Wu Shattered Star River

With the man dead, dealing with the aftermath was proving troublesome!

Jiang Han gazed at the corpse on the ground, feeling conflicted. The area was swarming with sheep-faced spiders that would quickly devour the body.

But they wouldn't be able to gnaw through the bones, and the distinct mark of the battle blade severing the neck was too obvious; it would be easily traced back. Could he really smash all the bones to pieces?

That would still leave traces…

"Whoosh!"

Just then, a sound of rushing wind came from afar. Jiang Han looked up and saw three figures rapidly approaching.

Although the light in the woods was dim, he immediately recognized Zuo Yiyi, Qi Bing, and Jiang Lang.

The three of them spotted Jiang Han from a distance and hurried over. As they got within a few dozen feet, they saw the two headless corpses.

Zuo Yiyi exclaimed, "Jiang Han, were you attacked? Are there any enemies nearby?"

Jiang Han wiped his battle blade on Han Linfeng's white robe, sheathed it, and said, "No, I've killed them all."

Qi Bing pushed off a large tree, landing gracefully beside Jiang Han like a startled swan. She glanced around, her expression turning somewhat unpleasant.

She probably hadn't killed anyone before, and the sight of such a gruesome scene was understandably unsettling.

Zuo Yiyi and Jiang Lang followed closely behind. Zuo Yiyi had killed before and calmly glanced at the two corpses. Jiang Lang also didn't react much.

"Huh?"

Zuo Yiyi saw the two heads and felt they looked familiar. After a closer look, her eyes widened in shock as she exclaimed, "This, isn't this Han Linfeng?"

"Yes!"

Jiang Han nodded and said, "After you left, they ambushed me. The other two were probably meant to draw you away; the person they really wanted to kill was me."

"Captain, don't worry, I'll take full responsibility for this. I'll go to the Hall of Punishments myself to confess."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Zuo Yiyi glared and said, "Good riddance! I've wanted to kill him for a long time. Besides, they attacked us first, what's there to be afraid of?"

Jiang Lang looked towards Cai Jin. After a brief examination, he said, "This one seems to be Cai Jin, the head of the Cai family? He's a lackey of Han Shiqi; it seems this was a setup orchestrated by Han Shiqi!"

"I thought those two earlier looked like Chen Zhong and the others? That lines everything up."

"Han Shiqi, that old dog!"

Zuo Yiyi said, her anger flaring and killing intent rising, "We agreed to let bygones be bygones back in Jiangjia Town, yet he dares to send people to assassinate us? No… I have to report this to my mother. Fatty, give me a transmission符!"

Jiang Lang took out a divine talisman and handed it to Zuo Yiyi. Zuo Yiyi surrounded it with her Xuan power, and the talisman transformed into a blank piece of paper.

Zuo Yiyi wrote on it with one hand, then tossed the talisman into the air. The talisman actually transformed into a paper kite and flew away.

"That divine talisman is so magical!"

Jiang Han watched in amazement. Meanwhile, Qi Bing's complexion had recovered somewhat. She couldn't help but glance at Cai Jin's head.

Frowning, she looked at Jiang Han and asked, "Jiang Han, I remember Cai Jin was at the sixth level of the Profound Origin Realm and possessed an illusion divine ability. How did you kill him?"

"That's right!"

Zuo Yiyi reacted, her big eyes blinking as she looked at Jiang Han in suspicion and said, "That's right, you're at the first level of the Profound Origin Realm, how could you kill a martial artist at the sixth level? How is that possible?"

Jiang Han touched his nose and said, "I was just lucky. I have an amazing innate sense of perception. Cai Jin tried to ambush me with an illusion, but I counter-attacked and killed him."

"Freak!"

Jiang Lang gave a thumbs up and said, "Little Han, your combat power is really strong. You're a natural-born killing god."

Qi Bing still looked at Jiang Han suspiciously, finding it hard to believe.

The first level of the Profound Origin Realm and the sixth level were a full five levels apart. Strength, speed, and reaction speed were all vastly different, making it very difficult to kill even with a surprise attack.

Cai Jin, as the head of a clan, was not like a纨绔young master like Han Linfeng; he had a wealth of combat experience.

Jiang Han changed the subject and said, "How should we deal with the corpses? How do we clean up the aftermath?"

"That's simple!"

Jiang Lang grinned, and a white bottle appeared as his spatial ring lit up. He said, "I have corpse dissolving powder here that can turn even bones into blood, destroying all traces and evidence.

Even if Han Shiqi knows we killed them, what can he do without evidence? They provoked us first, so they can only swallow their anger."

"Destroy the corpses?"

Zuo Yiyi hesitated, turning to Qi Bing and asking, "Should we take the corpses to the Hall of Punishments? Let Grandpa Xiong help us make a decision? We were only acting in self-defense, what can Han Jinmao say?"

"I don't know either. Transmit a message to the Pavilion Master and ask how to handle it." Qi Bing didn't have experience in this area and didn't know how to proceed.

"That's right, ask my mother!"

Zuo Yiyi turned to Jiang Lang, who could only take out another transmission divine talisman. Zuo Yiyi wrote on it, and the talisman transformed into a paper kite and flew away.

Sheep-faced spiders were approaching, so the group had to clear them out while waiting for Ling Yunmeng's reply.

…

"Internal strife in Yunmeng Pavilion?"

A bush a few dozen feet away from the group rustled slightly, and a small head emerged.

The head was the size of a child's, but the face was that of a middle-aged man with a mustache.

He glanced at Jiang Han and the others from afar and whispered, "Han Linfeng was killed? This might alarm Ling Yunmeng and Han Jinmao. No… I have to remind Young Wolf Master to act early, or things might change."

After speaking, the head slowly sank into the ground. Strangely, no hole appeared in the ground; instead, it was covered in dirt.

It was as if the head had never appeared, disappearing from the ground without leaving any trace.

…

About an incense stick's worth of time later, the paper kite didn't return; instead, Niu Meng came back.

Niu Meng's brain wasn't the sharpest, and he wandered around the foot of the mountain for a while before returning to the mountain.

Zuo Yiyi scolded Niu Meng for being stupid, but Jiang Han didn't mind. It was good enough that Niu Meng had returned safely.

Another incense stick's worth of time passed, and a paper kite transformed into a stream of light and flew back. Zuo Yiyi quickly grabbed it, glanced at it, and then her Xuan power flashed, turning the paper kite into green smoke.

She waved at Jiang Lang and said, "My mother said to have you dispose of the corpses and to keep quiet about this, as if it never happened. She will handle the rest."

"Hehe!"

Jiang Lang grinned and said, "Turn your backs, the scene might be a bit gruesome."

Zuo Yiyi quickly turned around, but Qi Bing shook her head, her face pale, and said, "No, I want to see it with my own eyes. This is a hurdle that must be overcome on the path of martial arts."

"Then I'll watch too!" Zuo Yiyi said, turning back around.

"Wait a moment!"

Jiang Han waved his hand, then used the Earth Penetration Technique to burrow into the ground. He quickly dragged a corpse up, along with two severed hands.

He threw Zhou Jianliang's corpse with the others and said, "Dissolve this one too; this guy was with Han Linfeng."

"This?"

The three of them looked at the large bald head, exchanging glances, at a loss for words.

Qi Bing looked at Jiang Han with a meaningful gaze and said softly, "Zhou Jianliang, head of the Zhou family, sixth level of the Profound Origin Realm, with sharp divine abilities. Jiang Han, did you also sneak attack and accidentally kill this one?"

Zuo Yiyi exclaimed in amazement, "Wow, Jiang Han, you're amazing! Two at the sixth level of the Profound Origin Realm and one at the fourth level surrounded you, and you were able to kill them all?"

"I knew I wasn't wrong about you. You're a natural-born war god. Bringing you back to Yunmeng Pavilion was the right thing to do."

"Jiang Han, you're really fierce!"

Jiang Lang looked at Jiang Han with admiration and said, "From now on, I'll follow you, Brother Han! Let's do big things together!"

"Get lost!"