"Hmph, if I hadn't come, you scoundrels would have doomed my Liu family! Damn it, do you know who this is?"
Liu Wu was bewildered. He had a vague suspicion about Su Han's identity but couldn't confirm it. When his grandfather asked, he could only shake his head.
"I don't know... Grandpa, could this kid really be someone extraordinary?"
Upon hearing this, the old man was furious and amused.
He knew this brat often caused trouble, but he had always indulged him. Today, however, it was a matter of annihilation, and there was no room for carelessness!
"Good, good, good, Liu Wu. Since you are ignorant, I will first cripple one of your legs!"
As he spoke, the old man immediately struck. A lightning-fast staff blow landed directly on Liu Wu's leg. With a crack, Liu Wu's leg bent at an unbelievable angle, followed by a pig-like scream.
"Ah!!!"
Liu Wu cried out in pain, clutching his leg. He looked at the old man before him in disbelief. This was his grandfather, the patriarch of the Liu family, Liu Wencai, whose strength was outrageously powerful!
For decades, Liu Wencai had lived incognito in this county town, managing small businesses. Later, he ventured into the coal mining industry. Even so, many who knew the inside story understood that Liu Wencai was underutilizing his talents.
With his skills, if he had established his own sect, his disciples and grand-disciples would be all over the streets by now!
Seeing Liu Wencai shatter his grandson Liu Wu's lower leg with a single blow, Su Han couldn't help but raise an eyebrow in surprise.
"Uh, this old sir's strength is extraordinary. How come I've never heard of you before?" Su Han asked.
Liu Wencai immediately stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and said, "I am Liu Wencai, the patriarch of the Liu family in this area. It's just a small business, nothing worthy of the Great Elder's attention!"
Su Han burst into laughter upon hearing this. This old man's strength was close to Song Xinran's!
After all, Song Xinran was a genius of the Song family, possessing a combat power close to twenty thousand.
The old man's strength was at least eighteen thousand. Such combat power would make him a formidable figure in the outside world, and in a world overrun by corpse monsters, he could be a pillar of strength. Yet, here he was, in this remote corner, earning a meager living as a small-time rich man!
"Nothing worthy of attention? Heh heh, old sir, you probably don't dare to reveal your cultivation techniques, do you!"
*Whoosh!*
As Su Han spoke, a cold breeze swept through, instantly chilling the surrounding area.
Liu Wencai's eyes flickered with disbelief. In his view, although these two young people were exceptionally talented, they were still young. As for their strength, Liu Wencai hadn't noticed anything unusual.
He only knew that their combat power was around fifteen thousand.
Through some intelligence, he had also gathered basic information, knowing that Great Elder Su Han and the young lady from the Song family were both geniuses, with combat power around fifteen thousand.
With a chuckle, Liu Wencai said, "Great Elder, what are you talking about? I, Liu Wencai, act upright and walk with integrity. Others may slander or defame me, but they cannot change my loyalty! Although my Liu family has done some excessive things locally, in the end, we are just small business owners. Those who walk with integrity have no fear of shadows!"
Su Han almost applauded.
Looking at the slightly gaunt old man before him, Su Han shook his head. "Old sir, you truly are... a master of acting. I doubt even your descendants know your cultivation techniques, hahaha. But speaking of which, does this town often lose miners? Did they encounter mining accidents, or were they... eaten by you?"
*Hiss!*
As these words were spoken, the surrounding people gasped in unison.
Including Liu Wu, who was lying on the ground, they all looked at the old man in shock. Su Han's words were like a bomb exploding in their hearts. After all, they had harbored suspicions for a long time about the miners who disappeared shortly after going underground.
There were no explosions or cave-ins, they just vanished inexplicably...
Once or twice might be understandable!
But over time, there were already hundreds of such cases, and this was only what Liu Wu knew. There were even more that Liu Wu didn't know about. What exactly happened during the disasters where dozens disappeared at once, no one could explain.
And over the years, the Liu family had been severely overspending due to compensation claims. Mining, to others, was a profitable business, but the Liu family seemed to have run into terrible luck, with all the money going to the deceased miners as compensation!
Now.
Upon hearing Su Han's words, Liu Wu felt a bad premonition. He knew his grandfather best among those present. Su Han's words had struck at the heart of his long-held suspicions!
"Hmph, you impudent brat, how dare you speak nonsense! I respect you because you are the Great Elder. If I don't respect you, you are nothing!"
Clearly, Liu Wencai was bordering on madness. This was quite different from his usual gentle demeanor. What shocked the onlookers even more was that as Liu Wencai roared, faint black energy emanated from his body.
"Heavens, what's going on? Could what that young man just said be true? My husband was working in the mine a few years ago and then disappeared. Could he have been harmed by this old man!"
"You can know a person's face but not their heart. If this is true, then the Liu family is truly heinous. Running black coal mines and doing such things is an outrage to both gods and men!"
"Sigh... What can we do even if we know! I heard that the old patriarch of the Liu family has reached the peak of cultivation. Forget us, even these two young people might die here today!"
The crowd sighed, filled with extreme anger, but they could do nothing about the old Liu patriarch!
After all, everyone present knew that the old Liu patriarch's strength was famously formidable. Not long ago, a powerful corpse monster passed through. Upon hearing about it, the old Liu patriarch went alone with his sword and cleaved the monster in two!
When it came to strength, the old Liu patriarch dared to claim second place, and no one would dare to claim first!
Clearly!
The old Liu patriarch had now bared his fangs and had no intention of letting Su Han and the other leave...