Chapter 53: The Jiang Family Treasure, Enter the Dragon's Soul

Taking advantage of Sato Harumori's attempt to distract Jiang Chen by explaining the reasons behind the extermination of the Jiang family, the Jade Snake quietly picked herself up from the floor, attempting to escape through the window of the tearoom.

"Bang!"

Noticing the Jade Snake's subtle movement, Qin Pochun pulled the trigger without hesitation, shooting her directly in the leg and leaving it a bloody mess.

"Ah... thump!"

Crying out in agony, the Jade Snake collapsed heavily to the ground, her injuries compounding to make her plight even more wretched.

Sato Harumori was startled out of his wits. Jiang Chen had snapped his leg with a single stomp, and Qin Pochun had shot straight through the Jade Snake's leg. Terrified that if he didn't speak up now, his end would be even more miserable than the Jade Snake's!

"I investigated and found that the Jiang family possessed a supreme treasure, rumored to be capable of enhancing one's strength to such an extent that even Martial Grandmasters coveted it desperately. Someone must have set their sights on the Jiang family's treasure, and that's why they slaughtered the family and seized it!" Sato Harumori blurted out rapidly, fearing that if he spoke too slowly, Jiang Chen would break his other leg.

"A treasure?"

Hearing this, Jiang Chen knitted his brows. He had never once heard his parents mention any treasure belonging to the Jiang family. How could it have brought down such a devastating calamity?

He immediately interrogated him, "What kind of treasure is it? Where did you dig up this information?"

"I don't know what the treasure actually is either. I simply assumed the treasure was in your possession, which is why I ordered my men to track you down!" Sato Harumori hastily replied, "I uncovered this intelligence from the home of an enemy who specialized in collecting rare treasures!"

"He is already dead, so the information should be entirely credible. After all, every treasure he collected was genuine, and his next target was precisely the Jiang family's treasure!"

The truth was that he had coveted someone else's treasure, which bred enmity and led him to murder the rival and wipe out their family. However, he dared not state it so bluntly in front of Jiang Chen, terrified of provoking him into finishing him off on the spot!

"Aside from this information, what else have you found out?" Jiang Chen pressed further. If his parents were truly murdered because of a treasure, where was that treasure now?

And what about that masked mystic who poisoned Xiong Wuqiang to hunt him down? Was he not one of the murderers of the Jiang family, but rather someone else who believed the treasure was on him and wanted to rob him?

"Mr. Jiang, more than one person or faction has their eyes on the Jiang family's treasure. The weaker ones have already been eliminated by me on your behalf, but there are likely others lurking in the shadows, waiting for the treasure to surface!"

Sato Harumori fawned over Jiang Chen with subservient flattery, saying, "I and the Sato family are willing to submit to you and help you track down the real culprits behind the destruction of the Jiang family. From now on, I am your dog—tell me who to bite, and I will bite them!"

"A despicable rat from the Kun Kingdom is unworthy of being my dog!"

Both Jiang Chen's gaze and tone were brimming with absolute disdain.

Deep within Sato Harumori's eyes flashed a trace of venomous hatred. The moment he managed to escape, even if Jiang Chen possessed the peak strength of a high-level Martial Grandmaster, he would make sure Jiang Chen died without an intact corpse!

Putting on a facade of enduring humiliation, he whined, "Mr. Jiang, I have already told you everything I know. You said you would spare my life! Since I am unworthy of being your dog, please spare this lowly life of mine!"

"What I said was that you had to tell me the murderers of the Jiang family, and clearly, you haven't done that."

Correcting him, Jiang Chen brought his foot down heavily onto Sato Harumori's chest.

"No... Crack!"

Sato Harumori struggled desperately in terror, but both his heart and ribs were crushed under Jiang Chen's foot. Blood streamed from the corners of his mouth, and he died on the spot.

Jiang Chen shifted his gaze to the Jade Snake, causing her to shudder violently.

Disregarding the agonizing pain in her leg, she fell to her knees and pleaded, "Please don't kill me..."

"I will ask you two questions. Answer clearly, and I won't kill you." Jiang Chen said straightforwardly.

"Ask away! I will tell you everything I know without holding anything back!" The Jade Snake nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice.

"First question: Does your Myriad Poison Sect have anyone who likes to wear a mask?" Jiang Chen wanted to confirm the identity of the masked mystic who had poisoned Xiong Wuqiang.

"No! Although our Myriad Poison Sect doesn't have a good reputation, we never conceal our identities when we act, and we certainly don't wear masks to disguise ourselves!" The Jade Snake shook her head in explanation.

"Second question: Where is the Evil Cloud Poison Master of your Myriad Poison Sect?" Jiang Chen then asked on behalf of Cao Moling and Linghu Xing, the mother and daughter.

"I don't know! I'm not associated with him!" The Jade Snake shook her head even faster.

Withdrawing his gaze from the Jade Snake, Jiang Chen asked Qin Pochun, "General Qin, where is my sister?"

"I ordered my men to personally escort Ms. Jiang back to the Skypiercing Violet Mansion." Qin Pochun replied truthfully.

Jiang Chen nodded and said, "Then I'll head back as well. I'll leave this place in General Qin's hands."

"Mr. Jiang is far too polite!" Qin Pochun waved his hand gratefully. "If you hadn't been here today, I probably would have died at the hands of those two high-level Martial Grandmasters!"

After Jiang Chen left, Qin Pochun raised his gun and aimed it at the Jade Snake's forehead.

The Jade Snake shrieked in horror, "Mr. Jiang said he wouldn't kill me..."

"I never said I wouldn't kill you! Jade Snake, you have committed countless evil deeds, practicing absorption arts that murdered many soldiers of the Linzhou Military Command. Today is your day of reckoning!"

With killing intent blazing in his eyes, Qin Pochun knew he had to handle this properly since Mr. Jiang had left it to him. Without further ado, he pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

The Jade Snake was shot directly between the eyes, a bloody hole appearing on her forehead as she collapsed and died with terror frozen on her face.

As Jiang Chen descended the stairs, he ran into a blood-stained Ye Qingchan leading a team of Hidden Dragon operatives upward.

Seeing that Ye Qingchan was uninjured and that the blood on her clothes belonged to the enemy, Jiang Chen's mind settled. Ever since she broke through to a mid-level Martial Grandmaster, she indeed possessed a much stronger ability to protect herself.

"Jiang Chen?"

Ye Qingchan was startled upon seeing Jiang Chen, then demanded, "Didn't you run out of the clinic? What are you doing coming down from upstairs?"

"I came up to handle some personal business."

Jiang Chen replied with a word of caution, "Don't be so reckless next time. Make sure you investigate thoroughly before you strike..."

"Shut up! It's not your place to lecture me! Don't say I didn't warn you—stay away from me, or the corpses downstairs will be your exact fate!"

Ye Qingchan interrupted him coldly. After issuing her warning, she continued up the stairs with several of her operatives.

Downstairs, she had already pinpointed the location of the commotion through the sounds of battle and gunshots, but upon reaching the tearoom, she was struck dumb with shock!

Three corpses—two twisted out of shape, one decapitated... It was evident that a terrifying battle had just taken place here!

"General Qin, did you kill all three of these people?" Ye Qingchan asked, turning to Qin Pochun.

"Ms. Ye overestimates me. I don't possess that kind of capability. Of those two high-level Martial Grandmasters, Mr. Jiang killed one and crippled the other. I merely fired an extra shot to finish the job!" Qin Pochun shook his head in reply.

"What?! Two high-level Martial Grandmasters?!"

Ye Qingchan stared in sheer disbelief at the corpses of Sato Harumori and the Jade Snake, her expression shifting dramatically. "Wait a minute—Mr. Jiang? Could it be that high-level Martial Grandmaster who is peerless in both medicine and martial arts?"

"Indeed. It seems Ms. Ye knows him as well. Mr. Jiang left just a short while ago; Ms. Ye should have crossed paths with him!" Qin Pochun smiled, feeling a sense of reflected glory from knowing Jiang Chen.

Hearing that Mr. Jiang had just left and lamenting that she had missed him yet again, Ye Qingchan hurriedly asked, "General Qin, where did Mr. Jiang go?"

"Mr. Jiang went back to the Skypiercing Violet Mansion." Qin Pochun answered instinctively.

"Thank you, General Qin. Sorry to trouble you with cleaning up the scene!"

Tossing out words of thanks, Ye Qingchan turned and sprinted away.

This time, she was determined to see Mr. Jiang! Not only did she have a great deal to say to him, but she also wanted to invite him to join the Dragon Soul!