Weapon seller in the world of magic

Far away from the village, inside the caves, Lin Xue's bodyguard, Yao Ling was being tied by the energy threads. He appeared to be gravely injured and also in a daze.

Standing in front of him is a tall old man with a white and thin beard, which was extending all the way to his feet.

Crossing his hands behind his back, he was continuously asking the questions, rather softly instead of using a threatening tone, and the captured enemy was giving the answers without hesitation or struggle. It looked as if he was hypnotized.

"Mr. Yao, I was curious. If I finish off your young miss, will Lu Zhen come after us?" the old man asked after learning of Allen's background.

Yao Ling shook his head, "No, Owner Lu does seem like he hates our young miss. He probably won't."

"Hmm…" the old man stroked his beard and fell into thoughts, "so, as long as I leave Allen alive, there will be no problem with Lu Zhen, huh. The Qing clan doesn't have the strength or willpower to help us if I unnecessarily offend that firearms seller.

But, at the same time, I can't let those two get away after learning about the existence of my treasure. What to do… Hmm… wait a second. Why should I be worried about him when it wasn't me who kills them?" The old man raised his head to look at Yao Ling and let out a smile.

Meanwhile, back in the village, Allen and Lin Xue started searching for the culprit as they visited each house in the village one after another. They were sure that the serial killer was hiding in the village. Hence, they spared no effort to make this quest, a success.

Not to mention, Allen even drew a sketch of the person in the portrait by analyzing his teenage-looking face.

And luckily for them, they eventually found the young man who was going by the surname Yu but his face almost matched Allen's sketch.

Lin Xue was very much impressed and patted his shoulder with a smile on her face, "Allen, you are really a genius. We have finally found Yan Xuo's brother, the serial killer."

She purposely spoke those words in front of the young man in order to study his reaction.

But, even she didn't expect him to attack them all of a sudden instead of trying to run or feigning ignorance.

Thankfully, her high reflexes made her dodge the dagger aimed at her throat and Allen took the action by releasing laser beams through his eyes and making a hole out of the enemy's thighs.

"Arghhhh…" the young man screamed in pain, making the neighbors turn curious.

Meanwhile, Lin Xue summoned her semi-divine-grade sword and poured lightning energy into it before stabbing at his shoulder.

The young man screamed once again, although this time, he also felt numbness all over his body.

Lin Xue then coldly spoke, "Yan Huian, we know who you are and everything about your ploy of revenge. Don't worry. We will not let Lian Zhong go unpunished either and your brother's name will also be cleared.

Now, all I want to ask you is whether you are willing to quietly follow us to the…"

Maybe, Allen's laser beams were too much for him, or maybe, she stabbed him a bit too hard. The young man directly lost consciousness before she even finished.

"Dammit…" Lin Xue became a little bit frustrated and kicked his body as she spoke, "This bastard fainted before even confirming that he is the culprit."

"What should we do now?" asked Allen, to which, Lin Xue thought for a few seconds and replied, "I have got an idea."

An hour later, somewhere in the middle of the forest;

Lian Zhong (the village chief) and Yan Huian (Yan Xuo's younger brother/alleged serial killer) were facing each other in the presence of Lin Xue and Allen. It appeared that both of them have hatred for each other which was clear from their respective gazes.

Lin Xue then said, "This is my way of giving justice to both of you. You can talk it out or try to kill each other, whatever. I don't care. In the end, we will be taking one of you with us to the Imperial City.

You have got ten minutes to settle your issues. If the situation will not be solved, then, we will take both of you. So, if you have any grudges, this is the perfect moment to fulfill them.

And I don't need to remind you two that neither of you can outrun us. So, don't try to escape. Okay, I have said enough. Your five minutes start now."

Lin Xue started the timer on her pocket watch and silently watched the both of them. Her lightning sword is in her hands and Allen was also ready to launch an attack on anyone that tries to run away.

Soon, a battle emerged between the two of them. They were weak Spirit Warriors and didn't possess any flash moves or anything. All there were punches, kicks, and energy attacks once in a while.

However, as their respective strengths and skills were on the same level, the battle was quite interesting. Or atleast, it was what Lin Xue thought as a spectator.

Within 6-7 minutes, the battle came to a climax and it was tilted in Yan Huian's favor, owing to his young age and calmness in the battle.

As the village chief was clearly showing signs of tiredness due to high pace battle, Yan Huian took advantage of it and used all of his strength to thrust his dagger forward.

Lian Zhong's chest was stabbed by the dagger and the blood started to flow down his body while he lost the energy in his legs.

"Hahahaa…" Yan Huian started laughing crazily, "Until now, I have killed you more than a thousand times in my head. But, doing it, in reality, gives me more happiness than I expected…"

The young man then pulled back the dagger into his hand before placing it on Lian Zhong's throat, "goodbye…"

He was about to slash his throat and end his life. However, just then, his wrist was grabbed by an arm, belonging to Lin Xue. She said, "If he dies without admitting it in front of the emperor, you cannot remove the taint on your brother's name, Mr. Yan. According to the constitution of Phoenix Empire, the accused cannot be declared as a criminal if he dies before the investigation results are over."

Yan Huian and Lian Zhong were shocked by her reply, although for different reasons.

While the former complained inwardly that Lin Xue was fooling him when she said that she was giving him an opportunity to take revenge, on the other hand, Lian Zhong who was burning with revenge thought of his dead daughter.

He closed his eyes and ignited the ether particles within his body and let out a burst of loud laughter, "I see… Thank you, Ms. Lin, for reminding me of such a key point. Yan Huian, I lost against you and I realized that I don't have the ability to give justice to my daughter."

Lin Xue furrowed her brows as she heard those words. "Lian Zhong…"

The village ignored her and continued to speak, "After killing so many innocent people, you will have to be punished, not just literally. Your brother died as a traitor and will forever be a traitor. That will be a befitting punishment to…"

Before he finished that last word, all the ether energy in his body converged to become a solid ball before it exploded, releasing a huge amount of energy.

As thousands of joules of energy were released from Lian Zhong and spread to the surroundings, Allen dashed forward and stood in front of Lin Xue like a wall.

The energy struck him but didn't even damage his clothes, much less injure him. Meanwhile, Yan Huian got blasted away and crashed onto a banyan tree.

As Allen moved aside, Lin Xue saw a dead Lian Zhong on the ground, followed by hearing a loud scream from behind. "No…"

She turned around to see the fallen young man, who suddenly lost his hopes. But, she doesn't appear to care much about the sudden change in the situation. She simply said, "Allen, knock him out. We will take him to the Imperial city."

Just as Allen nodded and walked toward Yan Huian, leaving her side, all of a sudden, a shadow emerged from her behind and grabbed her arms, "Young miss, the situation has gotten dangerous. We are leaving right now."