A mouthful of clotted blood spurted out, and Wang Junze immediately fell to the ground, his whole body in severe pain. It felt as though blood was seeping from every pore, and within moments, his clothes were entirely stained red, nearly turning him into a man of blood.
The blood seeping from his pores was actually the clotted blood blocking the meridian channels in his body. Once all that clotted blood was expelled, his damaged meridians could recover with just a bit of rest.
Gently closing his eyes, Wang Junze didn't care about the pain in his body but instead slowly began to sort through his meridians, confirming the number of his opened veins.
After all, the same opening veins differs in numbers, and the strength and potential vary vastly.
"Eighty-one meridian channels... the supreme number of nine times nine!"
A moment later, Wang Junze confirmed the number of meridians in his body—eighty-one meridian channels. This number was terrifying indeed, and even though Wang Junze had already sensed that he wouldn't open few meridians, he was still shocked by this result.
In the entire Wang Family, no, the entire Jubei City, there had never been a prodigy who had opened eighty-one meridian channels!
Legend had it that the powerful City Lord of Jubei City, in his day, had only opened seventy-two meridian channels.
Once news like this spread, the entire Jubei City, even the entire Northern Domain, might be in an uproar.
Of course, if such news really got out, it might not be a good thing, and it could even bring disaster to Wang Junze instead.
A prominent tree in the forest gets destroyed by the wind!
Not to mention that Wang Junze had already left the Wang Family, even if the Wang Family supported him with all its might, they probably couldn't withstand the ensuing storm.
Fortunately, Wang Junze's opening veins was accomplished on his own; no one saw it, so he didn't need to worry about the information being leaked. After all, as long as he didn't expose himself, outsiders couldn't determine the number of his opened veins.
However... how should he deal with this mess now?
Others aside, Wang Xin was a talent who had opened seventeen meridian channels, and now that he was dead here, it was bound to be troublesome.
Shaking his head, Wang Junze couldn't help but think of the Meridian Opening Pill his sister had given him.
The opening of veins could be attributed to the Meridian Opening Pill. No one knew exactly how many veins he opened, so using the pill on the way out of home and successfully opening veins, combined with his own swordsmanship, could somewhat explain how he managed to kill Wang Xin by luck.
As long as he concealed the truth of opening veins through Sword Dao, the death of Wang Xin and the others would become insignificant.
As for the Wang Family, or rather, whether his second uncle would seek revenge, Wang Junze didn't care. If revenge was indeed sought... let them come!
Just like Wang Xin, if they did not regard him as family, then naturally, he would not show mercy.
Thinking of this, Wang Junze shook his head, stood up, and walked to Wang Xin's body. He found the money pouch from him and tucked it into his arms.
Worried about lacking money for footing in Jubei City, this sum would make things much easier.
Walking to Wang Xin's horse, Wang Junze mounted it and continued on his way to Jubei City.
However, Wang Junze did not know that after he left, a figure dressed in red gently walked out from not far away, watching Wang Junze's departing figure. A brilliant smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and she softly said, "Brother didn't lie to me. I just don't know, how many meridian channels brother actually opened. I really want to ask him, but... for now, it's better not to let him know. As for these little troubles, I'll help brother deal with them!"
Wang Xin!
Wang Junze thought his sister had long left, but in reality, she had never truly returned to the sect; instead, she secretly followed him, protecting him.
Having trained at Cloud Mirror Sect for three years, Wang Xin was no longer the naive little girl she once was, only that she did not show this in front of Wang Junze.
Extending her delicate hand, Wang Xin gave a gentle wave, and immediately a terrifying flame surged from her body, devouring the bodies around her in an instant.
At the same time, Wang Xin walked leisurely to Wang Xin's corpse, with a flick of her wrist, a blade as thin as a cicada's wing slipped out from her sleeve. Casually, she sliced off Wang Xin's head, holding it in her hand as if it were merely a ball, smiling and turning to walk towards the Wang Family.