Xu Jun felt a chill run through him as Qin Shilei’s icy gaze swept over him, as if he had suddenly been plunged into an ice cave.
He gritted his teeth and suddenly knelt down. “City Lord, I admit I had selfish motives in this matter. As long as you help me get revenge, I, Xu Jun, will obey your every command from now on. The three thousand members of the Dragon Tiger Association will also become your most loyal subordinates.”
The thought of directly submitting to Qin Shilei and using his power for revenge had repeatedly crossed Xu Jun’s mind during this period.
It was just that he had always been unwilling to submit to others, hence his hesitation.
Now, however, he could no longer afford to be indecisive.
If he truly displeased Qin Shilei, the latter might abandon him and head straight for Xu Family Village, or even kill him for his deceit.
“Do you feel like you’re losing out by following me?” Qin Shilei asked, a half-smile playing on his lips.
“Not at all, not at all. It is my great fortune to be your subordinate, City Lord,” Xu Jun quickly replied.
“Get up,” Qin Shilei said faintly. “Considering you are also from Hope City, I will spare you for now.”
He paused before adding, “He is yours to deal with. His life or death is yours to decide.”
Upon hearing this, Xu Junchu’s face changed drastically, and he shouted, “Don’t hand me over to him! Without me, you’ll never get the Gu Worm Scripture from my father!”
Xu Jun, however, beamed with joy and said sincerely, “Thank you, City Lord. Could you give me a few minutes? I’ll deal with him first, then I’ll take you to Xu Family Village.”
From the moment he saw Xu Junchu, he had longed to kill him. It was only because he feared displeasing Qin Shilei that he had suppressed his hatred.
Now that Qin Shilei had handed over Xu Junchu, someone he could use to threaten the clan leader, Xu Jun felt truly grateful.
“Go ahead,” Qin Shilei said, and then he and Kong Qingshu got into the car.
Xu Hongyu also abandoned her companions and got into the car.
Soon, Xu Junchu’s pained screams could be heard from outside the car.
Even from the screams alone, one could tell how brutally Xu Jun was acting and how much hatred he harbored for Xu Junchu.
The screams lasted for ten minutes before Xu Jun, covered in blood, returned.
“Boss, perhaps you should change your clothes first,” Ma Hongwei whispered.
“Ah.” Xu Jun immediately reacted and apologized, “City Lord, please wait a moment. I’ll be right back.”
He then turned and ran into an empty room nearby.
Soon, the five people in the car drove towards Xu Family Village again.
Xu Hongyu, sitting on the other side, leaned forward and cautiously said, “Big Brother, when we get to Xu Family Village, can you go easy on them?”
Qin Shilei did not answer her. Instead, he asked Xu Jun, “Besides Xu Junchu and his father, who else are your enemies?”
“The clan leader of Xu Family Village and his three subordinates.”
Xu Junchu and his father were the culprits behind his wife’s death, and the clan leader had dispatched three subordinates to kill his parents.
Qin Shilei turned to Xu Hongyu and said, “If no one provokes me, after Xu Jun gets his revenge, I won’t kill innocent people indiscriminately. The condition is that you can cultivate the Sacred Spirit Gu and help me awaken my pet.”
His original intention was to capture the clan leader of Xu Family Village, Xu Feng, and obtain the Gu Worm Scripture, not to wreak havoc there.
Xu Hongyu seemed to have a talent for refining Gu worms, so she could be of assistance.
“Big Brother, as long as I get the Gu Worm Scripture, I will definitely refine the Sacred Spirit Gu and awaken your pet,” Xu Hongyu promised quickly.
As for the fate of the clan leader and his son, it was entirely outside her consideration.
“Roar.”
A few kilometers after the car left the small town, a black bear suddenly leaped onto the road ahead.
It was an incredibly strong mutant black bear, five to six meters tall.
Name: Earth Bear
Description: Silver three-star strength. Incredible power and defense. Can unleash earth spikes and earth-shattering tremors. Weaknesses are its head and a wound on its right flank.
This was the information Qin Shilei obtained using his Eye of Insight.
“City Lord, the last time I came here, I was blocked by this black bear. It’s at least Black Iron nine-star strength. We lost dozens of brothers escaping last time,” Xu Jun warned immediately.
“It’s more than Black Iron nine-star. It seems to have advanced recently, otherwise, you wouldn’t have escaped.”
Qin Shilei said as he got out of the car.
“Brother Qin, you guard me. Let me practice my skills,” Kong Qingshu also got out of the car, eager to try.
“Alright.” Qin Shilei stood nearby, focusing his attention and maintaining his guard.
After casting an acceleration skill on herself, Kong Qingshu immediately charged towards the Earth Bear.
Rumble!
The Earth Bear, like a tank, also charged towards Kong Qingshu, its heavy footsteps echoing loudly on the ground.
An earth spike suddenly rose from beneath Kong Qingshu’s feet.
As if she had foreseen it, Kong Qingshu lightly leaped, evading the spike.
With a wave of her hand, her silver whip fiercely lashed towards the bear’s head.
Various combat skills were unleashed from Kong Qingshu’s hands, but they were ineffective against the incredibly defensive Earth Bear.
If not for her astonishing speed and agile footwork, she would have been crushed into pulp by the bear’s paw long ago.
“Fortunately, we didn’t encounter this black bear when we went up the mountain yesterday, or I would have turned into excrement by now,” Xu Hongyu exclaimed in fear.
“It’s also fortunate that the black bear we encountered last time wasn’t this strong, or I wouldn’t be here again,” Xu Jun also sighed in relief.
The Earth Bear suddenly clenched its fists and slammed them forcefully onto the ground.
Boom!
It was like a magnitude seven earthquake, causing the ground to tremble violently.
Xu Jun and the others, thirty to forty meters away, stumbled and almost fell.
Kong Qingshu, a few meters in front of the bear, was even more disoriented and stiff, unable to move.
What terrified her more was that the Earth Bear seized the opportunity and slammed its paw towards her head.
If this paw strike landed, Kong Qingshu’s head would surely explode like a watermelon.
Just as the enraged bear was about to crush the little one’s head, it suddenly noticed that the human figure in front of it had disappeared.
Then, it felt a sharp pain in its back and could no longer control its body.
A flash of blood-red sword light appeared. The massive Earth Bear fell heavily to the ground. The gushing blood quickly formed a small pool, and a bronze treasure chest appeared next to the black bear.
“Brother Qin, am I too weak? I can’t even kill a mere black bear.”
Kong Qingshu said with some dejection.
“You’ve just advanced to the Silver realm, and you encountered such a defensively strong black bear. It’s normal that you couldn’t defeat it. You’ll get better with more practice,” Qin Shilei comforted her.
“Then Brother Qin, you’ll have to guard me more often,” Kong Qingshu quickly regained her confidence and said playfully.
“Alright, next time we encounter a mutated beast, I’ll let you handle it,” Qin Shilei replied as he collected the spoils.