Chapter 64 : Chapter 64
Chapter 64. Crushing Them Like Rotten Wood!
“An ambush!”
By the time Hu Quanshui and the others rushed over, they arrived just in time to see Xu Yuan facing off against Jian Hanfeng. When their eyes swept across the area, everyone’s hearts gave a violent jolt.
“Th-Third Meridian martial artists... and there are four of them!?” Liu Yu swallowed hard and spoke in a strained voice.
What did that even mean?
Even all of Changshun Street put together only had three Third Meridian martial artists. If the Street Guard did not step in personally, this force alone would be enough to wipe them all out.
Using this kind of lineup just to assassinate Wang Huan was far too excessive, was it not?
‘No, that is not all. It was not just Wang Huan. We were part of their plan too!’
Li Shun abruptly realized the truth and felt a chill run through his entire body. He shouted urgently, “Fire a signal arrow for reinforcements!”
“This is bad! My signal arrow is cracked. I cannot use it!” Hu Quanshui cried anxiously, though a flicker of secret delight flashed through his eyes.
After this battle, he would get another handsome reward. Then he could return to the gambling den in glory and win back everything he had lost!
“It is broken?”
At those words, Liu Yu and Qi Li instantly turned deathly pale.
‘A bunch of useless trash! At a critical moment like this, I can only rely on myself.’ Li Shun shot them an angry, alarmed look, then quickly pulled out his own signal arrow from his robe.
Whoosh!
A piercing shriek rang out across the area as it shot upward on a gust of force and vanished into the sky.
But even after the signal arrow had been fired, no one relaxed in the slightest. All eyes turned toward Xu Yuan and Wang Huan.
Only the two of them could hold the enemy off for a while. They were the key to victory or defeat.
Yet Wang Huan was already injured, and his movements had clearly slowed. In an instant, all the pressure fell onto Xu Yuan’s shoulders.
“This is bad,” Li Shun muttered to himself. At the same time, he could not help lamenting Instructor Xu’s luck. This was only his first time out on patrol, yet he had already run into such a deadly trap.
But very soon, every one of them froze.
In a flash, the entire battle changed!
That young man who had just injured Wang Huan suddenly sprang forward to strike, only to be killed on the spot by Xu Yuan with overwhelming force!
The sheer impact of that scene left everyone dumbstruck, and only one thought appeared in their minds:
Complete domination!
“Th-this...” Li Shun’s eyes widened, his lips trembling. Was this some kind of illusion? Since when?
Had Instructor Xu not only broken through to the Third Meridian a few months ago? How could he possibly unleash such strength?
Liu Yu and Qi Li stood there in a daze, still unable to process what they had just seen.
“How could he...” The corners of Hu Quanshui’s lips had only just begun to rise, but now they froze instantly. In that moment, it felt as though the sky had collapsed on top of him!
“This is Xu Yuan?”
Wang Huan sat collapsed on the ground, his shoulder swollen and red, yet he did not feel the pain at all. He stared at Xu Yuan without blinking, his face full of shock.
The enemy he had fought desperately against and still failed to defeat had turned into nothing more than a clay chicken and a pottery dog in Xu Yuan’s hands, utterly unable to withstand a single blow.
“He must have broken through to the Fourth Meridian long ago...”
At that moment, Wang Huan could not help recalling how he had strutted around and shown off in front of Xu Yuan that afternoon. His face burned with humiliation, and he felt like a complete clown.
“Do not just stand there. Finish off the others, quickly!”
At that moment, Xu Yuan’s voice rang out, jolting the group awake as if from a dream. They began thinking over what he meant.
Xu Yuan gave no further explanation. His figure flashed, and he lunged straight at Chen Qimei.
He had seen clearly just now that this man was closely tied to Quan Xiong. He was probably one of the masterminds behind this assassination attempt, and he absolutely could not be left alive.
“You little bastard...” Chen Qimei hurriedly raised his guard, shocked and furious inside.
Xu Yuan had chosen him as his very first target. Did that mean he thought Chen Qimei looked like the weakest one?
Yet no matter how Chen Qimei attacked, Xu Yuan always caught the flaw in an instant and dismantled it with ease.
The improvement in talent was not reflected only in cultivation speed. It also made one’s grasp of openings in battle extraordinarily sharp.
Then, with a loud bang, Chen Qimei was struck as though by a giant hammer and flew backward like a kite with its string cut.
Puh!
Chen Qimei smashed heavily into a wall by the roadside and spat out a huge mouthful of blood. But he paid no attention to his injuries. Instead, he stared at Xu Yuan in utter horror.
“How... how is this possible? You... you...”
Xu Yuan ignored him completely and turned to chase in another direction. In no more than a few breaths, two figures were thrown back together.
They were the two Third Meridian martial artists who had come to assist.
At that moment, their faces were withered and pale as paper. In only an instant, the foreign force that had entered their bodies had torn apart most of their internal organs.
“Damn it, he really broke through to the Fourth Meridian? How is that possible!?”
When Quan Xiong saw this from the distance, he was so terrified that his soul nearly left his body. He immediately turned to run.
But the instant his foot moved, a hand silently settled onto his shoulder, making it impossible for him to move even half an inch. He turned his head with difficulty and found Xu Yuan looking at him with a faint smile.
“You have truly given me a magnificent gift. Gang Leader Quan, you must have worked very hard on this little scheme of yours.”
Beside him, Zhang Ergou was already scared witless. The moment he saw Xu Yuan appear soundlessly at his side, he let out a shrill cry, foamed at the mouth, and fainted on the spot.
“Oh?” Xu Yuan let out a small sound of surprise, then punched down without another word.
“Y-you... you...”
Zhang Ergou painfully raised his head. His body convulsed a few times, then he dropped flat to the ground and stopped moving.
“Interesting. Are you actually pretending to be dead right in front of me?”
Xu Yuan found it rather amusing. Then he turned back slowly and looked at Quan Xiong.
“Come to think of it, if not for the one hundred taels of silver you gave me, I never would have broken through to the Fourth Meridian so quickly. Tell me, how should I repay you?”
“Xu Yuan, you cannot kill me. I have money. I can give you another hundred taels... no, I can give you everything I own. Just spare my life.”
Quan Xiong’s back was already drenched in cold sweat. His throat bobbed as he spoke in a hoarse, strained voice.
That youthful face before him now looked more terrifying than the King of Hell himself.
“Oh? You want me to wait while you go ask the Bai Family for reinforcements?”
“No, no, no! I still have quite a few properties in the outer city!”
Xu Yuan chuckled. “After hiring so many Third Meridian martial artists, how much do you really have left? Besides, those properties may not even still be yours anymore.”
Shaking his head, Xu Yuan lost interest and casually snapped the man’s neck.
Then he turned and looked toward the dying Chen Qimei. Beside him, the two Third Meridian martial artists had gone ashen, their pupils unfocused. They were clearly already dead.
“Tell me everything you know about the Bai Family’s recent plans to launch a counterattack,” Xu Yuan said softly.
“Yes, yes, of course. Listen carefully and I will explain it all in detail...”
A flicker of joy flashed through Chen Qimei’s eyes. He actually knew nothing about the higher-ups’ plans, but at a moment like this, saving his own life came first.
“You bastard! What have you done?”
At that moment, a furious shout exploded across the street like thunder. Immediately afterward, a middle-aged man in black-and-red brocade burst out of the night.
He looked to be around forty, with a rough, rugged face and four red stripes embroidered on his shoulders.
It was Qin Lie, the Street Guard of Changning Street.