Chapter 846 - 846: Ye Qing's Next Move
Wang Tian'an saw Fourth Brother in a dangerous situation and thought of going over to help him. However, this time Chen San seized the opportunity and clung to him desperately, not allowing him to leave. Although Wang Tian'an had quite a few men, two of them also went over, but they were utterly unable to change the situation. Fourth Brother was still tightly entangled by Ye Qing, with the situation growing increasingly dire.
Right now, Fourth Brother dared not think of anything else but only wanted to escape from Ye Qing's attack range. However, no matter how he retreated, he couldn't avoid Ye Qing, driving him nearly insane. He had never seen Wing Chun Fist before and had no idea that it could be so powerful, leaving his heart utterly frustrated.
Ye Qing was now as calm as still water, his hands flowing smoothly like passing clouds, each move becoming unexpectedly elusive. Wing Chun Fist was only a theory he had learned, not specific techniques. But understanding this theory meant any movement he made was effective. Initially, Ye Qing was somewhat slow to act, but as the fight progressed, his actions became smoother, seeming to have everything around him under control.
At this moment, two more men ran over, shouting from afar, "Fourth Brother, we'll stop him, you run first!"
Fourth Brother couldn't bother about anything else now, seeing the two approaching, he immediately retreated, attempting to disengage from Ye Qing. However, Ye Qing had no intention of letting him go and also moved forward, reaching out to grab him. Just then, the two men arrived, frantically threw themselves at Ye Qing, using their bodies to block him, and hugged him tightly, preventing Ye Qing from advancing any further.
Seeing this, Fourth Brother was overjoyed, quickly dodging Ye Qing's hand and drawing his dagger to stab towards Ye Qing's chest, seizing the opportunity to kill him.
At the same time, Ye Qing's hand reached out, precisely close to Fourth Brother's lower abdomen. Fourth Brother didn't dodge; clenching his teeth, he preferred to endure this hit if it meant killing Ye Qing.
However, Ye Qing's fist didn't strike directly at Fourth Brother's lower abdomen but instead stopped an inch away from it.
Fourth Brother was stunned for a moment, unsure what Ye Qing was planning, but he exerted more force, trying to stab Ye Qing with his dagger. Just then, Wang Tian'an, seeing from afar, his expression drastically changed as he exclaimed, "Fourth Brother, retreat, watch out for his…"
Before he could finish, Ye Qing suddenly stomped his right foot, and his right fist finally covered that one-inch gap, striking squarely on Fourth Brother's lower abdomen.
At this time, Fourth Brother's dagger had already pierced Ye Qing's clothes. However, he was still a bit short, and Ye Qing's seemingly effortless punch actually sent him flying backward, only stopping after traveling four or five meters.
"Wing Chun Inch Punch..." Wang Tian'an only then finished his warning, but it was too late. Fourth Brother got up from the ground, vomiting several mouthfuls of fresh blood, swaying and eventually collapsing to the ground.
The punches Ye Qing had hit him with before combined weren't nearly as powerful as this one. The Wing Chun Inch Punch was shockingly powerful. Also, with Ye Qing putting his full force into it, a punch to the chest could have been fatal!
Seeing this scene, Wang Tian'an's face turned pale and his gaze became even colder, grinding his teeth, he ordered: "Attack, kill him for me! Kill him!"
The crowd around immediately roared and rushed up again, clashing chaotically with Ye Qing.
Meanwhile, Black Bear had at some point led men inside and had brought out all those people who were locked up in the cave behind the mountain. The man standing by, already had five people fallen at his feet, with three others watching from a distance, their faces filled with panic, daring not to approach. This man's strength was truly formidable!
However, looking over the entire scene, Wang Tian'an's side still held the advantage as his number of men was much more than the combined forces of Chen San and Ye Qing. Although Ye Qing, Chen San, and the man at the cave mouth were top fighters, the three of them, no matter how strong, couldn't stand against the greater numbers, the situation actually quite unfavorable for Ye Qing and his allies.
"Ye Qing, Chen San, Cui Yu, no matter how well you've planned, what use is it? Today, whoever can walk out of here alive will be the ultimate winner!" Wang Tian'an sneered continuously, declaring, "Today, I will make sure all of you die here!"
Cui Yu said nothing, just gritting his teeth and fighting against Wang Tian'an's men. Ye Qing's expression remained very calm, completely ignoring Wang Tian'an's words as if he wasn't taking the situation seriously at all.
Seeing Ye Qing like this, Chen San wasn't worried, believing Ye Qing would never fight a battle he couldn't win.
The battle continued for nearly half an hour, with thirty to forty people already lying on the ground, the scene extremely brutal. However, the situation increasingly turned against Ye Qing and Chen San.
Although Chen San trusted Ye Qing, after so much time without seeing any action from him, he began to feel a bit anxious. If this fight continued, more of his men might fall. If all his own men were to die in battle, even if Ye Qing really had a backup plan, he would be left commanding alone!
Chen San turned to look at Ye Qing, who also had five men down around him, who now had taken out the Seven-Star Ancient Sword, an invincible weapon in the crowd, with no one daring to approach him. Thus, Ye Qing fought quite leisurely.
"Ye brothers, how much longer must we fight?" Chen San couldn't help but ask, deeply concerned about the many men he had lost.
Ye Qing smiled lightly and said, "Not much longer now, it will be over soon!"
"What a joke, I want to see what you can do to change this situation!" Wang Tian'an sneered: "In front of absolute strength, everything is useless. Ye Qing, Chen San, Cui Yu, you are all doomed to die today! Kill them! Let no one escape!"
Everyone around fought even fiercer, Chen San clenched his teeth, struggling to hold back Wang Tian'an. But how long could such a battle situation last? And what exactly was Ye Qing's plan?
Just as the chaos of the battle intensified, all of a sudden, a figure leaped onto the courtyard wall, exclaiming, "Big Brother, it's terrible, our home has been attacked!"
This person was a subordinate of Wang Tian'an.
Chen San immediately looked towards Ye Qing, wondering if this was Ye Qing's plan—to lure Wang Tian'an's men here and then send someone to attack his stronghold. However, with so many skilled fighters at Wang Tian'an's stronghold, where would Ye Qing find men to attack?
Wang Tian'an immediately turned his head and urgently asked, "Who did this?"
"Don't know, just one person, injured over a dozen of our men!"
"Nonsense!" Wang Tian'an's eyes widened in disbelief, exclaiming, "One person injuring over a dozen men, do you think he's a deity? Going alone to attack is suicidal!"
"He...he didn't die, but ran into your room and took all the bottles..."
"What!?" Wang Tian'an's face turned pale, completely stunned; it seemed this incident greatly shocked him.
Seeing such an expression on Wang Tian'an, Ye Qing couldn't help but slightly smile, knowing his judgment was correct.
Wang Tian'an, turning back furiously towards Ye Qing, yelled, "Ye! What exactly do you want to do?"
"I made a promise to a few friends to help them get rid of the Heart-devouring Bug." Ye Qing said with a light smile, "I assume the antidote is in your room, isn't it?"
Wang Tian'an roared, "There is no antidote for the Heart-devouring Bug, don't waste your energy!"
"Is that so?" Ye Qing still smiled lightly, replying, "If that's the case, then consider it a wasted effort."
Wang Tian'an, even more infuriated, knew exactly what was in that room. Most of it was food for the Heart-devouring Bugs; he had to provide his subordinates with this food monthly, otherwise, the Heart-devouring Bugs would turn against them. He controlled these people with this food. But now, his man had taken all the bottles, meaning Ye Qing even took the food for the Heart-devouring Bugs. What could he use to control those people now?
"Even if you took those things, how that could harm us?" Wang Tian'an roared in extreme anger, "Tonight, you all will die here!"
"Is that so?" Cui Yu chuckled lightly and declared, "Ye Zi, since we have got the items, let's begin the battle for real!"
Both Chen San and Wang Tian'an were startled; they had been fighting this long and it hadn't even started officially? What kind of joke was this?
Ye Qing nodded and said, "Okay, thank you to the friends from Killing Gate!"
"Killing Wang Tian'an is our wish, it is our duty!" Cui Yu looked up and howled, as if signaling something.
Following this howl, a man holding a Folding Fan suddenly appeared atop the courtyard wall and leapt down.
It was dark, and although there were some fires in the courtyard, it was still not bright enough. Everybody could only vaguely see that this man appeared to be quite handsome.
Seeing this man, Wang Tian'an's complexion changed drastically, he said gravely, "Netherworld Scholar, you...you...when did you come back? Aren't you afraid of being killed by Killing Gate?"
It turns out this man was Netherworld Scholar!?
This revelation, not only shocked Wang Tian'an but also altered Chen San's complexion. With the Killing Gate Seven Hidden assembled, they could launch the formidable Seven Kills Formation. Previously at Shen Family Manor, the Seven Kills Formation almost trapped everyone within the manor. But because of Netherworld Scholar's betrayal, the remaining six members of Killing Gate couldn't activate the Seven Kills Formation, so Killing Gate's power greatly diminished and no one took them seriously.
Now, Netherworld Scholar had reappeared and stood with the other six members of Killing Gate—what did this signify?
Chen San looked at Ye Qing, his previous concerns vanished in an instant, he finally understood what Ye Qing's plan was. The Seven Kills Formation of Killing Gate Seven Hidden was Ye Qing's true trump card!