Urban Martial Saint

”Brother Lin, hold onto the rope tightly, I’m going to pull you up now!” Ye Qing shouted from above, reminding Lin Tianyou.

”Ah?” Lin Tianyou was still a bit stunned, looking at the sheer cliff over twenty meters high, he was actually somewhat reluctant. Climbing up by holding the rope like this, what if he ran out of strength halfway up or accidentally let go? Wouldn’t that be the end of him?

The Wolf Monk nearby saw the situation, walked over, grabbed the rope, and tied it around Lin Tianyou’s waist. This way, even if Lin Tianyou ran out of strength and let go, he wouldn’t fall.

”Brother Lin, be careful!” Ye Qing shouted, pulling hard on the rope, hoisting Lin Tianyou from the ground up to the top of the cliff. Throughout the entire process, Lin Tianyou was completely suspended, unable to exert any strength, only able to tightly grip the rope with both hands. By the time he reached the summit, his face was pale.

”Brother Lin, are you afraid of heights?” Ye Qing asked curiously.

”Yes... just a bit...” Lin Tianyou took a few deep breaths, not daring to look back. This was just as well because at this moment, Huangfu Ziyu also ascended. Moreover, Huangfu Ziyu’s method of climbing was completely different from others; she used the Sun Shooting Bow to float up directly.

Earlier, seeing Ye Qing and the others climb up had already amazed Lin Tianyou. If he saw how Huangfu Ziyu came up, it would completely overthrow his worldview.

As for the Wolf Monk behind, he was similar to the masked elder and climbed up within a few moves.

By this time, the masked elder had already carried Shen Tianjun into a small grove in the front. Outside the grove stood several people, among whom were Ding Lianshun and Yin Xianzi, who was being controlled by Ding Lianshun.

It was evident that the people beside Ding Lianshun were naturally Ning Qianshu’s group. Ye Qing scrutinized, noticing an elder beside Ding Lianshun, who must be Ning Qianshu.

Seeing them approaching, Ding Lianshun nodded slightly at Ye Qing from afar without speaking. It was Ning Qianshu who, upon seeing Ye Qing and the others coming up, smirked slightly and said, ”Finally arrived, alright, let’s proceed into the mountain!”

”Are you Ning Qianshu?” Huangfu Ziyu suddenly stepped forward and said in a deep voice.

Ning Qianshu sized up Huangfu Ziyu and smiled, ”It seems you are the orphan of the Huangfu Household, Huangfu Ziyu, right?”

”Hmph, since you know who I am, there’s no need for us to waste any words!” Huangfu Ziyu tightened her grip on the Sun Shooting Bow, aiming it at Ning Qianshu from afar, and said coldly, ”Ning Qianshu, prepare to die!”

As soon as she finished speaking, Huangfu Ziyu shot an arrow, an air arrow tearing through the air, whistling towards Ning Qianshu.

”What a fine Sun Shooting Bow!” Ning Qianshu’s eyes glinted with a sharp light; at some point, he had already drawn a weapon and deflected the air arrow.

Just this maneuver showed that Ning Qianshu’s strength was indeed at an acme level. However, for him, strength seemed to no longer be crucial; medicine was the most important. If Ning Qianshu wanted to kill, he didn’t need martial arts at all!

Huangfu Ziyu had predicted that Ning Qianshu’s abilities wouldn’t be weak, so when her first arrow failed, she immediately shot three more arrows, each more powerful than the last. The three arrows attacked three of Ning Qianshu’s vital points, demonstrating Huangfu Ziyu’s determination to kill Ning Qianshu.

Ning Qianshu wielded his famed instrument, continually blocking two of the air arrows. The third air arrow, however, was directly blocked by Ding Lianshun.

”Ding Lianshun, you want to stop me too!” Huangfu Ziyu’s almond-shaped eyes widened, her expression even colder as she said harshly, ”Then don’t blame me for being impolite to you!”

Ning Qianshu slightly frowned and said, ”Miss Huangfu, before you act, could you let me say a word first?”

”What last words do you have? Speak quickly, lest there’s no chance once we enter the mountain!” Huangfu Ziyu shouted coldly.

”Haha...” Ning Qianshu laughed aloud and said, ”Miss Huangfu, the power of the Sun Shooting Bow is indeed formidable. But if you think you can take my life just by holding a Sun Shooting Bow, you’re gravely mistaken. For so many years, though I can’t say I have been unmatched, even when encountering the Five Uniques of the World, I could retreat unscathed. If you want to kill me today, I’m afraid it won’t be so easy!”

”So what!” Huangfu Ziyu said coldly, ”Between you and me, it’s till death. If I can’t kill you, then it means my death. Do you think I’d be afraid of you?”

”Fear doesn’t matter, the key issue is, if you were to fight me now, others would only benefit from our fight!” Ning Qianshu cast a glance at Ye Qing and said, ”With Medicine King Mountain about to open and the Corpse Ghost Dragon on its way, under these circumstances, the Corpse Ghost Dragon is the true formidable enemy. We should unite to deal with the Corpse Ghost Dragon, that should be our focus. Miss Huangfu, if you want to take revenge on me and the two of us fight here, what will the outcome be? Leaving aside who wins or loses, just us battling here would waste a lot of time. If the Corpse Ghost Dragon arrives, I think, by then, we would all lose the chance to enter Medicine King Mountain.”

Ning Qianshu was clearly speaking to Ye Qing, because he knew how deep Huangfu Ziyu’s hatred for him was. Persuading Huangfu Ziyu was not an easy task.

Ye Qing was silent for a moment; what Ning Qianshu said made sense. Moreover, the key issue for their journey into the mountain was to first heal Shen Tianjun’s injuries. The urgent task was to find Sai Hua Tuo Baili Xi, and this was not the time to resolve any enmity.

”Zi Yu, why not bring Uncle Shen into the mountain first?” Ye Qing asked softly. Huangfu Ziyu was still angry, and he did not know if his suggestion would be of any use.

Huangfu Ziyu stared at Ning Qianshu for a good while, but eventually she slowly put down the Sun Shooting Bow.

”Ning Qianshu, one day, I will personally kill you!” Huangfu Ziyu said through gritted teeth, then looked at Ye Qing and said, ”As you say, we’ll go into the mountain first.”

Ning Qianshu smiled slightly and said, ”After the Corpse Ghost Dragon matter is resolved, there will inevitably be a fight between us. If you want to kill me, I will be ready at any time. However, if you want to enter Medicine King Mountain now, I think you need to listen to me. After all, I came from Medicine King Mountain and am most familiar with the situation here.”

Ye Qing frowned slightly. Although it was true that Ning Qianshu was familiar with Medicine King Mountain, Ning Qianshu was a treacherous person with an evil heart. Who knew if following him into the mountain would result in a trap for the group?

While hesitating, a shout suddenly came from the forest behind: ”Hey, is anyone there, help!”

Everyone was taken aback. By the sound of it, the voice came from near the cliff. Who could possibly be there at this time and in need of help? Surely, it couldn’t be someone skilled in martial arts. What would someone without martial skills be doing here?

”I’ll go take a look!” The Wolf Monk was the first to head towards the edge of the cliff. Shortly after, he turned back and called to Ye Qing, ”Ye Qing, bring the rope over.”

Ye Qing, with some amazement, grabbed the rope and ran over, standing by the edge of the cliff and looking down. He saw an elderly man with white hair standing below, gazing intently upwards.

Upon seeing Ye Qing, the old man became energized and urgently said, ”Come, lend a hand, pull me up!”

Ye Qing did not know this old man and, judging by his appearance, he didn’t seem to know martial arts. Curiously, Ye Qing asked, ”Old gentleman, what... what brings you here?”

Before the old man could speak, the Wolf Monk solemnly said, ”He is Bai Li Xi!”

”Ah?” Ye Qing’s eyes widened. He hadn’t expected that this was a case of looking high and low with no success but finding by chance. Before even entering the mountain, he had already encountered Bai Li Xi.

”He is Bai Li Xi?” came Huangfu Ziyu’s astonished voice from behind. She had hurried over and also seemed quite surprised to see Bai Li Xi.

Sai Hua Tuo Baili Xi, reputed to be King Yan Ning Qianshu’s senior, was superior in both medical skills and martial prowess. But who would have thought that Sai Hua Tuo Baili Xi would be such an old man, unable even to climb this cliff and needing help.

Actually, Ye Qing had saved Sai Hua Tuo Baili Xi once at Wan Yan Manor, but at that time he did not know who the person was, nor did he see him clearly. Later at the border, Ye Qing had encountered Bai Li Xi again, but at that time Bai Li Xi was in disguise, looking entirely different, so Ye Qing could not recognize him.

”Is there a problem with that?” Bai Li Xi grumbled from below, ”Hey, hurry up and pull me up. Why are you all dawdling? Do you want this old man to climb up by himself?”

”Are you Sai Hua Tuo Bai Li Xi? Then why can’t you climb yourself?” Huangfu Ziyu asked curiously.

The Wolf Monk said seriously, ”His martial arts have long been crippled by Wan Yan Zong’s father, his meridians completely severed, his inner strength lost. Of course, he can’t make it up himself!”

”Meridians severed completely?” Ye Qing was even more amazed and couldn’t help but say, ”My meridians were also completely severed before, but I still recovered. Sai Hua Tuo Baili Xi, whose medical skills are unmatched, hasn’t he restored his own meridians?”

”Can you compare with me?” Bai Li Xi said, ”Your meridians were severed not long ago, and that kid Ning Qianshu promptly ran over to reconnect them for you. However, I’ve been trapped by Wanyan Hongfeng for decades, and my severed meridians have shrunk over time. They can’t possibly regenerate. No matter how high my medical skills are, unless I have my master’s miraculous skill that revives dead trees in spring, it’s impossible to reconnect atrophied meridians.”

These words left Ye Qing once again shocked. He hadn’t expected that it truly was Ning Qianshu who had reconnected his meridians. Helian Tiehua had mentioned this before, but Ye Qing hadn’t believed it. He had thought that Ning Qianshu would never do such a thing. However, now that Bai Li Xi himself had said it, Ye Qing had no choice but to believe it.