"My name is Chen Tang."

On hearing these four words, Cui Zhao's face turned ashen, and he slumped to the ground as if deflated, staring at the corpse on the wooden bed.

When he first saw Chen Da'an, he had a suspicion in his heart.

But he was unwilling to believe that a hunter's child, a boy deemed a cripple, had returned for revenge just over two months later!

"Cui Yong's death..."

It seemed that Cui Zhao suddenly remembered something.

Chen Tang said, "That's right, this blade's first offering was Cui Yong and his two companions!"

In an instant, countless images flashed through Cui Zhao's mind.

Over these two months, many events occurred in Changze County—the deaths of Cui Yong, Li Tao, and four from the Black Water Gang...

They appeared chaotic and random, shrouded always in a layer of mist.

Only now did everything connect, revealing the person hidden within the mist!

Stepping on corpses and a sea of blood, revealing ferocious claws and fangs!

Chen Tang had turned the entire Changze County upside down with his killings!

And his ultimate goal was this very moment.

By the time Cui Zhao figured it out, it was too late.

He knew clearly in his heart that, at this stage, nothing he said would matter.

Yet, after all, he didn't want to die and sought a glimmer of survival.

"Actually, when I first sent your father to prison, I didn't mean to harm him. It was the County Magistrate who imposed severe punishment..."

"Cui Zhao, what are you saying! Clearly, you are the mastermind; stop trying to pin it on me!"

Before Chen Tang could speak, County Magistrate Sun couldn't restrain himself. Fuelled by unknown strength, he rushed forward, grabbed Cui Zhao by the collar, and shouted harshly, "You're going to die anyway; don't try to drag me down with you!"

"It was clearly because Chen Da'an insulted you in public, and you lost face, that you punished him."

In the face of death, the two had long lost their dignity and began tearing into each other.

Chen Tang stepped forward and gently turned Chen Da'an's face so he could see the scene of the two dogs biting each other.

Then, Chen Tang sharply turned around, reversed his grip on the knife, and stabbed it into Cui Zhao's chest, immediately pulling it out!

With a splutter.

Fresh blood splattered, splashing all over County Magistrate Sun's face!

"Ah!"

County Magistrate Sun screamed in fright and fainted on the spot.

Cui Zhao lay on the ground, foaming blood from his mouth, his body twitching slightly.

Chen Tang stepped forward and chopped down on Cui Zhao's neck with the knife!

The swing sliced through to near his ears, cutting down more than halfway, but when it reached the spine, it got stuck, unable to slice through.

Chen Tang lifted the knife and focused his gaze.

After that fight, who knows how many weapons this knife had clashed with, its blade already filled with nicks, the edge blunted.

Of course, Chen Tang's all-night battle had exhausted his strength, preventing him from severing Cui Zhao's head with one strike.

Chen Tang moved forward again, delivering another stroke.

Thus, he finally severed Cui Zhao's head.

County Magistrate Sun had just fainted, but at the repeated sound of chopping meat, he quickly awoke again.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Chen Tang lifting the dull knife, chopping down to sever Cui Zhao's head.

This fright caused County Magistrate Sun to roll his eyes and faint once more.

"Dog official, wake up for me!"

Chen Tang, having severed Cui Zhao's head, kicked County Magistrate Sun in the waist, breaking his rib!

County Magistrate Sun, stimulated by intense pain, awoke again.

"Spare my life, young hero!"

County Magistrate Sun, terrified, sobbed and clung to Chen Tang's ankle, crying, "I have money, a lot of silver hidden at home. If the hero spares my life, all those silver coins will be yours!"

"Dog official, who wants your dirty money! Sparing you is easy; give me back my father's life!"

Hearing this, Chen Tang's anger flared, and he shouted loudly, kicking him away and wielding the knife to chop.

Slicing!

With just one stroke, he severed County Magistrate Sun's head.

Having killed the two, only then did Chen Tang feel the breath of long-held anger dissipate from his heart.

When Chen Tang arrived in this world and saw Chen Da'an, Chen Da'an had already died.

He had never called Chen Da'an 'Father.'

But just now, his outburst carried his own fury and seemed to be filled with the endless grievance of his predecessor.

Only at this moment did his former self and his soul truly merge as one.

Standing quietly in the room for a moment, Chen Tang exhaled, then began tidying up the scene.

The matter was not yet finished.

If Cui Zhao and County Magistrate Sun's corpses were found here, he would surely be pursued.

Chen Tang stuffed their bodies into burlap sacks, walked out of the wooden house, and after one last look at Chen Da'an on the wooden bed, he took out a fire starter and set the wooden house ablaze.

The dry wood quickly caught fire, and the entire wooden house soon went up in flames.

Chen Da'an and the objects and traces here would all turn to ashes with this great fire.

Chen Tang took off his blood-soaked clothing, threw it into the fire, and changed into the black clothes he wore earlier.

While changing clothes, it was inevitable that he would touch his wounds.

He was surprised to find that the skin around the wounds was peeling off.

With a light rub of his palm, the Copper Skin shed, revealing snow-white, tender skin!

Ninth Grade Extreme Realm!

Tonight's intense battle, coupled with great revenge achieved, cleared his mind.

Everything fell into place, and Chen Tang's cultivation broke through again, reaching the Ninth Grade Extreme Realm, revealing the pristine Ice Skin form.

The scars that had covered his body vanished along with the shedding of the Copper Skin!

Even the more than thirty blade wounds left on him by the Young Leader of the Black Water Gang showed no trace.

After today, he could seize the opportunity to head to Snow Mountain and cultivate the Eighth Grade Bone Transformation technique.

Chen Tang carried the burlap sacks, heading deep into Snow Mountain.

If Cui Zhao and County Magistrate Sun's bodies were burned in the fire, the remains could leave behind inevitabilities. It would be troublesome to handle.

Across a mountain was a wolf's den.

Chen Tang planned to throw Cui Zhao and County Magistrate Sun's bodies into the wolf's den. By the next day, they would be devoured by the wolves, leaving no remains.

From now on, Cui Zhao and County Magistrate Sun had disappeared.

After dealing with everything, when Chen Tang returned, more than half an hour had passed, and the fire had burned out, leaving only ashes and drifting smoke.

Chen Tang waited a bit longer and, after the residual warmth dispersed, walked inside.

From the ashes, he collected Chen Da'an's bones and dug a pit on the spot.

The fire had melted the ice and snow covering the wooden house, softening the soil underneath considerably.

Taking the long knife filled with nicks, Chen Tang looked at the two lines of small characters on it, took a deep breath, and buried the knife together with Chen Da'an's bones, building a small grave mound.

"I have avenged these two; your great revenge is complete, now rest in peace with this companion knife."

Chen Tang bid farewell to Chen Da'an, laid a matter to rest, and walked down the mountain.

In future days, once he settled his predecessor's enmities, he would have no regrets in this world.

Not long after, Chen Tang arrived at the agreed spot with the Thunder Leopard, just about to whistle when he saw a familiar figure rushing down the official road.

The person ran until their face was flushed, breathless.

"Sister Mu?"

Chen Tang was taken aback.

The person turned out to be Qingmu.

Chen Tang asked, "Why aren't you asleep at this hour? What brings you here?"

"I, I knew you had business tonight, but I couldn't set my mind at ease, so I, huff, huff... thought I'd follow..."

Qingmu leaned slightly forward, supporting herself on her knees, panting as she spoke, "But my horse tired and collapsed after a few dozen miles; how did you manage to run so fast?"

Looking at Qingmu sweating profusely, Chen Tang felt warmth in his heart.

Only at this moment did he feel a bit closer to this cousin sister by name.

Chen Tang gently asked, "Did you run the latter hundred miles?"

"Isn't that right, it utterly exhausted me."

Qingmu panted heavily, drenched in sweat, looking very disheveled, quite different from her usual charm.

But to Chen Tang, she appeared even more beautiful than before.

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