Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 234 The Man in the Ice

Lin Qiru was unsure...

She wasn't thinking much at the time because she was in a state of confusion.

Not wanting Zhao Zongshan's son to be found, yet unable to bring himself to kill him, he instinctively ran towards the far north, intending to bury him in the ice.

And they actually found North Iceland.

Later, Lin Qiru recalled that she was fortunate not to have killed the man, because if Lin Xiufeng were in a bad situation, this man could have been a bargaining chip to save him or make an exchange.

After all, Lin Qiru at that time had no idea how strong she was. She didn't understand the power of the Heavenly Warriors and thought that Zhao Zongshan was definitely much stronger than her.

He asked her, in a capricious and strange manner:

"Zhao Zongshan is dead, why haven't you released or killed this man yet?"

Lin Qiru answered truthfully, "I think the Tianwu Group will bring up this request in the end, and it won't be too late to release it then."

Lin Xiufeng punched the ice, shattering a piece of it.

The four of them swept away a meter-deep layer of broken ice, but still couldn't see anyone below.

Lin Xiufeng stomped on the ground, and another piece shattered.

The ice was broken and swept away so carefully, yet the pit kept getting deeper and deeper.

He kicked at the broken ice, finding it quite fun, but asked:
"If the Heavenly Martial Clan wants to rescue people, they should just tell them the location and let them dig the ice themselves! Why do we have to do it ourselves?"

Lin Xiufeng laughed and said, "Zhao Youyue is never going to stop. I've put up with her enough."

"Last time we met, she tortured me with the death by a thousand cuts!"

“I realized that there was no point in being tolerant of her anymore. I should be myself, so I made arrangements based on the principle of reciprocity.”

"So, what does this have to do with digging ice?" Renxing asked, puzzled.

Fang Yuan speculated, "The commander probably wants to plant a bomb on the deputy commander. If it works, great; if not, there's no loss anyway."

"Our Fangyuan guessed right again!"

Lin Xiufei smiled happily; sure enough, the group was acting together, just like before.

"How do you plant the bomb? Lin Xiufeng, stop just laughing! Tell me!"

"Fang Yuan, you tell me! You know I'm impatient!"

Just as Renxing was urging him on, Fangyuan suddenly said, "It looks like a person."

Several people looked closely and discovered that there was something vaguely visible in the ice below.

As it turned out, Lin Qiru's estimate was quite accurate; indeed, they dug out Zhao Zongshan's son at a depth of more than 20 meters.

Renxing looked at the person's face and smiled.

"Wow! He's practically a younger version of Zhao Zongshan! What's his name?"

"Zhao Canghai." Lin Xiufeng asked Lin Qiru and knew him.

"They really do look alike." Fang Yuan observed and examined them closely. Their facial features were identical; the only difference came from changes caused by age.

"It's so similar that I really want to punch him."

Lin Xiufeng chuckled and said again:

"What a pity, I also know he's an unlucky guy."

"I will use my Heavenly Martial Power to melt the ice. Xiaoying, if you don't want to talk, just stay silent for a while."

"Try to hold back your laughter, Renxing! Don't let it slip."

"What do you mean! It's as if I'm a troublemaker!" she retorted angrily.

Lin Qiru put her arm around the shoulder of the capricious man and said with a smile, "Let's pretend to be mute together."

"I won't, I'm going to laugh in a bit! I'll make him so angry!" she said in a willful and provocative tone.

Lin Xiufeng ignored her, knowing that she was just talking and wouldn't actually cause trouble at a crucial moment.

Lin Xiufeng unleashed his Heavenly Martial Power, instantly melting the ice that had frozen Zhao Canghai.

The Heavenly Martial Force activated at this moment was like an emergency rescue technique, so it did not harm Zhao Canghai at all, but instead had a protective effect.

The challenge of instantaneous thawing during cryopreservation is no problem at all in the face of Tianwuli.

Zhao Canghai opened his eyes and saw Lin Qiru. He instinctively shrank back, shouting, "What are you doing! What are you doing!"

"who are you!"

"My dad is a Heavenly Warrior! Don't you dare mess with me!"

As Lin Xiufeng had instructed, Lin Qiru walked away silently.

Lin Xiufeng pulled Zhao Canghai to his feet, told him he was safe and would soon return to the Tianwu Group, and then comforted him to calm down before asking:

Do I know why she arrested you?

Zhao Canghai nodded, his eyes filled with fear and unease.

"Xiaoying, please make a trip to the Northern Coastal Home and ask them to send someone to pick up Zhao Canghai."

Lin Xiufeng then turned to Zhao Canghai and said:

"Now that you know why she arrested you, please remember what I'm about to say."

"First, let me introduce myself. My name is Lin Xiufeng. That's right, I'm the reason she arrested you."

"Just as you're guessing now, I really don't need to let you go."

"In fact, I don't care whether I let you go or not."

"The reason I came in person today is to let you know the most authentic situation."

"Of course it's not for your sake, it's just to prevent Zhao Youyue from succeeding."

"To put it simply, after I came here, I always acted with Zhao Youyue, and later we even developed a romantic relationship..."

Lin Xiufeng recounted some of the events that occurred during that time.

"...That night, I learned that your father was an enemy."

“I killed your father to avenge him. That’s right, I am your father’s killer.”

Zhao Canghai suddenly roared excitedly:

"Impossible! You couldn't have killed my father! My father was a very powerful Heavenly Martial Artist, there's no way you could have killed him! You're a liar!"

Lin Xiufeng held him down, without even needing to use his full power, and Zhao Canghai was in so much pain that he couldn't scream anymore.

"I have no interest in wasting your time on unnecessary nonsense."

"We are destined to be enemies, and there is no possibility of reconciliation."

"I've said what I needed to say. It's best if we never see each other again."

"Your father's position was Zhao Youyue's next target for promotion. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. After your father died, her senior brother Qin Yong became the acting minister."

"Of course, Zhao Youyue and Qin Yong used to have a very good relationship as senior and junior brothers, but I heard they've become much more distant now."

"Looking back on everything that happened before, it all seems like a conspiracy."

"As for the truth, I won't have the chance to find out, so it's up to you."

“You can choose to completely trust Zhao Youyue and Qin Yong, after all, I am your father’s killer.”

"However, you need to know, and should wonder: why does Zhao Youyue insist that Xiaoying killed your father, and not me? She clearly witnessed it herself."

Strangely enough, Qin Yong also believed this claim.

“I don’t want Zhao Youyue’s scheme to succeed, nor do I want the revenge operation to be used by someone else. Whether you choose to investigate the truth or completely trust Zhao Youyue and Qin Yong is beyond my control.”

After Lin Xiufeng finished speaking, seeing that Lin Qiru had returned, he tossed a set of winter clothes to Zhao Canghai.

Zhao Canghai wrapped himself in thick winter clothing and wept sadly...

To avoid any accidents, Lin Xiufeng only left after seeing the people from Linhai Family arrive and take Zhao Canghai back.

Once inside the Linhai Home branch, one is safe.

This is a great achievement, and the branch staff will take good care of him.

With a stubborn, dark face, he had been holding back for so long, but finally couldn't help glaring at Lin Xiufeng and saying:

"That's too much! That's so vicious!"

Lin Xiufeng said irritably, "Let me ask you, was there a single lie in what I said to Zhao Canghai?"

(End of this chapter)