Urban Martial Saint

If Ye Qing had heard these words spoken by Old Madame Shen here, he would have certainly been greatly surprised. Ye Qing had also heard about King Yan Ning Qianshu from Tie Yongwen and, of course, knew about some of the deeds he had done in the past. This included the annihilation of both the Chen Family and the Huangfu Household, all of which were inseparably linked to King Yan Ning Qianshu.

However, according to Tie Yongwen, Ning Qianshu had disappeared long ago and had not been seen for many years. Who would have thought that Tian An, the leader of this group from the Western Province who had betrayed the Chen Family in the past, was actually a pawn planted by Ning Qianshu in the Chen Family?

If Huangfu Ziyu had known about this, she would likely not have stood by and let these people from the Western Province attack the Shen Family. After all, for her, the hatred for the annihilation surely far exceeded her small grievances with the Shen Family.

Tian An frowned tightly, staring coldly at Old Madame Shen, and said with a heavy voice, ”Hmm, since you have figured it out, I’m not afraid to tell you. Yes, I am indeed a disciple of King Yan Ning Qianshu. Today’s events were all masterminded by him. How could you possibly guess the plan that master had been scheming for over twenty years? Today will be the day the Shen Family is wiped out; the efforts of master over these past twenty years will definitely not be in vain!”

”Is that so?” Old Madame Shen displayed a mocking smile and said, ”Twenty years ago, Ning Qianshu and his people retreated in panic, hiding their names and daring not to reappear for so many years. Now, twenty years later, does he really think he can make a comeback? Even if he manages to annihilate my Shen Family, so what? As soon as they dare step inside again, there will definitely be someone there to deal with him. His twenty years of efforts will eventually be in vain!”

”Old woman, listen clearly, my master did not retreat in defeat twenty years ago. It was just that the time wasn’t right. Back then, in order to preserve strength, they let you Shen Family take away those few items; did you really think my master was afraid of you? Now, the time is ripe, and my master will definitely come in strongly and take what belongs to him!” Tian An glared coldly at Old Madame Shen and said with a stern voice, ”Old grandma, no more nonsense. Now that you know my identity, you can die without regrets. Let me personally send you on your way!”

Tian An clenched the Five-Colored Spirit Snake Sword and slowly stepped toward Old Madame Shen, his eyes still fixedly staring at her. Their side’s Second Brother and Xu Cunzhi had suffered a great loss at the hands of Ye Qing due to carelessness, giving him a lesson in caution, so now he was very cautious in everything he did. Even though he had used the Bone-Piercing Tendon-Softening Powder to bring down Old Madame Shen, he still did not dare to be careless, remaining alert and on guard against any sudden moves from Old Madame Shen.

Actually, Tian An was entirely overthinking it. Old Madame Shen truly had no strength left, feeling completely weak in her body, unable to lift even a single finger, let alone make a surprise attack. Seeing Tian An approaching her, Old Madame Shen couldn’t help but sigh. Although she was but a woman, she had, after all, dominated the Xihang Shen Family for twenty years with strong authority. If she were a man, she too would have been a hero. She never imagined that one day she would die in such a stifling way!

”Mother!” Just as Tian An was about to reach Old Madame Shen, a distressed shout from Shen Qi suddenly echoed from afar.

Tian An immediately turned his head to look, only to see Shen Qi rushing over rapidly. His face tense and eyes blazing with anger, he saw Old Madame Shen lying on the ground from a distance and roared furiously, ”If you dare touch a single hair on my mother’s head, I will tear you to pieces!”

Tian An knitted his brows, intending to move a few more steps forward to finish off Old Madame Shen first. However, advancing too quickly would leave him unprepared for a potential attack from her. After weighing it for a moment, caution ultimately prevailed. He stepped back a few paces, distancing himself from Old Madame Shen and coldly waited for Shen Qi to arrive.

In Tian An’s view, Shen Qi’s strength was hardly worth mentioning. It wouldn’t be too late to deal with Old Madame Shen after dealing with Shen Qi first. Moreover, and most importantly, he could use Shen Qi to test whether Old Madame Shen really was completely incapacitated, allowing him to truly feel at ease.

Not long after Tian An stepped back, Shen Qi had already dashed to the scene. He hurried over and helped Old Madame Shen up, urgently asking, ”Mother, mother, how are you? You... how did this happen?”

”I’m okay, you... you should leave quickly...” Old Madame Shen replied with a trembling voice, her sense of powerlessness growing stronger, even making it difficult to speak. However, her mind was clear, knowing that having Shen Qi stay here would only lead to his death.

”I won’t leave!” Shen Qi replied loudly, lifting his head to glare at Tian An, and shouted angrily, ”Was it you who hurt my mother like this?”

”Yes, it was me, what about it?” Tian An replied slowly and deliberately, looking provokingly at Shen Qi, intending to enrage him into attacking.

”I’ll kill you!” Shen Qi roared and charged toward Tian An, raising his hand to strike at him.

Tian An stepped back twice, avoiding several of Shen Qi’s fierce attacks, and suddenly raised his hand to swing, revealing the Five-Colored Spirit Snake Sword that had been hidden behind him all along, quickly slashing several cuts on Shen Qi’s arm.

Shen Qi was taken aback, having not anticipated Tian An’s swift attack. In fact, Tian An was quite strong, much stronger than Shen Qi. It was just that, in front of Old Madame Shen, his strength hardly counted, which is why he had been beaten without the ability to fight back. But now, dealing with Shen Qi was quite easy.

”You need to leave!” By now, Old Madame Shen, having gathered up some strength, forcefully shouted out two lines, ”You can’t beat him...”

Shen Qi furrowed his brow tightly, retreating several steps to avoid Wang Tian’an, clenched his teeth, and said in a deep voice, ”I won’t leave. If you want to kill my mother, you’ll have to step over my dead body!”

”Oh, what deep mother-son affection!” Wang Tian’an sneered repeatedly, saying, ”However, that definitely won’t move me. I was actually planning to kill you too. Not just you, tonight, everyone from the Xihang Shen Family has to die!”

”If you want to annihilate my Shen Family, then let’s see if you have the capability!” Shen Qi suddenly shouted loudly, slowly spreading his arms, and assuming the initial stance of Wing Chun.

”Wing Chun?” Wang Tian’an sneered again, watching Shen Qi coldly, and said, ”Do you think that with these skills, you can close the gap between our strengths? Young man, didn’t your elders ever teach you? Once Neijia Kung Fu reaches its higher levels, external martial skills become unimportant, speed and strength are the keys to victory!”

”Hmph, whether it’s useful or not, we’ll just have to see!” Shen Qi’s expression turned icy. He suddenly shouted loudly and charged at Wang Tian’an again.

Old Madame Shen was sweating profusely in the background, wishing she could immediately urge Shen Qi to leave. But she couldn’t even make a sound now, let alone speak. Seeing Shen Qi charging towards Wang Tian’an, she couldn’t help but close her eyes because she could foresee the outcome.

Wang Tian’an sneered as he watched Shen Qi. In his view, Shen Qi charging at him was no different from courting death. Seeing Shen Qi’s Wing Chun stance, Wang Tian’an internally sneered more than ever. This time, he did not rush to attack but mockingly kept the Five-Colored Spirit Snake Sword behind his back. When Shen Qi came close, he simply slapped back at him.

Shen Qi immediately tried to block with both hands, attempting to push Wang Tian’an’s arm away. However, as Wang Tian’an’s palm touched his arms, he suddenly intensified the force. Shen Qi felt a tremendous power surging toward him, his arms folded together unable to block the slap, and was directly struck in the chest. Shen Qi grunted, and his body was thrown backward, falling next to Old Madame Shen.

”Hahaha....” Wang Tian’an threw his head back and laughed loudly, saying, ”Not listening to the old, suffering is right before your eyes, now do you believe me? You cannot defeat me.”

”Ahhh!!!” Shen Qi roared furiously, jumped up, and glared angrily at Wang Tian’an.

Wang Tian’an was extremely arrogant, not even sparing Shen Qi a glance, just standing there sneering arrogantly. He thought Shen Qi would attack him again. However, in that instant, a surprising scene occurred. Shen Qi did not charge at him but stomped forcefully a few times on the floorboards at the doorway of the Treasure Pavilion.

”No... don’t...” Old Madame Shen weakly said, her face filled with panic and urgency.

Wang Tian’an didn’t know what Shen Qi was up to, but seeing Old Madame Shen’s expression, he knew Shen Qi was doing something dangerous. Being overly cautious, he didn’t move forward, instead staring intensely at Shen Qi to see what trick he was playing.

After stomping on the ground a few times, the gate of the Treasure Pavilion suddenly opened. Not only that, but the doors inside the loft opened as well, revealing the interior.

Wang Tian’an furrowed his brows, unsure why Shen Qi suddenly decided to open the Treasure Pavilion. However, as Shen Qi ran over to help Old Madame Shen up, he suddenly realized something was wrong and roared as he charged toward Shen Qi.

Shen Qi dared not delay. Clenching his teeth, he carried Old Madame Shen on his back, sprinted to the entrance of the Treasure Pavilion, and with a swing of his arms, threw Old Madame Shen inside. Then, he slapped the outside of the gate forcefully, and both the gate and the interior doors began to close slowly.

At this moment, Wang Tian’an had also rushed over. Seeing the situation, he immediately charged at the gate, intending to storm in and capture Old Madame Shen. However, he had just taken a few steps when Shen Qi suddenly rushed up, wrapping his arms around Wang Tian’an’s waist.

”Get off me!” Wang Tian’an cursed angrily, kicking his foot towards Shen Qi’s chest.

Shen Qi didn’t dodge; he took Wang Tian’an’s kick squarely and simultaneously grasped Wang Tian’an’s leg, forcibly tackling him to the ground.

”Get off! Get off! Get off me!” Wang Tian’an kept hitting Shen Qi with punches and kicks, but Shen Qi just held on tightly, his legs clamped around a nearby stone lion, refusing to let go, continuing to be battered until his mouth bled, but still he did not release his grip.