110: Chapter 108: Confrontation (First Update) 110: Chapter 108: Confrontation (First Update) “Whoosh!”

A five-meter-long blood-red saber light, like a whip, sneak-attacked from behind Ye Zhen.

“No!

Spare his life under your blade!”

The blood drained from Clan Leader Che Tiejun’s face as he cried out in despair.

Ye Zhen was a disciple from the Qiyun Sect.

If he were to be killed at their doorstep by Blood Saber Li Kuang, it would be a disaster of monumental proportions.

Lishui Sect Disciple Xie Shao stood with his arms crossed, an interested expression on his face.

“To die like this, what a pity….”

“That’s what you get for being so arrogant; you’ve gotten your comeuppance now,”

Che Qiang muttered to himself.

Just when everyone thought Ye Zhen was doomed as the saber light closed in, Ye Zhen suddenly moved.

With a Chasing Star Step, he sidestepped, and in that instant when a few undetectable ripples stirred in the air, Ye Zhen’s figure vanished from everyone’s sight.

It wasn’t a true disappearance, but an optical illusion.

The next moment, Ye Zhen suddenly appeared to the left of Blood Saber Li Kuang!

Cling!

The Sky Crystal Sword at his waist unsheathed rapidly!

The sword light surged violently, slashing swiftly through the air.

Swish!

Li Kuang’s head suddenly soared into the sky, his neck spurting blood like an arrow!

In the moment his head flew, a look of incomprehensible shock appeared in Li Kuang’s eyes.

He hadn’t realized when Ye Zhen had moved to his side.

However, the shock in Li Kuang’s eyes was but a fleeting moment before the light in them completely faded.

Hiss!

Time seemed to freeze in the Che Family Courtyard at that instant.

Che Tiejun, who had just been shouting and even attempting to rush forward to stop Blood Saber Li Kuang, stiffened, an expression of disbelief flooding his face.

“Li Kuang was actually counter-killed, how is this…

possible?”

Lishui Sect Disciple Xie Shao’s expression froze abruptly, his face filled with shock.

All the other seven Jianghu heroes present were dumbstruck.

Che Tiejun’s third son, Che Qiang, took several steps back in fear, retreating next to his elder brother Che Yuan.

Ye Zhen’s bloody counterattack had truly frightened him.

“Hmph, he who kills must be prepared to be killed!”

Contempt flickered in Ye Zhen’s eyes.

Having ventured out for training numerous times over the past year, Ye Zhen was no longer the Jianghu novice he once was.

How could he possibly be ambushed by Blood Saber Li Kuang?

While releasing Blood Saber Li Kuang, Ye Zhen, despite his carefree advance toward the courtyard, was actually on high alert against a possible furious sneak attack.

Otherwise, Ye Zhen would not have so confidently turned his back on Li Kuang.

In the end, Blood Saber Li Kuang’s ambush on Ye Zhen failed, and he was instead swiftly slain by Ye Zhen.

Ye Zhen’s cold snort returned everyone from their shock to their senses.

“Young Hero Ye, this….” Regardless, clan leader Che Tiejun was somewhat thankful that it ended with Blood Saber Li Kuang dead rather than Ye Zhen.

Only, Ye Zhen’s strength was not what Clan Leader Che had imagined.

Clan Leader Che was someone who recognized true strength.

Although Ye Zhen’s strike had the element of surprise, it effortlessly tore through Blood Saber Li Kuang’s protective Gang Qi, which indeed showed real combat power.

Simply put, this was not something someone at the fourth stage of True Essence could achieve.

“You…

so young, how could you deliver such a lethal blow?

Ye Zhen, how could you be so vicious?

How could you just kill him without a word?” someone from the courtyard, known as Shadowless Hand Huang Qi, yelled angrily.

Huang Qi was Blood Saber Li Kuang’s friend and had roamed the Jianghu with him, sharing a close bond.

On this occasion, Blood Saber Li Kuang had come to the Che Family in Shihe City at the invitation of Huang Qi to earn a commission.

“What, you mean to suggest I should have stood still and let him chop me to death, and that wouldn’t be vicious?” Ye Zhen retorted with a cold laugh.

“But…

but you could have completely avoided it?” Huang Qi argued.

“What if someone who couldn’t avoid it came along and got killed by Li Kuang with one slash, would you stand up for the dead then?”

“Would you scold Li Kuang for being vicious?”

“If he hadn’t insulted me, where would the conflict have started?

If he hadn’t attempted to stealthily attack and kill me, where would this calamity have come from?”

“This……”

Shadowless Hand Huang Qi was at a loss for words.

Ye Zhen’s words struck him where it hurt; had Li Kuang’s ambush succeeded, he likely wouldn’t curse at him but would instead praise his skills.

“He who kills must be prepared to be killed!”

“Clan Leader Che, prepare some water for me; I need a bath and a change of clothes!

I’ve rushed here six thousand miles in four days; I’m dead tired!”

As he spoke, Ye Zhen proceeded towards the Che Family’s Mansion as if there was no one else around, while clan leader Che Tiejun hurriedly instructed his eldest son Che Yuan to show the way.

The others looked at each other, realizing only now amid their complaints that the Qiyun Sect was indeed too far from here.

Given the five-day mission deadline, covering six thousand miles in four days meant nearly non-stop travel.

Ye Zhen really hadn’t been showing off.

For a moment, the resentment towards Ye Zhen lessened a bit, and they looked at Li Kuang’s corpse with even less sympathy.

He brought it upon himself, after all.

“Although Young Hero Ye is of the fourth stage of True Essence, that combat power is really something else.

Even Li Kuang fell to him; no wonder he’s a disciple cultivated by a great sect like Qiyun Sect.”

While Ye Zhen headed inside to take a bath, everyone began discussing among themselves.

“Indeed, Ye Zhen’s combat prowess is not to be underestimated!”

“Hmph!”

The disciple from Lishui Sect, Xie Shao, sneered, “It’s just the advantage of a Low Grade Artifact.

Not to mention Ye Zhen, even a True Essence Fourth Realm pig could have killed Li Kuang with a surprise attack.”

“A Low Grade Artifact?

The sword in Ye Zhen’s hand is a Low Grade Artifact?”

“If Ye Zhen relied on the advantage of a Low Grade Artifact to kill Li Kuang in such circumstances, it wouldn’t be a surprise.”

The brow of the Red-clothed Venerable furrowed deeply, “A disciple at the Fourth Stage of True Essence daring to carry a Low Grade Artifact out of doors?

Isn’t the Qiyun Sect afraid of attracting disaster?”

Everyone exclaimed suddenly, various expressions of astonishment appearing in their eyes.

Among them, there were five who were at the Spirit Summoning Realm, like the seasoned Spirit Summoning Realm martial artist, the Red-clothed Venerable.

He had struggled for over a decade and had not even come close to acquiring a Low Grade Artifact.

To think that Ye Zhen, a mere seventeen-year-old, already possessed one, the feeling in their hearts…

Seeing that he had successfully spread the trouble, Xie Shao from the Lishui Sect secretly smiled in triumph.

Human greed is limitless, especially among these loose cultivators of Jianghu, who have no sect or foundation and have struggled for decades, yet remain utterly impoverished.

Suddenly encountering a youth with a valuable treasure, it’s almost impossible for them not to be tempted.

Of course, Xie Shao would never speak of how Ye Zhen came by the artifact.

To do so would be to slap his own Lishui Sect in the face.

Ye Zhen’s Sky Crystal Sword was his reward after defeating ten Outer Disciples from Lishui Sect in the grand competition between the two sects.

“You four, attend to Young Hero Ye well during his bath.

If there is any negligence, it will be your responsibility!”

Inside a guest house within the Che Family Courtyard, a steaming fragrant bath was ready when Ye Zhen arrived, and accompanying the mist came four maids, draped in light silk, with graceful figures.

“You?”

Facing such an arrangement for the first time, Ye Zhen was somewhat baffled.

“Young Hero Ye, we are here to serve you during your bath,” they said.

During the conversation, the four fair-skinned girls, chirping merrily like birds, entered the water and gathered around him.

While Ye Zhen gasped in shock, his breathing suddenly grew rapid.

In the Sect, Ye Zhen had heard that somewhat sizable families often provide beauties to warm beds and serve during baths to welcome esteemed guests.

These maids, thoroughly trained by their masters, were there to fulfil the guest’s demands, almost anything the guest wished to do could be done.

Ye Zhen never anticipated that he would encounter such an arrangement today.

As the four maids drew near, flashes of the martial artists young and old at Che Family’s Mansion who might have been served by these beauties over these days, crossed his mind.

Just imagining these beautiful maids attending to those martial artists possibly recently gave rise to a feeling of revulsion.

His desire faded away completely and no previous thoughts remained.

“Out!” Ye Zhen shouted sternly.

The maids’ expressions changed, seemingly unable to grasp Ye Zhen’s intention immediately, and closed in again.

This time, Ye Zhen’s expression darkened suddenly, and he rebuked in a low voice, “Out!

I don’t need it!”

With this low shout, Ye Zhen mixed in a bit of True Essence, which entered the maids’ ears like the sound of thunder, instantly turning their faces as pale as paper.

With trembling bodies, the maids left the room silently, one after another.

Ye Zhen merely silently operated the Spirit-Control Technique and the Meditation Heart Method, calming his mind and adjusting his breath briefly before he bathed himself, leaving himself refreshed and thoroughly clean.

Shortly after, now cleansed of all dirt and walking out, Che Yuan, the eldest son of the Che Family, was already waiting outside.

“Young Hero Ye, having come from afar, my father has prepared some humble wine.

Please!”

Ye Zhen did not refuse.

He really hadn’t had a decent meal on his journey.

After Che Yuan led Ye Zhen away, Clan Leader Che Tiejun of the Che Family abruptly appeared, blocking the path of the four maids.

“Did Ye Zhen…

you know…

with you?”

The four maids shook their heads in unison.

“None at all, you useless servants, did you not attend to him properly?” Che Tiejun roared angrily.

At his fierce shout, the four maids knelt down in fear.

“Sir, we each served with diligence.

Young Hero Ye dismissed us without a word, not giving us any chance to provoke or flirt, he even used True Essence to drive us away; we were helpless,” they explained.

Hearing this, a curious gleam shone in Che Tiejun’s eyes, “At such a vigorous age, to be of such temperament, this Ye Zhen is not simple!”

The opinion of Ye Zhen taken by Che Family Patriarch Che Tiejun was extremely important.

After the feast, Che Tiejun specifically sought Ye Zhen’s opinion on whether to rest for half a day and leave tomorrow or to depart today.

Ye Zhen definitely opted to leave today, since he was on another important mission and needed to complete this task for the Sect quickly before attending to his own personal matters.

To facilitate cooperation and support among the warriors on the road, Clan Leader Che Tiejun introduced them to Ye Zhen before leaving.

“This is ‘Shihe’s Monster,’ Elder Yan Shan, a mid-stage Soul Summoning practitioner, rarely having rivals.”

“This is ‘Shadowless Hand’ Huang Qi…”

“This one is ‘Fast Sword’ Cao Bufan…”

“This is the Red-clothed Venerable…”

“This is a disciple from the Founding Mountain Sect, ‘Iron Palm’ Gao Xiong…”

…

“This one is an Inner Sect Disciple from Lishui Sect, Young Hero Xie Shao!”

Being aware of the enmity between Lishui Sect and Qiyun Sect, Che Tiejun deliberately saved Xie Shao for the last introduction.

“Lishui Sect?”

Hearing that the proud young man before him was a disciple of Lishui Sect, Ye Zhen’s expression changed dramatically.

Almost simultaneously, Xie Shao already smiled and reached out his right hand to Ye Zhen, “I’ve long admired your great reputation, Ye Zhen from the Qiyun Sect, it’s as thunderous as if I’ve heard it myself!”

As they say, don’t strike a smiling face; seeing Xie Shao extending his hand, Ye Zhen also reached out to meet it.

But the moment their hands touched, Xie Shao’s grip tightened with Spirit Light-enriched True Yuan suddenly flashing, he squeezed Ye Zhen’s right hand with the strength of iron pincers!

(To be continued.

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