Chapter 39 Bloodstained Street

【Slain the Gao Family retainer who committed many evils, feeling incredibly satisfied, EXP +1000, Formless Tribulation Finger +1】

"Oh? Another martial art dropped?"

"System! If this keeps up, my EXP won't be enough!"

Yan Chu chuckled and looked ahead.

Lei Heng had already distanced himself by over a hundred meters, landing on a rooftop and watching him as if facing a formidable enemy.

With Yan Chu wielding a famous saber, he was certainly no match.

"Young man, I advise you not to ruin yourself!"

"Make an enemy of the Six Doors, and there will be no place for you to hide, even to the ends of the earth!"

"Idiot!"

Yan Chu cursed, leaping through the air, borrowing strength continuously in the Void Realm, and charging over dozens of meters in a single bound.

It was the same old saying.

He had already done the deed; could he apologize and just walk away now?

Shake hands and make peace?

What a joke!

Since he had already made a move, he had to see it through to the end!

Hum!

In an instant, Yan Chu unleashed over a dozen strikes, combining the stances of the Wind-Splashing Saber Technique with the Saber Qi of the Wood Burning Saber Technique.

The wind aided the fire, and the fire borrowed the wind's power.

Before the saber even arrived, the Saber Qi had already ripped up a section of the roof tiles, the sky full of Saber Qi carrying a sharp, murderous intent.

"Damn it!"

Lei Heng slapped out several palms, batting away all the incoming roof tiles, but his figure retreated violently; the Saber Qi had already shredded his sleeves to rags, his arm dripping with blood.

Dammit!

He had already sent a signal to his colleagues.

As long as he could stall this kid for a moment, the others would arrive and surely be able to finish him off.

Who knew this kid wouldn't even engage properly?

He had to prioritize escaping for now.

Boom!

Just as Lei Heng ran several hundred meters, the roof below suddenly shattered; a youth in black flew out from the roof, dozens of sharp Sword Qi beams sealing off his retreat.

"Ah!"

Lei Heng let out a roar, his palm shadows flying.

Countless palm shadows and Sword Qi erupted in a great cloud of dust, the house clattering and collapsing into ruins.

The Green Uniform Head Constable, Lei Heng, landed not far away, his face pale.

There was a bloody hole in his lower abdomen, staining his green uniform blood-red.

"Zeng Tianxiang!"

"You dare kill me! Aren't you afraid of bringing disaster upon Big Black Mountain!?"

Lei Heng's eyes were splitting with rage; he hadn't expected that the bandit he had been searching for all morning would appear at this moment, catching him off guard.

Zeng Tianxiang ignored him and looked at Yan Chu, saying, "The people from the Six Doors and the Gao Family will be here soon. Kill him and let's run!"

"Good!"

Yan Chu didn't waste words either; although he didn't know this youth, the enemy of his enemy was a friend.

Moreover, the Fifth Realm Masters of Big Black Mountain would definitely be guarded against by the Six Doors and the Gao Family.

He didn't think they would appear within Linshui City.

A saber and a sword attacked from both sides.

Lei Heng was not Yan Chu; he couldn't take on two Fourth Realm Martial Artists at once.

"Damn it!"

He burned all his True Qi, unleashing countless palm shadows to slap away all the Sword Qi, causing the sword light to deviate slightly.

At this moment, a cyan saber light carrying sharp murderous intent slashed toward Lei Heng's chest.

"Spare me!"

Pfft!

The saber light swept across, and everything above Lei Heng's chest was split in two by this strike; the Saber Qi instantly extinguished all his life force.

【Slain the tyrannical Green Uniform Head Constable of the Six Doors, feeling incredibly satisfied, EXP +1000】

"Let's go!"

The youth in black, Zeng Tianxiang, flickered and entered a nearby alley.

Yan Chu followed closely behind.

Within a few breaths, the two disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Dead... they're all dead..."

"They're gone!"

"What do we do? Should we report this to the authorities?"

"Let's talk about it later..."

After Yan Chu and his companion left, the people hiding nearby finally dared to come out.

Looking at the corpses of the two Fourth Realm Martial Artists with blood sprinkled on the long street, they looked at each other in silence.

Yan Chu followed Zeng Tianxiang through the alleys, twisting and turning, soon putting a great distance between them and the previous district.

A moment later, the two flashed into an ordinary civilian house.

Inside the house was an elderly couple.

Upon seeing Zeng Tianxiang, they hurriedly bowed: "Third Leader!"

Zeng Tianxiang nodded: "Guard the door well, everything as usual. If anyone comes to search, you must not show any flaws!"

"Yes!"

Immediately after, Zeng Tianxiang led Yan Chu into the room, lifted the bed board to reveal a secret passage, beneath which was a secret chamber.

The secret chamber was fully equipped with daily necessities, and the ceiling was inlaid with night-luminescent pearls, illuminating the interior as bright as day.

Upon arriving here, Zeng Tianxiang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Please, sit!"

He invited Yan Chu to sit at the table and poured him a cup of tea.

He introduced himself: "I am Zeng Tianxiang, the Third Leader of the Golden Chicken Stronghold in Big Black Mountain. May I ask how to address you, brother?"

Big Black Mountain had five strongholds, and the Golden Chicken Stronghold was the third one; the stronghold master, "Flying Rooster" Han Jinghui, was a Fifth Realm Late Stage cultivator and enjoyed great fame in Linshui Prefecture.

"Yan Chu, an ordinary saber wielder!"

"Heh, Brother Yan, your saber and saber technique are anything but ordinary."

Yan Chu didn't dwell on this question but instead asked: "Is it safe here?"

"Rest assured! Absolutely safe!"

Zeng Tianxiang said: "The son and daughter-in-law of these two elders both died at the hands of the Gao Family. They hate the Gao Family to the bone and are trustworthy people who will never betray us!"

Yan Chu shook his head, "I don't trust anyone; I only trust the saber in my hand!"

"Then what do you want to do?"

Zeng Tianxiang frowned: "The Gao Family and the Six Doors must be searching the whole city like crazy for us. If we go out now, it's very easy to be discovered."

Yan Chu: "Do you have a way to leave the city?"

He possessed the Disguise Art and could indeed hide in the city, but the azure nether saber was a bit eye-catching and needed to be hidden somewhere.

However, he was accustomed to never letting his saber leave his hand.

The best method was to leave Linshui City.

That would be like a fish leaping in the vast sea, or a bird flying in the high sky.

"I do!"

Zeng Tianxiang nodded, "Our Big Black Mountain has a secret passage that leads directly outside the city, but it's located at the foot of the South City Wall. There must be heavy troops patrolling there now. If you want to leave, we can only wait until night, when there are fewer people, to sneak in. If you want to leave the city, I will send you out at the hour of the Rat tonight!"

"Good!"

Yan Chu nodded, "Then I'll leave first. Let's meet under the South City Wall tonight. I'll borrow your secret passage; consider it a favor I owe the Golden Chicken Stronghold."

"Alright! I will send Brother Yan out of the city tonight. As for favors, there's no need to mention them. That old ghost with white eyebrows and Lei Heng killed countless brothers of our Big Black Mountain. Since they died under Brother Yan's saber today, you are a friend of our Big Black Mountain."

Zeng Tianxiang could also understand Yan Chu.

After all, they were meeting for the first time, and it was normal not to trust each other.

However, he had known the elderly couple above for a long time and knew they were absolutely trustworthy people.

Yan Chu nodded without saying more and came out of the secret passage; the two elderly couple were cooking in the kitchen.

He did not disturb them, directly leaping out of the courtyard and soon disappearing at the end of the road.

When he reappeared, he had already changed into a different face.

The azure nether saber was hidden at a specifically marked location.

At this moment, Yan Chu felt more and more how useful the Disguise Art was.

It was simply an essential skill for traveling in the Jianghu.