Chapter 118: Not Owed to You

"Crack!"

Chen Che stomped on Luo Tianxiang's lower leg, breaking it, and ground his foot down with force.

"Ah!!!"

Luo Tianxiang let out a heart-wrenching scream and begged for mercy in a wretched state: "Chen Che, if you spare my life, I will surely be eternally grateful! I will never participate in the Martial Arts Alliance's affairs again!"

"Crack!"

Breaking the other leg as well, Chen Che's expression was like frost as he said in a deep voice, "You know what I want to hear."

"Killing your father was not my original intention; I was also just acting under orders!"

Luo Tianxiang endured the excruciating pain and explained the reason he killed Chen Xin: "This place is only a branch of the Martial Arts Alliance. It was an order from headquarters to kill your father!"

"Where is the headquarters?!"

"In Jinling!"

"Where in Jinling?!"

Chen Che applied pressure with his foot, and Luo Tianxiang's face turned pale, nearly fainting from the pain.

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

Luo Tianxiang's face was twisted, his head covered in sweat:

"Headquarters has always been the one to contact me; I cannot contact them. The person who relayed the orders to me is called Vermilion Bird, one of the Four Great Protectors beside the Alliance Leader at headquarters. That is all I know!"

"Then who was the person who hunted me down back then?" Chen Che continued to ask.

"The order I received was only to kill your father. As for the person who hunted you, it could have been Vermilion Bird, or it could have been someone else," said Luo Tianxiang.

Chen Che grabbed Luo Tianxiang by the throat, lifted him up, and said viciously, "If you don't tell the truth, I won't make it easy for you to even die!"

"Everything I said is the truth, I really didn't lie to you. Besides, the Pill has already begun to backfire. If I don't circulate my energy to regulate my breath in time, I will really die!"

Luo Tianxiang pleaded with a face full of misery: "Chen Che, I know you understand Medicine. Save my life and help me suppress the backlash. I can cooperate with you and help you find Vermilion Bird and the Jinling headquarters!"

Chen Che flicked his hand, throwing Luo Tianxiang heavily back to the ground, and said coldly, "Without you, I can still find the headquarters. Since you killed my father, you don't deserve to live."

Hearing that Chen Che was determined not to let him go, Luo Tianxiang gave up all hope and roared, "Chen Che, you little bastard, without me you will never find the headquarters, you will never succeed in your revenge, and your father will never be able to rest in peace!"

Chen Che's face was livid, his killing intent surging. He waved his palm, and thirteen Silver Needles were inserted into Luo Tianxiang's acupoints one by one.

The True Qi transformed into dense swarms of tiny insects inside Luo Tianxiang's body, gnawing at his tendons, bones, internal organs, and flesh from the inside out, while simultaneously keeping him conscious.

"Ah!!!!"

Luo Tianxiang was covered in tears and snot, in unbearable agony. He crawled wretchedly on the ground, grabbed Chen Che's pant leg, and begged bitterly, only wanting a quick death: "Chen Che, I beg you, give me a quick death. I shouldn't have killed your father, I know I was wrong. I don't ask for your forgiveness, I just beg you to give me a quick death... Ah!!!"

Before he could finish speaking, Luo Tianxiang was completely devoured by the True Qi insects, leaving only his tattered clothes lying lonely on the ground.

"Hoo..."

Chen Che looked up at the sky and let out a long breath. His father's face appeared in his mind, and he murmured softly:

"The executioner is dead, but the people behind him are still there. Dad, don't worry, I will definitely drag out everyone involved and kill them one by one!"

Li Qingyan looked at Chen Che, who looked both sorrowful and relieved, a faint smile on her lips, feeling happy and heartbroken for him from the bottom of her heart.

Chen Che was one step closer to avenging his great grudge, but at the same time, the pain in his heart could not be mended, even if he eventually killed the mastermind.

Yang Simin stared blankly at the scene before her, unable to recover for a long time. She looked at Chen Che, the expression on her face very complex.

"Junior Brother!"

Li Qingyan suddenly cried out and rushed toward Chen Che.

"Chen Che..."

Yang Simin was also startled, her eyes widening as she looked at Chen Che, but in the end, she pulled back the foot she had stepped forward.

"Pfft!"

Chen Che's body suddenly shook, his eyes turning scarlet, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

He coughed violently and collapsed to the ground. A corner of the "Cloud" leaked out from his collar, glowing a fiery red on his neck, extremely dazzling.

"Senior Sister, quickly, Seal my acupoints!"

Chen Che sat cross-legged, veins bulging on his neck and forehead. He endured immense pain, circulating his True Qi to suppress the surging toxic turbid Qi!

Li Qingyan dared not delay; she immediately picked up the Ghost Gate Needle from the ground and applied needles to Chen Che's chest, back, and the top of his head, injecting her True Qi into them to cooperate with the True Qi inside Chen Che's body to suppress the turbid Qi together.

Watching the two struggling to cope, Yang Simin frowned, a thousand thoughts racing through her mind. True Qi slowly gathered in her palm, hesitating whether to strike.

Although she did not know the specific situation, it was clear that Chen Che was injured, and severely so.

Li Qingyan's Martial Dao Cultivation was only around the Fifth Grade, not worth worrying about. If she wanted to kill Chen Che, now was the best time!

Yang Simin bit down on a strand of hair, staring fixedly at Chen Che. During this time in her dreams, she had already killed Chen Che thousands of times, and every time she acted very decisively.

But now that it was reality, why was she so hesitant?!

Was it because she feared his true strength? But he was severely injured now!

Could it be because he saved you from Luo Tianxiang, and you can't bear to do it?!

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

As this thought emerged, Yang Simin was startled herself. She hurriedly and forcefully denied this idea.

But at the same time, the True Qi on her palm dissipated along with it.

"I thought you would make a move."

Chen Che's voice suddenly came. Yang Simin was stunned and looked up; Chen Che happened to be looking at her as well.

"You saved me today, so I won't take advantage of your precarious state. That way we are even, and I don't owe you anything."

After a moment of silence, Yang Simin spoke slowly.

"Crack."

Yang Simin punched a brick in the wall to pieces and took out a wooden box.

"Inside this is the evidence of Luo Tianxiang's dealings with various families in Shanghai over the years, mainly the records of his interactions with the Zhang Family and the Patrol Justice Department Director."

Yang Simin placed the box on the dilapidated wall and slowly said, "Over these years, the Zhang Family provided medicinal materials, Luo Tianxiang promised Divine Medicine, and the Zhang Family relied on the Divine Medicine to cultivate many Martial Artists."

"Du Chuan, relying on his power as the Patrol Justice Department Director, gave them the green light and turned a blind eye. Not only did he obtain wealth from the Zhang Family, but he also relied on the heads sent by the Martial Arts Alliance to repeatedly perform meritorious deeds and rise rapidly in his career..."

Yang Simin paused, looked up at Chen Che, and said, "I am not targeting you; that older sister gave me clothes to wear, and I am doing this to repay her."

Chen Che did not reply, while Li Qingyan smiled meaningfully.

Yang Simin took a few more steps and stomped hard; a circular wheel gradually appeared on the ground, rotating slowly, and arched walls grew and extended around the wheel, converging overhead.

An extremely profound Array appeared!

Chen Che and Li Qingyan both looked on with surprised expressions, watching this scene in disbelief.

"Is this Strange Gate Dunjia? No, that's not right!"

Chen Che identified it as a Strange Gate Dunjia Array at a glance, but immediately denied it, because he discovered that it was more accurate to call it an alchemy furnace than an Array, "This is an alchemy furnace! An alchemy furnace created using an Array!"

"So this is the method for refining that kind of Pill; with this thing, there is indeed no need for an Alchemist."

Li Qingyan's expression was one of surprise and confusion, "However, if the person who created it was not proficient in both Strange Gate Dunjia and Alchemy, they could not have achieved this level."

Chen Che nodded in agreement; it seemed the Martial Arts Alliance was even more powerful and mysterious than he had imagined!

"All the secrets of the Martial Arts Alliance are here; you have already obtained them."

Yang Simin stomped her feet again, and the Array alchemy furnace disappeared, unable to be activated again. She looked up and found Chen Che watching her, so she hurriedly added, "This is to repay that older sister for treating my wounds; it has nothing to do with you!"

Sensing that she was somewhat flustered, Yang Simin immediately turned her head away and feigned a fierce appearance: "Chen Che, I will let you go this time, but the next time we meet, I will definitely take your life."

"Fine, I will be waiting for you," Chen Che replied.

Yang Simin took one last look at Chen Che, leaped into the air, and her figure disappeared into the dawn sky.