Decaying World

Chapter 102 102 Peaceful II

Click! At that moment, Liu Xiao opened the door and walked out. She left behind the words, "She couldn't find her way, I'll come get her," and ran off.

Helpless, Lin Hui could only sit quietly and wait, and simply closed his eyes to circulate his internal energy for cultivation.

But as time passed, they waited and waited, but not only did the person not come, Liu Xiao also disappeared.

Lin Hui waited for about ten more minutes, but still no one came. Speechless, he stood up, went to the window and looked down to see where Liu Xiao had gone. Why was he taking so long to pick someone up?

Isn't this just deliberately trying to mess with people during the Chinese New Year?

Walking to the window, Lin Hui looked down at the street below.

Liu Xiao did see it; it was standing in front of a dessert shop at a street corner some distance away.

There was a girl standing in front of her, but the girl had her head down, looked guilty, and her hands were tightly clasped together with a slender and refined man.

Liu Xiao's expression was very unpleasant; her pretty face was icy cold, her lips were tightly clenched, and one hand was slightly raised as if she wanted to hit someone.

But he never laid a hand on the girl.

Seemingly noticing Lin Hui's gaze from a hundred meters away, Liu Xiao turned around, glanced at him, and waved her hand impatiently.

"Don't wait anymore, their childhood sweetheart came along. It's over!"

From a great distance, a voice transmission entered Lin Hui's ears.

Lin Hui was speechless again. He saw the girl and her boyfriend looking determined from afar, and he suddenly felt like a third party who had broken up a good couple. Fortunately, Liu Xiao did not try to abduct them.

Suddenly, he realized what the name Yan Wanqiu actually meant.

Some time ago, a gifted genius emerged from a nearby town. He later joined the Chen family's main branch and seems to be doing quite well. He even returned to his childhood sweetheart, showing his loyalty and affection.

Lin Hui waved to his older sister, then left the window and prepared to leave the private room. Suddenly, his peripheral vision swept across the street and he saw a somewhat familiar figure.

The other person also noticed their gaze and turned to look in their direction.

She was a slender woman with long, slightly blond hair, wearing a dark brown hunting outfit, with a beautiful face and charming demeanor.

'Is it her?' Lin Hui narrowed his eyes, recalling the other person's name.

Meng Xiao.

One of the friends that his cousin Lin Hongzhen introduced him to when she first tried to help him build connections.

Unexpectedly, of the three friends—Xiaoqin, Fei Wenyi, and Meng Xiao—only Meng Xiao showed no respect that night.

After the unpleasant ending that night, Sister Tian had an accident the next day.

'Come to think of it, Meng Xiao might have been involved in my cousin's affair. We couldn't find her before, but now it's all just a coincidence.'

Although Lin Hongzhen was supposedly implicated by Lin Hongyu, he still hasn't found out who exactly did it.

He still lacks connections within the inner city. As for the Liu family, he plans to wait until he's more familiar with them before asking them about it.

But I never expected to run into it directly.

He recognized the other person, but Meng Xiao did not recognize Lin Hui.

The reason is that the current Lin Hui is quite different from the person he was that night.

Back then, his physique was far less well-proportioned and strong than it is now. His presence was also far less imposing.

'Let's settle everything today.'

Lin Hui placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, walked out of the private room, and disappeared like the wind in the next moment.

The waiters nearby quickly retreated and kept their distance, afraid that if they blocked the way, they would be slapped to death.

This kind of thing has happened before.

Going downstairs, Lin Hui followed Meng Xiao at a distance. He didn't immediately attack; if he did, he worried the trail would end with her, making it difficult to follow the clues further.

Seeing that Meng Xiao seemed to have a purpose and was walking quickly along the street, he followed behind her.

After walking half a street, Meng Xiao quickened her pace and entered a private club.

A sign hangs outside the guild hall: Mingyanju.

These types of private clubs are generally by invitation only; they will not accept guests who are not regular customers.

Lin Hui looked at the hall and was at a loss for words.

After hesitating for a second, he flashed across the gate and entered the inner courtyard of the clubhouse.

Because of the speed, the guard at the gate didn't notice at all; he just felt a gust of wind and couldn't see anything else.

Upon entering the courtyard, one sees rows of white stone pillars of varying heights, their purpose unclear. Each pillar is about the thickness of a thigh, ranging from a little over a meter to over three meters in height, their shapes and sizes quite uneven.

As Lin Hui walked further in, he could faintly hear voices.

“The operation still has to be canceled. You were too reckless this time. The disciples of the Rain Palace’s Spirit Birth Hall are not so easy to deal with. This time you alerted them and have already affected the sect’s plans here. If you hadn’t run away quickly enough, this branch hall would not have been able to survive.” It was a deep, middle-aged male voice.

"I'm just a little unwilling. Now that Xingdao has been affected by the battle and suffered many casualties, a large number of experts have flocked here. With so many mixed together, this is the perfect cover. Isn't this the perfect opportunity for our sect to make a move?" another female voice whispered.

"How do you think Xingdao was robbed? The aftershocks of those two mist people's fight destroyed a third of Xingdao's outer city, causing hundreds of thousands of deaths and injuries. But that's not the most troublesome part. The real problem is that the inner city's blockade was breached, and the mist entered the inner city, which is why so many Xingdao experts were forced to flee," the man said calmly.

"However, this is only the outer perimeter. The core of Xingdao, the Mist People and the Pureblood Nobles, are still there. As long as they are safe, everything can be restored to normal very quickly."

"So, the so-called chaos is only on the periphery?" the woman asked.

“That’s right. In the eyes of the higher-ups, everything remains stable. Although Xingdao Inner City is smaller than this place, it still has a large population both above and below the Moon Tower. These are the foundation of the pure-blooded nobles,” the man replied.

Lin Hui was listening intently. He never expected that his casual act of following Meng Xiao would lead him to overhear such crucial information.

Although it's unclear whether this information is true or false, judging from their conversation, there seems to be no need for deception.

But upon hearing this, he suddenly realized that the sound had stopped.

"Friends outside, eavesdropping isn't a good habit," a man's voice drifted from inside. Lin Hui immediately realized he'd been discovered.

He walked in through the gate without any hesitation.

Inside the hall, the first thing you see is a giant water vat that is over four meters high and seven or eight meters long.

Inside the water tank, in the clear water, there were aquatic plants, colorful fish, and a green-haired man wearing a bright silver robe.

The man stood in the water, his face marked with tiny pores from which tiny bubbles occasionally escaped.

At this moment, the man's gaze was fixed on Lin Hui, his expression indifferent.

Standing beside him, separated by a glass tank, was Meng Xiao.

Meng Xiao looked quite surprised. She opened her mouth to say something, but the man raised his hand to stop her.

"He's not a summoner, just a martial artist, yet he dares to enter and show himself so openly. That's quite bold."

"Meng Xiao, did you injure my cousin Lin Hongzhen?" Lin Hui knew this person's identity was mysterious, and too lazy to waste words to avoid causing any trouble, so he asked directly.

"Lin Hongzhen?" Meng Xiao was taken aback, as if she remembered something. "Are you Lin Hongzhen's cousin?"

“It’s me. I’ll answer your question, and you should answer mine,” Lin Hui said earnestly.

"I didn't do it, but I was definitely involved," Meng Xiao laughed.

"Alright then." Lin Hui drew his sword and tossed it aside. "Who made the move?"

"What? You want to chop me up?" Meng Xiao's smile widened. "It was Chen Zhaolian, the head of the Chen family, who did it. If you're so capable, go and chop her up too."

"I will check." Lin Hui glanced at the middle-aged man in the water tank and saw that the man was just smiling with his hands behind his back, without any intention of interrupting.

laugh!
The next instant, he vanished, and a sword struck Meng Xiao's neck.

clang!
A streak of sparks ignited from Meng Xiao's neck, and before she could react, a second spark lit up from the other side of her neck.

one second.

With a sudden "poof," Meng Xiao's smile froze, her head flew straight up, crashed into the wall, and splattered a large patch of bright red blood.

"You!?" The man in the water tank finally changed color. He never expected that a mere martial artist could kill Meng Xiao, a summoner, with a single sword strike!

"You're asking for it!!" the man roared, smashing the glass with his fist and lunging at Lin Hui, his body spraying water everywhere.

But the next second, golden sparks burst forth all over his body.

His fist missed its mark, failing to even touch the hem of Lin Hui's clothes.

Feeling a faint pain emanating from his body, the man's expression changed. He quickly retreated, smashing his back against the wall to reach the open courtyard.

"Misunderstanding!" he hurriedly shouted, "Friend, you have a grudge against Meng Xiao, don't you? I just acted out of anger. I'm not acquainted with Meng Xiao. I am Yuan San, the head of the Wanhua Sect. If you kill me, you will surely attract the pursuit of the Wanhua Sect! Please don't!"

puff!
A sword blade slashed across his neck, rupturing his trachea and blood vessels, spilling a large amount of blood onto the ground.

The man covered his neck in disbelief, stood there dumbfounded, opened his mouth as if to say something, but couldn't utter a word.

He fell backward to the ground with a thud, his body convulsing, and soon he stopped breathing.

"There's also Chen Zhaolian. We'll find out about her first before dealing with her." Lin Hui said calmly as he stepped forward and began skillfully examining the corpse.

For him now, the surrounding towns are his territory. No matter who he is, anyone who comes to this area will inevitably encounter the businesses or subordinate forces of Qingfeng Temple.

In the outer city, as long as you clean up your hands after killing someone, it's perfectly normal for a few more people to die in this area where people die every day.

Unfortunately, both of them were penniless, with only a few thousand silver notes and some unsellable ornaments on them.

"Meng Xiao, Yuan Xiangtou, what happened?"

At this moment, someone else came out of the hall; it was a tall, young man in a black robe.

puff!
With a flash of the sword, the man's head fell to the ground, blood splattering everywhere.

Lin Hui remained calm as he followed the path the other person had taken deeper into the clubhouse.

"Husband, what happened? Is it a sparring match between brothers within the sect?" A pale-faced middle-aged woman followed her out from the innermost corridor.

But before she could see what was happening outside, a flash of silver light appeared in her eyes, and the next moment, a sword appeared between her brows, and she instantly lost consciousness.

puff.

The body fell to the ground.

Lin Hui stepped over the corpse and continued walking inside.

He killed anyone he saw, leaving behind more than ten corpses along the way, before reaching the courtyard at the very back of the guild hall.

Liu Xiao was standing in the courtyard waiting for him.

"Are you done killing them?"

She had clearly noticed the commotion earlier.

"Yes, everyone who saw my face is dead." Lin Hui nodded. Those who are here are basically all cut from the same cloth. Since we've already started, we must finish this decisively.

“Okay, burn it down.” Liu Xiao pointed to the wall of the clubhouse.

Behind her, several strong women in white veils rushed in and skillfully began setting fires everywhere.

Liu Xiao and Lin Hui stood in the backyard, watching them perform their actions.

"Yan Wanqiu is perfect for you. I can't find anyone better, so I plan to kill her childhood sweetheart to create an opportunity for you."

"!!!?" Lin Hui was stunned, then his expression showed that he didn't know what to say.

(End of this chapter)