Chapter 174: Second Gate Secret Martial Arts

Jiang Cheng finds it laughable.

You still think I'd let you go? Today the emperor himself has arrived, this guy is bound to die! To be cautious, he only exposed half of his body from the wall, deliberately speaking in a low voice: "Are you really sure I'd let you go? You're that Gao Songbai, aren't you?"

"Yes, yes, it's me."

Gao Songbai's eyes widened.

He sighed and said: "You killed Zhang Hong, wasn't it for money? Whatever amount you want, as long as I can produce it, I can give you, just spare my life."

For him, even if he loses a million, he can earn it back little by little later.

He feels sorry, but swapping for a life is a big profit.

"Is that so?"

Jiang Cheng pulls the trigger.

The bullet shoots out.

White flashes instantly burst over Gao Songbai's body.

"No! Don't kill me!"

He is terrified, losing his previous composure, his voice trembling with sobs.

After five or six shots, the last Vajra Talisman also shatters.

The remaining bullets all strike the opponent.

Those aimed at the upper body are naturally blocked by the bulletproof vest.

But the unprotected legs are doomed.

Each leg has at least seven or eight bullet holes.

Gao Songbai lets out a wail and falls to the ground.

Looking at his blood‑splattered legs, he has already killed Jiang Cheng's heart.

Footsteps echo, and Jiang Cheng slowly approaches.

"No, don't kill me."

Gao Songbai begs: "What do you want? Money? Secret Martial Arts? Secret Medicine? Or Secret Treasure? I can give you any of them."

Seeing that Jiang Cheng is not being perverse, he says again:

"You've already killed enough people today, but they were insignificant pawns; killing them is one thing. If you kill me, however, others will surely investigate later. They're not as easy to handle as we are. As long as you let me go, I guarantee this matter ends here, and no one will continue to pursue you afterward."

"Is that so? Would you really be that kind?"

"I swear, I'm telling the truth!"

Gao Songbai is frantic like an ant on a hot pan.

Jiang Cheng sneers coldly and gets to the point.

"I ask you, where is Chen Hui's family now?"

Hearing this, a flash of panic appears in Gao Songbai's eyes.

"What Chen Hui? I don't understand what you're saying."

"You don't know?"

Jiang Cheng sneers, strips off the opponent's bulletproof vest, then crushes the walkie‑talkie with his foot.

"I'll count to three; if you still don't speak, I'll make another hole in you. Remember, I'm not joking."

"I'll tell, I'll tell!"

Gao Songbai is terrified, cold sweat pouring.

"They, they were taken by Wan Yuliang, who is the son of that woman you killed."

"Where did they take them?"

"I… I don't know."

Gao Songbai says somewhat sheepishly.

"Bang!"

Jiang Cheng fires a shot directly at his leg.

"Ah!"

Gao Songbai lets out a wail, covering the new blood hole, his body shaking like a sieve.

He swears that if he survives today, he'll exact ten‑fold, hundred‑fold revenge.

"First warning: if you dare lie to me again, the next shot will hit your stomach."

"They were… they were taken to an abandoned factory," Gao Songbai says while sucking in air, "Wan Yuliang is torturing them to find out your identity. This has nothing to do with me; that guy did it all."

"Are they still alive?"

Gao Songbai glances at Jiang Cheng, daring not to speak.

"Speak."

Jiang Cheng points the barrel at his stomach. "Die, die."

Gao Songbai says softly.

Within less than half a day of being captured, several people died.

But he dares not describe the details, even if he were shot a few more times, he still wouldn't speak.

Because he's afraid that this man in front of him will exact revenge on him one by one.

Jiang Cheng blinks, feeling something drop.

He still remembers that a few days ago the three of them had a brief exchange.

Everything seems as if it happened yesterday.

"It has nothing to do with me, really nothing to do with me."

Gao Songbai kept waving his hands.

"Is that so?"

Jiang Cheng knocked him unconscious with the butt of his spear.

When Gao Songbai woke up, he found himself inside a room, surrounded by a foul stench.

He couldn't help looking, and saw two already rotted corpses right beside him.

"Ah! Ah!"

He let out a scream and scrambled desperately to the side.

All of a sudden, he felt this place was somewhat familiar.

Like? The place where those two women were imprisoned?

Yes, he had brought people here before, had seen those two corpses, but was too lazy to clean them up.

"Do you know why I brought you here?"

Jiang Cheng's voice rang out.

"W-why?"

Gao Songbai lifted his head.

"They were locked in the basement inside, unseen by daylight for hundreds of days. After finally regaining freedom, they were brutally killed by you, and even their families suffered collateral damage. You say you deserve to die?"

Gao Songbai felt a chill down his spine.

In his daze, there was an illusion.

It seemed the few who had died turned into ghosts, watching him from the shadows.

He shivered in terror, fell with a thud, and knelt on the ground, repeatedly kowtowing, "Damn! I deserve damnation! Brother, I admit my mistake, I beg you, give me this one chance, and from now on I will reform and become a new person!"

Jiang Cheng watched all this indifferently.

Since that family is all dead.

It's not just the person before us, but also his relatives, and the one called Wan Hongliang, as well as Wan Hongliang's relatives, who no longer have any need to live in this world.

No rush, one by one.

"Brother, I truly admit my mistake, I beg you, spare me..."

Gao Songbai continued pleading.

He doesn't want to die; he still has a bright future.

"What Secret Martial Arts are you practicing?"

Suddenly, a sentence from Jiang Cheng gave him a glimmer of Hope.

"I—I practice the Seven Star Palm. Although it's only a Human Weapon, it's the best among Human Weapons. When cultivated to the Perfect Realm, it can open thirty human Acupoints."

He glanced at Jiang Cheng, realizing the latter was interested; otherwise he wouldn't have asked.

"If you want, I can tell you both the palm technique and the Cultivation Method, but unfortunately my leg is injured; otherwise I could demonstrate it once. All I ask is that you let me go afterward."

"How would I know whether what you say is true or false?"

Jiang Cheng snorted coldly.

He said that outwardly, but in his heart he was fairly confident.

Because if the Cultivation Method is flawed, the Panel won't display it.

For example, if the opponent lies in the Introductory Chapter, the Panel certainly won't show any new skills.

If the opponent lies in the Skilled Chapter, the Panel will only record the Introductory Chapter.

The same logic applies later.

Actually, during the first mission, one could do this as well, but the situation was critical then; hesitating a second could mean one's own death.

Naturally, there was no way to capture the opponent alive and explain slowly.

Now there is time.

(End of Chapter)