Chapter 693 - 693 I Will Kill You! (4th Update)
Seeing Shen Jiu die so tragically and Shen Ba's legs been broken, the Shen Family knew the situation was dire and hurriedly tried to scatter and flee. However, Huang Jianyuan was not about to give them a chance and ordered all of them to be killed immediately.
The men that Huang Jianyuan brought with him immediately pursued them, chopping down all the young men from the Shen Family, leaving no survivors. Shen Anyun, who was sitting in the car, didn't even have a chance to escape and was surrounded and hacked to death by several people without any suspense.
Huang Jianyuan himself was excitedly wiping the Cold Moon Blade, his mood reaching an ecstatic state. Today, not only had the Shen Family suffered a crushing defeat, but their plan had succeeded. Most importantly, he had seized such a famed instrument, increasing the success rate of their plan even more!
"You… who exactly are you…" Shen Ba collapsed on the ground, clenching his teeth as he looked at Huang Jianyuan, said, "Our… our Shen Family, what grievances do we have with you?"
"Humph, humph, humph…" Huang Jianyuan sneered at Shen Ba, bending over leisurely, said, "Your Shen Family has no grievances with us."
"Then… then why do you want to kill us..." Shen Ba yelled angrily, "You… you group of madmen…"
"Why do I want to kill you?" Huang Jianyuan sneered, said, "It's simple, shooting the bird that leads the flock. Your Shen Family has been domineering in the Southern Six Provinces for so many years, known as the number one power there. I've long found you displeasing. If I want to replace you, shouldn't I eliminate you first? If you ask why I'm killing you? It's simple, for two words, status!"
Shen Ba's eyes widened and after a long while he finally sighed deeply, tremblingly said, "Twenty years ago, the uncle had said reputations… the word reputation would doom the Shen Family. None of us believed it, and we have lived under the uncle's reputation all these years. Unexpectedly, today, the uncle's words have finally come true. We ultimately… ultimately have to pay a heavy price for this reputation…"
"From what you're saying, Shen Tianjun saw through it pretty clearly!" Huang Jianyuan sneered coldly, said, "It's just unfortunate that Shen Tianjun is no longer in Xi Hang. Now the Shen Family is just an empty shell, simply unable to uphold that reputation. You've enjoyed twenty years of reputation, now it's time for you to step aside!"
As he spoke, Huang Jianyuan slowly placed the long blade against Shen Ba's neck, sneered, said, "I might as well start by sending you off first…"
Just as he was about to strike down with the knife, suddenly, a rapid car engine roar sounded from beside them. Huang Jianyuan turned his head to look, only to see an SUV rushing over at high speed. Huang Jianyuan couldn't help but frown, said in a deep voice, "Who is that?"
No one knew, but the vehicle kept going until it stopped near the Wangxiang Pavilion, and the person who got out was Ye Qing.
Ye Qing had originally come out to chase after the people of the Shen Family, wanting to get some answers from Shen Baichuan. However, he hadn't expected to encounter such a scene. Seeing the corpses all over the ground and the blood-covered Huang Jianyuan and others, Ye Qing furrowed his brows.
However, he said nothing, recognizing that these men were no ordinary people. He only looked around the scene. There were many corpses on the ground, but surprisingly none of them were Shen Baichuan, which puzzled him. He had just reviewed the surveillance and naturally recognized the people who had been with Shen Baichuan. Now, seeing those people all lying here, but no sign of Shen Baichuan, he wondered what exactly had happened.
"Have you seen Shen Baichuan?" Ye Qing called out.
Huang Jianyuan and the others were all looking at Ye Qing. Hearing Ye Qing ask, Huang Jianyuan couldn't help being surprised again, said in a deep voice, "Who are you?"
"Ye Qing!" Ye Qing replied sternly.
"Ye Qing?" Huang Jianyuan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized and sneered, said, "So you are that Ye Qing from Shenchuan City, haha, how interesting. Last time Third Brother said you jumped off a cliff, but you were lucky enough to be saved by a crooked tree and didn't die. I didn't expect you to come here so quickly to deliver yourself to death!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Qing immediately furrowed his brow. There was no doubt, Huang Jianyuan was definitely in cahoots with Xu Cunxiao and his group. Ye Qing had also been investigating the incident from last time, as it involved the death of Tie Yongwen. However, he had been unable to find Xu Cunxiao and his group, so that matter had also been set aside for now.
But, he had never expected to stumble upon a clue here. Continuing to investigate through these people would definitely lead to the real culprit behind the killing of Tie Yongwen!
"So you are with those two men!" Ye Qing frowned, said sternly, "Good, saves me the trouble of looking for them. Tell me, who killed Uncle Tie Yongwen?"
"Hahaha…" Huang Jianyuan threw his head back and laughed, said, "It's been such a long time, and you're still investigating this dead man's case. Ah, you really are relentless. But, since you're about to die anyway, I'm not afraid to tell you. Yes, we killed that old Tie, what can you do about it!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Qing's expression turned icy cold, he gripped the Seven-Star Ancient Sword tightly, and yelled, "I'll give you one chance to say it again, who exactly killed him!"
"It was us who killed him, can't you understand human speech?" Huang Jianyuan replied coldly.
"Good! Good! Good!" Ye Qing shouted thrice, suddenly raising his hand to draw the Seven-Star Ancient Sword, a clear sword chant resonating around him.
Compared to the dragon chant of the Ink Pattern Black Gold Blade being unsheathed, the sword chant from the Seven-Star Ancient Sword, although slightly weaker, was incredibly profound, filled with continuous aftereffects. The Ink Pattern Black Gold Blade was an Evil Blade, but this Seven-Star Ancient Sword was absolutely a righteous sword with overwhelming virtue!
Hearing this sword chant, Huang Jianyuan's expression slightly changed. Being a top-level master himself, he naturally understood the matter of famed instruments recognizing their masters. However, he couldn't fathom how Ye Qing could make a famed instrument recognize him as its master, which was quite absurd!
Ye Qing, holding the Seven-Star Ancient Sword, pointed it at Huang Jianyuan and said coldly, "Today, I will kill you to avenge Uncle Tie!"
"Hahaha..." Huang Jianyuan burst into laughter and said, "Kill me? With just you? Hahaha, do you really think that by holding the Seven-Star Ancient Sword and making it recognize you as its master, you're my match? Ye, you're too arrogant. What I'm considering now is how to kill you, not how to fight you. Do you understand?"
Ye Qing didn't speak a word and quickly ran towards Huang Jianyuan. Huang Jianyuan sneered continuously, and when Ye Qing was about to reach him, he raised his hand and slashed down towards Ye Qing.
Ye Qing immediately raised the Seven-Star Ancient Sword to block, but Huang Jianyuan's strength was too immense; the strike forced Ye Qing back three steps before he stabilized.
After their initial clash, Huang Jianyuan laughed wildly again and said, "I thought you were more capable than this. It seems I overestimated you. Without even mastering the Internal Energy Release, what grounds do you have to fight me? If you cannot even perform Internal Energy Release, even if the famed instrument recognizes you, you can't exert any real strength; what use is it to hold it? Hahaha, it seems destiny has decided that today I will take two famed instruments!"
As he spoke, Huang Jianyuan charged towards Ye Qing and raised his hand to slash at him again.
Ye Qing, just like before, managed to block it but still involuntarily retreated several steps. After a few more slashes, he was driven back to the side of a car. However, Huang Jianyuan didn't stop for a moment and delivered another slash, sending Ye Qing flying into the car, shattering the glass.
"Hahaha..." Huang Jianyuan sneered nonstop and said, "Ye, any last words? Better speak them now, or you won't have a chance!"
Ye Qing gritted his teeth and stared fiercely at Huang Jianyuan as he stepped closer. Just as Huang Jianyuan raised his Cold Moon Blade, ready to deliver a finishing blow, Ye Qing suddenly gripped the Seven-Star Ancient Sword tightly and swept it towards Huang Jianyuan's legs.
Huang Jianyuan was at a distance from Ye Qing, and at this range, Ye Qing's Seven-Star Ancient Sword couldn't possibly reach him. So, Huang Jianyuan didn't care, believing that since Ye Qing couldn't perform Internal Energy Release, no sword qi could appear.
But the reality was completely beyond his anticipation. His blade hadn't yet struck when he suddenly felt a fierce sword qi at his leg. Startled, Huang Jianyuan tried to retreat hastily, but it was too late. The sword qi directly hit his leg, severing his right leg!
"Ah!" Huang Jianyuan screamed in pain, unable to maintain his stance, and fell to the ground, his Cold Moon Blade also flying out of his hand.
The group Huang Jianyuan had brought with him were shocked and rushed over intending to rescue him. But at that moment, Ye Qing, driven mad, tightly held the Seven-Star Ancient Sword and swung it successively, sending out several streaks of sword qi. The first ones struck and wounded several people; the one in the front even had his neck cleanly severed by the sword aura, his head falling to the ground. The rest, witnessing this, dared not advance further and could only watch Ye Qing from a distance!
Huang Jianyuan, clutching his severed leg, lay on the ground screaming frantically, but he was utterly unable to stand up. Watching Ye Qing slowly approach him, his eyes filled with panic and disbelief, he trembled, "How... How is this possible? You clearly couldn't perform Internal Energy Release, how could you?"
"Hmph, your information is too outdated!" Ye Qing said coldly, "Ever since I fell off the cliff, I've been able to perform Internal Energy Release."
Huang Jianyuan trembled and said, "Then... Then why did you appear so weak just now... "
"If I didn't appear a bit weak, how would you be careless? If I didn't appear a bit weak, how would you come close enough for me to strike you?" Ye Qing coldly looked at Huang Jianyuan and said, "I know I'm far weaker than you in strength, but unlike you, I have a brain!"
"You... You dare insult me..." Huang Jianyuan struggled to sit up, glaring at Ye Qing furiously and roared, "My... Our people will definitely not let you go..."
"That would be for the best!" Ye Qing pressed the Seven-Star Ancient Sword against Huang Jianyuan's neck and said coldly, "It saves me the trouble of hunting them down one by one!"