Hu Yue’s gaze swept over the hundred or so guards who had rushed out. Not recognising a single familiar face among them, her eyes grew increasingly cold, her stare like a sharp sword fixed on Zheng Feng. She said, “My father, Hu Mo, the Lord of Spirit Beast City!”
Faced with Hu Yue’s icy gaze, Zheng Feng’s heart trembled violently. He exclaimed in shock, “What, the former city lord, Hu Mo?”
“Exactly. Tell us, where is Lord Hu, and where are the people from the former city lord’s mansion?”
At that moment, Lin Xiao stepped forward, his unparalleled killing intent surging forth, enveloping all directions.
“What, another Martial Venerable!” Zheng Feng and the other Heavenly Martial experts trembled again, their faces showing disbelief.
What was going on today? Spirit Beast City had two Martial Venerables arrive? And teenage Martial Venerables at that?
What kind of luck was this? Two teenage Martial Venerables, unheard of not just in Spirit Beast City but probably in the entire Lanlan Empire!
Today, they had not only encountered two but had also offended them.
Under the weight of Lin Xiao’s chilling aura, Zheng Feng dared not hesitate any longer. He hurriedly said, “Spare us, my lords, spare us! Lord Hu Mo disappeared three years ago, it has nothing to do with us!”
“What!” Lin Xiao’s heart shook violently, his face showing an expression of disbelief.
Beside him, Hu Yue’s body also trembled slightly.
“Disappeared? Was he killed, or did he leave? What about the others from the city lord’s mansion?” Hu Yue pressed, her cold eyes ensuring Zheng Feng didn’t dare lie.
“Before we came, they were already gone. Lord Hu Mo and his family mysteriously vanished. As for the others in the city lord’s mansion, they’re unharmed, but I demoted them to the army!” Zheng Feng said quickly.
“Summon them all here!” Hu Yue commanded coldly.
Zheng Feng nodded hurriedly, sending a signal soaring into the sky, where it exploded with a bang.
Soon after, an army of several thousand rushed forward from ahead, appearing around them.
Leading them were five middle-aged men, all Heavenly Martial realm warriors.
Among them, on the left, was a resolute-looking middle-aged man with the cultivation of Heavenly Martial Fifth Layer. Upon seeing Hu Yue, his body trembled, and he dropped to one knee, clasping his fists and shouting excitedly, “Feng Mu pays respects to the Young Lady!”
“Pay respects to the Young Lady!” Behind Feng Mu, a thousand-strong troop also knelt in homage.
These were Feng Mu’s original subordinates, who had followed him and Hu Mo years ago and had seen Hu Yue before.
The other leaders, however, stood stunned. Having joined only in the past three years, they didn’t recognise Hu Yue and dared not object in such a situation.
Lin Xiao also recognised this Feng Mu, one of Hu Mo’s most powerful followers, primarily in charge of the city lord’s mansion’s army.
“Feng Mu, what happened three years ago? Where is my father? Where are the Lin family?” Hu Yue asked anxiously.
“Young Lady, I don’t know what happened. The city lord, the Lin family, and Iron Gang Leader Lin Langtie vanished overnight. I received no word, and despite investigating ever since, I’ve found no trace of them, not even a single clue!” Feng Mu replied.
“Chh!” Lin Xiao’s expression turned as cold as eternal ice, his fists clenched tightly.
“To the imperial city!” Lin Xiao uttered three words softly.
Back then, to protect his father and the Lin family from retaliation before he went to the Feng family to kill Feng Lanyue and Chen Yan, he had the Lin family hide in the city lord’s mansion under assumed identities, essentially as part of the lord’s household.
Now, Hu Mo had disappeared, and so had the Lin family. There were three possibilities: they were captured, they had truly vanished from this world, or someone had rescued them first.
The only outsider who knew his parents were in Spirit Beast City’s lord’s mansion was Yi Xuanfeng.
Whether they were rescued could be confirmed by asking Yi Xuanfeng at Tianxuan Sect.
However, the other two possibilities weren’t unlikely either.
“Feng Mu, you’ll temporarily take charge of the city lord’s mansion. The rest of you, die!”
With that, a delicate sword appeared in Hu Yue’s hand. With swift movements, sword lights shot out, striking Zheng Feng and the eight injured Heavenly Martial experts around him.
“Pfft!” “Pfft!” “Pfft!” …
With several sharp sounds, the nine were instantly pierced through, all dead.
Until their deaths, their faces bore expressions of disbelief. They never imagined they’d meet such an abrupt end.
“Swish!”
Hu Yue leapt lightly, a sword beam over ten metres long slashing through the air, cutting down the hundred guards who had emerged earlier. Their bodies were instantly severed at the waist.
These hundred were clearly Zheng Feng’s guards. Hu Yue spared none of his people.
Seeing this, the others showed horrified expressions. In the blink of an eye, Zheng Feng and his men were annihilated, and a single sword strike killed a hundred guards. Hu Yue’s strength was terrifying, leaving them barely able to react.
“These four leaders, I can’t control them!” Feng Mu spoke again.
“You!” The four leaders’ expressions changed, about to kneel and beg for mercy, but the next moment, their heads exploded.
“Hmph, the city lord’s mansion was brought to its current state by Lord Hu. How could I let you tarnish it!” Feng Mu snorted coldly, a chilling glint in his eyes. If not for investigating the city lord’s disappearance and protecting his men, how could he have endured humiliation under Zheng Feng and his ilk?
These people had constantly harassed him and caused the deaths of many former army members.
“Pay respects to the Young Lady, pay respects to Leader Feng!”
After the four died, the thousands-strong army knelt down.
But Hu Yue had no mind to look at them further. She and Lin Xiao, along with Ling Hu, soared into the air, speeding toward the imperial city.
“I hope they’re still alive, or the Feng and Chen families will pay dearly!”
On the way, Lin Xiao’s expression was grim to the extreme. In his heart, he had decided that this time, no matter what, he would utterly destroy the Feng and Chen families’ forces!
“Father, you must be safe!” Amid her killing intent, Hu Yue’s face also showed deep worry.
“Disappeared doesn’t mean dead. There’s still hope they’re alive, so don’t think the worst yet!” Lin Xiao reached out, grasping Hu Yue’s cold hand, offering what comfort he could.
To say he wasn’t worried would be a lie; his heart was fraught with anxiety.
Ling Hu, beside them, said nothing, unable to offer comforting words. But his body also radiated intense killing intent.
Those who threatened Lin Xiao and Hu Yue’s families were his enemies!
