The sky was completely dark by now, but the air was still filled with heat. Lin Ruo activated her water-based powers to help her resist the heat.
Lights had already been turned on outside the fortress, and several superhumans were still hanging from Old White's tree branches. Their disheveled state was clearly visible to the naked eye.
Upon hearing Lin Ruo's question, the superhuman who had been tormenting Lin Ruo answered without hesitation.
"We don't know the specifics, but we do know that on the last day of the rainstorm, the head of the family suddenly called us all to an open space to be rained on, and that's when we all awakened our superpowers."
Lin Ruo frowned, not doubting the truthfulness of what this person said. What difference did it make whether he said anything or not? It seemed that to find out the root cause, she had to start with the head of the Qi family.
The man could no longer bear it; the intense itching caused his whole body to tremble violently. "Give me a cut, hurry, give me a cut!"
With a thought, Lin Ruo conjured an ice blade in the air. The moment the ice blade formed, it flew towards the superhuman, piercing his thigh with its sharp edge. Blood spurted out the next second, but the man injured by the ice blade wore a satisfied smile.
"Awesome! Awesome!"
The scene left the other ability users nearby completely astonished. Just how itchy would it be for someone to disregard the pain and even find it pleasurable?!
Lin Ruo then continued to ask the superhuman, "Is your Qi family's martial arts passed down through generations? Is it recorded in books or has any annotations?"
At this moment, the superhuman had regained some of his senses due to the wound on his thigh. He looked at the Qi family's squad leader with pale lips.
The captain of the Qi family now understood Lin Ruo's purpose, and frowned as he asked, "You actually want to learn our Qi family's kung fu?!"
Lin Ruo turned to look at him, and with a thought, the head of the superhuman who had been tormented by the ice needles exploded instantly. In comparison, it seemed that this squad leader knew more.
With a "bang," the companion who was just jumping around a moment ago had become a headless corpse, tied in the air by thick branches, looking extremely miserable.
The remaining ability users were terrified. This woman was a devil. In her eyes, they were just fish on a chopping board, to be disposed of at will. They no longer dared to hope that this woman would let them go out of fear of the Qi family.
Seeing the fear in their eyes, Lin Ruo's lips curled up slightly. It was good that they were afraid; that way, they could answer her questions properly.
"I don't think you want to go through the same pain that person just went through, so you should think carefully before you speak."
Hearing Lin Ruo's words, the group involuntarily shuddered. Thinking of the torment their companion had endured before his death, they couldn't convince themselves to continue.
Seeing Lin Ruo's gaze fall on him, the squad leader stiffened, then gave a bitter smile and compromised, "Because of the apocalypse, the patriarch has ordered people to make books and videos explaining all the movements of the family martial arts in order to pass on the family tradition. There are also detailed annotations. However, those things are not with us. We are not core members of the family, but just some offshoots. Even the kung fu we usually learn is not as detailed as that of the main family. In many places, we only have a superficial understanding and are just imitating. There are even many moves that we have never learned."
Lin Ruo nodded. She understood. After all, the main family needed to maintain its status, so naturally they wouldn't provide as much support to these collateral branches.
Where is the complete book now?
With her current strength, Lin Ruo can naturally master this skill once she gets her hands on the book. Wasn't that how she conquered Bajiquan before?
The squad leader glanced at Lin Ruo before continuing, "All I know is that the patriarch made three copies in total. One is on him, one is on Young Master Qi Chengkai, and we don't know where the other one is."
Qi Chengkai? A thought flashed through Lin Ruo's mind—was that Lin Ye's lover? He actually had a copy too.
"Are they all at the Qi family's headquarters now? And you're on the western mountain peak?"
Lin Ruo pondered whether she should go to the Qi family's headquarters. She figured she could at least steal something without killing any of their people.
The squad leader immediately looked at Lin Ruo in surprise, "How did you know we were on the western peak?"
Lin Ruo glanced at him but did not answer his question. With a thought, the hearts of the several superhumans hanging in mid-air were all pierced by ice spikes. Then, several streams of spatial energy dug out the crystal cores in their brains and flew to Lin Ruo.
Lin Ruo looked at the several crystal cores that shone brightly under the light, lowered her eyes slightly, and put them into her spatial storage.
It seems she needs to make the trip for those books and videos.
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