Urban Martial Saint

Aomuhan stood next to Shen Qianyue, his face looking mournful. To survive, he had to swallow that pill; now he had no other choice. It seemed he could only work for Shen Qianyue in the future.

Seeing Aomuhan swallow the pill, Shen Qianyue paid him no more attention. He took out his phone and dialed Luan Ping’s number to inquire about the progress on his end.

”We’ve already left the city, and we’ll reach the location soon,” Luan Ping said, ”Have the arrangements been made? Once someone takes over driving for us, the two of us will immediately disguise ourselves and head back!”

”Excellent!” Shen Qianyue rejoiced and said, ”Ye Qing and his group have already chased after them, even the Bloody Monk and Wolf Monk have gone out. This time, we just need to go to Sha Men and capture that child to thoroughly throw Shenchuan City into chaos. At that time, we’ll take advantage of the chaos to capture a monk back and we’ll have succeeded greatly!”

After hanging up the phone, Shen Qianyue glanced at Aomuhan and said coldly, ”Aomuhan, I have good news for you. It won’t be long before Ye Qing is dead!”

Aomuhan’s eyes flashed with a sharp glint. Despite being under Shen Qianyue’s control now, he still hated Ye Qing fiercely, wishing he could personally kill him.

”That’s great!” Aomuhan rejoiced, then put on a mournful face and said, ”But... how can I return to the Seven Families? I just led those two to capture Li Lianshan. If my family asks about it, I won’t have any explanation!”

”After tonight, there might be no need to explain this,” Shen Qianyue said, ”If you must explain, just insist you called out Li Lianshan’s name in a moment of negligence. You’re still a descendant of the Proud Family; the most they’ll do is punish you a bit, but they won’t kill you!”

Aomuhan nodded with a mournful face; under these circumstances, while he could escape death, he couldn’t avoid punishment. When he got home, he was sure to face a reprimand. Right now, he felt deep regret for his actions. But at this point, it’s too late to regret!

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In the suburbs of Shenchuan City, Ye Qing and the Bloody Monk met as planned. Without any words, they continued the chase along the road.

In the car, everyone’s expressions were heavy. At this speed, by the time they caught up, they’d surely reach the Corpse Ghost Dragon. At that point, a fierce battle was inevitable, and no one knew how it would end. But the odds were definitely against them.

After driving about ten kilometers, Ye Qing’s phone suddenly rang. Ye Qing answered it, listened for about half a minute, and then hung up.

”How did it go?” Huangfu Ziyu asked softly beside him.

Ye Qing glanced around at everyone, then suddenly said in a low voice, ”Everyone, since we’ve left the city, it’s time to discuss this thoroughly.”

”What do you mean?” Everyone looked at Ye Qing in surprise, and Ding Lianshun turned his head curiously, ”What is there to discuss? How to deal with the Corpse Ghost Dragon?”

”No!” Ye Qing shook his head, saying solemnly, ”This situation is suspicious. I suspect they captured Old Li intentionally to lure us out of Shenchuan City.”

”Why do you say that?” Everyone was puzzled.

”The wounds on the Corpse Ghost Dragon were caused by the Purple Lotus Karma Fire. Are such wounds something a hospital can heal?” Ye Qing said gravely, ”Corpse Ghost Dragon himself is an expert in using medicine. If he were really injured, he could diagnose it better than a hospital. Moreover, in this era, the city has the same medicines available as anywhere else, so why would they need to come here to buy medicine? Therefore, Luan Ping and his partner’s trip to the city for medicine was surely just a cover—there’s something else going on here!”

Everyone looked at each other and frowned simultaneously. They had been anxiously focused on the matter earlier, but now, hearing Ye Qing’s analysis, they also sensed something was amiss.

”What do you think is happening?” Shen Tianjun asked solemnly.

”I suspect they want to draw us out so they can target someone else!” Ye Qing looked at Shen Tianjun and said, ”For instance, the Shen Family, the Seven Families, or the people from Sha Men!”

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked. Helian Tiehua and the Bloody Monk turned their heads simultaneously.

”Then let’s hurry back!” Ding Lianshun urged.

”No!” Ye Qing shook his head firmly and said, ”If we return now, we have no idea where they plan to attack. Moreover, if they find out we’re returning, they’ll definitely hide, and then we won’t be able to find them or know what they’re planning. So we must return quietly and avoid being discovered!”

”Then let’s return quietly,” the Bloody Monk suggested. ”Split into three groups, and return separately to protect the Shen Family, the Seven Families, and the people from Sha Men!”

”I think so too.” Ye Qing nodded and said, ”However, we must quietly return, protect in the shadows, and avoid alerting them. There must be a reason they put on this act, and we absolutely must not alarm them; we need to find out their true purpose!”

Everyone nodded in agreement. Helian Tiehua, who was driving in the front, said gravely, ”In that case, let’s turn around now.”

”We can’t turn around now!” Ye Qing quickly shook his head, speaking in a deep tone, ”I just received news that Luan Ping and their car stopped for a while, probably to switch people, trying to lure us out. At this moment, they are surely heading to the city in disguise. If they find out we’ve turned around, it’ll be troublesome.”

”So when do we turn around?” the Bloody Monk asked urgently, ”If we return too late, it’ll be a problem!”

”Don’t worry, I have arrangements!” Ye Qing waved his phone and said, ”Cheng Shuang has gathered all the surveillance and is continuously tracking them. Whatever car they switch to, he can observe it. Once we see this car pass by, we can take another route back to the city.”

Hearing Ye Qing’s words, everyone felt somewhat reassured. It seemed that Ye Qing had indeed made proper arrangements.

”Since it’s this kind of matter, why didn’t you mention it directly when we were in the city?” Ning Qianshu, sitting in the corner, frowned and said, ”You were just yelling about going out to rescue people. If you mentioned it in the hall, we could have made arrangements earlier!”

”This matter couldn’t be mentioned inside the manor!” Ye Qing shook his head, looked at Helian Tiehua, and said gravely, ”I suspect someone from the Seven Families is involved in this affair!”

”Oh?” Helian Tiehua furrowed his brows and asked, ”What do you mean?”

”Aomuhan and his group haven’t really been going out recently, so why, just now, would they coincidentally go out and run into Luan Ping’s group? Moreover, it’s not just that they ran into them; they even got into a fight.” Ye Qing said sternly, ”Even if they fought, how did it so coincidentally happen that Old Li and his team ran into them just as they left? Also, Aomuhan and I have deep grudges. It’s not that I’m biased against him; I just feel he wouldn’t be so kind as to help Old Li. And the fact that he shouted Old Li’s name so loudly at the time, doesn’t everyone find that odd?”

Everyone nodded in agreement. Helian Tiehua also knitted his brows tightly, and after a moment of silence, he said in a deep voice, ”I must get to the bottom of this affair!”

”The biggest problem now is that we don’t know how many people from the Seven Families are helping the opposition,” Ye Qing said gravely, ”These people are spies lurking right beside us. So many things can only be known to our small group; we can’t let others know!”

”Ye Qing is absolutely right!” Shen Tianjun slowly nodded, taking a deep breath, and said deeply, ”There are also some sinister individuals on the Corpse Ghost Dragon’s side, and who knows what they might be capable of.”

Helian Tiehua said nothing further, feeling very angry inside. If it really was people from the Seven Families colluding with the Corpse Ghost Dragon, he would have to thoroughly clean up the Seven Families upon returning.

About five minutes later, Ye Qing received another phone call. Everyone watched him with bated breath as he listened for not even ten seconds before hanging up and speaking softly to everyone, ”Alright, they’ve just returned. You can all go back now. I’ve arranged vehicles; everyone can go back separately, I’ll drive this car!”

”What are you going to do?” Huangfu Ziyu asked anxiously.

”Old Li is still in their hands, I need to rescue him first!” Ye Qing said softly, ”Moreover, the opposition may also have informants. If this car is driven back, they might receive the news, which would alert them!”

”But you can’t go rescue Li Lianshan alone!” Huangfu Ziyu said. ”I’ll go with you!”

”No need!” Ye Qing shook his head immediately, ”Don’t worry, Luan Ping and his group have all gone to the city, they have no masters on their side. As long as I don’t run into a Peak Master, I can handle them without any problem!”

”But there’s still a Corpse Ghost Dragon there; going alone is too dangerous!” Shen Tianjun said solemnly.

”Uncle Shen, they aren’t going to the Corpse Ghost Dragon’s hideout,” Ye Qing said, ”The directions are different, and the Corpse Ghost Dragon is seriously injured now. These people certainly wouldn’t want to draw us to the Corpse Ghost Dragon. So, I am sure these people just want to draw us out; the drivers ahead are definitely not experts. I can go alone!”

”But…” Huangfu Ziyu tried to continue, but Ye Qing stopped her.

”Time is pressing. Everyone must not delay.” Ye Qing said sternly, ”They’re already on their way to the city; you must hurry back and stop them before they act. Otherwise, it will be even more dangerous!”

Everyone looked at each other in silence for a moment. Shen Tianjun suddenly nodded firmly and said gravely, ”Alright, Ye Qing, be careful out there on your own!”

”Rest assured, Uncle Shen, I will!” Ye Qing nodded slowly, and seeing the reluctance in Huangfu Ziyu’s eyes beside him, he lightly nodded to assure her he would be fine.