Chapter 395: Three Strikes Crush the Master's Dream!

Chapter 395: Three Strikes Crush the Master's Dream!

County Jail, Third Floor.

Xiao Biechi's face darkened as he glanced at Jiang Ning.

His gaze then fell upon the cell door, noticing the intact iron lock. Only then did he withdraw his eyes.

"You two, go back!" He ordered the jailguards behind him, who held torches and lit the oil lamps on both sides.

"Yes, sir!" The two jailguards, who had accompanied him, respectfully acknowledged and turned to leave.

"Commander Jiang!" Xiao Biechi approached Jiang Ning's cell.

"What's the matter?"

"Did you hear any noises last night?" Xiao Biechi asked.

"No!" Jiang Ning shook his head.

"Good!" Xiao Biechi nodded.

He realized that further questioning would yield nothing, so he turned and headed towards the end of the third floor.

He was indeed injured!

Jiang Ning watched Xiao Biechi's departing figure, whispering to himself.

Within a distance of about ten feet, he could sense the chaotic aura emanating from Xiao Biechi's body, indicating significant injuries.

In that moment, he instantly thought of Long Xingyun.

It seemed that after Long Xingyun escaped from the prison, he couldn't wait to strike at Xiao Biechi.

Xiao Biechi, as the County Warden of Dongling County, had managed to protect himself from the Master's assassination attempt while only being a Fourth Rank. It was truly remarkable!

Jiang Ning wondered if Long Xingyun had rescued his daughter after escaping. The thought flashed through his mind, and he rubbed his eyebrows with two fingers.

In an instant, he silently activated the Heavenly Eye.

The white vertical mark reappeared on his forehead.

With the effect of the Heavenly Eye, his gaze pierced through the wall, and he saw Xiao Biechi approaching the Mystical Iron Gate leading to the fourth floor of the County Jail.

Then, with Xiao Biechi's familiar manipulation...

Boom!

The heavy Mystical Iron Gate slowly opened, emitting a muffled sound.

I wonder if Xiao Biechi can withstand the upcoming shock!

Jiang Ning smiled.

Being targeted by a Master would make one restless day and night.

On the other side.

At the end of the fourth floor.

As the internal mechanism gears turned within the wall, the Mystical Iron Gate opened, creating a large enough gap for someone to pass through.

Xiao Biechi swiftly entered.

Soon, he followed the stairs and reached the Mercury Pool on the fourth floor.

Looking at the broken Cold Iron Chain in the Mercury Pool and the solid wall made of refined iron, now dissolved with a large enough hole for a person to pass through.

Xiao Biechi's expression turned even gloomier.

"It was indeed him, Long Xingyun!!!"

He slowly uttered these seven words.

Then, he scanned the surroundings, but there were no other traces left behind.

Who saved Xiao Biechi? Jiang Ning?

Jiang Ning's figure flashed through his mind, and he turned to look in Jiang Ning's direction.

His gaze seemed to penetrate the obstacles ahead, seeing through the thick walls, and spotting Jiang Ning in the cell.

It couldn't be him!

After a moment, Xiao Biechi shook his head.

Since entering the third floor, he had secretly observed Jiang Ning's cell.

The cell showed no signs of damage.

The iron lock on the cell door was also intact.

Under such circumstances, no matter how capable one was, in Xiao Biechi's opinion, Jiang Ning couldn't have escaped the cell.

Moreover, the difficulty of entering the fourth floor from the third floor without the key he possessed was exceptionally high.

Even with the key, entering through the main gate would create a loud commotion.

Not to mention the jailguards wouldn't be sleeping, and even if they were, the noise would wake them up.

"Could it be that a Dragon Head intervened?" Xiao Biechi stared intently at the large hole ahead.

After a moment of thought.

His figure flashed, and he arrived at the hole Long Xingyun had drilled, then disappeared into the cave.

At the same time.

Jiang Ning's gaze fixed on Xiao Biechi's direction, and he was startled.

Xiao Biechi didn't see it.

But he did.

At the cave's exit, Long Xingyun was clearly lying in ambush.

Farewell, Mr. Xiao!!

Jiang Ning silently mourned for Xiao Biechi in his heart.

Xiao Biechi was severely injured, and he had stepped into a Master's ambush.

As long as Xiao Biechi continued forward, there was only one possible outcome.

He would be killed by Long Xingyun.

There was no other possibility!

"Everyone has their fate!" Jiang Ning slowly shook his head, not wanting to get involved in this matter!

On the other side.

Long Xingyun lay on the ground, his body covered in dirt.

Hearing the noise from the passage, he instantly suppressed his bodily functions to the lowest level.

In an instant, he became like a lifeless corpse.

When Xiao Biechi emerged from the passage.

It's him!

A flash of anger crossed Long Xingyun's eyes.

The next moment.

He suddenly burst into action.

The dirt exploded, and his blood and energy surged like smoke.

"Die, old man!" Long Xingyun roared, striking out with a palm.

"It's you!" Xiao Biechi's expression was filled with shock.

He had experienced Long Xingyun's Xuessa before.

Even at his peak, he couldn't withstand several palms.

Not to mention now, with his injuries and being caught off guard at such a close distance by Long Xingyun's sneak attack.

A deep sense of despair flashed in his eyes.

Boom—

Boom—

Boom—

Three consecutive palm strikes landed, and Xiao Biechi was sent flying like a shattered sandbag.

"These three strikes are for my daughter!" Long Xingyun said coldly.

Then, he turned and left.

With a few leaps, he disappeared from Xiao Biechi's sight.

Huhuhu~

Xiao Biechi uttered a weak sound, and a mouthful of blood gushed from his mouth.

Long Xingyun's three strikes had shattered his internal organs and broken his bones.

Even for a fourth-rank expert with a divine body and jade-like bones, such injuries would be fatal.

If he received timely treatment, there might still be a chance to save him with the miraculous healing power of a sacred medicinal pill and the strong vitality of a fourth-rank martial artist.

However, at this moment, he was in the middle of nowhere.

There wasn't a soul in sight.

After a few breaths, Xiao Biechi's chest rose and fell less and less, and his pupils gradually lost focus.

A few more breaths passed.

Jiang Ning slowly withdrew his gaze.

"You reap what you sow," he shook his head.

The white vertical mark between his eyebrows dimmed, and the dazzling light faded.

After a few more breaths, the heavenly eye between his eyebrows completely disappeared.

In the blink of an eye, an hour had passed.

The leader of the county jail.

"Sir, you've finally arrived!"

The jail warden saw Zhao Dai carrying a food box and hurriedly ran over.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Dai asked.

"Mr. Xiao just went to the third floor of the county jail. It's been over an hour, and he still hasn't come out. I'm worried that something might have happened to him!" the warden explained.

Hearing this, Zhao Dai smiled.

"Your worry is unnecessary! What could possibly happen to Mr. Xiao in the county jail?"

"Sir, it's been an hour, almost four incense sticks' worth of time. That's too long! And I heard there's a powerful prisoner down there. I'm worried that something might happen to Mr. Xiao, so please go and check on him!" the warden said again.

"Alright," Zhao Dai nodded.

Then, he raised the food box in his hand.

"I'll deliver breakfast to Commander Jiang, and then I'll go see what's going on with Mr. Xiao!"

Upon hearing this, the warden asked, "Sir, you deliver breakfast, lunch, and dinner to Commander Jiang every day. Is it necessary? My brothers and I think that Commander Jiang is just a small eighth-rank official, no different from us."

"You don't understand," Zhao Dai shook his head. "He's not an ordinary eighth-rank military official!"

Leaving these words, he didn't say more and headed towards the third floor of the county jail below.

The Third Floor of the County Jail.

Boom—

The heavy jail door leading to the third floor was pushed open, and Jiang Ning immediately stopped his cultivation.

It should be time for breakfast!

Jiang Ning's thoughts flashed through his mind.

Then, he saw Zhao Dai carrying a food box appear before him.

"Commander Jiang is indeed diligent!"

As he looked at Jiang Ning, who was enveloped in divine light with white light radiating from his pores, Zhao Dai sighed.

In these days, he found that every time he saw Jiang Ning, he was always cultivating and refining his bones.

Not once did he miss a day, a stroke, or a breath.

He also noticed that Jiang Ning's divine body and jade-like bones were becoming increasingly prominent.

This indicated that Jiang Ning had made significant progress in these days.

With Commander Jiang's martial talent, he should be able to achieve perfection after several hundred bone marrow refinements, reaching the level of 'Bone Marrow Refinement - Frost.'

At this moment, Zhao Dai couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Then, with a smile, he spoke again, "Now I understand why Commander Jiang has such formidable strength! Such diligence is rarely seen in a lifetime!"

Jiang Ning smiled, "In this prison, there's nothing else to do but cultivate!"

"That's true, but I couldn't bear to be in this environment and do nothing but cultivate," Zhao Dai shook his head.

As he spoke, he took out the jail cell key from his body.

Soon, the iron lock was opened.

Clang—

The fine iron chains wrapped around the jail door also slid down.

As they collided, a crisp sound rang out.

"Commander Jiang, you eat first. I'll go and see what's happening with Mr. Xiao!" Zhao Dai handed over the food box and said.

"Alright, go ahead!" Jiang Ning took the food box and nodded slightly.

Then, he placed the food box on the wooden table and opened it, and steam rose from within.

As the aroma of the food wafted to his nose, Jiang Ning's appetite surged.

He turned his head and glanced at the jail door, which was still open.

Zhao Dai also headed towards the fourth floor of the county jail.

Xiao Biechi's death—was it a surprise or a shock to Zhao Dai?

Thinking of this, Jiang Ning couldn't help but smile.

To climb the ranks, one must establish sufficient merits and follow the right people.

In addition to the loss of the leader, a vacancy had emerged in the ranks above.

Meanwhile, Zhao Dai arrived at the Mystical Iron Gate. He gazed at the narrow, dimly lit doorway, barely wide enough for a single person, and his eyes narrowed. He knew that Xiao Biechi had descended through this very passage, entering the fourth floor of the county jail. He was also aware that a Grandmaster was imprisoned below.

The Grandmaster whom Xiao Biechi had captured not long ago.

However, Zhao Dai wasn't sure of the Grandmaster's identity.

At this moment, the jail warden's recent words echoed in his mind.

"An hour is indeed a long time!" he muttered to himself.

Then, he called out softly towards the narrow passage ahead.

"Mr. Xiao!"

After two breaths, the only sound he heard was the echo of his own voice.

"Mr. Xiao!!!" Zhao Dai called out again.

Two more breaths passed, and still, only his echo responded.

Suddenly, a realization struck him, and he felt something was amiss.

"Mr. Xiao, it's Zhao Dai. I've come down too! If you don't respond, I'll take it as your consent!"

After saying this, Zhao Dai stood in place, waiting for several breaths.

Hearing no movement from Xiao Biechi, he finally stepped into the dimly lit passage.

After a short walk, he saw the mercury pool and the scattered cold iron chains around it under the glow of the overhead fluorescence.

His eyes narrowed.

"The cold iron chains have been cut?"

"Could it be that the Grandmaster imprisoned here was rescued?"

The thought flashed through his mind, and he looked around.

Instantly, he spotted a large opening eroded into the wall.

"Mr. Xiao must have entered through this hole," Zhao Dai muttered to himself.

The fourth floor of the county jail wasn't very large, and with the jail warden's earlier mention of Mr. Xiao being down there for an hour, it seemed like the only plausible explanation.

"Should I go in and take a look?" he hesitated, gazing at the dark passage in the wall.

After a moment of hesitation, he flashed into the dark passage.

On the outskirts of the city, a little girl, about six or seven years old, curled up in the embrace of a burly man, asked, "Father, are we leaving the city?"

"We're out of the city, and we're safe!" Long Xingyun gently patted her frail back, his heart aching as he saw the injuries on his daughter's body.

"Father, where's mother? Where did she go?" the little girl asked again.

Long Xingyun's heart ached even more at her question.

"Your mother has gone on a long journey and won't be back to see you for a long time!"

"Okay!" The little girl nodded.

Just then, Long Xingyun heard the sound of fireworks exploding in the distance. He turned to look.

"It seems they've discovered Xiao Biechi's death, but it's too late!" he said calmly, taking long strides away.

Soon after, Zhao Yulong arrived at Xiao Biechi's corpse.

"Lord Zhao!" Zhao Dai greeted him respectfully.

Zhao Yulong waved his hand and examined Xiao Biechi's body. His eyes narrowed.

Then, he bent down and touched Xiao Biechi's body, "He's cold!"

"Mr. Xiao has been dead for about an hour," Zhao Dai said.

Zhao Yulong nodded and tore open Xiao Biechi's clothing, revealing the crisscrossing purple-black palm prints on his chest.

He reached out and touched the marks.

"Such dense palm force. A few strikes were enough to shatter Xiao Biechi's organs, break his bones, and extinguish his life. It must have been the work of a Grandmaster!"

"Judging by the palm prints, it's likely Xuessa!"

After saying this, he looked at Zhao Dai.

"Who could Xiao Biechi have offended recently?"

Zhao Dai shook his head, hesitated, and then said, "There was a Grandmaster imprisoned on the fourth floor of the county jail!"

He pointed to the nearby passage, the way he had come, and continued, "This passage leads to the fourth floor of the county jail. Mr. Xiao must have been ambushed after coming out from there!"

Zhao Yulong nodded, "If that's the case, it's clear what happened!"

He stood up, shaking his head with a look of regret.

"What a pity for Brother Xiao! A brilliant life cut short!"

(End of Chapter)

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