Urban Martial Saint

Ye Qing’s words were impassioned, stirring the emotions of everyone present. Originally, people were considering withdrawing, but now they felt that the people of the Sword Saint Sect were a bit too overbearing, and they all, without a pre-arranged agreement, wanted to speak up for Ye Qing.

Seeing the atmosphere around him getting tense, the servant leading them turned pale and gritted his teeth: ”Ye, I warn you again, watch your tone when you speak to me. And tell me clearly, why do you say we are being overbearing and unreasonable? Why do you say we are shameless and brazen?”

”And you still have the nerve to ask why? Are you out of your mind?” Ye Qing shouted angrily, ”You say that the Young Master of Sword Saint Sect died in my yard, so I’m the murderer? Hmph, do you think this logic makes any sense? Following your reasoning, if he died in his own bed at home, would that mean the killer is someone from his own family?”

The head servant was somewhat embarrassed. Just by their Young Master dying here, saying Ye Qing killed the Young Master did seem a bit too rash. However, he still unyieldingly said, ”This… what logic or not, show me the evidence!”

”Then show me the evidence that I killed your Young Master!” Ye Qing replied coldly.

The servant was at a loss for words and, in a fit of rage, shouted, ”Ye, don’t try to argue with me. You can’t extricate yourself from this matter!”

”That’s right, with the strength and shamelessness of a sect like Sword Saint Sect, if they want to frame someone, of course, I can’t escape from it!” Ye Qing retorted with a cold laugh.

The servant shouted, ”Stop talking nonsense. If you say you didn’t kill our Young Master, then produce evidence to prove it. If you can’t, then you are the murderer!”

Upon hearing this, the faces of those around turned a bit unsightly. Truly, this servant from the Sword Saint Sect was being extremely overbearing and unreasonable.

At this moment, Helian Tiehua stepped forward and said loudly, ”Dear friends from Sword Saint Sect, may I say a few words?”

The four servants of the Sword Saint Sect looked at Helian Tiehua. They didn’t want to give Helian Tiehua any attention. However, under the current circumstances, they knew that it was unwise to offend Helian Tiehua. So, the four of them remained silent, allowing Helian Tiehua to speak.

Helian Tiehua nodded, speaking loudly, ”Firstly, I don’t know why the Young Master of Sword Saint Sect was here, nor how he died, nor whether Ye Qing had anything to do with his death. The first thing I want to say is that the Young Master of Sword Saint Sect is a peak master, and Ye Qing, as is widely known, no longer has martial arts. How could someone without martial arts kill a peak master?”

These words instantly gained a chorus of agreement from the crowd. Indeed, Ye Qing no longer had martial arts, while the Young Master of Sword Saint Sect was a peak master. How could Ye Qing possibly kill him?

The four servants were also startled; they had been quite agitated earlier and hadn’t yet thought about this. Now, hearing Helian Tiehua’s words, they realized it too. Indeed, how could Ye Qing, without martial arts, kill their Young Master?

Helian Tiehua paused, then continued, ”Furthermore, I want to ask the friends from Sword Saint Sect, how long have you been separated from your Young Master? Also, why was the Young Master of Sword Saint Sect here?”

The four servants hesitated slightly, unsure of how to answer. The Young Master of Sword Saint Sect was here to kill Ye Qing, and this matter couldn’t be directly spoken of.

However, since the Young Master had died, these four servants were close to madness. In this situation, the lead servant couldn’t care less. He gritted his teeth and said, ”Our Young Master came to discuss some matters with Ye Qing.”

”You’d better make this clear.” Ye Qing said coldly, ”Your Young Master came here with no intention to talk things over, but directly tried to kill me!”

Upon hearing this, the surrounding erupted into a clamor. Actually, everyone could see through the statement that the four servants were claiming to be here to discuss matters, which was utter nonsense. Given the prior enmity between the Young Master of Sword Saint Sect and Ye Qing, coming to see Ye Qing while everyone else was absent was clearly an attempt to kill him.

Being rebutted by Ye Qing, the lead servant stiffened his neck and said, ”The Young Master originally came to discuss matters with you. Now that the Young Master is not here, of course, you can say whatever you want!”

”Hmph, do you really think the heroes of the world are fools?” Ye Qing said coldly, ”With the heroes of the world present, can you really turn black into white?”

The crowd murmured slightly, which made the four servants of Sword Saint Sect flush with anger. The lead servant gave Ye Qing a vicious glance and turned to Helian Tiehua, ”Helian Tiehua, if you have more to say, just say it. I’ll tell you this: regarding the death of our Young Master here, our Sword Saint Sect will never let it go easily. Unless you hand over the murderer, no one can wash their hands of this matter!”

These words made everyone around somewhat irritated. The four servants of the Sword Saint Sect are truly arrogant, daring to challenge everyone in the world.

Helian Tiehua also frowned slightly. Looking at the corpse of the Young Master of the Sword Saint Sect, he said, ”I can understand the feelings of you four with the death of your Young Master here. However, I hope you can figure out the real assassin rather than vent your anger on unrelated people. Even if the strength of the Sword Saint Sect is formidable enough to kill everyone here, what of it? Finding no killer while being manipulated by the killer, is that truly honorable?”

Upon hearing this from Helian Tiehua, the four servants of the Sword Saint Sect took a moment to ponder. That’s indeed the case. When they arrived, they lost their minds upon seeing the Young Master’s corpse, not thinking through the situation. Now, hearing from Helian Tiehua, they suddenly realized this point. If the Young Master wasn’t killed by Ye Qing, and the Sword Saint Sect sought revenge against Ye Qing, wouldn’t they be playing into someone’s hands?

”Helian Tiehua, with what you say, do you mean you know who the killer is?” the lead servant asked in a deep voice.

”As to who exactly the killer is, I couldn’t possibly determine that so quickly. However, since we’re all here, why don’t we analyze this matter together?” Helian Tiehua said, ”Moreover, from the beginning to the end, you haven’t asked the person involved. Since Ye Qing is here, didn’t he witness the killer?”

”Hmph, we would never believe what someone named Ye says!” the lead servant snapped coldly.

”Of course, with the mighty strength of the Sword Saint Sect, why would you need someone like me who doesn’t know martial arts to speak?” Ye Qing said coldly, ”With such power, it’s too easy to kill me; why bother caring if I’m innocent or not?”

”Ye, watch your damn mouth!” the lead servant roared in anger, pointing at Ye Qing. ”By saying this, are you accusing the Sword Saint Sect of being unreasonable?”

”Hmph!” Ye Qing snorted coldly but said nothing, his meaning evidently clear.

The servant was furious, glaring at Ye Qing. Were there not masters around, he would have certainly rushed forth to attack Ye Qing.

Helian Tiehua, observing the situation from the side, took a light breath and said, ”Everyone, how about listening to my analysis first?”

The four servants looked at Helian Tiehua, and the lead servant said in a deep voice, ”Helian Tiehua, you can analyze, but I hope you won’t intentionally exonerate Ye Qing!”

”I’m merely analyzing. If there’s anything incorrect, you’re welcome to point it out.” Helian Tiehua pondered for a moment, ”I asked you all earlier, at the time of the Young Master’s murder, you four were not with the Young Master. So, how long were you separated from the Young Master?”

The four servants thought for a moment and said, ”About ten minutes!”

”Ten minutes!” Helian Tiehua nodded slowly, ”Does this ten minutes refer to the time the Young Master already entered Ye Qing’s courtyard, or was that the time you were separated from him?”

The lead servant calculated the time and said, ”The Young Master stayed in this courtyard for less than five minutes, I suppose.”

These words immediately stirred the crowd. Helian Tiehua sighed lightly and said, ”The Young Master stayed in this courtyard for less than five minutes and then died here. Everyone should know of the Young Master’s strength, being a peak master. I won’t mention Ye Qing’s lack of martial arts. Even someone like the Blood Robe Sect Leader, in such a short span, might not be able to kill the Young Master, right?”

This statement left the four servants frozen. Indeed, their Young Master, whom they know well, is quite strong, a peak master, no less. Moreover, his qinggong was excellent. Even if someone wanted to kill him, it wouldn’t be that easy. Let alone a Bloody Monk, even if two attacked him at once, they couldn’t kill him within five minutes.

”Moreover, during the Young Master’s killing, we didn’t hear a sound!” Helian Tiehua looked at the four servants and said, ”This indicates that the Young Master was killed in a short time. Furthermore, the person struck in such a way that the Young Master had no time to resist and was killed instantly!”

Helian Tiehua’s words caused another uproar among the crowd, deeply shocking them. With such analysis, the matter had become very clear.

”To kill a peak master in one move would require someone who is at least a beyond peerless master!” Shen Tianjun looked at Ye Qing behind him and said, ”Do you four really think Ye Qing could have done this?”

The four servants stared blankly at the Young Master’s corpse, rendered speechless. Helian Tiehua’s words made them realize this wasn’t as simple as they initially thought!