WHAT! I Have To Kill Heaven's Son To Live!-Chapter 196: Third Condition!

Reon and Mei Lin both climbed onto Xu Liang’s majestic eagle mount.

Mei Lin, clearly a bit nervous, settled herself between the two. She clung tightly to Xu Liang’s waist, who was sitting in front of her, her small hands trembling slightly.

"Mei Lin, there’s no need to be afraid," Reon said reassuringly from behind, gently wrapping his arms around her to steady her. "This is a trained mount beast—you’re perfectly safe."

"I-If Brother Xue says so... then I’ll try to be brave," Mei Lin whispered, slowly relaxing as she leaned back against his chest, comforted by his warmth.

Up front, Xu Liang glanced back over her shoulder.

"Is everyone ready?"

"Yes!" Reon and Mei Lin replied in unison.

"Alright then—Xiao Min, take us up!" Xu Liang commanded.

With a powerful beat of its wings, the mighty eagle launched into the sky.

In mere moments, they soared hundreds of meters above the ground, the wind rushing past as the vast forest below became a sea of green.

Mei Lin gasped in awe, her fear melting into wonder.

"Wow... it’s not scary at all! It’s amazing up here!"

Reon smiled, his gaze sweeping across the endless horizon.

"Yeah... it really is beautiful."

As the eagle soared through the skies, Reon’s gaze turned serious.

His thoughts drifted back to the third condition he had mentioned to Xu Liang.

...

"Thanks. Now for the third—and most important—condition... I want your help to eliminate a branch organization operating in the Zhenou Kingdom.

They’re part of a much larger, evil force... a group that sacrifices children and uses bandits as their puppets to carry out their dirty work."

"I recently wiped out one of their bandit groups—rescued nearly a hundred mortals from becoming offerings. But that was just a small part of the problem."

"I believe they’ve already embedded—or are planning to embed—bandits in nearly every county across the kingdoms. It’s a massive web of corruption and cruelty."

"And worst of all... they’re humans who worship demons."

Xu Liang’s eyes widened in disbelief.

"W-What?! Are you serious? Is that... really true?"

"Yes," Reon replied, his voice firm. "And I need your help—because I’m not strong enough to face them alone. I can’t just stand by while innocent mortal children are sacrificed for nothing."

"As cultivators with great power, it’s our responsibility to protect them."

She stared at him for a moment, then nodded, her expression turning cold and resolute.

"Alright. If that’s truly the case, I’ll do everything I can to help. Those kinds of monsters deserve no mercy."

[Ding! Xu Liang’s favorability toward the host has increased by 10.]

...

Reon nodded slightly, a faint smile tugging at the corner of his lips.

’I knew she’d agree... Beneath all that pride and arrogance, Xu Liang has an unshakable sense of duty and justice. That’s what makes her worthy of the very pride and arrogance she carries.’

’With this... I’ll be stealing yet another major opportunity from Yang Lie—one that will prevent him from completing a Main Scenario Quest from his system."

’But there’s a problem... Can we even find them right now? In the novel, their appearance was still five years away.’

’For now, they’re hidden far too well—even from the eyes of the great sects and criminal investigation forces. Tracking down their base will be anything but easy.’

Reon turned to Xu Liang.

"Senior Xu Liang... actually, I don’t know where their main base is. I couldn’t extract anything concrete from the bandits. Do you—by any chance—have a way to track them?"

Xu Liang’s eyes narrowed in thought.

"I do have a method," she said calmly. "But I’ll need to narrow down the area first. I can’t cast it across an entire great kingdom as vast as Zhenou."

"Do you at least know which county they might be hiding in?"

Reon went quiet, thinking deeply.

’In the novel, they used to hide in the underground sewers beneath the capitals of every great kingdom... but that was much later.’

’Right now, they’re probably avoiding the limelight—likely hiding in overlooked counties.’

’A county recently attacked and now under renovation... or one that’s too peaceful to raise suspicion.’

’Like...’

He looked up.

"Senior Xu Liang... how about we investigate Minlung County and Zhushin Count—"

He was cut off as Xu Liang suddenly interrupted.

Her eyes narrowed as she stared down toward the distant land.

"Why don’t we just ask them directly?" she said, her voice turning sharp.

Reon blinked.

"Did you see something?"

He looked down but saw nothing unusual—just trees and a very small fortress surrounded by low walls.

Xu Liang pointed toward the small fortress far below.

"There’s a man in a dark cloak, standing just outside the fortress gate. Alone."

Reon’s eyes narrowed.

"Then... he might be here to collect the sacrifices."

"Exactly. I’ll go find out."

Without waiting for a response, Xu Liang suddenly leapt off the eagle’s back.

"W-Wait, what—?!" Reon’s eyes widened in alarm.

’She’s jumping from this height? That’s at least eight hundred meters!’

’Oh, right—I forgot she can fly. She’s probably just flying down there, right?’

But—

Seconds later—

BOOM!

’Wait—she didn’t fly at all... she literally jumped straight to the ground!’

The ground erupted in a shockwave as Xu Liang landed behind the cloaked figure with explosive force, the earth cracking beneath her feet. free𝑤ebnovel.com

Dust billowed out in all directions, and the fortress walls trembled from the sheer impact.

The cloaked man instinctively leapt back, alarm flashing in his eyes as the earth trembled beneath him.

’W-What was that?! An ambush? I knew something was off—there wasn’t even an illusion formation guarding this place!’

As the dust began to clear, his eyes widened.

From the swirling haze stepped a breathtaking young woman, her crimson hair swaying with the breeze, eyes cold as frost.

"Who... Who are you, girl?" he demanded, trying to keep his composure.

Xu Liang’s voice was calm, but her tone cut like a blade.

"You don’t need to know who I am. Just answer this... where is your main base in the Zhenou Kingdom?"

The man’s expression twisted in disbelief.

"Are you serious right now?" he sneered. "You expect me to just hand over our secrets?"

Xu Liang’s gaze narrowed.

"So, you’re not going to talk?"

He smirked, his arrogance returning.

"Why the hell should I? Get lost, you dumb bitc—"

But before the insult could leave his lips—

BOOM!

A searing blast of fire and force hurled him through the air for miles.

BOOM!

BOOM!

Five minutes later...

The once-sturdy land around the fortress had turned to scorched ruin. Dust and ash hung in the air like a shroud.

The man lay on the ground, a bloodied wreck—his arms torn from his body, blood pooling beneath him.

He trembled as he looked up at the girl who stood over him, untouched, her aura still blazing with killing intent.

"P-Please... Miss—no, Boss!" he stammered, his voice shaking. "I-I’ll talk! I’ll tell you everything... just please don’t kill me!"

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