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Chapter 73 You can die
Near the top of Black Wind Mountain, there is a dense patch of Jingfeng Bamboo.

As usual, Nie Yixiong was wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat, leisurely sitting by the mountain stream fishing.

The bamboo basket next to it was still empty, without a single fish.

At this moment, a young man ran out of the bamboo forest behind him.

The young man came behind Nie Yixiong, put his hands together, bowed his head and said: "Boss, a cultivator from Xinyuefang City has come down the mountain.

"That person claimed that he had personally witnessed the murderer who killed the second in command."

"Oh?" Nie Yixiong's eyes slightly opened, "Did that person say who killed the second in command?"

"I haven't said it yet. I will follow the orders of the boss and have the man report to you in person after seeing you."

"Very good, bring him up."

"As ordered!"

The young man took a few steps back, then turned around and ran down the mountain.

Nie Yixiong looked at the float on the water and sighed softly.

“Is the murderer finally going to show up?

"I don't know who killed my stupid brother..."

He had previously instructed his subordinates that if anyone came to identify the murderer, they must be brought before him and told to him in person.

This is to leave yourself some room for relaxation.

If the murderer was just a minor monk with no identity or background, then he would be killed directly.

If the murderer's identity and background are someone that even Nie Yixiong cannot afford to offend, then he will have to carefully weigh the pros and cons.

His brother was dead after all.

To provoke someone you cannot afford to offend for the sake of a dead person is tantamount to seeking death.

So Nie Yixiong hopes that he will be the first person to know the murderer.

Otherwise, if the murderer was someone he couldn't afford to offend and his subordinates found out about it.

So, will he take revenge or not?

If you report it, you may be killed.

If he doesn't report it, he will lose his prestige as the boss in front of the many robbery cultivators in Black Wind Mountain.

To be able to rise to the position of the leader of the Black Wind Mountain, Nie Yixiong relied on more than just his ninth level of Qi Refining Stage.

Nie Yixiong didn't wait too long.

Soon, his men brought Miao Dinghai here.

"Boss, the person has been brought here."

"Very well, you go down first."

"As ordered!"

After the robber cultivators who brought Miao Dinghai to the mountain retreated, only Nie Yixiong and Miao Dinghai were left by the stream.

Although Nie Yixiong did not show any imposing manner, he seemed to be just an ordinary angler.

But Miao Dinghai was still so nervous that he didn't dare to breathe deeply, and his legs couldn't stop shaking.

After all, he was just an ordinary cultivator at the fourth level of the Qi Refining Stage. It was impossible for him not to be nervous when facing a notorious cultivator whose cultivation level was as high as the ninth level of the Qi Refining Stage.

It's great to have the courage to come here.

If Black Wind Mountain had not never broken its promise on the bounty order, he would not have dared to come to claim the prize even if Black Wind Mountain offered a reward of 5,000 spirit stones.

After calming down his nervous mood, Miao Dinghai said tremblingly: "Hello, Boss. I am Miao Dinghai, a casual cultivator from Xinyuefang City."

"Well, tell me, who killed my brother..."

Nie Yixiong was still sitting on the boulder, maintaining his fishing posture, staring at the water with calm eyes.

Facing such a person, Miao Dinghai did not dare to be careless and immediately said, "It's Song Jie."

"Song Jie?" Nie Yixiong frowned slightly, thinking that the name sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere. A name that he could remember was probably not an unknown person.

"That's Song Jie, the Alchemist Song, who won first place in the Popularity Pill Competition."

It was him!

Nie Yixiong's eyes revealed a hint of realization, and he said thoughtfully: "Are you sure? You should know the consequences of deceiving me!"

“I am sure…” Miao Dinghai immediately lowered his head, bent his back even lower, and said, “I saw this with my own eyes, and I would never dare to deceive the boss.

"Song Jie is a famous person in Xinyuefang Market recently. I am confident that I will not mistake him for someone else."

Nie Yixiong sneered, "From what I know, Song Jie is only at the third level of the Qi Refining Stage.

“No matter how useless my brother is, he has the cultivation base of the fifth level of Qi Refining Stage.

"Then how could Song Jie possibly be a match for my brother?

"Do you think I will believe what you say?"

As he spoke, Nie Yixiong suddenly exuded a murderous intent. He put down the fishing rod in his hand and slowly stood up.

Then he turned around, stood on the boulder, and looked down at Miao Dinghai.

Feeling the powerful aura coming from Nie Yixiong, Miao Dinghai's legs softened and he fell to his knees on the ground.

His intuition told him that if his next answer failed to satisfy Nie Yixiong, he would most likely die here.

He immediately leaned forward and lay on the ground, and said quickly: "I am willing to swear to the heavens that I have never deceived the boss."

Nie Yixiong narrowed his eyes slightly, not knowing what he was thinking. He stared at Miao Dinghai for a long time before he said in a cold voice:
"Then tell me how Song Jie killed my brother."

"So so, so so..."

Immediately, Miao Dinghai told everything he had seen that day, without any exaggeration.

After patiently listening to Miao Dinghai's description of the fight that day, Nie Yixiong slowly closed his eyes, as if thinking about something.

Seeing that Nie Yixiong did not respond for a long time, Miao Dinghai carefully turned his head and glanced upwards out of the corner of his eye.

Then he quickly lowered his head, staring at the ground, not daring to breathe.

After a while, Nie Yixiong opened his eyes again and looked at Miao Dinghai who was still lying on the ground.

"You mean, Song Jie hid something from the beginning.

“At the critical moment, the power of the spell suddenly became much stronger, and my physical skills also improved qualitatively.

"That's how I killed my brother...

"During the entire fight, Song Jie didn't take any pills?"

"Yes, I have never seen Song Jie take the pill."

Although he didn't know why Nie Yixiong asked this question, Miao Dinghai still answered him honestly without daring to lie at all.

"Very good, the information you provided is very useful to me.

"Now that you have said everything you need to say.

"Then you can die..."

As he spoke, Nie Yixiong put his fingers together to form a sword, pointed it at Miao Dinghai's neck, and gently slashed it.

I saw a sharp sword light flash by.

A blood line appeared on Miao Dinghai's neck, and a trickle of bright red blood slowly flowed out from the blood line.

Immediately afterwards, Miao Dinghai's head, which had lost its connection point, was completely separated from his body, fell to the ground and rolled half a circle.

His face was facing upwards, his eyes were wide open, staring straight at Nie Yixiong who was standing on the boulder with an indifferent expression.

Miao Dinghai's gradually dimming eyes were filled with deep confusion.

He couldn't understand why Nie Yixiong wanted to kill him when he was just here to identify the murderer.

(End of this chapter)