Chapter 45: Astonishing Swan Saber Appears Again, One Saber Slays Four Villains!
The inn hall originally had many people.
But the appearance of this scene immediately made the hall’s atmosphere very tense.
Some Jianghu martial artists also recognized the identities of both sides.
One was Golden Saber Sect, Sect Leader Du Xiong, a second-rate peak expert, who had once been called “Golden Saber Undefeated,” shaking the southeast Jianghu with his reputation.
The other side was the Four Fierce Wolves, who had recently ravaged the southeast Jianghu, specifically targeting young masters from wealthy clans with “immortal jumps” to kidnap them for ransom. But after getting the ransom, they still killed their hostages, making some southern wealthy clans hate them to the bone.
Du Xiong was hired by those wealthy clans with heavy rewards, hoping he could eliminate the Four Fierce Wolves.
And Du Xiong did not disappoint, leading the elite disciples of Golden Saber Sect to chase and kill the Four Fierce Wolves for several months.
This matter had already spread through the Jianghu for a long time, known to everyone in the southeast Jianghu.
Now Du Xiong had finally caught up to the Four Fierce Wolves with great difficulty, but he never expected his son to fall into their hands.
In an instant, Du Xiong’s face gradually darkened.
His gaze fixed on the Four Fierce Wolves, and he said coldly: “What do you want to do?”
“Sect Leader Du is a Jianghu hero with profound martial arts. We brother and sister admit we are no match, but we only want Sect Leader Du to show mercy, swear publicly not to chase and kill us four anymore.”
“As long as you swear, we will return Brother Du with both hands. What does Sect Leader Du think?”
Erhu said in a calm tone.
Du Xiong’s eyes were filled with malevolent energy.
His gaze swept over the Four Fierce Wolves one by one, wishing he could tear them to pieces!
To make him swear publicly not to chase the Four Fierce Wolves anymore—wouldn’t that ruin his and Golden Saber Sect’s reputation in the Jianghu?
After all, Golden Saber Sect had taken so many benefits from the southeast wealthy clans. He had led the sect’s elite disciples down the mountain, and failing to capture the Four Fierce Wolves was already humiliating enough, yet now because of his son, he had to publicly let them go.
If he really swore, what face or credibility would Golden Saber Sect have in the Jianghu afterward?
But if he didn’t swear publicly, his son was in the hands of the Four Fierce Wolves.
Du Xiong had only one son under his knee, Du Jing, the true young sect leader of Golden Saber Sect!
“Sect Leader Du, you should think it through.”
The woman with the Lin surname added some force to her hand, choking Du Jing until he could hardly breathe, his face bulging with blue veins, his whole body struggling violently, but he was firmly clamped down.
Du Jing felt utter despair in his heart, his gaze able only to look toward his father.
This was his first time traveling the Jianghu, and at the beginning he felt high-spirited, even sighing that traveling the Jianghu was surprisingly so simple?
But now, he woke up.
It turned out the Four Fierce Wolves had deliberately approached him to use him to threaten his father.
The Jianghu was not as he imagined, full only of fine wine, heroes, and beauties—it was more filled with schemes, intrigues, and unscrupulous means!
Du Xiong’s expression on his face flickered uncertainly.
On one side was the sect’s reputation, on the other was his son’s life.
How should he choose?
“Count to three. If Sect Leader Du still doesn’t swear, don’t blame us for not being polite!”
Erhu began counting.
“One.”
Du Xiong struggled even more in his heart.
“Two.”
The many disciples of Golden Saber Sect also wavered, exchanging glances, looking at each other in dismay.
They all knew the sect leader had only this one son, Du Jing.
If Du Jing died, the sect leader would have no heir!
“Sect Leader…”
“Forget it. This old man has only this one son. I was negligent in teaching him daily, leading to today’s disaster. After returning to the mountain, this old man will personally apologize to the elders and resign from the sect leader position!”
Du Xiong knew very well that if he swore today, Golden Saber Sect’s credibility would be destroyed.
For a sect, this blow was so great that it would almost make the reputation built over decades go down the drain.
But he had only one son—he couldn’t not save him!
“Dad…”
Du Jing’s voice was hoarse.
He was not a playboy, just had a youthful temperament.
He also knew what price his father had paid to save him.
Du Jing regretted it deeply!
The former longing for traveling the Jianghu was now completely shattered.
“This old man swears…”
Just as Du Xiong was about to swear, a voice suddenly rang out in the inn: “Brother Du, have you seen clearly? This is the real Jianghu!”
It was Ji Qing, who had been drinking by himself, speaking up.
The Four Fierce Wolves’ expressions changed slightly.
“Brother Li, don’t meddle in others’ business, or else…”
“Keng.”
Before the words were finished, a crisp ringing sound echoed through the inn.
Ji Qing drew his sword.
Dazzling blade light appeared in everyone’s sight.
The magnificent and splendid blade light immersed people in it, as if besides this one blade light, there was nothing else.
Only second-rate peak Du Xiong’s pupils contracted slightly, his heart filled with shock.
The blade light flashed across the Four Fierce Wolves and vanished.
“Pa.”
Ji Qing had already sheathed his sword, even not forgetting to drink the fine wine in his cup.
But the Four Fierce Wolves all had their eyes wide open, even still maintaining their previous actions.
“You…”
They opened their mouths wanting to say something.
But they could no longer make any sound or say any words.
A deep bloodstain appeared simultaneously on the necks of the Four Fierce Wolves.
Blood sprayed, instantly dyeing their clothes red.
“Plop.”
The four fell to the ground, their bodies twitching slightly a few times before going still.
Dead!
The Four Fierce Wolves who had rampaged through the southeast were now dead in this ordinary inn.
Killed instantly with one saber strike!
In an instant, the air was filled with a thick bloody smell.
But no one made a commotion.
The entire inn seemed to suddenly fall into dead silence.
Even some Jianghu martial artists who were originally just watching the excitement now had their eyes wide open, even covering their mouths and noses, not daring to breathe loudly.
Just now they had only seen that splendid blade light.
The blade light flashed and vanished.
But the Four Fierce Wolves died.
Perhaps only Du Xiong could vaguely see a trace of Ji Qing drawing his sword.
But even he couldn’t clearly see Ji Qing’s drawing motion.
Du Xiong was already a second-rate peak expert in the Jianghu.
Even he couldn’t see Ji Qing’s saber drawing action clearly— one could imagine how stunning that saber was?
And among Jianghu martial artists with such saber technique, Du Xiong could only think of one name.
“Astonishing Swan Saber appears, heads fall…”
Du Xiong murmured softly.
The other martial artists in the inn seemed to react as well.
One by one, their gazes toward “Ji Qing” were full of shock.
This was currently the hottest topic figure in the entire Jianghu.
Fifth on the Villain Ranking.
Bounty as high as three thousand taels of silver.
Even chased the Poison Demon Ouyang Bo thousands of miles, making him flee in panic.
Astonishing Swan Saber—Ji Qing!
A man’s name is like the shadow of his tree.
Ji Qing was still sitting in the inn, still drinking wine, but the entire inn was now deathly silent, where one could hear a pin drop!
Du Jing’s eyes were even wider, stormy seas surging in his heart.
Just now with that saber, he had only seen the blade light.
Even the Four Fierce Wolves beside him having their throats slit, he had no awareness at all.
He only felt the saber wind brush his face, as if with a trace of chill.
That was it.
He also practiced the saber.
He was also a saber user.
But he was greatly shocked.
The saber could be this fast?
