Translator: CinderTL
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"Your daughter… she didn't come to save you."
Li Chunjun spoke.
He had kept Jin Guangming alive until now, waiting.
Waiting for Jin Zhiya to appear.
Yet, to his surprise, the so-called celestial prodigy, who had already become a registered disciple of the Chiyang Sword Sect, had not shown up.
Hearing Li Chunjun's words, Jin Guangming seemed to realize something, and his heart trembled.
"You vanished for seven days and only showed up today… were you waiting for my daughter to return from the Chiyang Sword Sect!?"
He glared at Li Chunjun.
But immediately after, he clenched his teeth and sneered, "My daughter is like a true dragon of the heavens! Her future is limitless! Do you think you can compare to her? When she returns from the sect, she'll surely be accompanied by cultivators skilled in tracking. No matter where you flee, even to the ends of the earth, you won't escape! Just wait, soon enough, you'll be joining us in the afterlife!"
"She didn't even attend her own mother and brother's funeral. Do you really think that now, having stepped onto the path of immortality, she still cares about you?"
Li Chunjun's voice was indifferent.
"Hahaha! In the end, you're just afraid! You're afraid of her!"
Jin Guangming couldn't help but laugh.
The laughter immediately tugged at his wounds, causing his face to turn pale.
To prevent his escape, Li Chunjun had pierced his thigh with a sword.
"It seems… you never told your precious daughter what happened here."
Li Chunjun looked at Jin Guangming and said calmly, "Anyone with spiritual roots is selected to enter the Chiyang Academy under the Chiyang Sword Sect for six years of cultivation. Within these six years, if they fail the assessments, they will be sent elsewhere or reduced to menial workers. Passing the first test makes one a preparatory disciple, also called a registered disciple. Passing both tests allows one to become a full-fledged disciple… If I'm not mistaken, Jin Zhiya doesn't have much time left to pass the final test and become an official disciple."
These were common facts.
Anyone with aspirations of cultivation would remember such information by heart.
"If I'm right, you suppressed all news from here to avoid disturbing Jin Zhiya's cultivation, ensuring she didn't miss the greatest opportunity of her life. That's why… she didn't even show up for her own mother and brother's funeral."
Li Chunjun paused for a moment before continuing, "But I wonder… if you're no longer here to suppress the news, will those who hate me spread word of this incident to Jin Zhiya through any means? Will they provoke her to personally come and fight me to the death? After all… they don't care about her future. They just want revenge."
Jin Guangming's pupils shrank.
Given how much his daughter valued family…
If she learned what had happened in Guangzhou, she would undoubtedly leave Chiyang Academy and rush here.
"Li Chunjun… are you so eager to die!?"
The head of the Jin Corporation spoke in a deep voice.
Years of being in power made his gaze sharp, carrying an imposing aura even without anger.
"Truly… father and daughter share a deep bond."
Li Chunjun sighed sincerely.
"A father who refuses to inform his daughter of her mother's death for the sake of her future. A daughter who, upon learning of her family's tragedy, would sacrifice everything to seek revenge. Such familial love… is truly touching."
As he spoke, his gaze turned hollow as he looked at Jin Guangming.
"But why… why is it that you and your daughter share such deep affection, yet when it comes to other families—those who once lived happily together—you can ruthlessly destroy them without a second thought?"
"My daughter has already passed the first trial of Chiyang Academy! To do so, she had to reach the Qi Refining stage! And Qi Refining cultivators are comparable to innate martial artists! If she wields spells, even innate martial masters wouldn't be her match! If she comes to Guangzhou personally, Li Chunjun, you will die!"
Jin Guangming ignored Li Chunjun's mockery and said in a deep voice, "If I were you, I would kill the main culprit and flee as far as possible, never setting foot in Guangzhou again."
"A very rational judgment."
Li Chunjun nodded. But then, he asked, "Do you really hope I'll do that? But as you said, if she calls upon cultivators, no matter where I hide, I'll be hunted down! So… you never intended to leave me a way out."
A bitter expression appeared on Jin Guangming's face.
Li Chunjun laughed—a laugh that made Jin Guangming shudder.
"Since that's the case… let's see whether I can take down Jin Zhiya, the Qi Refining cultivator. Let's see who will die first—me, at the hands of the daughter you take such pride in, or her, at my hands, so she can join you all in the underworld."
"You—!"
Jin Guangming opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he couldn't utter a single word.
He had absolute confidence in his daughter and did not believe that Li Chunjun could do anything to her, as she had already embarked on the path of cultivation.
But...
He knew his daughter very well.
If Li Chunjun went into hiding for some time, she would never give up. Even if it meant missing her final assessment, she would stubbornly remain in Guangzhou City, refusing to stop until she had avenged them.
Thus, no matter what, this would affect her future.
Yet, just as Li Chunjun had said, they had never given him a way out.
Since there was no way for him to survive, it wasn't surprising that he would seek revenge in the most extreme way.
Especially since Li Chunjun had the power to carry it out.
So...
The impact on his daughter's future was already inevitable.
And his own death was also certain.
Why...
Why did things turn out like this!?
"Bang!"
At that moment, a loud crash erupted from the front hall's main door!
It was as if someone had forcefully kicked it.
And the force behind this kick was extremely powerful!
If it had been the Jin family's old door, it would have been kicked open instantly.
However, seven days ago, the Jin family had replaced the entire entrance with one of the highest quality, considered top-tier in the industry.
As a result, instead of breaking open, the door merely trembled for a moment and remained firmly shut.
Seeing this, Li Chunjun wasted no more words. He raised his sword, ready to end Jin Guangming.
But just then, out of the corner of his eye, he sensed something and suddenly tilted his head...
A scorching airflow whizzed past his cheek.
"Bang!"
A gunshot!
The wall behind him shattered, sending stone fragments flying.
Outside the window, a figure appeared, holding a firearm aimed directly at Li Chunjun.
Fang Lieyun.
Without the slightest hesitation, Li Chunjun swiftly lifted Jin Guangming, using him as a shield. He practically hid behind him, then dragged his body while moving sideways at high speed, rushing toward another room.
Jin Guangming tried to struggle, but he had lost too much blood and was too weak to resist.
All he could do was pin his hopes on Fang Lieyun, the top expert of the Security Bureau, looking at him with desperate eyes.
"Save... save me..."
Fang Lieyun held his gun firmly, aiming at Li Chunjun through the window.
Looking at the young face before him, still carrying a hint of youthful innocence, yet with eyes cold and emotionless, his heart wavered.
So young!
Too young!
The murderer...
Was actually just a teenager!?
Shocked as he was, he did not forget his duty.
"Drop the hostage!"
Fang Lieyun shouted harshly.
But Li Chunjun's rapid movement did not change at all.
He made sure to always keep Jin Guangming's body as a shield in front of him.
Moving from the main hall, past the study, and then into a bedroom.
Since all the windows had been opened by those who fled earlier, he was almost constantly exposed to Fang Lieyun's line of fire.
Whenever he passed a wall, he dared not linger.
Because if the door wouldn't break open, then more elite guards from the Security Bureau would soon be climbing through the windows.
He didn't know whether they had guns or not.
At this moment, Fang Lieyun could have chosen to climb through the window, but that would delay his aim.
By then, Jin Guangming...
There was no "by then."
As Li Chunjun dragged Jin Guangming at near sprinting speed for dozens of meters, a wall finally blocked Fang Lieyun's line of sight.
His path had ended.
The next moment, Li Chunjun vanished behind the wall.
At the same time...
A sharp sword blade extended from behind Jin Guangming.
In an instant, it swept across his neck.
In his eyes, filled with unwillingness and despair...
"Slash!"
Blood...
Gushed out.
(End of the Chapter)
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