Chapter 98: To be able to bend and stretch is the mark of a real man; I admire you

Huh??? Hearing this, Long An walked over and grabbed Jin Qi by the collar, not caring at all about the oil stains on his hands.

He leaned down, his eyes filled with ruthlessness. "You had better be clear: a Prominent Family or a Noble Clan? Which one is it?"

A dense, scarlet killing intent emanated from Long An. Jin Qi's heart skipped a beat; he didn't know how many people had to be killed to produce such killing intent.

"I don't know the specifics; that's something only the Jade Masks are qualified to know. Really, I'm not lying to you. I'm only responsible for the Linshui Town stronghold; I really don't know the rest," he said.

This was the truth. The hierarchy in the Golden Jade Pavilion was strict; the gap between a Jade Mask and a Gold Mask was exactly the difference between a human and a dog.

"Then those people you captured, what were they used for?" Qin Jiang suddenly asked.

Hearing Qin Jiang's voice, Jin Qi shrank his chin in fear. "Sent back to the Golden Jade Pavilion headquarters for death-squad training. Those who can't pass are refined into human puppets and given to some Xia Kingdom merchants and officials who cooperate with our Golden Jade Pavilion."

Hearing 'human puppets', Qin Jiang's eyes turned cold. He raised his hand and flicked out a ball of green fire, which coalesced into a female face before Jin Qi.

"Have you seen this person? If you haven't, you can go die."

The scorching flames made Jin Qi feel roasted, but Qin Jiang's cold voice made him shudder. "I've seen her, I've seen her, she seems to be... captured from Black Mountain City."

Swish! Qin Jiang arrived before Jin Qi in an instant, looking down at him. "Where is she?"

Jin Qi's eyes widened. "I-I don't know."

"Crack!"

The sound of bone cracking rang out. Qin Jiang's palm had already gripped Jin Qi's chin; the speed was so fast that even Long An to the side hadn't seen it clearly at all!

The Fourth Master's strength... I'm afraid it's not as simple as just the Fifth Rank!

"I'll give you one more chance," Qin Jiang said.

Jin Qi struggled desperately, his eyes filled with terror. Let me speak! Don't pinch my mouth! At this moment, his psychological defenses had long been broken; he was no longer the Jin Qi of before, wanting only to live, or to die quickly.

Qin Jiang let go. Jin Qi gasped for air. "I-I really don't know. This woman was one of a batch sent from Black Mountain City that day. I only noticed her because her temperament was more outstanding."

"But later, Jiu Nine didn't know why he came to me and directly took away that whole batch of people from Black Mountain City."

"Really, that's all I know."

Hearing this, Qin Jiang frowned. This shouldn't be.

Not only did they collude with the County Magistrate to plot the capture of his sister, but this time, a high-level Secret Martial Artist even came forward personally to take her away.

Could there be something special about his sister?

Is it some treasure... or some identity?

These were the only things he could think of.

"Last question: where is the Golden Jade Pavilion headquarters?" he asked.

Jin Qi shook his head. "I don't know. The location of the Golden Jade Pavilion headquarters changes frequently. Even for me, I only have the chance to go to headquarters during the triennial general meeting."

Qin Jiang frowned and looked at Long An. "Record the other information and make a copy for me later. Are those two siblings from the Susha Workshop dead?"

Long An was stunned, remembering that pair of pimp siblings.

"Not yet, they're locked in Room Bing-3."

Qin Jiang nodded. "Fine, I'll go over there. Leave this one to you."

Long An grinned. "Understood!"

After Qin Jiang left, Long An toyed with a thin wooden stick in his hand. "Jin Qi, you had a lot of fun beating me last time, didn't you? Let me play with you properly today."

"No, no, no, you can't do this, I talked! I talked! Don't, don't, don't! Don't hang me up! Ask! Ask! Kill me! I beg you, kill me!"

Qin Jiang walked out of the steel cell and arrived at a wooden cell area, found Room Bing-3, and had someone open it directly. Walking into the cell, the pimp siblings were huddled together, their faces ashen.

They had heard of the Long Family dungeon's reputation more than once; let alone leaving alive, even if they died, few could leave in one piece—most ended up leaving only in scattered parts.

Seeing Qin Jiang enter, the middle-aged man's body retreated uncontrollably.

In the past, he was actually a man with a fiery temper who was very tough.

But after experiencing that bone-cracking pain, he realized he was not a tough guy at all.

But this couldn't be blamed on him; whoever experienced that kind of pain would shrink back!

Qin Jiang looked at the middle-aged man who kept retreating, smiled, and walked straight over.

Walking up to the middle-aged man, he squatted down and patted his shoulder.

"Why are you hiding from me? I will exterminate enemies, but for enemies willing to surrender, I am very tolerant."

"Greed for life and fear of death is not a disgrace; to be able to bend and stretch is the mark of a real man. You did very well in this regard; I admire you," he said with a smile.

As the words fell, the middle-aged man was full of confusion. What does that mean? This lord says he admires me?

Involuntarily, he recalled his days in the Golden Jade Pavilion; although he was a Grandmaster-level expert, he was still ordered around like a dog.

The bit of patriotism he had back then had long been worn away by endless trivial matters.

Not only him, even the beautiful woman to the side showed confusion; her intuition told her it was definitely not as Qin Jiang said.

"L-Lord, what... what does this mean?" the middle-aged man asked.

Qin Jiang didn't answer, turning instead to ask: "I still don't know what you are called? And your sister."

The middle-aged man was stunned. How long had it been since he was treated with such respect? At this moment, he had forgotten that earlier in the day, Qin Jiang had almost killed him and his sister.

"Reporting to Lord, the small one is Li Xunan, and my younger sister is Li Miaoyan!" Li Xunan said.

Qin Jiang smiled slightly. "Good names. Don't worry, I won't kill you. Oh, and your sister too. Settle down in Ning'an from now on; being a Xia Kingdom person isn't bad. Why bother going to Huai Kingdom to be a beast of burden for others?"

Hearing this, Li Xunan nodded heavily. "Lord, can my sister and I follow you?"

Qin Jiang smiled and shook his head, standing up to open the cell door. "No need. You can live the life you want. Go, no one will stop you."

Li Xunan was full of excitement; he really couldn't imagine that this lord was so magnanimous! Such a broad mind!

Li Miaoyan beside him looked at the open cell door with some suspicion; she even suspected that Qin Jiang had some weird hobby, planning to kill them after she and her brother left the cell.

She knew that, let alone Ning'an City, even among the local families in Linshui Town, there were many perverts with twisted psychology.

Every year, the Susha Workshop lost more than thirty men and women in this regard.

"Don't believe it? Suit yourselves, the cell door won't be closed."

As he spoke, Qin Jiang waved his hand, signaling the surrounding people to leave.

In just a few breaths, the entire Bing-character cell area was left unguarded.

The two walked out of the cell door tentatively. Hmm, not dead, no traps.

Walking out of the Bing-character area, although some guards looked at them with angry eyes, they had no intention of making a move.

Walking out of the dungeon trembling like this, the moment they saw the moon, both of them breathed a sigh of relief in unison.

Finally!!!

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 99 =====