I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 663

Chapter 663: Assassination in the Street, Closing the City with a Formation

“Senior Lu, are you taking a break today?”

Seeing Lu Qing put up the sign announcing the shop’s closure, the owner of the medicine shop across the street asked with a smile.

“Yes, I’ve been working hard for a month, so I need a break,” Lu Qing said with a smile.

This time in Zhoutian City, he used the alias “Lu An.

” “Senior Lu, you’re so open-minded. We can’t afford to take a break. The rent and taxes in Zhoutian City are not cheap,” the medicine shop owner said helplessly.

At the same time, he felt a little envious of Lu Qing. Although

he had only been here for a short time, his business had been steadily improving in recent months, almost surpassing his own shop, which had been operating for over a decade.

Fortunately, Lu Qing only sold magical weapons and artifacts, which didn’t conflict with his own business.

On the contrary, his own medicine shop benefited from the increased customer flow, and business was even better.

“No matter how busy you are, you still need to balance work and rest. I’ll be out now, you go ahead.”

Watching Lu Qing leave, the medicine shop owner could only cast an envious look, but not a hint of surprise.

The weapon refiner, who had been here for almost six months, closed his shop on the 15th of every month; they were all used to it.

After leaving his shop, Lu Qing wandered around, stopping to sample whatever he saw that caught his fancy.

Around noon, he retreated to a secluded corner. When he emerged, he had completely changed.

With Lu Qing’s current knowledge of Zhoutian City’s outer city, no one would have noticed this change.

After his transformation, Lu Qing headed towards Mengyun Tower.

Shortly after, seeing the luxurious Mengyun Tower, Lu Qing didn’t enter. Instead, he went to a restaurant across the street and, sitting upstairs by the window, ordered a table of food and drinks, slowly enjoying his meal.

As for the Mengyun Tower across the street, it was now devoid of its usual bustle, a silent hue.

A suppressed, uneasy atmosphere emanated from within.

None of the wealthy families’ children and Jindan cultivators who usually enjoyed the pleasures of the place dared to appear.

Even the nearby streets were unusually quiet; no one dared to make a loud noise.

Everyone knew that today was the day the ancestor of the Gongshu family would travel once every six months.

The ancestor hated noise that disturbed his enjoyment. Someone had once tried this without knowing the consequences, and the result was a tragic one.

Those who witnessed that scene still felt a chill in their hearts when they thought about it.

Although no one dared to make a noise, many people were still paying attention to what was going on here.

In the restaurant where Lu Qing was staying, there were a few curious people, whispering excitedly and expectantly.

“How many women, you say, will that Gongshu Patriarch have s*x with this time?”

“It’s said that Mengyunlou has prepared a lot of fine goods in advance for that Patriarch to enjoy.”

“That’s right, they must all be top-notch beauties!”

“I heard there’s even a Jindan-level furnace. This Mengyunlou is really generous!”

“Nonsense! How did Mengyunlou become the number one brothel in Zhoutian City? It’s because that Patriarch has the backing. Otherwise, it would have been swallowed up long ago. Of course, they’d cling to this powerful figure at all costs!”

“Over the years, that Gongshu Patriarch has fucked over a thousand women, right?”

“I’m afraid it’s more than that, after all these years.”

“I heard that the Patriarch doesn’t allow the women he’s fucked to be defiled again, so after each fuck, he personally sucks them dry. I wonder if that’s true?”

“Anyway, I haven’t heard of any survivors…”

The whispers from the others didn’t fail to catch Lu Qing’s attention.

However, his expression remained unchanged. He continued to eat and drink, slowly enjoying his meal.

Time passed slowly as Lu Qing ate and drank.

About half an hour had passed, and he had almost finished the feast he had ordered.

Suddenly, a powerful and violent aura reached the air, plunging the entire street into a dead silence.

Everyone held their breath, daring not to make a single sound.

They all knew the ancestor of the Gongshu family had arrived.

Lu Qing also put his chopsticks aside and gazed toward the

end of the street. A massive chariot, pulled by eight exotic beasts, slowly approached.

A majestic, purple-robed elder sat atop it, flanked by several stunning women.

The eight exotic beasts alone were all at the Jindan realm, and even the beautiful women possessed remarkable cultivation, all reaching the middle Jindan realm or above.

Those familiar with the Gongshu family knew that the women were the ancestor’s concubines.

Lu Qing watched this scene quietly and activated his supernatural power.

The chariot drove all the way and finally stopped in front of Mengyun Tower.

“Oh! Ancestor, you are finally here. I have been waiting anxiously for you~”

A charming cry came from Mengyun Tower. Then, a middle-aged beautiful woman with heavy makeup walked out of the building, twisting her waist, and said coquettishly to the old man.

Her voice was so charming that it made the hearts of almost everyone around her flutter.

Some even showed a stupid look, as if their minds had been completely captured by the other party.

Only a few people with high cultivation looked at the middle-aged beautiful woman with some caution, feeling deeply afraid of the powerful charm of the other party.

“Are all the things I want ready?”

The purple-robed old man ignored the charm of the middle-aged beautiful woman and asked directly in a cold voice.

The middle-aged woman’s heart trembled, and she dared not act rashly. She said respectfully, “Old Ancestor, I’ve already prepared everything. Eighteen female slaves in the Foundation Establishment Realm and three beautiful ladies in the Golden Core Realm are waiting for you inside.

Don’t worry, Old Ancestor, they’re all virgins, absolutely untainted. They’re all top-notch furnaces!”

“Very good! If I’m satisfied, I’ll continue to waive the spiritual tax for your Mengyun Tower this year.”

The purple-robed elder nodded slightly, a glint of v*olence flashing in his eyes, as if he were already impatient.

“Thank you, Old Ancestor!”

The middle-aged woman was overjoyed and quickly knelt in obeisance.

Her joy wasn’t simply due to the exemption, but because, with the old ancestor’s words, Mengyun Tower would maintain its position as Zhoutian City’s premier brothel for the next year.

“Wait for me here,”

the purple-robed elder instructed the beautiful women beside him.

“Yes, my husband,”

the women said respectfully.

The people around them, hearing these words, felt a shift in their feelings, but no one dared show it on their faces. They all watched the scene in awe.

They didn’t even dare to look directly at the purple-robed elder, fearing he would sense their presence and erupt in anger.

Except for Lu Qing.

Upstairs in the restaurant, Lu Qing was also reading the message.

[Gongshu Lian: One of the three direct descendants of the Gongshu family.]

[Cultivation Level: Peak of the First Soul Tribulation.]

[Due to exhausting his potential and having reached the end of most of his lifespan, his vitality and spirit have weakened. He dared not force his way through the Second Soul Tribulation, and thus abandoned cultivation in favor of pleasure.]

[This man possesses a brutal disposition and enjoys torturing young women. Afterward,

he resorts to unholy methods, drawing upon their yin to replenish their yang, draining them of their vital energy and spirit to replenish his own deficiencies.] [Over the past thirty years, he has tortured and murdered no fewer than a thousand women…]

As the messages appeared in his field of vision, murderous intent slowly welled up within Lu Qing.

As this murderous intent spread, Gongshu Lian, who was about to follow the beautiful middle-aged woman into Mengyun Tower, sensed it.

He suddenly turned and glanced towards the restaurant across the street. He happened to see Lu Qing standing at the window, his eyes brimming with cold murderous intent.

Gongshu Lian was taken aback when he saw Lu Qing’s unfamiliar face.

It wasn’t just Lu Qing’s youth, but the aura of his cultivation, which was only at the initial stage of the Golden Core stage.

He had never imagined that a mere Jindan-level beginner would dare to betray murderous intent towards him.

Was this kid seeking death?

Just as this inexplicable thought was forming within Gongshu Lian, he saw the boy across from him suddenly smile.

Then, he vanished.

“Not good!”

As the boy vanished, the purple-robed elder sensed an aura of extreme danger rising from his heart.

Without a second thought, he unleashed his inner spiritual power.

Boom!

How terrifying was the unleashing of the power of a powerful spiritual being?

With the purple-robed elder at the center, the raging power instantly rippled through everything around him.

The nearest chariot, along with the eight exotic beasts and several beautiful women, was instantly shattered, leaving them unable to even scream.

If Zhoutian City hadn’t been protected by a formation, the surrounding streets would have been completely shattered.

As for the beautiful middle-aged woman, who was in the late Jindan stage and on the verge of entering the Yuanshen realm, she also let out a scream and was thrown back, slamming heavily against a wall.

“Old Ancestor!”

The middle-aged woman was filled with panic, confused by the purple-robed elder’s sudden rage.

She didn’t bother to heal her wounds, but looked towards him, hoping for mercy.

Then, she saw a scene she would never forget.

An ordinary-looking young man, holding a sword, stood before the old ancestor.

His sword pointed directly at the old ancestor’s brow.

Even more unbelievable was that the old ancestor, who had just unleashed a terrifying burst of magical power,

now stood there in a daze, not only allowing the audacious young man to point his sword at her, but also completely drained of energy, not even a trace of life force.

“Could it be that the old ancestor…”

an unbelievable thought suddenly occurred to the middle-aged woman.

A furious voice echoed from the inner city, echoing throughout the city: “How dare you slaughter the soul of my Gongshu family!!”

Immediately afterwards, an incomparably terrifying aura rose from the inner city, rapidly approaching!

Upon hearing this voice, Lu Qing didn’t hesitate.

He swung his sword, severing Gongshu Lian’s head. After sheathing it, he swung the blade again, removing the magical storage device from his body. Then, with a swift movement,

he was in front of the beautiful middle-aged woman in a flash, pointing a finger at her brow.

“No…”

The beautiful middle-aged woman’s eyes suddenly widened, a wave of terror rising from her heart. But before she could even utter a word of mercy, Lu Qing’s sword finger had already touched her brow.

The sky-shattering sword energy, driven by Lu Qing’s murderous intent, was truly terrifying.

Even a soul of Gongshu Lian, at the level of the First Tribulation, couldn’t withstand his surging sword energy, let alone a middle-aged woman at the mere Golden Core stage.

In a mere instant, her soul was completely annihilated by Lu Qing’s sword energy, and she perished completely.

With a wave of his hand, Lu Qing collected her corpse as well, then transformed into a streak of sword light and fled into the distance.

Only Gongshu Lian’s headless corpse and the shattered debris lay on the street.

Less than ten breaths after Lu Qing’s departure, a figure emanating an incomparably terrifying aura descended upon Mengyun Tower.

“Seventh Brother!”

The figure was an elderly man in a black robe. His expression was utterly grim as he gazed upon the shattered chariot and Gongshu Lian’s headless body.

Beyond grief and indignation, he was secretly terrified.

Though Old Seven was untalented, having cultivated for so many years, he was still only at the first tribulation of the Soul Realm. Even a first-

tribulation Soul, no matter how insignificant, was no match for him.

How could someone have slain him in a breath within Zhoutian City?

What level of cultivation must have the person reached? A second-tribulation Soul Realm

couldn’t possibly have accomplished this.

A third-tribulation Soul Realm, or perhaps a fourth-tribulation Soul Realm?

“No matter who you are, if you dare to kill my Gongshu family’s soul in Zhoutian City, even if you are a top-tier soul, you must stay here!”

The black-robed elder first took out a communication jade talisman, activated it, and input a soul message.

Then, using his soul’s magical power, he fiercely threw a token to the ground.

The token, far from shattering upon impact, melted into the ground as if it had touched water.

As the token entered the ground, a wave of energy emanated, and the formations throughout Zhoutian City’s outer city were instantly activated and began to operate.

A curtain of light suddenly appeared, enveloping the entire city.

After completing all this, the black-robed elder followed Lu Qing’s aura and immediately gave chase.

Although he felt wary of the mysterious individual who had killed the Seventh Brother, the thought of a direct descendant of the Gongshu clan being killed in the streets of Zhoutian City

was a blatant humiliation to their family. If he were allowed to escape, it would be an indelible shame for the entire Gongshu clan.

Therefore, no matter the cost, he had to capture this individual!

With the activation of the Zhoutian City formation and the spiritual message sent by the black-robed elder, many powerful beings in seclusion within the inner city were suddenly awakened.

“Fourth Brother, what happened? Why did you suddenly activate the entire Zhoutian Star Formation?”

“Is it a demonic attack?”

“Silang, what’s going on?”

Numerous spiritual messages echoed in the black-robed elder’s mind, demanding the situation.

The black-robed elder didn’t have time to explain, so he simply replied.

“Old Seven was murdered within our Zhoutian City. His killer is still in the city, but his level of cultivation is unknown. I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to capture him alone, so I activated the Zhoutian Star Formation to prevent him from escaping the city.”

As soon as these words came out, the powerful beings fell silent for a moment, then erupted in fury. (End of this chapter)