Chapter 196: Kill Beitang with a sword!
Chapter 196: Kill Beitang with a sword!
Night, silent!
A dark shadow quietly descended upon the Guishen Gorge.
Chu Qing only took a glance and found the road that Beitang Zun mentioned.
Looking up at the other end of Guishen Gorge, Chu Qing narrowed his eyes slightly.
Ever since he acquired the Feixu Qingyan skill, his lightness skill has become even more advanced.
At that time, he had crossed a distance of a hundred feet in Divine Sword City... Logically speaking, the Ghost God Gorge should be no problem at all.
But this is not the case.
First, the Guishen Gorge is said to be a hundred feet long, but in fact it is much more than that.
More than a hundred feet to be exact... It is impossible to cross it without any help, at least with Chu Qing's current lightness skills.
Secondly, I was in Shendao City at that time and I took advantage of it.
He walked from a high place to a low place, his body sliding down, and finally he crossed a distance of a hundred feet and landed on the roof of the Divine Sword Hall.
But the heights of both sides of Guishen Gorge are almost the same.
In this situation, if things go wrong, you might fall directly into the miasma.
Therefore, Chu Qing decided to follow Beitang Zun's path.
Looking at the deep miasma surging under his feet, he slowly exhaled. Just in case, he was holding a big goose in his hand.
This was kept in the fortress, and Chu Qing stole it before leaving.
Although he believed in Beitang Zun, his life was at stake and he had to be careful and cautious.
In addition to this big goose, there is also an antidote pill hidden under his tongue.
Otherwise, if something goes wrong accidentally, there will be no room for struggle.
After hesitating for a moment, he slid and fell from the edge of the cliff, going down along the rock wall. When he was about to reach the bottom of the valley, he casually pulled out the Qingye Sword and inserted it into the mountain wall.
His body slid down about three feet before he stopped steadily.
With a leap, he landed on the blade of the Qingye Sword. He squatted there, tied the goose in his hand with a rope, and lowered it little by little.
The big goose was restrained by the icy internal force of his Divine Jade Nine Chapters. Although it was not dead, it could not move.
He could only watch helplessly as Chu Qing sent him into the dangerous place filled with miasma, leaving him no room to struggle.
After a while, Chu Qing felt the goose fall to the ground, and then he waited quietly for a moment before picking it up.
The goose is fine.
Chu Qing heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this:
"I hope you and I are both safe."
As soon as he finished speaking, he flashed and pulled out the Qingye Sword and put it back into the scabbard.
The figure fell from mid-air until it landed on the ground.
When I looked up, I saw the vast expanse of miasma rolling everywhere. If I was not careful, once I fell into it, I would be turned into a pile of bones.
However, the people from the Fiery Hall were able to pass through this way, so they naturally left a mark in this miasma.
Chu Qing followed Beitang Zun's instructions and walked along the marks. Although there were some twists and turns, he had a safe journey.
It was just a distance of over a hundred feet, but Chu Qing took a full cup of tea to walk only halfway.
Suddenly, Chu Qing stopped.
His eyes were cast into the miasma fog.
There, he felt a vague gaze.
It was so vague... like an illusion, just a flash and gone.
If Chu Qing had not been naturally keen in this area, coupled with his unfathomable internal strength and even more sensitive senses, he would not have been able to discover it at all.
"But...how is that possible?"
A look of surprise appeared on Chu Qing's face under the mask.
Guishen Gorge stretches for hundreds of miles and is filled with poisonous miasma and evil air, making it a natural dead end.
How is it possible that someone could be in the miasma and still be safe and sound?
"Is it an illusion... or is there really someone there?"
At this moment, Chu Qing had the urge to find out the truth... but he held back.
The most important thing tonight is to assassinate Beitang Lie.
Everything else, whether critical or not, has to take a back seat.
Moreover, leaving Beitang Zun's path and rashly rushing into the poisonous miasma would be simply courting death.
Thinking of this, he continued to move forward, but the more he walked, the more he felt that this matter was strange...
“The poisonous miasma in Guishen Gorge is definitely not as simple as the legend says, but there are still people who can find a way out of this foggy miasma.
"Beitang Lie told Beitang Zun about this road... How did Beitang Lie know about it?"
Chu Qing's eyes rippled:
“If the person who told Beitang Lie about this path was the Tianxie Cult.
"Then... to what extent has the Tianxie Cult gained control over Guishen Gorge?"
This thought rolled around in my mind, but my feet did not stop.
Soon, Chu Qing arrived at the other side of Guishen Gorge. Looking back, he could hardly see the road he had taken.
The road we came from was completely hidden in the miasma.
He stepped forward and his body became like a wisp of green smoke. After just two or three attempts, he had flown from the bottom of the canyon to the edge of the cliff.
There was no one around, and perhaps this path was a secret even to those inside the Fiery Hall.
Normally, no one would move around here.
Chu Qing tied the goose in his hand to the edge of the cliff, on the one hand as a mark, and on the other hand, he could take it with him when he returned.
This is to prevent someone in the Tiexuetang kitchen from thinking that there is a thief in the city.
Looking up, this place is not too far from the Liehuotang camp.
The Tiexue Hall specially built a fortress in Guishen Gorge just to guard against the Liehuo Hall.
Naturally, Liehuotang was unwilling to be outdone, and also built a fortress here, so that it could face Liehuotang from afar.
But when Chu Qing came to the wall of the fortress and looked at it.
He discovered that compared to the Iron Blood Hall, the fortress of the Fiery Hall looked somewhat dead.
“In the past few conflicts, the Fiery Flame Hall actually suffered heavy losses… Tie Lingyun said that they used the resources accumulated by the Fiery Flame Hall over the past decades to fight the Iron Blood Hall.
“Otherwise, we wouldn’t have been able to hold on until now.
"But looking at the current situation of the Fiery Hall, even if we grit our teeth and persevere, I'm afraid we won't be able to hold on for too long."
Chu Qing suddenly understood why Beitang Zun planned to lead Liehuotang to surrender.
After this battle, the Liehuo Hall will certainly be severely damaged, and may even lose its position among the two gangs, three halls, five sects and one village.
They will be replaced by other gangs and become the new 'Three Halls'.
If we don't find a way out for ourselves at this time, Liehuotang will be in real danger.
With a "big traitor" like Beitang Zun, Chu Qing knew almost everything about the situation in Liehuotang Stronghold.
He flew down from the top of the wall in a flash, and when he had hidden himself, a team of disciples from the Fiery Hall happened to be patrolling by.
After the group of people left, Chu Qing flew up again.
He anticipated the enemy's moves and completely mastered the entire rhythm of the Liehuotang.
Therefore, although the patrols were tight, Chu Qing could not be caught at all.
He continued forward like this, and in just a moment, he arrived at the core residence of the Fiery Hall.
According to Beitang Zun, there are only three places where Beitang Lie could appear.
One is the lobby of the mansion, one is the study, and the last one is his bedroom.
Chu Qing plans to search for them one by one.
First up is the lobby...
He landed in the lobby, dressed in black and a white mask, completely blending into the darkness.
He silently lifted the tile and took a look inside.
The lobby was empty... In the empty hall, there was only a chair with a very high back.
It was like a prairie fire rising into the sky, burning fiercely, illuminating half of the sky red. Beitang Lie was nowhere to be seen, and Chu Qing disappeared without a trace.
And at the moment he left, there was suddenly some ripples in the silent lobby.
After a while, someone finally spoke:
"Why did it feel like there was someone there just now?"
"Are you half asleep? How could there be someone here? Even if there is someone, it's impossible for him to hide it from you and me."
"That's true."
"Go to sleep, go to sleep, nod over there."
"No!"
"Do you believe I'll kick you?"
The two voices came one after another and started arguing.
But Chu Qing had already left here... This time he came to the study, and he was lucky enough to see Beitang Lie behind the desk, buried in his work.
Compared with Beitang Zun, Beitang Lie looks particularly old.
From this face, one can vaguely see some similarities with Beitang Zun, but the wrinkles on his face are more obvious, making his face look particularly sinister and arrogant.
He was not writing anything, but leaning back in his chair, silently looking at a picture on the table.
Chu Qing couldn't see the details on the picture clearly, but he always felt that when Beitang Zun looked at the picture, his expression was full of solemnity.
There were footsteps outside the study, and soon, there was a voice.
"Hong Tao wants to see the hall master."
Chu Qing felt that the name sounded familiar, and after thinking about it for a while, he remembered it.
This person is the law enforcement elder of the Liehuotang and holds a high position of power.
He is proficient in stick techniques and in his early years, he made a name for himself with his [Boundless Stick Technique] using only a wooden stick.
Beitang Lie spoke softly:
"Come in."
With a creak, the door of the study opened and a middle-aged man with a slightly thin figure walked in.
His stick was not in his hand, but on his waist.
The stick is divided into three sections and hung at the waist.
He clasped his fists and said:
"Hall Master."
"did you find it?"
Beitang Lie spoke in a cold voice.
"Never..."
Hong Tao's brows were filled with solemnity:
“I have searched everywhere I could, but I haven’t seen any trace of the deputy hall master.
"Master, what happened to the deputy master?"
"He failed in his attempt to assassinate Cheng Tieshan, and wanted to die as a token of his guilt when he came back... I tried to stop him and put him under house arrest, but he actually ran away secretly."
Beitang Lie sighed:
"He and I have been through thick and thin for decades, how can I take his life just because of a mere Cheng Tieshan?
"To disregard yourself like this... is really absurd."
After saying this, he slapped the table.
The fire power of the Jiulie Fenru Divine Art made the tabletop smell like burning wood.
When Beitang Lie took his hand away, there was a palm-shaped mark on the table, emitting blue smoke and covered with burn marks.
Hong Tao sighed:
"The deputy hall master has always attached great importance to the hall rules, so it is inevitable that he will be a little upset this time...
“However, he led so many disciples to hunt down Cheng Tieshan. Logically speaking, even if he couldn’t kill Cheng Tieshan, the deputy hall master shouldn’t be the only one to return.
"Did something unexpected happen?"
Beitang Lie did not speak, but just let out a breath, his face full of fatigue:
“No matter what, find the person… and bring him back.
"Even if he is really dead, the body should be found."
"Yes."
Hong Tao clasped his fists:
"I will continue to look for you, please don't worry too much, Master."
"Go."
Beitang Lie waved gently.
Hong Tao took his leave.
But when the door of the study was closed again, the warmth on Beitang Lie's face suddenly turned cold.
He looked towards the direction of the Iron Blood Hall, his brows furrowed.
“With that kind of injury, it shouldn’t be possible to cross Ghost God Gorge and reach Iron Blood Hall, right?
"If it were you, knowing that my brother had joined the Tianxie Cult... would you go find Tie Lingyun?"
As soon as this thought came to his mind, Beitang Lie's face suddenly changed.
I don't know when everything around me turned into black and white.
Desk, lamp, door, curtain...
Everything was rendered in black and white.
Not only that, a speck of dust suddenly stopped in mid-air.
It seemed as if it was being pulled by some force and had no control over itself.
In an instant, Beitang Lie's heart rumbled like a drum.
Decades of experience in fighting in the martial arts world allowed him to use all his strength to unleash the Nine-Fierce Burning Divine Art in this short period of time.
Then he raised his hands high up, as if setting fire to the sky!
hum! ! !
There was a sharp edge above his head, falling from the sky.
The sword tip sank between his palms, and fire raged between his palms. The blade of the Qingye Sword turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.
It's like a burning piece of iron!
Chu Qing narrowed his eyes slightly, started with the Heaven and Earth Fading Color, and drew his sword in an instant, thinking he could kill with one strike.
But he didn't expect that Beitang Lie's martial arts would be so much better than Beitang Zun's.
Not only at the moment of the incident, he made a desperate attempt to use the Nine-Fierce Burning Divine Art to break the shackles that had eclipsed the heaven and earth.
He even used his unique skills in an instant to block his own sword.
This is a reaction that can only be achieved when both martial arts and experience have reached the peak.
"As expected of the Master of the Fiery Hall!"
Chu Qing sighed in his heart, but his sword intent became even sharper.
As Divine Jade Nine's internal energy turned, the fire energy attached to the sword immediately spread in all directions.
The sword tip was instantly cut down!
突！
The sharp edge penetrated into Beitang Lie's brows and burst out directly from the back of his head.
Beitang Lie stood there, but the sinister look in his pupils disappeared in an instant.
Chu Qing landed on the ground and sheathed his sword.
However, he saw that the fire that he had just ignited was clinging to the windows, curtains and other places, and was burning fiercely.
There were also exclamations from the disciples of the Fiery Flame Hall outside.
He couldn't help but sigh, picked up the picture on the table and put it in his arms.
He cut off Beitang Lie's head again, pushed open the door, and stepped out.
Black and white filled the sky and earth. Within the range, all the disciples of the Fiery Hall stood frozen on the spot, unable to move.
They are not completely still, their eyeballs can still move.
So they could see the man in black and wearing a white mask, carrying their leader's head, walking slowly among them.
His steps are light, as if he is strolling in the garden.
They all saw it, but no one could stop him.
I could only watch that person... walking farther and farther away, and finally, disappearing without a trace.
(End of this chapter)