Chapter 92: Chapter 92: Kill One After Another
âYoung master, the little young master is missing.â
Boom!
Zhong Lin leaped, the sword light flickering in mid-air. Deng Yunsheng instinctively closed his eyes, and upon opening them again, he saw the sword tip already at his brow, just one inch forward could end a life.
Deng Yunsheng instantly turned stiff, a layer of cold sweat rising on his back.
Even with his Fifth Grade Inner Strengthening Realm cultivation, he felt there was nowhere to hide from that sword, only waiting for death.
âYoung⊠young master.â
Deng Yunshengâs voice trembled, full of fear.
âWhat happened to Shi Tou?â
Zhong Linâs voice revealed no emotion, but Deng Yunsheng felt that if he did not give a satisfactory answer, his head would be cut off immediately.
âYesterday during Shen Shi, the young master went with three other students to the back mountain to dig bamboo shoots after returning from school. By You Shi, the three children returned home, but the young master was still missing. Immediately, I sent people to search the mountain, but still no trace.â
Zhong Linâs face turned icy cold, he said indifferently, âAnd then?â
Deng Yunsheng hurriedly continued, âI have already ordered strict guards at the city gates, even if we have to dig three feet deep, we will find the young master.â
âShi Tou is timid by nature and would not wander off. He would never go out after sunset.â
Deng Yunshengâs face changed, exclaiming, âDo you mean the young master was kidnapped? Impossible, no one would dare touch our Hundred Herbs Hall people on Tianyang Countyâs grounds, thatâs courting death.â
âShi Tou and I just arrived in Tianyang County, the kidnapper might not know Shi Tou, or they are specifically after me, return to the city.â
With the long sword sheathed, the two quickly returned to the city.
Upon hearing the news, Jing Yan also followed quickly, one more person meant more strength.
By now, the sky was darkening, but the whole Hundred Herbs Hall was brightly lit.
Mei Weixuan and Gu Yourong also arrived.
âZhong Lin, donât worry, little Shi Tou wonât be lost for sure,â Gu Yourong comforted.
âZhong Lin, I think it might be the work of human traffickers,â Mei Weixuan said coldly.
âYou have just arrived in Tianyang County, you donât have any enemies, and since you are a disciple of Master Yin, no one would actively provoke you. Shi Tou is just a child, I canât think of who would target him, except for those filthy scum, they probably donât know Shi Touâs identity.â
âYes, yes, yes, thatâs possible.â
At this time, Deng Yunsheng was like a headless fly, now he felt like he finally had a lead after hearing Mei Weixuanâs analysis, and even if it wasnât them, it had to be them for now, at least first to let his young master vent his anger a bit.
âYoung master, I will immediately round up all the human traffickers in the county, openly or secretly.â
After speaking, he instructed the guard team to go catch people first, as the local power of Tianyang County, these human traffickers had nowhere to hide.
A little less than an hour later.
âThud.â
In the bright light, a group of ragged, toothless men and women were forced to kneel in front of Zhong Lin by a group of burly guard team members.
These scumbags, upon seeing Zhong Lin, grabbed onto his legs like drowning people clinging to straws, kowtowing and begging for mercy.
âYoung master, we are wronged!â
âEven if you gave us the guts, we wouldnât dare touch Hundred Herbs Hall people, let alone your brother, young master.â
âYes! Yes! Young master, see clearly, we are truly innocent!â
Interestingly, none of the people present mentioned Zhong Linâs identity, yet these people recognized Zhong Lin at a glance.
Indeed, cats have a catâs way, mice have a mouseâs way.
Zhong Lin had never shown his face publicly since arriving in Tianyang County, yet he was still recognized.
Moreover, Zhong Lin believed that his information had probably long been laid out on the tables of the various forces and families in Tianyang County.
Zhong Lin sat imposing in the Taishi Chair, face cold, right hand pressing the sword.
He slowly scanned over the few in front of him, speaking leisurely, âI donât care if you admit it or not, but my brother is missing. If he is found, fine. If not, then you donât need to live either.â
âOf course, I also believe you donât have the guts to attack Hundred Herbs Hall people, so if itâs just the wrong person, hand him over, and I will guarantee this matter ends here, no further pursuit. But if you donât hand over the person and I find out, death will be the least of your worries, I will make him regret ever living in this world.â
Although Zhong Linâs words were calm and indifferent, the kneeling people felt a shiver in their souls, not doubting the truth of his words at all.
âYoung master, see clearly, it really wasnât us!â
âHeaven bears witness, if this was done by us, may I be struck by five thunders and never reincarnate.â
âYes, struck by five thunders and never reincarnate.â
These scum hurriedly swore oaths, fearing Zhong Lin would suspect them.
âNone of you confess?â
A smile suddenly appeared on Zhong Linâs calm face.
âVery well, Old Deng.â
âPresent.â
âStart with her, kill every other one. If in half an hour there is still no confession, kill every other one again until they are all dead, right here.â
Zhong Lin pointed to an old woman with a greasy face on the far left, his voice extremely cold.
The old woman pointed at by Zhong Lin collapsed to the ground, a urine smell wafting from her skirt.
âNo, no, it really wasnât me, it really wasnât me, young master.â
The old woman screamed miserably, speaking while crawling toward Zhong Linâs feet.
Shiiing!
A sword light flashed, and before the old woman could approach, her throat was slit, blood flowing out instantly.
The old woman did not die immediately, clutching her neck, gurgling sounds escaped her lips, like a fish gasping on land, her body twitched several times before finally going still after a few breaths.
As the blood flowed out, a strong smell of blood instantly permeated the room.
All the kneeling human traffickers were scared stiff at this moment, they hadnât expected Zhong Lin to act so decisively.
âContinue.â
A cold voice snapped them back to reality, now everyone was in a panic, especially seeing the still warm corpse next to them filled them with endless fear.
âYoung master, I want to testify, Ma San accepted a big job a few days ago, heâs been like a mad dog searching everywhere for suitable two-legged sheep, I bet your young master is in his hands.â
A fat man suddenly stood up, it was a horse-faced middle-aged man in the crowd who spoke loudly.
âStop spewing bullshit.â
Ma San, the accused, instantly flared up, furiously lunging at the speaking fat man but was kicked back by quick-footed guards.
Ignoring the pain, Ma San shouted frantically, âYoung master, see clearly, even if I had the courage of a tiger I wouldnât dare touch Hundred Herbs Hall, this is clearly Zhou Fatty framing me. Right, a few days ago while drinking, he even mentioned wanting to score big to go enjoy at the Xiangxiang Pavilion. Young master, I know where his pen for sheep is, let me lead you there, your young master must be there.â
What they called âpen for sheepâ is their term, referring to kidnapped children as âtwo-legged sheep,â so the holding place was naturally called âpen for sheep.â
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