The lingering sound of the piano started when the bloody storm was about to begin.

Chen Yan and his companions moved and quickly intercepted the group of men in black.

Seeing this, Qu Su also joined in.

After about a quarter of an hour, there were only a few of the men in black left who were so aggressive.

Among them, two people have been trapped by Chi Yue's vines.

…

"Tell me, which force sent you here?"

As Qu Su spoke, he reached out and ripped off the veils on the faces of the two men in black.

In an instant, two panicked faces were exposed.

The two men in black were terrified. They struggled desperately to break free from the soul-binding ropes, but their bodies were too weak to break free at all!

Xiao Zechuan said calmly, "In my opinion, they probably won't reveal the truth easily. In that case, why not use the soul-searching technique on them directly? This might help us get the information we need faster."

Before he finished speaking, the two men in black changed their expressions drastically, with fear in their eyes, and they looked at each other.

"Okay." Qu Su thought it made a lot of sense after hearing it.

Just as he raised his hand to place it on the crown of one of the men in black, the other party suddenly spoke in an urgent voice.

"I'll tell you, I'll tell you! As long as you don't kill me, I'll tell you everything I know!"

Upon hearing this, Qu Su exchanged a glance with Chen Yan beside him, then he looked away and said to the two men in black, "You two can talk."

Upon hearing this, one of the men in black said anxiously, "We are just a group of independent cultivators. Someone bribed us to deal with you, the 'Black Alliance'."

"Who bribed you?" Qu Su's eyes darkened.

Seeing this, another man in black couldn't wait to explain, "Your Excellency, the man who contacted us and hired us is called Jin Suizi. He made a solemn promise that if we can successfully kill your alliance's disciples, we will receive a full two hundred Honghuang Pearls for each head we chop off. I was only blinded by greed and took on this deadly business. I hope your Excellency will show mercy and spare our lives! We are really just being used as thugs by others!"

Chen Yan suddenly spoke softly. Although her voice was not loud, it seemed to carry an invisible pressure: "Are you really just a group of ordinary casual cultivators?"

Hearing these words, the two men in black, who were already nervous, suddenly changed their expressions. They looked at each other, their eyes revealing panic and evasion that were difficult to conceal.

Chen Yan said calmly: "It seems that you don't want to tell the truth, then there is no need for us to keep you."

"don't want--"

The two men in black turned pale with fear. They quickly shouted, "We'll tell you! We'll tell you! Please don't kill us!"

"We are indeed not ordinary independent cultivators. We are from Shanhai City and are a team under the command of the City Lord. It was the City Lord who assigned us this mission!"

Shanhai City?

Chen Yan and his friends looked at each other. They had seen the map of the prehistoric world and had a vague impression of Shanhai City.

Shanhai City is located in the eastern area of ​​the inner circle.

Chen Yan's heart moved.

She asked, "Who is that Jin Suizi? Why did your city lord accept his mission?"

The two men in black were obviously stunned when they heard this.

Even Qu Su couldn't help but look up at her, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes, "Junior Sister Shen, don't you know where the inner circle of Shanhai City is?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yan shook her head calmly.

"Shanhai City is a trading city." Qu Su explained.

A man in black quickly agreed, "Yes, yes, as long as we're in Shanhai City, we can make any deal! Whether it's killing people or saving lives, we can trade!"

Qu Su frowned slightly, glanced at the man in black, and then said to Chen Yan and the others, "Shanhai City is also a third-rate city. It's a mixed bag, not a good sight."

Wen Yuchu asked in confusion, "I understand there's a mix of good and bad people, but what does 'unsightly' mean?"

When Qu Su heard this, his face instantly became a little embarrassed.

He opened his mouth, wanting to explain, but when the words came to his lips he didn't know where to start.

For a moment, everyone present fell into a brief silence.

The two men in black seemed to have noticed the strange atmosphere. They looked at each other, and then tacitly chose to remain silent, as if they were afraid of saying something wrong and getting into trouble.

"Cough cough..." Finally, Qu Su couldn't help but cough twice to break the slightly depressing atmosphere.

Then, he cleared his throat rather unnaturally before saying to Chen Yan and the others, "It's better not to be too curious. Knowing too much about some things may not necessarily be a good thing."

But the more he was evasive and hesitant, the more curious Wen Yuchu and the others became.

Zhuge Youlin's eyes were filled with inquiry as he pressed on, "Could it be that fierce brawls often break out in Shanhai City? Are there corpses strewn everywhere, blood staining the streets red, a scene too bloody and horrifying to even contemplate? Perhaps even piles of bones exposed in the wilderness?"

Qu Su's face froze slightly: "...No."

At this time, Wen Yuchu and the others finally understood what was going on. They stopped asking questions and changed the subject, asking, "Who is Jin Suizi?"

The two men in black tensed up again when they saw their gazes fall on them again.

"That Jin Suizi is the famous leader in Shanhai City!"

Qu Su narrowed his eyes. "In other words, this Jin Suizi might not be the one who issued the mission?"

The leader is also equivalent to the middleman.

The man in black turned pale and agreed, "That's right! It was the city lord who asked us to take on this mission. It was not our own will! If you want to know who really wants to kill you, you can go find Jin Suizi! He must know! Please, let us go! We may not be innocent, but we are not guilty of serious crimes either!"

"Let you go?" Chen Yan looked at them.

"Yes!" The two men in black were filled with surprise and nodded quickly.

At this time, Qu Su looked up at Chen Yan in confusion, thinking to himself: Could it be that Junior Sister Shen has become soft-hearted?

"Of course you can..." Chen Yan looked down at them with a cold look in her eyes, and then changed the subject: "But you have to do one last thing for us."

After these words were spoken, the two men in black and Qu Su were stunned.

But soon, the two men in black came to their senses, their eyes lit up, and their instinct to survive made them nod in agreement hurriedly.

"As long as you can let us live, we can do anything you want!"