The Post Sky Tipping Era
Chapter 119 - 103: A Declaration of Allegiance

Chapter 119: Chapter 103: A Declaration of Allegiance

"Hurry, Li Yi, you must hold on, nothing can happen to you,"

A car sped down the highway.

At the wheel, a young woman around twenty-five years old, with short hair, was driving anxiously. She rushed into the Ruined District and headed towards the last known communication location to look for him.

Lin Yue was extremely worried about Li Yi’s safety at this moment.

She had never expected that Yang Yilong would suddenly turn hostile and strike Li Yi so ruthlessly.

Could it be that Yang Yilong had guessed the truth about the fake boxing techniques Li Yi taught him? No, that couldn’t be it; only she knew about Li Yi teaching him fake boxing techniques—no third person was aware. Even if Yang Yilong suspected something was wrong with the boxing techniques, it would only be a suspicion; he surely wouldn’t go as far as killing, especially since Li Yi had joined the investigation bureau as an external combat member.

Killing an external combat member of the investigation bureau for no reason would be the end of Yang Yilong, once the truth came to light. How could he possibly make such a foolish move?

Lin Yue’s mind was in complete chaos right now.

If it hadn’t been for Qin Qing contacting her abruptly and leaking this crucial news, she would still be in the dark, unaware of such important matters.

"I hope my earlier phone call had a cautionary effect and helped Li Yi avoid this crisis," Lin Yue was silently praying now, hoping that Li Yi was unharmed.

Suddenly,

A scream came from a direction within the Ruined District.

As a cultivator in the Inspiration Realm, Lin Yue immediately picked up on this signal. Her face changed drastically, and she drove toward the source of the sound at high speed.

The vehicle raced on the deserted highway in the Ruined District.

As building after abandoned building moved out of sight, and she reached a clearing at an intersection, Lin Yue immediately saw something and slammed on the brakes.

The car’s tires screeched against the ground, emitting a cloud of white smoke.

The car had just stopped when the door opened with a bang.

Lin Yue moved like a darting rabbit, agilely jumping out from the driver’s seat. As soon as she landed, her inspiration activated, and she cautiously surveyed her surroundings, attempting to locate Li Yi.

But there were none.

Bodies.

The area was littered with one corpse after another.

Blood was still flowing, the blood hadn’t even coagulated yet and was still steaming.

These bodies were lying scattered on the ground in a messy state, each body grotesquely damaged, either with a sunken chest or a cracked skull, their final moments extremely gruesome. On several corpses, Lin Yue saw the familiar Fist Mark, each imprint deep enough to kill.

"These are all wanderers of the Ruined District..." Lin Yue’s expression changed slightly.

From the horrific scene, it wasn’t hard to deduce.

These people must have been involved in an operation to assassinate Li Yi, but somehow Li Yi had seized the opportunity and killed them all.

Lin Yue didn’t dare stay; she quickly followed the traces on the ground moving forward.

Soon.

Her eyes suddenly narrowed.

A somewhat familiar corpse came into view.

It was... an investigator from the Investigation Bureau, Wang Jian.

"Investigator Wang Jian is dead?" Lin Yue’s heart lurched, as she recognized the man.

Too ruthless.

The Yang family was too ruthless, not only targeting Li Yi but even not sparing Li Yi’s superior, Wang Jian, intending to kill everyone here to make the matter indisputable.

She moved on.

Lin Yue doubted her own eyes.

There was a corpse with a shattered head and body subjected to multiple heavy injuries.

This corpse was unlike the others.

Because Lin Yue recognized who it was.

This was Daozi, a cultivator under the wanderer Wei Bin. Although not weak, and quite notorious in the area of the Ruined District, this wasn’t the most important part; what mattered was that Daozi was a cultivator in the Inspiration Realm.

"A cultivator in the Inspiration Realm has been killed too? Was it Li Yi? Or did the Yang family do this?"

At that moment, Lin Yue couldn’t believe that Daozi died by Li Yi’s hand and even speculated whether the Yang family, to ensure no leaks, had pretended to be Li Yi and after everything was done, killed everyone involved. After all, once Yang Yilong learned Li Yi’s boxing techniques, it meant that all the Yang family cultivators knew the techniques.

But if it really was Li Yi?

As a Spirit Medium Realm cultivator wiping out so many wanderers, including a cultivator in the Inspiration Realm, was he replicating the old City District murders?

"Li Yi, are you nearby? It’s Lin Yue, I’ve come to find you,"

But Lin Yue couldn’t bear to continue looking; she was terrified that she might find Li Yi’s mangled corpse somewhere. Her expression anxious, she shouted loudly, hoping to get a response.

Her voice echoed through the area.

There was still no reply, only silence.

Lin Yue kept shouting.

At that moment, a figure drenched in blood slowly emerged from the wreckage.

Li Yi, now barely supporting his body, managed to show himself. The effects of the Extraordinary Water had worn off, and his injuries had flared up, making him nearly faint. Even leaving the site to find someplace to hide was beyond his strength. Had it not been for hearing Sister Lin’s call, he wouldn’t have shown himself at all and would have just found a place to pass out and leave his fate to chance.

"Sister Lin, Sister Lin, I’m here." His voice was very soft and weak.

"Li Yi."

When Lin Yue saw Li Yi appear, her whole body shook, and then she rushed over, hurriedly supporting the collapsing Li Yi and carefully laying him on the ground.

"Don’t move; your injuries are severe. Moving recklessly will worsen your condition. I’m going to check on you now to ensure you’re not in any life-threatening state."

Lin Yue was deeply concerned for Li Yi’s safety and had some knowledge of first aid, so she began to examine his injuries.

"I probably won’t die; during the fight, I drank a bottle of Extraordinary Water. Although its effects have worn off, it has healed many of my injuries... cough, cough." Li Yi coughed weakly, but indeed, he seemed much better and no blood was flowing.

"Extraordinary Water? The special provision from the bureau? I know about that stuff; it’s a very precious life-saving medicine. I can’t believe you got your hands on it so soon after joining the bureau."

While Lin Yue spoke, she didn’t stop her examination and found that Li Yi had multiple fractures throughout his body.

Some fractures were even comminuted.

He was very seriously injured.

It was unclear whether there was internal bleeding due to ruptured organs. If the internal injuries were severe, he could die right here.

Fortunately.

After a rough examination, Lin Yue could tell that Li Yi’s internal condition was relatively stable with no major bleeding, likely due to the immediate effects of the Extraordinary Water that healed the internal damage. Now that the effects were gone, the fractures couldn’t heal.

"Fortunately, it was a close call, but you’re temporarily out of danger. However, I need to take you to the hospital for a comprehensive evaluation to be certain."

As Lin Yue spoke, she picked up Li Yi, ready to drive him to the hospital for treatment.

"Sister Lin, wait, wait a minute." Li Yi stopped her.

"Are you worried about your other teammates? Don’t overthink it; they’re all dead, no signs of life whatsoever. Getting you treated now is what’s most important." Lin Yue shook her head in disappointment.

Li Yi fell silent, a grief growing within him.

It seemed not only Wang Jian had died, but Chen Hao also could not hold on and had died.

Then, Li Yi thought of something else, clenched his teeth, and said, "There’s someone who might still be alive, his name is Yang Ye, related to Yang Yilong; this whole operation was organized by him."

He then pointed.

Not far away.

A blood-covered man was lying there motionless.

"Yang Ye? I know him; he’s Yang Yilong’s uncle, a ruthless figure in the Yang family dealing with unsavory affairs. He’s not dead yet? Good, I’ll take you over there and help you settle this man. We can’t let him leave alive." Lin Yue nodded, ready to help Li Yi deal with the aftermath.

She immediately helped Li Yi to walk over to Yang Ye.

Although Yang Ye was covered in blood and unconscious, he indeed still had a breath of life.

"Wait, Yang Ye is a cultivator in the Transcendent realm, wasn’t it you who defeated him?"

Seeing the half fist mark on Yang Ye’s head, Lin Yue suddenly realized, hurriedly asked, and her eyes showed a shock.

Counting the one before, does that mean Li Yi took down two Transcendents alone?

This must be a joke.

Li Yi nodded and said, "Sister Lin, do you remember when I taught Yang Yilong the fake boxing techniques?"

"Only we two know about that incident; of course, I remember," Lin Yue said.

Li Yi stared at Yang Ye, his eyes cold: "Yang Yilong taught the boxing techniques to Yang Ye. After Yang Ye learned them, he also retained the flaw of the fake techniques. During our fight, he used the Guiding Skill combined with the boxing techniques to try and deal a fatal blow to me, but his hidden injuries erupted, and he suffered an accident, which I seized the opportunity to defeat him."

"Good."

After hearing this, Lin Yue felt exhilarated, wanting to applaud, "This is retribution for retribution. In the world of cultivation, everyone gets what they deserve eventually. We were in a weaker position back then and had to swallow our pride. Now, Yang Ye has gained power and still seeks bloodshed, he deserves this fate."

"Li Yi, don’t move; I’ll end this Yang Ye myself. If Yang Yilong thinks of retaliating, don’t be scared; Sister Lin will back you up."

She acted decisively, not waiting for Li Yi to respond, and immediately made her move.

Her slender, fair fingers pointed once, piercing through Yang Ye’s heart.

Yang Ye’s body trembled, blood gushing out from the wound, and in just a moment, he had turned into a cold corpse.

"I’m very sorry, Sister Lin, for dragging you into this," Li Yi said, filled with guilt.

Actually, Lin Yue had no need to get involved in his and Yang Yilong’s mess, but she still chose to strike down Yang Ye, getting herself involved with the blood of the Yang family.

Yang Ye’s life was like a declaration, binding Lin Yue and Li Yi together.

"Haha, what are you apologizing for? If anyone should apologize, it’s me," Lin Yue laughed and said, "It was my fault for not recognizing people properly. I introduced you to work for Yang Yilong, and that brought all this trouble. Now that you have been targeted by the Yang family, if I didn’t step in, wouldn’t I be a coward?"

"Do you remember that time you came to my uncle’s meditation room? I asked you to call me ’sister,’ from then on, in the cultivation circle, Lin Yue would cover you. Whoever bullies you is disrespecting me, and I’ll definitely stand up for you."

Her words were forthright, bearing the demeanor of a leader.

However, Lin Yue then shook her head, "But now you’ve defeated two Transcendent realm cultivators in a single go, your strength must have also broken through to the Transcendent. Soon, it might not be Sister Lin looking out for you, but you looking out for Sister Lin. I really don’t know how you cultivate; how long has it been since you started? Less than three months."

"Luckily, I was the one who initiated you. I’ll keep your secret. If it were others, they likely would have captured you for dissection by now, to find out whether you’re truly human."

She was amazed at Li Yi’s pace of cultivation.

Li Yi was about to speak.

But at that moment, Lin Yue’s cellphone suddenly rang.

Lin Yue looked at it and instantly frowned, "Not good, it’s from Yang Yilong."