Chapter 204

"Swish!"

A figure flashed on the tree, and snowflakes drifted down.

Just as the man and woman under the tree were preparing to leave, a massive fist suddenly descended from the sky, smashing heavily toward the man's head.

In his panic, the man had no time to dodge and could only raise his arms to block.

But he clearly underestimated the power of that fist.

"Boom!"

A loud explosion!

The man's arms were smashed heavily onto his own head; his arms snapped, and the top of his skull collapsed.

Everything went black before his eyes, and he fell to the ground.

The woman beside him saw this scene, and her soul flew out of her body in terror; she turned to run.

However, her legs suddenly refused to obey her.

Luo Zijun landed on the ground and threw another punch, directly finishing off the man.

Then he kicked the woman.

"Bang!"

The woman was kicked flying and slammed heavily into a large tree in front.

The trunk trembled, and snowflakes rustled down.

The woman fell to the ground, screamed in pain, and hurriedly scrambled back up.

By this time, Luo Zijun had already reached her.

The moment she jumped up, he suddenly smashed a fist into her stomach, and with a "bang," he sent her flying again.

The woman landed on the ground, her mouth wide open in pain as she dry-heaved; she could no longer stand and curled up on the ground, writhing in agony.

Luo Zijun walked up, suddenly grabbed her two hands, and bent them with force; with a "crack," he snapped both of her wrists.

"Ah—"

The woman immediately let out an even more shrill scream, her whole body trembling with pain, her face twisted.

Luo Zijun grabbed her by the hair, dragged her into a nearby thicket, then took out a Dagger and pointed it at her, saying, "I ask, you answer."

The woman glared at him with venomous eyes and shouted angrily, "Pah! You bitch... ah—"

Before she could finish, the Dagger in Luo Zijun's hand pierced straight through her ear, and with a light slice, he split her right ear in two.

"I ask, you answer."

Luo Zijun said again.

The woman's lips trembled from the pain, but she still glared at him and said, "You dog spawn, you..."

Without waiting for her to finish, Luo Zijun directly cut off her right ear.

The woman let out another scream.

Yet before the scream had even faded, Luo Zijun slashed with his blade again, cutting off her left ear.

"Ah—"

Luo Zijun did not ask again; he grabbed her left hand, and the sharp tip of the Dagger pierced directly into her thumb.

Then, he pulled it out and stabbed it into her finger.

The woman screamed incessantly, her whole body shivering uncontrollably, her face deathly pale, her mouth wide open.

After finishing one hand, Luo Zijun stabbed the other.

Soon, all ten of the woman's fingertips were dripping with blood, mangled and raw.

At this moment, Luo Zijun took off her shoes and socks.

The woman finally could not bear the pain and fear any longer and said with a sob, "Don't... don't stab anymore, I... ah—"

Suddenly, another scream.

The tip of the Dagger in Luo Zijun's hand pierced directly into her big toe, and he gouged it with force, causing her to scream in agony and nearly faint from the pain.

Xu Ziyin, who had come down from the tree, watched this scene, her face also turning pale with fright.

"I ask, you answer?"

Luo Zijun asked once more.

The woman hurriedly said in a trembling voice, "I... I will answer... I will answer..."

Luo Zijun asked, "Are you planning to kill the Bai Family's Matrilocal Son-in-law tonight? What is his name?"

The woman was trembling and had not yet had time to answer when suddenly, another scream rang out.

A cold glint flashed in Luo Zijun's hand, and he directly cut off her thumb.

"Luo Zijun! His name is Luo Zijun!"

The woman cried out loudly, her eyes wide with pain, tears and snot streaming down her face.

Luo Zijun asked again, "Why kill him? Who ordered it?"

The woman hurriedly said, "Jiu Ye ordered it. We don't know the reason. We just took Jiu Ye's money to do things for him."

"Who is Jiu Ye?"

"Jiu Ye is called Chai Jiu; he is the leader of the Green Sea Gang in the Inner City. As for where he lives or why he wants to kill that man, we don't know..."

"Where are you planning to strike tonight? How will you do it?"

While questioning her, Luo Zijun stared intently at her terrified pupils and used Mind Reading.

"Ah—"

The woman suddenly let out another shrill scream.

Luo Zijun cut off another one of her toes and said, "Wrong answer, answer again. If there is another wrong answer, I will cut off all your hands and feet."

The woman was in such pain she nearly fainted; no longer daring to lie, she began to answer while weeping.

A moment later.

Luo Zijun finished asking all his questions. The woman sobbed and begged, "I've said everything, I beg you... I beg you to spare my life..."

Luo Zijun stroked the inside of her chest clothing and said, "Rest assured, I, Dongfang Junnan, never kill women."

Xu Ziyin, who was standing not far away: "..."

Upon hearing this, the woman was about to weep and thank him when Luo Zijun fished a Storage Bag out from her clothing, then, with a "pfft" sound, the Dagger in his hand plunged directly into her heart; he stabbed her a dozen times before rising to leave.

The woman's eyes widened, her mouth hung open, and a large amount of fresh blood suddenly gushed out.

Then, she died completely.

Luo Zijun went to take the man's Storage Bag as well, washed the Dagger and his hands in the snow, and then looked at the girl standing there blankly not far away and said, "Let's go, back to the city."

Xu Ziyin let out an "oh," followed silently behind, obedient and submissive, no longer possessing her previous fierce demeanor.

"Are you alright from the injuries on your body?"

Luo Zijun turned his head to ask.

!

Xu Ziyin was startled, then shook her head: "No, I'm fine."

Luo Zijun said, "If you still want to hunt, I suggest you go to the outer perimeter. There seem to be quite a few people here today; if you hunt alone, I fear there will be danger."

"Mm."

Xu Ziyin responded in a low voice, snuck another glance at him, and asked, "What about you?"

Luo Zijun said, "I'm returning to the city."

Xu Ziyin looked at him again and said in a low voice, "I'm returning to the city too."

Luo Zijun walked for another distance, then suddenly stopped, turned his head to look at her, and said, "Don't tell anyone about today's events, otherwise, you should know the consequences?"

He then threatened, "I know where your home is, and I know what your brother is called. If you don't listen, hmph, I'll kill your whole family!"

Xu Ziyin said, "Oh."

Luo Zijun frowned and said, "Your reaction is so dull, do you think I'm joking with you?"

Xu Ziyin looked at him and suddenly said, "Then help me, kill my brother, would you?"

Luo Zijun: "..."

Xu Ziyin said, "Anyway, you said it yourself, he probably won't change in the future. I don't want him to drag me down, and I don't want him to drag down my father and mother even more. If he dies early, our family will be liberated."

Luo Zijun glanced at her, continued walking forward, and said, "Hiring me to kill is very expensive. At least ten thousand taels of silver per person; can you afford that?"

Xu Ziyin followed behind and said, "Can I owe it to you for now?"

Luo Zijun said irritably, "You already owe me two thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine taels of silver, and two thousand of that has been owed for over half a year; you haven't paid back a single penny. Do you take me for a sucker?"

Xu Ziyin was startled and asked, "What is a sucker?"

Luo Zijun huffed, "It means a fool who has been cheated out of a lot of money by a woman but hasn't received anything in return."

Xu Ziyin was stunned for a moment, the corners of her mouth twitched, and she looked at him, saying, "I didn't cheat you out of money, I'm just owing it temporarily."

Luo Zijun turned his head and said, "Then give me a specific date, when will you pay it back?"

Xu Ziyin lowered her head and said, "I... I don't know."

"Look, you don't even know when you'll pay back the money, yet you still want to owe more to hire me to help you kill someone. If this isn't taking me for a sucker, what is it?"

Luo Zijun gave a cold huff and said, "Let me tell you, there isn't a single person in this whole world who dares to take me for a sucker and cheat me, and even fewer who dare not to pay me back!"

Xu Ziyin kept her head down and said nothing.

Luo Zijun threatened again, "I'll give you one more month. If you haven't paid me back by then, hmph, you should know what the consequences are."

Xu Ziyin raised her head to look at him and asked, "What consequences?"

Luo Zijun said coldly, "Kill your whole family!"

Xu Ziyin said, "Can you just kill my brother?"

She then sighed lightly and said, "Forget it, killing my whole family is also quite good. Anyway, our family is almost living a life worse than death because of my brother; being killed would be a liberation."

Luo Zijun's footsteps paused; he turned his head to stare at her for a while and said, "In that case, killing your whole family would be helping you for free. Then I won't kill your whole family. In a month, if you don't pay me back, I will strip you naked and rape you before killing you!"

Xu Ziyin lowered her head, was silent for a moment, and said, "Brother Dongfang, then after you rape and kill me, could you go and kill my brother too? That way, my father and mother could live well."

Luo Zijun: "..."

The scene was quiet for a moment.

Luo Zijun continued walking forward, and after a while, he said, "Stop dreaming. If you don't pay, I won't help you kill your brother."

Xu Ziyin's eyes flickered as she looked at him and said, "I'll borrow money when I get back. Once I've scraped together ten thousand taels of silver, will Brother Dongfang go and help me kill my brother, okay?"

Luo Zijun turned his head to look at her and said, "Why don't you kill him yourself? That way you wouldn't have to spend silver."

Xu Ziyin said, "I'm his sister, I can't bring myself to do it."

"Ridiculous."

Luo Zijun gave a cold laugh, continued walking forward, and said, "If you can't bring yourself to do it, how can you bear to let someone else do it?"

Xu Ziyin looked at his back and said, "Brother Dongfang kills like it's nothing; just a moment ago, you killed six people in a row. Why don't you dare to kill my brother?"

Luo Zijun huffed coldly, "He has no grudge or enmity with me, why should I kill him? Besides, I'm not a hired killer; even if you give me money it's useless, and I'm not short of that little bit of money from you."

"Oh."

Xu Ziyin said no more, her gaze fixed on his face hidden within the Bamboo Hat.

The two soon exited the mountain forest and boarded a carriage heading into the city.

Because there were others in the carriage, neither of them spoke.

After getting off the carriage on a street in the Inner City, Luo Zijun wandered through the nearby alleys for a few turns, changed his clothes, took off the Bamboo Hat, and then headed toward Bao'an Hall.

Today he had harvested a Cloud-Stepping Leopard, plus six Storage Bags; he estimated they contained quite a lot of money.

Senior Sister will surely be very happy.

(End of chapter)