As soon as his words fell, Xu Fan brandished his sword and sliced off a piece of flesh from Li Xiaochen's body!

Blood gushed out, and screams echoed through the night before finally returning to silence after a while.

Looking up at Xu Fan again, Li Xiaochen no longer had the demeanor of a peerless master?

What is called desperation?

To watch helplessly as one is cut to pieces—that must be the taste of despair.

Given this youth's decisiveness in killing, he surely could carry out such acts that lead to despair.

"You can have the Yanluo Sword, but can't you show a bit of mercy due to our shared values of the martial world?"

"Oh?"

Seeing Li Xiaochen still acting like he had the upper hand in front of him, Xu Fan narrowed his eyes and, without the slightest courtesy, made another cut on Li Xiaochen's body.

Hmm, the Yanluo Sword truly is sharp.

"If I wanted it, would I need you, Li Xiaochen, to give it to me?"

Xu Fan narrowed his eyes and placed his sword right against Li Xiaochen's fair neck.

"Let me correct you, I am in the process of robbing you."

"..."

With the Yanluo Sword at his neck, Li Xiaochen instantly stiffened.

How could he not know how sharp the Yanluo Sword was?

A light slice could lead to his head falling to the ground...

Even if one's meridians were completely severed, there might still be a chance to start over, but once the head is severed, there would likely only be the path of a wronged spirit thereafter.

Li Xiaochen now tilted his eyes towards the sharp sword edge at his neck and spoke with a trembling voice, "If you don't kill me, everything I have can be given to you."

"Oh?"

Does this fellow have other treasures hidden on him?

Just now, he was only focused on the Innate Qi Energy within his body and didn't pay attention to what he was carrying. Xu Fan raised an eyebrow and used the tip of his sword to pick at Li Xiaochen's clothes.

"Ah!"

In an instant, a scream from Li Xiaochen rang out.

"Indeed, a fine sword..."

Far from feeling any issue with his misstep, Xu Fan looked at the Yanluo Sword in his hand and calmly praised it.

"..."

Li Xiaochen glared furiously at Xu Fan, enraged but silent.

With swordsmanship not inferior to his, Xu Fan surely knew how sharp the Yanluo Sword was. That last strike was clearly intentional!

"Hmm?"

Now having cut open Li Xiaochen's clothes, Xu Fan could see a cloth parcel hidden at his chest.

Glimpsing through the cloth, he could see that it contained the essence and secret techniques of the swordsmanship practiced by Li Xiaochen!

Li Xiaochen's swordsmanship was not weaker than his own, and if he could learn such swordsmanship, it would undoubtedly be a top-tier asset in the future.

Moreover, aside from the secret manuals, the Jiuyang Warm Jade wrapped inside was even more surprising to Xu Fan.

A whole four pieces...

To think that in Jinling, he himself had only obtained three pieces in total.

Li Xiaochen had as many as four pieces on him?

It must have been because he hadn't had the chance to use them, allowing them to remain until now.

In a moment, Xu Fan felt that even with injuries all over his body, it was worth it.

After all, four pieces of Jiuyang Warm Jade could significantly enhance his cultivation level!

With a flick of the sword edge, Xu Fan seized the cloth parcel from Li Xiaochen's body and caught it in his hand.

At that moment, Li Xiaochen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Since he had accepted his possessions, Li Xiaochen believed that he would live to see the sun the next day.

"Lastly, I'll ask you one more question."

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, Xu Fan asked a question, and Li Xiaochen looked at him with puzzlement.

His life was in his hands; what other choice did Li Xiaochen have?

He nodded and said, "Go ahead, ask what you want."

"Who sent you to deal with me?"

Xu Fan stared at Li Xiaochen and asked.

To know, he had no dealings with this Li Xiaochen, and even less so with the Ke Family. Li Xiaochen coming out of the blue to confront him was clearly at someone else's instigation.

"That guy..."

Upon hearing this question, Li Xiaochen couldn't help but give a bitter smile.

How he wished he could reveal that guy, yet he was just a runner this time.

The enmity, after all, was between Xu Fan and that guy.

The situation he was in now should rightly be blamed on that other party.

But helplessly, he knew nothing about that guy.

He hadn't even seen what the guy looked like.

"I don't even know who he is..."

"He is very strong, probably above the peak, wearing a mask. I've never even seen his face..."

Looking at Xu Fan with a bitter expression, Li Xiaochen said.

Seeing his demeanor, Xu Fan thought he probably wasn't lying, but such an answer was somewhat disappointing.

Who exactly was targeting him?

"Mr. Xu, you've seized the item and asked your questions. You should let me go now, right?"

With the Yanluo Sword still pressed against him, Li Xiaochen coldly looked over at Xu Fan.

At this moment, with his Innate Qi Energy draining away, his only desire was to find a place to heal his wounds as quickly as possible.

"Hmm?"

"When did I ever say I would let you go?"

At that moment, Xu Fan looked oddly at Li Xiaochen, and that look immediately made Li Xiaochen's face turn beet red!

"You scoundrel! How dare you break your word!"

"You took my stuff! You damn well can't go back on your word..."

Before Li Xiaochen could finish his sentence, Xu Fan coldly pressed the Yanluo Sword against his neck.

Feeling the sting of the sword edge cutting his skin, Li Xiaochen's body stiffened, his complexion turning from pale to red with anger.

Xu Fan snorted, his gaze falling upon Li Xiaochen's face as he said, "Li Xiaochen, do you think I need your consent to take the things from your body?"

A man lying on the ground doesn't have the right to talk back.

Even if Xu Fan were to strike him down with a single sword, how could Li Xiaochen, in his current state, have any room for defiance?

"Before coming here, I had already said that I, Xu Fan, would surely kill you."

"How could there be any mercy for you?"

As his voice fell, Xu Fan's hand holding the Yanluo Sword raised it up.

"Hmm?"

Suddenly, his motion froze midway. The Jade Silkworm clinging to his arm squirmed abruptly, making Xu Fan feel something was amiss.

"Mr. Xu, you've changed your mind?"

As the sword was raised, Li Xiaochen was terrified out of his wits. When he saw Xu Fan stop suddenly, he immediately gasped for breath.

Stealing glances at Xu Fan, Li Xiaochen silently gnashed his teeth, thinking to himself that one day he would surely have someone kill this man!

"No, no, no."

However, before the thought could fully form in his mind, Xu Fan shook his head.

Looking at the weakened Jade Silkworm in his hand, Xu Fan quickly realized why it had become active.

"The reason I'm not killing you is to make further use of you as waste."

With that, Xu Fan flung the Jade Silkworm directly at Li Xiaochen.

"You!"

The sensation of being drained that came from his body made Li Xiaochen's eyes widen in shock!

His meridians were already damaged, causing the Innate Qi Energy to leak away very quickly, but now, it couldn't even compare to how fast this worm, thrown down by the guy, was sucking it away!

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