Chapter 106: Mister Ji, Spare My Life!
Chen Lin sought help in the letter.
The content of the request was… escaping marriage!
Yes, escaping marriage.
The Demon Slayer Chen Family, for certain reasons, wanted to form a marriage alliance with another Demon Slayer Family.
And the marriage alliance partner was Chen Lin.
Because of this matter, Chen Lin had thrown tantrums, caused trouble, sought out Chen Luo, and even approached Elder Brother Chen Feng, but none of it worked.
In the end, Chen Lin could only think of Ji Qing.
She hoped Ji Qing could go to the Chen Family and take her away, even if it meant wandering the Jianghu; Chen Lin did not want the marriage alliance.
Ji Qing put away the letter.
He recalled Chen Lin in his mind.
For this sworn “Fourth Sister,” Ji Qing actually had no strong impression.
After all, Chen Lin had a very weak presence.
But the last time Ji Qing went to the Tianshan Sect, Chen Lin had come too.
Moreover, Chen Lin said she had not only written to Ji Qing, but also sent a letter to the Red Lotus Sect for Lei Yu.
It was just unknown whether Lei Yu could make it to the Chen Family in time.
It seemed Chen Lin was indeed very urgent and had tried every method she could think of.
However, based on Ji Qing’s understanding of Chen Lin, if it were a normal marriage alliance, Chen Lin should not be so opposed.
After all, Demon Slayers could only marry other Demon Slayers.
This was the iron rule among Demon Slayer Families.
Chen Lin or Chen Luo would eventually have to form a marriage alliance.
This was their responsibility as Demon Slayers of the Chen Family.
Since they had long known about the marriage alliance, they should have been mentally prepared.
So why was Chen Lin so strongly opposed to the marriage alliance this time?
There was only one possibility.
Chen Lin’s marriage alliance this time was probably not under normal circumstances.
But some sudden situation had arisen, making Chen Lin very dissatisfied, so she wrote to Lei Yu and Ji Qing for help.
“Mister Ji, what’s wrong?”
Lie Yingniang asked.
Ji Qing thought for a moment and said calmly, “I may need to go out for a trip; I won’t be back for a short time.”
“You are leaving?”
“Yes.”
Lie Yingniang nodded but still reminded him, “Mister Ji, the matter of you obtaining the Demon Saber is now known almost to everyone in the entire Jianghu. Although you are powerful and your fame is widespread, some people might use despicable tricks.”
“And there’s also the Black Demon Sect lurking in the shadows…”
Ji Qing certainly knew his current situation was not good.
The Demon Saber was both an opportunity and something that attracted covetous eyes.
Especially since he had killed three Demon Descendants of the Black Demon Sect.
The Black Demon Sect had shown no movement at all for so long, which was abnormal.
But Chen Lin’s matter seemed somewhat like “child’s play,” and it was also a family affair of the Demon Slayer Chen Family.
Yet since Chen Lin had written for help, Ji Qing had to go no matter what, to see exactly what was going on.
“I will be careful.”
“Mister Ji, do you want to bring someone? I can follow and serve you…”
The speaker was Yan Changtian.
He was very eager to follow Ji Qing and roam the Jianghu.
However, Ji Qing shook his head.
“Chengtian, I now have the Demon Saber, and many people will covet me. You are still young, so stay at the Hundred Battles Sect for now and practice martial arts well.”
Yan Changtian was somewhat disappointed but still nodded.
He was not only young, but his martial arts were also very poor.
To this day, he was only third-rate.
Although that was already good in the Hundred Battles Sect, it was clearly far from enough to roam the Jianghu with Ji Qing; if danger arose, he would only be a burden to Ji Qing.
“Yes, Mister, I will definitely practice martial arts diligently!”
Ji Qing returned to the Martial Arts Pavilion.
He had actually long wanted to visit a Demon Slayer Family.
It was said that Demon Slayer Families even had demons.
Or clues about demons—who could surpass Demon Slayer Families?
Crucially, how did the demons come about?
Ji Qing was still puzzled by this to this day.
Even Listen to the Wind Tower had no intelligence on this.
But Demon Slayer Families definitely knew.
He could ask clearly then.
About a quarter of an hour later, Lie Yingniang came to the Martial Arts Pavilion.
She had prepared a bundle.
Items needed for roaming the Jianghu were all prepared inside.
This was their tacit understanding.
Every time Ji Qing was about to go out, Lie Yingniang would prepare for him.
“Mister Ji, you must be careful this time.”
“I understand.”
Ji Qing took the bundle.
He could sense a trace of worry in Lie Yingniang’s eyes.
“In this world, no one below Grandmaster can kill me!”
With that, Ji Qing strode out of the Martial Arts Pavilion.
Lie Yingniang watched Ji Qing’s figure gradually recede.
“Mister Ji is… invincible below Grandmaster?”
Lie Yingniang murmured softly.
She had no doubt about Ji Qing’s words.
If Ji Qing said no one below Grandmaster could kill him, then it must be true!
…
Ji Qing stood on the small boat, gazing at the vast great river.
He was heading to the Demon Slayer Chen Family; the water route would be much faster.
So he boarded the boat.
This was a small boat, with only one slightly elderly boatman rowing.
“Boatman, what is the name of this river?”
Ji Qing asked.
“Great Hero, this is not a river, but a river called Yunmeng River.”
“Yunmeng River?”
Ji Qing gazed at the vast river surface; the river water was not turbulent and looked very calm.
“Great Hero, Yunmeng River is sheltered by the Goddess, so passing boats are very safe; you can rest assured.”
“Yunmeng Goddess?”
“Yes, the Goddess has sheltered us boatmen who make a living on the water for over a thousand years…”
The boatman looked very devout, muttering things like “Goddess preserve us.”
This was a small boat.
But the cabin was crowded with over a dozen people.
The reason Ji Qing was at the stern was that the cabin was somewhat crowded.
In the cabin were two scholars, three couples each with children, and several sturdy laborers in short outfits.
The people were a mixed crowd.
However, when Ji Qing turned and returned to the cabin, everyone suddenly fell silent.
Even the people on either side of Ji Qing’s seat actively shifted away, trying to keep some distance from him.
After all, Ji Qing had a saber on him!
Moreover, his attire clearly marked him as a Jianghu person.
To ordinary people, Jianghu people were no different from desperate outlaws.
They were always fighting and killing.
Ordinary people did not want any entanglements with Jianghu people.
Ji Qing looked at the several sturdy laborers; their expressions were slightly tense.
Their eyes darted left and right.
Occasionally glancing up at Ji Qing, then immediately lowering their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.
With Ji Qing’s rich Jianghu experience?
Naturally, he saw at a glance that these three sturdy laborers likely had something on their minds.
Thieves?
Or perhaps river bandits?
The three had no malevolent energy on them.
They should not be ruthless killers.
But they definitely had something on their minds.
However, Ji Qing did not care.
He began to sit cross-legged with eyes closed in meditation.
The three sturdy laborers went to the stern to get some air for a while, then came back in.
No one paid much attention.
But soon, three wooden rafts paddled toward the small boat.
On them were sturdy young men holding firewood knives, wooden sticks, and even hoes.
The boatman was greatly alarmed.
He rowed desperately,
But unfortunately, the three rafts were manned by sturdy young men paddling together with effort, much faster, and soon blocked the small boat.
Thus, the sturdy men from the rafts boarded one after another, saying fiercely, “Quickly hand over silver and valuables, or we’ll throw you into the river to feed the fish!”
The people on the boat panicked.
Knowing they had encountered “river bandits.”
Moreover, these river bandits were likely former local fishermen, all good folk originally.
Now they had become river bandits.
It showed the world was no longer at peace, forcing good people into banditry.
However, the three sturdy laborers on the boat whispered to the leading river bandit, “Shanzi, there’s a Jianghu person in the cabin…”
“Jianghu person?”
Shanzi frowned.
The three sturdy laborers were his recruited “inside men,” specially releasing markers on the boat; otherwise, they could not have known the small boat’s exact position.
These three were always cautious in their work.
Since they said it was a Jianghu person…
Thus, Shanzi turned his gaze to Ji Qing.
Shanzi had once roamed the Jianghu for a time.
He had even learned a few “saber techniques.”
But he was only slightly better than an ordinary person.
He did not even count as a Jianghu person.
But when he saw the man in black sitting cross-legged in the cabin, especially wearing a conical hat under which strange white hair was visible,
Shanzi was immediately startled.
“Pa.”
Without a word, Shanzi knelt down at once.
And kowtowed “bang bang bang” to the man in black.
Blood marks appeared on his forehead, but he ignored the pain.
His voice trembled as he shouted, “Mister… Mister Ji, spare my life!”
