The Path of the Martial Arts BOSS
Chapter 444 - 256: Debts of Gratitude Must Be Repaid

Chapter 444: Chapter 256: Debts of Gratitude Must Be Repaid

In Yang City, as Qing Yu and Lu Qifeng were about to collide again, two people were strolling around a small town in the Daqian Central Provinces known as Songzhao Town.

Although the town sat in the Central Province, its remote location meant that not many outsiders visited on a regular basis.

These two individuals could be considered the only outsiders to have appeared in Songzhao Town in nearly a month.

Their arrival, naturally, was not for the trivial purpose of experiencing local town customs. They were here to serve as bait.

"Brother Bu, are you scared?" Luo Yan suddenly asked Bu Lengchuan as they walked along the dusty road of the town.

"If I were scared, given my identity, I wouldn’t need to serve as bait," Bu Lengchuan replied, maintaining his amiable smile as his eyes subtly scanned their surroundings.

As a disciple of the Divine Constable, if he truly objected, he could have refused this perilous mission of serving as bait; his willingness to come indicated that he was not afraid.

"But I am a bit scared," Luo Yan said.

"Why?" Bu Lengchuan asked, still keenly observing their surroundings.

"I saw with my own eyes how that person grew from weak to strong. From a Postnatal Realm martial artist who couldn’t even withstand a single palm strike from me, to what he is now—his heavenly talent and his cunning are truly terrifying."

At that point, Luo Yan paused momentarily, as if choosing his words carefully.

He continued, "The first time I felt fear towards him was after my master revealed his identity to me. I never thought I could feel such fear towards someone who was weaker than me at the time."

Bu Lengchuan dropped his feigned smile and listened seriously.

"I initially thought he died in Yang City, but it turned out that only a body double had died there. At that time, I didn’t admire his tactic of faking his own death; rather, I felt a hint of fear.

For I couldn’t fathom what kind of chilling scheming it would take for a sixteen-year-old boy to do such a thing: to disguise another person as himself, brainwash him into believing he was me, and let him die in his place."

The person Luo Yan spoke of was indeed Qing Yu.

What he feared was not Qing Yu’s fake death, but rather that such a scheme could be concocted by a boy of only sixteen.

The subsequent time Luo Yan had spent with Qing Yu only further exposed him to Qing Yu’s frightening rate of progress. Luckily, at that time Qing Yu had been on his side.

Thanks to him, Luo Yan and Bu Lengchuan had accomplished a great feat in Linchuan Prefecture.

However, from that time on, Qing Yu began to drift further away from the Six Gates and set off on his own path.

"Now he grows more and more terrifying. Even Divine Catcher Meng fell at his hands. I don’t know what will become of us this time, serving as bait," Luo Yan said with a wry smile.

Qing Yu intended to capture hostages and exchange them with Lu Qifeng, a move that Lu Qifeng had already predicted.

However, instead of heavily guarding Luo Yan, Lu Qifeng had sent him out to be bait.

Surrounding Luo Yan and Bu Lengchuan, three Divine Origin Realm Silver Seal Constables lay in ambush, quietly waiting for someone to attack.

As far as Lu Qifeng knew, the Azure Dragon Association was currently holed up in Northern Zhou, and within the Daqian Realm, especially in the Central Province, it was virtually impossible for the Azure Dragon Association to send forces capable of eliminating three Silver Seal Constables and kidnapping Luo Yan.

To capture Luo Yan swiftly, Qing Yu himself would have to personally take action, mounted on his white great bird.

And as soon as Qing Yu personally intervened, the Divinity Realm warriors would emerge and put an end not just to the bird but even a divine bird.

Of course, the Shadow Pavilion might also lend a hand.

However, if the Shadow Pavilion intervened, the process would be the same: a Divinity Realm warrior would act, swiftly seizing the target and taking him back to the Heavenly Capital where the Divine Captor would demand answers.

At that point, the Shadow Pavilion would suffer greatly.

Why would the Shadow Pavilion attack a member of the Six Gates? What were they intending to do, stage a rebellion?

Emperor Daqian indeed needed an excuse to deal with the increasingly arrogant Shadow King.

So, no matter what, if Qing Yu intended to capture Luo Yan as a hostage, he would inevitably suffer a loss.

Therefore, Bu Lengchuan confidently stated, "Do not worry, we will definitely be safe."

"I hope so," Luo Yan responded with a bitter smile.

Luo Yan did not think the cunning Qing Yu would think less than his own master. If Qing Yu did not make a move, then so be it, but if Qing Yu aimed at him, he would certainly be fully prepared.

Thinking of falling into Qing Yu’s hands, Luo Yan, with his firm resolution, shivered slightly.

Luo Yan was not afraid of death, but he feared being brainwashed by Qing Yu.

The brainwashing skills of Gong Ziyu were unparalleled in the world, and many people both longed for and feared this skill.

If he were to fall into Qing Yu’s hands, Luo Yan felt it would be less painful to simply die.

While he worried, Luo Yan suddenly noticed that Bu Lengchuan next to him had paused.

This was bad.

Feeling a sense of foreboding, Luo Yan looked ahead and saw a figure clad in white on the dirt road, holding an ordinary iron sword and looking towards them.

"Yuan Jianyi," Luo Yan muttered, unsure of the tone he used.

"Yuan Jianyi, what are you trying to do?" Bu Lengchuan demanded coldly, his hand on the hilt of his sword.

’This person is up to no good.’ Both Luo Yan and Bu Lengchuan had this feeling.

Although Yuan Jianyi’s sword did not have the rule of drawing blood whenever unsheathed, once he drew his sword, it meant he was ready to fight. Apart from the people of the Six Gates here, the rest were ordinary citizens, so the target of Yuan Jianyi’s combat was clear.

"I owe someone a favor, and I need you two to repay it."

With his usual concise speech, one might think he was asking Luo Yan and Bu Lengchuan to repay the favor, but at this moment, Luo Yan immediately thought that Yuan Jianyi wanted to seize them to repay someone else’s favor.

That other person, well...

Luo Yan could only think of Qing Yu.

"Yuan Jianyi, your actions today will foil a significant undertaking of the Six Gates, do not misstep!" Bu Lengchuan warned loudly.

"That’s right, Yuan Jianyi, don’t bring disaster upon our Sect for your own personal reasons," Luo Yan, having shed his fear of Qing Yu, regained his usual demeanor and stated.

As they knew, Yuan Jianyi, seeming to only care about his Sword Dao, still held affection for his Sect, otherwise his fellow disciples wouldn’t cherish him so much.

If they were to threaten him with his Sect, Yuan Jianyi should not take the risk for Qing Yu.

However, disappointingly, Yuan Jianyi shook his head.

"I have already informed my Master, and he supports my decision."

"The Sword Palace fears no one."

Yuan Jianyi raised his iron sword, its sharp Sword Qi converging at the sword’s edge, and suddenly struck down.

"Yuan Jianyi, stop!"

At this moment, the three hidden Silver Seal constables could no longer sit idly by, directly leaping into action to stop him.

But what responded to them was even sharper Sword Qi.

Yuan Jianyi then abandoned his sword, forming sword fingers with both hands; his Sword Qi soared, its power and sharpness incomparable to before.

It was as if, at that moment, Yuan Jianyi’s sword had truly been unsheathed.