The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 194 - 6 Xixian City

Chapter 194: Chapter 6 Xixian City

A massive transfer of memories, coupled with the agony of a severed limb (which always felt rather philosophical to me), had put Qing Yu into a deep slumber for an entire day and night.

"Crack—"

Qing Yu tilted his head, the vertebrae in his neck making a crisp sound due to having slept sitting for so long.

"This feeling, it’s really quite uncomfortable..."

The moment he woke up, for an instant, Qing Yu felt as if both hands were suspended in emptiness, which snapped him out of the lingering sleepiness.

"I was careless, really careless; this time, I indeed received a painful lesson. If it weren’t for the Inheritance Space, I would have had to lie low for many years, even if I had not died..."

He perversely recalled the torture of losing his arm, letting the pain deepen his impression of the consequences brought by his carelessness.

Qing Yu got up and left the secret chamber where he had been in seclusion. Outside, as usual, lay the intelligence reports presented by his subordinates during his time in seclusion.

"Oh? Wantong Escort Agency will pass through Cangyun Canyon with the ’Supreme Primordial Pill’ in three days’ time. Hmm, interesting!"

For the escort agencies, secrecy is of the utmost importance, especially when transporting valuables like the ’Supreme Primordial Pill’. Normally, when details of the cargo are revealed, it’s either because the cargo owner harbors ulterior motives, or the escort itself is a trap. There are always parties with ill intentions.

Moreover, the escort’s route through Cangyun Canyon, a place suitable for ambushes, clearly invites thieves to plunder. You tell me if that’s not interesting.

"Interesting or not, I don’t care, but I must obtain the Supreme Primordial Pill, so I might as well get involved."

As he defeated more and more villains, Qing Yu’s martial arts cultivation grew increasingly profound, widening the gap from the True Qi Realm. Hence, elixirs like the ’Supreme Primordial Pill’ that could aid in cultivation were exactly what Qing Yu urgently needed.

"This cargo is precisely what I require. And lately, the Azure Dragon Association has been engaging in quite a few murderous plunderings. Perhaps the mastermind behind the ’Supreme Primordial Pill’ is trying to lure me into a trap. However, I am short of nothing but people. Even if everyone going for the raid ends up dead, I can afford the loss."

A faint fire power wrapped around his forefinger’s tip. With a slight hook of the finger, the fire power scorched a slightly yellowish hook into the paper, signifying his agreement to stage the raid. The rest would be left to his subordinates.

Then came another report, also an interesting piece of news. The Zhenwu Sect was dispatching a large number of disciples and ordering various affiliated Taoist Temples to search for the traces of the Azure Dragon Association.

"I remember that I had the audacity to take on an assassination job against a temple master from one of Zhenwu Sect’s subordinate Taoist Temples, and it was his junior who placed the order. However, they shouldn’t be mobilizing on such a grand scale for just a temple master."

"This message has piqued my interest. With such a large deployment of disciples, Qingzhou should be coming down from the mountain as well," Qing Yu stroked his chin, musing.

Back in Yang City, when his body double died, Qingzhou was also there. Moreover, Qing Yu’s double was killed by the stray Sword Qi deflected by Qingzhou’s Xuanwu Sea Suppressing Sword. Qing Yu knew all of this from Luo Yan, who happened to arrive on the scene.

As for coincidence, Qing Yu, who was not averse to speculating others’ thoughts through conspiracy theories, did not believe in it at all. If he truly wished to kill someone, Qing Yu could contrive thousands of ’coincidences.’ What’s more, Qingzhou was also the favorite of Xuanming, the disciple of Qingxu, the Sect Leader of Zhenwu Sect.

Qing Yu had never forgotten that his good-for-nothing master had left him with such a powerful enemy in the Divinity Realm, Xuanming.

"I need to send someone to find the whereabouts of Qingzhou."

This task could not be accomplished simply by drawing a hook with fire power to act cool; Qing Yu had to personally give the order.

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"Senior Brother, the assassins of the Azure Dragon Association are elusive as ghosts. How shall we track their whereabouts?"

After another day’s journey, passing through three small towns, Qingling finally could not help but ask Qingzhou.

Aimlessly buzzing around like a headless fly, scouring the world for those elusive assassins was a grueling task. The prodigal son Chen Qinglin had been whining about giving up half a day ago; if it hadn’t been for Qingzhou invoking the name of the authoritative Elder Brother Qingxu, he wouldn’t have been able to keep this spoiled boy in line.

"Exactly, Senior Brother Qingzhou, since other brothers and sisters are also searching, why don’t we just take this opportunity to enjoy ourselves? We could return and report back casually. Why bother with such toil..." Chen Qinglin couldn’t help wanting to give up again.

"Ha ha..." Under Qingzhou’s silent and steady gaze, Chen Qinglin forced a dry laugh and said no more. If he continued, Qingzhou might bring up that formidable Elder Brother again. Even worse, he might report back to Xuanming, and then Chen Qinglin would really suffer.

"The Azure Dragon Association strikes without trace, but some people are simply thoughtless."

Qingzhou pointed ahead, "Three miles from here lies a small city named Xixian, home to the Luo and Mei Families, who have been feuding for generations. Recently, the head of the Luo Family, Luo Zhengwen, has let slip that he’s hired an assassin from the Azure Dragon Association to exterminate the entire Mei Family within seven days. We need only go to Xixian City and wait patiently for our prey, like waiting for rabbits to hit a tree stump."

"That’s wonderful!" Qingling exclaimed with joy.

The monotony of long travels had already bored the vivacious Qingling. Now, hearing that they could find the tracks of the Azure Dragon Association, she cheered jubilantly.

"However," Qingling quickly became worried again, "Senior Brother Qingzhou, the assassins of the Azure Dragon Association are ruthless and strong in numbers. With just the three of us, can we really capture them? And we have a burden with us..." Her gaze involuntarily shifted towards Chen Qinglin.

"Be at peace. It’s not just us who have received this message; other brothers and sisters are on their way here as well. When the time comes, it will be us who have the advantage in numbers, not them," Qingzhou reassured.

And it’s not just one burden, but two. Qingzhou thought to himself with a subtle glance toward Qingling.

Qingling was not good at conflicts and had no experience in worldly society; from the beginning, Qingzhou never counted her as part of the fighting force. The reason for the highly skilled and stable-minded Qingzhou to bring Qingling and Chen Qinglin down the mountain was precisely to act as a nanny for them.

The business of fighting and killing was not meant for Qingling and Chen Qinglin; all they needed to do was to follow orders obediently.

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Outside a farmer’s manor just outside of Xixian City.

A figure cloaked in a black cloak silently scaled the manor’s surrounding wall, leaping inside.

Within the manor, ten men dressed in black night clothes, their expressions cold and numb, heard someone enter, and all gripped their slender iron swords, a frigid murderous aura rampant. Upon seeing the newcomer’s figure, the killing intent gradually subsided, allowing him into the house.

"My Lord, the Luo Family has spread the word that we are going to attack the Mei Family," said the cloaked figure as he quickly bowed his head and reported as soon as he entered the room.

"Senseless fools, kill them all. I haven’t had my fill yet."

The chilling words were accompanied by a thick scent of blood.

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