Urban Martial Saint

Huangfu Ziyu immediately furrowed her brows, coldly gazing at Ding Lianshun, and said in a deep voice, ”What do you mean it’s not as simple as I imagined? Are you saying I misunderstood the Twelve Green Halls?”

Seeing Huangfu Ziyu so furious, Ye Qing quickly walked over, held Huangfu Ziyu’s hand, and signaled her not to get too emotional for the moment.

”Miss Huangfu, I’m not too clear on the specifics either. However, I’ve vaguely heard the Heavenly Master mention before that the reason the Huangfu Household was annihilated was... was because...” Ding Lianshun hesitated at this point, seemingly unable to utter the rest of his words.

”What is the reason!” Huangfu Ziyu’s eyes widened in anger, ”At this time, are you still trying to shirk responsibility? Tell me, what exactly is the reason?”

Ding Lianshun took a deep breath, looked at Huangfu Ziyu, and after a long silence, finally said word by word, ”The reason is you, and no one else!”

”What!?” As soon as these words were spoken, both Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu exclaimed in shock. Especially Huangfu Ziyu, whose face drastically changed as she stared intensely at Ding Lianshun, said in a deep voice, ”Ding Lianshun, do you believe the words you just said?”

”Mr. Ding, Zi Yu was just a child at the time. How can the annihilation of her family be blamed on her?” Ye Qing also frowned deeply, saying in a deep voice, ”Mr. Ding, the events of twenty years ago, I know it has nothing to do with you, it was all orchestrated by Ning Qianshu. But for you, as a member of the Twelve Green Halls, to say such a thing to evade responsibility, isn’t it too ridiculous!”

Ding Lianshun looked at Ye Qing, then at Huangfu Ziyu, and said, ”These words were spoken by the Heavenly Master. Others may not believe, but I do!”

By saying this, Ding Lianshun was telling Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu that he too believed the destruction of the Huangfu Household was entirely because of Huangfu Ziyu!

Huangfu Ziyu suddenly burst into fury, grabbing the Sun Shooting Bow, said in a deep voice, ”Hmph, I’ve seen many shirkers. However, I’ve never seen one like the Twelve Green Halls. Just because of a statement from Lin Xuan Yue, you think you can turn black into white? I, Huangfu Ziyu, do not believe his words!”

”Mr. Ding!” Ye Qing also furrowed his brows, looking at Ding Lianshun, and said in a deep voice, ”Did the Heavenly Master really say this?”

”Absolutely no mistake!” Ding Lianshun replied firmly.

Ye Qing said in a deep voice, ”If the Heavenly Master said this, and you still believe him so devoutly, could it be that you’ve been brainwashed by him?”

Ding Lianshun looked at Ye Qing, slowly shook his head, and said, ”Whatever the Heavenly Master says cannot be wrong. Whether you believe him or not, Ye Qing, time will prove everything!”

”Fine!” Huangfu Ziyu shouted loudly, ”I want to see what time will eventually prove. After the Corpse Ghost Dragon affair, I will personally invade Tai Island and take his life. Since he sees all, I want to see if he can see who will be the one to end him!”

Ding Lianshun opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing. He knew that Huangfu Ziyu was extremely furious now, and saying anything would only further infuriate her. Additionally, such matters, even if spoken, would be unbelieved by anyone. If not for his absolute trust in the Heavenly Master, he wouldn’t believe it either. But since it was said by the Heavenly Master, he accepted it as truth!

The earlier argument left everyone in the car in silence for a long time, until finally, the Wolf Monk, who had not spoken, gently said, ”Everything has a cause and an effect, no matter why it happened, the slaughter of the Huangfu Household is a fact. This matter, someone has to bear the consequences. Even if the Heavenly Master can see all secrets, how can he control the cycle of cause and effect?”

Ding Lianshun looked at the Wolf Monk and sighed heavily. Though he did not speak, his expression became somber. The Wolf Monk’s words were also the same words spoken by the Heavenly Master, and they were what the Heavenly Master always worried about most. Who would finally bear the evil consequences of the Huangfu Household’s extermination?

”By the way, how is Uncle Shen doing now?” Ye Qing suddenly remembered this matter and quickly turned to ask the Wolf Monk, ”The Corpse Ghost Dragon hasn’t found Uncle Shen, right?”

”No!” The Wolf Monk shook his head, saying, ”When the Corpse Ghost Dragon set out to chase Shen Tianjun, my senior brother also arrived in Xi Hang. It’s been a long time, and it’s been my senior brother playing a cat-and-mouse game with him. Shen Tianjun has probably escaped from Shen Family Manor by now.”

”That’s good!” Hearing these words, Ye Qing let out a long sigh of relief. Beside him, Huangfu Ziyu, Shen Qingyi, and Shen Lingwei all had similarly relaxed expressions.

”If I’m not mistaken, Shen Tianjun and his group should have also gone to Shenchuan City,” the Wolf Monk said solemnly. ”However, Shen Tianjun was seriously injured and has been in a coma. The Corpse Ghost Dragon struck hard, and my senior brother isn’t confident in healing him.”

The three women’s faces immediately changed again, and they came over nervously. Huangfu Ziyu hastily asked, ”What’s the situation with Master now? What kind of injury did he sustain?”

”I don’t know,” the Wolf Monk glanced outside and said, ”However, I think he hasn’t woken up yet. Otherwise, with his personality, even if he had only one breath left, he would certainly have returned to Shen Family Manor.”

”Uncle Shen not coming back might actually be a good thing,” Ye Qing sighed and said. ”The Corpse Ghost Dragon definitely wouldn’t let Uncle Shen off. If he returned to Shen Family Manor, who knows what would have happened by now. It’s good; we can just head to Shenchuan City to meet up with Uncle Shen. I have Holy Medicine on me for healing wounds. Perhaps it could cure Uncle Shen’s injuries!”

The effects of the Devouring Demon Flower that Ye Qing had witnessed before were far better than the Ziyu Chenxiang Pill, and maybe it could also heal Shen Tianjun’s injuries.

Once the vehicle hit the highway, its speed noticeably increased. Although the Corpse Ghost Dragon’s power is quite formidable now, he hasn’t been out of Beimang Mountain for long and doesn’t control many areas yet. Moreover, his first stop after coming out was to attack Shen Family Manor. Although he controls Shen Family Manor now, he still doesn’t have subordinates in other places. So, he couldn’t send anyone to intercept Ye Qing and the others mid-journey, and they did not encounter any danger on their way.

Before returning to Shenchuan City, Ye Qing had already contacted people there. Although the emergence of the Corpse Ghost Dragon had thrown the world of martial artists into chaos, Ye Qing’s friends weren’t affected much. People like Li Lianshan and Zhao Chengshuang were still enjoying themselves in Shenchuan City. Even though the Corpse Ghost Dragon appeared, his primary targets were Huaxia’s martial artists, having little impact on ordinary citizens.

Currently, the biggest impact on Li Lianshan and the others is the Hong Alliance’s Seven Steering Committees strongly entering Shenchuan City. The Great General Helian Tiehua is personally stationed there, bringing many subordinates along, and many members of the Seven Families have also rushed to Shenchuan City. Although the Seven Steering Committees have a good relationship with Ye Qing, and they don’t interfere with each other, upon entering Shenchuan City, Li Lianshan has had to restrain his subordinates more, withdrawing most of them to the outskirts. Shenchuan City has now become the main stage for the Seven Steering Committees.

Of course, Li Lianshan had no complaints. He was well aware of the power of the Seven Steering Committees. If not for Ye Qing, they would have long eradicated his small forces here, leaving no room for him to develop. Besides, although the Seven Steering Committees control Shenchuan City, the businesses there are still making money for Li Lianshan. Moreover, with their presence, there’s no problem with security in these places, and money keeps flowing into Li Lianshan’s pockets without him lifting a finger, making him even more leisurely.

Upon learning of Ye Qing’s return, Li Lianshan promptly wanted to arrange a reception for them, but Ye Qing directly stopped him. Ye Qing instructed Li Lianshan to immediately send all key members to the city to temporarily reside with the Seven Steering Committees of the Hong Alliance. As for the orphanage, Ye Qing contacted Zhao Chengshuang to strengthen police protection there.

Ye Qing was well aware that after they attacked those people at Shen Family Manor whom the Corpse Ghost Dragon left behind, the Dragon wouldn’t let it go and would definitely pursue them to Shenchuan City. Whether they could resist the Corpse Ghost Dragon was still unknown. However, to prevent the Dragon from targeting his friends, Li Lianshan and others had to hide in Shenchuan City. Regarding the orphanage, Ye Qing wasn’t very concerned there; even if the Corpse Ghost Dragon was powerful, he wouldn’t target children. If he did, he’d immediately be labeled a terrorist, and even the military would move against him!

No matter how strong an individual is, they’re still just one person and can’t fight against a whole country. This is also why, after leaving the mountains, the Corpse Ghost Dragon targeted only martial artists, rarely attacking civilians. First, it was to gain control over the martial arts world of Huaxia and regain his strength. Second, attacking civilians would attract attention from the police and military, which he didn’t want to escalate.

Li Lianshan, although unaware of what happened, had no objections to Ye Qing’s instructions and promptly arranged for key members to enter Shenchuan City. These key members were essentially those closely associated with Ye Qing to prevent the Corpse Ghost Dragon from capturing them to threaten Ye Qing. Meanwhile, Zhao Chengshuang responded to Ye Qing’s message and increased police presence at the orphanage.

Once everything was arranged, Ye Qing immediately contacted Helian Tiehua, who had already arrived in Shenchuan City. Before he could explain the events at Shen Family Manor, Helian Tiehua informed him of one thing: Shen Tianjun had already arrived in Shenchuan City!

This piece of news perfectly matched the Wolf Monk’s guess that Shen Tianjun had arrived in Shenchuan City, letting Ye Qing and the others breathe a sigh of relief. They could now meet Shen Tianjun upon reaching Shenchuan City.

Although Shen Tianjun reached Shenchuan City, after being injured by the Corpse Ghost Dragon, he was taken away by an old man in disguise. Therefore, Helian Tiehua was unaware of the subsequent events in Xi Hang and was shocked upon hearing Ye Qing recount what happened. He didn’t say much else but urged Ye Qing and the others to hurry to Shenchuan City to meet.

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