Chapter 142: Unable to Fight, But Capable of Killing

The Patriarch of the Gou family paused slightly.

Su Yizhao's thoughts raced at lightning speed!

He had personally participated in the matter regarding the Tang family in the southwestern borderlands.

Not only had he personally participated, but it was deeply connected to him!

Later, although he had slain one member of the Tang family, many other members of the Tang family still remained untraceable to this day.

What about that patriarch of the Tang family?

Su Yizhao's eyes turned grave as he stared fixedly at the Gou family patriarch.

As the helmsman of a major power, he definitely possessed much more information!

Seeing the solemnity in his eyes, the Gou family patriarch nodded inwardly and said, "Little Friend Su should have heard about the affair concerning the Tang family, shouldn't you?"

Su Yizhao nodded and said, "The reason for the Tang family's disappearance is definitely not that they were exterminated! Rather, they chose to go into hiding voluntarily!"

The Gou family patriarch asked, "What kind of force could compel them to abandon their ancestral foundation and go into hiding?"

A thought flashed through Su Yizhao's mind, and he asked, "Deep-sea demon cultivators?"

The Gou family patriarch shook his head. "We cannot be certain at present, but there should be some connection!"

Su Yizhao fell silent!

He was still being hunted across the entire ocean by the demon cultivators. If the deep-sea demon cultivators came ashore, they would definitely not spare him.

"These are just the prominent families. There are even more lesser-known families that vanished overnight without a trace. We cannot afford to lose, and we must not be careless!"

The atmosphere in the grand hall grew heavy!

"Therefore, we only have one gamble left to make!" The Gou family patriarch stared straight at Su Yizhao. "If we win, it's a win-win for both sides; if we lose, the Gou family is annihilated!"

Facing his gaze, Su Yizhao dared not make a rash promise!

If they lost, the Gou family would be annihilated!

Why would only the Gou family be annihilated?

Was it because they didn't trust him?

Or did they need a guarantee from him?

Yet, this was a promise he truly found difficult to make right now!

He genuinely lacked innate talent!

What he primarily relied upon was still the Profound Qi Creation Art!

And that technique was completely beyond his control!

At that moment, the Divine Deer's voice rang out, "Kid, just agree to him casually!"

Su Yizhao shook his head inwardly!

He was not that kind of person!

Having grown up following his eldest senior brother, Shi Feichen, he had learned a great deal.

Keeping one's promises was among the most important of them!

As a gold-badge law enforcer, once a mission was accepted, either he died, or the target perished!

There was no third possibility!

This was what it meant to keep a promise!

He cupped his fists toward the Gou family patriarch and said, "Senior, back then, Fellow Daoist Gou Yu'er looked upon me with special regard and trusted Su unreservedly. If Su possesses the ability in the future, I will certainly not allow the Gou family to decline!"

For now, this was all he could manage!

The Gou family patriarch nodded and said, "That is enough! With these words alone, should people from the Jin family arrive, my Gou family will block them. Of course, we will only intervene when the Gou family's direct presence is absolutely necessary!"

Su Yizhao said, "So it should be!"

As long as there was no overwhelming disparity in cultivation realms, there was naturally no need for the Gou family to step in. When it came to fighting, he still possessed a great deal of confidence!

"Since Senior perceived the shifting tides of the continent's situation long ago, you must have been gathering all sorts of intelligence...!"

The Gou family patriarch laughed heartily and said, "Haha, naturally. The Gou family auction houses are spread across the entire continent; business is one aspect, and gathering intelligence is the second. Little Friend, rest assured!"

Su Yizhao nodded, cupped his fists in farewell, and departed.

Accompanied by Qin Hongyi, he left the Gou family auction house.

Both of their hearts weighed heavily!

Initially, the goal had been to properly handle external entanglements!

Unexpectedly, they found themselves sinking ever deeper instead!

However, Su Yizhao felt no regret!

As a member of the cultivation world, when the tides of turmoil swept through, not a single cultivator could escape the vortex!

Since that was the case!

It was better to plan ahead and make preparations early!

"What are you thinking about?" Qin Hongyi pulled on his sleeve as their figures descended into the bustling city of Haohan.

The clamor and noise instantly rushed into their ears!

Su Yizhao's mood lightened slightly!

He looked at Qin Hongyi, a trace of gratitude welling up in his eyes!

To read someone's expression and mood as acutely as she did was truly remarkable!

Although this breathtakingly beautiful female cultivator could not fight, as a chief auctioneer, her ability to read expressions and gauge moods was genuinely formidable!

He joked, "I was thinking..."

Before he could finish, Qin Hongyi instantly jerked her arm away from his grip, uttering a soft reprimand, "What random things are you daydreaming about? Your mind is full of..."

"This fellow daoist!"

Just as their moods had relaxed a fraction, a figure abruptly blocked their path ahead!

Su Yizhao and Qin Hongyi froze in surprise!

It was a man in brocade Daoist robes with an arrogant expression on his handsome face!

They didn't recognize him!

Su Yizhao was just about to speak when he heard the cultivator declare, "I am Huang Henduo, young master of the Huang family in the Tianlong Prefecture of the Northwest..."

Seeing the cultivator's pair of triangular eyes staring intently at her, Qin Hongyi felt a surge of annoyance and immediately interrupted, "I don't know you! Let's go!"

In the past, even if Su Yizhao hadn't resorted to violence, he probably would have retorted with a few sarcastic remarks!

Huang Henduo?*
*(Note: "Huang Henduo" literally translates to "Huang Desires It Very Much" or sounds like a pun on being extremely vulgar/lustful.)*

Good grief!

What kind of name was that?

Was he afraid people wouldn't notice how ugly his triangular eyes were?

However, with the impending turmoil of the continental situation weighing heavily on his mind, he had no mood to bother with this. Thus, he allowed Qin Hongyi to pull him aside as he prepared to walk around the man.

Unexpectedly, Huang Henduo wore a confident smile and instantly shifted to block their path once more!

Su Yizhao immediately shouted, "Are you looking for trouble?"

The confident smile on Huang Henduo's face froze instantly!

What the hell!

Was there some mistake?

It was bad enough that an Eighth-Stage Void Realm peak cultivator was accompanying a Ninth-Stage Void Realm beauty, but this fellow actually dared to step forward and speak on her behalf?

Huang Henduo immediately sneered back, "Piss off, kid! I'm talking to this beauty!"

Qin Hongyi's face was as cold as frost as she scolded, "I don't know you!"

"Haha, don't we know each other now? Young, beautiful, and with a high cultivation base—this brat isn't worthy of walking by your side. Come, I am also at the Ninth-Stage Void Realm, how about you let me accompany you instead?"

Su Yizhao was left speechless!

Wasn't his reputation loud enough yet?

Scarcely half an hour ago, he had openly beaten the young master of the Jin family in the middle of the street, and now another young master from the Huang family had popped up!

Would this endless cycle never cease?

Suppressed anger rising within him, he tried to advise good-naturedly, "Fellow Daoist, you really are something else, aren't you? Can't you see she already has a companion?"

"Haha, I just happen to fancy this kind. Kid, get lost!"

Su Yizhao's patience reached its limit. With a flash of movement, he raised his hand and slapped the man across the face!

*Crack!* A crisp sound echoed, instantly drawing the attention of the surrounding cultivators on the street!

Staggered by the sudden blow, Huang Henduo nearly lost his footing!

A terrifying surge of aura erupted from his body as he whirled around, his eyes turning vicious as he snarled, "I'm going to kill you!"

Before the words fully left his mouth, his hands rapidly formed incantation seals!

Su Yizhao gave him no opportunity whatsoever, unleashing the consummation-stage Soaring Arts instantly!

Numerous afterimages abruptly lunged toward him!

A consummation-stage tier-seven spell was not something just any cultivator could withstand!

Even a Ninth-Stage Void Realm cultivator was no exception!

Earlier, Jin Bubai had been a peak Ninth-Stage Void Realm cultivator guarded by void-grade treasures, and he had still ended up in miserable defeat. How could an ordinary cultivator hope to block it?

*Slap, slap, slap...!*

A flurry of crisp slapping sounds rang out. Huang Henduo looked as though he were surrounded by a dozen people, each taking turns slapping him until his head spun in utter disorientation!

Three breaths later, more than a dozen phantom figures merged back into one!

Su Yizhao stood with his hands clasped behind his back, looking at the bloodied Huang Henduo before him.

His face was swollen to the point where his triangular eyes were completely hidden, and blood trickled from all five facial orifices!

And that was only because Su Yizhao had held back!

Otherwise, what one would be looking at right now would simply be a corpse!

Huang Henduo fumbled at his face with both hands, spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and swept his right hand across his storage ring. A stream of light instantly vanished!

A transmission talisman?

Su Yizhao felt a deep headache coming on!

If you can't beat them, you call for backup—what utter lack of martial virtue was this?

He hadn't beaten him to death precisely because he wanted to spare his life, not to give him an opportunity to summon reinforcements!

Su Yizhao grabbed Qin Hongyi, intending to fly away.

Suddenly.

Qin Hongyi shook his hand off.

Puzzled, Su Yizhao turned to look, and astonishment struck him!

Qin Hongyi's aura surged violently, her right hand forming a seal as two sharp beams of light instantly shot outward!

*Splotch! Splotch!*

Two bloody rays burst directly out from Huang Henduo's triangular eyes!

Huang Henduo collapsed backward and hit the ground!

Su Yizhao was utterly shocked. "I thought you didn't know how to fight?"

Qin Hongyi flashed a dazzling smile at him and replied, "This isn't fighting; this is killing."

Su Yizhao was speechless!

When beauties took action, their methods were truly ruthless as well!

At that moment, four or five figures streaked across the sky from a distance, arriving before them in the blink of an eye.

Staring at Huang Henduo's corpse, the five newcomers let out agonizing wails: "You... how dare you kill our young master!"

Qin Hongyi's expression shifted slightly!

Su Yizhao stepped forward, placing himself in front of her!

Suddenly!

A golden-robed cultivator materialized right in front of Su Yizhao and spoke indifferently, "What young master? Deserves to die!"

He flicked his right fingers through the void. *Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh...!*

*Puff, puff, puff...!*

The five wailing individuals perished instantly on the spot!

Su Yizhao was stunned!

The golden-robed cultivator slowly turned around, offering Su Yizhao a faint smile...