Chapter 2914 - 2915: Killing with a Borrowed Knife
Chapter 2914: Chapter 2915: Killing with a Borrowed Knife
Of course, Xue An wouldn’t pretend to be magnanimous and let this Kou Cangfeng off.
Not to mention his secret provocations, just based on his recent words, it’s enough to sentence him to death.
Xue An didn’t rush to kill him immediately to explain things clearly. Now that his task is complete, Xue An will not spare him.
With a ’puff’ sound, Kou Cangfeng’s head fell off, following in his brother’s footsteps.
Kou Cangfeng died, swiftly and cleanly.
But it’s not over yet. Xue An glanced around, and wherever his gaze landed, the previously aggressive people came trembling, unable to avoid him quickly enough.
No one dared to meet Xue An’s eyes.
Just as Kou Cangfeng had earlier described them, they’re fine when things are going smoothly, but as soon as they’re at a disadvantage, they flee faster than anyone.
But at this moment, not one person dared to run, not even to move a step.
Because Xue An’s presence has enveloped the entire scene, any movement might bring death.
Xue An said nothing, just silently watched these people.
The atmosphere turned grim and stagnant, beads of cold sweat appeared on many foreheads.
Suddenly.
Xue An stepped forward to someone’s front.
This person had been trying to retreat, fearing Xue An’s attention.
But now, no one dared to make way for him, so he couldn’t succeed despite trying for so long. In sheer terror, Xue An walked directly up to him.
Even before Xue An spoke, his spirit already crumbled first, and he knelt down with a thud, kowtowing like a hen pecking at rice.
"Spare me, sir, spare me, sir! It was my own foolishness, listening to this person’s deceit, doing such stupid things. Please, please be merciful, spare me this time!"
Xue An looked at the pleading person with a playful expression.
The man was dressed in splendid attire, and wore a scholar’s crown, evidently of high status, with the name embroidered behind him.
Jinhan Academy.
It was precisely the academy where Kou Zhengfeng had been.
No need to ask, this person was the dean of Jinhan Academy.
Back then, in order to expand his influence among scholars, Kou Zhengfeng chose Xue An, an outsider, as his target, and ended up losing his life instead.
Afterward, Xue An’s displayed methods shocked the world, and Jinhan Academy quickly issued a statement, declaring Kou Zhengfeng’s actions were his own and had nothing to do with Jinhan Academy.
At that time, Xue An was busy with literary preparations and didn’t bother with such small matters.
But unexpectedly, after Xue An disappeared, Jinhan Academy was still not deterred; seduced by Kou Zhengfeng’s younger brother, Kou Cangfeng, they came to stir up trouble.
At that time, this dean of Jinhan Academy thought he had planned everything perfectly, believing that Xue An had surely died outside, and it was now or never to act.
Unexpectedly, before he could carry out his plan, Xue An had already returned.
At this moment, the dean of Jinhan Academy regretted deeply, cursing the Kou brothers in his heart.
Of course, these were his thoughts, none of which dared to show on his face.
He only hoped to move Xue An, begging him for mercy once.
But his hopes were destined to be futile.
Xue An wasn’t that lenient; forgiving them once was already a gracious act, now coming again; isn’t that courting death?
So while the dean was kowtowing fervently, Xue An suddenly said lightly, "Enough!"
With just two simple words, the dean halted abruptly.
"I gave you a chance before, but you didn’t cherish it, so don’t blame me now!"
The dean shuddered violently, despair flooding his face, "No...."
Before he could finish, Xue An swiftly struck down with a palm.
With a crunch, the dean’s upper body was smashed into a mess.
Blood and brain matter spread across a wide area, the heavy stench making one nearly retch.
Yet no one dared to show any dissatisfaction with this incident.
Even those closest, splattered with blood, dared not blink an eyelid.
Still, despite this, Xue An wasn’t planning to spare these people.
"Now I give you a choice: each academy sends one person to die, and I will spare the others. Otherwise, all of you will be left as sacrifices!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire scene shook.
Especially the academy members’ countenances, rapidly changing.
But Xue An wouldn’t give them time to think, he extended his hand, saying faintly, "I will count to five. After five, I want to see results. One!"
The academies broke out in fierce arguments, each unwilling to be sacrificed, fearful of being chosen as the offrings.
"Two!"
Xue An counted calmly, but these seemingly ordinary numbers became like deadly compulsion at the moment.
Arguments grew even more intense, faces flushed with anger.
"Three!"
The crowd began to stir, some academies were no longer satisfied with verbal arguments, turned to direct physical altercations.
"Four!" Xue An watched these brawling academicians with a mocking look.
Before he could shout the final five, the academies had already reached a consensus.
They pressed the battered, injured persons to kneel before Xue An, plastering their faces with fawning expressions.
"Sir, following your instructions, we’ve chosen the suitable candidates, please review them!"
Xue An looked at the forcefully kneeling, wounded, gagged persons and suddenly laughed.
"Well, not bad, you chose quickly!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Only to avoid delaying you, sir!"
"But I’ve suddenly changed my mind now!"
"Huh?" Everyone was puzzled.
Xue An smiled at what were clearly the heads of the academies.
"I think you’re more suitable as scapegoats than they are!"
With those words, a streak of sword light flashed, cutting through these people’s lives as if slicing through vegetables.
These people died without even realizing what happened.
After dealing with them, Xue An looked at the stunned kneeling crowd and said calmly.
"You were made scapegoats, do you feel wronged?"
In face of this questioning, none dared to speak, but some quick thinkers immediately replied.
"Of course, we feel wronged!"
"Very well! Since you’re wronged, and your academy heads have already died, from now on, you will replace their positions. Do you have confidence?"
Only now did many understand what Xue An intended; they couldn’t help but take a sharp breath.
This use of others to kill, executed flawlessly.
First, forcing these people to choose scapegoats, then killing the heads of the academies, allowing the scapegoats to replace them.
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