270 Ceaseless (1/2)

He Hanqing had taken a devastating sword stab that went through his body. His abdominal pain was truly overwhelming, the fresh blood gushed out like a stream. Meanwhile, there was a long tendon on his shoulder that kept on pulling...

After several successive blows, He Hanqing's mind had since plunged into a drowsy state, just managing to desperately dodge the subsequent attacks purely on instinct.

”Who are you?”

That person's face was full of gentle smiles, yet his fishing rod was mercilessly slapping and striking He Hanqing’s body and legs.

Accompanied by the cracking sound of his femur, the man’s voice was distant, ”The route of the secular is a dangerous one, it is difficult to keep going forward. Sir He, Wei Xinglu sends his regards.”

In the midst of frightening shrieks, He Hanqing felt dizziness flow in front of his eyes. His body's strength had flowed out from the wound. His body was like a broken kite falling downwards. His internal organs were crushed, yet he could only furiously shout, ”Wei Xinglu, you are from School of Spring and Autumn! How could you...”

He Hanqing was in extreme pain and confusion.

Since when had he offended the School of Spring and Autumn?

What exactly was going on? The Concourse of the Underworld was desperate enough to kill me for eight hundred thousand silver taels. It was simply crazy. Even to kill someone like Han Wufei, there must at least be a million silver taels involved.

A mere eight hundred thousand silver taels to kill me?

This had been a rare surprise in itself.

Now, what kind of affairs did the School of Spring and Autumn have on this merry occasion?

You fellows aren't assassins!

With a sprint, Wei Xinglu managed to keep up the chase as he lightly uttered, ”I did not expect that there would be such a good opportunity to send Sir He on your way. However, it seemed like you had been a little too wanton. Never mind the fact that you wanted to dominate the world and aid Yutang, why would you want to kill my youngest junior sister? Why would you provoke the School of Spring and Autumn?”

He Hanqing mentality had turned half-fuzzy, yet he was utterly dumbfounded upon hearing this sentence and asked, ”Your youngest junior sister?”

His mind was bewildered as ever. His thoughts were awhirl with questions; Who is your youngest junior sister? When did I want to kill her? Since you said it is junior sister, she must be a lady. Has this old man killed any women recently? ”

Wei Xinglu sneered, the fishing rod in his hands weaving about as a long fishing line flew out from it. The hook then latched precisely onto He Hanqing who could no longer defend himself, as he shook it forcefully and muttered, ”This reputed one has been fishing for the whole night, I didn’t expect that there was fish to be caught after all. It's one heavy fish indeed. This trip was not wasted, and worthwhile indeed!!”

”Let go!”

Suddenly a saber light came flickering across and the fishing line was broken into two. It was the Venerable Lord Saber, with his whole body covered in blood.

Wei Xinglu could not help but taken aback by the scene. The fishing rod in his hands was not an ordinary tool. Whether it was the rod itself or the fish hook or the line, they were all top graded treasures. The line was made from the refined meridians of the Northern Sea beast. Not only was it extremely flexible, it was also very difficult to be severed by bladed weapons. If this was not the case, how was it able to be used catch fish Qirin fish which was well-known to be the king of the fishes? While using his fishing tool, he had also exerted his own art of movements and routine. That was how He Hanqing managed to get himself seriously injured and being in a discounted state, his nose hooked with the mere movement of Wei Xinglu.

Wei Xinglu's prized extraordinary weapon had been broken by the other party in half. Besides feeling unfortunate for his fishing rod, he was utterly stunned!

However, eldest senior brother Wei was experienced in the martial arts world, agile and quick with his reflexes. Throwing his fishing rod away, he tilted his body as a soft sword light could be seen shaking upright, spraying tens of thousands of golden needles, flying towards the face of Venerable Lord Saber like a sudden rainstorm. His soft sword then turned into a streaming gleam to continuously collide, for a few hundred times, with the domineering saber energy of the other party.

The ringing of metal against metal was unceasing.

After the exchange of blows, Wei Xinglu vomited a mouthful of blood. His body could be seen staggering amidst the air, descending a few hundred feet. His face was pale as he solemnly asked, ”Who are you?”

Venerable Lord Saber let out a furious roar, his saber light flickered, shattering countless golden needles as he hatefully replied, ”School of Spring and Autumn's man? Who are you?”

Without taking the time to listen to the latter's answer, Venerable Lord Saber rushed over.

This was indeed a critical fight, as the situation was now grave. Not only had He Hanqing's lower abdomen been pierced through, his legs had been broken. His injuries were extremely serious. If Venerable Lord Saber did not extract him in time, the fate of Supreme Lord Spring Frost would be death.

Venerable Lord Saber had been in pursuit from thousands of feet above, in a terrifying display of prestige.

There simply wasn't time to follow up on his attack in a victory against Wei Xinglu.

Behind him, with only a difference of around a hundred feet, where the masses of experts from the Concourse of the Underworld, still very much in the chase.

Wei Xinglu coldly snorted. Sucking in a mouthful of air, he had rushed downwards as well.

The Yutang’s father figure of literati, He Hanqing was so damned abhorrent. Not only had he wanted to kill his youngest junior sister, he also wanted to ambush them, going to the extent of threatening Yun Yang. It was sinful indeed and should not be forgiven. Since there was such a great opportunity today, no matter whether it was for himself or the country, he should not be allowed to live!

One does not stop until the job was done. It was such a fated opportunity granted to have He Hanqing extinguished entirely!

Billowing gleams of saber light came roaring down; Venerable Lord Saber had long been focusing on He Hanqing, how could he not notice He Hanqing's painful face as he fluttered in the air. It was merely eighty feet from the ground at this moment.

For such a height, any achieved martial artist would not have given a care. However, since He Hanqing had been successively subjected to heavy blows, he had exhausted all his Qi and energy, leaving nothing but a bedazzled mind. He would become a pool of mud if he were to fall from here.

Venerable Lord Saber had realized this as well. With an extended roar, he accelerated his body. In a split-second, he already moved to the back of He Hanqing, almost as if he was an illusion, and extended his hand to grab him.

Within seconds, he had caught He Hanqing’s vest. However, He Hanqing could not even afford to operate and exert any cultivation base. The falling momentum gained from his weight of over a hundred catties falling from a high height had caused Venerable Lord Saber to become unstable in mid-air, falling together after He Hanqing.

Thump!

Venerable Lord Saber desperately stomped on the trunk of a giant tree below, leveraging on the force, his saber light brightening up once again. While carrying He Hanqing, he soon dashed over the distance madly, turning into a stunning, elongated rainbow-like saber light with an after trail.

There was no hope of a comeback in today's duel, in particular when He Hanqing had now become powerless to engage in combat. He would pay with his own life if he did not flee rapidly.

Right now, escape was the best option.

Within his eyesight was all forest.Once they got over this forest and crossed over the houses, it would then be Yutang's city wall.