"Good, I await your revenge."
Lin Hao said, then turned to look at Xu Da, who was lying on the ground, and slowly said, "I also await your Xu family's revenge."
As his voice fell, Lin Hao raised his foot to kill Xu Da.
Xu Da felt Lin Hao's killing intent, his face instantly changed, and he let out a roar.
"Wait!"
"Wait!"
"Han Mang Sword, I'll give you the Han Mang Sword!"
"And the secret of the Han Mang Sword!"
"I'll tell you everything!"
"You... you spare my life."
Xu Da looked at Lin Hao, his face, full of wrinkles, was filled with panic, as if he had been scared out of his wits by Lin Hao in an instant.
Lin Hao was also stunned, not expecting that Xu Da, who had been so tough and threatening just moments ago, would immediately back down.
"Speak," Lin Hao said, nudging the Han Mang Sword with his toe and taking it into his hand, speaking indifferently.
Seeing that Lin Hao had allowed him to speak, Xu Da breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said to Lin Hao, "It's like this."
"This Han Mang Sword is not something from our Xu family. I found it by chance when I went to the Arctic ice field back then."
"It seemed to be a tomb, about thirty meters deep in a glacial crevice."
"When I went in, besides this Han Mang Sword, there was also a tomb chamber."
"I originally wanted to enter the tomb chamber to take a look, but the tomb chamber was incredibly sturdy. I tried countless methods but couldn't open it."
"So, I could only take the Han Mang Sword and leave with regret."
"Are you finished?"
Xu Da nodded instinctively, but seeing that Lin Hao seemed unmoved, he was immediately startled and quickly exclaimed.
"Mr. Lin, believe me, there must be peerless treasures there."
"You see, there's such a precious sword outside the tomb chamber, so the real tomb chamber must contain something extraordinary!"
"You haven't been there again?" Lin Hao asked Xu Da.
"I have been."
"I have been," Xu Da quickly nodded, then said to Lin Hao, "I've been there three times over the years."
"I went about once every ten years, but each time I went, I returned empty-handed."
"That tomb chamber is too sturdy. On the last three occasions, I tried countless methods but couldn't open it."
"So, I had to give up in the end."
"And with this Han Mang Sword, it was worth it."
Xu Da looked at Lin Hao and sighed slightly, but he felt a bit nervous.
Because he hadn't told the truth.
He had originally planned to find Hua Xian this time, and after helping Hua Xian deal with Lin Hao, he would invite Hua Xian to go to the extreme northern ice field again.
But he never expected it to turn out like this.
Moreover, he hadn't told Lin Hao about the terrain where the tomb was located.
The place where the tomb was located was extremely dangerous, and the wind that blew between the glacial crevices was nearly level twelve all year round.
Every time they went, it was almost a near-death experience.
On the last trip, there was even an accident, and several people died.
Lin Hao looked at Xu Da, his expressionless face, and said, "Are you finished?"
Xu Da was stunned. He first nodded instinctively, then suddenly felt something was wrong.
But before he could react, Lin Hao stepped forward and stomped on his chest.
"You... how dare you kill me!"
Xu Da stared at Lin Hao with wide eyes.
He never understood why Lin Hao dared to kill him, even until his death.
And he killed him so readily.
Lin Hao withdrew his foot and turned to look at the Hua family members.
Xu Da's chest cavity had been stomped into a hole, and he was as dead as he could be.
The Hua family members, including Hua Yu, were terrified when Lin Hao looked at them!
Hua Yu and the Hua family members had almost never imagined that Lin Hao would actually dare to kill Xu Da!
After all, Xu Da was a martial arts grandmaster whose fame was on par with their Hua family patriarch!
Lin Hao actually killed him so readily.
Was he really not afraid of the Xu family's retaliation?
After all, Xu Da, who was stationed in the Northeast, was known as the King of the Northeast.
Besides the vast power of the Xu family, his friends and disciples were spread throughout the three regions of the Northeast.
Now that Xu Da was dead, the entire Northeast region was destined to experience an earthquake!
Lin Hao looked at the Hua family members and said coldly, "Go back and take stock of the Hua family's assets. Someone will come to handle the handover."
"You should know what the Zhou family and Zhao family did."
Upon hearing Lin Hao's words, the Hua family members' expressions changed drastically!
To make them learn from the Zhao and Zhou families, wasn't that clearly stating that they would eliminate the Hua family from Shanghai?
"Lin Hao, you are going too far!"
"Shut up!"
A young man finally couldn't help but speak.
As soon as his voice came out, Hua Yu, who was beside him, was so frightened that his face changed, and then he raised his hand and slapped the young man.
"Go back!" Hua Yu roared.
Lin Hao glanced at the young man who had just spoken, ignored him, and looked at the Hua family members, saying, "I hope that by the time my people arrive, you will have everything prepared."
"Otherwise, I don't mind visiting the Hua family again."
Lin Hao's words made the Hua family members' expressions change.
Then, led by Hua Yu, the Hua family members suppressed their anger and left.
When the Hua family一行 left, Lin Hao looked at Zhou Renbing and Zhao Kehu, who were also leaving amidst the Hua family crowd, and shot out two small flames.
Thumb-sized flames silently crossed the crowd and flew into Zhou Renbing and Zhao Kehu's bodies.
Then, Zhao Kehu and Zhou Renbing's steps faltered, and they looked at their bodies in horror.
Their bodies suddenly burst into flames.
"Ahhh!"
Zhao Kehu screamed in panic, patting his body, trying to extinguish the flames.
Zhou Renbing, after a brief moment of panic, immediately looked back at Lin Hao.
He remembered that his eldest grandson, Zhou Renxiong, had been burned to death in this very manner.
At this moment, Zhou Renbing looked at Lin Hao, regretting it to the point of his liver and gall splitting.
If he had known the outcome would be like this, why didn't he leave Shanghai earlier?
His death was a small matter.
But with his death, the entire Zhou family would truly be finished.
With him around, even if the Zhou family temporarily left Shanghai, they would not have fallen apart and perished completely.
Only by the Zhou family remaining united could there perhaps be hope for a resurgence in the future.
But now that he was dead, the Zhou family, which had been passed down for two hundred years, was truly finished...
"I have failed my ancestors!"
Zhou Renbing knelt on the ground and suddenly burst into tears.
However, as soon as his cry began, his voice was completely drowned out by the raging flames.
Zhao Kehu, in pain and terror, roared hoarsely, never knowing until his death that the sudden fire on his body was caused by Lin Hao.
"What are you looking at? Hurry up and go!"
Hua Yu yelled at the Hua family members who were watching Zhao Kehu and Zhou Renbing die.
The Hua family members left in terror, unaware that the flames were Lin Hao's doing.
Only Hua Yu was so terrified that he wished he had wings to fly back immediately.
Lin Hao ignored the Hua family members, but turned his head to look at a small grove by the shore and said indifferently, "Haven't you seen enough?"