High-level martial arts: Invincibility starts with basic archery.

"I...I don't know."

Jiang Tao said somewhat guiltily.

I felt incredibly regretful.

If he hadn't left alone and had chosen to stay with the others, would things be different now?

"you do not know?"

The three people on the other side naturally wouldn't believe him.

"Kid, if you didn't know, why did you react so strongly before? Do we have to use some torture before you'll obediently tell us what happened, huh?"

The burly man on the left had a murderous glint in his eyes.

"Young man, my fifth brother has a notoriously bad temper. If you provoke him, you'll suffer terribly. Why not cooperate with us and tell us what you know to avoid getting hurt, right?"

Another middle-aged man spoke in a friendly tone.

Jiang Tao shivered.

He certainly knew what the consequences would be if he didn't cooperate with them.

However, if Chen Fan hadn't intervened that day, all of them, including Shen Si, would have died at the hands of those Fengguo people.

If he were to tell the truth, wouldn't that be blatantly despicable?

"Alright."

Song Wu sighed, looking somewhat disappointed.

"Fourth brother, take the things out."

"Yes, Second Brother."

The middle-aged man who had just offered kind advice suddenly produced a small box, about the size of a palm, in his hand.

The box was pitch black on the outside, and for some reason, it gave people a creepy feeling.

"Guess what's in here?"

The middle-aged man asked with a smile.

Jiang Tao couldn't help but swallow.

His intuition told him that what was in the box was definitely not something good.

Without waiting for his reply, the middle-aged man opened the box with his left hand, revealing a blood-red centipede.

Stimulated by the light, the creature, which had been lying quietly, straightened its upper body, revealing a mouth the size of a bottle cap, filled with densely packed teeth.

"!!!"

Jiang Tao was so frightened his heart nearly jumped out of his mouth, and he exclaimed, "What, what is this thing?"

"Have you heard of the Blood Centipede?"

The middle-aged man stretched out his finger and let the blood centipede crawl onto the back of his hand.

If an ordinary person saw this scene, their heart would stop beating.

But the former showed no fear whatsoever; in fact, it seemed to be enjoying it immensely. "It's my precious pet, so obedient. I can make it do whatever I want. Just imagine..."

He gave Jiang Tao a meaningful look. "What would it be like if I let it go into your mouth, down your esophagus, into your body, and then slowly, devour your internal organs?"

These words gave even the fierce-looking burly man goosebumps.

His methods, at most, involved brute force, crushing Jiang Tao's bones bit by bit.

But compared to Fourth Brother's methods, they are still far inferior.

Putting aside everything else, just watching a centipede, about two fingers thick and more than ten centimeters long, crawl into your mouth would probably cause most people to collapse on the spot.

"No, no."

Jiang Tao was so frightened that tears streamed down his face. He quickly begged for mercy, "Please don't do this, please, I really don't know anything, I really don't know anything!"

"You still won't tell the truth."

The fourth son of the Song family sighed, "Second brother, what's next?"

"Um."

Song Wu nodded and smiled, "Anyway, he's not the only one. If we can't get information from him, we can get it from someone else. It's the same thing."

"That's true."

The fourth son of the Song family gave a cruel smile.

Before they arrived, they had specifically inquired and learned that Shi Tao had already left the headquarters during the day, leaving only Elder Wang in charge.

However, a person who has lived for hundreds of years would not concern themselves with such trivial matters.

Unless the headquarters is turned upside down, it wouldn't alarm someone like that.

Jiang Tao's eyes widened as the blood centipede drew closer and closer. He immediately shut his mouth and clenched his teeth tightly.

"Innocent."

The fourth son of the Song family snorted disdainfully and tapped him twice.

The next second, Jiang Tao's mouth opened as if it had been switched on, and he couldn't close it again.

No, don't.

He made indistinct sounds.

However, there was no way to stop what happened next.

"I'll talk, I'll talk."

The next moment, he completely broke down, tears streaming down his face.

Honestly, he really, really wanted to keep the secret.

But what was happening before his eyes was something he had never expected, and he was completely unprepared.

"What did you say? Your voice was too soft, I can't hear you," the fourth son of the Song family said deliberately.

"I'll talk, I'll talk, please, let me go, please let me go!" Jiang Tao used all his strength.

The blood centipede was already in front of him, its tentacles already inserted into his mouth.

"Since you're willing to say it, then take it back," Song Wu said.

"Yes, Second Brother."

The fourth son of the Song family withdrew his hand again, and the blood centipede obediently crawled into the box.

"Huff, huff..."

Jiang Tao was panting heavily.

In those few seconds, he felt like he had just been on the brink of death, and his clothes were soaked with sweat.

"If you had cooperated earlier, there wouldn't have been so much trouble!" the fifth son of the Song family sneered, his eyes filled with disdain.

"Speak."

Song Wu said, "Be honest and tell me everything you know. Don't hide anything or make things up. Otherwise, if I find that your story is inconsistent, you'll face more than just the shock you just experienced."

"I understand, I understand."

Jiang Tao nodded vigorously.

Suddenly, something occurred to him, and he asked, "If I tell the truth, will you let me leave?"

The eyes of the fourth and fifth sons of the Song family immediately became playful.

Are you kidding me?

Should we let him leave?

Should I report back after I get back?

"That depends on your performance."

Song Wu smiled meaningfully.

"Okay, I'll tell you."

There's no turning back now that the arrow has been released, and he knows all too well that if he tries anything funny, this time the other side will definitely get serious.

"It was Chen Fan who killed your brother."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Fan, who was speeding back to Anshan City thousands of miles away, suddenly stopped and frowned.

"Chen Fan?"

The three members of the Song family exchanged glances, their astonishment reaching an unparalleled level.

"Second brother, it really is him! It really is that Chen Fan who killed third brother!" The fifth son of the Song family clenched his fists, veins bulging on his forehead, as if he could jump out at any moment.

The fourth son of the Song family looked at Song Wu, his voice filled with shock, "Second brother, what that person said on the phone, it's true!"

"Um."

Song Wu took a deep breath, tears welling up in his eyes.

He looked up at the ceiling, his lips trembling. "Third brother, we finally know who killed you. If you have a spirit in heaven, you must see clearly how we avenged you!"

The next moment, he lowered his head, his eyes fierce, and said, "Speak! What exactly happened?! Why did your martial arts association members kill members of my Song family?! Speak!"

He was filled with hatred. If it weren't for the fact that this person in front of him was still useful, he would have torn him to pieces on the spot!

"It's not that we're causing trouble, it's those Fengguo people who are going too far," Jiang Tao said through gritted teeth.

"People from Maple Country?"

The fourth son of the Qin family asked in confusion, "What does this have to do with the people of Feng Kingdom?"

"Of course it's related, and the whole thing started because of them."

Jiang Tao quickly said, "Back then, we were following the guild leader to collect rare and precious materials in the rainforest, but who would have thought that we would be targeted by a group of people from the Maple Kingdom so soon? They demanded that we hand over the treasures we had, or they would kill us."

"and then?"

The fourth son of the Qin family asked calmly.

"Of course we didn't agree, so a conflict broke out. We were no match for them and were forced to hand over our spatial rings. But we never expected that those Maple Kingdom people had no intention of letting us leave alive! Everything they said before was utter nonsense!"

Song Wu and the other two exchanged glances.

The Song family wouldn't claim to know the best about the character of the Feng people, but ranking them in the top three shouldn't be difficult.

The thought that because of John's death, those people from Maple Kingdom had made exorbitant demands for compensation made his heart bleed even more.

"What do all this have to do with my brother's death?" Song Wu said impatiently.

"It's related, it's related."

Jiang Tao quickly said, "Just when that group of Maple people were about to kill us, Brother Chen, no, Chen Fan, appeared. Actually, when he appeared, he didn't intend to cause trouble; he just wanted to take us away. But that group of Maple people were unreasonable and set their sights on him."

"so what?"

"So, Chen Fan took action and killed several of the other party. Just as he was about to continue killing, your brother appeared with a man from Feng Kingdom."

Upon hearing this, Song Wu and the other two took a deep breath in unison.

They all vaguely guessed what was going on.

"Go on," Song Wu said in an icy voice.

"Yes, yes."

Jiang Tao's heart was in his throat.

"The Maple Kingdom man who just appeared was enraged when he saw what was happening. He ordered your brother to kill us, and he did so, but he was no match for Chen Fan. He and the Maple Kingdom man died at Chen Fan's hands."

"fart!"

Upon hearing this, the fifth son of the Song family cursed, "Although my third brother is only at the second level of the True Yuan Realm, with his treasured sword, his combat strength is comparable to that of a third-level True Yuan Realm warrior. John from the Revival Society is also not to be underestimated. How could the two of them, working together, die so easily at the hands of an unknown nobody?"

No.

Jiang Tao smiled bitterly and said, "I witnessed the situation with my own eyes. John from the Revival Society was burned alive before he could even make a move. Your third brother did try, but he couldn't do anything to Chen Fan. He was subdued and killed in the blink of an eye."

"What? Are you sure?"

"What weapon did he use? Was it a long blue sword?"

"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes," Jiang Tao said cautiously, afraid of angering the three of them and getting slapped to death.

"How could this happen?"

A chill ran down the backs of the three of them.

Even Song Wu, the strongest among them, was not confident of defeating Song Gang, who wielded the Ice Soul Blade, let alone easily subdue him.

"Just how strong is this guy surnamed Chen?" Song Wu asked.

"I really don't know."

Jiang Tao answered honestly, "According to the headquarters' records, he is a True Essence Realm martial artist."

"snort."

Song Wu glared at him.

"Second brother, that kid is probably a martial artist at the third level of the True Essence Realm. He must have some powerful abilities. Only then can he easily defeat third brother," the fourth brother of the Song family analyzed.

"You're right." Song Wu nodded and said, "In any case, it's probably not enough for just the three of us to deal with this kid. We need to inform our elder brother to transfer more manpower, and even ask the patriarch to come out of seclusion."

"!!!"

Upon hearing the last sentence, the fourth and fifth sons of the Song family stared wide-eyed, their eyes bulging like copper bells.

Please ask the patriarch to come out of seclusion?

real or fake?

As far as I can remember, none of the ancestors ever left their ancestral land. Among the brothers, only the eldest brother was qualified to see them.

Now, in order to deal with that Chen Fan, we actually have to trouble the ancestor to come out of seclusion.

Isn't this making a mountain out of a molehill?

"Second brother, with the few of us and eldest brother, this should be enough to handle, right?"

"Yes, Second Brother, if the ancestors knew what had happened during this time, I'm afraid they wouldn't be happy."

The two said with deep concern.

It's all Chen Fan's fault, he made the Song family suffer a huge loss!

If it weren't for him, things wouldn't have gotten to this point.

"I'm only preparing for the worst."

Song Wu sighed, "That guy surnamed Chen is very likely the next Celestial Realm martial artist in the Jiangnan District Martial Arts Association. You can imagine his status in the association. With Big Brother and the rest of us, we should be able to capture him. I'm just worried that someone might be secretly protecting him."

"Second Brother means... that a Celestial Realm martial artist is secretly protecting him?"

"No, no way. The Jiangnan Division Martial Arts Association only has two Celestial Realm martial artists, right? The one surnamed Shi has already left, and Elder Wang is said to have stayed at headquarters all along and has never left."

"What if Chen Fan is right next to Old Master Wang?" Song Wu said.

The atmosphere immediately quieted down.

Yes, it's only natural that such a talented person would receive guidance from a martial artist at the Celestial Realm. Just like in their Song family, there are also people with outstanding talent who are chosen by their ancestors and taken in for cultivation.

For example, their second uncle is rumored to be the most likely among their fathers to reach the Celestial Realm.

"Second brother, what you said makes sense. Call eldest brother later and tell him what happened here, and see what he does," said the fourth son of the Song family.

"Well, let eldest brother make the decision. After all, he is the current head of our Song family."

(End of this chapter)