Chapter 553: The Determination to Handle Matters Decisively

However, with more than a handful of Mighty Martial Artists present, how could they allow such a tragedy to occur right under their noses?

Yin Sanfen stepped forward half a step, his palms enveloping two bloody mists of self-detonation, watching as the compressed destructive power was about to explode.

His palms writhed slightly; the air twisted, scorched, and shrank violently, and in an instant, the two bloody mists were compressed into crystal-clear blood jade.

"Little Zhou, catch!"

Two blood jade spheres landed in Zhou You's palms, carrying a warm heat, with a destructive power comparable to a fuel-air bomb compressed inside.

On the spot, the two martial masters had vanished without a trace; these two glass-like objects were the final relics they left behind.

Zhou You calmly put the items away and cupped his hands toward Yin Sanfen, "Thank you for the reward, Senior."

Yin Sanfen looked at Bai Shiwu with a grave expression, "Did you hear it?"

The words were not fully spoken, but with their mutual understanding, he knew he was referring to the two dead soldiers blurting out the word 'Fuji' before they detonated.

Fuji, one of the radical organizations of the Golden Immortal Dao; this Fucheng gathering was held precisely because of this organization.

Once a matter involved Fuji, the severity level immediately rose to the Mighty Martial Artist alert level.

"Liu Chengen, you call me Great Uncle-in-law; confess now, and I can still make it easier for you."

Bai Shiwu looked down at Liu Chengen; although his tone was light, the chill it exuded made Liu Chengen shudder with fear.

He still wanted to quibble, but the words were incredibly weak as they left his mouth, "I, I didn't."

"Fine, you don't need to say anything."

Bai Shiwu stopped questioning him; the two dead soldiers detonating in public, whether voluntary or forced, had changed his view of this boy—he was by no means as simple as the playboy he appeared to be.

He turned his back, pinched his fingers, and rubbed them, "There is the aura of another person on you. He didn't leave long ago; you didn't have time to disperse the residue with your Qi and blood!"

"I am going to find him now; he won't get far."

As soon as the words fell, Bai Shiwu swung a palm toward the end of the horizon; driven by the palm force, he whistled away like a rocket launching into the sky.

In the blink of an eye, a white air wave appeared in the firmament above Fucheng, flying toward the horizon at a speed visible to the naked eye.

A moment later, somewhere at the end of the horizon, Bai Shiwu intercepted the fleeing martial master.

"As expected of a Mighty Martial Artist; I ran until I vomited blood and still couldn't escape."

The martial master cupped his hands calmly, "What business does the Venerable one have?"

"Come back with me and get to the bottom of this."

Hearing Bai Shiwu's words, the martial master shook his head, "Apologies, I can tell you everything I know, but I cannot return with you."

Bai Shiwu's face was frosty, "This concerns the Liu family; I must act ruthlessly. If you resist, you will lose your limbs."

Seeing that he was determined to act, the martial master broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly shouted, "Wait! I am a Disciple of Earth Pole Mountain. My master, Yun Bore, has a friendship with you; this is his token."

He took an object from his sleeve and respectfully showed it to Bai Shiwu.

When Bai Shiwu saw the token, his brows furrowed, and he handed it back to the martial master, "I will only ask you one question; you may leave once you have answered."

"Please ask, Venerable one; this junior will naturally tell you everything he knows."

The martial master was soaked through; he had always been conceited, but until today, seeing a true Mighty Martial Artist, he realized his previous knowledge was that of a frog in a well.

"Is Liu Chengen a member of Fuji?"

"Yes."

"Good, you may go."

Bai Shiwu waved his hand. The martial master bowed respectfully, turned, and ran a long distance, still feeling uneasy. Finding that no one was chasing him, he thought to himself that a Grandmaster kept his word. Once he returned, he would surely cultivate hard to break through to the Grandmaster realm and shed this ant-like status.

As the martial master thought, he suddenly felt his body becoming light. He looked down to see that everything below his knees was empty, as if his feet had never existed. Moving up from his knees, the void devoured his flesh like a swarm of insects, climbing upward in sequence.

Until only his head remained, he was still wondering why Bai Shiwu would kill him. This question quickly dissipated into the void along with the disintegration of his head.

"Old friend, you have failed to preserve your integrity in your later years and actually got involved with Fuji. The only thing I can do for you is to kill this wolf cub and cut off one of your future troubles."

Bai Shiwu sighed softly and returned to Fucheng, lost in thought along the way.

Fucheng, Yuanmo Guangchang.

Liu Chengen's vision blurred; it turned out to be Bai Shiwu returning, and he opened his mouth, "Great Uncle-in-law."

Bai Shiwu did not look at him but nodded toward Yin Sanfen. Nothing was said, but everything was understood.

Yin Sanfen raised his hand and took hold of Zhou You, "Let's go, come with me."

Just after the meeting dispersed, discovering a member of Fuji in Fucheng was a matter that had to be taken seriously.

Bai Shiwu also brought Liu Chengen along, leaving one after the other; their destination was the Fucheng Monarch's Examination Hall.

Hu Shi, Yan Shan, and other Mighty Martial Artists like Lian Zixiu pondered for a moment and also followed toward the Gongyuan.

Liu Chengen being a member of Fuji was a matter that implicated the Liu family and would surely trigger a massive storm.

After all, the identity of Liu Chengen's father, Liu Tianxian, in the Golden Immortal Dao was no secret. In the past, everyone thought he was merely a mild-mannered research scholar, but with his son being a member of a radical organization, he also fell under great suspicion.

The Gongyuan became incredibly lively...

"Great Uncle-in-law, I am being framed; please don't be misled by others."

Liu Chengen would not give up and was still quibbling in vain, but his voice was incredibly weak.

At this time, in this environment, basically no one was listening to what he said, because the situation was basically confirmed, and nothing he said was of any use.

Bai Shiwu and Yin Sanfen had joined forces to reconstruct the truth of the event, and there was also Zhou You, the eyewitness, to testify on the side.

Liu family member Liu Chengen had used his Liu family status to incite conflict between the Zhengming and Daqian Martial Arts Halls, with the goal being the Grandmasters behind the two halls—namely, Bai Shiwu and Yin Sanfen.

This conspiracy was malicious in intent, aiming to destroy the stable pattern of Fucheng and trigger natural and man-made disasters.

Not to mention, Liu Chengen's people had almost killed Bai Shiwu's Disciple Xue.

It was just that the high-level members of the Liu family had arrived in a panic to claim their own sinner: the Clan Head, who was Liu Fengji's father, along with his brother Liu Tianxian... Liu Chengen's father, and the heads of other branches, all came here.

Hmm, the Liu family had never been this complete even during the annual New Year's dinner!

"Venerable one, we have failed to discipline our child, and Liu Chengen has caused a massive disaster; we have come specifically to plead guilty."

As soon as the Liu Clan Head spoke, Liu Tianxian beside him knelt down with a thud, "I share the same crime as that beast of a son; I ask the Venerable one not to show mercy."

Decisive and ruthless; this is a case of a brave warrior cutting off his own wrist to survive.

To be fair, given the Liu family's influence, hiring three or five Martial Experts would not be a problem; even the All-Knowing is a relative of theirs.

But the situation this time is grave; the Fuji Organization of the Golden Immortal Dao is a terrifying force that the Monarch personally inquired about, and they have been explicitly named to be wiped out.

Liu Chengen was already guilty for joining the Fuji Organization, and he even plotted against two Martial Experts; the latter crime is heavier than the former.

Of course, what truly sealed his death sentence was his poor planning and sloppy execution, leaving behind so many clues that exposed his identity; being both wicked and stupid, why keep him alive for the New Year?

Liu Tianxian also had psychological expectations long ago; the life of one Liu Chengen is not enough to fill the gap, and to extinguish the fury of the two Martial Experts, adding his own life at the very least is required.

Before coming, the upper echelons of the Liu family had already reached a consensus.

(End of this chapter)