Urban Martial Saint

Ye Qing smiled faintly and said, ”With your strength, why bother walking with me? Hiding in the shadows and following me, even if I had wings, wouldn’t I still be caught?”

Northern Martial Zen didn’t say anything further; he knew he was being overly cautious. With his strength, there was no way Ye Qing could escape.

Seeing Northern Martial Zen silent, Ye Qing smiled and said, ”So? Can I go now?”

Northern Martial Zen gave Ye Qing a deep look and said, ”Ye, don’t try any tricks. Otherwise, I have at least one hundred ways to make you wish you were dead. You can try if you don’t believe me!”

”Of course, I believe!” Ye Qing laughed and said, ”But you don’t need to worry. We are not enemies now; we are in a cooperative relationship. You help me with the Wanyan Family, and I’ll teach you this stepping technique. We each get what we need, so there’s no need for trickery. As for you, remember your words: help me take the Dragon Blood Wood and deal with Prince Wan Yan!”

”Hmph, you don’t need to worry about that. I know what I’m doing!” Northern Martial Zen waved his hand impatiently and said, ”If you’re going for reconnaissance, do it quickly, get the Dragon Blood Wood as soon as possible. I don’t want to waste time on this matter!”

Ye Qing smiled and walked past Northern Martial Zen, heading straight into Jin Village. There weren’t many people in Jin Village at night, but there were still pedestrians on the streets. Walking along the road, he wasn’t conspicuous, and no one paid attention to him. Ye Qing wandered around the streets twice, seemingly nonchalantly, and approached the vicinity of the house rented by Handsome Fatty Wang and the others.

The last time Ye Qing left Jin Village, Handsome Fatty Wang and others were busy digging a tunnel into that building. Handsome Fatty Wang had said it could be done in three days, and it had been about three days now. He wondered if the tunnel was finished.

If it wasn’t for Northern Martial Zen following him, Ye Qing would definitely have sneaked in to take a look. But now, that was impossible because Ye Qing knew Northern Martial Zen was following him closely from not far behind.

Fortunately, the last time Ye Qing was here, he had secretly placed a bug in the rented room. This bug was found on the Poison Eel Mercenaries last time, and possibly due to damage, the signal was not great. He had to be within range to receive the bug’s signal.

Ye Qing, wearing headphones, slowly circled the house outside, trying to listen to what Handsome Fatty Wang and the others were doing inside. But from start to finish, no sound came from the room, making Ye Qing suspect if the bug was broken.

Northern Martial Zen was following Ye Qing from a distance, and seeing Ye Qing circle this house twice, he was puzzled but didn’t step forward to ask, as he was following Ye Qing all the time and didn’t believe Ye Qing could pull any tricks under his nose.

After wandering there for half an hour, just as Ye Qing thought no sound would come, he suddenly heard a thud through the headphones, as if something had been pushed aside. Then came heavy breathing from a few people, mixed with Handsome Fatty Wang’s voice.

”How is it?” Handsome Fatty Wang, having just crawled out, gasped and said, ”Didn’t I tell you, there’s definitely something wrong with this building? Now my guess is not wrong, right? With so many coffins inside, it’s definitely the ancestral tomb of the Wanyan Family. I bet the Dragon Blood Wood is hidden in one of those coffins.”

”So how do we find it?” someone asked, ”There are about one hundred coffins; if we search one by one, it’ll take us most of the day.”

”No need to search one by one,” Handsome Fatty Wang said, ”This Dragon Blood Wood should be something the ancestors of the Wanyan Family left behind. Therefore, nine times out of ten, it should be in the coffins of the Wanyan ancestors. Later, we’ll search the oldest coffins; it’ll be quick.”

”That makes sense,” someone else said, ”So why did you ask us to come back earlier? We could have opened the coffins directly, grabbed the Dragon Blood Wood, and left. Why waste time going back and forth here?”

”You know nothing!” Handsome Fatty Wang scolded, ”You didn’t even look at the time. Right now, outside that building, the guards have just been changed. This batch of guards is full of energy, very alert, and listening to the surroundings. If we start dismantling coffins now and they hear us, we’re dead! Wait a bit, wait till after midnight when they’re the sleepiest. Even if they’re alert, they won’t notice the small disturbances in the building.”

Everyone nodded; Handsome Fatty Wang’s words made sense, gaining their trust.

”Also, the tools we brought earlier won’t do; we need proper tools for dismantling coffins.” Handsome Fatty Wang said, ”Let’s get the tools ready, and by midnight, we’ll start. By twelve fifteen, we’ll have the Dragon Blood Wood and then slip out quietly. Hmph, the Wanyan Family could never dream that someone would sneak into their building, rob their ancestral tomb, and take the Dragon Blood Wood right under their noses. By the time they discover this, we’ll probably have divided the money and be relaxing on beaches worldwide!”

Handsomer Fatty Wang’s words made everyone excited; indeed, the power of money is great. Under the lure of profit, their spirits soared.

”Alright, let’s prepare our things and set out at midnight!” a man laughed, ”Once this is done, it won’t be long before we’re sunbathing on Hawaiian beaches. Brothers, let’s go for it!”

”Let’s go for it!” everyone replied in unison, their blood boiling.

Outside, Ye Qing listened to everything inside clearly and smiled slightly. These tomb robbers were indeed capable, managing to sneak into the tightly guarded ancestral tomb of the Wanyan Family. However, no matter how capable they were, it was useless since Ye Qing was watching them all along. Handsome Fatty Wang had tricked Ye Qing several times, and Ye Qing was now ready for some payback.

Noting the time Handsome Fatty Wang and the others mentioned, Ye Qing didn’t linger further but circled elsewhere, wandering around Jin Village for another hour and pausing at another spot for half an hour before slowly heading back.

Although Northern Martial Zen was following Ye Qing all the way, he had no clue what Ye Qing was up to. After all, when they were near Handsome Fatty Wang’s place earlier, Ye Qing was using headphones and a bug to eavesdrop on their conversation, which Northern Martial Zen couldn’t hear, so he didn’t know what had transpired.

But since Ye Qing had returned, Northern Martial Zen was somewhat relieved. Truth be told, while he was confident that Ye Qing couldn’t escape his grasp, he was still nervous following Ye Qing all the way because he didn’t know if Ye Qing would try something, and he was always worried. Now that Ye Qing had returned, there was no need to worry.

”How did it go?” Northern Martial Zen greeted Ye Qing and asked, ”Is the reconnaissance done? When can we act?”

”Of course, it’s done.” Ye Qing smiled and said, ”We’ll act at twelve fifteen.”

”Twelve fifteen?” Northern Martial Zen was surprised and asked, ”Why that specific time?”

”You’ll see soon enough.” Ye Qing grinned.

”******, everything will be clear at the time, can’t you just say it directly?” Bei Shisan said angrily, ”Ye, are you planning to do something?”

Ye Qing ignored him, turned to his room, and said, ”We still have more than two hours. I’m going to rest now; call me when the time comes. Remember, we must be near that building by twelve fifteen; there can’t be any time errors!”

Bei Shisan watched Ye Qing walk into his room, then turned to look at Northern Martial Zen with an indignant look.

Northern Martial Zen waved his hand at him and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, ”Once this is over, it’ll be his end. Why rush?”

Upon hearing this, Bei Shisan felt slightly at ease, nodding furiously, and whispered, ”After this is over, I’ll make him suffer, or else I won’t be able to let go of my grudge!”

Northern Martial Zen didn’t respond to his son’s words but gazed at Ye Qing’s room with a slight frown. From what he knew about Ye Qing, he wouldn’t just resign to his fate, so he was sure there was something fishy going on. But he wasn’t too worried, as in the entire Northern Desert, he was the strongest. Even if Ye Qing wanted to try something, he couldn’t escape his grasp.

Ye Qing rested for a while and, at midnight, walked out of his room punctually. Northern Martial Zen was already waiting for him with his people.

”Ready to go?” Northern Martial Zen asked grimly.

”Of course,” Ye Qing replied with a faint smile, ”Let’s go.”

With that, Ye Qing led the way, guiding everyone directly to the Wanyan Family’s backyard. The last time Ye Qing entered the Wanyan Family was by jumping in from this place; however, Ye Qing now knew their mechanisms, while Northern Martial Zen and his people still didn’t.

”Everyone be careful. The Wanyan Family is filled with traps. If we’re not careful, we might step into one. So, don’t act rashly, and just follow me; we won’t have any problems.” Ye Qing turned and said solemnly.

”Hmph, Ye, do you think we would trust what you say?” Bei Shisan snorted coldly, ”Don’t think I don’t know your tricks. You’re trying to lure us into the Wanyan Family’s traps, giving you an opportunity to escape. What you’re trying to pull might fool others, but it won’t fool us.”