CHAPTER 65: CHAPTER 65: NEXT TIME FOR SURE

"Ye Qingzhou, quickly stop Ghost Sword Sorrow; I’ll go get reinforcements."

Hee Zhongyang turned to flee, but just as he stood up, Ye Qingzhou, without looking back, slashed out a twofold Sword Technique.

Overlapping Waves!

Fourfold Combined Attack!

Six Forms Unification Dragon-Shaped Sword Qi Slash!

The Sword Qi split into four, like a flood dragon emerging from the sea, severing Hee Zhongyang’s limbs and turning him into a Human Pig, tumbling to the ground with agonizing howls.

Duann Ming immediately stopped, asking with interest, "Weren’t you here to save him?"

Ye Qingzhou remained unfazed, "I came to kill him with my own hands."

"Wait! I wasn’t the mastermind behind Ye Xiangyang’s incident!"

To save his life, Hee Zhongyang now truly acted his heart out, tears streaming, "I know I was wrong. I didn’t want it, either—it was the Star City Gu Clan’s plot. Gu Changqing wanted your mother, Chengg Yurong, so he intentionally wanted to destroy your father."

Clang~

Ye Qingzhou raised his hand, slashing off Hee Zhongyang’s left ear, "You weren’t the mastermind. True. Gu Clan’s plot, True. But Gu Changqing wasn’t involved, am I right?"

"You..."

Hee Zhongyang was terrified to the core. He deliberately involved Gu Changqing to drag someone down with him upon death, hoping Ye Qingzhou would seek revenge against Gu Changqing and die at his hands.

Unexpectedly, the meticulously set trap, a lie hidden within truth, was instantly exposed by Ye Qingzhou.

Ye Qingzhou’s eyes were cold, "Before my Flawless Sword Heart, no one can lie. If you want a quick death, it’s best to say something useful."

"Wait, please don’t kill me! I truly regret it!"

"Wrong, you just know you’re going to die."

"No, no, I am the captain of the Linjiang Martial Arts Association Law Enforcement Team; you can’t kill me!"

"Wrong again, I’m killing you because you want to kill me, unrelated to your identity."

Ye Qingzhou raised the Dragon Abyss, Hee Zhongyang cried out again for mercy, "I have money, a lot of money. Let me go, and all that money is yours!"

"Still lying, aren’t you already broke?"

Hee Zhongyang faltered; indeed, to enhance his cultivation, he had already spent all his savings, which drove him to risk collaborating with Heart Evil Stream and steal the Divine Sword Jade Scroll from Lingyun Grotto Heaven.

Seeing no more valuable information could be gained, Ye Qingzhou swung his sword, beheading Hee Zhongyang, ending the enmity between the two families.

Just as Ye Qingzhou intended to sheath his sword, Duann Ming dragged out someone from the basement, throwing them before Ye Qingzhou, "There’s one more living witness; I’ve already destroyed the basement’s surveillance equipment, leaving only this living witness."

Swish~

A flash of Sword Qi, Hee Weifang, unable to plead for mercy in time, was beheaded and died.

"Wow, you’re truly ruthless."

"He once caused my death, so killing him is only right."

Ye Qingzhou avenged the original owner, then gazed intently at Duann Ming, "Is your injury healed?"

"Hey, hey, today is an unexpected encounter, so it doesn’t count. If you truly want to battle me earnestly, let’s wait for next time, definitely next time."

With that, Duann Ming flew up, using the Soaring Void Crossing Technique, disappearing into the night.

But in a blink, he descended from the sky again, standing before Ye Qingzhou, flicking his finger at him, "Almost forgot, this is for you, the card number is six eights."

Ye Qingzhou raised his hand to catch the flying card, discovering it was a bank card.

Afraid Ye Qingzhou would go crazy again, Duann Ming flew up once more, his voice trailing in the darkness, "I heard you’re looking to forge bones, there’s fifty million inside, use it."

"Heh, unsolicited kindness, either deceit or theft."

Despite the words, Ye Qingzhou pocketed the bank card, realizing that regardless of Duann Ming’s schemes or tricks, he himself needed to grow stronger.

Only those who wield power can control their own destiny.

......

The next day, Ye Qingzhou attended school as usual.

"Pig Head Ye! Big news!"

"Did you find a girlfriend?"

"Get lost, I’m serious. Did you hear? Last night in Linjiang City there was a tragic extermination case; star businessman Hee Qixiang, his son the little tyrant Hee Weifang, and his brother Hee Zhongyang were killed at home. They say the scene was littered with severed limbs, blood everywhere, really tragic."

"Oh."

Ye Qingzhou unemotionally opened his book for review; the midterm exams were approaching, and as the Sword Fighting Competition champion, he couldn’t possibly fail.

"Whoa, Pig Head Ye, why is your reaction so calm? I remember you had a grudge against Hee Weifang, didn’t you? Could it be, you did it?"

"Yes, I did it."

Huang Liwen laughed heartily, "Not bad, not bad, you’re convincing. I almost believed it."

At noon, Ye Qingzhou’s phone rang. It was Xu Yunxi, who had just finished a mobilization meeting in the city.

"You did it?"

"Yes."

"Who else knows?"

"Ghost Sword Sorrow Duann Ming."

"...Did you join Heart Evil Stream?"

"No."

"That’s good."

Xu Yunxi breathed a sigh of relief.

Heart Evil Stream now lacked the pillar Zhangg Xinwu; although there were still top experts like Wind God, Rain Master, Duke Lei, Lady of Lightning, Mountain Monarch, River God, their power was greatly diminished, and everyone in Dongji Kingdom wanted them gone.

She certainly didn’t want Ye Qingzhou to aboard such a sinking ship, severing his bright future.

Worried about Ghost Sword Sorrow Duann Ming leaking the secret?

Ha, without evidence, who would believe a wanted criminal’s word?

Moreover, Ye Qingzhou isn’t some sacrifice-able random; winning the Sword Fighting Competition made him a civilian martial artist, and given his clean background, the official support was inevitable, who would dare to oppress him?

"By the way, I’ve gathered enough money for Bone Forging, but many exotic treasures can’t be bought even with money."

"You earned enough for Bone Forging so quickly?"

Xu Yunxi thought Ye Qingzhou had drained the Hee Family’s resources and didn’t suspect much, unaware that the money was from Duann Ming, intending to help Ye Qingzhou rapidly enhance his strength and accelerate the recovery of the Dragon Abyss’s Sword Spirit.

The Linjiang Xu Clan’s network was indeed powerful; within three days, Xu Yunxi helped Ye Qingzhou gather the materials needed for Bone Forging.

"Lower Grade Treasures Gold Vitality Flower, Jade Bone Flower, Middle Grade Treasures Salvia Root, Dragon Beard Grass, and the Upper Grade Treasure Level Divine Gold, all the Bone Forging materials you need are here."

There were five items altogether, the most expensive being the Upper Grade Treasure Level, Radiant Gold-colored Divine Gold, a palm-sized piece valued at forty million.

Divine Gold is a unique metal capable of merging with a martial artist’s Spiritual Power, transforming when integrated into the body, attaching to bones, increasing bone hardness, and enhancing the efficiency of Martial Arts True Qi transmission.

In necessary times, it can even resonate with Martial Arts True Qi, amplifying power, making Divine Gold highly sought after and often in short supply.

Based on grades, Divine Gold is currently categorized by Primordial Qi strength into three colors: Dark Gold, Red Gold, and Radiant Gold.

For the growth potential of Martial Bone, naturally, Xu Yunxi sourced the best available Radiant Gold for Ye Qingzhou; though forty million was pricey, it was worth every penny.