One person: Activate the talisman, behold my Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon!

Lu Ci sneered, his killing intent in his single eye completely undisguised.

"Can family friendships feed you? I only trust the dead."

The force in his hand suddenly increased.

Wang Jian heard his cervical vertebrae cracking under the strain, and a shadow of death instantly enveloped his entire body.

"Wait! Killing me won't help!"

Wang Jian shouted with his last breath, "That Quanzhen brat... knows too! He's... alive and kicking... even if... he kills us, the secret... still won't be kept!"

Lu Ci looked at Wang Jian, who was struggling in his death throes, and his scarred face twisted slightly.

"That kid is very strong, but as long as he's not stupid, he won't go around shouting about it. If he really makes a big fuss about this, it won't just be our Lü family that gets into trouble, he won't get away with it either."

Lu Ci leaned forward, his voice like a ghost.

“He’s a variable I can’t control, but you guys… I can control you.”

Click!

A crisp sound of bone breaking rang out.

Wang Jian's head slumped to one side at an extremely bizarre angle, his eyes wide open, and he was dead.

Lu Ci casually tossed Wang Jian's body onto the ground like trash.

Upon seeing this, the few Wang family henchmen who were surrounded were terrified and were about to fight back and break through the encirclement.

"Leave no one alive."

Lu Ci coldly uttered four words.

A dozen or so members of the Lü family rushed forward, but there was no real fighting. These people were not very strong to begin with, and with Lü Ci around, they didn't even last ten seconds before they all turned into corpses on the ground.

The smell of blood gradually filled the air.

Lu Gong stood up from the ground, looking at the corpses scattered all over the ground, his mind buzzing.

Things have completely spiraled out of control.

"Grandpa..."

Two lines of clear tears still clung to Lü Gong's face.

"Xiao Huan really...?"

Lu Ci didn't look at the corpses on the ground. Instead, he turned around and stared intently at the dozen or so elite members of his clan who had followed him for many years.

Ye Xing's words before leaving were like a thorn stuck in his heart.

“Ah Gong.”

Lü Ci spoke up.

"Use your Soul-Clearing Technique to investigate them one by one."

Lu Ci pointed to all the members of the Lu family present.

"Go through their brains inside and out and see if there are any signs of tampering."

The Lü family members present were immediately in an uproar, but due to Lü Ci's threat, no one dared to make a move.

Upon hearing this, Lü Gong gasped in shock; his grandfather had been influenced by the words of that Quanzhen boy.

He dared not delay and immediately walked to the man closest to him, his hand glowing with blue energy, and pressed it onto the man's head.

One, two, three...

Time passed second by second.

They continued until they found the seventh person.

Lu Gong's expression changed drastically. He withdrew his hand as if he had been electrocuted, took several steps back, pointed at his bewildered subordinate, and stammered out his name.

"There's a blank area in his memory! It seems to have been forcibly altered using very sophisticated methods!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately put some distance between them, and the man being investigated turned deathly pale and knelt down with a thud.

"I don't know! Grandpa, I really don't know anything!"

Before anyone could react...

Then, among the remaining people, Lü Gong discovered another spy whose memories had been tampered with.

With two moles uncovered, the entire Lü family team was thrown into complete chaos.

Lu Ci closed his one eye and took a deep breath of the blood-smelling air.

That kid wasn't lying.

The Lü family was indeed being monitored, and by a means like the Minghun Technique.

Lu Ci suddenly opened his eyes and struck out with a palm, the domineering Ruyi Force instantly piercing through the heart meridians of the two men.

Both died on the spot.

Two more bodies appeared in the open space.

"Grandpa!"

Looking at the open space that resembled a battlefield, Lü Gong was completely at a loss.

“The entire Wang family died at our hands. What are we going to say if Old Master Wang Ai asks about this?”

Lu Ci took out a handkerchief and slowly wiped the blood off his hands.

"When the Quanxing demons went up the mountain, the Wang family elders led their men back, but they were ambushed by Quanxing experts and met with a tragic end."

Lu Ci shattered the blood-stained handkerchief, his voice completely flat.

"The Quanxing will take responsibility for this."

Lü Gong clicked his tongue in disbelief.

This is the back mountain of Longhu Mountain. The Wang family was wiped out by the Quanxing Sect. This excuse is utterly ridiculous.

How could someone as shrewd as Wang Ai possibly believe that?

But looking at his great-grandfather's face, which was so gloomy it was almost dripping with water, Lü Gong knew very well.

At this point, we have no choice but to make this up.

"Clean up the scene."

Lu Ci turned around and looked in the direction Ye Xing had left, his single eye narrowing into a slit.

"Duanmu Ying!"

Chapter 44 Friendly Greetings Before the Match

Ye Xing strolled leisurely along the stone path in the woods, swaying gently, thoroughly enjoying himself.

As he walked, he opened the system panel:

[Host: Ye Xing]

[Cultivation Level: Two years and eight months]

[Spell: (100 years)]

The Sheep Charm (allows the soul to leave the body and move freely, and can also enter other people's dreams and transmit messages.)

Ox Talisman (grants the holder absolute superhuman strength; the power boost affects the entire body.)

Dragon Charm (The holder can use high-intensity fire blasts and flame jets)

The Dog Charm (possesses powerful internal healing abilities, which can enhance and activate the body's cells' self-repair and division capabilities, thereby increasing vitality).

Rabbit Talisman (Power of Speed: Grants the holder supersonic movement and extreme reflexes, near-teleportation; can be applied to people or objects)

[Emotional Value: 6370/10000]

Looking at that string of numbers, Ye Xing grinned for a long time.

Although Lu Ci, that old man, has a terrible temper, he's really good at getting gold coins.

Next up is the semifinals tomorrow.

His opponent is Zhang Lingyu, a popular idol from Longhu Mountain.

This young man with the ox-nose is handsome, highly skilled, and has the aura of being a top disciple of the Celestial Master's Mansion. He must have a bunch of brainless fans outside the arena.

If I don't take this opportunity to squeeze a lot of emotional points out of him, I'd be doing a disservice to my Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon abilities.

Then, in the final match, we'll give everyone the ultimate surprise.

At that time, won't my emotional value just keep overflowing?

At the very least, the progress bar for activating the next rune needs to be filled to halfway.

"Hahaha!??(???*)"

As he was thinking about it, Ye Xing couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

"What are you grinning about here all by yourself? Where did you run off to?"

A clear, crisp female voice with a strong Sichuan accent drifted over from not far away.

Ye Xing quickly suppressed his smile and looked up ahead.

Xu San, Xu Si, Zhang Chulan, and Feng Baobao, who was walking at the front, were walking towards us.

Feng Baobao was holding a half-eaten candied hawthorn in her hand, the bright red syrup glistening in the sunlight.

Ye Xing unconsciously swallowed.

I just had a fight, and I'm actually a bit hungry.

Feng Baobao keenly noticed his gaze, immediately hid the candied hawthorn behind her back, and stared at him warily.

"Don't even think about it. If you want to eat, go buy it yourself."

Ye Xing rolled his eyes, looked away from the candied hawthorn, and waved his hand dismissively.

"Don't even mention it, I was just invited over for tea by Lu Ci of the Ten Elders."