Urban Martial Saint

Demon Queen He Qinghua was well aware of Huangfu Ziyu’s character; all this time, she had hardly allowed a few men to even see her face, which showed how conservative she was mentally. Moreover, having clashed with Huangfu Ziyu several times, she knew this woman was not only exceptionally strong but also far smarter and more cunning than ordinary people, making her an absolutely demonic figure.

How could such a woman possibly be deceived by someone like the Netherworld Scholar, a notorious seducer? That’s why she dared to make such a statement!

”Demon Queen He Qinghua!” the Netherworld Scholar scoffed as he looked at He Qinghua and said, ”Are you betting with me?”

”I am challenging you!” He Qinghua scoffed back. ”Netherworld Scholar, this woman, you cannot provoke! I dare say, you absolutely cannot take any advantage of her. If you can make her submit to you, I, He Qinghua, will completely serve you for the rest of my life. Whatever you say, I will never oppose. But if you cannot...”

”Then the same goes for me, I will never again oppose anything you say!” the Netherworld Scholar replied decisively.

”Good!” He Qinghua continued scoffing, confident of her victory.

The Netherworld Scholar also scoffed, confident in himself. The women he coveted had never escaped his grasp, and this time was no different!

”Enough talk!” Ghost King Li Ruoyuan, greedily eyeing the beautiful woman on the Netherworld Scholar’s legs, said, ”What matters now is the Shen Family’s affair, Netherworld Scholar, you are still a member of Killing Gate. What exactly do you plan to do about the Shen Family?”

”I’ve already made it clear, I came to Western Province only for the woman in the picture. Other matters are not in my plan,” the Netherworld Scholar said, then suddenly raised his hand, tossed aside the woman who was moaning passionately, stood up, dressed himself leisurely, and said, ”As for dealing with the Shen Family, do as you please, just don’t bother me. And, Cui Panguan, I’m telling you once more, unless the Sect Leader himself finds me, no one can order me, the Netherworld Scholar around!”

The woman, thrown aside by the Netherworld Scholar, cried out in pain. However, she did not show any anger or rage but instead crawled back to the Netherworld Scholar’s legs, hugged them, and said with a trembling voice, ”Husband, take me with you, I... I will follow you for the rest of my life, wherever you go...”

”Get lost!” the Netherworld Scholar said impatiently, kicking the woman away.

Li Ruoyuan couldn’t help but swallow as he looked at the woman’s graceful figure. Meanwhile, He Qinghua watched the woman with a cold, mocking smile, showing no sympathy whatsoever.

Cui Yu slightly furrowed his brows and said in a deep voice, ”Netherworld Scholar, the Blood Assassination Order was personally handed to me by the Sect Leader. No matter how you view me, regardless of the Blood Assassination Order, you are still a member of Killing Gate. Ten years ago, Xihang Shen Family slaughtered over three thousand kilometers, almost wiping out the entire Killing Gate. At that time, you were also a victim pursued by the Xihang Shen Family. Don’t you want to come back for revenge? Now that we of Killing Gate are again facing off against the Xihang Shen Family, as a member of Killing Gate, both morally and logically, you should come back and help!”

”Don’t make it sound so nice. The clash with the Xihang Shen Family is about your Ghost-faced Judge’s tea house, not Killing Gate. The so-called ’Killing Gate’ is something you dragged into this, and it has nothing to do with us. Besides, I will personally seek revenge for those grudges with the Shen Family eventually, but it’s not your place to point fingers here!” the Netherworld Scholar sneered at Cui Yu and said, ”This is how I, the Netherworld Scholar, operate; no one but the Sect Leader can order me around. Cui Yu, you are no exception.”

A glint of cold light flashed in Cui Yu’s eyes as he said sternly, ”Netherworld Scholar, I’ll say it again, this is a matter for Killing Gate. You, as a member of Killing Gate, refusing to work for Killing Gate, according to our rules, should be punished by our regulations!”

”Don’t try to press me with rules!” the Netherworld Scholar said coldly. ”The rules of Killing Gate can only be enforced by the Sect Leader. Do you really think you are the Sect Leader of Killing Gate?”

Cui Yu said in a grave tone, ”The Sect Leader handed the Blood Assassination Order to me, authorizing me to act in his stead, I have the authority to enforce the rules!”

”Enforce the rules?” the Netherworld Scholar scoffed, glancing sideways at Cui Yu and said, ”Just by you?”

Ghost King Li Ruoyuan and Demon Queen He Qinghua immediately stepped back a bit, scoffing as they watched Cui Yu and the Netherworld Scholar. Although they had come to Shenchuan City and teamed up with Cui Yu against the Shen Family, it didn’t mean they recognized Cui Yu’s position. They, like the Netherworld Scholar, did not accept Cui Yu holding the Blood Assassination Order. Now, they were happy to sit back and watch the struggle between the Netherworld Scholar and Cui Yu.

”Not by me, by this!” Cui Yu reached into his pocket, pulled out a triangular token with a blood-colored character for ’kill’ on it, which looked quite lethal.

”Blood Assassination Order!” the Netherworld Scholar’s expression changed slightly, and he instinctively started to bow. However, he quickly brushed off the panic from his face and said coldly, ”The Sect Leader has been missing for fifteen years now, this Blood Assassination Order really can’t prove anything. Cui Yu, don’t think you can wield this token like a scepter to command the Killing Gate Seven Hidden. If you truly have the capability, gather the Left and Right Protectors under your command, then I, the Netherworld Scholar, will certainly listen to you. Now though, hmph, you’re not qualified!”

After finishing, the Netherworld Scholar turned and jumped straight out of the window, not even bothering to fight with Cui Yu. After all, with two other people by Cui Yu’s side, he did not want to end up in a mutually destructive fight, which would only benefit those two.

”Where do you think you’re going!” Cui Yu immediately leapt out the window after him, while behind, Li Ruoyuan and He Qinghua did not follow but instead watched with cold smiles as they looked at the girl inside the room.

”You go first or shall I?” Demon Queen He Qinghua said with a cold smile.

Ghost King Li Ruoyuan immediately walked over and said, ”Of course I came first. If you came first, then what’s the fun in that for me!”

Demon Queen He Qinghua sneered, ”Hmph, I really want to see what tricks you old fool can play!”

Li Ruoyuan pulled the girl up. She had regained some of her senses by now and was somewhat panicked seeing the situation. She hurriedly covered her body with her hands and said with a trembling voice, ”What... what do you want to do?”

”What do we want to do? We’re going to play a fun game, of course!” Li Ruoyuan sneered, pulling the girl into his embrace, and then glanced at He Qinghua and said, ”Old witch, you’re not planning to watch the battle here, are you?”

He Qinghua sneered, ”I’ve seen everything in my life; are you still shy?”

”Shy? I’m not shy; I’m just worried you won’t be able to restrain yourself!” Li Ruoyuan sneered, pressed the girl onto the bed, and immediately pounced himself.

Outside the window, the Netherworld Scholar had just jumped out when a narrow wooden box surged upward, aiming directly at his chest.

In mid-air and with nowhere to leverage, the Netherworld Scholar was about to be hit when he suddenly let out a shout, twisted his waist, and somersaulted through the air, narrowly dodging the wooden box and landed on the ground.

”Who’s there?” the Netherworld Scholar turned his head to look, his brows tightly furrowed. From the way the attack was carried out, he knew there was an expert hidden below.

”It’s me!” Cui Yulong stepped out from the shadows, still holding the narrow wooden box in his arms.

At that moment, Cui Yu also jumped out of the window, and together with Cui Yulong, they sandwiched the Netherworld Scholar between them.

”So it’s you, this waste!” the Netherworld Scholar said coldly with a sneer, ”I didn’t expect that after ten years, you, this waste, have made some progress. You almost managed to ambush me just now; you’ve indeed been hard at work these years.”

Cui Yulong replied coldly, ”Not much effort has been put in, but it’s enough to deal with you!”

”To deal with me?” the Netherworld Scholar could not help but sneer, ”Cui Yulong, even your brother isn’t my match, and adding you, this waste, how much of a change could there be? Don’t forget, I am the number one among the Killing Gate’s Seven Hidden!”

”That was in the past!” Cui Yulong coldly replied, ”Now, the rankings are going to change!”

”Change? You think you can change the rankings?” the Netherworld Scholar laughed heartily and said, ”On what basis?”

”On the basis that I have the capability!” said Cui Yulong.

”Empty boasts, anyone can make them, but the key is whether you really have the capability!” the Netherworld Scholar sneered as he looked at Cui Yu and said, ”Enough, I won’t waste words with you two. Whatever you brothers want to play at is your business; don’t delay me from finding Huangfu Ziyu!”

The Netherworld Scholar turned to leave, and Cui Yu immediately threw a silver thread from his hand, aiming straight for the Netherworld Scholar’s ankles.

Just as the silver thread was about to coil around the Netherworld Scholar’s ankles, he suddenly lifted his foot, perfectly avoiding the attack. His move was almost as fast as Cui Yu’s, casual yet displaying that his strength was indeed stronger than Cui Yu’s. His brash confidence in front of Cui Yu and others was clearly backed by real capability!

Cui Yu didn’t hit his target and was getting ready to chase. At that moment, Cui Yulong suddenly threw the wooden box he held, hitting the end of it with a hard slap. Like an arrow loosed from a bow, the wooden box shot towards the Netherworld Scholar’s back with such speed that it broke through the air with a series of piercing whistles, causing the Netherworld Scholar’s expression to shift.

No longer daring to be careless, the Netherworld Scholar hurriedly turned around. He seemingly pulled out a folding fan from nowhere, and with the wooden box almost at his chest, he had no time to dodge. He could only use the folding fan in his hand to block the wooden box.

With a thud, the wooden box was deflected, but he himself had to take a full step back before he could stabilize. However, his folding fan showed no significant damage; it was actually made of fine steel!

Just from this one encounter, the Netherworld Scholar’s face changed dramatically, and he looked bewildered at Cui Yulong, who had caught the wooden box back and said sternly, ”How is it possible? How is it possible? How could you become so strong in just ten years?”