Chen Ping's Sword

Saw Hua Lian’er leisurely gnawing on a chicken leg, his mouth didn’t stop.

Chen Ping suddenly felt a bit envious.

"No need to handle it, just have the household guards chase them away with sticks...

Facing martial artists from Jianghu, never show them face. If you give them three moves, they’ll spread rumors saying the two were evenly matched.

Even if you don’t relent, if father personally makes a move and doesn’t kill the challenger on the spot, the opponent will say they walked away unscathed, claiming it was a draw."

Hua Lian’er said with a mix of laughter and exasperation.

"Is there such a maneuver? I understand now."

This meal couldn’t be finished.

Chen Ping stood up, cupped his fists in a circle to all sides, and said with a smile, "Fellow Jianghu comrades, those who want to make a name for themselves, feel free to come at me. I have heavy hands, if anyone gets hurt, please don’t hold a grudge."

"If you lose during a challenge and then go cry around, spreading bad words, won’t that make you look too contemptible?"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone shouted loudly.

"Arrogant."

"Outrageous... Are you implying there’s no one in Yuanxi?"

"A toad yawns, what a big mouth. Boy, stop being arrogant, let me teach you a lesson and see what skills you have as a lucky one on the Hidden Dragon List."

Bang...

The young, robust man rushed forward angrily, his long saber had just started to swing when his mouth got smacked lopsided, knocking out all his white teeth.

His body spun like a whirlwind, turning eighteen times before slamming into an inn pillar, rolling his eyes and fainting, his gaze askew.

"I said my hands are heavy, everyone please avoid speaking ill, not only are my hands heavy, but my temper isn’t great either."

Chen Ping chuckled, walked into the middle of the hall, and beckoned forward.

"You only have time for one meal. For those coming to challenge, I’ll show mercy. But if you’re thinking about the Sea Robber bounty, you’d better worry whether your life is at risk."

"Is that the Wind-Splitting Saber?"

"How did he get knocked out by a slap?"

"Impossible..."

Chen Ping was already impatient, waving his hands like a tiger in a flock of sheep.

Whenever he sensed fighting intent, hostility, his hands would swing...

Smack, smack, smack, smack...

People flew in all directions.

He didn’t even bother to ask about their names, skills, or sects.

Didn’t even use the Seven Stars Step.

Just stepped left in circles, right in circles, slapped a palm out, swords were blocked and broken, sabers were blocked and bent, more than twenty lay on the ground, none could get up, either fainted or groaning on the floor.

This scared the onlookers into quickly dodging and fleeing outside the inn, never daring to chatter again.

"Boy, your hand is too harsh."

From outside came a deep shout, shaking the inn’s walls slightly.

The crowd parted, revealing a richly dressed old man with five strands of long beard, behind him eight disciples, each armed with a sword, glaring like tigers.

"It’s Hero Yuanxi, Hero Yuanxi is here. He’s a master who has opened the Eight Extraordinary Meridians at the first-class peak."

"There’s no need for Hero Yuanxi to act, just any one of his eight disciples should be able to deal with Tian Qi."

Chen Ping had learned not to pay attention to the nonsense of these gossipers.

Completely unfounded, a bunch of idiots.

He simply said with a smile, "Hero Yuanxi, what’s your name? Nevermind, no interest in hearing it...

At your age, no need to compete for a ranking on the Hidden Dragon List, right? Besides, these fellows, they seem to be too old as well."

Those sword wielders looked at least thirty or forty years old, joining in the commotion seemed a bit much.

"Our master can’t stand seeing Jianghu trash abduct Princess Mingyue, here to capture the thief..." said a thirty-something swordsman coldly, his eyes filled with killing intent.

"Stop, what did you say? Abduct the Commandery Princess? Xiaoyue, they’re saying I abducted you, what do you think?"

"Nonsense, twisting facts, either bribed or allied with the Hu people, whichever way you look at it."

Hua Lian’er was very indignant.

"You’ve all heard clearly, if it’s a sparring challenge, I’ll show mercy and not kill...

But if you tarnish someone’s reputation with malice, then don’t blame me for unleashing a killing spree.

Whether it’s a Hero or a good reputation, here with me, it means nothing."

Chen Ping drew out the Frost Condensation Sword, smiling as he flicked the sword body, its sound like a dragon’s roar, hidden with killing intent.