The Reapers were stunned. They had thought that even if Chen Jie was a Heavenly rank expert, they could still escape.
But now it seemed Chen Jie possessed a great sword.
This directly robbed them of their ability to escape.
As long as Chen Jie had Fang Shaohua's great sword, he could kill them instantly.
"Chen Jie, let's talk things out..."
Chen Jie said indifferently, "Now, tell me, why did you capture Li Ziling?"
The Reapers replied, "We don't know either. We were just entrusted by someone."
"Entrusted by whom?"
Chen Jie thought that if he could take down their mastermind, the mission for Li Ziling might end early.
But Chen Jie was overthinking.
He heard the Reapers say, "We really don't know."
"I'll give you one more chance, do you know or not?" Chen Jie frowned and said.
The Reapers raised their hands, "Calm down. We really don't know. Our Shadow Sect generally doesn't accept external missions unless it's a unified task from the Shadow Sect headquarters, which is then distributed to us. Although we are Earth rank experts, we are the lowest-tier existences within the entire Shadow Sect."
"Chen Jie, if this were a major mission, our headquarters wouldn't have sent only a few Earth rank experts. So, there's no need for you to interrogate us."
Chen Jie pondered deeply.
There was some truth to what he said.
If the people targeting Li Ziling were indeed a formidable force, they wouldn't have sent Gong Jian and others to deal with Li Ziling before.
Chen Jie's mind raced, and he asked the Reapers, "Has your Shadow Sect sent anyone else to capture Li Ziling before?"
"We don't know. We're just small fries. We won't be privy to the Shadow Sect's decisions," the Reapers explained.
"Where is your Shadow Sect headquarters?" Chen Jie asked again.
"We don't know. Our Shadow Sect is spread across the globe. As Earth rank experts, we don't have the资格 to contact the headquarters."
A hint of displeasure flashed in Chen Jie's eyes. They knew nothing.
"You said you have another expert, who is he? Where is he?"
"Speaking of our elder, he is a Grandmaster level expert, named Zhang Sifeng, hehe..."
As the Reapers spoke, a smug smile appeared on their faces. "Do you know what a Grandmaster level expert is? That's above Heavenly rank, the pinnacle of martial artists! If he finds out you severed one of my arms, he definitely won't let you go. However, if you release us now, I might consider telling him that my arm wasn't cut off by you."
"Tell me, where is he?" Chen Jie said, frowning.
The Reapers' expressions changed slightly, "Do you want to strike first?"
"Cut the crap, speak!"
"I don't know, we truly don't know. We are not on the same level as the elder Zhang Sifeng, so his whereabouts are not disclosed to us. We only communicate by phone," the Reapers said.
Hearing this, Chen Jie's eyes showed a hint of sarcasm, "You know nothing. It seems you are indeed the lowest-tier pawns. If that's the case, I'll give you a chance to live. Call Zhang Sifeng now and tell him you've found me and ask him to come and deal with me."
"What? You, you actually want to face Zhang Sifeng personally?" The youth beside the Reaper's face changed drastically.
He seemed to realize something and pointed at Chen Jie, "Could it be, could it be that you are also a Grandmaster level expert..."
The driver beside him also widened his eyes.
A Grandmaster level expert, coupled with Fang Shaohua's great sword, might even be a match for Zhang Sifeng.
The Reapers cursed the fool internally.
He didn't believe Chen Jie was a Grandmaster level expert.
As if speaking to the other two in the car, he said to Chen Jie with a grim expression, "You want to collude with people from the Dragon Group to set a trap here and capture Elder Zhang Sifeng?"
The two in the car again showed realization, "So, he has help. I was wondering, how could he be a Grandmaster level expert at such a young age? To reach Heavenly rank at this age is already astonishing."
"Didn't you hear what I said?" Chen Jie said.
Chen Jie's decision made Fang Shaohua stop his nagging.
After all, killing a Grandmaster level expert was much more satisfying than killing three Earth rank pawns.
"Alright, I'll call now."
The Reaper took out his phone and dialed a number.
"Reaper, I remember telling you not to contact me until you found Chen Jie," a hoarse voice came from the phone.
"Elder, we've found Chen Jie," the Reaper said.
Zhang Sifeng's tone changed, "Oh? Where is he now?"
"At..."
The Reaper glanced at Chen Jie and suddenly said, "Elder Zhang, this Chen Jie has detected our location and has already taken us under control. He's also forcing me to lure you out so that the Dragon Group can capture you. Don't come!"
Chen Jie's gaze sharpened.
Then his face was filled with killing intent.
The Reaper looked at Chen Jie and sneered, "You think you can force us to submit? You're too naive. If we harm the elder, we'll die afterward. But you might not dare to kill us."
Over there, Zhang Sifeng was silent for a moment and said to the Reaper, "Hand the phone to Chen Jie."
The Reaper immediately handed the phone to Chen Jie.
Chen Jie took it and turned on the speakerphone.
Then Zhang Sifeng said, "Chen Jie, is that right?"
"It is I," Chen Jie said calmly.
"The Reapers are dogs of our Shadow Sect. You are not qualified to take their lives. Release them, and in return, I'll give you two days to flee."
Chen Jie smiled, "What if I refuse?"
"Refuse, and you die today."
Zhang Sifeng said.
"Is that so? Old man, listen carefully."
After saying this, Chen Jie suddenly waved his spiritual sword. With a "噗" sound, the Reaper's other arm was directly severed.
Then, the Reaper's horrifying screams echoed from inside the car.
"I've just chopped off one of the Reaper's arms, what do you say now?"
A furious voice rang out from the other side, "Chen Jie, you're good. Now, I'll give you one more chance. Release them, but since you chopped off an arm, you only have one day to live."
"Oh?"
Chen Jie swung his sword again. This time, he severed the heads of the Reaper and the other two with a single stroke.
All three died before they could utter their last words.
Only their eyes, wide open in disbelief, stared out.
As if they couldn't understand why Chen Jie dared to do this.
"What was that sound?" Zhang Sifeng seemed to realize something and asked in shock and anger.
"That was the sound of them three dying. Now, I wonder how long I have left to live?"