Rebellious Old Servant: From Gatekeeper to Immortal Emperor

Qin Xiao's original plan was simply to invalidate Hong Zhen's words and make him a eunuch.

Although Hong Zhen was a wicked and despicable person in Black Mountain City, he had no grudge against Qin Xiao after all.

Qin Xiao isn't some saintly figurehead, so why would he kill someone for no reason?

However, upon hearing Hong Zhen's remarks...

Qin Xiao, however, changed his mind.

He decided to kill the spoiled brat.

How could Qin Xiao be so soft-hearted as to let someone who had designs on his woman go?

Just as Qin Xiao was about to make his move, he suddenly heard a sound coming from the room again—

"By the way, Young Master Hong, do you know who this Qin Xiao is? He actually killed Wang Shijie, and I heard he also killed Su Haoxuan not long ago. Where did this ruthless guy come from? He's so powerful."

Suddenly, someone spoke up and asked.

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiao's eyes flashed, and he temporarily suppressed his urge to attack, hoping to learn some information from Hong Zhen that he had no way of knowing.

"Hehe, then you've come to the right person."

Hong Zhen chuckled smugly, then said with a hint of jealousy,

"That fellow named Qin Xiao was originally a gatekeeper for the Su family. I don't know what kind of amazing encounter he had, but in just half a month, he suddenly went from a seventy or eighty-year-old servant to a Bone Forging Realm expert!"

"What?! In just half a month, he went from an old man to a Bone Forging Realm martial artist?! How is that possible?!"

Instantly, the group of people in the room were in an uproar, their voices filled with disbelief.

"Hmph, you all think it's impossible, right? But it's really true."

Hong Zhen sneered.

"Think about it, I have the entire Hong family supporting me, and I have worked hard to cultivate for so many years, but my cultivation is still stuck at the Skin Refining Realm. Yet an old codger was able to advance to the Bone Forging Realm in such a short time. You can imagine how incredible the opportunity that old thing has is."

"Hehe, let me tell you, it's not just the Su family and the Wang family who are searching for Qin Xiao everywhere. Our Hong family is also secretly sending people to search for him. I heard that even the City Lord's Mansion, which is always mysterious, has sent people to look for Qin Xiao this time."

"Unfortunately, we don't know where that old man has hidden himself. So many forces have searched for so many days, but they haven't found a single hair of him."

As he listened, Qin Xiao's gaze turned icy, and he couldn't help but sneer:

"Alright, so you're all looking for me, huh? Then take your time looking. If you manage to find me, you'll be the ones who succeed."

They learned that the Hong family was not only after Su Qingleng, but also after Qin Xiao himself.

Now Qin Xiao had no more psychological barriers when it came to killing people.

Immediately, a murderous glint flashed in his eyes.

His blood and qi surged wildly, and boundless power erupted from within him.

No more hesitation.

kill!

The moment he made up his mind, Qin Xiao punched the wall.

A force of tens of thousands of kilograms was unleashed.

The thick wall was as brittle as paper, and Qin Xiao blasted a huge hole in it in an instant, sending bricks flying and dust billowing everywhere.

Inside Hong Zhen's room.

A group of spoiled young men were eating meat and drinking wine heartily, each with a beautiful woman in their arms.

Suddenly, a shocking change occurred in the room. Instantly, the group of beauties screamed and their faces paled.

"Who goes there!"

One of the young men, who was sitting in the seat of honor and dressed in an extremely luxurious purple robe, suddenly changed his expression and subconsciously stood up.

This person was none other than Hong Zhen.

However, before Hong Zhen could stand up straight, he saw a figure appear in front of him as if by teleportation.

"Die, you Mountain-Suppressing Palm!"

Qin Xiao roared and, without uttering a word, unleashed a palm strike, the boundless force of which aimed directly at Hong Zhen's forehead.

Since Qin Xiao was killing someone while concealing his identity, he naturally couldn't have used his Mighty Bull Demon Fist. He didn't even use his fist or sword techniques. Instead, he casually used a mid-grade palm technique called Mountain Suppressing Palm, which he had memorized from Su Qing Leng over the past few days.

That way, no one will suspect Qin Xiao.

However, with Qin Xiao's current strength, he doesn't need to take Hong Zhen seriously at all.

Before Hong Zhen could react, his eyes were filled with terror and panic.

"No--"

With a bang.

Hong Zhen's head was smashed to pieces by Qin Xiao's palm like a rotten watermelon, his brains splattering everywhere in the room.

The renowned young master of the Hong family died just like that. From the moment Qin Xiao made his move to the moment his head was smashed, the whole process took less than a second.

The whole process went frighteningly smoothly, as if Qin Xiao had killed a chicken instead of the young master of the Hong family.

However, what looks simple is actually not simple at all.

With Qin Xiao's current strength, let alone the young master of the Hong family, even that high-ranking Marrow Refining Realm expert would be in serious trouble if Qin Xiao were to assassinate him. He might even be killed by Qin Xiao if he's not careful.

It would be strange if the assassination attempt on Hong Zhen failed.

After killing the person, Qin Xiao didn't even glance at the people in the room before turning and leaving.

He knew that killing Hong Zhen would likely elicit a stronger reaction from the Hong family than the Wang family's reaction after Wang Shijie was killed.

If we don't leave now, it will be too late to leave later.

With a flash, Qin Xiao disappeared from the room.

At this moment, the group of playboys and courtesans in the room finally realized what was happening.

The headless corpse of Hong Zhen instantly turned everyone's faces deathly pale, their eyes filled with boundless terror and despair:

"Young Master Hong is dead? How could this be? How could anyone dare to assassinate Young Master Hong!"

"It's over, it's over. Young Master Hong died right in front of us. Even if we are innocent, the Hong family will not let us go. We will all be buried with him."

"Everyone, hurry back and run for your lives!"

The group of spoiled brats were all terrified.

They all knew how domineering the Hong family was, given how much they doted on Hong Zhen.

These spoiled brats present will likely all become sacrificial victims for Hong Zhen.

In a short time.

The playboys dared not frolic anymore. They pushed away the women around them and turned to rush out of the room.

However, at that moment, the door was suddenly pushed open with a bang.

A group of powerful Hong family martial artists rushed in anxiously.

"What happened, young master? Are you alright?"

Upon seeing this group of people, the group of spoiled brats felt dizzy and collapsed to the ground.

These people were Hong Zhen's personal guards, responsible for protecting him.

However, when Hong Zhen was playing around, he found these people to be in the way and chased them all away.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be so easy for Qin Xiao to assassinate Hong Zhen.

Upon hearing the unusual noise coming from Hong Zhen's room, the group immediately realized something was wrong and rushed over.

Upon seeing Hong Zhen's headless corpse in the room, the guards turned pale and cried out in terror:

"Young master, the young master has been murdered!"

"How could this happen!"

The middle-aged martial artist leading the group of guards, his face ashen, roared angrily:

"Damn it, Yanyun Tower is supposed to be heavily guarded, but our young master got into trouble here, and the murderer has disappeared without a trace."

"Elder Hongquan, do not panic."

Just then, a stout steward walked in and, seeing the horrific scene in the room, turned ashen-faced.

He quickly looked at the middle-aged martial artist, cupped his hands and said, "Young Master Hong Zhen died in our Yanyun Tower. Our Yanyun Tower will definitely give the Hong family an explanation for this matter."

"Manager Wu, your Yanyun Tower had better give us a real explanation, otherwise my master and the Grand Elder will not care what kind of backing your Yanyun Tower has when they go crazy."

Hong Quan glared fiercely at the steward.

As a respected elder of the Hong family, he was sent to protect Hong Zhen, which shows how much Hong Zhen's father and grandfather valued him.

Now that Hong Zhen is dead, even he, as an elder, cannot escape responsibility. No matter how powerful the Yanyun Tower is, it is of no use to the Hong family patriarch and the Grand Elder, who are grieving the loss of their son.

"Don't worry, my Misty Cloud Pavilion has secret martial artists skilled in tracking techniques!"

Manager Wu broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly said, "Even if the murderer escapes to the ends of the earth, he will never escape the eyes and ears of our Yanyun Tower."

"Your men had better get there before the Lord comes."

Hong Quan snorted coldly, "Otherwise, if Yanyun Tower is demolished, don't blame me for not warning you."

With Hong Zhen dead, Hong Quan naturally had to immediately send someone to inform the family.

"Definitely, definitely." Manager Wu nodded hurriedly.

Then, Hong Quan looked into the room and saw a group of spoiled brats trembling like quails.

A hint of disgust and coldness flashed in his eyes:

"Arrest them all, bring them back to the family, and make them pay with their lives for the young master."

These spoiled brats are all from powerful and influential families; they are all second-generation rich kids with powerful connections and influence.

But Hong Quan decided the fate of these people with a single word.

In front of the Hong family, apart from the direct descendants of the three great families, all other second-generation rich kids are utter nonsense.

"No, spare me!"

The group of spoiled brats instantly cried out in terror, begging for mercy.