Urban Martial Saint

In the teahouse, watching Bai Liangcai and his companion leave dejectedly, the young girl turned her head, asking in surprise, ”Who are those two?”

The Lady Boss smiled faintly and said, ”Just two opportunists.”

The young girl asked, ”Who is this Ye Qing they mentioned? Worth thirty million?”

The Lady Boss looked up and said, ”This person has been making quite a name for himself recently in Shenchuan City. Both the East State Poisonous Mantis and the Xikou Fire Butterfly have personally visited Shenchuan City for him. The Fierce Tiger Gang almost collapsed because of him, and Yang Shitao used all his means but failed to kill him.

Even the Lin family brought in police forces, but they couldn’t suppress him.”

”Really?” the young girl asked, slightly surprised. ”When did such a formidable person appear in Shenchuan City? Thirty million, I haven’t seen such a large bounty in a long time!”

The Lady Boss said, ”This young man is not to be underestimated. We’ll probably have to wait for your master to return to personally take this job.”

The young girl looked up and said, ”No need for Master, I can handle it myself!”

”No way!” the Lady Boss firmly shook her head and said in a deep voice, ”This person is not simple. I’ve heard that he won twenty-four consecutive fights in the Tiger King’s underground boxing ring. Even Lin Zhen Nan’s bodyguard was defeated by him, and the Life Claiming Ghost also fought with him and almost lost his life!”

The young girl snorted disdainfully and said, ”That Life Claiming Ghost is useless, no different from those street thugs. What can he accomplish!”

The Lady Boss looked at the young girl and said gravely, ”The point is that the Life Claiming Ghost didn’t even last one move against him!”

The young girl’s eyes suddenly widened. After a moment, a subtle excitement appeared in her eyes.

The Lady Boss did not notice the excitement in the young girl’s eyes and turned her head, saying, ”By the way, why hasn’t your master returned?”

The young girl casually replied, ”He went to Pingnan Province on some business.”

The Lady Boss furrowed her brows slightly and said, ”Wasn’t he not taking jobs anymore? What business does he have in Pingnan Province?”

The young girl said, ”I heard from my senior brother that Master might have received news about the Bloody Monk, so he specifically went to Pingnan Province to verify this news.”

”The Bloody Monk?” The Lady Boss’s expression changed, knowing full well what those four words meant for an assassin intermediary.

The young girl remained very calm and said, ”The Bloody Monk hasn’t appeared in almost ten years. Master said that if he has reappeared, there must be some important matter, and Master wants to investigate it thoroughly.”

The Lady Boss was silent for a while, then sighed softly, saying no more.

Late at night, Ye Qing and Black Bear were hiding in a forest in the Southern Suburb of Shenchuan City. The forest was dense with huge rocks, and the two lay on top of them. Unaware of what happened in Shenchuan City, they were resting urgently, constantly alert to any potential dangers.

Suddenly, Da Hei, who had been lying next to Ye Qing, abruptly raised his head and barked loudly towards a direction in the dark forest.

Ye Qing and Black Bear immediately awakened, quickly jumping off their stone tablets. Ye Qing gestured to Da Hei, who immediately leapt down and silently infiltrated the woods.

”Xiong Zi, nine o’clock!” Ye Qing whispered.

Black Bear immediately crouched low and sneaked under the mound of rocks, moving towards a large rock in front of Ye Qing’s left. Positioned behind this large rock, the position of this rock and that of Ye Qing formed an angular strategy perfect for encircling anyone who approached.

As the two watched tensely, a frail figure slowly emerged from the dark forest. They looked closely and saw it was a girl about fifteen or sixteen years old. She wore cute pigtails and pink embroidered shoes, with her white long dress slightly tattered in places.

The young girl’s face was filled with panic and fear; she looked around frantically, like a lost person searching for direction, her eyes filled with anticipation and dread. In such a deserted and dark forest, how many could remain unafraid?

Seeing the young girl like this, Black Bear immediately gestured to Ye Qing, signaling that he need not worry.

Yet Ye Qing continued to frown deeply and gestured to Black Bear to stay hidden.

Black Bear did not understand Ye Qing’s intentions, but he had one characteristic: he would unconditionally obey whatever Ye Qing said.

In the darkness, the little girl seemed lost, looking around for a way out while aimlessly wandering in the area. Finally, she slowly walked step by step toward the huge rock where Ye Qing was hiding, seemingly unintentionally, yet coincidentally so.

Ye Qing, hidden in the dark, watched her approach and slowly retreated, stepping back to avoid her. The two of them circled around the huge rock in this manner, never meeting face to face.

Black Bear found this very strange on the other side; he did not understand what Ye Qing meant. This was clearly a helpless little girl who was lost, so why did not Ye Qing seem to want to help her?

Ye Qing and the little girl circled around the rock about two times. The girl grew a bit impatient, huffed lightly, turned around, and climbed up the rock, aiming to stand at the top. This made Ye Qing’s attempts to keep circling the rock useless.

However, Ye Qing was also prepared. As she climbed up the rock, he immediately took a step back and hid behind another huge rock. This way, even though the girl stood on top of the rock, she still could not see him.

The girl stood on the rock and looked around everywhere. Finding no sign of Ye Qing, she finally gave up, casually sat on the rock, and said, ”Alright, alright, I’m not playing anymore. Come out!”

Black Bear gasped in surprise; he had thought the little girl had seen nothing. Unexpectedly, it seemed as though she knew Ye Qing was there.

Ye Qing stepped out from behind the rock, looked at the little girl atop the rock from a distance, and said in a deep voice, ”Who sent you here?”

”Don’t worry about who sent me first. Let me ask you, how did you know what I was here to do?” The little girl tugged at her tattered clothes and said, ”You are too heartless, aren’t you? Seeing a little girl who’s lost, and you didn’t even think about helping me? It’s a shame, considering how many people in Shenchuan City say you are so chivalrous. I see it’s all nonsense. Just a waste of a dress.”

Ye Qing looked at her clothes and said, ”Holes cut with scissors and holes torn unintentionally in the woods, you think I can’t tell the difference?”

The girl was momentarily stunned, and Black Bear was also taken aback. Stepping out from behind the rock and moving closer to the girl, he closely examined her for a while, then exclaimed, ”Really, yeah, captain, the tears in her clothes are neatly cut!”

Visibly annoyed, the girl ripped off the ragged dress to reveal a neat bodysuit underneath. She stood up, looking down at Ye Qing, and said, ”Ye, you really are attentive; no wonder you’ve lived till now. However, your luck ends today. Someone has offered thirty million for me to kill you. Are you prepared to die quickly, or do you want me to torture you slowly?”

”Kids shouldn’t talk big. Otherwise, they won’t grow tall!” Black Bear laughed from the back. ”Little girl, you better go home and sleep, or your parents will get worried!”

”Shut up!” The girl’s expression turned frosty, and her eyes flickered with a blade-like chill, fiercely glaring at Black Bear. That bone-chilling coldness even startled Black Bear; it was his first time seeing such fierce murderous intent from a little girl.

Ye Qing sighed and said, ”You should leave. I don’t want to trouble a girl.”

”You think less of me?” The girl shouted coldly. Suddenly, she leapt from the rock and pounced towards Ye Qing.

Ye Qing frowned slightly, stepping back to dodge the girl. However, as he stepped back, the girl suddenly flung something. Before Ye Qing could see what she had thrown, a long rope directly entangled him, binding both his arms.

As the girl pulled the rope, her whole body lunged towards Ye Qing like an arrow leaving a bow. Suddenly, she had a thin, silken short dagger in her hand, aimed precisely at Ye Qing’s neck.

Ye Qing’s face changed; he had underestimated the little girl, whose skills entirely exceeded his expectations. Seeing her coming at him fast, Ye Qing dared not delay. He shouted loudly and stretched his arms, trying to break the rope. But after attempting it, he realized that breaking the rope was impossible.

The rope was thin but exceptionally sturdy. As he struggled, the rope cut through his clothes and into his flesh, yet showed no signs of breaking. At this rate, even if the rope were to cut him in half, he still might not be able to break it!

Seeing the girl less than two meters away, Ye Qing made a split-second decision, kicking out into the air. The girl scolded and avoided Ye Qing’s kick. At that moment, Ye Qing stomped and leaped half a meter high, managing to avoid the dagger passing by his neck. It only scratched a blood mark on his abdomen.

As long as it didn’t cut through the neck, other injuries were just superficial and not serious.

The girl, missing her strike, immediately swung her hand towards Ye Qing’s neck again. However, as she turned around, Ye Qing rushed forward to her, and like a raging bull, he hit her with his shoulder.

The girl was suddenly knocked back, slamming heavily against the rock behind her and sliding down slowly, her body seemingly falling apart. She struggled a few times, but could not get up, no longer having the strength to fight.

Ye Qing untangled the rope from his body, which was as thick as steel wire and silver in color. One end of the rope was tied with a grappling hook, and it could be used for climbing walls during critical moments. It was quite a suitable tool for the girl’s weight. Despite Ye Qing’s efforts, he had not been able to break free from this rope, indicating its exceptional toughness and unknown material.

Ye Qing collected the thin rope and then turned to look at the girl, saying, ”Who are you?”