Worldwide Awakening: My Soul Kinds Are Lost-Chapter 439: Nine Clans’ Fun and Games_1

"Leave your belongings, and we might spare your life, leaving your corpse intact. Otherwise, you’ll die without a burial place."

Several men, tightly wrapped in black armor, blocked Wang Linchi’s path.

They wore iron armor and wielded crossbows and long knives. If this equipment were discovered, the lightest punishment would be the confiscation of all their property and the annihilation of their entire family. Not even a Great Family would be exempt. Possessing complete sets of crossbows and armor was tantamount to rebellion, especially since it wasn’t just one set, but enough for all dozen or so of them.

The Great Families abided by the rules, and the Court played by those rules with them. If you directly rebelled, why would the Court still bother with rules for you?

Therefore, Great Families rarely touched these items. Even if they did, they would only have one or two sets, and they would be hidden extremely well.

"You want my things, and you still want my life. If I’m going to die anyway, why should I hand them over?" Wang Linchi retorted sarcastically.

He was certain to die. His opponents had appeared with armor and crossbows; this secret absolutely could not be exposed.

Of course, if they hadn’t deployed this equipment, they might have worried they couldn’t capture Wang Linchi. After all, Wang Linchi was a Spirit Master with the title of Lifted Person, a rare phoenix feather in Baishan County, belonging to the highest echelon. How could they plot against him without being cautious?

"You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit! Attack!" the lead man in black armor snorted coldly, and the men behind him all raised their crossbows, preparing for a volley.

However, before they could act, Wang Linchi struck first. He retrieved a part of his Combat Armor from his storage space—a laser gun.

He fired a targeted shot, easily hitting the vision slit in the man’s faceplate. The laser beam instantly pierced skin and skull, burning his brain to charcoal.

The remaining men in black armor reacted, assuming it was Wang Linchi’s Spirit Law. Without hesitation, they raised their crossbows and fired at Wang Linchi.

However, these petty tricks were useless against Wang Linchi. Not a single crossbow arrow hit him; instead, he picked them all off with his laser gun.

"Hmph, pitting cold weapons against my firearm? Do you think this is one of those high martial fantasy worlds? You can’t even unleash Sword Qi, yet you dare to challenge me," Wang Linchi sneered.

In those high martial worlds, powerful Transcendents could reshape mountains and rivers with a wave of their hand. Wang Linchi wouldn’t dare claim his firearms could win there. But this low martial world? It truly couldn’t compare.

These Great Families are truly courting death, daring to ambush me here. Wang Linchi didn’t know who was behind it, but he knew it was the work of the Great Families.

Every one of them is indeed coveting the non-existent Spiritual Treasure they think I possess. Wang Linchi was now furious. He had clearly let them off before, yet they insisted on pulling this stunt.

Apparently, the Great Families felt that whatever enabled a mud-legged commoner to become a Lifted Person Jieyuan should belong to them, not to someone like Wang Linchi who had no background.

As for what to do after killing Wang Linchi? Simple: destroy the corpse and eliminate all traces. Wang Linchi had no background or connections; no one would come looking for him. If someone did inquire or report it to the officials much later, they could just push the blame onto the Liu Kou bandits from the County Government explosion incident.

However, for all their calculations, they missed one crucial point: Wang Linchi didn’t die. Instead, he turned the tables and killed them all.

"Since it has come to this, don’t blame me for sending your Nine Clans to their doom."

At this juncture, Wang Linchi, the new Lifted Person Jieyuan, was attacked on the road. His assailants possessed armor and crossbows. This was practically prodding Emperor Jing’s nerves. Investigating this wouldn’t actually be very difficult.

To dare to do this meant these people were extremely confident and had dispatched core family members. Otherwise, how could they entrust such a capital offense secret like privately hoarding armor and crossbows to anyone but their own true kin?

He tied the dozen or so men together with ropes, found the horses they had ridden, and dragged the bodies behind the horses, preparing to return to Baishan County.

Wang Linchi’s task was simple: just drag these armored corpses back to Baishan County. He wouldn’t need to worry about the rest. The Qiantian Iron Horse, the Three Laws Department, and the Imperial Guards, who had only recently withdrawn to Zhenhai City, would come again. Then, they would investigate directly without needing any guidance from Wang Linchi.

At the very least, it would be a charge of rebellion. If luck was bad, the Great Families of Baishan County might all be purged.

No amount of pleading would help, and indeed, no one would dare to plead. Whoever pleaded, Emperor Jing would investigate. As Great Families, whose hands could be clean? Normally, to maintain balance, Emperor Jing would turn a blind eye. But now that you threatened his imperial rule, no matter how tolerant he usually was, he would demand the lives of your entire family.

His return naturally caused a huge commotion. The soldiers guarding the city gate saw this scene and understood the situation even without Wang Linchi needing to explain.

"Notify the supervising adults in the city to come. I was ambushed on my way to the Prefecture by these people," Wang Linchi said, pointing to the corpses behind him.

Wang Linchi had only been gone for half a day, so the soldiers guarding the gate were the same ones; they naturally recognized him, the Lifted Person Jieyuan.

About fifteen minutes later, people began to arrive one after another. Among them were the Imperial Thousand Household Honor Guard, the Dali Court Judge from the Three Laws Department, and the Colonel of the Qingtian Iron Cavalry School, among others.

These men were all die-hard loyalists of Emperor Jing. Even if they came from Great Families, they had been won over by Emperor Jing’s charisma.

"Wang Jieyuan, do you have any suspects in mind?" the Dali Court Judge asked, clasping his hands in a salute to Wang Linchi.

What? Suspect Wang Linchi? Only a complete idiot would question the victim with something like, ’If it wasn’t your fault, how could they possibly try to kill you?’

"No. As soon as we met, they told me to hand over the Spiritual Treasure, saying they would leave my corpse intact if I did. When I said I didn’t have one, they attacked and cursed me for refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit," Wang Linchi replied.

The three men’s expressions didn’t change, but they understood the sequence of events. The Imperial Thousand Household Honor Guard asked, "Wang Jieyuan, do you truly possess a Spiritual Treasure?" 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"Do you three also think I have one?" Wang Linchi countered.

"No, Wang Jieyuan possesses genuine talent and learning." The Imperial Thousand Household Honor Guard certainly knew he didn’t. When all personnel related to Zhenhai City were placed under house arrest, Wang Linchi was among them. The Imperial Guards under his command had investigated him thoroughly. If he truly had a Spiritual Treasure, it would have been discovered long ago. Thus, the words of this Imperial Thousand Household Honor Guard carried significant weight, directly attesting to Wang Linchi’s lack of such an item.

"But some people believe I do. Who, honored sirs, do you think those people might be?" Wang Linchi said, fanning the flames.

Of course, even without his prodding, the three officials were already seething. For such an incident to occur at this critical time, they could not escape blame and would definitely be held accountable.

The Colonel of the Qingtian Iron Cavalry School didn’t speak. He waved his hand, and several soldiers beside him surged forward, skillfully removing the faceplates from the corpses.

Then, several local Imperial Guards stepped forward and began to identify the individuals. Wang Linchi’s laser beam was very fine; it had only destroyed the corpses’ eyes and did not affect their facial features, allowing for identification.

"Cheng Family, Fish generation, Cheng Bream."

"Lee’s family, Wood generation, Li Chai."

"Xu Family..."

As the Imperial Guards announced the names one by one, everyone present felt a chill run down their spine.

Wang Linchi had initially assumed it was only one family involved. But now it seemed that several families had each sent a few members. This was truly bizarre.

However, the expressions of the three supervising officials grew increasingly grim. If it were just one family, it would be one thing. But now, with multiple Great Families involved, it implied collusion.

"Judge, what is your assessment?" the Colonel of the Qingtian Iron Cavalry School asked the Dali Court Judge after the names were all called out.

"Assassinating a Court-appointed official: a capital offense."

"Furthermore, private possession of armor and crossbows: extermination of three familial clans."

"These two crimes combined, aggravated by one degree, constitute rebellion: extermination of all Nine Clans."

The Dali Court Judge spoke, suppressing his fury.

"I must trouble the Colonel to temporarily take these bodies into custody. After I draft a memorial to His Majesty in the Capital, the sentences will be carried out," the Imperial Thousand Household Honor Guard now spoke.

Sweeping out corruption requires evidence, but counter-terrorism only needs a list of names. Now that the list was in hand, the remaining Imperial Guards could only assist; the army would have to carry out the operation.

"Very well," the Colonel of the Qingtian Iron Cavalry School said. He then turned and left with his personal troops. The Imperial Thousand Household Honor Guard accompanied him, taking the armored corpses.

"Wang Jieyuan, please rest in the city for a few days. After this matter is concluded, we will arrange for the Iron Horse to escort you to the Prefecture," the Dali Court Judge said.

Wang Linchi certainly couldn’t leave; he was, after all, a key witness.

"I am willing to serve the Court." Of course, Wang Linchi couldn’t leave. He still wanted to see how this group of people would meet their end. If I left now, wouldn’t that be a huge loss?

This matter wouldn’t drag on. This was rebellion, not some ordinary case. If things moved quickly, they might see them beheaded at the public execution ground in three to five days. At the slowest, it wouldn’t exceed a month, so Wang Linchi wouldn’t miss it.