Lord Shenxiu
Chapter 173 Hidden Dragon’s Pact (Subscribe please!)

Chapter 173: Chapter 173 Hidden Dragon’s Pact (Subscribe please!)

"The Five Elements Palm truly lives up to its name!"

Hearing the admiring voices of the Jianghu people around him, Gu Qingying couldn’t help but reveal a bitter smile at the corner of his mouth.

Xun Liuyi was indeed very cunning, but how did he manage to conceal the Yin Yang Liangyi Palm Technique under the Five Elements Thief Palm?

And with this secret, the Earth Tyrant Blade really died a frustrating death.

"How is this possible?"

Below the stage, even more distraught than Gu Qingying, was a disciple of the Six Void Sect.

He was the former Brother Zhao, but as much as he had been full of pride before, now his hands and feet were ice-cold.

"It was you!"

At that moment, a hand landed on his shoulder.

Unbeknownst to others, Zhong Shenxiu had stepped down from the arena, patting the Six Void Sect disciple on the shoulder with a smiling face, suddenly looked around, and with a clear voice that echoed, "In Jianghu martial arts competition, life and death are up to fate. If anyone wants to seek revenge, Xun Liuyi is here to take it all on. But once you make a move, don’t blame me for tracing it back to its roots and eradicating it!"

After finishing, Zhong Shenxiu looked around, saw that everyone seemed to be deterred, and then turned and left.

"Junior Brother Wang... you see, even though Xun Liuyi is fierce and aggressive, he still doesn’t dare to lay a hand on me..."

Brother Zhao survived by a hair’s breadth, wiped the cold sweat from his brow, and without bothering with his fan, seeing Junior Brother Wang approaching at a leisurely pace with a young man in green beside him, whose back was as straight as a javelin, he couldn’t help but laugh, "This time didn’t work, but there is always next time... We’ll keep trying, and we’ll succeed eventually."

However, he didn’t notice that the young man in green looked at him with a hint of... pity?

"Mr. Li, please take a look at our Brother Zhao..."

Junior Brother Wang noticed something was off and quickly spoke up.

Li Qinghe nodded, suddenly stepped forward, grabbed Brother Zhao’s pulse, sensed for a moment, and his voice grew more somber, "This Xun Liuyi is really sinister. Brother Zhao looks fine, but in fact, the balance of yin and yang energies in his body has been disrupted. Within seven days, various symptoms will inevitably follow one after another..."

"What? He... he actually dared to harm me covertly?" Brother Zhao clutched his folded fan tightly, his knuckles turning somewhat white, "How dare he?"

But he didn’t know, Zhong Shenxiu had already done as if donning the coat of the authorities, and since Zhao himself had started the trouble, even if he were killed on the spot, the Six Void Sect could only accept their loss and could not send a Grandmaster for revenge. Thus, Shenxiu had nothing to fear.

"Can this injury be treated?"

Brother Zhao looked towards Li Qinghe like looking at a life-saving straw.

"Killing a person is easy, but bringing him back to life is as hard as ascending to heaven, especially when the yin and yang energies are imbalanced. It’s not deadly, but yin dominating over yang can manifest many symptoms; for example, the skin becoming smoother, the Adam’s apple shrinking, pectoral muscles developing again, and even..."

Li Qinghe looked at Brother Zhao with pity, "Developing more female characteristics... is also not impossible. Moreover, because this ailment is rooted in the Five Elements and the yin-yang energies, treating it will be extremely difficult!"

"Ah, I don’t want to become a woman..."

Originally poised and spirited, Brother Zhao now felt like he had fallen into an abyss, his limbs ice-cold...

Especially seeing some malicious gazes around him, staring at his somewhat feminine face, he felt even worse...

Zhong Shenxiu slowly strolled back to the inn.

Suddenly, he turned his head, seeing at the end of the street, a figure standing tall like a javelin.

It was a young man in green, with a determined face, who slowly approached Zhong Shenxiu and said:

"My name is... Li Qinghe!"

"Originally, the disciples of the Six Void Sect asked me to take action, but I did not agree... because there was no meaning in it, and I am not someone who acts for the sake of money."

"But today, after seeing Brother Xun’s Yin Yang Dual Palm, it has ignited my desire to challenge you."

"I won’t take advantage of you this time," three days from now, we’ll settle this here!"

Li Qinghe, with his long spear slung over his back, said his piece and walked away, exuding elegance and grace.

Watching his retreating figure, Zhong Shenxiu suddenly laughed, "So this is the ’Hidden Dragon’? A pure... seeker of the Way?"

This was a person who pursued martial arts to the extreme, who cared not for empty honor or wealth.

When seeing a rival that could stir one’s blood, he would step forth to challenge them, unconcerned with rankings on the Human List or high and low statuses, all of which were like fleeting clouds to him.

"Good, I accept."

Zhong Shenxiu smiled.

Clearly, the event of the day would inevitably thunder through the world.

Starting with the death of the Earth Tyrant Blade, a contest between the top martial artist on the Human List was bound to capture many people’s interest.

’That being said... word will spread quickly in the surrounding areas, right? Even the spies of the Five Poison Sect, blind and deaf as they are, must get wind of it...’

Zhong Shenxiu muttered to himself for a moment before heading back to the inn to seek out Duan Mingyu, "Mr. Duan... it’s time for you to leave!"

"Why?"

Duan Mingyu asked, somewhat confused.

"Because this place is about to become very dangerous, and Grandmasters might even make a move."

Zhong Shenxiu replied openly.

After observing him over this period, Duan Mingyu had proven to be trustworthy.

"So it is... the price for obtaining the Marrow Refining Secret Method?" Duan Mingyu’s expression turned somewhat gloomy, "We are brothers who have been through life and death together, and now, when it matters most, you’re telling me to leave first?"

"Because you staying here is of no use; instead, you might get killed or serve as a distraction... If you were a Grandmaster, I would have directly asked you to stay and lend me a hand," Zhong Shenxiu said, with brutal honesty.

A pained expression immediately crossed Duan Mingyu’s face, "Damn it, I’ll go into seclusion as soon as I return. I won’t come out until I become a Grandmaster."

He punched Zhong Shenxiu hard, "Liu Yi, you must survive. If you die here, I will avenge you and take care of your family and kin."

"Very well."

Zhong Shenxiu nodded.

At times like this, the last thing he wanted was someone who couldn’t grasp the situation but stayed out of a misguided sense of doing good—useless in a crunch and nothing but a burden.

Someone like Duan Mingyu, now that was genuine elegance.

Moreover, Zhong Shenxiu believed his promise—if he were to die, Duan Mingyu would indeed take care of his family and kin—should he have any.

Watching Duan Mingyu return to his room to pack, Zhong Shenxiu went back to his own room and sat cross-legged, deep in thought.

The message was out, the Black Widow could strike at any time; was he ready?

’Last time, the opponent clearly didn’t use their full strength... A full-force blow from an Earth List Master would be nearly impossible for a Human List martial artist to withstand, for it’s a difference in the level of life...’

’As for preparation, the best would be to make a breakthrough to Grandmaster... but to do it with the Liangyi Huaji Hand? Ugh... better not...’

He glanced at the Heavenly Show Points and mentally reckoned, but couldn’t bring himself to make that harsh decision.

After all, those Heavenly Show Points were with him; if the situation became dire and he faced certain death, then... he would decide at that moment!

’A breakthrough to Grandmaster could take from half a day to several days, but Heavenly Show Points could expedite that process. Maybe it would be just like the divine revelation for Divine Martial Artists, happening in an instant... I hope I’m not forced to that point.’

’To secretly make a breakthrough is already shameful enough, but to do it in front of others... better just kill me...’