Chapter 7: Saber Slash On The Three Oddities Of Lingdong!
“Villain Ranking Eighth?”
Han Jin muttered softly, unable to stop himself from widening his eyes as he looked at Ji Qing.
He could never have imagined that the ordinary-looking passerby in front of him was actually the infamous Villain Ranking Eighth demon?
“What is the Villain Ranking?”
Ji Qing’s gaze turned toward Han Jin.
This Chief Escort had traveled far and wide in the Jianghu, with access to inside news, so he surely knew about the Villain Ranking.
“The Villain Ranking is one of the rankings issued by Ling Xiao Pavilion in the Jianghu Ranking, with over a hundred Jianghu People listed. The Villain Ranking does not rank by Martial Arts prowess, but by sin.”
Ji Qing raised an eyebrow: “So, this Villain Ranking has my name on it?”
Han Jin hesitated for a moment, then spoke: “The latest Villain Ranking was issued seven days ago, and the biggest change was Liang City Xiucai Scholar Ji Qing, who committed patricide and matricide, utterly heartless and ruthless, ranking Villain Ranking Eighth for his unforgivable sins!”
Ji Qing frowned slightly.
Over this half month, he had always taken mountain paths, truly unaware of the news in the Jianghu.
So he was already listed as Villain Ranking Eighth.
Now his name was truly spread throughout the Jianghu, with an infamous reputation far and wide!
“Villain Ranking Eighth, you are Ji Qing? Hahaha, I didn’t expect this unexpected gain—your head is now worth a thousand taels of bounty silver!”
The speaker was the leader of the Eighteen Riders of the Great Desert.
He stared at Ji Qing, his eyes gleaming.
It seemed as if Ji Qing was already a huge pile of shiny silver.
This was simply a pie falling from the sky.
However, as soon as these words were spoken, the three short and strange men were displeased.
“Big brother, what do we do if someone else is competing with us for the bounty silver?”
“This Ji Qing—we three brothers have chased him all the way, and now they want to snatch the bounty silver? Then send them to their deaths!”
These three strange men not only looked odd, but also had very eccentric tempers.
They started fighting at the slightest disagreement.
The three strange men each used one weapon with a saber, one with a sword, and the other with a hidden weapon.
The three moved nimbly, swift as the wind, charging straight at the Eighteen Riders of the Great Desert.
The Eighteen Riders of the Great Desert were too lazy to waste words.
“Slaughter these three dwarfs!”
But as soon as the words fell, a rain of hidden weapons enveloped the Eighteen Riders of the Great Desert.
Moreover, every hidden weapon was extremely fast, with tricky angles, and contained internal energy.
The Eighteen Riders of the Great Desert were immediately caught off guard.
At the same time, the other two strange men also attacked together.
Saber and sword swept like a gale, and in just a few breaths, the Eighteen Riders of the Great Desert were screaming and falling to the ground, already lifeless.
The air was filled with a thick bloody smell.
Dead!
The Eighteen Riders of the Great Desert, who had just been so arrogant and ready to wipe out Wei Yuan Escort Agency, died just like that?
The people from Wei Yuan Escort Agency seemed unable to believe it.
How did the Eighteen Riders of the Great Desert, who dominated the Great Desert and were full of evil, die so quickly?
They had just clashed earlier—the Eighteen Riders of the Great Desert could wipe out everyone from their Wei Yuan Escort Agency with ease.
Every one of the eighteen riders was a third-rate expert.
Yet they died at the hands of these three strange men.
“You are the Three Oddities of Lingdong?”
Han Jin asked.
“Hehe, correct, it’s us three brothers.”
Han Jin suddenly understood.
“No wonder…”
“The Three Oddities of Lingdong are three brothers from the same mother, each practicing one type of weapon. It is said that the three brothers have a tacit understanding, coordinating seamlessly without flaws. Although each is a third-rank martial artist, the three together can fight a second-rate expert!”
“As the saying goes, a slight edge in Martial Arts means the difference between life and death. The Eighteen Riders of the Great Desert naturally were no match for the Three Oddities of Lingdong…”
After Han Jin finished speaking, he glanced at Ji Qing.
Ji Qing looked at Han Jin meaningfully.
He could tell that Han Jin’s words seemed directed at him.
The Three Oddities of Lingdong clearly wanted trouble with Ji Qing.
However, the Three Oddities of Lingdong were not that sharp-minded and did not catch Han Jin’s implication.
They thought Han Jin was praising their fame.
“Is there anyone else competing with us for the bounty silver?”
Han Jin clasped his fists: “Our Wei Yuan Escort Agency only escorts goods and does not get involved in Jianghu disputes.”
After speaking, he signaled the Wei Yuan Escort Agency crowd to retreat back into the temple.
“Brother…”
Ji Yao tightly grabbed Ji Qing’s sleeve.
Though she was young, after this journey of fleeing, she seemed to know what Ji Qing was about to do.
“Yao’er, be good and stay here—I will be back soon.”
Ji Qing then stood up, walking step by step toward the Three Oddities of Lingdong.
“Ji Qing, don’t blame us three brothers—rather than letting a thousand taels of bounty silver benefit others, better us three brothers take it.”
The Three Oddities of Lingdong spoke casually, but the three were already on high alert, not daring to be careless.
For some reason, looking at Ji Qing’s back, Miss Lin’s heart faintly tightened.
“Chief Escort, Villain Ranking Eighth… how is Ji Qing’s Martial Arts?”
Han Jin’s expression was grave as he shook his head: “The Villain Ranking ranks by sin, as for Martial Arts… I’m not sure. But since he could commit such heinous crimes in Liang City and escape easily, his Martial Arts must not be weak.”
“However, the Three Oddities of Lingdong have dominated the Jianghu for over ten years and are even more troublesome…”
There were many people in the temple, but the atmosphere was deathly quiet at this moment.
Ji Qing walked step by step to the doorway.
He was now only two or three zhang away from the Three Oddities of Lingdong.
Ji Qing stopped, his hand gradually gripping the hilt.
The Three Oddities of Lingdong fell silent too—though they had spoken casually before, the three now looked solemn, facing a great enemy!
“Hoo…”
A cool wind blew, faintly bringing a chill.
“Clang.”
Ji Qing drew his saber.
His thumb flicked, and the long saber came out of its sheath.
A brilliant blade light suddenly appeared in the darkness, as if to tear through the night curtain.
At the same time, Ji Qing lightly tapped his feet and crossed two or three zhang in the blink of an eye.
“First Line of Sky!”
Ji Qing showed no hesitation, directly unleashing his ultimate move.
Even his internal energy fully burst forth, instantly amplifying its might by three-tenths.
Ji Qing held nothing back—this saber strike was at its peak!
This was already the strongest saber strike Ji Qing could unleash at present!
From the moment Ji Qing drew his saber, in the Three Oddities of Lingdong’s sight, there seemed to only be this one blade light left.
Too brilliant.
The magnificent blade light was something the Three Oddities of Lingdong had rarely seen in their lives.
Unfortunately, such a brilliant saber strike was not for admiration, but for killing.
This was a man-killing saber!
Ji Qing’s figure crossed paths with the Three Oddities of Lingdong.
The Three Oddities of Lingdong widened their eyes.
“Such a fast saber…”
A deep bloodstain appeared on the necks of the three.
“Thud.”
The Three Oddities of Lingdong all fell to the ground together.
Blood gushed from their necks; they were already lifeless.
Dead!
The Three Oddities of Lingdong, who had dominated the Jianghu for over ten years, died just like that?
And Ji Qing had only used one move.
One saber instant kill!
Silence!
The entire temple became even quieter.
Everyone from Wei Yuan Escort Agency had their mouths agape, but no one made a sound—not even daring to breathe too heavily.
Ji Qing sheathed his saber.
He lowered his head slightly; at his abdomen was a hidden weapon, and blood had already stained his clothes.
