Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

"Murder, murder, there's been a murder!"

"Run! Someone's been killed..."

In an instant, the onlookers on the street scattered in terror, screaming as they fled.

The owner of the jewelry stall turned deathly pale, looking at Xiao Yi as if eying the Plague God, "You, you, you actually killed him? He's the sworn brother of Comrade King's Princely Heir Xu Tao... I told you to mind your own business, now you're dead for sure..."

At that moment...

From the second floor of the tavern, a cry of alarm could be heard.

The woman who had been earlier dragged in was now covered with vicious, shocking wounds, and fresh blood gushed from her body, a sight so sorrowful it was unbearable to watch.

Whoosh!

With the sound of cutting through the air, that woman was brutally thrown down from the second floor.

Her head hit the ground with a thud, splattering blood everywhere.

"Damn wretch, being favored by me is due to the virtue of your ancestors. Ungrateful and even daring to bite me? Truly tired of living..."

A voice full of discontent and arrogance came from the second floor, "Younger brother, why aren't you done? It's just killing an old hag, why is it taking so long? Younger brother, young... younger brother?"

Whoosh!

A robust young man jumped down forcefully and saw the young man Xiao Yi had slain.

His eyes were blood-red with rage, and his fierce gaze fell upon Xiao Yi, "You? You killed my younger brother?"

Xiao Yi coldly observed the young girl lying in a pool of blood behind the young man.

A twinge of regret surfaced in his heart, "I should have charged directly to the second floor earlier; then, this innocent life wouldn't have been wasted in vain!"

"Kid, do you know who he was? He was the sworn brother of Comrade King's Princely Heir Xu Tao. You actually killed him? You're definitely dead, no one can save you... Not only are you going to die, but your entire family and all your relatives must die as well..." The young man's face twisted with ferocity as he bellowed crazily.

"You're really annoying!"

Xiao Yi gave him a cold glance. Discover exclusive content at empire

That icy look alone made the young man shudder, his First Layer of the Divine Passage Realm abilities unable to be summoned, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

"Don't come any closer... you, don't come any closer... I'm Xu Tao's sworn older brother; if you dare to harm a single hair on me, my second brother will not let you off..." The young man said in terror, scuttling backward on his hands and feet.

Xiao Yi advanced step by step.

Crack!

With a stomp, he broke the man's left foot.

"Aaargh..."

The young man screamed miserably, howling, "Have you gone mad?"

Crack!

The right foot was broken as well.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Filled with despair, the young man no longer dared to be as arrogant as before. Enduring the intense pain, he backed away on his hands, "Brothers, let's talk this out, please don't kill me. I have money, I can give you lots and lots of money, please don't kill me..."

"She must have pleaded with you just now, hadn't she?" Xiao Yi suddenly asked.

"Ah?"

The young man looked dumbfounded.

Xiao Yi pointed to the old woman and the young girl lying in the pool of blood, "They must have begged you as well, right?"

"You, you, you did this for them? They are just lowly poor people. I fancied her body, and she should've obediently complied with me, but instead, she thought of resisting, so I, I had to kill her..." As he spoke, the young man shamelessly pulled down his trousers, "Look, I'm all swollen here from where that wretched woman bit me; it was her own fault!"

"Her own fault?"

When Xiao Yi spoke these four words, the air around seemed to turn icy cold.

His chest felt as if it was blocked by a stone.

Xiao Yi's voice was oppressively subdued, even somewhat hoarse, "Just because they are impoverished, they are to be trampled and manipulated at your whim? If you fancy her body, she must submit to you, and if not, she deserves to die? Haha, it's ludicrous, truly the height of absurdity."

Crack!

Xiao Yi pointed a finger.

Splat!

Vital energy cleanly severed the young man's arms at the shoulders, and blood gushed forth; the young man lay on the ground, howling in agony.

Xiao Yi's voice sounded as if it came from the netherworld, "I tell you to die, will you die or not?"

"I can't, I can't die..." the young man roared.

Xiao Yi shook his head, sighing, "In my eyes, you are no more than an ant. I order you to die, and you dare not die? That is an affront to me!"

Swish!

The sword finger moved again.

Vital energy like a blade, ruthlessly severed his legs as well.

Awooo...

The young man was in excruciating pain, his limbless body writhing in a pool of blood. Xiao Yi shook his head and said, "You see, I want to kill you, and you don't just die quietly, but dare to scream like this, ruining my mood. Do you now say you deserve to die or not?"

"No, please no..."

The young man sobbed uncontrollably, his heart filled with nothing but fear and regret at this moment.

At this moment...

He seemed to see those he had bullied in the past. Their faces were likely filled with the same despair and pain as his own, right? Yet, in the past, those expressions only stirred excitement and pleasure in him, but now it was only fear and despair that overwhelmed him!

"I dare not, I will never dare again..." the young man wailed miserably.

Just then...

The sound of thundering hooves approached; a troop of dozens of horsemen was closing in fast.

The leader, a middle-aged commander clad in black armor with eyes sharp as a hawk's.

"General Geng, please, hurry, save me..." The young man cried out like a drowning person grasping for a lifesaver.

The comers were none other than the Black Armored Army under the command of Geng Jing from Comrade King's mansion, who had rushed over upon hearing that the Princely Heir's sworn brother had been killed.

Geng Jing rode on a black armored ferocious tiger, followed by more than thirty Black Armored Army horsemen, his cold gaze fixed on Xiao Yi, "You audacious scoundrel, how dare you commit murder in broad daylight? Release him this instant!"

"Release him, you say?"

Xiao Yi grabbed the young man's dream and flung him; the young man shot towards Geng Jing's mount like an arrow from a bow, the speed too fast for the black armored tiger to react. It trampled right over him with a crisp crack.

The young man's head was crushed flat.

Geng Jing turned to see the unrecognizable young man and felt a chill run through his scalp. This was Princely Heir Xu Tao's sworn brother, now dead before his own eyes—a responsibility he could not escape. Staring fixedly at Xiao Yi, he said coldly, "Do you realize who they are? By killing them, you leave yourself no path but death!"

Xiao Yi shrugged, "He was crushed to death by your mount!"

"You..."

Geng Jing's face turned shades of green and white, his teeth clenched in anger, "Where is the Black Armored Army?"

Clang! Clang! Clang!

In the midst of the clashing sounds of metal, thirty Black Armored Army horsemen stepped forward in unison.

Geng Jing pointed his long spear at Xiao Yi, "Take this criminal down and bring him to the Princely Heir!"

"Yes!"

The thirty Black Armored Army horsemen instantly spread out their formation and charged.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Horse hooves shook the earth, rumbling loudly.

The whole ground vibrated as if a black tide of steel surged forward, heading straight for Xiao Yi...