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Xu Cunzhi wore a cold smirk. After crossing swords with Ye Qing last time, he had thoroughly understood Ye Qing's situation. Hence, he harbored no fear of Ye Qing deep in his heart, with the only exception being the Seven-Star Ancient Sword in Ye Qing's possession.
Now, Ye Qing, beaten by him to this extent, didn't even have the strength to lift his sword, thus leaving nothing for Xu Cunzhi to fear.
Looking at Ye Qing lying on the ground, Xu Cunzhi raised his hand and sneered, "That's right, let me tell you something else, Gao Shusen was also personally killed by my brother. But, it looks like you no longer have a chance to avenge them. However, you will soon be reunited down below, which is quite nice, isn't it?"
Blood continued to spill from the corners of Ye Qing's mouth, and throaty roars similar to those of a wild beast kept emanating from him, as if he was exerting himself with all his might. However, his right arm could barely shake and was utterly incapable of being raised, let alone striking back.
"Hahaha…" Xu Cunzhi laughed loudly, "What's the matter? Feeling indignant? Even if you are indignant, what can you do about it?"
"Cunzhi, stop talking nonsense with him!" Xu Cunxiao shouted impatiently, having failed numerous times in his attempts to kill Ye Qing, which left him with an unsettling feeling.
"Alright!" Xu Cunzhi replied, a cold gleam flashing in his eyes as he suddenly slammed his palm toward Ye Qing's chest, preparing to kill Ye Qing with that single strike.
Just as Xu Cunzhi made his full-power strike, a sharp glint suddenly flashed in Ye Qing's eyes, which made Xu Cunzhi stunned. Before he could react, the previously powerless Ye Qing suddenly lifted his right hand and slashed his sword towards him!
Xu Cunzhi's expression drastically changed, and Xu Cunxiao was also shocked. Neither had expected Ye Qing to still have the strength to make a move. This meant the utterly powerless and continuously vomiting blood act by Ye Qing had been a facade?
"Watch out!" Xu Cunxiao shouted, but it was already too late.
Convinced that Ye Qing was as good as dead, Xu Cunzhi had let his guard down and stood very close to Ye Qing. Moreover, his full-force strike wasn't so easily retracted. Seeing the Seven-Star Ancient Sword slashing towards him, he suddenly let out a loud yell and placed his downwards moving right arm across his chest.
With a crisp crack, Xu Cunzhi's right arm was chopped off halfway. Using the force of the impact, Xu Cunzhi swiftly rolled to the side, fell to the ground, and quickly escaped Ye Qing's striking range. Although his arm throbbed painfully, when compared to his life, what was losing an arm?
On the other side, Xu Cunxiao quickly picked up a stone from the ground and hurled it at Ye Qing. Ye Qing, in reality, also had little strength left; it had taken him a long time to muster the energy for that last strike, leaving him utterly powerless and unable to dodge, getting hit by the stone which caused him to let out a muffled groan as a gash opened on his forehead, from which blood streamed.
Xu Cunzhi, not daring to look back, retreated over ten meters, then began to roll on the ground, cradling his severed arm and screaming in agony.
"Cunzhi, Cunzhi, how are you?" Xu Cunxiao shouted loudly, his heart tightening.
"Kill him! Brother, kill him!" Xu Cunzhi roared madly, appearing completely deranged.
Xu Cunxiao turned to look at Ye Qing, his face filled with cold killing intent. He had never expected that Ye Qing, seemingly trapped like a turtle in a jar, could still fight back, even managing to chop off his brother's hand, crippling his own brother. Now, he truly regretted being too careless, leading to this outcome. After all, Huang Jianyuan had been killed by Ye Qing in a similar manner, and yet they had made the same mistake!
Xu Cunxiao picked up two stones and threw them at Ye Qing, who managed to dodge one but still got hit by the other on his arm. At this moment, he truly had no strength left. However, Xu Cunxiao also didn't dare come closer after what happened to Xu Cunzhi, remaining extremely vigilant; he planned to kill Ye Qing with rocks.
After a few hits, Ye Qing simply stopped dodging and instead reached out to grab Xu Cunzhi's severed arm in front of him.
"What are you doing! What are you doing?" Xu Cunzhi yelled loudly, "Give me back my arm, give me back my arm!"
"Hurry up and put down that arm!" Xu Cunxiao also shouted, the arm having been freshly severed and, if rushed to the hospital, might still be reattached. Although its functionality would be greatly reduced after reattachment, it was better than being one-armed. However, if that arm took any more damage, it would definitely be irreparable!
Ye Qing completely ignored them both, straining topick up the Seven-Star Ancient Sword nearby. The expressions of Xu Cunxiao and Xu Cunzhi changed dramatically as Xu Cunzhi kept yelling beside him, and Xu Cunxiao picked up a rock and fiercely smashed it towards Ye Qing. Nonetheless, Ye Qing ignored them, enduring the barrage of rocks and still used the Seven-Star Ancient Sword to chop the arm to pieces.
Seeing the arm completely mutilated beyond reattachment, Xu Cunzhi, at his side, screamed in complete despair, "Madman! Madman! You're a madman!"
Xu Cunxiao clenched his teeth and brought over an even bigger stone, preparing to smash Ye Qing's head flat once and for all.
Ye Qing showed no fear whatsoever but just clutched the Seven-Star Ancient Sword and laughed loudly, "Even if I can't kill you, I won't let you off easy. Taking one of your arms is worth it, hahaha..."
"I will make your death extremely ugly!" Xu Cunxiao raised a stone and slowly walked towards Ye Qing. The stone was too big, and from this distance, it certainly couldn't hit Ye Qing.
As Xu Cunxiao walked towards him, suddenly, a roar of a motorcycle came from a distance. All three turned their heads simultaneously, only to see a black sedan speeding towards them at an extremely high speed.
All three were stunned, especially Xu Cunxiao and Xu Cunzhi, both of whom were quite surprised. A car rushing over at such a speed at this time was definitely not ordinary. But who could the person be, and whose side were they on?
As the two hesitated, the car had already sped towards this side. Watching the car's direction, Xu Cunxiao's expression suddenly changed, and he anxiously shouted, "Cunzhi, get out of the way!"
No sooner had he spoken than the direction of the car suddenly swerved, heading straight towards Xu Cunzhi beside him.
Xu Cunzhi, having lost an arm and blood, wasn't very agile now. Fortunately, Xu Cunxiao's timely warning allowed him to jump aside, but it was still a moment too slow. He was struck by the front of the car, thrown several meters away, coughing up blood continuously.
Xu Cunxiao, furiously turned and ran towards the car, shouting, "Looking for death!"
The car didn't stop but charged towards him. Just as it was about to hit Xu Cunxiao, he suddenly jumped up, landing directly on the top of the car, and with a powerful punch, shattered the windshield and reached for the driver.
The driver dodged sideways, then suddenly accelerated, crashing the car directly into a nearby tree. Xu Cunxiao hadn't anticipated the driver would adopt such a tactic. Unsteady, he was thrown off. However, he didn't dare to relax and immediately climbed up a tree to avoid being hit by the car.
The car backed up a bit, then suddenly accelerated, seeming to aim for the tree he was on. However, just as it was about to hit the tree, the car suddenly turned around, heading straight for Ye Qing beside them.
Xu Cunxiao was somewhat surprised. Was the person in the car here to help Ye Qing or to kill him?
While he was wondering, the car suddenly turned again, avoiding Ye Qing. Simultaneously, the car door opened, and the driver stretched out an arm, grabbed Ye Qing, and pulled him into the car.
Seeing this, Xu Cunxiao's expression immediately changed, and he yelled as he jumped down from the tree and hurried after the car. But his speed was ultimately too slow; the car sped away, and he could only watch helplessly as it sped off, his face turning ashen.
He had never expected that someone would come to rescue Ye Qing at this moment. What infuriated him the most was that his brother Xu Cunzhi had lost an arm, and Ye Qing was on his last leg, yet not only had they failed to kill Ye Qing, but they had also let him escape.
As the car disappeared into the distance, Xu Cunxiao violently kicked a nearby tree and roared, "Ye Qing, no matter if you flee to the Ends of the Earth, I will never let you go! Ah!"
But his words were undoubtedly unheard by Ye Qing. In the end, helplessly, he could only go and help Xu Cunzhi up, put his shattered arm into a bag, and hurried to the hospital. However, with the arm shattered like this, reattaching it was nearly as difficult as solving a puzzle, and it seemed impossible to fix it up properly. Xu Cunzhi's arm was definitely ruined!
Meanwhile, as the driver pulled Ye Qing into the car, the driver quickly drove away. Ye Qing was highly tense since his life was at stake. Fortunately, the car was fast, and Xu Cunxiao couldn't keep up, giving him a sigh of relief and a moment to see who the driver was beside him.
Glancing to the side, Ye Qing was startled; the driver was none other than Du Tianyi.
But wasn't Du Tianyi supposed to have gone to Western Province? How had he come back so quickly?
"Du, how is it you?" Ye Qing wondered aloud.
Du Tianyi turned and smiled at Ye Qing, saying, "This isn't the place to talk. I'll get you to safety first, then explain everything to you in detail."
"Good idea!" Ye Qing nodded. Considering Xu Cunxiao and Xu Cunzhi might still be following, he really couldn't afford to be careless. The two were too strong, and he and Du Tianyi were no match for them. If they were caught up, they would be done for.
Du Tianyi drove Ye Qing around half of Shenchuan City until he was sure no one was following. They then drove into an abandoned factory in the West Suburb. There were many abandoned factories here, and when Ye Qing first arrived in Shenchuan City, he had lived in one, so he was quite familiar with the area.