Urban Martial Saint

Hearing the chaotic battle outside, the people inside the house also rushed out one after another.

Helian Tiehua and a few others were the last to rush out. The Bloody Monk grabbed Fang Tianliang and brought him out as well, to prevent Fang Tianliang from escaping amidst the chaos.

As soon as Helian Tiehua rushed out, he immediately shouted loudly, ”People of the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance, hear the order: Seal off the surroundings, no one is allowed to leave at will. Gentlemen and seniors, please forgive the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance for any offense. Until the running dogs of the Wanyan Family are thoroughly investigated, please cooperate with the inquiry!”

In such a situation, naturally, there was no objection from the group. They also wanted to find out what exactly the people from the Wanyan Family were up to here. However, those few spies of the Wanyan Family had expressions of shock and their hearts skipped a beat. They originally planned to escape quietly amidst the chaos, yet they hadn’t even had a chance to run before the opportunity was lost.

Although the people of the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance were not strong, and they could easily break through the sealed surroundings, the crux of the problem lay here: There were several dozen Peak Masters, all eyeing the running dogs of the Wanyan Family rather nervously. If they tried to escape at this moment, certainly some Peak Masters would intervene to stop them. Even if they could repel the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance, so what? Could they repel so many Peak Masters?

Thus, although these people felt anxious, they dared not act rashly for the moment, only thinking of taking one step at a time.

In the courtyard, Wanyan Hongsheng saw everyone rushing out and already knew he couldn’t escape. He glared furiously at Ye Qing in the distance and said in a deep voice, ”Wretch, ruined my plans!”

Ye Qing smiled faintly and slowly emerged from the crowd. In fact, for this incident, Ye Qing had already planned it all before Helian Tiehua and the others returned. He had long predicted that once they emerged from the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master, the Wanyan Family would definitely be unable to sit still and would send people over. So, he presented the Returning Origin Technique first to steady the worldly heroes. His true purpose was to deal with the Wanyan Family.

This Wanyan Family harbored ambitions as fierce as wolves. Not only did they attempt to revive the Corpse Ghost Dragon, but they also harbored demon-like beings such as The Immortal Lord. Additionally, the Wanyan Family had been secretly playing foul, especially with the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master incident, when they attempted to, during that opportunity, kill Fu Qingping and utterly trap Ye Qing and his companions in the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master. It could be said they were extremely depraved. Now, with this opportunity, how could Ye Qing allow them to escape?

Just as Wanyan Hongsheng had anticipated, Ye Qing didn’t know he was a member of the Wanyan Family. However, Ye Qing had long foreseen that the Wanyan Family would definitely find someone to disturb the scene, trying to find ways to get the worldly heroes to target Ye Qing. So, he had been paying close attention to see who would take advantage of the chaos to sow discord.

When Fang Tianliang first spoke, Ye Qing had already focused on him. After observing, Ye Qing found that Fang Tianliang lacked intelligence and likely couldn’t say these things on his own. Therefore, Ye Qing guessed that someone must be directing Fang Tianliang from behind, prompting him to say those words. Ye Qing immediately believed Fang Tianliang to be a running dog of the Wanyan Family and proceeded to stage this show to draw out the people of the Wanyan Family. This time, Ye Qing aimed to deal with members of the Wanyan Family, and naturally, he wouldn’t let Wanyan Hongsheng leave.

Actually, Ye Qing had previously given a heads-up to Helian Tiehua, Southern Fist King Shen Tianjun, the Bloody Monk, and others about this plan. Shen Tianjun had been attentive at the back, and when Wanyan Hongsheng hurled that smoke bomb, Shen Tianjun rushed out of the main building, in time to intercept Wanyan Hongsheng outside.

Facing the crowd around him, Wanyan Hongsheng sighed despondently. His meticulous calculations, every detail considered, yet he failed to foresee that Ye Qing would trick him in such a manner. Now, not only was his plan unattainable, but he himself was about to be caught here, truly a massive loss.

”Is this person from the Wanyan Family?”

”Which member of the Wanyan Family is he? I’ve never seen him before. His strength, however, is quite good!”

”Wasn’t it mentioned before that the Wanyan Family has always been hiding its strength, secretly engaging in disgraceful acts? Who knows what they’re plotting. This person likely represents the hidden strength of the Wanyan Family!”

”Ah, previously when others spoke of this matter, I didn’t believe it. Now it seems, truly, the Wanyan Family harbors ill intentions!”

The crowd murmured, all maintaining their guard against the Wanyan Family, and some even showed hostility toward them.

Listening to the discussions around him, Wanyan Hongsheng became extremely furious. However, he was utterly powerless; in this situation, whether he could preserve his life was uncertain, let alone change the current circumstances.

Wanyan Hongsheng is not weak, but the Shen Tianjun he is up against is also extremely strong. Especially since Shen Tianjun learned the secret techniques left by Patriarch Bodhidharma, his strength is even more formidable, not inferior to that of Bloody Monk. Wanyan Hongsheng fought him for a long time, with neither gaining any advantage over the other. However, Wanyan Hongsheng knew very well that continuing to fight like this would definitely lead to his disadvantage, especially with so many people surrounding them, watching with intense interest.

Ye Qing paid no attention to Wanyan Hongsheng’s words, instead turning to Fang Tianliang with a gentle smile, saying, ”Elder Fang, let’s continue. Let’s see who else is a lapdog of the Wanyan family!”

Seeing that Wanyan Hongsheng was already exposed, Fang Tianliang, feeling a bit resigned, decided to throw caution to the wind and immediately pointed out three people he knew.

The three people he pointed out were extremely alarmed and immediately tried to flee. However, before they could escape, they were intercepted by people from Sha Men and Twelve Green Halls.

Although Twelve Green Halls had deep enmity with Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance, the people who came were Ding Lianshun and Yin Xianzi, both of whom had excellent relations with Ye Qing. In this situation, they naturally gave Ye Qing their full support.

Seeing those three being stopped, the crowd became somewhat chaotic again. Many were shocked to discover that the Wanyan family had arranged so many lapdogs here. This realization made the crowd even more vigilant towards the Wanyan family while also filling their hearts with extreme anger. The Wanyan family wanted to use them as pawns!

So, in their anger, some people finally stepped out and joined forces to deal with those three people. The strength of those three was already not strong, and being surrounded by a group of peak masters, they were quickly injured and captured, leaving Wanyan Hongsheng as the only one still fighting hard.

Executioner Scholar hid among the crowd, keeping his head lowered throughout the process, not daring to make any move. Actually, there was a tinge of relief in his heart, fortunate that his relationship with the Wanyan family was not deep and that he hadn’t met other people who pledged allegiance to them. Therefore, even if Fang Tianliang wanted to point out, he absolutely couldn’t point to him. As for Wanyan Hongsheng, Executioner Scholar wasn’t afraid of him, as he didn’t believe Wanyan Hongsheng would bite out the Wanyan family’s spies.

Moreover, looking at the situation, Executioner Scholar felt somewhat excited and thrilled. He had long been dissatisfied with the Wanyan family and always wanted to resist them, but found himself lacking in strength. However, he was always secretly trying to think of ways to deal with the Wanyan family. This time, it turned out well; he didn’t even have to personally take action to leave Wanyan Hongsheng stranded here.

Seeing those three people also being knocked down, Wanyan Hongsheng realized that his momentum had truly vanished this time. Watching as the crowd slowly surrounded him, Wanyan Hongsheng took a deep breath and loudly declared, ”They all say that the Southern Fist King Shen Tianjun is so powerful, he is unmatched among the Five of the World. Meeting him today indeed proves extraordinary. However, Shen Tianjun, do you dare to face me in a one-on-one battle?”

Upon hearing this, Ye Qing frowned deeply. Wanyan Hongsheng was really despicable, in such circumstances, knowing that all was lost, he instead asked to duel Shen Tianjun. In this scenario, who would duel you? So many people here could kill you with one punch each.

But Ye Qing also understood Shen Tianjun’s character very well. With Wanyan Hongsheng’s proposal for a single combat, Shen Tianjun would never refuse, as he wouldn’t partake in unfair duels - this is one of the main reasons Southern Fist King Shen Tianjun commanded respect from people all over the world.

Just as Ye Qing expected, upon hearing Wanyan Hongsheng’s words, Shen Tianjun responded straightforwardly, ”As you wish, today, Mr. Shen will engage you in one-on-one combat. Friends, I hope everyone refrains from interfering in this duel, allow Mr. Shen to fight Mr. Wanyan fairly and honorably!”

Shen Tianjun’s words caused many to feel admiration. Shen Tianjun truly was a bold martial artist, still gallant enough to accept a one-on-one duel with Wanyan Hongsheng in such circumstances, a spirit worthy of respect.

Of course, some sneered at Shen Tianjun’s actions. To them, winning was the only truth - everyone should act together and immediately defeat Wanyan Hongsheng, why talk about solo combat? Just defeat Wanyan Hongsheng and that counts as victory, regardless of rules! Shen Tianjun agreeing to a duel was simply impulsive, not something conducive to meaningful achievements.

Though everyone present had their own thoughts, none hindered the duel between Shen Tianjun and Wanyan Hongsheng. Even those who considered Shen Tianjun’s action impulsive were watching closely, for both Shen Tianjun and Wanyan Hongsheng were extremely strong. The fight between them was indeed gripping and exhilarating, astonishing everyone repeatedly.

Watching the two battling, Ye Qing felt somewhat worried. He slowly approached Bloody Monk and Helian Tiehua, whispering, ”Great General, Blood Robe Sect Leader, what do you think are Uncle Shen’s chances of winning this fight?”

Ye Qing was quite close to Shen Tianjun, so he worried about Shen Tianjun, fearing he might suffer a loss in this duel.

Bloody Monk and Helian Tiehua did not answer Ye Qing’s question, their expressions equally solemn, watching the two fighting intently. Because even they could not ascertain whether Shen Tianjun could emerge victorious in this battle!