Chapter 17: Chapter 17: Take Your Dog's Life!
Martial Arts Masters were different from the likes of Liu Hu.
Liu Hu had a multitude of subordinates and a mighty influence, which made his influence terrifying.
Yet these Martial Arts Masters, who devoted their hearts to martial arts cultivation, though their power was not very formidable, in terms of personal combat strength, they were undoubtedly far superior to Liu Hu!
"We must contact Master Liu immediately and request Master Liu to suppress this brat, Qin Jiang!"
This vendetta had to be avenged!
Soon, Lin Kai managed to get in touch with Liu Tianhe, asking him to take out Qin Jiang.
Liu Tianhe readily agreed to Lin Kai's request, but also set forth conditions.
Thirty million in remuneration.
An outrageous demand!
But Lin Kai was helpless and could only agree.
Where in Jiangcheng now could one find anyone capable of contending with Qin Jiang? Therefore, it was reasonable for Liu Tianhe to exploit the situation.
Lin Kai had no alternative.
He wanted to kill Qin Jiang too badly!
He couldn't wait a second longer!!!
At the Liu Family Martial Arts Hall.
Liu Tianhe sat in the high seat, looking at the many disciples and subordinates below, "Today, I have accepted a mission from the Lin Family. The reward is quite substantial."
Upon these words, a stern look gleamed in everyone's eyes, showing a bit of eagerness!
Liu Tianhe spoke indifferently, "The opponent's strength is decent, you ordinary disciples are certainly no match for him, so there's no need for you to step up."
"Zeng Bufan, you go."
As Liu Tianhe's words fell, a figure stepped out from the crowd below, "Yes!"
This person was none other than the second strongest in the Liu Family Martial Arts Hall—Zeng Bufan, also a master of Inner Strength, who had practiced martial arts for many years, thus, he had developed a formidable prowess.
"Once the job is done, I will share the reward with you. Remember, make it clean."
Zeng Bufan nodded, "Don't worry, Master. With my strength, there are few in Jiangcheng who can stand against me. You can be completely at ease!"
Liu Tianhe nodded, "Of course, I have confidence in you."
"This time the target is named Qin Jiang. Here is some information about him and his family. Take a good look at it."
He then tossed a file to Zeng Bufan.
After taking a brief look, Zeng Bufan sneered, "Just a little brat still wet behind the ears. He'll be easy to catch!"
Before the supper hour, Qin Jiang, carrying two bags of meat and vegetables, was rushing home.
But, as he stood at the door, he found it slightly ajar and eerily quiet inside. Feeling that something was awry, his heart pounded as he pushed the door open!
"Mmm-mmm-mmm—"
Qin Sisi, bound to a chair, had a piece of cloth stuffed into her mouth, her tears flowing as she frantically shook her head at Qin Jiang, eyes signaling something behind him.
"Hiss—"
Just then, a faint whoosh sounded from behind Qin Jiang!
Sensing the danger, he immediately turned to dodge, as a cold dagger grazed his chest, leaving a faint sensation of pain on his skin!
"Who are you?"
"Dead men need not know so much."
"My task today is to kill you and then send your family down to reunite with you." Zeng Bufan brandished his dagger rapidly, continuing the onslaught!
"Swish, swish, swish!!"
The sharp sounds of the blade slicing through air rang out.
Qin Jiang narrowly dodged each one.
"Die!"
Zeng Bufan took a quick step forward, thrusting the dagger straight at Qin Jiang's chest. At such a close distance, if he had struck, it would have been fatal.
However...
Qin Jiang caught his wrist in one move! The hand holding the dagger could no longer move an inch!
"You!" Zeng Bufan had not anticipated the other's strength being so formidable!
Before he could react, Qin Jiang's fist had already slammed into his chest. His body flung backward, crashing against a wall!
The sound of breaking bones echoed as he spat out blood, his breath faltering.
"Why is this happening!"
As the second strongest in the Liu Family Martial Arts Hall, he couldn't withstand even two moves from Qin Jiang?
"Spill your origins, and I'll leave you a whole corpse." Qin Jiang closed in like the grim reaper!
In a panic.
Zeng Bufan darted toward Qin Sisi, intending to take her hostage and threaten Qin Jiang, but Qin Jiang was even faster, kicking him away once again!
This kick, bursting with inner strength, destroyed his dantian and meridians completely!
"Pu——"
This time, Zeng Bufan couldn't stand up anymore; he could only watch helplessly as Qin Jiang approached.
There was an unprecedented chill in Qin Jiang's eyes.
"Tell me, who sent you!"
Zeng Bufan snorted coldly.
"If you don't talk, I'll investigate myself!" Qin Jiang said coldly, "But first, you can go die!"
Right then!
His dagger was about to descend!
"I'll talk, I'll talk!" Zeng Bufan trembled, saying, "It was our master! We are from the Liu Family Martial Arts Hall! The one who ordered your assassination
was our master!"
"Liu Family Martial Arts Hall?" Qin Jiang's eyes narrowed.
"I've told you everything, now, can you let me go?" Zeng Bufan pleaded, but an icy dagger swiftly slid across his throat, killing him with a single move!
He fell down stiffly…
Qin Sisi turned deathly pale, her pupils contracting with fear.
Qin Jiang ignored Zeng Bufan and quickly untied Qin Sisi, removing the cloth from her mouth.
"Brother, you, you've killed a man…" Qin Sisi gasped heavily, trembling.
"He came for my life first, and he dared to lay a hand on you; he deserved to die!"
At those words, Qin Sisi was shaken, "But, brother, someone might come to investigate…"
Qin Jiang said, "It's a vendetta between martial artists. They have no right to investigate."
Disputes among martial artists were common, and they were regulated differently than ordinary people, governed by the independent Martial Arts Bureau. As long as it didn't involve ordinary people, personal grievances could be settled amongst themselves, which was an accepted norm.
Zeng Bufan deserved death for attempting to kill him and his family!
After comforting Qin Sisi, Qin Jiang's gaze became thoroughly grim, and he made a phone call to Shen Longting, "Send a few trustworthy people to my house to clean up."
"Yes!"
Understanding the situation, Shen Longting immediately sent people. A little over twenty minutes later, several burly men appeared at Qin Jiang's door, cleaned up swiftly, and left.
Qin Sisi was still terrified, and Qin Jiang hurriedly soothed her, "Sisi, you don't need to feel too guilty. People like him are evil incarnate, treating human life as worthless; they deserve to die."
"If I don't kill him today, they would come after us again. If anything happened to you or mom, I would live in guilt for the rest of my life. Better to nip it in the bud."
"Don't worry, I'll handle this matter."
"Also, trust your big brother, I'm not a demon who kills without blinking."
Qin Sisi nodded, her face still pale.
After ensuring Qin Sisi was settled, Qin Jiang stepped outside and lit a cigarette, "The master of the Liu Family Martial Arts Hall? It seems it's time to meet this fellow."
It was one thing to send someone to kill him, but to go after his family in his own home crossed the line.
This violated Qin Jiang's bottom line!
Family was his Achilles' heel!
Burning with rage, he headed alone to the Liu Family Martial Arts Hall.
Meanwhile, inside the Liu Family Martial Arts Hall, Liu Tianhe's face was terrifyingly ashen!
"The mission failed? Can't get in touch with Zeng Bufan?"
His fierce eyes swept over everyone.
Suddenly, all the members of the Liu Family Martial Arts Hall trembled, fearing to speak.
The atmosphere grew oppressively tense.
Liu Tianhe snorted sharply and slapped the table, distorting his face with anger. With Zeng Bufan's assassination attempt failing, killing Qin Jiang next time would be even more difficult, especially since the target was now on guard!
Unless he took matters into his own hands.
However, Qin Jiang's defeat of Zeng Bufan proved that his strength was greater than he had assumed.
"Useless!"
"Such a simple task, and you fail. You deserved to die!" Liu Tianhe slammed the table hard, "It seems I really need to personally eliminate this brat."
All the disciples kept their heads down, not daring to speak. Zeng Bufan was dead; were they supposed to throw their lives away too?
They weren't that foolish.
"Expecting something from you lot is no better than counting on a dog." Liu Tianhe toyed with the Iron Gall in his hand, his eyes flashing with two cold light.
"Disperse. I'll go over personally in a bit!"
Before he finished speaking, commotion outside the door broke out, and a tall figure strode in, "No need to look for me, I have come to you personally to take your dog's life!"