Urban Martial Saint

Ye Qing observed for a while, determined the location, and then left. According to Handsome Fatty Wang, these people wouldn’t be able to break through the cave until tomorrow night at the earliest, so he certainly wasn’t going to wait here day and night.

By the time he rushed back to the city, it was already past four in the morning. Ye Qing didn’t stay at a hotel; instead, he went to the place where Monkey and the others were staying and rested there for a bit.

In the morning, Monkey and his brothers returned from outside. Ye Qing had initially sent them to find Handsome Fatty Wang, but they obviously couldn’t find him. As the twelve-hour effect of the pill was nearly up, they couldn’t just linger outside.

Monkey was actually the most anxious one, having personally experienced the effects of the ”poison.” So, after Ye Qing woke up, Monkey stayed close by, carefully serving Ye Qing and the other as they had breakfast.

”Big brother, it seems like it’s about time. The twelve hours are almost up.” Seeing Ye Qing and the other finished eating, Monkey quickly approached with a smile and said, ”Why don’t you bless us with the antidote first? We will definitely serve you wholeheartedly!”

Ye Qing glanced at Monkey and his crew, secretly amused. In fact, he had no poison with him; he had just made some random pills to deceive these people. As for Monkey’s reaction to the ”poison,” it was just Ye Qing pressing his acupoints. But this trick had truly worked, getting them to obediently work for Ye Qing. Without them, who knows how long it would have taken Ye Qing to find Handsome Fatty Wang in Bei Wu City.

”Alright, since you’re sincerely working for me, I won’t treat you badly.” Ye Qing casually fished out a few pills from his pocket, pinching them between his fingers before offering them forward.

Seeing this, Monkey was overjoyed and quickly reached out his hands to catch the pills. However, Ye Qing held the pills tightly in his hand without any intention of dropping them.

”Hey, hey, big brother, don’t worry, we truly mean to serve you to the best of our abilities.” Monkey said with a flattering smile, throwing in some eloquent words out of fear that Ye Qing might suddenly change his mind about giving them the antidote.

”No need for that, just do your jobs well.” Ye Qing casually tossed the pills into Monkey’s hands and said, ”Each person takes one and swallows it with water.”

Grasping the pills, Monkey and his group almost jumped for joy.

”Big brother, thank you, thank you!” Monkey kept expressing his gratitude and quickly, with his brothers, brought some warm water and swallowed a pill each.

As the pill went down, they visibly heaved a sigh of relief. After all, when poisoned, who wouldn’t be anxious?

Seeing their expressions, Ye Qing couldn’t stop his inward laughter. In reality, what they took were merely ordinary vitamins, which they mistakenly believed to be the antidote.

”Alright, you all must be tired, go and rest for a bit. I’ll contact you if anything comes up.” Ye Qing paused for a moment, then added, ”But make sure to keep track of time. You must find me within twelve hours!”

”Twelve hours?” Monkey’s face changed visibly, and he couldn’t help but ask, ”Big brother, why... why twelve hours?”

”Because in twelve hours, it’s time to take the antidote again.” Ye Qing replied.

”Huh?” Monkey and his crew were bewildered; Monkey hurriedly said, ”Big brother, didn’t we just take the antidote?”

”This antidote isn’t something that works with just one dose.” Ye Qing said, ”The antidote must be taken three times in total. Once every twelve hours, you just took the first dose, and there’re two more to go before you’re completely cured, got it?”

Monkey and the others exchanged looks, their previously excited expressions deflating like punctured balloons, showing nothing but helplessness.

Seeing their expressions, Ye Qing secretly laughed and feigned anger, ”What? Are you dissatisfied?”

”No... no...” Monkey startled, quickly waving his hands, saying, ”Big brother, rest assured, we will dedicate ourselves to serving you.”

”That’s good!” Ye Qing nodded, saying, ”Do your work well, and you will not lack the antidote. Don’t let me find out anyone’s up to no good, or hmph, I’ll show them the true power of the poison!”

Ye Qing’s words made them shiver in fear, and they quickly nodded and bowed, swearing to serve him well. Ye Qing couldn’t be bothered with them anymore and waved them off.

Huangfu Ziyu, observing everything from the side, couldn’t help but laugh, ”You’re really good at deceiving these guys.”

”Hahaha...” Ye Qing laughed heartily, ”For people like them, you can’t be too nice; you must have a hold over them. Otherwise, they would never work honestly for you.”

”You did the right thing by dealing with them this way.” Huangfu Ziyu nodded, then looked at the sky outside and asked, ”So what are we going to do today?”

Ye Qing pondered for a moment and said, ”I originally planned to buy some famed instruments here in Bei Wu City, but it seems that’s unnecessary now. There’s something to do tonight, so we won’t go out today. Let’s rest and make a big move tonight.”

”Very well.” Huangfu Ziyu nodded and said, ”I have nothing to do today, so I’ll take a good look at the Sun Shooting Bow. There are many functions of this Sun Shooting Bow that I haven’t fully understood yet. If I can thoroughly research it, my power will definitely rise to another level.”

Ye Qing picked up the Sun Shooting Bow at hand, carefully examined it for a while, and asked curiously, ”How is it that this thing doesn’t weigh anything at all?”

”Who knows?” Huangfu Ziyu shrugged and said, ”The key is that it can also make me fly, which is beyond our imagination.”

”The creations of the ancients are truly amazing!” Ye Qing sighed sincerely, placing the Sun Shooting Bow back down and said, ”In that case, you study this Sun Shooting Bow first, I...”

Before Ye Qing could finish speaking, his phone suddenly rang. He quickly took out his phone and glanced at it; it was Cui Yu’s number.

After the last incident with the Sun Shooting Bow, the Bloody Monk did not linger in Humeng City and left directly with the people of Sha Men. Could it be that something has happened, calling now?

”Brother Cui.” Ye Qing answered the call and asked curiously, ”What’s going on?”

”Ye Qing, I am currently in Tianzhao City. All the people from the Wanyan Family have already withdrawn; Wan Yan Manor is now empty. I think the Wanyan Family has either gone into hiding or has hidden those idle individuals, leaving only some experts outside.” Cui Yu said, ”You need to be careful. Last time Prince Wan Yan suffered a great loss in Humeng City, and I fear he might retaliate against you.”

”I’m with Zi Yu right now. If he wants to get back at me, I’ll be waiting for him.” Ye Qing looked at Huangfu Ziyu beside him and said with a light smile.

Huangfu Ziyu also smiled gently, extending her jade hand to lightly hold Ye Qing’s hand.

”He certainly won’t come after you, but you should be careful about your forces in Shenchuan City.” Cui Yu said solemnly, ”Prince Wan Yan can’t defeat you, but his methods are insidious and despicable. Who knows if he’ll target those who don’t know martial arts.”

The expression on Ye Qing’s face changed immediately; this truly was a troublesome matter. If Prince Wan Yan went to Shenchuan City to attack his brothers there, it would indeed be very troublesome.

”Understood!” Ye Qing nodded and said, ”After handling this matter, I’ll head back to Shenchuan City at once!”

”Just be sure to take care of yourself.” Cui Yu said, ”By the way, Broom Star has always been with the Sect Leader; they get along very well and talk every day. You don’t need to worry about him; the Sect Leader will surely take good care of him.”

Last time, when people from Brahmanism entered Huaxia in search of the Reincarnated True Buddha, Ye Qing feared Broom Star would be in danger, so he sent him to Sha Men, asking for their help to look after him. Unexpectedly, Broom Star and the Bloody Monk hit it off, saving Ye Qing quite a bit of trouble. Otherwise, he’d have to protect Broom Star himself, which would indeed be quite the hassle.

”Brother Cui, please thank the Sect Leader for me.” Ye Qing said.

”The Sect Leader said, everything is a matter of fate.” Cui Yu replied.

Ye Qing was momentarily taken aback. What does this mean?

Cui Yu said no more, and Ye Qing put down the phone, looked at Huangfu Ziyu beside him, scratched his head, and said, ”How did the Bloody Monk and Broom Star become so close?”

”Who can say for sure with fate?” Huangfu Ziyu chuckled and said, ”When I first met you, I also felt a strong connection, so how do you explain that?”

”Is that so?” Ye Qing looked at Huangfu Ziyu and suddenly pulled her into his arms, saying, ”Did you ever think that one day we would be this close?”

Huangfu Ziyu leaned against Ye Qing’s chest, a sweet smile playing on her beautiful face. She gently wrapped her arms around Ye Qing’s waist and said softly, ”Being with you, everything else isn’t that important.”

Listening to the words of the woman in his arms, Ye Qing felt an indescribable tenderness in his heart. He held Huangfu Ziyu tightly, inhaling that familiar fragrance, and suddenly a calm, like water, settled within him.

Truly, being with the one you love is already enough happiness, regardless of who the world belongs to!

After a long embrace, the two finally parted. Huangfu Ziyu, her face slightly flushed, picked up the Sun Shooting Bow on the table and said in a low voice, ”I’ll study this Sun Shooting Bow thoroughly first.”

”Alright, I’ll also adjust my Inner Strength.” Ye Qing nodded, his Meridians all cleared and Inner Strength fully usable. However, the Meridians were not strong enough; he needed to temper them gradually to withstand such powerful Inner Strength.

Otherwise, having tremendous Inner Strength but being unable to use it is like sitting atop a treasure mountain while starving!