Chapter 7608
Revenge Without Mercy
"Bastard!"
Bai Shi was furious, his face contorted with rage, and his eyes blazing with murderous intent. He instinctively wanted to raise his hand to retaliate and teach this woman who dared to hit him a lesson, but as soon as he raised his hand, he found that he was powerless and could not move at all!
He then suddenly remembered that he had also been seriously injured in the battle of Wanhua Mountain and had not yet fully recovered, while Xiao Chen at this moment had already broken through his cultivation level and was in his prime.
With Xiao Chen watching him from the side, he couldn't even move a finger. How could he possibly withstand Qin Xianglan's slap, or how could he possibly retaliate?
After doing all this, Qin Xianglan slowly retreated behind Xiao Chen, her expression calm, and said softly, "Mr. Xiao, I'm ready. You can handle the rest from now on."
Xiao Chen nodded slightly without speaking. He suddenly clenched his fingers, and an invisible force burst forth. A longsword that had fallen to the ground instantly seemed to come alive and flew into his palm with a "whoosh".
He held the longsword to Bai Shijing's neck with his other hand, the cold blade brushing against his skin, bringing a chilling sensation. Xiao Chen's lips curled into a cold smile, his tone ruthless:
"Originally, out of consideration for Bai Qiaoli and Qin Xianglan, I might have shown some leniency to your Bai family and spared your lives. Unfortunately, you miscalculated and chose the wrong opponent... Die..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Chen flicked his wrist slightly, and the sharp longsword sliced open Bai Shijing's throat. Blood gushed out instantly, staining the longsword and Bai Shijing's clothes red.
Just then, a slender figure rushed in from outside the door like a madwoman. Ignoring the blood on the ground, she clung tightly to Xiao Chen's legs and cried her heart out... It was Bai Qiaoli!
Bai Qiaoli had just been kept under guard in her room by the servants. She had finally managed to break free when she witnessed this shocking scene. She did not want to see her father die.
She didn't care whether the Bai family could be saved or not;
She knew what her father had done wrong, but she was, after all, Shiraishi Kyō's daughter, and she didn't want her only relative to die in front of her like this!
She raised her head, her face streaked with tears, and pleaded with Xiao Chen in a hoarse voice:
"Mr. Xiao, please spare my father! I beg you! Just for the sake of my relationship with Qin Xianglan, and for the sake of the fact that you saved my life yesterday, please spare his life, okay?"
Standing behind Xiao Chen, Qin Xianglan was also touched by Bai Qiaoli's tearful appearance. After all, they were sisters who had grown up together, and she couldn't bear to see Bai Qiaoli lose her father.
But she was reasonable and knew that Bai Shijing deserved his punishment, so she took a deep breath and said, word by word, "Mr. Xiao, you don't need to consider my feelings. He deserves his punishment."
She knew in her heart that if she let Bai Shijing go today, given his personality, he would definitely find a chance to take revenge on her and Xiao Chen in the future.
At that time, not only will they themselves be in danger, but the entire Qin family will likely be implicated, resulting in more harm than good.
Seeing that her pleas to Qin Xianglan were ineffective, Bai Qiaoli placed all her hopes on Xiao Chen, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing repeatedly, pleading desperately:
"Mr. Xiao, I am willing to be your slave, I am willing to serve you for the rest of my life, I just beg you to spare my father! I beg you, Mr. Xiao!"
"Let your father go?" Xiao Chen spoke slowly, his tone as calm as still water, revealing no emotion whatsoever, as if he were merely asking a casual question.
Upon hearing Xiao Chen's response, not only was Bai Qiaoli extremely excited, but even Bai Shijing, who was on the verge of death and bleeding from his neck, had a glimmer of hope flash in his eyes.
She stared intently at Xiao Chen, as if grasping at the last straw.
"Yes, yes!" Bai Qiaoli nodded repeatedly, tears blurring her vision, her voice urgent, "Please let him go, I'll do anything!"
The next second, Xiao Chen's sword moved!
A sharp force erupted instantly, a cold glint flashed, as fast as lightning, leaving no time for anyone to react. "Pfft..."
Bai Shijing's head fell to the ground with a thud, rolling far away. A trace of resentment and disbelief remained in his eyes. Blood gushed out, staining the ground red, making for an extremely bloody scene.
A chilling, emotionless statement echoed in the silent hall, lingering for a long time:
"You're nothing but a beautiful but empty shell. Why should I listen to you? If I let Bai Shijing go today, who will let me, Xiao Chen, go in the future!"
He looked down at Bai Qiaoli, who was slumped on the ground, dumbfounded, and said in an icy tone, "Not killing you is the greatest mercy I can show."
After saying that, he didn't look at Bai Qiaoli again, but turned to Qin Xianglan and said, "Qin Xianglan, let's go."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Chen lifted his foot and walked straight out, his steps steady and without the slightest hesitation.
He didn't feel much disgust towards Bai Qiaoli, and even felt a little pity for her, but he knew that the path of martial arts was inherently cruel, a world where the strong prey on the weak and only the fittest survive.
Being soft-hearted towards the enemy is being cruel to oneself. Today's mercy may be tomorrow's annihilation. He will not take that risk, nor will he do such a foolish thing.
Qin Xianglan glanced at Bai Qiaoli, her eyes filled with complex emotions and regret, and said softly:
"Qiaoli, we are still sisters, that has never changed. If you can't stay in the Central Region, come to the Western Region to find me. I will protect you for the rest of your life, that's the only thing I can do for you."
After saying that, she didn't linger. She turned around and quickly followed Xiao Chen out of the Bai family hall.
Stepping out of the Bai family mansion, the sunlight bathed her, dispelling the stench of blood in the hall. Qin Xianglan looked at Xiao Chen, whose expression remained calm, and filled with curiosity, softly asked:
"Mr. Xiao, where do we go next?"
Xiao Chen raised his head, gazing into the distance with a cold and resolute look in his eyes. He said in a deep voice, "None of those forces that besieged me yesterday will escape. Go find them one by one and settle all old scores!"
For the entire morning, the sky over the central region seemed to be firmly shrouded by layers of dark clouds, without a glimmer of light, creating a suffocating atmosphere.
The scythe of death has already approached the throats of countless martial arts masters, and a blood-red storm has swept across the entire martial arts world of the Central Region.
The heads of several major families in the central region, and the leaders of the forces who participated in the siege of Xiao Chen yesterday, were all beheaded without exception.
Those once arrogant and domineering masters who were attached to various forces also fell one after another in pools of blood.
In just four hours, all the forces, large and small, that had participated in the siege of Xiao Chen in the central region were wiped out by a mysterious man. No force was spared, and no participant escaped.
No one knows where this mysterious man came from, nor does anyone know his real name.
All that is known is that his sword was as fast as lightning, so fast that no one could match it, so fast that even the top experts didn't have time to react before their heads were separated from their bodies. (End of Chapter)