Chapter 52 - Thats The End (1/2)

Gao Pan completed his fascinating turn. What greeted him was most unforgettable. An old, tattered shoe flew past his eye.

His face was slapped by the shoe.

Before he could respond, Xu Yi arrived in the nick of time for the kill. He held his left hand and twisted it.

With a loud click, Xu Yi broke Gao Pan’s index finger on his left hand. He quickly threw it into his waist pouch. He abruptly released his right palm and hit Gao Pan’s forehead.

Gao Pan collapsed feebly towards the ground. There was utter silence everywhere.

“Why did you spare my life?”

Gao Pan lay on the ground. Suddenly he felt relieved.

“We’ve no feud between us. Why do I need to take your life?” Xu Yi answered casually as he picked up his broken shoe and put it on.

His earlier blow was to end Gao Pan’s retaliation. It was not meant to injure him.

Just as he had responded to Gao Junmo earlier, he was not a monstrous murderer. He only killed those who deserved to die.

The Zhou family were his arch enemies. He had to kill them. The youth in black was a town bully. He had humiliated Uncle Mu and threatened Little Qiu’s life. That infuriated Xu Yi, and once again, his hands had to be stained with blood.

In regards to Gao Pan. How was he as a person? What his life was like? Xu Yi did not know, and he too did not wish to know. Xu Yi was full of admiration for his opponent’s pugilistic prowess. How could he have the intention to kill him?

“Even if you spare me, I can live no longer.”

Gao Pan understood outcome he had to face. The Ultimate Hall Master and the ten thousand taels of gold!

“I do not kill you simply because I lack a reason to do so. Whether you live or die, it has absolutely nothing to do with me!”

After picking up the silver spear, Xu Yi turned to leave. Initially, he had intended to remove the golden armour worn by Gao Pan. However, he was unable to do so in front of such a huge crowd. If he had done so, it would’ve been his latest personal achievement.

“Last question, how do you know that there’s something funny with the ring?” Gao Pan’s curiosity was piqued. He had to find out before he died.

“It’s a sense I have!”

Xu Yi was honest and told him the truth.

At that time, Gao Pan pursued the silver spear swiftly. Even Xu Yi had thought that he had wanted to make a last effort in a bid to turn things around. However, during the pursuit, Gao Pan’s movements seemed somewhat hesitant. Those few seconds of slowness could have gone undetected, but Xu Yi was able to detect the subtle change. He was endowed with superb supernatural senses to perceive his surroundings.

Even though he had not witnessed Gao Pan’s actions, he was able to feel that Gao Pan was moving the ring on his finger.

It was a moment of life and death, yet Gao Pan decided to let go of the silver spear and slowed down to adjust his ring. There was only a simple logical conclusion; he had sensed death in the ring.

Once the plot had been exposed, its effectiveness was compromised. Xu Yi was able to come up with a solution very quickly.

Since the sneak attack had been seen through, it completely lost its effectiveness. Xu Yi thought of a quick and easy solution. He planned to break off Gao Pan’s ring finger when he nabbed him. That would have put an end to any killing.

“You sensed it? Yeah, okay. That’s the only reasonable explanation.”

Gao Pan’s voice sounded hollow and empty. He felt satisfied and he closed his hand.

Click, click. Gao Pan took his own life by breaking his own neck.

Strangely, his face was filled with a deep sense of satisfaction and conceit. His mouth was wide open as if he were mocking at the crowd. My life’s come with a hefty price tag. It’s worth several tens of millions taels of gold!