Nightmare Apostle

Unexpectedly, Chi Dan stood up from her seat, took a few quick steps, and grabbed his arm without a word, coquettishly saying, "Don’t leave so quickly. We haven’t seen each other for so long. I came all the way here, and you’re just going to be so heartless?"

"I have things to do." Yang Xiao couldn’t be bothered to argue with her and turned to leave.

"Are you going to the Northern Han Family?" Chi Dan suddenly said.

Hearing this, Yang Xiao abruptly stopped and turned his head. He was really starting to fear this woman. She seemed to know everything about him. "How do you know?"

"Relax, don’t be so fierce. I’m just worried about you."

Chi Dan squinted, staring at Yang Xiao like she was looking at a cherished gift. "Brother Yang Xiao, be careful tonight. I’ve heard that someone paid a hefty price through the Chamber of Commerce to hire a few death contract experts. Tsk tsk, one is at half-step Nether Realm, and two are at the peak of Ghost Level. Quite a big operation."

"Is it the Han family’s grandmaster or Zhao Jingde?" Yang Xiao knew damn well that none of these people could be trusted.

Seeing Chi Dan not reply, Yang Xiao frowned, "Could it be Hong Anguo?"

"I don’t know either, Brother Yang Xiao. You know I’m just a weak woman good for running errands. How could I inquire about such deadly matters? If it wasn’t about you, I wouldn’t even bother." Chi Dan wore an innocent look.

"Tell me who it is, and I’ll inquire about the Esoteric Sect matters for you." Yang Xiao promised.

But to Yang Xiao’s surprise, Chi Dan seriously shook her head and solemnly said, "Brother Yang Xiao, the Chamber of Commerce only cares about the price, not the people. That’s the rule."

"Thank you for your hospitality, excuse me." Yang Xiao turned and left.

On the drive home, Yang Xiao rapidly calculated tonight’s plan in his mind. He knew the Han Family and Zhao Jingde were unreliable. He had always been wary and prepared his trump cards in advance. It seemed he would really need them tonight.

"A half-step Nether Realm and two peak Ghost Level. Damn, they sure are giving me, Yang Xiao, face. They’re really afraid I won’t die." Yang Xiao sneered coldly, anger burning within.

Using such a lineup against an Angel Envoy who just reached the Upper Ghost Level, it was truly overkill, not leaving any room for survival.

And they were all death contract envoys. He had experienced the prowess of the Chamber of Commerce’s death contract envoys in the Yi Sect before.

These guys would stop at nothing to complete their missions, even at the cost of their lives. Of course, the price was unbelievably high.

In any case, whoever wants to kill him tonight, this matter won’t end here.

If it’s the Han Family’s grandmaster, then the Han Family might as well not exist. If it’s Zhao Jingde, then the cooperation ends here, and he’ll teach this untrustworthy guy a lesson.

He was most worried about Hong Anguo, but thinking carefully, that smiling tiger didn’t seem to have a compelling reason to kill him.

In the short term, he wasn’t a threat to Hong Anguo’s position. Also, given Hong Anguo’s age, he didn’t have many years before stepping down. Striking at him now would be out of balance with the risks and rewards.

Killing him to frame Vice Commissioner Zhao also seemed unnecessary. If he were Hong Anguo, he’d feign ignorance now and watch the tigers fight, reaping the benefits of the fisherman’s profit.

Upon arriving home, Yang Xiao wasted no time entering the Mirror Secret Room, where Han Li was imprisoned.

After entering the secret room, Yang Xiao ordered Mirror Ghost to open the iron cage that once held Sutana, releasing Han Li inside.

Upon seeing Yang Xiao, Han Li wept bitterly, confessing his sins, and begged Yang Xiao not to kill him, showing a humble and sincere attitude.

If this person had any backbone, Yang Xiao would have respected him as a man. Now, this cowardly state only made Yang Xiao feel disgusted. How such riffraff dared to compare himself to Yang Xiao was utterly insulting.

Thinking about tonight’s ambush, Yang Xiao felt a surge of anger, shaking Han Li’s head vigorously, "Given a chance, you’re still good for nothing! Given a chance, you’re still good for nothing!"

Taking out the Human Bone Staff, Yang Xiao gestured threateningly, "I ask you, besides sending you to ambush me, what other plans does your Han Family have?"

"N-nothing else." Han Li’s eyes flickered, clearly clinging to a glimmer of hope.

Seeing this, Yang Xiao almost laughed with rage. He turned around and thrust the Human Bone Staff into the Great Protector, hanging on the wall from the Withered Bone Pavilion. The next second, the Great Protector emitted a scream akin to a pig being slaughtered, as half his arm melted at a visible rate, flesh and tendons spreading obscenely.

"Ahhhh!" The Great Protector had never endured such pain. His screams pierced the eardrums, while Han Li was also scared stiff by the bloody scene, his legs weak and trembling.

"Are you insane?! Ask him if you want to ask him. Why hit me?!" The Great Protector screamed as he cursed Yang Xiao’s yet-unmet parents and ancestors going eighteen generations back.

"Are you going to talk?! Are you going to talk?!" Yang Xiao stared intently at Han Li, then brutally repeated the same trick on the Great Protector.

Hope completely extinguished within the Great Protector. He never expected to meet such a lunatic; had he known, he would have preferred suicide.

Han Li, being spineless, capitulated even before facing torture, just by witnessing the Great Protector’s plight. He immediately divulged everything he knew, including how his father Han Chen planned to eliminate Yang Xiao’s influence in Xiang Ma Town.

Yang Xiao judged this information credible since Han Li didn’t yet know his father, Han Chen, had already died in Xiang Ma Town.

"And your grandfather, what does that old man plan to do to me?" Yang Xiao pressed further.

As Han Li recounted the events that transpired at home, Yang Xiao couldn’t help but feel sorry for the Han Family’s grandmaster.

Golden Spear Master Han was a wise man, but unfortunately, he failed to raise his sons well, raising Han Chen and Han Li, a pair of useless fellows, which led to the destruction of his lifelong efforts. The Han Family was likely doomed.

By now, Han Li had no reason to lie, and Yang Xiao’s impression of the Han Family’s grandmaster improved considerably.

Previously, he had heard from Professor Cui that Mr. Han was a reasonable person, highly respected in Jiangbei Province’s world of martial arts, and had maintained friendly ties with their Patrol Defense Office.

"If you and your father had half of Mr. Han’s sensibility, you wouldn’t have ended up like this!" Yang Xiao kicked the kneeling Han Li hard in the leg, considering it a lesson for these unworthy descendants on behalf of the esteemed elder he’d never met.

"Han Li, let me tell you clearly, your father Han Chen is dead. Vengeance for murder is irreconcilable. Will your grandfather, Master Han, choose to hire assassins at great cost to fight to the bitter end with me?" Yang Xiao decided to hear Han Li’s opinion.

Unexpectedly, Han Li cooperated exceptionally, shaking his head vigorously, "No, no, my grandfather would only say that Han Chen, that rebel, dared to go against the Patrol Defense Office and deserved his fate."

"My grandfather often said that in Jiangbei Province, you guys are the officials, and we’re advised never to offend you. He said the Patrol Defense Office only gives him face as an old man, but they’re not afraid of the Han Family. He’d never dare oppose you. He even wanted me to find a chance to treat you to a meal." Han Li confessed all at once.

"With such a good grandfather teaching you, and yet you refuse to listen, instead pretending to be clever. You truly deserve to die!!" Normally speaking, Yang Xiao would’ve left it at that, but he continued to berate him, filled with anger.

Even though he spoke this way, Yang Xiao still wasn’t certain of the Han Family grandmaster’s attitude and couldn’t entirely rule him out.

In comparison, Zhao Jingde had much higher chances of being suspected of hiring assassins. Yang Xiao had never truly trusted him.

If the assassins tonight were hired by Zhao Jingde, it would make much more sense. They would not only kill Yang Xiao but also wipe out the Han Family, including the grandmaster, framing it as a mutual slaughter.

Since if the higher-ups wanted to investigate, they naturally would uncover the enmity between him and the Han Family. A mutual slaughter suited the situation perfectly.

Moreover, if Yang Xiao were dead, Zhao Jingde would remove a competitor, and with the Han Family wiped out entirely, it would be a complete cover-up.

With the core of the Han Family eradicated, Zhao Jingde’s illicit dealings with the Han Family would all sink without a trace, and the Han Family would no longer pose a threat to Vice Commissioner Zhao.

Put simply, this was a risky move, but to Zhao Jingde, it might be his only chance.

Just reflecting on it, Yang Xiao realized Zhao Jingde previously betrayed the Han Family, exposing the ambush at the Withered Bone Pavilion, all to ease Yang Xiao’s vigilance step by step and set the stage for tonight’s deadly dual-murder scheme.

And this plan had been set in motion long ago, starting when Zhao Jingde wooed him at the banquet and declared him the successor.

"Vice Commissioner Zhao, I gave you a chance, and I hope you’re not being too clever for your own good..." Yang Xiao remarked coldly.

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