Chapter 31: Ji Qing, I’ve Been Chasing You For A Long Time!
“Hiss.”
The people around the arena all drew in a sharp breath.
Three saber strikes!
In merely three saber strikes, Li Mu had slain Li Tianyang!
Blood splattered onto the arena, and the air was still filled with a thick bloody stench.
Many people seemed not to have come back to their senses yet.
But as Li Tianyang’s headless corpse thudded onto the arena, it finally jolted everyone awake.
Li Tianyang had actually died, and he died under the Hundred Battles Saber!
Lie Yingniang’s eyes were bloodshot, and she was already in tears.
“Father, has your spirit in heaven seen it? Great Hero Li used the Hundred Battles Saber to slay Li Tianyang. Our Hundred Battles Sect’s saber technique is not inferior to others!”
All the disciples of the Hundred Battles Sect also knelt on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.
“That was the Hundred Battles Saber? I’ve seen Lie Zhenyue use the Hundred Battles Saber before; it was indeed fast and fierce, but compared to the Hundred Battles Saber used by this ‘Li Mu,’ it was still somewhat lacking.”
“If I didn’t see wrong, ‘Li Mu’s’ Hundred Battles Saber has already reached Perfection. Once a saber technique reaches Perfection, it is almost otherworldly, and using the saber technique becomes effortless, far surpassing the Major Accomplishment realm.”
“Hundred Battles Saber at Perfection… Li Tianyang didn’t lose unjustly! But how could an expert like this in the jianghu be unknown? Who exactly is he?”
One gaze after another scrutinized Ji Qing.
In fact, many people had already guessed by now that “Li Mu” was definitely an alias.
With such martial arts, he absolutely wasn’t some nobody.
But they still hadn’t guessed who “Li Mu” really was.
Ji Qing had already sheathed his saber.
He prepared to step down from the arena and leave the Tian Yang Gang.
But before he could step down from the arena, he saw men in black dressed as jianghu martial artists suddenly surging out from the crowd, surrounding the arena on all sides.
“What are they doing?”
“What’s going on?”
“Li Mu and Li Tianyang had a fair duel and signed a death contract…”
Many people were confused about the situation.
Only Ji Qing’s eyes narrowed slightly as his gaze fell on a man in a green robe.
“The yamen is handling a case. Everyone, please remain calm! I am Constable Du Chen of the Qingzhou yamen.”
At these words, everyone was in an uproar.
These people weren’t from the Tian Yang Gang; they were from the yamen.
“Chasing Wind Blade Du Chen? Why is it him?”
“Didn’t Du Chen go to pursue Ji Qing, fifth on the Villain Ranking? Why has he appeared here?”
“Li Mu, Ji Qing, could it be…”
Du Chen smiled faintly as his gaze fell on “Li Mu,” saying meaningfully, “Ji Qing, I’ve been chasing you for a long time! Who would have thought you’d dare to openly challenge Tian Yang Gang Leader Li Tianyang?”
“Boom.”
Du Chen’s words made everyone’s eyes widen.
“Ji Qing… that fifth on the Villain Ranking, the notorious Heartless Saber Ji Qing?”
“Li Mu is Ji Qing?”
“That explains it… In the world, someone who can cultivate saber technique to such a level would never be unknown! If Li Mu is Ji Qing, then Li Tianyang didn’t die unjustly…”
“It’s said that Ji Qing’s saber technique attainment is extremely high; he even cultivates an evil cultivation technique, with martial arts advancing by leaps and bounds. In terms of jianghu reputation, Li Tianyang is far inferior to Ji Qing’s fame. Fifth on the Villain Ranking is infamous, but also renowned in the jianghu!”
“However, Chasing Wind Blade Du Chen has come prepared, and second-rate experts who died under Chasing Wind Blade’s hand are not just one or two. Today, Chasing Wind Blade meets Heartless Saber—what a rare clash for saber users. I wonder whose saber technique is superior?”
Ji Qing was actually disguised.
However, Chasing Wind Blade Du Chen saw through it accurately.
Appearance can be disguised, voice can be changed, but martial arts cannot be hidden.
Even though Ji Qing used the Hundred Battles Saber, Du Chen still saw through it.
“Chasing Wind Blade Du Chen… even if you didn’t come for me, I would have gone to find you!”
Du Chen smiled.
He naturally knew what Ji Qing meant.
It was nothing more than him pinning the blame for the Lei Family Fort Massacre on Ji Qing.
But so what?
As long as he could capture Ji Qing and bring him to justice, the black pot would be firmly placed on Ji Qing’s head!
“What bold words!”
“Ji Qing, you use saber, and I use saber too. The jianghu calls you Heartless Saber, while I am Chasing Wind Blade. Our saber techniques share one common point: speed!”
“Today, let’s see whose saber is faster?”
Du Chen was extremely confident in his saber technique.
Many people only paid attention to Du Chen’s case-handling record; he had never failed.
But many forgot that Du Chen was also a jianghu person.
His saber technique was also one of the best in the jianghu!
When it came to saber technique, Du Chen feared no one!
Chasing Wind Blade Du Chen also stepped onto the arena step by step.
Ji Qing didn’t make a move; he just stared at Du Chen.
This Du Chen emanated a faint sense of pressure.
His internal energy surged throughout his body; in terms of internal energy, Du Chen was probably stronger than Ji Qing!
However, both were saber users, even both fast saber users.
It was a contest of whose saber was faster.
Seeing Du Chen stand on the arena, the jianghu people around held their breath, their hearts filled with intense excitement.
They had just witnessed an exciting great battle, and now there was an even more thrilling scene?
Chasing Wind Blade Du Chen!
Heartless Saber Ji Qing!
Both had reputations in the jianghu far surpassing Li Tianyang’s.
They could be called prominent figures in the jianghu.
Now, both stood on the arena, about to face off directly!
“Senior Sister, is Great Hero Li a demon from the Villain Ranking?”
At this moment, the Hundred Battles Sect disciples’ voices were trembling.
They seemed unable to believe it.
Lie Yingniang stared fixedly at Du Chen and Ji Qing. She had actually known for a long time, but knowing was one thing; now that Ji Qing’s identity was exposed, her feelings were somewhat complex.
“Shut up! No matter what, he is Great Hero Li! At the very least, the one who helped our Hundred Battles Sect is Great Hero Li!”
Lie Yingniang said resolutely.
However, no one was paying attention to Lie Yingniang and the Hundred Battles Sect now.
The constables from the yamen below the arena also retreated step by step.
With Du Chen taking action, they weren’t needed.
Du Chen looked at Ji Qing and said softly, “I started practicing saber at six years old, and it’s been thirty years since then!”
“Over these thirty years, I’ve seen countless saber users. Most of those called ‘fast saber’ in the jianghu, I’ve tested, but unfortunately, none could withstand a single blow.”
“Once this saber is unsheathed, it must see blood! Ji Qing, you’d better bring out your strongest saber strike, or you might not get the chance…”
Du Chen was speaking to Ji Qing.
But Ji Qing remained completely silent throughout, his expression unchanging, as if he hadn’t heard.
His heart was calm as still water!
Du Chen understood that only such a saber user was a true saber user!
Thus, Du Chen said no more.
The two stood several zhang apart, both slowly reaching for their saber hilts.
A clear breeze blew through the void, carrying away the stifling heat in the air.
The vast arena was now deathly silent, where a pin drop could be heard.
When both hands grasped their saber hilts.
“Boom.”
From Ji Qing’s body, a terrifying momentum shot skyward.
At this moment, the Ji Qing on the arena seemed to have vanished.
As if he had transformed into a saber with exposed sharp edge!
