Chapter 2757 - 2819: One Dead, One Injured

So Li Yifei was just a step too late, and because of that step, he couldn’t save the person being pursued. The person widened his eyes, clearly not expecting to truly die. He still held out hope, thinking they were coming to steal something. In that case, he could just give them whatever they wanted. But it turned out the other party was really just... here to kill, here to kill him!

And so he died swiftly, not even having a chance to fight back. The cold gleam pierced his heart, the poison coating it took his life instantly. Li Yifei watched as the man’s body twitched for a few seconds before collapsing.

Sighing, if he had known the man in black killed so straightforwardly, he would have intervened directly, although he wasn’t clear on who the person being pursued was.

After the man in black finished, he walked over to the person, reached out and searched them, seemingly looking for something or trying to eliminate some evidence. Oh, he was actually retrieving the uniquely shaped item he had thrown out, resembling a hairpin for a woman, or perhaps a very slender small knife.

The man in black wiped it on the dead body, then turned to leave. After taking a few steps, his body suddenly stopped, and he looked towards Li Yifei’s direction, coldly asking, "Who is there?"

Li Yifei slowly walked out, revealing his figure. The other party immediately furrowed his brows and asked, "Who are you?"

"Isn’t it bad for you assassins to talk so much?" Li Yifei said languidly, seemingly unguarded.

"Courting death!" the man in black immediately said.

Li Yifei shook his head and said, "This is the provincial city, in times of peace. You just killed someone on the street and still want to walk away? That’s really audacious."

"Has no one told you, the more you talk, the faster you die?" the man in black said.

"You’ve said quite a bit yourself!" Li Yifei shrugged with his hands in his pockets.

"I usually kill one person a day, but you’re making me very annoyed today, so you must die too!" the opponent said.

"Quite the character, oh, principle. No problem, it’s already past midnight, killing me would count as another day." Li Yifei replied indifferently.

The man in black furrowed his brows tightly, perhaps thinking how he encountered such a shameless person. Was this person really unafraid of death? Of course, this doubt only lingered for a moment, because with a shake of his hand, a cold gleam shot out, the hairpin-like weapon thrown out again. The target was Li Yifei.

He kills one person a day, that’s his principle, or more accurately, he only kills one person every day. But since Li Yifei stumbled upon the situation and came to stop him, he wouldn’t mind killing him.

That was the man in black’s thought process, not considering whether Li Yifei came out carelessly due to ignorance or had actual strength. If it were the former, killing him would be easy. If it were the latter, then it could be troublesome.

The cold gleam flashed quickly, especially in the pitch darkness where the lighting was poor. For an ordinary person, it would not just be hard to see the gleam but even the man in black himself. Li Yifei not only saw the gleam; to him, it seemed to slow down, its speed hardly noteworthy.

So he casually, slowly extended a hand, precisely his index finger and thumb, and with those fingers pinched the black hairpin-like hidden weapon, particularly from the tail end. The cold gleam hovered just centimeters from him, unable to advance further. Holding the hairpin, Li Yifei shook his head, seemingly disappointed, saying, "That’s all you got?"

Hmm? The man in black’s pupils contracted abruptly. He had assumed the opponent was foolhardy, as he couldn’t sense any cultivation from him, but he didn’t expect this person really had some skill—no, catching the hidden weapon barehanded and such effortlessly wasn’t just some skill; he’s indeed quite adept.

The man in black’s attitude shifted immediately. He frowned and asked, "Who are you?"

"Can you ask something else, maybe something creative? But I’m curious who you are too, killing in the provincial city, one person a day, quite audacious." Li Yifei seemed to talk to himself, actually just playing with the man. The man in black wasn’t weak; two or three years ago, Li Yifei might have struggled against him. But now, Li Yifei sees him as a child—not weak, but certainly not strong.

"You!" the man in black was angered, so he pulled out a soft sword from his waist, completely red. As he unsheathed it, a blood-red color flashed, leaving a trailing shadow. Staring at Li Yifei, he said coldly, "Since you’re seeking death, don’t blame me for being rude!"

"Those who talk like that usually have no confidence inside! Here, I’ll give you a way out. Tell me your identity and your reason for killing, and I’ll spare you." Li Yifei tilted his head slightly and said.

"You!" The man in black couldn’t hold back anymore, gripping the red soft sword, stepped forward rapidly, charging at Li Yifei. The sword appeared incredibly sharp, looking like a red snake in the dark, flicking its bloodthirsty tongue.

The authority exuded some confidence; this technique was indeed impressive, but unfortunately, it encountered Li Yifei, rendering the sharp soft sword mere decoration.

Li Yifei struck later but arrived first, delivering a punch directly. Before the man in black could stab Li Yifei, he felt a pain in his chest and his whole body flew backward. If there were a slow-motion replay at this moment, it would show the man in black’s body being severely distorted by Li Yifei’s punch, with his whole chest cavity suddenly collapsing. Under the effect of inertia, his head, limbs twisted drastically, and then his whole body shot out like a cannonball, heavily crashing into the wall, causing it to shake.

This clearly illustrates the great power of Li Yifei’s punch, whose force is not something an ordinary person can withstand. However, the man in black is still quite strong. He didn’t die, still showing signs of life. Of course, even if he isn’t dead, he’s lost the ability to fight.

Li Yifei clapped his hands, twisted his neck, producing faint cracking sounds, blew out a breath, and said, "With just these two tricks, trying to act as an assassin, really not dedicated."

The man in black emitted gurgling noises, not sure whether he was replying to Li Yifei or groaning due to the pain from multiple fractured bones in his body.

Regarding the act itself, he hadn’t thought much, but after acting, Li Yifei frowned. Here was a dead person and one about to die. Why did he get involved in this matter? Why? What’s next? This question was worth pondering. Wasn’t he just seeking trouble? Now with one dead and one injured, what should he do with them?

After pondering for a full minute, Li Yifei sighed, walked over, pulled the man in black out from the wall, glanced at the dead man, lifted him up as well, walked step by step out, through the woods, returned to the car, opened the trunk, threw them in, not caring whether the man in black would suffocate; if he dies, he dies. The principle of a killer repaying with his life holds everywhere.

As for the dead man, since Li Yifei meddled, he had to identify him. Battles between cultivators happen often, but this was the first such incident Li Yifei had encountered.

Driving back to the Ye family, the security greeted him, but Li Yifei slammed the brakes and said to the guard, "Go call the manager."

"Mr. Li... manager means?" the security asked.

"Your family... how would I know who’s in charge, besides the old man, who else is home?"

In the end, the security found Ye Zhenlong, who seemed to have slept a bit, still carrying the smell of alcohol, groggily cursing as he came out. Seeing it was Li Yifei, he cleared up a bit, saying, "Yifei, what’s happening? You’re calling me out at this late hour."

Honestly, in the Ye family, except for the old man and Ye Yunzhu’s father, everyone else wouldn’t speak too casually with Li Yifei due to the complete change in his status. At this moment, he merely frowned and signaled Ye Zhenlong to follow him. Walking to the back of the car, Li Yifei opened the trunk. Ye Zhenlong squinted, staggered over, looked inside the trunk and his heart skipped a beat; sleepiness vanished immediately. Glaring, Ye Zhenlong asked, "What’s... what’s this? Yifei, did you kill someone?"

Li Yifei said, "No, the guy in black killed the one on top. I happened to be nearby and brought him back. Both of them have cultivation skills, so investigate them and clarify their identities."

"Ah?" Ye Zhenlong, having listened, felt even more confused, "Is this person a killer?"

"Yes, that’s why we need to clarify their identities!" Li Yifei responded.

"Alright then, the guards, come, take these two away!"

"Be cautious, the guy in black has high cultivation, don’t be careless!" Li Yifei advised.

"Got it, guards, lock him up for me!" Ye Zhenlong immediately raised his voice, several guards quickly came over.

Li Yifei nodded and said, "I’ll head back first, let’s talk tomorrow morning."

Watching Li Yifei walking away, Ye Zhenlong rolled his eyes, muttered, "You’ve left, but don’t I have to sleep? No way, this late at night, no interrogation, I’m going to sleep too. Deal with it tomorrow, whoever, watch the people closely and if there’s any slip-up, I’m holding you accountable. I’m going back to bed. We’ll interrogate tomorrow morning!"

As soon as Li Yifei left, this guy also left.

Just not far away, Li Yifei naturally heard this, he paused briefly but didn’t intervene. The light in the room was still on, Ye Yunzhu was probably still waiting for him, so Li Yifei quickened his pace, a few leaps to the door, gently pushed it open, and saw Ye Yunzhu sitting at the table, already asleep with her head resting on it. Feeling a bit distressed, Li Yifei couldn’t help but slow his pace, walked over intending to lift Ye Yunzhu and place her on the bed.

Just as he touched her, Ye Yunzhu woke up, rubbed her eyes, realizing it was Li Yifei, Ye Yunzhu lazily said, "You’re back, hubby."