Oh no! I, the weakling, have become the villain!

Xu Yao had already appeared behind him, so how could he continue fighting with Xu Yao?

It was simply too late.

Just as Hu Laosan was thinking about this, Xu Yao's sword had already mercilessly pierced into Hu Laosan's heart.

With a soft, crisp sound, it was both clear and jarring.

Hu Laosan stared in utter astonishment at the wound on his chest, hardly believing his eyes.

"I've been infected. Am I going to die?"

"Otherwise, what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Laosan trembled as he tried to pull the sword that Xu Yao had plunged into his heart, but he couldn't do it at all; instead, he only managed to cut his hand.

At that moment, the terrified Hu Laosan begged Xu Yao.

"I'm sorry, I was wrong, please, don't do this, I don't want to die! Just let me go."

I'll do anything for you. I've saved up a lot of money, and I'll give it all to you. Please, just don't kill me!

Hearing this, Xu Yao found it amusing.

"If only you had known this would happen, you would have brought this upon yourself. If you hadn't rushed at me, I wouldn't have taken your life."

Now that I've ripped a hole in your heart, how can you possibly survive? Stop sitting there dreaming, just die already, I'll help you find peace."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Yao twisted his longsword and instantly shattered Hu Laosan's heart.

With a mournful cry, Hu Laosan's eyes lost their luster. He collapsed to the ground with a thud, no longer showing any signs of life, with only blood continuously gushing from his wounds.

Upon seeing that scene, the boss's eyes were filled with fear. He looked at Xu Yao in horror, never expecting that Xu Yao would actually dare to kill someone.

"What...what have you done in front of me?"

"What are you doing? Don't you have eyes?"

As he spoke, Xu Yao pointed his longsword at his boss's brow.

"This is your savior. Look at him, he's just like a funny clown, he can't do anything, and he died here."

You've seen what happened to him, so now you should honestly tell me what you know, right?

You'd better think this through. If you're unwilling to tell me, then I'll torture you until you do. Whether you're willing to endure that torture is up to you.

Upon hearing this, the boss trembled even more violently. He couldn't help but swallow hard, and for a moment he felt dizzy.

This is no longer a matter of what he said or what I said. The problem is, did he have a choice? What can be done now that things have come to this point?

The boss finally obediently revealed what he knew to Xu Yao.

It is said that a woman from the Lin family was recently buried in that cemetery.

Ever since that woman from the Lin family was buried there, strange noises have been frequently occurring at the cemetery, and no one knows why.

Everyone says it was that woman from the Lin family who did it.

As for the relationship between the Lin family and this woman, it is said that the Lin family married her because they coveted something about her.

The woman handed her belongings to the man, and then this unfaithful man killed her.

Upon hearing this story, Xu Yao frowned slightly, as he didn't glean any useful answers from it.

"Is that all you know?"

The boss was so frightened that he nodded repeatedly.

"That's really all I know. I'm not lying to you. I wouldn't dare hide anything from you anymore."

Xu Yao glanced at the boss with annoyance.

"It seems you've misunderstood something? What I mean is, with just this little bit of information, you're telling me you want so many gold coins? I think you're just someone who'd dare to rip off anyone."

Do you think I'm extravagant and have a lot of money? I'm just too lazy to argue with you.

The boss trembled upon hearing this.

"I'm sorry, I know I was wrong, I was really wrong, please forgive me, I will never do it again next time."

I promise I will be a better person from now on and will never do anything like this again. As compensation, I am willing to hand over this tavern to you.

"After this incident, all the profits from this tavern will be yours. I don't want anything else, I just want my life! Please!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yao snorted coldly.

"Well, I'm really sorry, but I don't care about your money. I just want your life. I really can't think of any other reason not to kill you, after all, you're such a scumbag!"

Before the boss could say anything more, Xu Yao's sword fell without hesitation.

With a soft "plop," blood splattered. The boss immediately collapsed into a pool of blood, never to make a sound again.

Xu Yao glanced at the surrounding scenery and snorted coldly.

He decided to abandon everything here and immediately set the tavern on fire, because of the spilled wine.

The flames, amplified by the alcohol, quickly blazed up and soon engulfed the entire tavern in flames.

Once the fire is extinguished, this place will be completely gone, leaving only a scene of swords being drawn. Xu Yao, who walked out of the tavern, did not look back once more and left directly from here.

It was already dark, so Xu Yao headed towards the cemetery, since things usually happen at night in places like cemeteries.

Thinking that he might encounter something interesting if he went now, Xu Yao immediately headed to the cemetery.

Upon arriving here, all I saw was desolation, with graves and fluttering funeral banners everywhere.

Strange noises occasionally emanated from the surroundings, and it was unclear what they were coming from, but Xu Yao didn't care. He walked straight toward the exact location of the Lin family woman.

Just then, Xu Yao's ears twitched a few times, and he clearly heard something approaching.

Suddenly, several white figures appeared in his field of vision.

Upon seeing these creatures, Xu Yao frowned slightly. They made strange noises and then pounced on the dormitory. Seeing this, Xu Yao jumped up and dodged their attack.

Now, upon closer inspection, Xu Yao could see clearly that these things were actually four rabbits.

Although it's a rabbit, it's also a mutated magical beast.

Judging from what I sensed, these four mutated rabbits were around the third level of the Qi Refining stage. No wonder no one dared to be here recently; after all, if you were targeted by these things, you would likely die.