmph, no matter who it is, this matter will not be left like this!" Granny Qi snorted coldly. Two direct descendants of the Chu family died tragically in Dafeng City. The Hong family must give an explanation for this matter no matter what.

However, she would never contact the Hong family until the murderer was found.

Rather than exposing themselves, they would rather lie low in the shadows, waiting for their family's rescue while investigating the truth of the matter.

This dilapidated house is a temporary hiding place. Granny Qi hid Chu Yingying's body, found paper and pen, briefly described the events, and then summoned a carrier pigeon to deliver the message.

After doing all this, Granny Qi looked out the window, pondering the direction of her investigation:
"It all started because of Ding Peng. If it weren't for him, Chu Xiaoxiao and Chu Yingying wouldn't have gone out tonight, and we wouldn't be in this situation."

"Regardless of whether this person is with the group of men in black, he is a suspect. If I want to investigate the mastermind behind the murder, I can use him as a breakthrough."

"In that case, let's start the investigation with this person. Once we find that he is connected to the man in black, I will grind him to dust and tear him to pieces!"

A strong killing intent flashed in her eyes. Granny Qi felt a chill in her heart. The more she recalled the details, the more strange she felt, and the more she realized that it was related to Su Chen.

It was as if someone deliberately used Su Chen as bait to lure the Chu Xiaoxiao sisters, and then ambushed and killed them on their way back!

However, there are still many doubts that need to be investigated and resolved by Granny Qi herself. But no matter what, she has no intention of letting Su Chen go.

Thinking this, Granny Qi got up and, taking advantage of the fact that it was still dark, went to Su Chen's residence, destroyed his traps, and barged in.

His cheeks were covered in frost, exuding a chilling aura.

(End of this chapter)