Chapter 394 - 251: How Dare You Kill Me?
Chapter 394: Chapter 251: How Dare You Kill Me?
"Th-this is the Perfection Realm of Martial Arts?"
Lv Jiunan, a Fourth Grade Realm expert, couldn’t even take a single blow. Truly terrifying.
No wonder the Jianghu saying goes that while Cultivation can be improved through diligent practice, advancing in the Realm of Martial Arts Techniques depends solely on talent and comprehension.
Those without high talent would find it difficult to enter the Dao, even if they practiced until death.
It was an undeniably tyrannical principle.
Chen Yi glanced at him, then his gaze fell upon the distant carriage, a meaningful look flashing in his eyes.
He then took the arriving Liu Lang and sped away, heading out of the West City Gate.
Liu Lang suppressed the shock in his heart. Looking at the body of Lv Jiunan in Chen Yi’s grasp, he asked in bewilderment, "Boss, why did you..."
Chen Yi raised a hand to cut him off. "He may be a dead man, but he was still a significant figure. We should dig a hole and bury him."
"This..."
A strange look appeared on Liu Lang’s face as he muttered, "Since when were you so kind-hearted?"
Chen Yi obviously heard him. He glanced sideways at Liu Lang. "I haven’t even settled my score with you yet, and you’re already giving me grief."
"I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare..."
After a few more words of idle chatter, Chen Yi and Liu Lang charged straight past the West City Wall and vanished into the rainy night.
In the carriage.
Liu Taoyao watched all this in astonishment. He was stunned for a long time before finally turning his head to look at Zhao Shichang.
"Lv Jiunan is dead?"
"What... what do we do now?"
Zhao Shichang gave a bitter smile and shook his head. "Young Master, I... I don’t know either."
After a pause, he looked at Liu Tianming, who had already returned, and continued:
"The commotion here was too big. It’s already alerted everyone in the city."
"Young Master, we should hurry back and report this to your father."
Liu Taoyao snapped back to his senses and nodded hastily. "Yes, yes, we must let Father know."
Hearing this, Liu Tianming cracked the whip, and the carriage drove away from Heiyu Lane.
The downpour was torrential.
The RUMBLE of the carriage wheels carried far into the distance.
Liu Taoyao sat dazedly in the carriage, a panicked look on his face.
He could already imagine Liu Hong’s furious reaction upon learning of this.
He was even more worried about the news reaching Poshisu Country, reaching the ears of King Landu.
’That Lv Jiunan was King Landu’s own younger brother. For him to die here... I fear, I fear...’
’I’m afraid even Father won’t be able to explain this.’
Zhao Shichang naturally knew what the consequences would be, but it was not his place to say anything.
He had never expected that a situation that had been proceeding so smoothly would suddenly be fraught with complications.
First, Asutai had been abducted, and it was suspected to be an inside job.
Then, Lv Jiunan had been killed.
It had all caught him completely off guard.
’Right now, we can only hope the Master can resolve this matter.’
However, in Zhao Shichang’s estimation, even Liu Hong would likely be unable to give King Landu a satisfactory explanation.
If things went poorly, this incident could directly affect the cooperation between Liu Hong and King Landu.
「Not long after.」
Outside Heiyu Lane, a group of people galloped over on horseback.
The man in the lead wore black brocade robes, with a goldfish embroidered in gold thread on his chest and a long, sheathed blade at his waist.
At his side were Fang Hongxiu and a handsome young man.
It was none other than the Imprisonment Department from Shu State Prefecture City.
And behind them, a number of variously dressed Jianghu People followed along.
"That display of power just now was truly shocking. I never thought a spearman of such strength existed here in Shu State, so far from the Central Plains."
"Who could it have been?"
"Could it be Xiao Jinghong, the so-called ’Spear and Sword Dual Mastery’?"
"It wasn’t her."
"I heard she left the Prefecture City before the Mid-Autumn Festival."
"That’s right. General Jinghong is outside building something called the Wu Mountain Mutual Market with the Mountain Race. She shouldn’t be in the Prefecture City right now."
"Then who was it?"
"With such astonishing spear force, he can’t possibly be a nobody in the Jianghu."
"I think the man who just died shouted his name."
"Liu Wu?"
"Who’s Liu Wu?"
"Probably a fake name..."
As the various Wandering Martial Artists discussed among themselves, none could figure out the man’s identity. They could only follow the group ahead toward Heiyu Lane.
General, who had changed into a set of common linen clothes, blended into the crowd, silently observing his surroundings.
Listening to the chatter, he couldn’t help but wonder.
’Liu Wu?’
’That must be the mysterious spearman who went to Iron Wall Town with Liu Lang before.’
’But why would he kill Lv Jiunan?’
General knew Lv Jiunan. He knew that he was King Landu’s full-blooded younger brother.
Furthermore, he also knew that Liu Lang and Lv Jiunan had visited the Spring Rain Building together last night.
Lou Yuxue had reported all of this to him first thing in the morning.
But no matter how he thought about it, General couldn’t figure out a reason for "Liu Wu" to kill Lv Jiunan.
’Previously, Liu Wu’s actions seemed to be aimed at helping the Xiao Family. This time... could it also be because of the Xiao Family?’
After a moment of thought, General shook his head, dismissing the idea.
’Although King Landu of Poshisu Country is at odds with the Great Wei Dynasty, his attention right now is entirely on the Ancient Tea-Horse Road and the Pirate Alliance.’
’In the short term, there’s no way King Landu could meddle with the Wei Dynasty’s borders, so he has no reason to move against the Xiao Family.’
’It’s just that now, Lv Jiunan is dead, and Ge Muxiao is dead too.’
’Although there are still some horse bandits in Shu State who can contact King Landu, sending messages back and forth will inevitably waste time.’
’Furthermore, Lv Jiunan was King Landu’s brother, born of the same mother. His death here will likely cause some unpredictable changes to the situation in Shu State.’
’My fear is that King Landu, in his fury, will destroy the order that was so painstakingly established.’
’The Ancient Tea-Horse Road, the border between the Wei Dynasty and Poshisu Country, and... the Barbarian Race.’
’If King Landu sides with the Barbarian Race because of this, it would be unequivocally bad news.’
At this thought, General’s brow furrowed unconsciously.
He hadn’t expected this. After managing operations in Shu State for so many years, just as the matter entrusted to him by the Pavilion Master was about to bear fruit, something like this had to happen.
It truly displeased him.
At the same time, General was very clear about one thing: Shu State could fall into chaos, but that chaos absolutely could not be caused by the Barbarian Race.