Chapter 489: Chapter 245: Once Saw a True Dragon! The Death of Qin Shi

The Qin Family mansion.

Qin Shi stormed out of his room like a gorilla whose bananas had been snatched away.

By this time, more than ten days had passed since Li Kongxing’s death, and the entire An Nan City was calm and peaceful.

The Daoist Alliance’s investigation into his death seemed to have come to a halt.

"Young Master Shi, are you going out?"

At this moment, an old man with a hunched back came out from beside the hall, wearing reading glasses, squinting his eyes, with one hand behind his back.

"Uncle Ren, I haven’t been out for a long time." Qin Shi’s grievance erupted a bit.

Li Kongxing had been dead for so long, the first seven days had passed, and the outside was calm and peaceful.

Perhaps his enemies had long left An Nan City, maybe even Huizhou Province.

This sudden accident was ultimately only aimed at Li Kongxing alone.

For Qin Shi, apart from the unnecessary fear these days, the only loss was probably the Alchemy Technique party Li Kongxing had promised.

Thinking of this, Qin Shi felt a bit wronged, that Black Rat was a Great Demon, if its Inner Core could be refined and consumed, at least it could elevate his cultivation realm by another level.

Now, the tempting ingredient had vanished without a trace.

Perhaps, this was what pained Qin Shi the most!

"The master instructed that during this time..."

"Uncle Ren..."

Before the old man could finish his words, Qin Shi interrupted, "You’ve watched me grow up, when have I ever been cooped up at home for so long? I’ll go crazy."

"Besides, our Qin Family is after all a big deal in An Nan City, what problem could happen in broad daylight?"

Ren Anquan, a master at the High Skill realm, had joined the Qin Family in his youth and served three generations, watching Qin Shi grow up.

"Fine, but I have to accompany you." Ren Anquan couldn’t argue with Qin Shi, and after pondering for a while, nodded.

"And we’ll need one more person."

Saying this, Ren Anquan took out his phone.

"Uncle Ren, you’re too cautious." Qin Shi complained but still sat down nearby to wait.

A moment later, a tall man with a deep scar on his right cheek walked in, with a cold demeanor, messy hair, and a missing segment on his left ring finger.

"Gao Wenliang!?"

Qin Shi raised an eyebrow, revealing a strange expression.

This man before him was an expert recruited by their Qin Family.

Regarding his past, Qin Shi had heard Qin Ming speak, saying this man came from the Wuwei Sect.

Because he defected from the Wuwei Sect and had nowhere to go, he turned to the Qin Family.

After all, with such a background, neither the Daoist Sects nor the Wuwei Sect could tolerate him.

Perhaps because of this experience, although Gao Wenliang was also at the High Skill realm like Ren Anquan, his methods were much more impressive.

His ruthless style made him highly valued by Qin Ming.

"You follow me and accompany Young Master Shi for a trip." Ren Anquan said indifferently.

He was an old-timer in the Qin Family, so his words naturally carried weight.

Gao Wenliang glanced at Qin Shi, his expression still indifferent.

Among the younger generation of the Qin Family, only Qin Ming was worth his attention; someone like Qin Shi, he had no regard for.

"Hmph, as skilled as he may be, isn’t he still a dog of the Qin Family?" Qin Shi, naturally seeing Gao Wenliang’s disdain, scoffed in his heart.

"Uncle Ren, I’m just going out to have fun; why bother such a great expert?" Qin Shi said lazily.

Especially when he mentioned "great expert", he emphasized the tone deliberately.

"Better to be cautious." Ren Anquan squinted his eyes and said.

"Mr. Qin doesn’t let you go out for your own good."

At this moment, Gao Wenliang spoke up, referring to Mr. Qin as the Qin Family’s patriarch, Qin Ming.

He was always grateful to this patriarch who gave him a new lease on life.

"It’s broad daylight, and with the two of you here, who could kill me?" Qin Shi sneered.

"If a true expert wanted to kill you, you might not even see his face before you die." Gao Wenliang said quietly, instinctively touching the scar on his cheek.

Hearing this, a glint of cold light flashed in Qin Shi’s eyes.

"I hear you used to be with the Wuwei Sect, surely you’ve met quite a few real experts? Tell me, are there experts in the Wuwei Sect who can kill invisibly? Like the Thirteen Zodiacs."

A hint of mockery appeared on Qin Shi’s face.

When the words fell, even Ren Anquan couldn’t help squinting his eyes, looking at Gao Wenliang.

The name of the Thirteen Zodiacs was truly resounding.

"The Thirteen Zodiacs... Their strength varies greatly..." Gao Wenliang said solemnly.

His eyes dimmed as if speaking to himself.

"Among them, the Rooster is the oldest; he even met the Three Corpses Daoist, but unfortunately, his strength is not the strongest."

"The Rabbit, Wu Ma, and Hai Pig... These are recently minted Zodiacs. Neither their seniority nor strength can compare with the older generation."

"It’s funny to say, in all my years at the Wuwei Sect, I really only ever saw one and a half of the Thirteen Zodiacs." Gao Wenliang murmured softly.

The Thirteen Zodiacs are the guardians of the Wuwei Sect, whose identities in reality are extremely secretive; even among themselves, they don’t know each other’s backgrounds, let alone someone like Gao Wenliang, an ordinary member?

"What does one and a half mean?" Qin Shi asked curiously.

Gao Wenliang remained silent; the half he referred to was the Rat.

Among the Thirteen Zodiacs, the Rat is the most mysterious.

But his health is always poor, and Gao Wenliang only heard the sound of the Rat coughing outside a room, a sound as if plagued by thousands of diseases, which could still wake him from nightmares today.