"I...I didn't follow you, that's not true!" The masked man in black gritted his teeth. He dared not admit it, for if he did, he would surely die a terrible death. But if he didn't admit it, there might still be a glimmer of hope.

He has now made up his mind to simply say that he was just passing by!

"You didn't follow me? Are you kidding me? Dressed so suspiciously, you're obviously up to no good. Tell me honestly, did Director Fang send you to follow me?!" Gu Changqing wasn't stupid. He could figure out with a little thought that he had only offended Director Fang recently, and there was no one else besides the people he sent!

Upon realizing that their scheme had been exposed, the masked man in black trembled with fear, feeling as if he were walking on thin ice.

I never expected they would see through me. This is terrible...

"No, you've misunderstood. I wasn't following you; I was just passing by!" the masked man in black insisted, resolutely denying anything.

"Heh, you're being stubborn, aren't you? The best way to get you to talk is to beat you up. Take this punch first!"

Gu Changqing stared coldly at him, then suddenly struck, punching him in the arm.

With a "crack," the masked man in black was sent flying backward like a kite with a broken string, creating a deafening sonic boom in the air along his path.

With a loud bang, the masked man in black crashed into a tree in the distance, snapping it in half before falling heavily to the ground, creating a horrifying human-shaped crack in the earth – a truly shocking sight.

"Ahhh, my arm! My arm!"

The masked man screamed hysterically, the intense pain causing him to clench his teeth until several were broken, and he was in excruciating agony.

Gu Changqing's punch dislocated one of his arms, and blood mixed with bone fragments splattered everywhere from the wound!

Gu Changqing slowly walked forward, staring coldly at him, and said in a deep voice, "This is your last chance. If you don't speak now, your head will explode!"

The masked man in black was terrified and dared not do it again, so he quickly spoke out.

"I admit it! I admit it! I was indeed sent by Director Fang, but I didn't come to kill you, but..." The masked man in black suddenly changed his tone halfway through his sentence.

If it were true, I'd probably be dead for sure.

He still clung to a last shred of hope.

"Is that so? You're not here to kill me, so are you here to invite me to dinner?" Gu Changqing sneered.

"Yes, yes, Manager Fang really sent me to invite you to dinner. Not only that, he also asked me to take you to a brothel and give you a lot of gifts as an apology for what happened last time." The masked man in black felt like he wanted to die, and hurriedly said in a panic.

"Hehe, interesting, very interesting!"

Gu Changqing laughed in anger, and with lightning speed, he struck the man's dantian with another punch.

With a piercing explosion, the black-clad masked man's dantian shattered on the spot, and a surge of cultivation energy dissipated into the air.

"You...you've destroyed my cultivation!"

The masked man in black was terrified, let out a long, dejected sigh, and turned pale.

"Your mouth is truly eloquent! You invited me to dinner and then to a brothel. You've really got some nerve! Have you ever seen someone who invites you to dinner dressed like an assassin in a masked outfit? Are you looking for death?!" Gu Changqing said coldly.

The masked man in black felt a chill run down his spine, knowing he was doomed. He suddenly knelt on the ground and began kowtowing repeatedly to Gu Changqing.

"Senior Brother Gu, Uncle Gu, please forgive me! I know I was wrong, I'll never do it again..."

Gu Changqing's face grew increasingly gloomy. It really was Manager Fang. That old bastard. It seems that this matter cannot be resolved peacefully unless he is killed!

Both sides have turned hostile; one of them is bound to die!

"Tell me everything you know!" Gu Changqing looked at the masked man in black.

"Yes, yes, Senior Brother Gu, after Manager Fang came out of the Punishment Hall, he held a grudge and ordered me to kill you. I dared not disobey, so I..." The masked man in black quickly spilled out everything he knew, but he glossed over how Manager Fang got out.

Gu Changqing didn't care to know too much. He only needed to know that this was indeed Fang Zongshi's idea. Even if the sect found out that he had killed Fang Zongshi, they would have a reason and evidence and would not be put in a passive position.

After the masked man in black finished speaking, Gu Changqing smiled coldly and suddenly struck out, slapping him on the chest. With his powerful Nirvana Realm cultivation, the man's chest exploded on the spot, ribs flew everywhere, and a large hole was blown open!

"Pfft!"

Blood splattered all over the ground.

"What terrifying palm technique..." The masked man in black exhaled his last breath, collapsed to the ground, and died.

Then, Gu Changqing pulled off the man's mask, revealing his face.

He glanced at him and immediately recognized who it was.

Twenty men from the outer gate, Fang Song!

And his identity is none other than Manager Fang's nephew!

"Damn it, they really are a den of snakes and rats. Humph, let's see who kills whom!"

Gu Changqing left after saying that.