harleyscars Chapter 58 The Cunning Fox
Chapter 58 The Cunning Fox
"Cough cough cough..." Fan Lao coughed up blood. He looked at the seriously injured Elder Qing in front of him and revealed a ferocious smile.
"Damn it, you should have killed yourself immediately after that attack." Fan Lao took out a pill from his storage ring and swallowed it, then said, "You didn't actually think you could beat me, did you? With your meager skills?"
"Now, it's time for me to fulfill my promise. I will cripple your fighting spirit, cut off your arms and legs, and raise you like a pig or a dog, making you serve the men of the Blood Sect every day!"
"Cough cough, what are you so smug about? Old dog Fan, with such serious injuries, you probably can't even maintain your strength, right? Let's talk about protecting your Blood Sect first." Elder Qing struggled to wipe her pretty face with her one arm, weakly mocking Fan Lao.
"You'll see how I protect the Blood Sect, but only in a pigsty!" Fan Lao stumbled toward Elder Qing and took out a longsword from his storage ring.
Elder Qing spat out the blood that had seeped into her throat, and suddenly cried out, "Mr. Jia Xing, save me!"
Yun Congxin, who was originally planning to leave, heard her cry for help. He looked puzzled and subconsciously paused for a moment.
"I am willing to offer myself to you, sir, just please save me!" Seeing no response, Elder Qing gritted his teeth and spoke again.
Fan Lao sneered, "Crazy woman, have you lost your mind? Pretending to be insane won't work. From now on, I'll make sure you regret your decision today every single moment!"
"I...I also have a Rank 1 Battle Technique to offer!" Seeing that there was still no response, Elder Qing hurriedly called out again.
"Entangled by a myriad of winds!"
Yun Congxin frowned. He suddenly made a move, and his cyan battle qi gathered into several ropes about three fingers thick, binding Fan Lao's hands and feet.
"Blood Escape!"
Fan Lao's expression changed, and he hurriedly tried to escape.
"A mere trick! Wind-Sucking Palm!" Yun Congxin smiled faintly, reached out and grabbed, and an invisible force squeezed Fan Lao out.
In reality, there was no "wind suction palm" at all. Yun Congxin used spatial power to slightly distort the space around Fan Lao, squeezing him out. The reason he made up a fighting technique name was to prevent Elder Qing from seeing his true strength.
"This is impossible, you are..." Fan Lao screamed in utter horror.
Yun Congxin struck out with his palm, and the Great Compassion Wind-Tearing Hand quickly took shape. The powerful wind-attribute fighting energy gathered into five tornadoes, which instantly transformed into a giant cyan palm!
With a single blow, Fan Lao died instantly from a stroke (physical) before he could even finish speaking.
Yun Congxin didn't look at Fan Lao over there. If he couldn't even kill a seriously injured low-star Dou Huang, then he would truly be the most disgraceful Dou Zong in history.
He approached Elder Qing, saw her disheveled state with blood all over her body and her clothes barely covering her, and handed her a recovery pill.
"How did you find me?" Yun Congxin sat down and asked softly after watching Elder Qing take the recovery pill with difficulty.
"That's a long story..." Elder Qing said with a wry smile.
"I happen to have plenty of time now," Yun Congxin continued. "It's perfectly normal for a Dou Huang who's fought to this extent to be killed in the Black Corner Region. No one will care who did it. So you'd better answer my questions honestly, and I might consider only taking the reward for your actions."
"Since you are willing to lend a helping hand, sir, I am now yours, and the reward will naturally follow..."
Yun Congxin shook her head: "Don't change the subject, and don't try any tricks. It's unheard of for an elder of the Heavenly Serpent Manor to become a servant. Even if you were willing, the Heavenly Serpent Manor probably wouldn't agree, right? If they track us down and come looking for us, who will bear their wrath?"
"I'll ask one last time, how did you find me?"
A tiny cyan whirlwind danced at Yun Congxin's fingertips, like a frolicking sprite. If Elder Qing didn't give him a satisfactory answer, Yun Congxin would truly kill him.
This matter could be very serious. Anyone would immediately understand why someone is here at this time. If Yun Congxin cannot obtain a promise, then this woman must not be allowed to leave alive!
Elder Qing gave a bitter smile and said, "Mr. Jiaxing is very well hidden. I haven't found any trace of him. But... when death is imminent, we have no choice but to try anything."
"What do you mean?" Yun Congxin asked, frowning.
At this moment, the Restoration Pill had begun to repair Elder Qing's delicate body. She felt a warm sensation inside her body, and the pain was gradually being replaced by warmth.
Elder Qing then struggled to sit up, looked directly into Yun Congxin's eyes, and said softly, "Mr. Jia Xing isn't just a Dou Wang, is he?"
Ugh?
"Actually, I suspected from the beginning that Mr. Jia Xing was not as simple as he seemed on the surface. A Dou Wang powerhouse and a fifth-grade alchemist, no matter how close their relationship is, the decision should be made by the fifth-grade alchemist. But Mr. Jia Xing was the absolute leader. He let you bid at the auction, he let you participate in the mediation, and even when he won the bid for that Southwest Lean Horse, he tacitly agreed that it was for you to enjoy."
Elder Qing's smile turned sly as she continued, "Moreover, when we first met, I felt a warning from my instincts. You made me feel an instinctive threat. This is something no Battle King could do."
"Furthermore, you are by no means a lecherous person," Elder Qing continued. "As we returned to the hotel together, I tested you quite a bit. If you were truly a lecherous person, you would have already made your move, wouldn't you?"
"Also, I've observed the four girls beside you; they all still have fine downy hairs on their faces, so they must still be virgins, right?"
Yun Congxin remained silent for a moment. He never expected that his carefully prepared disguise would be so vulnerable in Elder Qing's eyes.
The remaining deductions are then quite simple.
A man who is not lustful, a man who has four stunning beauties by his side and has never made a move on them, suddenly changed his behavior and embraced the "skinny horse" from the southwest in such an ugly manner, wanting to enter the bridal chamber.
Something unusual must be going on; wearing leather pants over cotton pants must have a reason!
"It sounds like I have no reason to spare your life," Yun Congxin suddenly said. "I can't bear the accusation of plotting to ambush an elder of the Heavenly Serpent Palace."
"But what are you saying, Mr. Jiaxing? It was clearly you who discovered the Blood Sect's treacherous intentions and observed them in secret. Only then did you step in to save my life." Elder Qing blinked and said calmly, "As the ancients said, a gentleman judges by actions, not intentions. The Heavenly Serpent Mansion is not a corrupt and incorruptible force. Please believe me, Mr. Jiaxing, and believe in us."
Yun Congxin narrowed his eyes, carefully observing Elder Qing's expression, seemingly lost in thought.