Martial Saint through Reading

A quarter of an hour later.

"Forest Envoy?" the little girl urged.

Luo Lin’s face flashed with impatience, his figure flickered, and he disappeared from the courtyard.

"Young Master, I have a bad feeling." Qi Huanrong looked in the direction Luo Lin disappeared, his tone serious.

"Tch~ Could it be that the five hundred Tiger Armor Army can arrive ahead of time?" the little girl sneered, "Or is there someone in this little Baiyuan County who is more powerful than Uncle Qi?"

Qi Huanrong fell silent.

Dark clouds covered the sky, stars and moonlight dimmed, the night was hazy.

Luo Lin concealed his tracks, first moving out of the neighborhood and then re-entering from the front to the place where Lin Zhenwu and the others were.

"Here they come." Disguised as Fang Xiao, Chu Ming spoke in a deep voice.

Ling Hao looked surprisingly towards ’Fang Xiao’, only thirty meters apart, he had just sensed movement outside.

Sure enough, within a few breaths, a figure flashed in.

"Prison Chief, why are you...?"

Lin Zhenwu and Shao Pengshu seemed surprised, but they were slowly moving toward the exit.

And moving along with them was ’Fang Xiao’.

Luo Lin originally had a somber face, but upon seeing ’Fang Xiao’, his expression became even more gloomy, darker than the clouds covering the stars and moon.

"Instructor Fang, why are you here?" His voice was icy, and multiple emotions flickered in his eyes—there was suspicion, surprise, and even killing intent.

’Fang Xiao’ remained silent, standing shoulder to shoulder with Lin Zhenwu and Shao Pengshu, blocking the doorway.

Inside the house, Ling Hao and Ji Yong emerged with unfriendly expressions.

This display?

Luo Lin immediately realized something was amiss.

"Instructor Lin, Judicial Officer Shao, Generals, what are you...?"

However, before he finished speaking, Ji Yong punched over.

Luo Lin reacted swiftly, immediately summoning Qi Blood and easily dodging.

Huh?

In that instant, Ling Hao, Ji Yong, Lin Zhenwu, and Shao Pengshu all sensed the Blood Evil Qi.

"General Ji, is there some misunderstanding?" Luo Lin asked, frowning.

"Misunderstanding?" Ji Yong raised his thick eyebrows, his tone unfriendly, "I originally didn’t quite believe it, but now..."

The Blood Evil Qi is the best proof!

Ling Hao and Ji Yong instantly struck, Luo Lin’s face changed dramatically, no longer concealing, his Qi and Blood Power roared out, rapidly turning and rushing toward Lin Zhenwu and the others, seemingly wanting to escape.

But it wasn’t over yet; his right hand formed a claw, wrapped in a foul wind, fiercely reaching for ’Fang Xiao’.

He wanted to kill ’Fang Xiao’ before fleeing!

Not good!

Ling Hao, Ji Yong’s expressions changed sharply, neither had expected Luo Lin’s speed to be this fast.

"Old Fang!" Lin Zhenwu realized what Luo Lin was attempting, his heart shook greatly, but his own speed simply couldn’t keep up.

Even if he could catch up, he couldn’t block Luo Lin.

’Fang Xiao’ remained calm, before Luo Lin’s blood claw had even formed, his right hand reached out.

Unlike Luo Lin, it didn’t carry a foul wind or a violent force; it simply looked like a hand reaching out.

At a half-body distance, Luo Lin’s mouth already curved into a sinister arc.

Bang!

The foul wind dissipated, and the blood claw crashed into something hard like tofu meeting a solid object, instantly flying with blood and flesh.

The initially unremarkable right hand moved like a bamboo slitting, as if retrieving an object from a pocket, effortlessly grabbed Luo Lin’s throat.

I...

Just a moment ago, Luo Lin was immersed in the joy of killing ’Fang Xiao’; now he was frozen in place, seemingly unaware of what had happened.

Ling Hao and Ji Yong, their forward-charging forms struggling to halt, had to forcibly turn their bodies, changing direction and colliding with Lin Zhenwu and Shao Pengshu.

Strong Bone Realm Luo Lin, Prison Chief of the Criminal Defense Bureau, captured by ’Fang Xiao’ in one move?

Lin Zhenwu stared at ’Fang Xiao’, waves of astonishment crashing repeatedly in his heart.

Is this the Old Fang after comprehending the Blood Python Technique?

Has Old Fang already broken through to the Strong Bone Realm?

Luo Lin only felt his breathing grow increasingly difficult, his throat tightly clutched by a gold and iron-like object, wanting to break free but unable to channel even the Qi and Blood Power.

"You are not..." he desperately tried to say.

Crunch!

Chu Ming applied force, and Luo Lin’s neck was crushed, head tilted and hung, dead beyond any doubt.

The clouds drifted in the night sky, a sliver of moonlight fell on ’Fang Xiao’s’ face but quickly disappeared.

A gentle breeze blew by, Lin Zhenwu and Shao Pengshu only felt ’Fang Xiao’ before them seemed unfamiliar.

Effortlessly capturing Strong Bone Realm Prison Chief, calm during action, icy during the kill—is this the ’Fang Xiao’ they’ve known for decades?

"Generals, the first step is complete. We should implement the second step now."

Chu Ming withdrew his right hand, letting Luo Lin’s body fall powerlessly to the ground.

A person who wielded absolute authority in Baiyuan County, the Prison Chief of the Criminal Defense Bureau, died here just like that?

Lin Zhenwu and Shao Pengshu’s breathing became slightly rapid, still unable to believe the lightning-fast scene that had unfolded.

"Old Fang... how did you guess that the Prison Chief... Luo Lin would definitely come here?" Lin Zhenwu asked hesitantly.

’Fang Xiao’s’ first step strategy to besiege the Blood Evil Sect was to wait for Luo Lin to walk into the trap, taking down this Strong Bone Realm fighter first.

Ling Hao and Ji Yong looked curiously, compared to how ’Fang Xiao’ knew Luo Lin would come, they were more curious about why Blood Evil Sect members would emit Blood Evil Qi when channeling Qi Blood.

The Blood Python Technique plan was known only to Chu Ming, Fang Xiao, and Lin Zhenwu; even Shao Pengshu was uninformed.

"I guessed," Chu Ming replied.

Although he called it a guess, in reality, it wasn’t.

He had accurately deduced it based on the Blood Evil Sect’s girl and Strong Bone Realm expert’s earlier conversation.

Moreover, even if Luo Lin didn’t come, he had ways to make him come.

"Good, second step!"

Despite their shock, Ling Hao and Ji Yong quickly adjusted, veterans of the Tiger Armor Army experienced in fighting Exotic Races.

"Instructor Lin, Judicial Officer Shao, please take action."

Lin Zhenwu and Shao Pengshu left the place.

For the second step, it was to eliminate the one hundred-plus Blood Evil Sect members lurking in the Criminal Defense Bureau in advance, and replace their armor.

The two returned shortly after heading out.

"General Ling, they’re all executed."

In direct combat, it’s hard to kill those one hundred-plus Blood Evil Sect members, but the Sect members were already aware their identities were exposed. With a surprise attack, the Criminal Defense Bureau acted simultaneously, leaving none alive!

"Good," Ling Hao looked at ’Fang Xiao’, asking, "Third step?"

This was Ling Hao the Chiliarch’s acknowledgment of ’Fang Xiao’.

Eliminating the one hundred-plus armored Blood Evil Sect members meant the Blood Evil Array’s power would be greatly reduced.

He was not only acknowledging ’Fang Xiao’s’ strategy but also admiring ’Fang Xiao’s’ prowess.

Ling Hao himself admitted he couldn’t replicate the ease with which ’Fang Xiao’ killed Luo Lin.

In other words, Ling Hao considered ’Fang Xiao’s’ abilities superior to his own.

But at this moment, Chu Ming paused in place, a hint of delight crossing his brows, stared straight ahead.

On the panel.

[Military Skill (Minor Success): Strategic Planning]

[Progress: 1/100]

The slow-progressing [Military Skill], just now, had broken through from entry-level progress ’87’ to ’Minor Success’!

Strategic Planning...

He remained composed, quickly restrained his excitement, nodded and said, "Good, third step."

It appeared that actual strategic deployment was the correct way to enhance [Military Skill].

Eliminating the unpredictable Luo Lin and the one hundred-plus armored Blood Evil Sect members would leave only the Strong Bone Realm expert and the Blood Evil Sect members hiding underground.

"Is the fire oil ready?" Ji Yong looked at Shao Pengshu.