Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 495 - 494: Made a Mistake

Chapter 495: Chapter 494: Made a Mistake

Suddenly, Xiao Yi posed his first crucial and desired question, "What grievance or deep hatred do you have with the Li Family? Why did you attempt to kill the members of the Li Family?"

"The people of the Li Family are beasts. They deserve to die!"

The woman who called herself Liu Jingling, upon hearing Xiao Yi mention the Li Family, instantly displayed a look of extreme bitterness on her face. Her expression bore both immense pain and hatred, making him feel a chill run through him.

"How do you know that the ones I killed were from the Li Family?"

Very cautious, the woman posed a critical question immediately after speaking and suddenly looked at Xiao Yi.

"Did you think it would remain a secret? Now the whole world knows about it. Just now, when I went out to get medicine for you, I was interrogated by people from the Li Family no less than ten times. A pharmacy that normally would have all the medicines made me search nearly ten pharmacies to find everything."

Seeing a hint of wariness on the woman’s face, as if she thought that killing members of the Li Family was a huge secret, Xiao Yi’s lips curled into a mocking smile, "If you do not believe me, feel free to walk outside and circle the block. I guarantee that within three minutes of leaving the complex, you’ll be caught."

"Thank you... sir."

Upon hearing Xiao Yi’s words, Liu Jingling’s expression immediately fell silent, and after a while, she looked at Xiao Yi with an apologetic look. Although Xiao Yi spoke lightly, she could still imagine the risks and hardships he faced when he went out to fetch her medicine, and yet, her first impulse upon his return was to kill the man who had seen her body, which was quite ingratitude.

"I am quite curious, what kind of deep grudge do you have with the Li Family? What could drive you to such madness? To burst into the Li family old mansion and start a massacre, despite just having reached the Initial Tier of the Bone Tempering Period?"

Xiao Yi waved his hand, dismissing her words of gratitude and asked another question that immensely piqued his curiosity.

"Who exactly are you!"

Once again, Liu Jingling’s expression changed, and her gaze towards Xiao Yi became extremely cautious anew. This young man actually knew about the Bone Tempering Period!

The Bone Tempering Period is a step in cultivation, which she knew very well, is something ordinary people should be absolutely unaware of. Basically, in today’s society, most people no longer pay attention to ancient martial arts; it is the age of technology! Only a few are aware of their existence.

She finally understood why, when Xiao Yi earlier declared himself a civilized person, something felt oddly off in her heart. His tone!

Though he appeared harmless, the way he talked about killing seemed far too casual!

This query had not yet been addressed by Xiao Yi when suddenly another question struck her, even more unsettling and shocking!

"How did you know I am in the Bone Tempering Period?"

Liu Jingling stared intently at Xiao Yi.

This question was far too eerie and unbelievable. She could be entirely sure that she had never shown her peak strength in front of this young man. In fact, she couldn’t manifest it at all when she met him.

And from what she understood, if she didn’t demonstrate her abilities, even if the opponent’s cultivation power was higher and their realm was one or two tiers above hers, it would be impossible to see through her cultivation unless the difference was too vast.

For instance, reaching the legendary Mysterious Tier, exalted above ordinary people!

If she had to believe that this young man in his early twenties possessed the strength of the Mysterious Tier, she would rather die than believe it!

And those who knew her strength were just a handful of people, namely those from the Li Family who had seen her in action!

"Don’t be so nervous. What kind of person am I? This is simple, I am currently treating your injuries as a doctor, so just think of me as a doctor. As for how I identified your strength, that I cannot tell you, as it is my personal privacy."

Xiao Yi naturally wouldn’t divulge his secrets to such a mysteriously emerging stranger. After briefly stating this, he quickly changed the subject. Seeing Liu Jingling’s face, which had shown immense trust, now suddenly sport a hint of wariness, he immediately understood her thoughts. A wry smile formed at the corners of his mouth as he disdainfully said, "Rest assured, I’m not from the Li family, nor do I have any relations with them. If I were from the Li family, you wouldn’t be lying here safe and sound, nor would I have taken the effort to save you!"

That’s right...

It seems I was too sensitive. If he were from the Li family, why would he bother to save me?

Hearing Xiao Yi’s words, Liu Jingling’s face suddenly revealed a trace of relief, and her entire expression relaxed.

Right, he just mentioned that everywhere was filled with people from the Li Family searching for her. Perhaps, he guessed it right when they were chasing him and he overheard something.

After feeling relieved, Liu Jingling quickly found a plausible explanation for how Xiao Yi could know her strength and gradually relaxed.

A doctor?

Could it be that famously acclaimed doctor from the world of assassins?

Suddenly, Liu Jingling’s mind recalled a distant term, remembering that legendary codename. Her expression involuntarily paused, and she couldn’t help blurting out, "You just said, you’re a doctor? The doctor from the world of assassins?"

"Hmm?"

Hearing Liu Jingling’s words, Xiao Yi’s expression stiffened abruptly, his heart shook violently for a moment, and a glint of sharpness flashed across his eyes. However, it was only for a very brief moment before his face returned to calm, showing a hint of confusion, "What do you mean by the doctor from the world of assassins? Can an assassin be called a doctor? I think you might be mistaken, I am just a doctor who cures and saves people."

"Sorry, it must have been a mistake on my part, haha."

Looking at Xiao Yi’s expression, Liu Jingling’s face showed a hint of embarrassment as she inwardly regretted her blunt question.

How could I be so foolish to ask such a dumb question? How could this guy be that doctor? There’s nothing about him that resembles the flair of a master. Besides, the doctor from the world of assassins is so renowned, he couldn’t possibly be such a young guy.

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