Chapter 610: Great Master, Spare My Life, Great Master, Spare My Life

The distant mountains are green, the lake water is deep blue.

The green distant mountains are reflected in the deep blue lake water; the blue is as lush as green, the green as thick as blue.

"Xiao Aoshi's aura disappeared in this vicinity." Hayato Tianyin looked at the mountain village with sparse cooking smoke before him, his brows slightly furrowed.

"Let's go, let's go in and take a look." Yu Liancheng tapped his toes and headed straight toward the mountain village.

Hayato Tianyin followed closely behind; for him, having already betrayed the Great Master, he naturally had to see this path through to the end. Otherwise, once the Great Master recovered from his injuries, he might not be able to deal with Yu Liancheng, but dealing with a traitor like him would still be as easy as turning over one's hand.

The two arrived in the village; this village seemed no different from ordinary mountain villages: old people and children, woodcutters and village women, the crowing of roosters and barking of dogs, sparse cooking smoke...

Hayato Tianyin used the Myriad Ways of the Forest to sense the surroundings, but found they were all ordinary people, with no powerful aura belonging to a martial artist, and the Great Master's aura had disappeared completely.

He let out a cold snort, his entire body's killing intent surging violently.

It was highly likely the Great Master was hiding in the mountain village; since he could not be found, then he would slaughter the entire village. This Hayato Tianyin possessed the temperament of an ambitious overlord, cold and ruthless; to achieve his goal, he could use any means necessary, even his own younger brother had died by his hand.

"No rush to strike, follow me." Yu Liancheng stopped him and headed toward the other side of the village. Hayato Tianyin hesitated for a moment, then followed.

Before long, they exited the village by another path.

There was a dense forest here, and several woodcutters were chopping wood. Yu Liancheng stopped in front of one of the woodcutters, watching him chop the tree with great seriousness, as if his posture while chopping wood were more eye-catching than a peerless beauty.

Hayato Tianyin did not understand the reason, carefully observing the woodcutter; regardless of physique or aura, he was extremely ordinary. Except for being a bit faster at felling trees than the other woodcutters, he seemed to have no other peculiarities.

After this woodcutter felled a large tree and wiped the sweat from his forehead, he looked at the two people beside him: "My name is Zhang San, you two aren't from this village, right? I don't know what business you have?"

Yu Liancheng smiled and said: "Are you a person from the Xuanhua Firm?"

"Xuanhua Firm? Could it be that century-old brand from Edo?" The woodcutter Zhang San was startled: "Heh, that's an old brand. The firewood we chop is sent to a nearby Xuanhua Firm when there's an order. If you want to say I'm a person from the Xuanhua Firm, that also makes sense."

Yu Liancheng said: "Oh, so you know the Great Master of the Xuanhua Firm?"

"Great Master? What Great Master?"

This person waved his hand impatiently and was about to continue chopping trees: "Alright, I won't talk to you anymore, leave if there's nothing else. The New Year is coming, it'll be bad if I don't earn enough money for the year-end."

"Is that so? Hehe."

Yu Liancheng gave Hayato Tianyin a look.

Hayato Tianyin understood, and immediately struck out with both palms like a violent storm.

As the master of the Hidden Sword Stream and the Great Master's most prized disciple, Hayato Tianyin's palm technique was naturally incomparably brilliant. Striking with full force at this moment, let alone a mere woodcutter who didn't know martial arts, even a First-class Expert like Quan Dao Shen would not be able to last more than three punches and two kicks under his hands.

However, an unexpected scene occurred.

Although the woodcutter Zhang San was greatly alarmed, he used a superb movement technique to dodge it.

"Heh, you are indeed not an ordinary person."

Hayato Tianyin's eyes lit up immediately, and he launched another round of fierce attacks.

Fists, palms, legs, and feet, all driven by the Myriad Ways of the Forest.

The whistling wind broke through the air, every strike was exquisite and peerless, and possessed the power to split mountains and crack the sea.

In the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged dozens of moves.

Under the impact of the internal energy, the surrounding trees were snapped in half one after another, or even blasted into smithereens.

The other woodcutters were ordinary villagers; where had they ever seen such a scene? They screamed and fled for their lives.

Zhang San's martial arts were truly not bad; even if one added up the experts of the Central Plains and Dongying, he could still rank in the top fifty.

But Hayato Tianyin was an expert who could rank in the top ten, and after long defense inevitably leads to mistakes, he finally found a flaw, broke through the defense, and struck Zhang San's chest with a palm.

Zhang San's figure immediately stumbled backward.

However, this person was truly extraordinary.

Twisting his body, he actually wanted to use Hayato Tianyin's palm strike to escape.

If it were only Hayato, he might really have let him escape.

Yu Liancheng's figure flashed, and he suddenly appeared behind Zhang San, striking his back heavily with a backhand palm.

With a muffled "Bang", this palm was clearly heavier than Hayato Tianyin's.

Immediately, Zhang San spat out blood, his whole body like a kite with a broken string, snapping a dozen large trees before his body finally stopped, his aura withered.

"Let me interrogate him; perhaps he knows the Great Master's whereabouts," Hayato said, intending to use the Beast Heart to control Zhang San.

"No need." Yu Liancheng waved his hand, a trace of killing intent appearing: "This person's martial arts can't even compare to the few masters of the Xuanhua Firm, so how could he know the Great Master's whereabouts? Besides, the Great Master is now nothing more than a stray dog; what kind of waves can he stir up? Kill him."

As he spoke, his palm reached out toward Zhang San, intending to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots.

Hearing Yu Liancheng's words, Zhang San struggled to get up and knelt down with a thud: "Great Master, spare my life! Great Master, spare my life! This lowly one is indeed from the Xuanhua Firm, responsible for scouting. Although I don't know the Great Master's whereabouts now, give me two or three days, and I will definitely find the Great Master's hiding place for you two Great Masters."

"The two Great Masters, spare this lowly one's life."

Looking at Zhang San, who was begging for mercy repeatedly, the corners of Yu Liancheng's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Great Demon God, oh Great Demon God, you are a peerless powerhouse after all; how did your aura break the moment you appeared? Is this really okay?

This Zhang San's true identity was the Great Demon God, Xiao Jingtian.

Xiao Jingtian's meridians expand outward, and he practices the Hun Tian Four Absolutes. On the night of the full moon, his power is full, and he is like a Demon God; during the day, his power leaks out, and his strength is less than one percent, making him only a First-class Expert.

If he were to kill the Great Demon God now, it would truly be an easy task.

Yu Liancheng's gaze flickered slightly; for such a powerhouse, not having a fight would be a bit of a pity.

More importantly, his Red Fire Divine Art had not yet reached perfection, and he could not turn the Great Master into a Four-Joy Meatball.

At this thought, Yu Liancheng let out a cold laugh: "Since you are a person from the Xuanhua Firm, I should have killed you. But since you are so sensible, and I have a heart as vast as the sea, then you... kowtow one hundred times and shout 'Great Master, spare my life' one hundred times, and I might consider sparing your life."

"You..."

Yu Liancheng chuckled and said: "What about me?"

Zhang San only saw the corners of his lips curl, a red light flashing in his eyes, and a sense of killing intent appearing and disappearing, which made him feel a bit terrified. Then he thought again: the one kowtowing is Zhang San, and the one shouting for mercy is also Zhang San; what does that have to do with the Great Demon God Xiao Jingtian? Once his power recovers to its peak, he would just take revenge for the humiliation Zhang San suffered one by one.

Thinking of this, Zhang San kowtowed to the ground and shouted: "Great Master, spare my life! Great Master, spare my life..."

"Haha, you can be considered a person who knows how to flatter."