Chapter 225: The Death of He Jinyun

Chapter 225: The Death of He Jinyun

Canglang Martial Academy.

The backyard.

Standing in the courtyard, Jiang Ning heard Wang Jin's words and fell into silence.

He knew that Aunt Sun's death was partly his fault.

Ever since the previous conflicts, He Jinyun had been at odds with him.

As for this young master with his esteemed status, he had tried to avoid him and didn't want to provoke a fierce conflict.

And now, He Jinyun's attack on Aunt Sun was like a wake-up call for Jiang Ning.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ning's hands, which had been hanging by his sides, clenched tightly, his nails digging into his palms.

He couldn't forget how Aunt Sun had taken care of him when he first arrived at the Martial Academy.

He could feel that at that time, Aunt Sun treated him like family.

In this world, there were few people he cared about, and Aunt Sun was one of them.

After a long silence, Jiang Ning closed his eyes, then opened them again, a determined look flashed in his eyes.

"Master, this is not your fault! If we're talking about Aunt Sun's situation, it's mainly because of me!"

Hearing Jiang Ning's unusually calm tone, Wang Jin looked up at him.

The next moment.

Wang Jin was slightly startled.

In Jiang Ning's eyes, he saw the calm before the storm, like a sea of dark clouds, with winds and waves gradually stirring.

"You can't do anything foolish!" Wang Jin's voice turned serious.

Wang Jin was well aware of He Jinyun's identity.

And because of this, even though he was much stronger than He Jinyun, he didn't dare to confront him when He Jinyun openly challenged him the day before.

Young Master!

The three words carried immense significance.

In the face of such a prestigious identity, the deputy commander of the Inspection Bureau was nothing.

"I understand!" Jiang Ning nodded ambiguously.

At this moment, his thoughts were crystal clear.

He Jinyun's attack on Aunt Sun was significant, regardless of whether his words were true or not.

What mattered was that He Jinyun had chosen to take action against someone related to him.

Such behavior had already crossed the line.

In the future, there was no guarantee that He Jinyun wouldn't do something even more outrageous, hurting those he cared about even more.

Moreover, Jiang Ning recalled how Aunt Sun had specially kept food for him, made his bed, and treated him like family, causing his heart to stir.

The next moment.

"Master, I'm going back!"

Leaving these words behind, Jiang Ning turned and left.

Watching Jiang Ning's departing figure, Wang Jin raised his hand and opened his mouth.

After a long time, until Jiang Ning's figure disappeared around the corner.

"Sigh..."

Wang Jin's words turned into a deep sigh.

"If I had known this, I wouldn't have told him about it!"

On the other side.

From the Martial Academy.

Jiang Ning walked step by step towards the Inspection Bureau.

At this moment, chaotic thoughts flashed through his mind.

Sometimes he recalled Aunt Sun's kind face and past events, and sometimes he thought about He Jinyun's identity. But as he walked towards the Inspection Bureau, the chaotic thoughts in his mind were gradually cleared, like unraveling a tangled web.

Inspection Bureau.

When Jiang Ning appeared at the entrance, his eyes were as calm as a deep pool.

"Greetings, Commander Jiang!" The two guards at the gate bowed as they saw Jiang Ning's arrival.

But at this moment, Jiang Ning ignored them and strode past the gates of the Inspection Bureau.

The next moment.

Silently.

His spiritual power field expanded, covering a hundred-meter radius around him.

Soon.

He discovered He Jinyun's figure in another courtyard, drinking with someone.

"I've found you!" Jiang Ning thought to himself.

After spotting He Jinyun, Jiang Ning turned and headed towards his own courtyard in the Inspection Bureau.

Back in his courtyard, Jiang Ning closed his eyes and sat cross-legged, resembling an old monk in deep meditation, his breath calm and steady like a still well.

Under his spiritual power field, He Jinyun remained firmly locked in his grasp.

Time passed, moment by moment.

The warm and gentle sun gradually set in the west.

Along the way, Feng Jiuge came by.

But seeing Jiang Ning's meditative state, she quietly left.

Afterwards, Xie Xiaojiu stood by his side for a long time, almost half a watch, before silently retreating to the gate of the courtyard, guarding the entrance for Jiang Ning.

Although she didn't know what Jiang Ning was doing, she knew that he didn't want to be disturbed in this state.

When the afterglow of the setting sun dyed the sky red.

Jiang Ning also noticed that He Jinyun and the others' banquet was coming to an end.

"It's almost time!" Jiang Ning thought to himself.

The next moment.

The sky above Luoshui County began to change, with dark clouds appearing in the distance and swiftly gathering towards the county.

In just a moment, the clear sky had turned dark and oppressive.

Howling winds swept along the shores of Lake Luoshui, causing the waves to crash against the rocks along the coast.

The trees within the city swayed noisily, their trunks gradually bending.

At this very moment, Jiang Ning had maximized his ability to summon rain.

The thick dark clouds could now easily cover the entire Luoshui County, unlike before when they could only cover half of the county.

At the same time.

The Yellow Heaven Sect's headquarters.

"These clouds," Liu Lintang looked up at the sky above, his gaze heavy with concentration, muttering to himself, "These clouds are strange! There's a demon!"

As he looked at the clouds above, Jiang Ning's figure suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Is it him again?"

Instantly.

Liu Lintang's gaze shifted to the distant horizon, and his pupils constricted once more.

"These clouds cover a larger area than the last time!" he muttered to himself.

He still remembered that night when he led his men out of the city shrouded in heavy rain, and immediately knew that the sudden downpour was suspicious.

More than suspicious.

It must have been artificially created.

If it weren't man-made, how could there be rain that hadn't covered the entire county yet?

There are coincidences in this world, but when so many coincidences come together, it's no longer a coincidence.

"Has he become stronger?" Looking at the area covered by the clouds above, Liu Lintang couldn't help but inwardly gasp in surprise.

If this rain had come naturally, he wouldn't have suspected it was man-made.

Because he knew very well how difficult it was to pray for such a downpour.

In the Yellow Heaven Sect, only a few Grandmasters had the ability to summon rain that could cover an entire county.

"My previous guess was right; Jiang Ning must be the most terrifying existence in Luoshui County!"

Seeing the changes in the weather, Liu Lintang was even more certain of his previous guess.

Jiang Ning must either be a reincarnated great figure like a Taoist or Buddhist, or an old monster who had possessed someone else's body.

According to Liu Lintang's understanding, there were many records of the possession technique in ancient times.

Cloud Arrival Tower.

"This weather is a bit strange!" The man in the green robe, with slightly white temples, glanced at the sky above and muttered.

"Strange?" Gongsun Yu's eyes widened in surprise as he followed the man in the green robe's gaze.

Then he asked, "Why does the Valley Lord say this weather is strange?"

The man in the green robe replied indifferently, "Weather changes follow natural laws. For example, when ants move their homes or snakes cross the path, heavy rain will soon arrive. If the dawn doesn't show, the dusk will travel a thousand miles!"

"Do you remember the scene of the dusk filling the sky just now?"

"I do!" Gongsun Yu nodded repeatedly.

"That's it!" The man in the green robe said indifferently, "When the dusk fills the sky, how could dark clouds suddenly cover the city? The appearance of these clouds is strange."

He paused, then emphasized, "Very strange!!"

The Inspection Bureau.

Hong Minghu glanced out the window.

"It's going to rain, how rare!" he exclaimed.

Then, he waved his sleeves, and the open window suddenly closed.

On the other side.

He Jinyun looked up at the sky.

"Pfft!!"

Heavy rain poured down, and he quickly lowered his head to spit out the rainwater.

Immediately, he quickened his pace through the buildings of the Inspection Bureau.

At the entrance of the Inspection Bureau, there was his private carriage. Once inside, he could avoid the rain and prevent himself from getting soaked.

At the same time.

Under the heavy rain, Jiang Ning's senses rapidly expanded, covering an area of several li in radius.

Within this range, nothing could escape his perception.

The not-so-large Inspection Bureau was now under Jiang Ning's surveillance.

This included Hong Minghu.

Hong Minghu was also under Jiang Ning's close watch.

Jiang Ning knew that the person most likely to stop him from killing He Jinyun at this moment was the strongest person in this place, Hong Minghu.

This was why Jiang Ning hadn't made a move all afternoon.

Inside the Inspection Bureau, if he chose to attack He Jinyun and failed to kill him instantly, it would only take a few breaths for Hong Minghu to appear in front of He Jinyun.

Once Hong Minghu protected He Jinyun, killing him would be more difficult than ascending to heaven.

Not to mention doing it silently.

So, Jiang Ning had been waiting all afternoon, waiting for He Jinyun to leave Hong Minghu's perception range.

As Jiang Ning moved further away from Hong Minghu, time seemed to become more abundant for him.

"Finally, he's coming out." Jiang Ning muttered to himself as he watched He Jinyun step out of the Inspection Bureau's gates.

The next moment, under Jiang Ning's secret surveillance, He Jinyun boarded a carriage.

The carriage slowly moved along the main road, gradually disappearing into the distance.

Jiang Ning wasn't in a hurry at this moment.

Whether to make a move at the entrance of the Inspection Bureau or being too close to Hong Minghu, neither option was ideal.

In the blink of an eye, the carriage had already traveled a full mile away from the Inspection Bureau.

"It's time!" Jiang Ning's thoughts stirred.

A mile away, the pouring rain suddenly froze in mid-air, transforming into long, diamond-shaped needles.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—

The needles, formed from the condensed rain, shot towards the carriage like rain lotus needles.

In an instant, the sound of the rain-condensed needles piercing the carriage, the entire carriage made of precious wood was instantly riddled with countless holes.

"Who dares to ambush me?!" A blood-soaked figure suddenly broke free from the confines of the carriage and soared into the air.

As He Jinyun rose, countless wooden splinters exploded and scattered in all directions.

At this point, He Jinyun's body was already covered in blood.

At the same time, He Jinyun, freed from the confines of the carriage, scanned his surroundings and his expression turned solemn.

Because he couldn't find the enemy he had anticipated, he only saw dozens of water needles forming and solidifying again in the heavy rain.

"Which demon dares to attack me?!" He Jinyun shouted again, his voice still shattering the clouds despite his injuries and bloodied state.

"Using only the Water Control Technique, it seems impossible to deliver a fatal blow to He Jinyun from a mile away!" Jiang Ning observed the scene from afar, his thoughts turning.

The next moment, his mind stirred again.

As He Jinyun roared, the recently condensed water needles once again shot towards him like rain lotus needles.

Facing the dense array of water needles surrounding him from all directions, He Jinyun immediately regretted his arrogance in leaping into the air.

Now, suspended in mid-air, he was like a rootless reed, with no escape from the 360-degree onslaught of water needles piercing towards him. He had no strength to dodge or resist.

He could only use his hands to protect his face and head, his internal energy surging as he tried to endure the attack with his body.

Ow—

He Jinyun's agonizing wails followed.

These water needles found every gap and penetrated every pore.

Although his body was exceptionally strong, the needles only penetrated three centimeters into his flesh before losing their force.

However, the ears and other vulnerable areas of the body remained susceptible, and as the rain-turned-needles pierced these weak points, He Jinyun's wails of agony intensified.

It was only at this moment that his earlier cry of "Which demon dares to attack me?" reached Hong Minghu, who was a mile away.

More than half a breath had passed.

"Young Master!" Hong Minghu's eyes snapped open upon hearing He Jinyun's voice.

Boom—

He stomped his foot, causing the wooden floorboards to explode.

Hong Minghu's figure crashed through the solid wall and headed towards He Jinyun, who was a mile away.

"So fast!" Jiang Ning's heart tightened as he noticed Hong Minghu's movement.

"I only have two breaths to kill He Jinyun!" he instantly judged.

Then, his mind was free of any distractions.

He channeled all his power into the Water Control Technique, condensing countless raindrops into needles that pierced He Jinyun's body.

His eyes, ears, nose, and lower body—every vulnerable point on He Jinyun's body became Jiang Ning's primary targets.

At this moment, faced with immense pain, He Jinyun had no ability to resist.

He could only curl up on the ground and wail.

Each needle, condensed from raindrops, could pierce He Jinyun's skin and penetrate one to three centimeters deep into his flesh.

At the same time, amidst the pouring rain, Hong Minghu had already spotted He Jinyun lying in a pool of blood.

"Young Master!" he shouted.

Boom—

However, the only response was the thunderous roar of lightning overhead.

On the other side, Jiang Ning heaved a sigh of relief.

Before Hong Minghu discovered He Jinyun, Jiang Ning had already inflicted a fatal injury on him.

A fatal wound that pierced his heart.

Such an injury could claim He Jinyun's life within a short time.

Not to mention He Jinyun's entire body was riddled with countless needle wounds.

So, when Hong Minghu found He Jinyun, the water-condensed needles had already silently dissipated, leaving no trace at the scene.

No evidence remained for anyone to determine the cause of He Jinyun's death.

(End of Chapter)

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