Chapter 459 - 261: Riding Alone Far Ahead
Chapter 459: Chapter 261: Riding Alone Far Ahead
After bantering casually with Lan Shuyi, the two of them headed toward Sword City, intending to take care of the last elusive target.
On the way, Chu Qing casually glanced at the task interface.
[Commission: Unknown on the List! (Eliminate all visitors on the Evil Extermination List!)]
[Current Stage: Three.]
[Current Progress: Three.]
[Task Reward: Choose one from the selectable Martial Arts Treasure Chests.]
[Stage Reward: A random Clue Treasure Chest.]
[Full Stage Reward: A selectable categorized Martial Arts Treasure Chest.]
[Currently Selectable Treasure Chests: Finger Treasure Chest, Exotic Studies Treasure Chest, Fist Treasure Chest.]
Chu Qing raised an eyebrow; the previous [Supreme Wisdom Art] had given him a new understanding of Exotic Studies.
The techniques that emerged from it were all quite unique martial arts.
Often, they were extraordinary methods extracted from an entire system.
[Heaven and Earth Lose Color] can control opponents on a large scale, forming a domain-like presence... Though useless against experts, for ordinary Jianghu people, it’s absolutely terrifying.
However, [Supreme Wisdom Art] is different.
This thing is very unique; its uniqueness lies in the fact that even experts could also be trapped by it.
Once hit, the consequences are extremely dire.
It wouldn’t be wrong to call it Evil Martial Arts.
Looking at the Exotic Studies once again appearing in the list, Chu Qing was momentarily at a loss about whether he should choose it later.
Of course, this was mainly because he didn’t know what kind of Treasure Chest the last assassin on the Evil Extermination List would give him...
But when Chu Qing and Lan Shuyi arrived at the courtyard from before, they discovered that the person who was supposed to be resting there was gone.
The inn had long since quieted down, and the whole courtyard was silent.
With Chu Qing’s keen senses, he could easily tell that there was no one in the courtyard.
To prevent the opponent from using some technique like [Turtle Breath Technique], Chu Qing and Lan Shuyi searched the courtyard several times, finally confirming there was indeed no one.
If no one was there initially, then the person must have been very cautious.
He even erased all traces that might have existed.
Chu Qing, being adept at the Tracking Art himself, knew that having many skills does no harm for an assassin.
But he also couldn’t find any traces here other than those left by the male and female pair just now, so he couldn’t help but glance at Lan Shuyi:
"Is there any way to find this person?"
Lan Shuyi thought for a moment:
"Deploy all the troops of the Breaking Army, conduct a carpet search!"
"... Absolutely useless."
Chu Qing sighed, thinking if Gentle were here, they wouldn’t need to exert this much effort.
Thinking of this, he said:
"Let’s go."
"Where to?"
"Return to Taiheng Sect."
Although dragging Gentle out of bed in the middle of the night is a bit inconsiderate,
Still, the Mirror of Sin is like a thorn stuck in one’s throat; it’s something that must be addressed, though it may seem inconsiderate.
Lan Shuyi nodded repeatedly; he had long wanted to return.
He initially had no grudge against the Mirror of Sin, and didn’t even know why he had to follow Chu Qing to kill the people of the Mirror of Sin.
Luckily, nobody else knew he was involved in this matter; otherwise, it would have caused a lot of trouble.
The two said no more and headed straight to Taiheng Sect.
However, as they approached, they sensed something was off... It was clearly the dead of night, but Taiheng Sect was incredibly lively.
Torches were held by people who were shouting and cursing.
"They are here!"
"Don’t let them run away!"
"Will you not lay down your swords and surrender?"
Chu Qing and Lan Shuyi exchanged a look, with Lan Shuyi curiously asking:
"Who are they capturing?"
"Do you think I’m a fortune teller?"
Chu Qing replied with no emotion in his gaze.
"Come on, let’s go see the commotion."
Lan Shuyi wasn’t in a hurry to return; missing out on the excitement would make one a fool.
Chu Qing was also curious about what was causing such a commotion at Taiheng Sect in the middle of the night.
So he immediately headed toward the noise, where he saw people three layers deep, amidst which there were people fighting, with clattering sounds ringing out.
Chu Qing and Lan Shuyi leapt to a higher vantage point, taking just a glance at the crowd, their pupils contracting sharply.
Lan Shuyi was also tongue-tied, murmuring:
"They... they seem to be attacking your people?"
Lan Shuyi wasn’t mistaken.
The group of Taiheng Sect disciples was attacking none other than Wu Qianhuan, Gentle, and others!
Chu Qing’s gaze deepened, not responding to Lan Shuyi’s words, but Lan Shuyi could already clearly feel a chilling killing intent brewing intensely.
This killing intent was too intense, a sensation Lan Shuyi found quite familiar.
His executioner nickname wasn’t just for show; he too possessed such a strong killing intent... The difference was that Chu Qing’s martial arts were far superior, and his heavy killing intent meant many would perish.
While Lan Shuyi... no matter how intense his killing intent, without the Breaking Army nearby, it wouldn’t have much impact.
But now, Lan Shuyi was only worried that Chu Qing, in a fit of rage, might annihilate the entire Taiheng Sect.
He promptly said:
"Calm down first..."
"I am very calm!"
Chu Qing was indeed calm; the fact that he didn’t charge out to kill immediately was already a sign of restraint.
And now, within the encirclement, it was Wu Qianhuan, Gentle, and Hua Jinnian who were fighting.
Wuchen was protected behind them and did not engage.
The Taiheng Sect disciples were handled by Wu Qianhuan for the stronger ones, while the others were dealt with by Gentle and Hua Jinnian.
With the three of them joining forces, the Taiheng Sect’s people couldn’t harm them.