Chapter 4622
“Do you know him?” Kai asked, turning to the youngest sister’s brother.
“Of course! This Mr. Qiu is well-known in Beast City. He struts around the streets as if he owns them,” the brother replied.
“Well, he won’t be strutting anywhere now—I’ve crippled his legs,” Kai said nonchalantly.
“Brother-in-law, you’re being reckless! Mr. Qiu’s father is one of the three Beast Generals. Crippling his legs is bound to bring serious trouble!” the brother exclaimed, his face full of shock.
“Trouble?” Kai smiled faintly. “Not only will I cripple his legs—I’ll kill him too.”
With that, Kai gripped the Dragon Slaying Sword and drove it into Qiu Yu with force, extracting his beast pill. Qiu Yu died instantly, unable to even plead for his life.
The siblings were terrified. They never imagined Kai would dare to kill the son of one of the three Beast Generals. It was an act of unparalleled audacity.
“I should tell you—I ended up in jail for beating up Qiu Yu,” Kai began. “Now that I’ve killed him, the Qiu family will undoubtedly come after me. They’ll send people to hunt me down, and it’ll be a blood feud.”
He looked at the siblings sternly. “So you two shouldn’t follow me. It’ll be far too dangerous.”
Kai said this deliberately, hoping to scare the siblings into leaving him. He understood that while he could walk away from Beast City whenever he wanted, the brother and sister couldn’t. If they became entangled in his conflict with the Qiu family, their lives would be at risk.
“Brother, let’s go,” the youngest sister said, tugging on her brother’s arm.By chance, the siblings had ended up following Kai, but there was no deep bond between them.
The youngest sister had never shared an intimate relationship with Kai, and there was no special attachment, so accompanying him wasn’t a significant commitment for her.
“Sister, since my brother-in-law has caused such a big problem, we can’t just stand by and do nothing,” her brother said firmly. “If we turned our backs on him now, it would be heartless of us. After all, you two have been close—how can you pretend there’s nothing between you?”
He added with conviction, “If the Qiu family comes after him, I won’t sit idly by. Once we’re out of Beast City and into the outskirts, we won’t have anything to fear. As long as we stay out of the city, they won’t be able to find us!”
His words left the youngest sister stunned. She stared at her brother in disbelief, feeling as though he had undergone a sudden change.
What the youngest sister didn’t realize was that her brother’s willingness to support Kai stemmed entirely from Kai’s strength and the secret of the fairy stone veins.
“Brother, about Kai and me…” she began, intending to clarify that there was nothing between them.
But her brother interrupted her firmly. “Sister, stop talking. My life was saved by my brother-in-law. Can you really abandon him when he’s in danger? What kind of people would that make us?”
His words left no room for argument. If she persisted, it would make her seem heartless and ungrateful.
Kai, realizing how determined they were, sighed and relented. “Fine, you two can follow me, but don’t stray too far. If danger comes, I might not be able to protect you.”
“Don’t worry, brother-in-law,” her brother said with confidence, patting Kai on the shoulder. “I know this area well. If anyone tries to hunt us down, I can lead us to safety.”
Kai could only smile helplessly at his enthusiasm as they set off together toward the southern part of the city.
After traveling a hundred miles, they came upon a towering tree, just as Xiong Kuo had described.