Chapter 286: The Li Brothers

"What was that sound just now? Could it be a gunshot?"

"How could there be a gunshot here?"

Hu Lili and Cheng Jiajia spoke one after another, worry appearing on their faces.

Lin Feng hesitated for a moment and said, "You wait here for me; I'll go over and see what's going on."

"This... you'd better not go. It has nothing to do with us anyway," Hu Lili said.

Cheng Jiajia also advised, "Yes, yes, it's better to avoid trouble, especially since that person has a weapon in their hand."

Lin Feng said earnestly, "We can't get down the mountain today; the earliest we can leave is tomorrow. But now, an unidentified person with a weapon has appeared in the mountains, and that is a destabilizing factor. If we don't resolve it early, it will be even more troublesome if some accident happens at a critical moment."

Hearing Lin Feng say this, Hu Lili finally nodded.

But she was still a bit worried and said, "If you leave, what should we do if we encounter danger?"

"I will return as soon as possible. Don't run around; just wait for me here," Lin Feng said.

"Then hurry up," Hu Lili said.

Lin Feng put down his backpack and then sprinted in the direction the gunshot came from.

Watching Lin Feng's receding back, the look of worry on Hu Lili's face grew even heavier.

Lv Peng walked over and said, "Lili, don't be afraid. If we really encounter danger, Yang Fan and I will protect you!"

Yang Fan said, "Yes, yes, although we aren't Martial Artists, we also..."

"Forget it, relying on you two is not as good as..." Hu Lili interrupted Yang Fan, but perhaps not wanting to say anything too harsh, she stopped herself halfway through.

Lv Peng and Yang Fan were snubbed, and their already unpleasant expressions immediately became even worse; the jealousy in their hearts was almost impossible to suppress.

A few minutes later, Lin Feng jumped down from the canopy of a towering tree and landed in front of a scruffy, unshaven middle-aged man.

This middle-aged man was holding a bloody, fat wild rabbit in his left hand and a silver Desert Eagle in his right; he also wore thick, heavy gold chains on his wrists and neck, and his whole body exuded the aura of a nouveau riche.

"Who are you?" Lin Feng asked.

"And who are you!"

This man was startled by Lin Feng's sudden appearance; he retreated violently and raised his right hand, pointing the muzzle of the gun at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng looked at the pitch-black muzzle and said coldly, "You had better not point that thing in your hand at me. It poses no threat to me; it will only enrage me."

"Screw your mother!"

The man said unceremoniously, and as soon as he finished speaking, he prepared to pull the trigger.

But Lin Feng arrived in front of him like a ghost and slapped his right hand.

Then, a bang rang out.

The silver Desert Eagle turned into countless parts and flew out, and the man's right hand was also smashed to pieces by Lin Feng's slap!

Looking at the bleeding severed wrist, the man was stunned for two or three seconds before finally coming to his senses.

Then he clutched his severed wrist, crouched on the ground, and let out a heart-wrenching wail.

"I know you are in pain, but stop screaming for a moment."

As Lin Feng said this, he grabbed the man's crown and coldly interrogated him: "Speak, who are you, where are you from, and what are you doing here?"

The man, however, still wailed in pain, not cooperating with Lin Feng at all.

Lin Feng grew impatient and thought it would be better to just kill him; after all, one look at this guy and you knew he wasn't a good person. Not to mention anything else, the mere act of possessing and using a firearm was enough to sentence him to death!

Suddenly, the voice of Qijue Xuannv rang out in Lin Feng's mind.

"I have a Martial Skill; do you want to learn it?" Qijue Xuannv asked with a smile.

"What Martial Skill?" Lin Feng asked.

"Soul Searching Technique!"

Qijue Xuannv spat out the three words, emphasizing them heavily.

Lin Feng frowned tightly and said, "With such an ominous name, it probably isn't anything good, right?"

"The Soul Searching Technique originates from the Demon Sect and is indeed a very cruel Martial Skill. Using the Soul Searching Technique allows one to directly examine the other party's soul and even their spirit, thereby obtaining the information one desires."

"But those who are subjected to soul searching will, at best, become idiots on the spot, and at worst, die immediately."

"Moreover, there is a risk of failure when using the Soul Searching Technique. Once you fail, you will suffer a backlash. The greater the gap between you and the target, the lower the risk. If your realms are the same, the risk of the Soul Searching Technique will increase exponentially. If the other party's realm is stronger than yours, then you will 100% fail and suffer a backlash if you use the Soul Searching Technique."

Qijue Xuannv did not hide anything, explaining the pros and cons of the Soul Searching Technique to Lin Feng in detail.

Lin Feng did not answer immediately; he was deep in thought.

After a long while, Lin Feng finally nodded and said, "Fine, I'll learn it."

"You must think clearly. If you practice a Demon Sect Martial Skill, you might be recognized if you encounter enemies of the Demon Sect in the future, and you might even be hunted down," Qijue Xuannv laughed.

"I naturally won't easily display this Martial Skill in front of others. Besides, Martial Skills have no good or evil; it all depends on how the person mastering the skill uses it," Lin Feng said.

"Since you have already considered it, I will now impart this Martial Skill to you."

As soon as Qijue Xuannv finished speaking, the incantations for the Soul Searching Technique appeared in Lin Feng's mind.

Half an hour later, the middle-aged man had become a warm corpse, with bright red blood flowing from his nostrils, eyes, ears, and mouth. The expression on his face was one of extreme fear and horror; one look told you he did not pass away peacefully, but instead suffered inhuman torture!

He had died precisely because of the Soul Searching Technique!

And Lin Feng had already obtained the information he wanted from the man's brain through the Soul Searching Technique.

This man was named Li Erqing and came from Jiangbei.

He also had an older brother named Li Daqing.

Li Daqing and Li Erqing had purchased the Desert Eagle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition through special channels at a high price.

At first, they just wanted to play around and satisfy their craving for shooting guns.

But as the saying goes, when one carries a sharp weapon, the intent to kill arises on its own.

Before long, relying on the guns in their hands, Li Daqing and Li Erqing started the business of highway robbery.

After succeeding several times in a row, their appetites grew larger and larger, to the point where they openly robbed a jewelry store and snatched gold ornaments worth millions.

But because of this, Li Daqing and Li Erqing became wanted criminals.

So the two of them took their spoils and hid in Wuyang Mountain, over one hundred kilometers away from Jiangbei, wanting to lay low there.

Just a moment ago, Li Erqing was hungry and brought the Desert Eagle to hunt, while Li Daqing was not here.

Recalling the hiding spot of Li Erqing and Li Daqing, Lin Feng's expression changed slightly.

"Oh no, Hu Lili and the others are in danger!"

Lin Feng muttered to himself, turned around and left, not even sparing a glance at Li Erqing's corpse on the ground.

Lin Feng was also not the least bit interested in things like the gold chain on Li Erqing's corpse, not even having the thought to pick them up while passing by.