20demayo Chapter 103 Coercion
Chapter 103 Coercion
Chapter 103 Coercion
Chu Xuan skillfully touched the corpse.
He didn't mind the blood and gore on Zhao Mingyu's body, and skillfully touched every hidden corner, even his shoes.
The result was that, after some searching, all they found was a little over a thousand taels of silver and a dozen contribution points, nothing else!
"What bad luck!"
Chu Xuan was immediately annoyed.
Are all these people so unambitious that they don't even carry their cultivation techniques with them when they go out?
So what are you doing out here?
Zhao Mingyu lay motionless on the ground, not breathing, his heart had stopped beating.
Chu Xuan glanced at him and said coldly, "If you keep pretending to be dead, I'll really beat you to death!"
Zhao Mingyu's body remained motionless, as if he were truly dead.
"Since you're dead, I'll feed you to the beasts. It's better than leaving your body to rot in the wilderness!"
As he spoke, Chu Xuan prepared to take him away.
Zhao Mingyu's body trembled violently, and he finally opened his eyes. His eyes were bloodshot, filled with humiliation and resentment as he looked at Chu Xuan.
He never expected that this bastard would be so bold and shameless!
Not only did they attack me, but they also stole everything from me.
"You don't need to look at me like that!"
Chu Xuan sneered, "Don't think I don't know what you're up to by asking me to go with you to find the Purple-Crowned Golden Eagle Egg. Not to mention you even tried to capture me to use as a human shield!"
Zhao Mingyu remained silent.
After a moment, he said in a deep voice, "Kill me, and my father will not let you off!"
"If I let you go, will you let me go?"
Chu Xuan scoffed, "Besides, it was the Blood God Cult that killed you. What does that have to do with me?"
There was no prior enmity between the two, but Zhao Mingyu harbored murderous intent towards him because of the Black Water Serpent's corpse.
Especially now!
Given Zhao Mingyu's narrow-minded nature, if he were allowed to return alive, he would surely die!
"Alright, enough nonsense! Tell me where you hid the cultivation technique," Chu Xuan said calmly.
"So that's what you were planning?"
Zhao Mingyu grinned maliciously and said, "Do you think I'd tell you?"
"Never mind then!"
Bang~!
Chu Xuan didn't say much, he just slapped him and sent him on his way.
Zhao Mingyu stared at Chu Xuan, his expression frozen, unable to believe that Chu Xuan had killed him just like that, even in death!
Are you fucking that decisive?
Logically, shouldn't it be negotiation or interrogation?
Zhao Mingyu was prepared to feign compliance with Chu Xuan, or even be tormented by Chu Xuan. He even planned to tell Chu Xuan some important information to buy time and wait for the Xuan Yang Sect's experts to arrive!
He also saw the signal flare that exploded in the air and knew that the experts from the Xuan Yang Sect were about to arrive.
If he could just delay a little longer, he would have a chance to live.
But I never expected Chu Xuan to be so decisive!
Chu Xuan carried Zhao Mingyu's corpse and followed the roars of strange beasts, heading deeper into the dense forest.
About an incense stick's time later, they stopped at a strange beast's nest.
This is the den of a leopard-like beast, where several cubs the size of wild dogs are nestled and howling with hunger.
"Roar~"
As Chu Xuan approached, an angry roar from a strange beast rang out.
A black-striped leopard, the size of a water buffalo, appeared at the cave entrance, warily eyeing Chu Xuan and letting out a series of roars.
Second-tier exotic beast, Black-striped Leopard!
"You guys got off easy!"
Chu Xuan threw Zhao Mingyu in front of the black-striped leopard.
The other party still stared at him warily. After seeing that Chu Xuan did not approach but instead moved away, it then carried Zhao Mingyu into its lair.
Several black-striped leopard cubs, who had been starving and howling at the smell of blood, immediately began to tear into the food as soon as their mother brought it.
The adult black-striped leopard was clearly also hungry, and after Chu Xuan left, it also began to tear into the flesh.
Soon, Zhao Mingyu was dismantled into a pile of parts.
Chu Xuan did not leave, but quietly watched from a large tree until the beasts had dismembered the corpse beyond recognition and gnawed it down to the bones, before turning and disappearing.
"I really can't bear to see you die!"
Chu Xuan sighed inwardly.
He really didn't want to kill Zhao Mingyu unless absolutely necessary.
After all, he was very satisfied with his current job.
It's a good thing for Zhao Mingyu not to be involved in affairs.
Now that Zhao Mingyu is dead, the Hundred Beasts Garden will inevitably undergo major changes, and he doesn't even know if he can continue to stay.
If I get kicked out because of this, I'll be at a huge loss!
What's more, Zhao Mingyu also has a father who works as a steward, which is also a problem!
But since he had already done it, he didn't regret it.
If Zhao Mingyu isn't killed, then he'll be the one to die.
After waiting a while, Chu Xuan heard the sounds of fierce fighting and roars coming from afar.
"Blood God Cult? You're courting death!"
"Leave them all here—"
The roar echoed through the darkness.
Chu Xuan recognized the voice; it was that of "Senior Brother Tong".
Senior Brother Tong, whose real name is Tong Hao, is an inner disciple and the true manager of the Hundred Beast Garden, though he doesn't usually manage things much.
Once the sounds of battle subsided, Chu Xuan returned along the same route.
As for the silver notes and contribution points found on Zhao Mingyu, he had already stuffed them back into Zhao Mingyu's possession.
These items are not of much value, and carrying them around could easily attract unwanted attention or lead to them being marked by Zhao Mingyu.
Therefore, to be on the safe side, it's better to throw it away.
If you want it, you can come back and pick it up when there's no risk anymore.
When Chu Xuan returned to the Purple-Crowned Golden Eagle's nest, he saw Tong Hao standing on the huge tree canopy, holding the corpse of the Purple-Crowned Golden Eagle in one hand and the corpse of a man in black robes in the other.
"Huh, you're still alive?"
When Tong Hao saw Chu Xuan return, he clearly recognized him. He jumped down from the treetop and casually threw the two corpses on the ground.
"Greetings, Senior Brother Tong!"
Chu Xuan quickly cupped his hands in greeting.
"Tell me, what exactly happened!" Tong Hao said with a gloomy face.
Chu Xuan didn't hide anything and immediately recounted the whole story in detail. Of course, parts that could be omitted were naturally omitted.
Tong Hao's expression changed several times upon hearing this.
One moment stunned, the next furious!
After Chu Xuan finished speaking, he nodded.
Besides Chu Xuan, he also rescued a handyman disciple on the way here. The situation was basically the same as what Chu Xuan had said, with no major discrepancies.
"You survived because of your agility, right?" Tong Hao asked.
Chu Xuan was taken aback, then said with admiration, "Senior Brother Tong, your insight is brilliant!"
As expected of an inner disciple, your vision is truly outstanding!
They even came up with an excuse for him!
As Chu Xuan spoke, his gaze swept over the corpse on the ground, and the next moment, his eyes froze.
Shi Liang!
He died too!
"No need to look!" Tong Hao said calmly. "Besides you, there's one other handyman disciple, oh, and that guy named Li Fan is still alive! The others are probably all dead!"
The reason I say "probably" is that Zhao Mingyu's fate is still unknown.
Chu Xuan gasped in shock, but secretly felt relieved.
The Blood God Cult had indeed laid an ambush along the way!
Fortunately, he ran deeper into the dense forest.
You should know that Shi Liang was a master of the Transformation Realm, and he was the first to escape. Now he is lying here, his body almost cold!
If he had run back the way he came, like Shi Liang, he would probably be finished now!
Among the corpses on the ground, Chu Xuan saw several somewhat familiar faces. Like him, they were all outer disciples who had just entered the sect this year!
Now he's dead here, unable to even recall his own name.
One of them was the one that Zhao Mingyu pushed to the Purple-crowned Golden Eagle to be used as bait.
He had heard many times before how cruel the outer sect of Xuan Yang Sect was, but he had never truly experienced it. Today, he finally understood it for himself.
To the Xuan Yang Sect, outer disciples were like cheap expendable commodities, dying in a humiliating and meaningless way!
"Yu'er! Yu'er————"
A series of shouts rang out.
Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged man in black robes quickly arrived, leaping through the woods, and after a few breaths, stood in front of the two.
Upon seeing the corpses scattered on the ground, his pupils contracted sharply. Only after confirming that Zhao Mingyu's body was not among them did he breathe a sigh of relief.
"Deacon Zhao, there's no need to look. Zhao Mingyu's body isn't here. He must have escaped," Tong Hao said calmly.
Steward Zhao?
Chu Xuan was startled.
This man is Zhao Qianyang, the father of Zhao Mingyu's outer sect steward.
"Junior Brother Tong, what exactly is going on? Where is my son now?" Zhao Qianyang asked, frowning.
Tong Hao glanced at Chu Xuan: "You should say it."
"Greetings, Steward Zhao."
Chu Xuan bowed respectfully and then recounted the events he had just told Tong Hao.
"The Blood God Cult?"
Zhao Qianyang was startled, then stared at Chu Xuan, his gaze suddenly turning sharp. "My son's life is uncertain, and you, a newly initiated outer disciple, are still alive and well? Tell me, are you an inside agent of the Blood God Sect?!"
Boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, a terrifying pressure, like a tsunami, swept towards Chu Xuan!
Chu Xuan was startled, but this was also within his expectations.
He did not resist, but instead showed a look of horror and began to tremble.
"Deacon Zhao, please investigate carefully. This disciple is not an inside agent of the Blood God Sect."
Chu Xuan spoke tremblingly, his face pale and his teeth chattering. It wasn't all an act; the terrifying aura emanating from Zhao Qianyang had sealed him off.
Chu Xuan was like a fly trapped in amber, almost unable to move!
He felt as if he had returned to the arena south of Qingshan City, where he faced Cao Xiong!
same!
That old bastard is shameless! He actually used his power to intimidate and coerce a newly initiated outer disciple!
However, Chu Xuan was already mentally prepared.
This is a hurdle he must overcome.
Otherwise, you can't clear your name!
"Whether or not you're an inside agent for the Blood God Cult is not for you to decide!"
Zhao Qianyang sneered, "Once I take you back and torture you severely, I don't believe I can't pry your mouth open!"
'
As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed at Chu Xuan!
"That's enough!"
At this moment, Tong Hao, who had been silent, spoke coldly, saying indifferently, "Deacon Zhao, Chu Xuan is my man after all. Even if it's an interrogation, it should be me who does it, not you, a mere deacon, who has the right to interfere!"
With a wave of his hand, the terrifying pressure that Zhao Qianyang had exerted on Chu Xuan was instantly dissipated.
Chu Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, cupped his hands in thanks to Tong Hao, and said gratefully, "Thank you, Senior Brother Tong."
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Zhao Qianyang's face was grim as he said, "This concerns my son's life and death, why can't I interfere?"
Tong Hao said pointedly, "Zhao Mingyu is only missing, not dead. Instead of searching for him, Deacon Zhao is making things difficult for an outer disciple. He doesn't seem to be in a hurry at all?"
Zhao Qianyang's expression stiffened slightly.
He really wasn't in a hurry.
With his own blood-burning secret technique, Zhao Mingyu might not be a match for the Blood God Cult, but escaping wouldn't be a problem!
"Sharpening your axe won't delay your woodcutting!"
Zhao Qianyang said coldly, "If this boy is an informant for the Blood God Sect, capturing him will naturally allow us to extract information about my son's whereabouts!"
"He's not an inside agent of the Blood God Cult!" Tong Hao said.
Zhao Qianyang sneered: "If he wasn't an inside man, why are even senior disciples like Shi Liang and Meng Yong, who have reached the peak of the Transformation Realm, dead, while this kid who just started out is still alive and well?"
Tong Hao explained on Chu Xuan's behalf: "He is an outer disciple, and he is not a key target of the Blood God Sect."
In addition, he has mastered a very sophisticated movement technique, which gives him a much greater chance of escaping than others.
This isn't just something I know. Many people saw him when he first came to the Beast Garden. If Deacon Zhao doesn't believe me, he can ask others.
"That's not enough!"
Zhao Qianyang stared at Chu Xuan and said coldly, "Do you dare swear that you're not an inside agent of the Blood God Sect?"
Screw you!
Is this a three-year-old child making an oath?!
Chu Xuan cursed inwardly and immediately swore a blood oath, declaring that he was absolutely not an inside agent of the Blood God Cult.
"Okay! I'll trust you for now!"
Zhao Qianyang said coldly, "If I find out that you have any collusion with the Blood God Sect, I will never let you off!"
He didn't believe Chu Xuan was an inside agent of the Blood God Cult in the first place.
If Chu Xuan really was an inside agent, it would be too deliberate for him to be the only one to survive.
The Blood God Cult isn't that stupid!
This is just an excuse to make a fuss.
Then, his gaze fell on the corpse of the purple-crowned golden eagle next to Tong Hao, and he said indifferently, "Since this purple-crowned golden eagle was killed by my son, and now that my son's life or death is unknown, the purple-crowned golden eagle should be kept by me."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and reached out to grab the purple-crowned golden eagle.
Tong Hao laughed in anger, and a sharp aura suddenly erupted from his body, shaking Zhao Qianyang's hand away.
"Tong Hao, what do you mean?" Zhao Qianyang said coldly.
Tong Hao sneered, "Zhao Mingyu acted willfully, causing the deaths of so many outer disciples for the sake of the Purple Crown Golden Eagle Egg. He even dared to use outer disciples as human shields, violating countless sect rules. You, Zhao Qianyang, must know all this, right?"
If he dies, that's one thing. But if he survives, the sect won't let him off easily!
You actually want to give him something in return? Dream on!
Zhao Qianyang's face was grim as he said, "These are all just your side of the story! My son's life is still hanging in the balance, so you can say whatever you want."
Tong Hao said calmly, "I forgot to tell you, I also rescued a menial disciple on my way here. His words can prove that Chu Xuan wasn't lying! If that's not enough, there's also a seriously injured outer disciple outside!"
Zhao Qianyang was shocked to find two people still alive, and his face darkened. He said, "Even if my son is at fault, he's still the manager of Beast Park Number Nine. This Purple-Crowned Golden Eagle also belongs to him!"
"That's not the case anymore!"
Tong Hao said calmly, "I hereby announce that Zhao Mingyu is being dismissed from his position as Supervisor Number Nine, effective immediately!"
"you----"
Zhao Qianyang was immediately enraged. "Tong Hao, do you really want to go against me?"
"So what if we go against you?!"
Tong Hao suddenly stepped forward, retorting sharply, "You, a disqualified inner disciple, dare to bare your teeth at me? If I'm in a good mood, I'll call you Deacon Zhao; if I'm in a bad mood, I'll send you to your grave right now!"
"You—, fine! I can do without the corpse of the Purple-Crowned Golden Eagle, but the Black Water Serpent—" Zhao Qianyang said with a gloomy face.
"roll!"
With a roar, Tong Hao suddenly unleashed his aura, a pressure several times more terrifying than Zhao Qianyang's, directly crushing down on his opponent.