Chapter 784: 784
Chu Li happily nodded and said, “A great man knows how to prioritize during crucial moments . You must leave immediately, but you can’t take anything with you . ”
“What?” Sun Jizhi furiously glared at him .
Chu Li replied, “Did you think that I’d simply allow you to occupy this place for such a long time without punishment?”
“Don’t get full of yourself . ” Sun Jizhi angrily scoffed . “The Windstorm Association won’t be easily intimidated . ”
Chu Li scornfully sneered . “You’re only leaving because you were forced to do so . Did you really assume that you could occupy the Holy Church of Light’s territory without any repercussions? I’m going to count down from ten . If you don’t leave, I’m going to kill someone . Ten . ”
Sun Jizhi scoffed, “Aren’t you afraid that you’re biting off more than you can chew?”
“Nine . ”
“We’ll leave, but we must take some important things with us . ”
“Eight . ”
“Worst comes to the worst, we’ll desperately resist you . In that case, you’ll suffer the consequences too . ”
“Seven . ”
“Messengers, enter the house and move the items out for me!” Sun Jizhi ordered .
“Six . ” Chu Li walked to the entrance of the mansion . His eyes silently swept across the men while he placed his hand on the hilt of his sword .
“Hurry up and leave once the people inside have moved our precious items out!” Sun Jizhi loudly ordered .
“Five . ” Chu Li smiled before he suddenly appeared before Sun Jizhi alongside a flash of light . His sword briefly glimmered before the tip of his blade appeared right in front of the other man’s throat .
“You…” Sun Jizhi’s expression darkened . He was too afraid to move an inch .
He never imagined that Chu Li would lay a finger on him . He could not avoid it in time because the distance between them was too short, and Chu Li’s body movement technique was also unimaginably fast .
“Four . ” Upon reaching this number, Chu Li indifferently said, “People inside, listen up . I’m going to kill your Association Leader if you don’t come out!”
“Three . ” When the tip of his blade moved forward, a drop of blood suddenly trickled out of Sun Jizhi’s throat .
Sun Jizhi’s entire body stiffened . His life was currently in this man’s hands . When he saw how Chu Li killed without any hesitation, he became certain that this man was not just trying to scare him .
“Come out! Come out quickly!” The middle-aged man raised his voice and yelled .
The sound of footsteps echoed from inside as a group of people rushed out . They furiously glared at Chu Li .
“Two . ” Chu Li spat as he continued counting down .
Sun Jizhi scoffed . “Everyone is outside!”
Chu Li said, “One . ”
Suddenly, Chu Li vanished just as he finished speaking . He appeared before a young man who was running out before he stabbed him with his sword .
“Ahh!” The young man cried miserably as his precordium was pierced .
The next moment, Chu Li appeared before another young man . He stabbed the other youth and killed him as well .
“I’ve finished counting down from ten, but you haven’t left yet . ” Chu Li nonchalantly said as flicked the blood off his blade .
Everyone was utterly terrified as they watched this mad man slaughter people as easily as butchering chickens .
“Go, go, go!” Sun Jizhi lowered his voice and ordered .
Chu Li scoffed, “This wouldn’t have happened if you’d listened to me earlier . ”
He sheathed his sword . The people whom he had killed earlier were criminals and should have been sentenced to death for the numerous evil acts that they had committed . Killing them was the perfect opportunity for him to show his impressive strength .
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Sun Jizhi quickly led everyone away, but as they left, he turned around and yelled, “Just you wait . The Roaring Tiger Clan will never forgive you!”
Chu Li briefly waved his longsword . “I’ll kill you if you keep spouting nonsense . ”
Sun Jizhi gritted his teeth before he took long strides and hastily left the compound .
Everyone else clustered around him before they soon vanished from sight .
Chu Li suddenly appeared beside the little lake in the backyard of the residence . He gazed at the crystal-clear surface of the lake and scoffed . “How long are you going to hide there?”
The perimeter of the lake was almost one hundred meters long . It did not look very big, and there was only one little boat gently bobbing on the surface of the water . Several lotus flowers floated around as fish occasionally jumped out of the water .
This was also obviously running water as the surface of the lake was clear .
The water from the lake flowed past the man-made hills and formed a little stream that snaked through the forest .
Chu Li reached his hand out and picked up a pebble before he threw it gently into the water .
“Splash!” The water splattered as though a large rock crashed through the surface .
A man leaped out of the lake like a fish soon after this . He stepped on the little boat before he jumped again and rushed toward the forest beside it .
Chu Li threw another pebble at him .
“Bang!” The man instantly was hit in midair, causing him to fall heavily into the lake, splashing water everywhere .
The surface of the lake instantly returned to its serene state once the water stopped rippling .
The young man floated on the lake lazily . He appeared to be dead as he was not moving at all .
Chu Li reached out and waved, causing the young man to hurriedly flutter over .
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This was the Divine Light Technique’s marvelous domain . An individual’s control of the inner energy outside their body would greatly exceed their heart technique’s usual abilities . Nonetheless, it could not be compared to the Cloud Slashing Power .
A moment later, the young man appeared before him . Chu Li looked closely and saw that he had an oval face and average-looking facial features .
Chu Li waved again before the young man leaped out of the lake and gently landed on the ground . He immediately came to his senses when Chu Li slapped him across the face and yelled, “Get lost!”
The young man gritted his teeth and angrily glared at him . He forced himself to endure the pain that was coursing throughout his body as he staggered away before climbing over the top of the wall and fleeing the residence .
Chu Li sighed .
That man was trying to take advantage of the situation during the crisis and had wanted to secretly poison Chu Li when the latter let his guard down . Chu Li was merciful and had merely slapped him . However, that man would not necessarily be lucky enough to prevent himself from being corroded by the Divine Light Technique .
Chu Li circled the interior of the residence .
It was not surprising that Sun Jizhi was so reluctant to leave as there was an abundance of treasures hidden inside .
There were two secret rooms that were filled with precious antiques, calligraphy scrolls, and paintings; in one of the rooms was even a small chest filled with banknotes . Even though Chu Li was not very interested in these things, this was still a joyous occasion as he could treat himself to his heart’s content with this money .
As he continued exploring, Chu Li soon discovered an underground dungeon with three old people chained inside .
The three men’s hair looked like dried grass as it reached their shoulders and covered their faces . Metal chains that were as thick as their thumbs were wrapped around their shoulder blades to chain them against the wall .
Furthermore, they were useless as their martial arts had been crippled .
Chu Li pulled open the dungeon door before he walked inside .
The inside of the dungeon was damp while a strange and disgusting stench permeated the air . It was so bad that he wanted to vomit when he smelled it .
Chu Li sealed his sense of smell before he stood in front of the three men .
The three men were chained separately in the same area . The way they were arranged, it was impossible for them to get closer as they were nearly ten meters apart, but nothing hindered them from speaking .
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“Young man, are you new here?” The men asked while staring at him . Despite lacking martial arts, their gazes were still terrifyingly ominous and filled with ferocity .
Chu Li glanced at all three of them . “This place belongs to the Radiance Clan once again . I’ve chased the Windstorm Association away . ”
“Radiance Clan!” The trio fiercely glared at him .
Chu Li saw the fury and hatred in their minds – they could not wait to kill him .
They were initially imprisoned here by the Radiance Clan before the Windstorm Association completely destroyed the Radiance Clan later on . After this, nobody cared for them .
Moreover, the Windstorm Association were in no rush to release the men after they had occupied the territory . After all, they could still spare enough food for the three prisoners .
Chu Li asked, “What crime did you commit to be chained here by the Radiance Clan?”
“Hmph!” The three men simply scoffed angrily .
However, Chu Li managed to see everything in their minds .
These three men were notorious bandits in the martial arts world who had killed numerous people and generously lavished their families after plundering the realm . The Radiance Clan did not kill them because they had wanted to obtain the riches that they had accumulated .
The trio would have been sentenced to death ten thousand times for their crimes and were only alive today because of their treasures .
Chu Li furrowed his eyebrows .
“If you won’t tell me, I’ll just let you starve to death . ” Chu Li scoffed . “I’m not going to deliver food to you anymore!”
He turned around and left upon saying this .
“Hold on!” The metal chains clanged . One of the old men combed away the messy strands of his hair and revealed his thin face . “Little brother, the three of us were imprisoned here because we offended the Holy Church of Light’s disciples . Let’s make a deal, little brother . If you release us, we’ll give you one hundred thousand taels of silver . How does that sound?”
“One hundred thousand taels…” Chu Li muttered .