Both of them got off their horses and tied the reins to a tree by the roadside. Then, they used their Light-body Technique to arrive at the villa.
The villa did not occupy a large area. It was designed according to a circular forest. There were rockery, winding paths, flowing water, trees, and flowers. There was also a small lake in the backyard where a small boat swam. There was a waterside pavilion on the lake.
When both of them entered the villa, they saw a bloody scene.
Under the rockery, two servants were brutally murdered. The rocks were dyed dark red.
In the flowerbed, a maid was murdered. Her eyes were wide open and her face was filled with fear and pleading.
In the backyard, two corpses of the servants were floating on the lake.
The originally picturesque villa had now turned into a Shuraba.
Prince Bao and Chu Li walked through the quiet villa with gloomy faces. They arrived at the backyard and saw Zhou Zhixiong and a fat middle-aged man in the pagoda.
The middle-aged man was sitting opposite Zhou Zhixiong. His face was pale. It looked like both of them were having a conversation.
Zhou Zhixiong was holding a silver cup and slowly swirling it. He looked calm.
The fat middle-aged man was trembling slightly. He sat still with cold sweat on his forehead.
When he saw Prince Bao and Chu Li, the fat middle-aged man quickly signaled them to run.
Prince Bao pointed at the floating corpses on the lake and said coldly, "Zhou Zhixiong, did you do this?"
Zhou Zhixiong replied, "Your Royal Highness, forgive me for not being able to welcome you. I'm just sending them on their way. Instead of suffering in this world, it's better to enter the Ultimate Land of Bliss!"
"Sending them on their way! I'll send you on your way too!" Prince Bao's face was gloomy. He was not angry.
Chu Li looked at Zhou Zhixiong and the fat middle-aged man.
Zhou Zhixiong said, "Your Royal Highness, Zhang Xuanli owns a thousand acres of land. He's a philanthropist and has done countless good deeds. If I bring him along, you won't come after me, right?"
"Hmph, Zhou Zhixiong, you still want to leave?" Prince Bao said, "Doesn't the Holy Church of Light emphasize on sacrificing oneself for righteousness? Why don't you give up your body but hold innocent people hostage?"
"I can't give up my useful body." Zhou Zhixiong shook his head. "If Your Royal Highness really comes after me, I'll have to kill Zhang Xuanli first before escaping."
"Kill me!" Zhang Xuanli shouted, "I don't want to live anymore!"
Prince Bao said, "Zhou Zhixiong, let him go, and I can spare your life."
"Hehe …" Zhou Zhixiong laughed and shook his head. "Does Your Highness think that I am a three-year-old child? How could you believe this?"
"You can either let him go and we'll spare your life, or you can kill him and we'll kill you to avenge him." Prince Bao said, "It's impossible for you to escape unscathed today. You'd better give up on this idea!"
"Since that's the case, don't blame me for being ruthless!" Zhou Zhixiong laughed loudly and slammed his palm on Zhang Xuanli's shoulder.
"Ah!" Zhang Xuanli let out a blood-curdling scream as his right arm drooped down. His white and fat face became even paler, without a trace of blood.
"How dare you!" Prince Bao scoffed.
Zhou Zhixiong calmly retracted his left palm and said with a smile, "Your Highness, it seems like you don't care about his life or death. That's true, but he's just a rich man from the countryside. It doesn't matter if he dies or not. Alright, I'll kill him first so he doesn't get in the way!"
Prince Bao hurriedly waved his hand. "Wait!"
Zhou Zhixiong smiled. "I've heard that Prince Bao is compassionate towards the common people. You're really not bad. Has Your Highness changed your mind?"
"Alright, I'll let you go! If you let him go, I'll let you go!" Prince Bao said coldly.
"Your Highness, words alone are no proof! Moreover, even if you let me go, Chu Li will still come after me!" Zhou Zhixiong said with a smile.
Chu Li said, "Zhou Zhixiong, the Royal Highness has spoken. How can I disobey? Don't worry, just go!"
"How did you catch up to me?" Zhou Zhixiong scoffed.
Chu Li shook his head. "I have my ways. Even if you run to the ends of the earth, we'll still be able to catch up to you. So, it's not a big deal to let you go this time."
"You're quite capable! If that's the case, Your Highness, make an oath!" Zhou Zhixiong sneered.
Prince Bao said coldly, "I swear that if you let him go, I won't chase after you today!"
"Alright, Your Highness is a straightforward person! What about you, Chu Li?" Zhou Zhixiong smiled and looked at Chu Li.
"I swear that if you let go of this Zhang Yuanwai, we won't chase after you today!" Chu Li said.
"Straightforward! No wonder I've killed so many people!" Zhou Zhixiong shook his head and smiled.
"Zhou Zhixiong, you can't escape. If I don't chase after you today, I'll continue tomorrow. Where can you run to in one day? "Chu Li said calmly.
"Hehe, you don't have to worry about that, Head Chief!" Zhou Zhixiong smiled as he extended his right palm and patted Zhang Xuanli's left chest. "This time, he won't die, but without you guys to extend his life, he'll die. I didn't kill him, did I?"
He laughed out loud and flew out of the pagoda. His toes touched a corpse on the surface of the lake and he leaped up again, flying over the wall of the backyard.
"Bang!" A muffled sound was heard. Zhou Zhixiong suddenly flew backward and fell to the ground, rolling around in pain.
Chu Li smiled. "Miss Lu, thank you!"
Lu Yurong glided over the wall and landed in front of the two. She curtsied. "Your Highness."
Prince Bao nodded. "It's all thanks to your intelligence this time."
Lu Yurong smiled faintly. "As long as Your Highness doesn't mind me for being a busybody."
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhou Zhixiong suddenly flipped over and turned into a shadow. He instantly appeared in front of Chu Li.
Chu Li took a step to the side and avoided his fist.
"Bang!" The fist force blasted a hole in the ground.
"Bang bang bang bang!" Zhou Zhixiong was like a shadow attached to Chu Li. He was extremely fast and his fist force was continuous as if it was endless. Wherever Chu Li dodged, holes appeared on the ground.
Chu Li relied on his body movement technique to dodge and did not fight him head-on. Zhou Zhixiong had already activated his secret skill and could not maintain it for long.
Zhang Xuanli's arms drooped and his face was pale. He slowly walked over. "Your Highness, thank you for saving my life!"
He said as he bowed.
Prince Bao waved his hand. "No need to be so courteous."
"Your Highness saved my life. I will kowtow to thank you!" He said as he bent his knees and knelt on the ground.
"There's no need for that." Prince Bao extended his hand to help him up.
Zhang Xuanli suddenly extended both his palms and pressed towards Prince Bao's chest like lightning.
"Bang!" Chu Li suddenly appeared in front of Prince Bao and caught both of Zhang Xuanli's palms.
Both of them took a step back.
Zhang Xuanli's hair fluttered as if a strong wind blew past. His white fat body instantly shrunk by half and became skinny. His eyes were like lightning as he turned into a shadow and shrouded Chu Li.
Zhou Zhixiong was so fast that his figure could not be seen. Only a shadow could be seen as he shrouded Chu Li.
Chu Li was like a wisp of smoke as he moved between the two.
Prince Bao's face was gloomy as his eyes flashed coldly.
He had never been as useless as he was today. He could not see that it was a trap!
He was really getting old and useless. If it was when he was younger, how could he not see through it!
If it was not for Chu Li, he would not have been able to escape these two palms. The distance was too close. When he felt that something was wrong, it was already too late to dodge. This Officer Zhang's body movement technique was too fast.
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