Chapter 298: The Hunting
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ng Qi nodded. “When facing a sneak-attack of such a master, it’as difficult not to kill him due to the force of Qi.”
He showed a hint of innocence because he had not ant to kill him.
“He’s wearing the Fire Lord mask… Civil Star… Are they together?” Jiang Hengchuan frowned, gazing at the flas as they slowly extinguished. “No. Last ti, soone deliberately frad Civil Star… Maybe he found that we’re not fooled, so he used the sa tricks to co at us again. Unfortunately, he’s inferior to you and died by your sword.”
Vice Chief Chen Yasong and Green-ribbon Arrester Dai Fei both felt that there was sothing wrong with the issue regarding the Dajiang Gang Xiang host Chu Guan, so they did not report it to their superior. They felt that they might be scolded and lose their promotion if they reported this shoddy judgnt.
Of course, Chen Yasong could not hide the sudden death of such a Xiang host, so he reported it to Hechuang Head Altar. However, he rely stated the facts without adding his opinion to let his superiors to make the judgnt and decisions.
ng Qi thoughtfully said, “Judging from his skills, he seed to be Fire Lord of The Myths.”
According to the information offered by “Five Emperors’ Knife” Qing Yu, there was an 80% chance that he was the real Fire Lord. With the logical trap before, ng Qi was surer that Civil Star was the driving force. But the number of people from “The Myths”, and whether there were accredited mbers remained unknown.
“To pose as the Fire Lord, he certainly would imitate his moves.” While examining the surrounding area, Jiang Hengchuan casually said, “Who on earth are Civil Star and Fire Lord exactly? Why aren’t they famous in Jianghu? And why does soone want to fra them?”
ng Qi pursed his lips and said, “You probably should ask them.”
“If I knew, why would I spend so much ti investigating them?”
“Master Su, the last ti you’re frad, you’re almost hurt by . Today you’re ambushed again. Fortunately, he’s not strong…” Jiang Hengchuan frowned and turned to ng Qi. “They’ve attacked you again and again. It can’t be a coincidence. Can you figure out the reason? Maybe it’s an important lead.”
ng Qi thought for a while and decided to disclose a bit of information. “It’s very dangerous in Maoling. Like you, many young masters ca here after receiving notes or letters, but I ca here without reason. Maybe that’s why I beca the target of others. They think I’m a thorn in their side, or an uncontrollable chess piece, so they’re in a hurry to kill .”
“But why did the mastermind even try to kill after I entered Maoling city and survived the trap? Normally, he should have turned into his chess piece as well.”
Jiang Hengchuan froze. After a mont of silence, he said, “This has all been beyond my expectations. It’s likely you’re involved in a vortex.”
After a pause, he said, “Master Su, I want to tell you sothing.”
“I’m all ears.” ng Qi responded curiously.
Jiang Hengchuan chose a proper tone and said, “Maoling is one of the biggest cities in the world. Its position is very important. Nurous masters co and go here. I’m afraid that the majority of them are not invited. Why would the mastermind think that you would disrupt his setup? And why would he kill you? If you’re right, I’m afraid that countless masters would be killed in Maoling city.”
“Maybe it’s because I’m listed in Ranking List of Young Masters.” Hearing his words, ng Qi suddenly felt sothing was weird.
“Or my identity as a Secret-searching Nark has beco apparent to the mastermind?”
“No.” Jiang Hengchuan firmly shook his head. “Nurous forr masters who were listed in Ranking List of Young Masters, or late bloors, co to Maoling. There’re many people who are stronger than you. Isn’t it usually better to avoid any trouble?”
ng Qi solemnly nodded. “You’re right.”
“Master Su, please think about whether you did sothing that has caused so misunderstanding. For example, you might have done sothing that made him think that you’re prepared to disrupt his plans.” Jiang Hengchuan guessed.
Hearing this, ng Qi suddenly thought about sothing. “Actually, I did!”
Jiang Hengchuan looked quite excited and waited for ng Qi to speak.
“When I was in Hero Tower, ‘Five Emperors’ Knife’ Qing Yu said to , ‘I didn’t expect you to co.’ I was confused, so I told him that I had co there just as he did.” ng Qi tried to rember every word. “Others might not know who had been invited, but the mastermind must know. Clearly, he didn’t invite Killing Blade, yet I showed up knowingly. So they must’ve suspected that I ca here on purpose.”
Jiang Hengchuan was somber yet excited. “Your reply might cause a misunderstanding. Was there anyone else who heard you? Would they publicize this?”
After thinking, ng Qi said, “Few masters can enter the fifth floor of Hero Tower. There’s only ‘Five Emperors’ Knife’ Qing Yu present at that ti. He’s invited and he’s not likely to tell others. Oh! The boss of Hero Tower, ‘Bizzare Man’ Ren Pingsheng, was also there…”
As ng Qi was about to finish, he had a thought.
“It might be Bizzare Man…” Jiang Hengchuan also beca serious.
“There’s no evidence. We have to take it seriously.” ng Qi felt puzzled but he could not figure out where the problem was. It should be Qing Yu or Ren Pingsheng…
Jiang Hengchuan exhaled. “It makes sense.”
ng Qi picked up the bronze ring of Fire Lord. “I should check the real identity of Fire Lord.”
Fire Lord’s strength was extraordinary. Even without Peerless Godly Kung Fu, he ranked in the top 30 of Ranking List of Young Masters thanks to his realm. But as a mber of a secret organization, his Kung Fu, and weapons that he normally used, were likely different from those of his real identity. That was probably why he had never listed in Ranking List of Young Masters. Thus, it was difficult to find out his real identity. They could only have begun the investigation using the material of his weapons and their unique traits.
“Ok.” Jiang Hengchuan nodded. “We need to find Eight-ard Flying Dragon and the others first.”
Eight-ard Flying Dragon and Three Eagles of Cloud Ridge left confusing tracks when they left, so ng Qi and Jiang Hengchuan spent a lot of ti asking neighborhoods to no avail. It was late, so they bade farewell to each other to sort out their information.
While walking, ng Qi thought about the Fire Lord and “Bizzare Man” issue. He also pondered the reason Master Wang asked You Shaohui to act like he was on a show. It grew darker as he walked. The wind of the autumn night was chilly.
Suddenly, he stopped and tapped his head. He scolded himself. “Why don’t I ask Qing Yu? Maybe he told others?”
ng Qi laughed and then changed his direction. With a knife and sword on the back, he walked to a quiet lane and went to Yellow Court Temple.
The lane was quiet in the dayti. Nobody could be seen at night here. The shadows of trees which lined the walls were like evil ghosts. They looked terrifying. The dim moonlight added the eeriness.
ng Qi had t real “evil ghosts” and zombies before, so he was not afraid at all. Subconsciously on guard against any sneak-attacks, he strode on.
When he had walked half the distance, a cold wind blew which shocked him. He suddenly felt that there might be so danger, and proceeded cautiously.
Unlike the sneak-attack of Fire Lord in the afternoon, he totally depended on his senses and his perception of danger. He could not sense any movent, figure or breath of an enemy. It seed that it was only his imagination, and that there was nobody behind him!
As ng Qi moved forward, a cold wind brushed his neck. It felt like soone was about to crush his neck.
Without turning back, ng Qi drew Heaven Inflicted Pain. Unleashing his genuine Qi and montum, he wielded his sword as if he was slashing at thousands of ard forces.
However, ng Qi hit nothing but the air. His senses were right. No one was behind him!
However, the sense of alarm in ng Qi was still escalating. He moved another step forward, and he felt the coldness again. He was terrified since he seed to have just dodged a deadly attack!
“He has attained Oneness of Heaven and n, and hid in the surroundings. Is that why I wasn’t able to sense him?”
“By using heaven and nature, he knew my flow of genuine Qi and my muscle reaction ti. Is that how he avoided Heaven Inflicted Pain?”
The fight with Jiang Hengchuan had made ng Qi react quickly. He activated the Inner World as so of his genuine Qi was repressed, but nothing strange was shown in his muscles.
He wielded Heaven Inflicted Pain again to no avail. There seed to be no enemy.
Suddenly, Heaven Inflicted Pain jumped and lashed out.
“Poof!”
It hit sothing as hard as a diamond. A strong force flew toward ng Qi. It was much stronger than his inner force.
The dark gold glow surrounding him was flowing, which helped him defend so of the force. At the sa ti, ng Qi used the Immortal Pressing Art and made use of the force to attack. He turned around with montum.
“Why…” a strange voice said. Then it was quiet again.
ng Qi turned around and was about to attack, but he saw no one. There were only dim moonlight and the shadows of the trees.
If ng Qi had not hit that hard object, he would have probably thought that it was just a nightmare.
He was sweating like a pig. He felt more scared than when he had killed Fire Lord and ran away from Jiang Hengchuan. If he had acted slowly or he had not accomplished the primary level of the inner world, his neck would have been crushed!
“He’s stronger and more violent than Jiang Hengchuan. I couldn’t have hit him with one move. He’s like a wolf…” ng Qi sighed. He did not know why the man had attacked him!
Quickening his pace, he was more aware. After walking down the lane in a hurry, he arrived at Yellow Court Temple. After greeting the guard, he entered Qing Yu’s yard.
Upon stepping inside, ng Qi suddenly froze. Under the moonlight, Qing Yu sat on the stone as if he were waiting for ng Qi.
However, his hair was tousled. There was a deep scratch on his left shoulder and it was bleeding.
While cleaning his wound, Qing Yu calmly asked, “Why are you here?”
“Who hurt you?” ng Qi seed to think of sothing.
Qing Yu snorted, “I was bitten by a wolf.”
“Wolf King Tie Sheng?” ng Qi finally knew who the enemy was!
After treating his wound, Qing Yu put on his clothes. “Yes, it’s him, a wolf that loves to hunt down masters. His arrival was beyond my expectations.”
“‘Wolf King’ Tie Sheng, a new outstanding figure in the grasslands, loved hunting like a wolf. Sotis, he killed without any special reason. Maybe it’s just because he thought they’re good. However, he’s not completely out of his mind for he didn’t offend the major powers in the grasslands. Yet unexpectedly, when he arrived in Maoling, he attacked the heir of the Xuan Tian Sect and …” Information on “Wolf King” Tie Sheng appeared in ng Qi’s mind. He said, “We should inform Six Fan School and masters in Maoling to kill this wolf.”
Qing Yu nodded. “Yes, we should take this hunter seriously. Did he really think there’s no one stronger than him in the Great Jin Dynasty?”
“He can hide easily. When he offended those on the Exterior level, he imdiately hid himself. Even if he killed the heirs of major sects, or legitimate sons of aristocratic families, no one could find him if he retreated back to the grasslands.” ng Qi desired a fight with him, but knew his strength was at about the level of Jiang Zhiwei.
The grassland was at war with North Zhou Dynasty and Great Jin Dynasty. If Tie Sheng killed heirs of major sects, or legitimate sons of aristocratic families, he would be appreciated by Great Khan Gu Erduo.
Gu Erduo was so strong that he was a man that could hardly be found for five hundred years. On an adventure, he acquired “Heaven’s Earth-eliminating Skill”, claid “Heaven Punishing Precious body”, and ranked first in Celestial Rankings!
Actually, he was not stronger than Moderation Cultivator, the divine monk Kong Wen, or Master Lu. However, with the help of the Peerless Godly Weapon “Heaven-killing Axe”, he was absolutely stronger than those Dharmakayas who only had ordinary magical arms. Besides, Changsheng Denomination “Da Man”, a Dharmakaya from the grasslands, had joined forces with him when fighting against the Central Plains’ Dharmakaya.
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