Chapter 47: Decisive Battle In Jiang City!
The Jianghu is vast, but news spreads very quickly.
After Listen to the Wind Tower released the news that Astonishing Swan Saber Ji Qing and Poison Demon Ouyang Bo would soon have a decisive battle in Jiang City, a large number of Jianghu martial artists poured into Jiang City every day.
Every inn and tea house was packed full.
At this time, the city gate became crowded.
A massive body like a meat mountain forcefully squeezed through a path and arrived in front of the city gate.
The city guards looked up at the “meat mountain” before them and each swallowed their saliva, not even daring to collect the copper coins.
“Heroine, please enter the city!”
Lei Yu grinned, scaring the city guards into hurriedly clearing a path. Lei Yu then dragged her massive body and slowly entered the city bit by bit.
“Huff…”
Lei Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
She had finally arrived.
Ever since she received the news from the Jianghu, she had rushed to Jiang City at the first moment, and fortunately, she wasn’t too late.
Today was the third day of the fifth lunar month, and time was running short.
Lei Yu hurriedly arrived at Listen to the Wind Tower.
“Quickly go inform Ji Qing that Lei Yu has arrived!”
Lei Yu looked down from above, overlooking the people in Listen to the Wind Tower.
Inside Listen to the Wind Tower, Ji Qing’s heart showed no ripples, calm as still water.
Someone came to report.
“Lei Yu? Invite her in.”
“Yes.”
Soon, Lei Yu arrived before Ji Qing.
“Third Brother.”
A hearty voice entered Ji Qing’s ears.
Ji Qing opened his eyes.
“Big Sister, why have you come?”
Lei Yu hadn’t changed much.
“Third Brother, what kind of talk is that? You’re about to have a decisive battle with Ouyang Bo, and I can’t even come to take a look?”
“Actually, when you placed the bounty on Ouyang Bo back then, I already knew about it. But you were elusive, and I couldn’t find you. I even tried to find clues about Ouyang Bo, but found nothing.”
Ji Qing nodded and said, “Big Sister has gone to great trouble.”
“Third Brother, be honest with me—how confident are you in your battle with Ouyang Bo?”
Lei Yu asked.
“Ouyang Bo’s poison arts are extraordinary, and his poisoning methods are impossible to guard against completely. Back then, if I didn’t have my pure yang internal energy, I probably would have fallen! Actually, this time it was Ouyang Bo who took the initiative to send me a challenge letter. I just refused the location he set and changed it to Listen to the Wind Tower.”
“Since Ouyang Bo dared to send me the challenge letter, he probably has considerable confidence.”
“As for confidence… if I’m cautious and don’t get poisoned, then I have a great chance!”
Lei Yu understood.
What Ji Qing feared was Ouyang Bo’s poisoning methods.
As for Ouyang Bo’s martial arts? Ji Qing didn’t take them to heart.
“Poison…”
Lei Yu took out a snow-white porcelain bottle from her bosom.
“Third Brother, this is a detoxification pill that I specially had the sect’s apothecary prepare. It’s said to neutralize twenty or thirty common toxins and even three to five rare deadly poisons. After you swallow it, it will provide protection for the next twelve hours.”
“Although Ouyang Bo is covered in poison, with this one detoxification pill, at least you won’t have to fear ordinary toxins!”
Ji Qing’s eyes lit up—this was a good item.
“Thank you, Big Sister. It will indeed be very helpful to me.”
Ji Qing didn’t stand on ceremony and directly took the porcelain bottle, pouring out a pill from it. He swallowed it in one gulp.
The pill was slightly bitter, sliding down his throat into his stomach.
Lei Yu grinned: “Third Brother, with this detoxification pill, ordinary toxins won’t affect you. In this decisive battle with Ouyang Bo, your chances are much greater now. But you don’t need to worry too much either—I’ll be watching from below the arena to back you up.”
“If you win, that’s fine. If you lose, I won’t care about any Jianghu ethics—I’ll rush up immediately and tear Ouyang Bo in half!”
Ji Qing looked at the “domineering” Lei Yu, and a trace of warmth surged in his heart.
Back then, that childish sworn brotherhood—unexpectedly, Lei Yu had taken it seriously.
Whether it was the detoxification pill or rushing thousands of miles to help, Ji Qing kept it all in his heart.
“Big Sister, it’s almost time. Let’s go out first.”
“Good.”
Thus, Ji Qing stood up and left Listen to the Wind Tower, arriving at the arena that had already been set up outside.
Ji Qing was still dressed in the same way: black clothes, conical hat, long saber, and… masked!
Yes, Ji Qing was masked.
It wasn’t fully masked, just covering his mouth.
This was a “mask” he had specially made during this period. It looked like cloth strips, but in reality, it could prevent many toxins from entering his mouth.
Ji Qing was quite wary of Ouyang Bo’s poison.
Now with the specially made “mask,” although it still couldn’t completely stop Ouyang Bo from poisoning him, at least he wouldn’t get poisoned just from speaking.
At this moment, the area around the arena was already packed with a dense crowd. When they saw Ji Qing, they all became excited one by one.
“It’s ‘Astonishing Swan Saber’ Ji Qing, right?”
“Listen to the Wind Tower people are escorting him out, so it should be him.”
“Look, he’s getting on the arena. Yes, it’s ‘Astonishing Swan Saber’ Ji Qing!”
“Ji Qing is here—where’s Poison Demon Ouyang Bo?”
“It’s still early; Ouyang Bo hasn’t arrived yet.”
“Not necessarily—maybe Ouyang Bo is observing from the shadows.”
“Don’t forget, Listen to the Wind Tower announced the news, but Ouyang Bo never responded. It’s still unclear if the Poison Demon will even show up…”
Many people below were discussing animatedly.
Ji Qing looked up.
Among the crowd, there were some familiar faces.
For example, Du Jing.
Du Jing had actually come too, and there were even Golden Saber Sect people beside him. Even Golden Saber Sect Sect Leader Du Xiong had arrived.
Seeing Ji Qing’s gaze, Du Xiong nodded in greeting.
The area around the arena was very noisy, so Ji Qing no longer observed one by one. Instead, he closed his eyes on the arena, calming his mind and quietly waiting.
Time passed bit by bit.
One hour, two hours…
It was already approaching noon, with the sun high and the air filled with stifling heat.
But on the arena, there was still only Ji Qing; Ouyang Bo hadn’t arrived even now.
“Is Ouyang Bo not coming?”
“It’s possible. After all, Ouyang Bo never responded. Back then, Ouyang Bo chose Green Peak Mountain Summit as the location, but Ji Qing disagreed and changed it to Jiang City Listen to the Wind Tower. With the location changed, maybe Ouyang Bo won’t come.”
“Ouyang Bo is cunning as a fox. At the location he chose, who would dare go with deadly poisons set up everywhere?”
“If Ouyang Bo doesn’t come, won’t this Jiang City Listen to the Wind Tower event become a joke?”
The discussions from the crowd below the arena grew louder and louder.
“Silence!”
“If Ouyang Bo doesn’t arrive by a quarter past noon, this ‘Jiang City Decisive Battle’ will be terminated!”
Shopkeeper Yan of Listen to the Wind Tower spoke up.
This was a decisive and efficient woman.
To hold this “Jiang City Decisive Battle,” Shopkeeper Yan had mobilized a lot of resources from Jiang City Listen to the Wind Tower.
It was time-consuming and laborious.
If it succeeded, Jiang City Listen to the Wind Tower would naturally become famous in the Jianghu.
But if it ended in such a dramatic way, all the many resources Jiang City Listen to the Wind Tower had spent before would be wasted.
It would even become a joke in the Jianghu.
Therefore, the most anxious was actually Jiang City Listen to the Wind Tower.
Time passed bit by bit.
It was getting closer and closer to a quarter past noon.
But there was still no news of Ouyang Bo.
Even the usually composed Shopkeeper Yan couldn’t help showing a trace of disappointment on her face.
“Forget it. Since Ouyang Bo didn’t come, this ‘Jiang City Decisive Battle’ will be…”
“Swish.”
Ji Qing opened his eyes.
Shopkeeper Yan hadn’t finished speaking when Ji Qing decisively interrupted her.
“Ouyang Bo, since you’re here, come up.”
As soon as Ji Qing finished speaking, everyone widened their eyes and looked around everywhere.
Where was Ouyang Bo?
