bayedsolid Chapter 39 Qi Yan's Inner Demons
Chapter 39 Qi Yan's Inner Demons
He Yongrui was taken aback, "You are..."
“Young Master He, you must have a bad memory,” Qi Yan said with a slight smile. “Indeed, how could someone as insignificant as me be worth your attention?”
His tone was somewhat manic, suggesting that he harbored some personal grudges or old scores. Bai Lingxiao nudged Yun Zhao, signaling them to leave for the time being.
Yun Zhao nodded.
Bai Lingxiao led the others and the Fiery Golden Lion to the front. In fact, even without Bai Lingxiao saying anything, the Fiery Golden Lion had already been frightened by the demonic aura that Qi Yan had unintentionally released, and wished it could leave immediately to avoid being accidentally injured.
"Do you need me to leave for a moment?"
Yun Zhao said considerately, "Shall I go there to keep watch for you?"
“No need,” Qi Yan’s gaze softened for a moment as he looked at Yun Zhao. “You already know.”
His words were cryptic, but Yun Zhao understood what he meant.
He Yongrui was going crazy. Who was this person? Why had he never seen him before?
Do not!
He has seen it!
He Yongrui shuddered and said in a trembling voice, "You, you are Qi Yan!"
He was too nervous just now, and also because he hadn't seen Song Zhiyuan for a long time, so he momentarily overlooked Qi Yan's face, which resembled Song Zhiyuan's.
Looking at it now, He Yongrui feels like the sky has fallen!
Wasn't Qi Yan imprisoned in the dungeon by Song Zhiyuan? How did she end up here!
To save his life, he said with a bitter face, "Qi Yan... no, Brother Qi, it was all my fault before. I bullied others because of my power, and I was blind to your greatness..."
"Please let me go. I was only following orders from Song Zhiyuan. If you want revenge, go find him. I was forced into this!"
"is it?"
Qi Yan chuckled softly, "So you're saying you're innocent, and that your bullying of me was all at Song Zhiyuan's instigation?"
He Yongrui nodded hurriedly, "Yes! That's it!"
He pleaded, "Please, have mercy on me, I'm a magnanimous person!"
"Letting you go is not out of the question."
He Yongrui's eyes lit up. "Brother Qi, what do you want? I'll give you anything, just spare my life!"
Qi Yan glanced at Yun Zhao, who was watching the commotion from the sidelines. Yun Zhao didn't understand his meaning. "Hmm?"
"Is there anything you want?" Qi Yan asked helplessly. "This is the fourth young master of the He family, and he is quite wealthy."
Yun Zhao's eyes instantly brightened even more than He Yongrui's. She said without any politeness, "Fourth Young Master He, would you mind if I took a look at your storage bag?"
He Yongrui couldn't help but glare at Yun Zhao secretly. Qi Yan shot him a sharp look, and he shrank back.
"Of course, I don't mind at all. Please go ahead."
He obediently erased the divine imprint on the storage bag and let Yun Zhao check it.
Yun Zhao probed the storage bag with his divine sense and could only say that he was indeed a young master from a noble family in Demon Subduing City. The spirit stones in his storage bag were piled up like several small mountains!
Without any hesitation, she transferred the spirit stones into her storage bag. Before He Yongrui could even feel the pinch, Yun Zhao launched another sweep, taking everything—pills, spirit artifacts, talismans… she didn’t let any go!
Now, He Yongrui wasn't just in pain; his heart, liver, spleen, stomach, lungs... his whole body ached!
Although he was born of the legitimate wife, he had older brothers and sisters with great talent above him, and this was almost all of his wealth!
He Yongrui's storage bag also contained some indescribable novels and picture books. Yun Zhao flipped through them and thought to himself that this guy was really good at reading.
She put down the picture book, but then she saw a pile of photo stones.
Yun Zhao curiously opened one, but the scene inside made her expression change!
He Yongrui felt uneasy. He suddenly realized that there seemed to be some things in his storage bag that he couldn't show to anyone.
He wasn't referring to storybooks or illustrated books, but rather...
Yun Zhao suddenly spoke up, "Ayan, are you going to let him go?"
Qi Yan smiled knowingly, "He's already given up everything he has, so why not spare his life?"
Before He Yongrui could even feel happy, Yun Zhao said, "If you let him go, then I won't!"
Yun Zhao took out the Fu Guang sword, his eyebrows curving into a smile. "Fourth Young Master He, don't worry, I won't let you die..."
"It's so easy!"
Having said that, Yun Zhao ignored He Yongrui's fear and thrust his sword into his shoulder.
He Yongrui let out a scream. Enduring the pain, his lips trembled as he said, "I don't think I've offended you. Why...?"
“Because I am also a woman,” Yun Zhao’s smile vanished, and she said coldly, “I will avenge the girls you have harmed!”
God knows how furious she was when she saw the images in those photographic stones.
Judging by the number of those photo stones, this scoundrel has ruined at least thirty or forty girls!
Yun Zhao, with a cold face, thrust his sword at He Yongrui, but each strike avoided vital points.
He Yongrui was in so much pain that he almost fainted, but Qi Yan didn't know what medicine he had given him, so he remained conscious and watched himself gradually turn into a bloody mess.
Under the combined effects of pain and the pills, He Yongrui became exceptionally clear-headed. His eyes were bloodshot, and he knew that if he didn't escape now, he would never be able to leave again.
He didn't intend to use that secret technique until the very last moment; if he did, his cultivation would be permanently stuck at the Foundation Establishment stage.
Another sword thrust came, and He Yongrui gritted his teeth, and a powerful spiritual energy suddenly erupted from his body!
So what if he's stuck at the Foundation Establishment stage? At least he can save his life. But if he doesn't use the secret technique, he'll be dead. What else can he do?!
Qi Yan had been watching him closely. Seeing this, he pulled Yun Zhao behind him and thrust his sword at He Yongrui's vitals.
Unexpectedly, He Yongrui quickly dodged, and with a wave of his hand, a ferocious wild dog pounced on Qi Yan!
Yun Zhao saw Qi Yan pause, realizing that he could have easily swatted the wild dog away, but he managed to dodge it.
Whether it was a misperception or not, Yun Zhao even sensed Qi Yan's fear of that stray dog.
How could that be? It was clearly just an ordinary stray dog, without even the cultivation level of Qi Refining.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, He Yongrui quickly rushed forward, not even bothering to look back, and kept running.
Just wait, he'll get there sooner or later...
"what--"
Yun Zhao tried to catch up with him, but he wasn't as fast as Bai Lingxiao.
He Yongrui, who had just run a short distance, was struck down by a palm and fell straight to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Bai Lingxiao said coldly, "Where do you think you're going to run off to?"
Although they gave Qi Yan some private space, Bai Lingxiao knew that cultivators from aristocratic families all had their own unique secret techniques that allowed them to escape in times of crisis.
To prevent He Yongrui from escaping, she kept a close eye on the situation.
Therefore, as soon as He Yongrui escaped, she discovered it immediately and brought him back.
This time, to avoid any further accidents, Yun Zhao stopped torturing him slowly and ended his life with a single sword strike.
Not knowing He Yongrui's status in the family, Yun Zhao was also worried that he might have some secret technique after his death that could bring back the scenes before his death to the family.
So she asked the others to stay away and concealed herself as well.
But there was nothing there. Yun Zhao breathed a sigh of relief.
But He Yongrui's last words...