Chapter 873: Chapter 92: Weak, Helpless, and Hungry (1/2)
The knocking sound was rhythmic and restrained, as if the person did not want others to know, trying to conceal themselves as much as possible.
The timing was quite ingenious.
At the end of the hour of Si, close to noon, the corridor was empty, with no one around.
A chance.
A thought flashed in Xu Sixing’s mind.
Although his martial arts had been abolished, his vast experience had not eroded, allowing him to make a judgnt based on the discovery imdiately, and then hope rose again.
He understood the current situation, knowing that if ‘Qiong Qi’ did not want to face punishnt, and still wanted to inherit the ancestor’s title, this mission could not fail. At the very least, he could not be left here alone.
In fact, it would be simpler to silence him, thus eliminating the risk of leaking secrets.
But Xu Sixing instinctively dismissed this thought.
As long as Qiong Qi ca, he had sothing in his hand that would force Qiong Qi to rescue him. Even if it wasn’t Qiong Qi who ca, the situation couldn’t be worse than it was now.
What could be more tragic than having one’s martial arts abolished and falling into the hands of a deadly enemy?
None.
At this point, anything that ca was good.
Three breaths later, Xu Sixing’s thoughts changed.
Wang Anfeng opened the door and greeted with a skilled, yet sowhat complicated nod. A figure flashed inside as Xu Sixing, whose martial arts had been abolished, only saw a black shadow swiftly disappear and then reappear in the room, bringing a chill. The face was cold, with a long, narrow single-edged thin sword at the waist.
Xu Sixing’s face twitched slightly, recognizing the person by the sword.
One of the famous arrest officers in Heaven Capital City, ranked eighteenth, Tie Lin.
Known for a righteous and harsh character, his swordsmanship, originating from beyond the realm, reached the Transformative Realm, with a ruthless hand, yet leaving the most survivors.
Xu Sixing knew that if such a fierce person like him fell into the Ministry of Punishnt, it would involve severe torture. Truly, death would be a relief, especially since it was those best at torture in the Heaven and Earth. Even with Xu Sixing’s character, he felt dizzy at the mont.
In all under Heaven! In the Jianghu!
Is there a worse situation than having one’s martial arts abolished and falling into the hands of a deadly enemy?
It certainly is having one’s martial arts abolished and falling into the hands of two deadly enemies.
Xu Sixing’s mouth twitched, his heart dark.
Tie Lin avoided the crowd and, as soon as he entered, saw Xu Sixing had already woken up. His eyes brightened slightly, but his face remained stern. He looked up at Wang Anfeng and said, “How are his injuries?”
Wang Anfeng replied, “Basically stable. Although his vitality isn’t thriving, his life is not in danger. But I fear that after waking, he might feel humiliated and bite his tongue to commit suicide, so, I dislocated his jaw, just in case.”
Tie Lin nodded, seemingly indifferent about tongue-biting suicide. Entering Heavenly Prison in Heaven Capital City, death or unconsciousness was quite a luxury. When he first visited, he was worried about the potential awkwardness from previous misunderstandings when eting each other, but now with Xu Sixing as a buffer, he beca more natural in behavior.
He walked forward leisurely, one hand on the sword, thumb pushing out an inch of its blade, prepared for any violent outburst Xu Sixing might feign. His left hand extended, cautiously tapping on acupuncture points like Yun and Fengxue before straightening his right palm and placing it on Xu Sixing’s shoulder.
A thread of Qi chanism entered his body, coursed through the ridians, perceiving the gradually recovering vitality. Tie Lin exhaled slightly, nodded, and said, “I see, indeed, he has recovered.”
“Such burn-like injuries can be dealt with by a coroner in the Ministry of Punishnt.”
“After obtaining so information, a letter will inform you, or you can visit the Ministry of Punishnt yourself, dical skills can be useful.”
“dical skills can be useful?”
“Yes, to sustain life.”
Wang Anfeng’s heart stirred, then guessed that he should not be wrong in going to the Ministry of Punishnt, but sustaining life seed like Tie Lin was scaring the other party. He showed no unusual expression on his face, smiled, and said:
“If I have leisure ti, I will naturally go.”
“Consider it practice.”
“This person is left to you, this matter has finally not betrayed the trust.”
Tie Lin said, “I must thank Mansion Master Wang for the aid.”
In his speech, he was quite polite. After speaking, thinking of sothing, transferring the sword from his right hand to the left, he took a folded letter from his bosom and handed it to Wang Anfeng, saying:
“This is from Wuxin to you.”
“The content you inquired about last ti is on it.”
Wang Anfeng first blanked, then reacted, took it, opened it for a brief glance, browsed through the many pastry nas, then lightly coughed, swiftly tucked the letter back into his bosom, and said solemnly:
“Hmm, thank you.”
The voice paused slightly, at this mont, both Wang Anfeng and Tie Lin had a feeling as if they were at a cri scene. The two culprits seed to have a subtle feeling of exchanging goods in front of the victim, but neither ntioned it.
Wang Anfeng lightly coughed, changing the topic, and said:
“By the way, why hasn’t Wuxin co? I thought he would co personally…”
After saying this, he felt sothing was amiss, feeling that his words seed to imply that Tie Lin wasn’t willing to co, especially after the previous misunderstanding between them, which could easily lead to misinterpretation.
Sure enough, Tie Lin fell silent suddenly, took a long ti before exhaling a long breath, closed his eyes, and said: “Wuxin junior brother has been overseeing Liangzhou City’s matters recently, busy with official affairs, so his schedule is quite packed.”
“Moreover… moreover, that young lady went to find him today.”
Upon hearing this, Wang Anfeng understood, recalling the noblewoman from Baiyue Country he t on Mid-Autumn Day. Though her deanor was not like the gracefulness of Great Qin won, she possessed a charming toughness, with features that naturally stood out, especially her eyes, which were larger than those of ordinary won, making her appear even more lively.
With a beauty accompanying him, Wuxin had no reason to co looking for him. It seed that the noblewoman planned to go to Heaven Capital City but hesitated to leave, seemingly because of Wuxin.
Wang Anfeng couldn’t help but smile internally, seeing Tie Lin’s expression, his curiosity piqued, suddenly he spoke:
“May I ask, arrest officer’s age…”
“I am already thirty-two.”
“Uh… can I ask if the arrest officer has family?”
“Are you married? How are your children?”
“Next ti I enter the Capital City, I can bring so gifts for eting.”
Then followed a long silence, Tie Lin looked at Wang Anfeng, and said with a touch of lancholy:
“Wang Mansion Master, the Divine Martial Mansion seems not to manage the Ministry of Household Affairs…”
“Moreover, a man stands in the world with a three-foot sword, one should think of serving the country loyally and glorifying the empire. Now, with unfinished achievents, why bother with such trivial matters?!”
Just as Wang Anfeng felt a realization rising with so embarrassnt, soone knocked on the door from outside, then the clear voice of Dongfang Ximing sounded:
“Brother, it seems soone has arrived?”
“I’ve brought so tea and snacks.”
Wang Anfeng relaxed a bit internally, feeling grateful for Ximing’s arrival, which broke the awkward atmosphere. He wondered why his usually calm self had suddenly asked such questions.
Could it be a slight attempt to vent previous grievances and resentnt?
The wooden door was not locked inside; when Dongfang Ximing knocked, she had already opened it slightly, then ca in casually. But at this mont, an unexpected scene occurred suddenly.
The limp Xu Sixing suddenly sprang up, then without exerting his limbs, like so Exotic Beast, rushed toward the door. Despite lacking a Qi chanism, his hand and foot tendons were snapped, yet there were martial arts in the world that did not require limb strength.
He was very close to the door, and with this deliberate outburst, imdiately approached, intending to seize Dongfang Ximing as a hostage. Xu Sixing’s face, though dark and ashen, did not change its sinister expression, which instantly brought back the darkest mories to the defenseless girl’s eyes.
Dongfang Ximing’s body stiffened suddenly, terror evident in her expression.
Xu Sixing sneered and pounced, even if he had to endure two attacks from behind, he would rather try, having fought so far in Jianghu, surrendering was not an option for him.
Dongfang Ximing’s body trembled lightly as she ca back to her senses, then scread out of fear, instinctively trying to prevent him from approaching her. In such monts, anything held in hand would be thrown as if clinging to a life-saving straw.
She possessed superior Inner Strength inherently, but lacked the skills to use it, and Inner Strength required gradual cultivation; holding a thought, she couldn’t grasp it, flowing like water through gaps.
At this mont, amidst sheer panic, her Inner Qi overflowed, surging mightily, coursing through her arm muscles.
She held a wooden tray used by inn servants to serve dishes, painted deep red, quite heavy, about three to five pounds, with hard edges, protruding half a finger above the tray, akin to a blunt weapon. With full force, she swung it, the tray enveloped in Vigorous Qi, producing a muffled sound, heavily hitting Xu Sixing’s face.
Xu Sixing felt his consciousness vacate, distancing from the world.
He felt the world spinning, the room retreating backward.
Wang Anfeng raised his Sword Finger.
Tie Lin’s Thin Sword had already been unsheathed from his waist.
Both remained silent, watching the ferocious Xu Sixing being struck by the wooden tray wielded by a petite girl, seeing Xu Sixing’s cheeks quivering, a series of ripples spreading from left to right cheek, pausing for a mont, then like a heavily struck polo ball, rotating in mid-air in a rather subtle manner, crashing into the wall.
Cracks lined the wall.
The just-awakened Xu Sixing fell into a coma.
Dongfang Ximing scread further, on the verge of tears, then clutching the wooden tray like a threatened, fragile girl, choking and sobbing, turned and ran into another room. Shortly thereafter, the comforting voices of Lin Qiaofu and Lv Baiping could be heard.
Wang Anfeng glanced at Xu Sixing, Tie Lin checked the wall cracks.
The two fell into tacit silence.
PS: Here’s the first update for today… hmm, three thousand words.
Hoping to ensure two updates daily henceforth, one around noon and one in the evening…, for convenient reading, hope.
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