Chapter 99: Pointed Daggers Drawn

  The sun was setting in the west, and it had been two hours since Lu Qing and Si Tu Long's life-and-death battle on the stage. The atmosphere of the entire Luojing Street was eerie, with the noise being several degrees quieter than usual. Everyone was waiting.

  "This kid is so impulsive today!" At this moment, Duan Qingyun and the other three arrived at the Fang City, just as the city lord Gu Jianfeng received the news from the Fang City guards and informed them. Gu Jianfeng also came along with them. It was Duan Qingyun's complaining voice that everyone could understand the concern in his words.

  "Gentlemen, is there still room for compromise on this matter?" asked Yu Jihua, ignoring Duan Qingyun beside him.

  A faint bitter smile appeared on his face, Gu Jianfeng said: "This is not easy to say, I can only try my best, after all, a big family attaches great importance to face, and besides, the Situ family is not that simple." As he spoke, a profound expression appeared on Gu Jianfeng's face.

  Zhao Qianye beside him didn't say anything, but his gaze became slightly more serious.

  "But Gujian Feng continued, 'Although you are inner sect disciples, the Situ family is extremely important to Luoricheng and the entire sect. Even if one or two ordinary inner sect disciples were killed, the sect would not investigate.'"

  "Despicable! The Situ family is eyeing the Lu family's sword shop in Fang City, and not only are they using despicable means, but do they also want to completely destroy them?!" Duan Qingyun said with a tone of anger.

  "No, Lu Qing's situation is different," Gu Jianfeng shook his head again. "The Lu family is a sword-forging clan and the largest supplier of swords to the sect. If Lu Qing were killed, it would likely provoke the Lu family's wrath. Although the Lu family now only has one swordsman, Yan Ruyi, if all the swordsmiths were to go on strike, it would bring huge losses to the sect's foreign trade income. I think Situ Chong wouldn't have overlooked this point."

  "So, for now, we need to consider how to bring this matter to a close and what price the Lu family should pay." Gu Jianfeng said after a moment of contemplation.

  "What price? All of this is caused by the Si family, why should the Lu family pay the price?" Duan Qingyun said indignantly.

  With a serious expression, Gujianfeng looked at Duan Qingyun and said: "Strength is just strength. You should see clearly that although our Zixia Sect does not encourage the strong to prey on the weak like some other sects, we also respect the strong as superior. The conflicts of interest between these forces are not something the sect will get involved in to determine who is right or wrong. If everything had to be sorted out clearly, then my Zixia Sect would have disappeared over a thousand years ago."

  Duan Qingyun was taken aback, while Yu Jihua on the other side also fell into deep thought. Zhao Qianye and Nie Qingtian's faces, however, remained unchanged, as if they had already seen through everything, with only a hint of intrigue in their eyes.

  It seemed as if he had sensed this, Gu Jianfeng spoke up: "You'd best not make a move. If things get out of hand, even you won't be able to handle it."

  "Could it be——" Zhao Qianye was taken aback upon hearing this.

  He nodded, Gu Jianfeng said in a low voice: "So I told you not to be impulsive. Although I and Wu Xiong are about to leave Lu Ri City, I think he will still give some face to Situ Chong. As for the outcome, it depends on the situation."

  Yu Ruo nodded thoughtfully beside him, while Duan Qingyun also seemed to have caught the implication of Gu Jianfeng's words, a look of shock appearing on his face.

  Along the way led by the city guard who was asked by Lu Qing, the five of them arrived at Sunset Street, where they sensed a somewhat tense atmosphere. Gu Jianfeng's eyebrows furrowed slightly, but he didn't say anything, and under the guidance of the city guard, they entered the Lu family sword shop.

  "Lord of the Castle!" The four people, including Lu Zhan, were caught off guard by Gu Jianfeng's arrival and hastily bowed to greet him.

  "Alright, where's Lu Qingren?" Gu Jianfeng asked.

  "This——" Lu Zhan hesitated for a moment, looking at Duan Qingyun and the others who were following Gu Jianfeng.

  Gu Jianfeng's eyes moved slightly as he opened his mouth and said, "Don't worry, these four are Lu Qing's fellow disciples."

  Eyes lit up, including the three people behind him, Shi Yuan and others were all excited in their hearts. If they helped, then they wouldn't have to worry about the Si family coming for revenge at all.

  "The lord of the castle is waiting, let me go and report," Lu Zhan called out to Shu Yuan on one side, "Quickly order the servants to serve tea."

  "No need for tea, our family can't afford it." Suddenly, a cold voice came from the front of the sword shop.

  "Situ Da Zhanglao, you've finally arrived." Gujian Feng turned his head and said, having already sensed Situ Chong's presence.

  But the four people of Lu Zhan changed their faces, and at this moment, Si Tu Chong, along with the two middle-aged swordsmen behind him, had all three elders of the Si family arrived, except for Si Tu Long whose cultivation was abolished by Lu Qing.

  "Lord of the castle, are you going to let these few people intervene?" Shi Tu Chong said in a deep voice, looking at the five Gujian Feng in front of him.

  "You—" Duan Qingyun was about to say something, but Gu Jianfeng grabbed his shoulder with one hand, and a faint sword aura shot out, instantly immobilizing his entire body.

  "Let's just drop the matter and I'll have Lu Qing come out to apologize to you." Gu Jianfeng's words had barely fallen when a calm voice rang out: "This is impossible!"

  Although his voice was calm, it was filled with unwavering determination. Lu Qing walked out of the back hall at this moment with a slow pace.

  "Haha——" A loud laugh, Situ Chong angrily said, "You city masters also saw it, he Lu Qing didn't want to, not that I Situ Chong bullied the weak and didn't give him a chance."

  "Little kid, you——" Gu Jianfeng's tone was slightly choked off. For a young man like Lu Qing who loved to drink and be bold, to have achieved his current level of strength, Gu Jianfeng still had great admiration for him. Otherwise, he wouldn't have made such a move today, which didn't bring any benefits to himself.

  "Lu Qing——" Yu Ji Hua's tone was also heavy, obviously scolding Lu Qing for being unaware of the severity.

  Shaking his head, Lu Qing spoke up: "I appreciate your kind intentions, sir. Although my family has always followed the tradition of not contending with others, that doesn't mean we can be bullied at will. No matter what time it is, my family will never bow our heads to anyone."

  "Moreover," Lu Qing's tone changed, his eyes revealing a cold intent as he looked at Sutu Chong, "even if you want to acquire it, using such despicable means, do you think that just because my father has passed away, the Lu family is now without anyone?"

  At this moment, Lu Qing's body rose with an extremely overbearing aura, not giving in one bit.

  "Good, as expected a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger," Situ Chong's eyes shot out cold glints, saying "However, little one do you know or not, sometimes without strong power to stand out, what you get can only be a crushing defeat, and may even lose your own life."

  With a cold laugh, Lu Qing raised his head to gaze at the empty space above, as if lost in some memory. After counting his breaths, he spoke in a low voice: "We, the Lu family, swear that no matter what happens, we can be killed but never humiliated!"

  We, the Lu family, no matter what happens, would rather die than be humiliated!

  We, the Lu family, no matter what happens, would rather die than be humiliated!

  Lu Zhan and others behind him felt that at this moment, a surge of hot blood seemed to be boiling up in his chest, rushing forward courageously, straight to the top of his head, and couldn't help but say in unison: "Young Master!"

  At this moment, Duan Qingyun and others were also echoing Lu Qing's words in their minds. Nie Qingtian even laughed three times, throwing a wine bottle at his waist to Lu Qing, "Good one, oath can kill, cannot humiliate! I, Nie Qingtian, didn't wrong you back then, let's toast to that!"

  After finishing, he picked up the wine jug in his hand and took a sip, not caring about the wine liquid overflowing from the corner of his mouth and wetting his collar. He said: "You can rest assured, no matter what happens, we four will do our best to protect your Lu family. Go ahead and fight, let me see your true strength now."

  Next to him, Zhao Qianye also sighed and said: "You have really grown up. In these six months, you have brought us too many surprises. Let's fight with our hands off and see how strong you are now."

  Indeed, when they received the news from Cheng Wei, both of them were stunned. When they heard that Lu Qing didn't even use his Heart Refining Technique, and instead used only one hand to point his sword, completely overpowering the three elders of the Situ family, including Situ Long, they were both shocked in their hearts.

  Gu Jian was shocked by Lu Qing's strength, while Duan Qingyun and the others were shocked by his progress. At that time, when Zixia Peak and Sword Guest Xiao Tian fought against Lie Feng at the peak of their powers, Lu Qing still needed to use all his might. Now, facing Sword Guest Zhongtian's Situ Long, he could easily defeat him with just a wave of his hand, and it seemed like not even two months had passed.

  At the same time, the four people in their hearts were curious about what kind of strength Lu Qing had after experiencing the blood sacrifice. According to the city guard's description, they already knew that Lu Qing's physical body had become incredibly strong, but just one battle with Situ Long was definitely not enough to reach his limit.

  He nodded, Lu Qing shook the wine jug in his hand, took a sip and threw it to Lu Zhan behind him. He said to Si Tu Chong, whose face was somewhat pale: "You and I will have one battle, it's inevitable!"

  "Big brother, how about letting Si Yu——"

  He raised his hand to stop the words of the two elders behind him, and Situ Chong said in a cold voice: "Since it was the third brother who was abolished, how can a junior take action? As the eldest brother, I have no choice but to take responsibility."

  His gaze lingered on Lu Qing for a moment, then suddenly chuckled and said, "The day after tomorrow at noon, the same life-and-death stage, I hope you still have today's courage, let's go." After finishing, he led the two elders behind him to slightly bow to Gu Jianfeng before turning around and leaving.

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