Chapter Forty-Four: Assassination of Jin Xiuyuan

  After Jin Xiuyi finished speaking, four followers immediately rushed towards Zhou Heng and his five men, each with a fierce and fearless appearance.

  It's not that they're not afraid of death, but rather that within the Fengyu City, no one dares to confront them head-on. Even a 12th-layer cultivator would cower like a dog in front of Jin Shao, let alone a few mere 9th-layer cultivators.

  Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

  Yu Zhenyan kicked out with his four legs, sending the four followers flying out one by one. Then he shook his leg and said, "If you want us to leave horizontally, even if Jin Tengyi came, he wouldn't dare say such a thing!"

  Jin Xiuyi was taken aback, Jin Tengyi was actually his father, the master of Baiyugou, an unparalleled powerhouse in the Three Realms of Jiling!

  He actually dared to call his father by name and was also rude!

  "Just for this remark alone, all five of you will not be able to escape a tragic end today!" Jin Xiuyi said with a gloomy face.

  "Zhou Heng, since you have a personal grudge against this guy, I'll let you handle him!" Zhu Zhihe patted Zhou Heng's shoulder with a very modest expression.

  If it were someone else, this might be intentionally directing trouble to Zhou Heng's head. However, Zhu Zhihe and the four of them are absolutely not that kind of person. Letting Jin Xiuying take care of Zhou Heng seems like Zhu Zhihe and the four of them gave Zhou Heng some face.

  Zhou Heng turned his head towards Zhu Zhihe and smiled: "It's okay if you kill him?"

  Zhu Zhi and Wei Wei were taken aback, not expecting Zhou Heng to exude a murderous aura amidst his laughter. But he wasn't an ordinary person either. He immediately flashed a smile and said, "Don't worry, I'll hold up the sky for you if it falls!"

  "What a big tone!" Jin Xiuying listened to the two singing and harmonizing, actually treating himself as nothing, and couldn't help but burst into great anger.

  Zhou Heng nodded and suddenly sprang forward, already heading towards Jin Xiuyuan.

  "Looking for death!" Jin Xiuyi was furious, this little one who hadn't even reached the Bone Refining Realm dared to attack him, he must have eaten a bear's heart and a leopard's gall!

  Boom!

  Zhou Heng's fist directly blasted onto Jin Xiuying's chest, rendering his defense useless. Under the impact of the force, Jin Xiuying's face suddenly changed color, and he spat out a mouthful of blood with a "wow" sound, his eyes filled with incredulity.

  Refine, refine the body into nine layers!

  Zhou Heng grabbed Jin Xiuying's neck and said, "I ask, you answer!"

  "Fart, fart quickly, otherwise I'll kill your whole family!" Jin Xiuyi, however, did not have the self-awareness of being a captive. While struggling, he turned to threaten Zhou Heng instead.

  "Ah——" Zhou Heng's right hand tightened into a fist, and Jin Xiuming immediately began to flail his limbs wildly. His face quickly turned bright red, looking extremely unattractive.

  "I ask, you answer, don't say anything irrelevant, or I'll twist your head off!" Zhou Heng said very calmly, but his calm words were filled with a chilling intent. "Understood?"

  "Ah, I understand now!" Jin Xiuyi suddenly felt a surge of fear rising from the bottom of his heart, and his courage was instantly drained.

  "How many people in Baiyugou can perform the Red Flame Heart Palm?" Zhou Heng smiled at Jin Xiuying, but this smile looked more ferocious than any other expression to Jin Xiuying.

  "Only two, my father and my elder brother!" Jin Xiuyang stuttered.

  Only two people! Zhou Hengyuan originally thought there would be many, but thinking about it is also understandable. This is like the Fei Pu Jian Fa, a top-notch martial skill that only a limited number of important figures can cultivate.

  So was it Jin Xiuming's father or brother who injured Zhou Dinghai?

  It's unlikely to be old, as being a master of a valley is unlikely to leave easily, but the small ones are different, there are not so many restrictions.

  "What's your brother's name?" Zhou Heng's eyes flashed with anger, thinking of Zhou Dinghai's lingering appearance on his sickbed, a fierce killing intent rose in his heart.

  "Brother Jin, Brother Jin Xiu Long!" Jin Xiu Ming suddenly gained courage, "My elder brother is a first-rate master at the peak of the Spiritual Gathering Realm, and may break through to the second-rate Spiritual Gathering Realm at any time. You dare to be rude to me? Wait until my brother arrives, none of you will escape death!"

  His arrogance won't be changed just by saying it, a strong man in the realm of gathering spirits is enough to support his confidence.

  "Did I forget what I said before? Don't say irrelevant things, or else..." Zhou Heng's voice was like a cold wind blowing out of the ice.

  "No, no——" Jin Xiuyi's entire body was trembling.

  Card!

  Zhou Heng's right hand made a swift motion, and Jin Xiuying's head immediately slumped to the side, hanging limply on his shoulder, his face still frozen in an expression of utmost terror.

  "Wow, brother, you're really ruthless! You say kill and then kill, it's so refreshing to watch!" Zhū Zhì exclaimed excitedly.

  Yu Zhen and three others also had similar expressions, repeatedly slapping the table in praise.

  Are these five people crazy?

  The girls who accompanied the wine were terrified to the extreme, this killed the young master of Bai Yugou, it's all over, everyone will die, and the anger of Bai Yugou will burn everything!

  "Come on, let's change rooms and continue drinking!" Zhū Zhì said with a big laugh.

  This time, the five of them didn't want any women to accompany them. After moving to another private room, they started drinking again.

  At this time, other guests in the wine building had already escaped after hearing the news. Even the shop assistants and others ran away, leaving only the owner of the wine building unable to escape. He stared at the room where Zhou Heng and the five were with a deep and bitter gaze.

  Before long, a loud noise was heard, and they rushed up to the wine building, obviously Bai Yugou's people had arrived.

  "Gold! Gold!" The terrified cries rang out, and they must have found Kim Soo-young's body. Then, the sound of pounding echoed, and the private room where Joo-heon and others were located not only had its door kicked open but also holes smashed in the surrounding walls, with at least dozens of people rushing in.

  "Was it you who killed Jin Shao?" a gray-robed elder asked in a chilly tone, making no attempt to conceal his aura of having cultivated his body to the twelfth level, his terrifying vital energy and blood power seeming almost tangible, enough to stun even a martial artist at the Tempering Skin stage.

  "Hey old man, watch your mouth!" Wan Liang jumped up and scolded, pointing at the other's nose.

  That old man in grey robes almost fainted, having never seen anyone so arrogant. They killed the young master of Baiyu Valley and yet still dared to be so haughty! He let out a cold snort and said, "Take them down and hand them over to the valley master for punishment!"

  These five people must die, but they can't be killed by their own hands!

  Right!

  Yu Zhenye took out a white jade token and said lazily, "You guys try to make a move!"

  "Halt!" The old man in grey robes trembled, hastily raising his hand to stop the others. He took up the token with trembling hands, examined it carefully, and a look of reverence appeared on his face. Holding the token, he walked towards Yu Zhenyan and said, "Please forgive us for being blind to your arrival, young masters!"

  Zhu Zhi waved his hand and said: "All of you get out of here, don't affect the interest of us brothers drinking!"

  "Yes! Yes!" The old man in gray clothes hastily responded, and quickly left with the crowd and Jin Xiuying's body, surprisingly changing from arrogance to humility, and thus ended.

  "We are from Heishui Temple!" Zhū Zhìhé didn't hide it from Zhou Heng anymore.

  Heishui Temple!

  Zhou Heng had heard Shen Xin Qi mention it before, and it seemed to be an existence that was one level higher than Bai Yu Gu and Jiu Ling Zong, but the specifics were not clear at all.

  Seeing the slightly bewildered expression on Zhou Heng's face, Zhu Zhi and the others were all stunned, saying: "Zhou Heng, you shouldn't even know about the Black Water Temple, right?"

  "I've heard of it!" Zhou Heng retorted.

  "Haha, you're really something else! You've only heard of the Black Water Temple? I'm starting to wonder if you crawled out from under a rock!"

  Liu Yan was fair-minded and explained the situation of Heishui Temple to Zhou Heng.

  Just as Yuanshi Town is affiliated with Fengyu City, the level above Fengyu City is the eight major cities of Hansheng Country. Heishui Temple is one of the eight major cities, Tianhang City's major power, and its jurisdiction just happens to be in charge of Fengyu City.

  For Heishui Temple, Baiyugou, Jiulingzong and Qingyunzong are all negligible, completely not on the same level - just like Jiulingzong can easily wipe out Yuanshitun.

  So Bai Yugou even if he died a young master, can only swallow his teeth and go back!

  So that's how it is, no wonder these four people are so fearless.

  Zhou Heng had an invincible heart, so he wouldn't feel any reverence for Zhū Zhì and the four people because of this. His conversation was exactly the same as before, making Zhū Zhì and the others secretly praise him in their hearts, and they looked up to Zhou Heng even more.

  "Let's change places, otherwise someone will definitely come to visit and it's annoying!"

  The five of them found a place to stay and had a lively discussion, hitting it off immediately, all feeling like they had met too late.

  The next day, Zhū Zhì and his friends dragged Zhōu Héng to see the number one beauty of Hansheng Country.

  "Zhou Heng, didn't you say you were going to buy some slimming medicine?"

  "I forgot to tell you, Miss Zixing is actually in charge of Tianbao Pavilion!"

  "In the entire Cold and Grey Nation, which pharmacy can compare with Tian Bao Pavilion?"

  "Let's go!"

  Without saying a word, the four of them pulled Zhou Heng along and quickly arrived at Tianbao Pavilion.

  No wonder the Tianbao Pavilion is making a fortune, while the Jiuling Sect and other three major forces are unwilling to intervene. This is not because they don't want to, but because they dare not. The Tianbao Pavilion's background is terrifyingly powerful, with branches in every city throughout the Hansheng country!

  Not to mention Jiuling Sect, even a sect like Heishui Temple can only be revered from afar!

  Zhū Zhì and they didn't cheat Zhōu Héng either. After entering, they first swept away the medicinal herbs needed for Xiǎo Yuè's cultivation of Míng Yù Gōng, a large pile of big and small packages. However, after paying the money, they didn't directly take them away, but instead had Tiān Bǎo Gé send someone to deliver them to their current residence.

  "May I ask, where is Miss Purple Star now?" Zhū Zhìhé suddenly asked the shopkeeper of Tiān Bǎo Gē in a refined tone.

  "My young lady is at Shin-in, are you also here for the Tea Ceremony Convention?" The shop assistant asked back.

  "Exactly!"

  "Please come in!"

  Zhou Heng followed Zhu Zhi and a few others in a daze, feeling very puzzled in his heart. This Miss Purple Star should be of high status, how can she see anyone who asks to meet her so casually?

  After making several turns, Zhou Heng and the five of them arrived at a very large courtyard. Inside, there were already many people, mostly young people in their twenties, but also some middle-aged people in their thirties and forties, with at least four or five hundred people in total.

  They either sat or stood, surrounding a purple-robed girl in the middle like stars crowding around the moon.

  Unparalleled beauty!