Golden Silk Around the Neck!

Looking into Li Guanqi’s icy gaze, Tang Ru said nothing. Tossing him the jade bottle, the fat youth darted away and vanished into the storm. Gripping the jade bottle, Li Guanqi slowly turned around. He smoothly shifted Canglang to his left hand, murderous intent surging wildly in his eyes! *Whoosh!* Suppressing his aura entirely, Li Guanqi headed straight for a side room! A silencing talisman burned away, instantly enshrouding the entire side courtyard. As long as the talisman had not burned to ashes, no sound would escape to the outside world for the duration of an incense stick! *Bang!* The door burst open. Inside, a late Foundation Establishment disciple of Ziyang Palace was vigorously entangled with a woman. The sudden intrusion made the disciple freeze, prompting a petulant whimper from the woman. Once he got a clear look at the intruder, a sneer crept onto the Ziyang Palace disciple’s face. Leisurely grabbing his outer robe from the side and throwing it on, he struck the woman’s neck with the edge of his palm, knocking her unconscious. “Tsk, tsk. To think you actually dared come knocking at our door?” “Hahaha, so how is it? Is that little brat completely dead yet?” “My, what a pity you people managed to find her.” “You should know, the place she was dumped was where I—*mph! Cough, cough!* You… *gack!*” A blinding flash of sword light flared across the room and vanished in an instant! It happened so fast the tall, thin youth did not even have time to react. He watched with his own eyes as his body tumbled helplessly to the floor. In the blink of an eye, four fiercely sharp sword lights flashed! All four of his limbs were sliced clean off, carved into a limbless trunk by Li Guanqi! *Clang! Clatter!* The sword in his right hand and the sect jade slip in his left both dropped to the floor. Under his terrified gaze, Li Guanqi slowly sheathed his longsword and stepped in front of him. Punch after punch slammed into his jaw, before Li Guanqi tore his tongue out raw! Li Guanqi then produced a strand of golden cicada silk. The thread was as fine as a hair, yet capable of slicing through many resilient materials. Under the youth’s gaze of utter horror, the blind youth looped the golden cicada silk around his neck without the slightest expression, round after round! The youth shook his body frantically, yet could do nothing now. Even now, he could not believe the other’s sword could be this fast! It was more than thirty percent faster than the fastest speed he had displayed on the arena stage! A left-handed sword… He had deceived everyone! He was left-handed! Li Guanqi slowly crouched with his back to the man, pulled taut the golden cicada silk with both hands, and slowly stood up. The disciple’s eyes instantly filled with blood, his face turning crimson and the veins on his neck bulging violently! With just a single rise of Li Guanqi's body, the golden cicada silk sliced through his skin. Rolling his terror-stricken eyes frantically, broken threats spilled from his mouth. “You… dare kill… me! Ziyang…” *Squelch!* A vicious glint flashed in Li Guanqi’s eyes, and he pulled outward with both hands! A head slowly flew into the air, and spraying blood dyed the youth’s white robe scarlet! Expressionless, the youth walked out of the side room. Looking up at the heavy, goose-feather snow in the sky, he whispered softly, “The first.” By now, he had already made up his mind: every single person involved would pay a price in blood! As for the sect championship, he no longer cared to think that far ahead. *Crunch, crunch…* Walking through the courtyard, each step left behind a bloody footprint. Consumed by murderous fury, Li Guanqi paid it no mind. Using another silencing talisman, he laid his longsword against the next youth's neck. Even then, that youth showed neither remorse nor fear, constantly crowing about everything that had happened over the past few days. It turned out that when Yu Sui'an had seen Li Guanqi severely injured that day, she had wanted to buy him two steamed buns to eat. In her mind, it had been that simple—she just wanted Li Guanqi to have a couple more buns. Yet on the street, she had run into this group from Ziyang Palace. And it was this fellow before him, named Lin Quan, who had kicked her. “Hahahaha! Do you know? That kick of mine sent her flying a full three zhang!” “That little brat just lay on the ground without making a peep.” “If that fat Tang Ru hadn’t stuck his nose where it didn’t belong, she wouldn’t have lasted these past few days!” “What? Are you furious? Hahahaha! Even if you had eight times the guts, would you dare kill me?” Right at that moment, an uproar suddenly erupted within Ziyang Palace’s courtyard! Li Guanqi cast an indifferent glance toward the door. Someone had likely noticed something amiss by now. Immediately following, various powerful auras burst into the open. Lin Quan smiled with sickly arrogance. “Dead blind man, I really don't know what you're thinking, daring to come here courting death!” *Slash!* A chilling sword light flashed, and Lin Quan’s arms flew into the air! Crushing Lin Quan’s jaw with one hand, Li Guanqi tore out his tongue raw! The golden cicada silk slowly wound around his neck, the icy thread finally instilling a sliver of dread in him. Yet with his jaw shattered and his tongue pulled out, he could only let out muffled whimpers. Li Guanqi grabbed a bench from the room and pressed Lin Quan’s body firmly beneath it. Then he tied the golden cicada silk tightly to the door. The moment the door was pulled open, the golden cicada silk would cinch even tighter! Having done all this, Li Guanqi sat coldly across from Lin Quan. By now, Lin Quan was utterly unhinged with panic. He naturally understood what Li Guanqi meant to do, and terror made him foul himself, giving off a wretched stench. His eyes were full of dread as he looked toward Li Guanqi, filled with pleading. By this time, the silencing talisman outside had been broken, and noisy shouts instantly flooded their ears. “Damn it! This is Lin Quan’s side room! Quick, get in and look!” “Who has the gall to kill disciples of our Ziyang Palace?!” Meanwhile, Zhao Beichen stood in the first disciple’s room with a grave expression. Looking at the gruesome scene inside, a certain person immediately sprang to mind! In the second room, Lin Quan uttered heart-wrenching whimpers. Looking at the composed youth before him, he felt as though he were staring at a demon. Hearing Lin Quan’s whimpers, the people outside immediately began ramming the door! *Bang!* With just a single hit, the golden cicada silk bit half a finger-width deep into Lin Quan’s neck! Lin Quan squirmed frantically, his expression contorted and tears filling his eyes as he looked at Li Guanqi. *Bang!* “Mmph! Mmph-mmph!” It sank a full finger-width into his throat! *Clatter!* A shadow-casting stone slipped out from Lin Quan’s robes. Li Guanqi drew it into his hand and channeled a wisp of origin energy into it. Instantly, scenes of the disciples of Ziyang Palace tormenting and humiliating Yu Sui'an were projected before them! Li Guanqi closed his eyes, his expression contorting with fury as he crouched down, grabbed Lin Quan’s hair, and whispered, “Do you know?” “Those steamed buns you wouldn't even deign to look at… she would be happy for days just eating one or two.” “She was just a carefree little girl.” “How could you bring yourselves to lay a hand on her?!” Just then, alarmed cries rose from outside the door! “There’s someone else inside! The killer hasn’t left!” “Quick! Break the door down!” Lin Quan’s eyes went wide, and he shook his head desperately, his whimpers growing frantic. *BANG!!* *Squelch!!* Until the moment of his death, tears finally slipped from his eyes—perhaps out of remorse, or perhaps something else entirely. “You… Li Guanqi!!” “Lin Quan!!”