Chapter 669: Chapter 670: Next, Who Will Come to Die?
 

His wife was a daughter of the General’s Mansion, boasting a prestigious and long-standing family heritage, far surpassing his own shallow roots.

He married her for the strength and background of the General’s Mansion. It was largely thanks to her family’s covert assistance over the years that he managed to climb to the position of a city official; therefore, he dared not offend her at all.

Even when frequenting brothels and flirtatiously teasing young women from other families, he went to great lengths to avoid his wife, fearing discovery.

If he angered her family, he feared he might lose his official hat.

Yet he never expected that today Li Xiaobai would have the audacity to publicly reveal all of the unwritten rules that had been present within the Imperial Court for many years, causing him to break out in a cold sweat.

Unable to contain the murderous intent in his eyes, he knew he had to apprehend the man before any more explosive information could be revealed!

“Audacious demon head! How dare you slander a government officer of the Imperial Court! You haven’t changed your demonic ways! Fellow officers, join me and capture this scoundrel!”

Above the rafters, the government officers wore grim expressions. Li Xiaobai’s probing questions were so sharp they touched the government’s bottom line, stripping away the final shred of dignity from the officials of the Imperial Court.

These matters were usually kept unspoken, yet unexpectedly, the demon head made them a public spectacle today.

Moreover, deep down they felt somewhat guilty, for the vile and filthy deeds he mentioned were precisely what they relished in their daily life, and after doing so, they conveniently shifted all the blame onto Li Xiaobai.

Now that the real master had come knocking, they felt a lack of confidence, dreading that more secrets might be revealed, thus they struck with lightning speed and gave no quarter in their attacks.

The crowds below had yet to react when the rooftop was already crisscrossed with Sword Qi; the fierce gleam of swords and knives flipping and flying, a sweeping aura of slaughter enveloped the area, causing an involuntary shiver.

“Heh, a bunch of rats, die!”

Li Xiaobai sneered, paying no attention to the swords and knives attacking from all sides. With both hands, he gathered his Inner Strength and pushed outward. Instantly, waves of violent Inner Strength surged like a monstrous tide from the sea, crushing more than a dozen government officers who first engaged him into a mist of blood.

In the void, severed limbs and cut arms flew about, blood spattered as if to dye half the sky red, and rolling heads with eyes filled with unwillingness and confusion had their life extinguished.

“Bah, trash!”

Li Xiaobai sneered coldly, showing no hint of mercy.

All of the government officers who had attacked him were Qi Cultivation practitioners at the Spirit Refining Realm, and to him, they weren’t even worth sticking between his teeth; so unworthy that he couldn’t be bothered to absorb their Inner Strength, brutally crushing them outright!

A deafening silence fell over the entire scene!

Whether it was the crowd below, the remaining government officers on the rafters ready to attack, or Official Zhao on the execution platform, everyone’s eyes involuntarily widened, their faces showing utter shock; they couldn’t believe what they were seeing.

What did they see?

The demon head facing alone over a dozen government officers and cutting down all these experts in one fell swoop?

The rolling heads on the ground, the Blood Qi slowly drifting down through the air, all were assaulting their vision, provoking their nerves.

“This…”

“That demon head killed more than ten government officers in one move!”

“What cultivation level is this? Keep in mind that the weakest government officer who came today is from the Spirit Refining Realm. Wasn’t it said that demon head’s strength wasn’t that great?”

“Run… Run! Just like last time, we can’t even begin to imagine the extent of this demon head’s strength. If we don’t leave, he’ll kill us too!”

“Has the Imperial Court really dispatched any experts to come here, or are they being reaped like straw by someone at will?”

The common people were in a complete mess, rushing towards the rear like a tide. Such a familiar scene, the same panic and chaos, the same frenzy and trampling. Only this time, Li Xiaobai was on the hunting side rather than the fleeing side!

On the execution platform, Long Xue’s eyes were filled with extraordinary brilliance. Her fellow disciple had undergone a clear change in appearance and temperament since a few months ago, becoming even more decisive in killing and extraordinary in demeanor, truly a full-fledged martial hero of the rivers and lakes.

“Brother, well done! These hounds raised by the Imperial Court are all parasites of the common folk, scum of the martial world, engaged in mean and dirty deeds all day long, having harmed who knows how many good girls. They more than deserve death!”

“On the surface, they are the righteous judges in the eyes of the world, but in reality, they are nothing more than beasts in human skin, and worse than beasts at that!”

Long Xue’s face was flushed with excitement. Li Xiaobai’s cultivation level was beyond imagination, holding his own against dozens of experts without falling behind in momentum.

Today, she could finally see her brother rid the people of evil. However, as for who the real calamity was, perhaps only the two of them knew.

“Shut up, whore!”

Official Zhao by her side was outraged and slapped Long Xue across the face, his eyes full of fiery anger.

The large, blood-red imprint of a palm was clearly visible on her face. Long Xue’s eyes brimmed with glistening tears, her teeth tightly biting her lips, yet she did not make a sound.

“If it weren’t for the higher-ups specifying their need for you, I would have sent you to the borders long ago. Stop putting on an act for me!”

Official Zhao’s eyes were cold and harsh, his hand swinging another slap across Long Xue’s face.

On her flawless, jade-like skin, streaks of blood oozed out. Long Xue trembled all over but remained silent, staring stubbornly at the man beside her.

“Official Zhao, you dare to hit my woman. You’re quite bold. How do you wish to die?”

Li Xiaobai, with his hands behind his back, glanced over at the middle-aged man on the execution platform and said.

When their eyes met, the man, looking into those bloodthirsty and berserk eyes, felt instantly dizzy.

The scenery and the cityscape changed; everything faded away, leaving nothing but collapsing heavens and collapsing stars. In that moment, he felt like he was losing his mind, on the verge of breaking down.

“Ah!”

“What are you standing around for? Kill him now!”

“This demon head has become a force to be reckoned with. Whoever can kill him will be rewarded by me with ten thousand taels of gold!”

Out of fear, the man fell onto his backside on the execution platform, suddenly snapping out of his daze, with terror flickering in his eyes as he pointed at Li Xiaobai and screamed shrilly.

“Who would have thought, the new official lord is just as useless as the last one, not much difference at all.”

“Has the Imperial Court run out of capable people to send, only sending such trash over!”

Watching the middle-aged man’s fearful expression on the stage, Li Xiaobai laughed heartily, feeling exhilarated.

With fierce red light flashing in his eyes, he looked around, and violent killing intent burst forth, sweeping in all directions.

“Who’s next, who wants to die?”