"Huh?" They were dumbfounded. This was an extremely difficult request, almost impossible to fulfill. The group hesitated, wondering if they had to drink it. Only then could they meet Li Yang's requirement.
"Clang clang clang..."
A violent banging came from the door. "What are you doing in there?" the prison guard shouted at the door, pulling open the small window to look in. He saw the stiff corpse in the corner, gasped in shock, and dropped his keys in fright. He screamed and rushed out. Li Yang sneered disdainfully, "Let's see what else you want~ I'll play along to the end."
A moment later, a series of hurried footsteps approached, and then the prison door was opened with a clatter. The first to enter were not people, but several dark gun barrels, pointed in all directions, their heads held high, ready to fire at the first sign of trouble.
"Help! Help!" The guy, who was still alive and uninjured but whose spirit had been severely damaged and traumatized, scrambled toward the door.
"Don't move, go back!" The prison guard at the door didn't care what happened. He immediately pointed his gun at the guys' heads and roared. Facing the terrifying gun barrel, they calmed down a little, sweating profusely as they screamed at the guard, "Help! He's not human! He's not human!"
"What did he do to you? What's going on with you?" The warden was surprised and dissatisfied with their situation. When he looked up and saw the stiff meat grinder in the corner and the same few guys from before, his expression changed drastically, and his voice trembled.
"Where is he? Where is he?" The warden frantically searched everywhere for Li Yang. He thought to himself, if Li Yang is dead, then their deaths are no big deal; he could just report it as an accident. Thankfully, Li Yang was dead too. But just as he breathed a sigh of relief, Li Yang suddenly appeared before him, chuckling, "Comrade Warden, were you looking for me?"
"No, no, what, what do you want to do?" The warden was also trembling with fear and lost his ability to think. He looked at Li Yang in terror.
"Isn't it you who want to do this?" Li Yang retorted dismissively.
"We don't want to do anything. We're just here to check on things. What happened here? What happened to those guys?" The warden, feigning composure, gripped the pistol at his waist and pointed at the corpses of the meat grinder and the others, asking.
“They attacked me last night, trying to kill me. So I had no choice but to fight back. Don’t you guys agree?” Li Yang said with a smile, looking at the few terrified but unharmed men. His smile revealed his gleaming white teeth, and the men immediately shuddered, as if they had seen a man-eating demon. They let out a scream and hurriedly nodded, “Yes, yes, they tried to assault him last night, tried to kill him, so he had no choice but to fight back!”
The warden, upon hearing their words, nearly fainted from rage. "Damn it!" he thought. "I paid a fortune to bring you here to be taken care of, and this is the result you've given me? Not only did we fail to kill him, but we also suffered heavy losses. And yet, you bunch of cowards are speaking up for him! How am I supposed to stand up for you? How am I supposed to proceed from here?"
"Is that so? How did you encounter their assault, and how did you fight back?" The warden was still trying to make a last-ditch effort, attempting to frame Li Yang for intentional homicide while protecting his manslaughter charge. Or perhaps he wanted to force Li Yang to attack him now, in which case the dozen or so guns behind him would come in handy. Li Yang could become a corpse riddled with bullet holes within minutes.
Li Yang stared at the warden for a few moments, instantly grasping his inner thoughts and knowing who wanted to harm him. Even if he couldn't read minds, he could easily guess who was after him. There were only a few people; they couldn't escape even if they tried. Li Yang coldly looked at the warden and recounted his ordeal since his arrival, word for word, with precision and vivid description, as if vividly portraying a scene before everyone's eyes. The horrific situation he described made the guards at the door gasp in shock.
"Warden, if I encounter something like this, am I entitled to retaliate unconditionally and without restriction?" Li Yang asked sharply after finishing his story.
"You lot, is everything he said true?" the warden pressed the parties involved, unwilling to give up.
"Yes, it's true!" Those guys who were trembling from Li Yang's single glance no longer dared to speak up for the warden. Speaking up for the warden would mean certain death in a meat grinder. Would the warden dare to shoot them for speaking up for Li Yang?
The warden's cheeks twitched with rage. He was furious, utterly disappointed in these good-for-nothing bastards. He'd been paid a hefty sum, guaranteeing the mission's success. But now, not only was the mission unfinished, but his prized dogs were either dead, injured, or mentally unstable. A devastating loss indeed.
"Since what you said is true, your resistance is understandable. But since your martial arts skills are so high, you could have controlled yourself and not killed anyone. But they died. Did you intend to kill them?" The warden stared intently at Li Yang, his grip on his pistol tightening. He secretly released the safety, ready to draw his gun and shoot Li Yang dead if he made any wrong move.
"I don't even know what the consequences of my own actions will be. Besides, I don't know their strength. Of course, I'll go all out when I fight. Otherwise, I'd be irresponsible with my own life. Tell me, if you were in that situation, wouldn't you go all out? Would you hold back? Or would you, like a show-off, control your punches to test their damage output? Warden, are you out of your mind?" Li Yang said with disdain.
Chapter 969: Killing Li Yang is a piece of cake
"You, you dare to curse me?" The warden was furious and roared, pointing at Li Yang's nose.
"Of course I didn't mean that. I'm just curious, what exactly do you mean by acting like this?" Li Yang looked at the warden with a half-smile. Your little schemes and tricks to bring me down are really too naive.
"What do we mean? Let me tell you, your case is extremely serious. Malicious murder is punishable by death!" The warden glared fiercely at Li Yang, directly defining the nature of Li Yang's actions.
"Is that so? Whether I committed murder maliciously or not, I'm afraid you alone can't decide," Li Yang scoffed, showing utter disdain for his words.
"Hmph! I don't have the final say, but I can testify and offer advice. When it comes to the court trial, you won't be so carefree. Lock him up!" the warden said with a wave of his hand, exuding authority. "In the innermost cell," the warden added as he left.
"Yes~" The two prison guards immediately nodded in agreement. But when they got close to Li Yang, their eyes were filled with terror and their legs were trembling.
"What are you doing?" The warden saw the two men leaning against Li Yang, hesitating for a moment and not daring to reach out and grab Li Yang. He was immediately ashamed and angry, feeling that these two bastards were utterly disgraceful.
"Yes, yes..." The two were immediately shocked and dared not hesitate any longer. They rushed up, grabbed Li Yang's arm, and carried him towards the innermost prison.
"Hahaha...a bunch of clowns~a bunch of clowns~" Li Yang didn't resist at all, and Yang Tian laughed and walked away.
The warden trembled with rage, but was utterly helpless. His eyes darkened as he pondered how to deal with Li Yang again. He absolutely couldn't let go of the prize he'd already won. That was a staggering five million! He hadn't expected this guy to be so valuable. Killing valuable people was indeed difficult; this time the losses were heavy. His most loyal henchmen and assassins were dead, along with several other lackeys. If he wanted to deal with Li Yang, the methods he'd used before probably wouldn't work. He had to come up with a completely foolproof plan.
Kunlun Mountains.
Feihua and Tianyuanzi sat facing each other in a scenic pavilion.
"Master, according to news from the outer disciples down the mountain, Li Yang has been arrested and imprisoned," Fei Hua said with some worry.
"What? He's been arrested and imprisoned? That's absolutely impossible! He's so powerful. How could he possibly be in there?" Tian Yuanzi exclaimed in disbelief.
"I'm puzzled too. Apparently, he showed up voluntarily and offered no resistance whatsoever. He just humiliated the police officers in the street," Fei Hua said, puzzled.
"Any other news?" Tian Yuanzi's face was gloomy, and he had already vaguely guessed what was going on.
"It was said that he was sentenced because he seriously injured the successor of a large corporation. But according to our intelligence, the one who really wanted to deal with Li Yang was someone from the Special Operations Staff. It was that founding general," Fei Hua said softly.
"It was him? Then I understand. It must be because I told him that you were all killed by Li Yang that I completely enraged him, causing him to go to any lengths to deal with Li Yang. Now it seems that my decision back then was wrong. Li Yang is truly not someone to be trifled with. Now it seems that we are completely on the defensive again. We are begging him for a favor, but he has been arrested by our people and sentenced to a heavy prison term. Could it be that he knew we would need his help, so he deliberately went back and let the police arrest him?" Tian Yuanzi suddenly stood up with a drastic change in expression.
"If that's really the case, this person is truly terrifying, to have foreseen this far. Are we all just clowns in his hands?" Fei Hua said with a bitter smile.
"Don't be too nervous, this is just our speculation. It may not be true. But the most urgent thing now is to inform General Yang and tell him to stop immediately. Release Li Yang, and perhaps we will still have a glimmer of hope. Otherwise, things will get out of our control. If we anger and push this unpredictable and treacherous kid to the limit, he will not only refuse to cooperate with us against the Blood Demon, but will instead cooperate with the Blood Demon against us. Then all of us righteous people will be wiped out!" Tian Yuanzi said, his face pale.
“Yes. Helping us fight the Blood Demon is much easier than cooperating with the Blood Demon to fight us. And if the Blood Demon eliminates us, they can fight again and decide who will rule the world.” Fei Hua said in a deep voice.
“That’s right. Your analysis is very accurate. It seems you can’t go to apologize now. You should first visit General Yang in the capital and persuade him to give up on dealing with Li Yang. And release Li Yang with a legitimate reason. We should wipe out all those who offended Li Yang in one fell swoop. That way, we can reduce Li Yang’s dissatisfaction and animosity towards us. This will be more helpful in winning his help in the future.” Tian Yuanzi said with murderous intent.
“Yes, Master. Those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles. They prioritize the common people and the greater good. Those privileged youths who oppose Li Yang deserve to die.” Fei Hua said coldly.
“Okay. Then you can go down the mountain now and visit General Yang in the capital.” Tian Yuanzi nodded and said.
"Yes, Master," Fei Hua said, clasping her hands in a fist salute as she walked out of the mountain gate.
Tian Yuanzi sat in the pavilion, frowning in deep thought. He glanced at the cave where his junior brother was in seclusion and shook his head slightly. His junior brother's cultivation level had only just entered the late stage of Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation. Although he was a master among the five major sects, he was definitely not among the top five. He couldn't be of much help in dealing with the Blood Demon.
Abandoned in the cave, Fei Ling's face and eyes were terrifyingly sinister. After a long while, her cheeks twitched, and she said in a low voice through gritted teeth, "You are heartless, don't blame me for being unjust. Master, I'm sorry."
He knew that while cultivators were incredibly powerful, they also had many fears. As one of the most outstanding young cultivators, Fei Ling was well aware of this. He thought of the "Tethering Powder." Even a master like his, a late-stage Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation expert, would be paralyzed for twenty-four hours and lose all his magical power if poisoned by the Tethering Powder. At that point, Tian Yuanzi would be unable to move, and Fei Ling could do whatever he wanted. As long as he killed his master and obtained the key to the treasure pavilion, he could summon the God-Slaying Whip left behind by the patriarch Jiang Ziya. This was a divine weapon from the Investiture of the Gods, and even Earth Immortals would fear it. With such a divine weapon, dealing with Li Yang would be extremely easy.