Chapter 216: Tremors, Almost Annihilated

Could the body covered under the white cloth be that of Jin Yu, the Young Miss of the Golden Stone Escort Agency?

In the north of the city, the atmosphere turned strange.

The gazes of countless martial artists in the vicinity focused on the horse carriage, their faces filled with suspicion.

Creak, creak…

The wooden wheels slowly turned, pushing the horse carriage forward bit by bit on the stone-paved road of the county town.

Around the carriage, several martial artists from the Golden Stone Escort Agency had grim expressions, their eyes bloodshot, gripping their saber hilts tightly, not saying a word.

In this oppressive silence, they slowly approached the Autumn Blade Martial Arts Hall.

Thud!

The carriage stopped!

It stopped right in front of the entrance of the Autumn Blade Martial Arts Hall!

Everyone’s hearts skipped a beat, a sense of dread rising within them as they vaguely guessed the truth.

“Did Chu Liang really kill Jin Yu?”

As soon as this thought emerged, it immediately stirred up a huge wave in their minds.

At this moment, a hoarse roar filled with endless rage confirmed their suspicions.

“Chu Liang, my Golden Stone Escort Agency will not rest until you are dead!”

Boom!

The man punched the stone steps outside the Autumn Blade Martial Arts Hall.

With a bang, the stone steps shattered, and fragments of stone flew in all directions.

“Chu Liang, you will be like this stone, shattered into pieces, bursting and dying!”

The man roared, his voice hoarse, grief and anger soaring to the sky.

Hearing his voice, many martial artists around were shocked. The undisguised hatred in his words was like a raging fire, about to burn the entire world.

What exactly happened?

A moment later, the wooden wheels turned, and the horse carriage slowly left the entrance of the Autumn Blade Martial Arts Hall.

The martial artists from the Golden Stone Escort Agency also left, taking the corpse in the carriage back to their temporary residence in the Martial Alliance.

Half an hour later, a blood-stained notice was posted outside their residence.

【The thief Chu Liang killed my escort agency’s Young Miss Jin Yu and harmed ninety-one of my escort agency’s brothers. He is extremely vicious, his blood crimes are monstrous, and he has lost all conscience…】

【This is an irreconcilable feud…】

Every word was a glaring blood-red, containing endless sorrow and anger.

As soon as this notice was posted, the whole city was shaken!

It was finally confirmed!

Chu Liang had indeed killed the daughter of the Chief Escort of the Golden Stone Escort Agency. Not only that, he had also killed a total of ninety-one escort agency members, nearly wiping out the Golden Stone Escort Agency’s team that entered the mountains!

“Hiss… Is this Chu Liang so fierce?”

After receiving this confirmed news, countless people gasped.

Killing people like slaughtering chickens and dogs, is this Chu Liang a natural butcher?

The Golden Stone Escort Agency’s losses this time were too great. Not only did they gain no benefits, but they also lost so many people. Their foundation had been shaken. This kind of hatred was already an irreconcilable, mortal feud!

“This Chu Liang has made a big mistake!”

“How dare he?”

Everyone found it hard to understand. Even if Chu Liang had the strength to kill all these people, he shouldn’t have acted this way.

Wasn’t he known for his kindness before?

Why was he so impulsive this time?

At this moment, Hall Master Li Ren lifted the restriction, allowing the disciples of the Autumn Blade Martial Arts Hall to go out and spread the news.

In addition, disciples from the Dragon and Snake Martial Arts Hall and the Mountain Fist Martial Arts Hall also began to take action, informing everyone of the truth of this matter.

“Senior Martial Brother Chu did it to avenge us!” Li Feng, with his one arm holding a saber, sat in the teahouse, his face cold, telling others about what happened in the mountains.

“The Golden Stone Escort Agency struck first, bullying others with their power, and massacring our martial arts hall disciples…”

Gradually, all the factions understood the cause and effect of this matter.

There is a cause for every effect.

If the Golden Stone Escort Agency hadn’t killed the martial arts hall disciples, they wouldn’t have suffered this disaster. In the end, it was just a matter of cause and effect, revenge.

On the other side, in a restaurant, Chen Shi, the Hall Master of the Boulder Martial Arts Hall, said angrily, “My Boulder Martial Arts Hall also lost many disciples this time. If they had died fighting demon beasts, I would have nothing to say. But they died at the hands of martial artists from the prefectural city!”

“That’s right. Before entering the mountains, we had an agreement, and all parties made a pact before the Martial Alliance!”

◈◈◈

“The martial artists from the prefectural city violated the oath and treated us as prey.”

“We must have an explanation for this matter!”

“…”

As the news spread, the martial artists of various factions in the county town empathized and raised their arms in high spirits, shouting that Chu Liang had done the right thing.

“Are only martial artists from the prefectural city allowed to kill martial artists from the county town, and not the other way around?”

What kind of logic is that?

In front of the Dragon and Snake Martial Arts Hall, Ye Long snorted coldly, “The people from Azure Water Manor killed many of my disciples. I questioned them, but they said that might makes right!”

“Chu Liang’s fist is bigger than theirs, so Chu Liang is right!”

“Well said!”

The crowd cheered, their expressions excited and fervent.

This time, entering the mountains, the various factions of the county town had lost too many people. Some small martial arts halls were even wiped out, from the Hall Master to the newly recruited apprentices, none survived the slaughter by the martial artists from the prefectural city.

Many people were holding back their anger, originally planning to wait for Alliance Leader Qi Cang and the many Skin Tempering Realm experts to return before complaining to Qi Cang.

But the news of the Golden Stone Escort Agency incident suddenly broke out, completely igniting their suppressed emotions.

“Chu Liang avenged his fellow disciples. This act conforms to the code of the martial world. Moreover, the people from the Golden Stone Escort Agency struck first. Chu Liang did not violate the agreement. What wrong did he do?”

“He did nothing wrong!”

The shouts echoed from the south gate of the county town to the north gate, resounding through the clouds and shaking the heavens and the earth.

For a time, the entire county town seemed to stand on Chu Liang’s side.

However, beneath this fervor, there were also those who sighed.

In front of the Qin family’s residence, Qin Zhong frowned and sighed, “Chu Liang did make a mistake, but the mistake was not in taking action, but in not being strong enough.”

In the black market, the returned Deputy Market Master He Chen also said worriedly, “If Chu Liang had the cultivation of the late Skin Tempering Realm, then his actions this time would have been blameless. But he doesn’t have that cultivation… For a moment of satisfaction, he killed all those people. He avenged his fellow disciples, but what about himself? How will he deal with that Jin Peng?”

Martial Alliance, Law Enforcement Hall.

Hall Master Liang Han sat high above the hall, a cold smile appearing on his face.

“Hehe, this Chu Liang is courting death himself. It seems we don’t need to take action.” He looked down, “Qi Hai, those methods you prepared are useless now. Even if you used them, you might not be able to kill him. Go back and wait for news.”

“Damn it!”

Qi Hai clenched his fist and growled, “I’m not reconciled!”

“What’s there to be unreconciled about? Do you have to kill Chu Liang with your own hands?” Liang Han shook his head slightly, “With our strength, if we were to face him alone, neither of us would be Chu Liang’s match, especially you… You probably wouldn’t even be able to withstand a single slap from Chu Liang.”

“You…”

Qi Hai’s expression changed.

Although Liang Han’s words seemed to be humiliating him, they were the truth.

He was just an ordinary martial artist with Four Strands of Qi and Blood, what could he use to compare with Chu Liang?

Earlier, when those news were confirmed, the two were shocked. Liang Han was better off, but Qi Hai found it the hardest to accept.

Even now, the shock in his heart had not dissipated, and he still couldn’t believe that Chu Liang had become so powerful. This emotion, combined with anger, anxiety, unease, and many other emotions, made him almost twisted.

“Chu Liang!”

Qi Hai roared in a low voice. With this twisted unwillingness, he turned and left the Martial Alliance, returning to the Black Sword Martial Arts Hall with a sullen face.

In the hall of the martial arts hall.

Qi Yue was stunned when she received this news.

“He’s already this powerful.”

She looked at the world outside the hall, her eyes somewhat dim, her heart filled with mixed feelings, extremely complicated.

The mountain village hunter she had personally driven out back then was now stronger than her father, and had become the most prominent figure in the entire county town.

Compared to him, she was like a firefly compared to the bright moon, worlds apart.