Zhao Wanshan's fat body rolled off the couch, his wine cup shattering into pieces: "You… you're Lin Che? The loser with a sealed spirit vein?"
"Loser?" Lin Che pressed the tip of his knife to Zhao Wanshan's throat. "You've called me that for sixteen years. Let's change the word today."
"Spare me! I'll give you all the Zhao family's spirit stones and treasures!" Zhao Wanshan kowtowed frantically, his forehead a bloody mess. "I… I'll give you my wife too! She's great in bed!"
Liu Shi screamed and tried to run, but was kicked to the ground, her hairpins scattering everywhere.
"I know nothing! It was all Zhao Wanshan's doing!" She wailed, her makeup smudged. "Please spare me—I… I'll be your slave!"
"Oh?" Lin Che stabbed the knife into her heart. "Then were your pearls also stolen?"
[Detected extinction of direct Zhao family bloodline. Activating auto-soul search.]
[Soul search successful. Obtained intelligence: Treasury is located underground in the backyard, containing 1 Storage Bag, approximately 3000 Spirit Stones, and 1 Blood Debt Record Book.]
[Friendly Reminder: The Blood Debt Record Book lists 47 families persecuted by the Zhao family. Host can use it to win people's hearts, or hand it over to the government for a reward. Of course, you can also use it as toilet paper. System Recommendation: Toilet paper—after all, the government is a bunch of useless fools.]
Lin Che turned toward the treasury. In the courtyards along the way, Zhao family members were still sound asleep, snoring loudly. They would never have dreamed that the massacre would come so suddenly.
[Detected branch targets: 12 Zhao family members. Eliminate?]
"Yes."
The woodcutter's knife sliced through the night silently. Twelve heads fell in their sleep—they never knew how they died. Blood soaked the bedding, and every inch of the Zhao family's ancestral mansion.
[Targets eliminated. Entire Zhao family wiped out—no survivors except abducted women.]
[System Financial Report: This genocide operation took 47 minutes. Killed: 4 Qi Gathering Realm, 14 Body Tempering Realm, 2 Mortals. Gained: 0 Spiritual Energy (host exhausted), 580 Killing Intent points.]
[Friendly Reminder: Host, your current Killing Intent has reached 2160 points, exceeding 2000. Recommend finding a place to vent—otherwise, you'll turn into a mindless killing maniac.]
Lin Che stood in front of the steel gate of the treasury. Runes flickered on the gate, emitting a faint restriction fluctuation.
[Restriction level: Low Qi Gathering Realm. Decryption time: 1.7 seconds. System Comment: This lousy restriction is weaker than my door lock.]
He slammed his palm down, and the gate shattered with a loud crash. Steel shards flew everywhere, slashing Lin Che's cheek, but he felt nothing.
Inside the treasury, Spirit Stones piled up like mountains, medicinal herbs filled the shelves, and gold and silver jewelry glinted with tempting light. In the farthest corner, a black Storage Bag emitted spatial fluctuations.
[Storage Bag detected. Capacity: 10 cubic meters. Contains 5 Qi-Nourishing Pills, incomplete cultivation technique "Blazing Fire Palm", 200 Spirit Stones. System Evaluation: Shabby—way too shabby.]
Lin Che erased the restriction and stored all the treasures in the treasury into the bag. His movements were as skilled as a seasoned thief.
[Asset Inventory: Total Spirit Stones 3217, 23 medicinal herbs over 100 years old, gold and silver jewelry valued at approximately 800 Spirit Stones.]
[Congratulations, host—you're rich overnight. Recommendation: Buy sugar hawthorns for your sister, don't skimp. You're now a tycoon with 4000 Spirit Stones.]
Lin Che's figure flashed and disappeared into the night. He walked unhurriedly, as if strolling in his own backyard. One by one, the lights in the Zhao Mansion went out behind him, as if they had never existed.
In the dilapidated temple, Lin Ying was still asleep, unaware of everything that had happened. He gently picked her up and whispered in her ear: "Yingying, we're moving."
The sky turned pale, and roosters in Qingfeng Town began to crow.
[Emergency Alert: Detected Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator Zhao Tianxiong (Zhao family ancestor) approaching Qingfeng Town. Estimated arrival time: 8 minutes.]
[Evacuation Plan Recommendation: Underground teleportation array at Blackwood Cliff. Energy sufficient for 2 people.]
[System Warning: Teleportation will consume all remaining spiritual energy. Host will enter a 24-hour weakened state after teleportation. Proceed?]
Lin Che hugged Lin Ying tightly and raced toward Blackwood Cliff. Morning wind fluttered his robes, and the wrapper of the osmanthus candy in his arms.
[System Reminder: Teleportation array energy is just enough for 2 people. But if Lin Ying weighs over 30 jin, she may be overweight. Recommend putting her on a diet.]
"She's only three and a half—diet for what?" Lin Che growled.
[System Taunt: So she is overweight. I told you raising a sister is a bottomless pit—now you can't even afford the teleportation fee.]
Lin Che ignored the system's nagging and activated the teleportation array. A burst of green light soared into the sky, tearing through the pre-dawn darkness. Just as the light was about to engulf them, Lin Ying muttered in her sleep: "Brother… sugar hawthorns…"
"I'll buy them—all of them." Lin Che held her tightly.
[Teleportation initiated. Destination: Random. Probability: Canglan Realm (63%), Unknown Space (37%). Good luck, host.]
The light faded, and the dilapidated temple collapsed.
Outside Qingfeng Town, Zhao Tianxiong stared at the ruins of the Zhao Mansion and let out a sky-shaking roar: "Who! Who wiped out my entire Zhao family!"