The County Lord of Fengshan was even more shocked. This Immortal was addressing Jing Shi as Master? How could this be?
“My lord, how could you know Jing Shi? Is there… some mistake?” the County Lord asked, his voice trembling slightly.
In his mind, he was certain that Jing Shi was merely a local cultivator from the Jing family in Fengshan County.
How could someone like that have any connection with an Immortal? What a joke!
“Listen carefully to my question. Did you injure my Master, Jing Shi? Did you destroy his meridians? Answer me!” Lin Yun’s gaze was cold and contemptuous, his voice a stern rebuke, showing no intention of answering the County Lord’s question.
“This… it is true,” the County Lord admitted, his eyes twitching slightly as he nodded.
“Since you admit it, this grudge will be settled with your life!” Lin Yun, hovering in the air, looked down at the County Lord like a judge from the underworld pronouncing a death sentence.
Upon hearing this, the County Lord’s face turned ashen with fear.
“My lord, please let me explain! There must be a misunderstanding!” the County Lord pleaded, like a startled bird.
The crowd gathered outside the County Lord’s Mansion, watching the spectacle, was left gasping in awe.
In the eyes of Fengshan’s citizens, the County Lord was a lofty figure, yet now he appeared so wretched and humble.
“Sorry, I don’t need your explanations,” Lin Yun retorted flatly.
“My lord, I… I am a County Lord under the Annan Kingdom, the nephew of the Annan King, and the Annan Kingdom is part of the Xingwu Empire. If you kill me, my life is a small matter, but if it strains your relationship with the Xingwu Empire, that would be significant. Please… please show mercy!” the County Lord said, his voice quaking.
“You think you can intimidate me with your connections?” Lin Yun sneered.
Then, his tone turned sharp. “Let alone you being the nephew of the Annan King, even if the current Emperor of the Xingwu Empire, Li Tian, came here himself, he wouldn’t dare plead for you!”
When Lin Yun was weaker, he did fear enemies with powerful backgrounds, as he had none himself and had to consider such things.
But now, Lin Yun’s strength allowed him to disregard all backgrounds, rules, and order.
Fighting was forbidden in the county city? So what if Lin Yun fought?
The County Lord was backed by the kingdom and empire? So what if Lin Yun killed him?
Lin Yun’s power allowed him to act with impunity.
Across the entire human race, who would dare say no?
Though Lin Yun usually refrained from reckless actions and tried to follow normal rules and order, when his taboos were touched, he would truly act without restraint.
“Lin Yun, this County Lord of Fengshan, relying on his status as the king’s nephew, has indeed acted arrogantly. A slight punishment will suffice to avoid unnecessary trouble,” Elder Cui stepped forward to劝说 Lin Yun.
Attacking the County Lord’s Mansion and killing the County Lord were indeed major taboos for the kingdom and empire.
Since the empire was overseen by Dominator realm experts, Elder Cui, unaware of the specifics among Immortals, didn’t want to cause Lin Yun any trouble.
“Master, he destroyed all your meridians. This cannot be tolerated! As for trouble, no one in the entire human race can bring me trouble now,” Lin Yun said.
No matter who it was, anyone who harmed those dear to Lin Yun would pay the price.
Hearing this, Elder Cui was stunned.
He knew Lin Yun was an Immortal, but he didn’t know much else, nor what level or status Lin Yun held among Immortals.
That realm was beyond his reach.
For Lin Yun to say, “No one in the entire human race can bring me trouble,” naturally shocked Elder Cui.
Good heavens, what level had Lin Yun reached among Immortals?
“Die!”
Lin Yun waved his hand, and a surge of powerful internal energy shot out, striking the County Lord’s chest with a thunderous impact.
“Pfft!”
The County Lord spat out a mouthful of blood, his chest pierced through, leaving a gaping, bloody hole.
The energy wave was so swift that the County Lord had no time to react.
Only his wide, bulging eyes remained, as if expressing his confusion and unwillingness in his final moments.
No matter how he racked his brain, he couldn’t fathom how a mere Void Refinement realm cultivator from a local county family could be the Master of an Immortal.
And this question, perhaps, he would never know the answer to.
The next moment, the County Lord’s corpse crashed into the mansion with a thud.
“The County Lord… is dead?”
The citizens watching outside the mansion gasped in astonishment.
Members of the Jing family were among the crowd.
“As expected of an Immortal, completely disregarding the laws of the kingdom and empire, openly killing the County Lord in the county city,” a younger Jing family member sighed in awe.
Such exclamations echoed endlessly around them.
“If you were an Immortal, you could do the same,” the Jing family head retorted.
“But I just can’t understand how Jing Shi could know an Immortal, and why an Immortal treats him as an elder. It’s utterly unthinkable.”
“Exactly, it’s too strange!”
The Jing family members were utterly baffled.
“Could it be that Jing Shi is a reincarnated soul? Did he know this Immortal in his past life?” the Jing family head speculated in shock.
In midair.
After dealing with the County Lord, Lin Yun turned to Elder Cui.
“Master, your disciple has avenged you. Next, shall we go to the Heavenly Sword Sect? You must want to see what it looks like now, right?” Lin Yun smiled, a stark contrast to the cold demeanor he showed when killing the County Lord.
Lin Yun always wore two faces: ruthless and decisive against enemies, yet kind and generous to friends.
“Good, good!” Elder Cui nodded with a smile.
“Lin Yun, Old Cui’s meridians are completely destroyed. Help him recover first before heading back,” the Sect Master of the Heavenly Sword Sect suggested.
“Alright,” Lin Yun nodded.
At this moment, the Jing family head flew up, approaching Lin Yun.
“My lord, if you’re not in a hurry, please rest at our Jing family,” the Jing family head said with a broad smile, full of respect.
Since Jing Shi, now Elder Cui, was part of their Jing family, it wasn’t surprising for him to extend such an invitation.
“Fine,” Lin Yun agreed readily.
Then, Lin Yun, Elder Cui, and the Sect Master went to the Jing family.
Lin Yun’s purpose was simple: to find a place to heal Elder Cui’s injuries.
