Old Wu Ship didn’t rush to act; instead, he looked at the already dead Liu Laizi, with a changing expression.
As for Qiu Qianhai opposite him, he had already been beaten black and blue by this bamboo pole.
His original intent was for the two of them to attack and then slaughter Old Wu Ship, but since Ji Yuan said what he did, he wouldn’t say more.
"Heh, hehe... Truly, heroes emerge from the young."
Old Wu Ship chuckled dryly, "I never expected Liu Laizi, who roamed Zengtou City for over ten years, would end up dying at Brother Ji’s hands."
"He deserved it."
The Water Arrow in Ji Yuan’s hand did not dissipate; it even showed signs of being released.
"Indeed, he deserved it... Oh well!"
Old Wu Ship threw away the bamboo pole in his hand, "Liu Laizi is dead, there’s no point in persisting, today marks my defeat, I concede."
"It should have been this way from the start."
Ji Yuan dissipated the Water Arrow Technique, seemingly letting out a breath of relief.
"But I must admit, Brother Ji, you’re truly formidable. You could endure the pain of the Water Drop Finger and even carry two Middle Grade Talismans with you, truly impressive."
After saying this, Old Wu Ship even cupped his hands towards Ji Yuan in a seemingly respectful manner.
But just at the moment he stood up, Qiu Qianhai’s expression changed drastically, not in time to speak, he hastily threw out a Water Ball.
Even so, his first feeling was still... it was too late.
For at the moment Old Wu Ship cupped his hands, a streak of blood light had already flown from his chest, directly aiming at Ji Yuan opposite him.
This old ghost never intended to surrender from the start!
Damn it, although Ji Yuan’s skill is strong, he still suffers from being young and inexperienced, how can one trust such a cunning and treacherous Tribulation Cultivator?!
In a life-or-death moment like this, as the thought flashed in Qiu Qianhai’s mind, he saw a splash of water-blue light.
It was the Water Drop Finger.
It was even faster than the blood light opposite, not in speed, but rather... taking the initiative!
From the moment Old Wu Ship lowered his head, Ji Yuan had already made a move!
"Sizzle—"
In such close quarters, the water-blue Spiritual Light pierced directly through Old Wu Ship’s forehead and out of the back of his head.
"Bang—"
His body fell heavily to the ground, along with it fell a needle that had already pierced through Ji Yuan’s Protective Golden Light and was about to stab into his forehead.
"Son of a bitch!"
Qiu Qianhai stepped forward with a Water Arrow, as if bursting a watermelon, to smash Old Wu Ship’s head to pieces, some red and white even splattering on him.
Ji Yuan, who was unharmed just a moment ago, turned pale in the face of the headless body.
Qiu Qianhai glanced at him and couldn’t help but squeeze a smile from his swollen face.
"Get used to it, there will be no shortage of times you’ll have to kill in the future."
After saying that, he walked over to Liu Laizi’s body, clearly intending to make sure he was dead.
Unexpectedly...
"You bastard, you’re still alive?!"
Ji Yuan, who was just retching, immediately got up, leaped to Qiu Qianhai’s side, his hands already condensed into Water Drop Fingers.
At this time, Liu Laizi’s forehead was cracked, and blood was flowing from his orifices.
Though alive, he was more out of breath than in, he looked at Ji Yuan coming over, pulled a corner of his mouth, and uttered a weak voice.
"I used this method to kill your parents back then too, do you know who helped me lure them out?"
"Who?"
Ji Yuan was indeed curious about this.
"Come closer, and I’ll tell you." Liu Laizi said with effort.
Ji Yuan flicked out his right index finger, a Water Drop Finger directly pierced through Liu Laizi’s right hand tiger’s mouth, he groaned, a hint of unnatural blush flashed across his face.
"Heh, you really are... stubborn."
"Oh well, it was Old Man Huang."
Liu Laizi revealed the answer, then looked lifelessly at the clouds in the sky, not knowing what these dying people thought.
It was him... Ji Yuan was surprised and unsurprised to hear the answer.
The surprise was that Ji Qingyun had a good relationship with Old Man Huang, and would bring him food on holidays; the lack of surprise was that Old Man Huang was indeed that kind of person.
From how he treated Lin Hu’s family, one could see his nature.
"Dead."
Qiu Qianhai stared into Liu Laizi’s eyes for a while, then said.
Ji Yuan responded with an "hmm", and released another Water Drop Finger, piercing through Liu Laizi’s forehead.
Qiu Qianhai then leaned down and took the Storage Bag from Liu Laizi’s waist, then took out a small porcelain bottle from his own Storage Bag, pouring a drop of black liquid onto the corpse.
In an instant, the body dissolved and corroded away.
Even the clothes disappeared.
This effective way of disposing of bodies was indeed useful for those who walk the martial world... Ji Yuan couldn’t help but be moved in his heart.
Before Ji Yuan could speak, Qiu Qianhai proactively said, "Corpse-Dissolving Water, Zengtou City, Ninetieth Street, mention Qiu Qianhai recommended you, and that cripple Li will sell it to you at one Spirit Stone per bottle."
"Alright."
Afterward, Qiu Qianhai also dissolved Old Wu Ship’s body in the same manner, then collected the bamboo pole and short knife from the ground, while Ji Yuan picked up the embroidery needle that Old Wu Ship tried to assassinate him with.
"This place is not to be lingered at, let’s find another place to split the spoils."
Clearly, Qiu Qianhai was very experienced in matters like killing and looting.
"Alright."
Soon, a Dharma Ship sailed straight north, into the deeper parts of the Cloud Rain Marsh.
Wogui Island is northeast of Zengtou City; an hour later, in a small reed swamp in the northwest, Qiu Qianhai poured out the contents from two Storage Bags in one go.
What met their eyes were several pink belly bands of a Female Cultivator, looking like they had been worn before.
"That damn Old Wu Ship."
Qiu Qianhai tossed them aside, then began dividing the spoils.
Liu Laizi, probably because he had just gone through a battle in the Cloud Rain Marsh, didn’t have much on him, only about 5 Spirit Stones, and the remaining Elixirs were only 2 Antitoxic Pills, the healing-type Hundred Herbs Pill was all consumed, and only Water Shield Talismans and Water Ball Talismans were left of the low-level Talismans.
The Magical Artifacts were just that black-gold short knife and a dark green Dharma Ship.
"This old thing must have suffered losses on Maple Island."
Qiu Qianhai muttered as he spoke.
Ji Yuan’s gaze was on the wealth of Old Wu Ship; at a glance, a thought popped into his head... crime pays richly!
There was already a pile of Spirit Stones, he estimated at a glance, probably about 40, remaining Elixirs included four bottles, two bottles of Hundred Herbs Pills, one Antitoxic Pill, and one Blood Burning Pill.
Talisman-wise, there were more than ten Low Grade Talismans.
Two Middle Grade Talismans, one Thunder Strike Talisman and one Water Shadow Talisman for escape.
Unfortunately, none of them were used before he met his end.
In terms of Magical Artifacts, there was an extra one, a Dharma Ship, the bamboo pole-like Magical Artifact, and the embroidery needle Ji Yuan picked up for assassination.
"Here are some techniques."
Qiu Qianhai said as he shook out three Jade Scrolls, with names of three techniques engraved on them.
Ji Yuan, with sharp eyes, picked one up...
"Artifact Manipulation Technique".