Chapter 95: A Century Of Jianghu, Only This One Man!
Ji Qing spotted at a glance a boy of about ten years old kneeling outside the door.
He was clearly on the verge of collapse all over, but he gritted his teeth tightly and refused to get up.
An old servant was also by the boy’s side.
The old servant’s eyes were full of heartache.
“Mister Ji, you’ve seen it, right? He’s been kneeling for two days and two nights. I’m really afraid he won’t hold out and collapse in front of the Great Door, so I disturbed your seclusion…”
Lie Yingniang explained.
“Kneeling for two days and two nights? That’s some perseverance…”
Ji Qing’s tone was calm as he walked step by step toward the boy.
“Young Master, look quickly…”
The old servant reminded the boy.
The boy raised his head.
He was already very tired, but upon seeing the figure before him, the boy was still shocked in his heart.
Black clothes, long saber, plus a head of signature white hair.
“Astonishing Swan Saber” Ji Qing!
No mistake.
It must be “Astonishing Swan Saber” Ji Qing!
As Ji Qing’s figure drew closer, the boy grew more tense in his heart.
After all, this was currently the most renowned martial artist in Jianghu.
Called by Ling Xiao Pavilion as a one-man sect destroyer, peerless in elegance.
In the past century of Jianghu, who could bear Ling Xiao Pavilion’s evaluation?
Only Ji Qing.
A century of Jianghu, only this one man!
Facing the famously renowned “Astonishing Swan Saber,” even though the boy came from a prestigious family background, he couldn’t suppress his tense emotions.
Finally, Ji Qing stopped.
Their eyes met, and Ji Qing calmly asked, “Why are you kneeling here?”
“I’m looking for ‘Astonishing Swan Saber’ Mister Ji!”
“I am Ji Qing.”
“I’ve come to find Mister Ji to request that Mister Ji take action to claim the Demon Saber!”
“Demon Saber?”
Ji Qing truly didn’t know about the “Demon Saber.”
After all, he had been in seclusion the whole time.
At this moment, Lie Yingniang came to Ji Qing’s side and briefly explained, “Mister Ji, during the time you were in seclusion, a strange Demon Saber appeared in Jiangnan Martial World, shaking the entire Jianghu…”
Ji Qing listened to Lie Yingniang’s explanation.
He also learned the identity of the boy before him: Yan Family Young Master, Yan Changtian!
“Yan Changtian, you want me to claim the Demon Saber, and the condition is that Ji Mou avenges you?”
“Avenge? Mister Ji, Yan Family’s grudge arose because of the Demon Saber. As long as you claim the Demon Saber, that will be avenging Yan Family.”
“You don’t hate those Jianghu people who slaughtered your entire Yan Family?”
“I hate, but I don’t hate. The wives, children, and elders of those Jianghu people, or their relatives and friends, have also died more or less at my father’s hand to some degree. How to settle this grudge? In the end, it all stems from the Demon Saber. The Demon Saber is the real culprit! And I know where the Demon Saber is now. Please, Mister Ji, take action to claim the Demon Saber!”
Yan Changtian immediately kowtowed.
Having knelt for two days, this kowtow nearly made him faint.
Seeing this, the old servant quickly supported Yan Changtian.
Ji Qing’s calm gaze fixed on Yan Changtian.
But this boy was extremely stubborn and seemed unafraid as well, mustering courage to look back at Ji Qing.
“You… very good.”
This boy distinguished grudges clearly, and his courage was commendable.
“Yingniang, take Yan Changtian inside to rest. I’m going to Listen to the Wind Tower.”
“Yes, Mister Ji.”
Ji Qing said no more, taking a step forward, then another. He seemed slow, but in reality quickly vanished from sight.
“Mister Ji… has agreed?”
Yan Changtian couldn’t help asking.
Lie Yingniang just smiled faintly. “Whether he agrees or not, we wait for Mister Ji to return. Yan little brother, come in first, have something to eat, and rest.”
“Thank you, Heroine Lie…”
Supported by the old servant, Yan Changtian entered Hundred Battles Sect to rest.
…
Ji Qing raised his head and glanced.
“Listen to the Wind Tower.”
He had just used Thousand Mile Divine Movement.
Merely minor accomplishment Thousand Mile Divine Movement, yet its speed was much faster than perfected Grass on Flying.
Well deserving of first-rate lightness skill.
In Jianghu, any martial arts that reached “first-rate” could be called “divine skill.”
The difference between divine skill and third-rate martial arts was indeed great.
If a divine skill reached major accomplishment, it was enough for one to dominate Jianghu!
Ji Qing walked into Listen to the Wind Tower.
It was very lively inside.
A crowd of Jianghu people came and went, chatting about everything under the sun.
Ji Qing stopped and overheard a bit.
This group of Jianghu people were basically all talking about the “Demon Saber.”
He vaguely heard things like “Demon Saber slaughters Liu, dominates Jianghu.”
After all, the “Demon Saber” was currently the hottest topic in Jianghu.
Ji Qing didn’t inquire in detail. As for intelligence on the Demon Saber, he’d know once he saw Shopkeeper Yu.
But Ji Qing’s appearance immediately drew the attention of this group of Jianghu people.
“Swish.”
One gaze after another fell on Ji Qing.
Listen to the Wind Tower, which had been very lively moments ago, suddenly fell quiet.
“Ji… Mister Ji.”
A martial artist who had just been talking grandly stuttered upon seeing Ji Qing.
Ji Qing merely nodded without speaking, striding straight into the back courtyard of Listen to the Wind Tower.
“Phew…”
This group of Jianghu martial artists breathed a sigh of relief.
“That was ‘Astonishing Swan Saber’ Mister Ji just now, right? Black clothes, conical hat, long saber, plus a head of white hair—too recognizable.”
“Indeed Mister Ji. We’ve long heard that Mister Ji was cultivating in seclusion at Hundred Battles Sect, and that he shares a deep friendship with Shopkeeper Yu of An Yang City Listen to the Wind Tower. Now it seems the rumors are true.”
“Do you think Mister Ji came to Listen to the Wind Tower because of the Demon Saber?”
“Quite possible. Now some first-rate experts in Jianghu have already gone to Jiangnan, preparing to contend for the Demon Saber. Mister Ji is the Number One Saber of Jianghu, and that Demon Saber matches him perfectly.”
The crowd discussed animatedly.
But when mentioning “Ji Qing,” everyone was extremely cautious.
Now no one dared call Ji Qing a “demon” anymore.
Even that Ji Qing lived at Hundred Battles Sect—this was now common knowledge, not some secret.
But who dared disturb Ji Qing?
One-man sect destroyer, peerless in elegance!
Tianshan Sect’s centuries-old foundation, the blood and tears of those eight hundred disciples, were still fresh in memory.
Ji Qing paid no mind to how that group of Jianghu people discussed him.
He familiarly arrived at the secret chamber of Listen to the Wind Tower and met the still charming Shopkeeper Yu.
Seeing Ji Qing arrive, Shopkeeper Yu’s eyes lit up.
“What wind blew Mister Ji here today?”
Shopkeeper Yu immediately set aside the intelligence in her hand and said with a smile.
“Shopkeeper Yu, I want all intelligence on the Demon Saber!”
“Demon Saber? You were in seclusion before, so I didn’t send One-eared to disturb you. Now that you’re out, is it because of Yan Family Young Master?”
Shopkeeper Yu managed Listen to the Wind Tower in An Yang City, so naturally Yan Changtian’s entry into the city couldn’t escape Listen to the Wind Tower’s eyes and ears.
“Tell me about the Demon Saber.”
“The Demon Saber, ah, Mister Ji will surely be interested. Initially, this Demon Saber was obtained by Yan Zhennan, who began slaughtering wantonly. His strength grew stronger with each kill, even rivaling a first-rate expert. Later, Yan Zhennan was besieged and killed, and the Demon Saber changed hands…”
Ji Qing listened to Shopkeeper Yu’s intelligence on the Demon Saber, which matched what Yan Changtian had said with no discrepancies.
“This Demon Saber is so strange, able to strengthen a martial artist’s strength. Does it have any origins?”
Ji Qing asked.
Such a strange Demon Saber couldn’t have appeared out of thin air.
It must have some origins.
“Origins, ah… I actually found some! But it’s intelligence from a century ago, just fragments. It’s said the Demon Saber is named Slaughter Liu, forged by a famous swordsmith using a blood refining method. Later, the swordsmith used his own blood to sacrifice to Slaughter Liu, causing it to undergo some changes and become the Demon Saber!”
“It’s said the Demon Saber can induce martial artists to slaughter, growing stronger with more killing. Every appearance of the Demon Saber shakes Jianghu, but after a while, the Demon Saber vanishes without a trace…”
“However, it’s said that as long as one masters Saber Intent, they can easily suppress the Demon Saber! Mister Ji, though you haven’t condensed Saber Intent, with your Saber Momentum Major Accomplishment, you can probably barely suppress the Demon Saber. With the Demon Saber emerging, is it fate’s arrangement for it to fall into Mister Ji’s hands?”
Shopkeeper Yu smiled lightly, pursing her lips.
“Fate?”
Ji Qing shook his head.
“I only believe in the saber in my hand!”
With those words, Ji Qing immediately stood up.
He had already made up his mind!
“Mister Ji, if you want to contend for the Demon Saber, you’d better hurry. Many first-rate experts in Jianghu have already heard the news and set off…”
But Ji Qing walked out of the secret chamber without looking back.
This Demon Saber, he had to contend for it!
