Qiao Suinian hummed a little tune as she walked out of the Gongsun family. With the Gongsun family as a cautionary tale, no one should dare to provoke Dingtianque again.

A single punch can ward off a hundred more.

He didn't have the time to keep focusing on Dingtianque, so destroying the Gongsun family was the best way. This way, other forces would definitely think twice before provoking Dingtianque.

When he reached the bustling city center, Qiao Suinian, who was hanging in mid-air, spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Master! Put me down, Master!"

"Not yet, you need to hang me for another day or so before you can be cleared of suspicion, okay?" Qiao Suinian said with a smile.

The one hanging above is not the real him, but rather Vedek in disguise.

It must be said that while Vedek's transformation ability has no offensive power, it is incredibly useful, achieving a truly lifelike effect.

"Another day? I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on, Master!" Bedeku said with a mournful face.

"Can't hold on? No problem, then I won't. I'm also very curious about what will happen when a ghoul appears in the heart of Kyoto." Qiao Suinian tilted her head, looking curious.

"Don't worry, Master! Perseverance is willpower, like a blazing sun that never sets; perseverance is the soul, like a mountain range that stands firm. I will definitely persevere to the end!" Bedeku's eyes suddenly became firm.

"You'd better be." Qiao Suinian waved his hand and turned to leave. "Don't worry, if nothing unexpected happens, you'll be released tomorrow."

Qiao Suinian urgently needs to find a place to heal his wounds. Despite having slaughtered the Gongsun family, he himself was also seriously injured.

If it weren't for the double protection of the Tai Sui Soft Armor and the Extreme Yang Corpse Heart, the injuries he suffered tonight would have been enough to kill him ten times over.

However, Qiao Suinian did not choose to return to Dingtianque. The news of the Gongsun family's massacre would spread within hours, and Dingtianque and the Gongsun family had only recently become enemies. With his injuries and bloodstains, wouldn't returning to Dingtianque now be like walking into a trap?

It must be said that Qiao Suinian should thank Gongsun Chang and his underling; their strategy of "driving away the tiger to devour the wolf" did indeed inspire Qiao Suinian.

The Five Elements power mentioned by Ding Zheng, the King of Zhenxi, is still missing metal, earth, and wood. And for earth element power, is there a better choice than professional mage Liu Haizhu?

Knock knock knock!

Qiao Suinian knocked on the wooden door in front of him.

"Who is it? Who the hell is knocking on the door at 5 a.m.? Are they crazy?"

Still half asleep, Liu Haizhu opened the door cursing, but the sight of the bloodied figure at the entrance instantly terrified him, waking him from all his sleepiness.

"Brother Haizhu, do you still remember me?" Qiao Suinian gave a wry smile.

"It's you? You're the person who was hung up in the middle of the street earlier today?" Liu Haizhu asked, somewhat surprised.

"It's me. I escaped, but I'm being hunted down by the Gongsun family. Can I hide here for a few hours? I'll leave as soon as my injuries heal, and I won't be a burden to Brother Haizhu!" Qiao Suinian said pitifully.

"this..."

Liu Haizhu glanced at the shocking wounds on Qiao Suinian's body, and then gasped!

"Damn it! The Gongsun family are beasts! They actually beat you up like this! Come in! Don't worry, I'll protect you! They've injured you like this and they still won't let you go. The Gongsun family is truly lawless!"

Although Liu Haizhu used a lot of foul language, he clearly had a chivalrous spirit in his heart.

"Thank you, but I don't want to be a burden to you. Just two hours, I'll leave immediately after that!" Qiao Suinian said, expressing his deepest gratitude.

"Stop talking nonsense. Look at yourself. You've been stabbed more than twenty times. It's hard to say whether you'll survive. The Gongsun family is simply going too far. If they dare to come after us, I'll personally confront them!"

While cursing the Gongsun family, Liu Haizhu got medicine for Qiao Suinian.

Even with Qiao Suinian's thick skin, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed at this moment. He wondered what Liu Haizhu's reaction would be if he knew that the Gongsun family was all dead.

"Thank you, Brother Haizhu! Then I shall respectfully accept your offer!"

Qiao Suinian settled down to recuperate at Liu Haizhu's place, and Liu Haizhu kept his word. He took a staff and a bag of melon seeds, lay down on a chair by the door, and began to eat melon seeds while waiting for the Gongsun family.

Soon, news of the Gongsun family's extermination spread like wildfire throughout the capital.

The first person to discover it was a milkman who delivered milk to the Gongsun family every morning.

But before he even reached the Gongsun family's house, he could smell a strong stench of blood from afar. He didn't think much of it, assuming that someone nearby was killing a chicken or something.

But when he arrived at the Gongsun family's gate, he was struck dumb as if by lightning, standing there in a daze, as if he had turned into a stone sculpture.

After a long while, the young man finally realized what was happening and let out a loud scream that echoed through the sky.

The screams alerted the people nearby, who rushed over, but everyone was so frightened by the horrific scene before them that their legs went weak.

The scene before my eyes was like a reflection of a sea of ​​blood from hell in reality. A thick layer of blood had been laid out, which had congealed and turned reddish-brown. Various severed limbs and human organs floated in the blood, and there were mountains of corpses and seas of blood everywhere.

The faces of the Gongsun family members were filled with terror and fear, as if they had encountered demons from hell before their deaths.

This scene will likely become a terrible shadow that haunts all of them for the rest of their lives. Those with weaker mental fortitude even ran to the side and vomited.

The Gongsun family has been wiped out!

A force comparable to the Thousand Orchid Pavilion was wiped out overnight without a trace!

This terrible news spread like wildfire, causing widespread fear and discussion.

"Hey buddy, have you heard? The entire Gongsun family was wiped out overnight!"

"What?! The Gongsun family, such a powerful clan, could be wiped out overnight?!"

"Of course it's true! Why would I lie to you? I heard the scene was a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, enough to give anyone a psychological trauma just by looking at it!"

"Huh? Do you know who the murderer is?"

"I don't know yet, but I'd venture a guess that the murderer is very likely someone from the newly established Dingtianque! You know, the Gongsun family has been causing trouble for Dingtianque and even kidnapped their leader. Do you think they wouldn't retaliate?"

"This is terrifying! The entire Gongsun family was wiped out overnight. Just how terrifying is that power! The strength of Dingtianque must be on par with the four great families, right?"

"Pass down the order! From now on, no disciple is allowed to provoke or offend anyone from Dingtianque. Anyone who disobeys will be flicked ten thousand times and then expelled from the clan!"