Urban Martial Saint

All three sedan cars were occupied by the People of the Shen Family, just as Huangfu Ziyu had anticipated. The Shen Family always liked to have contingencies in place. They had sent Shen Jiu and others to make the first move, and then dispatched a second group to support them.

However, when these people were still five kilometers away from the teahouse, they suddenly encountered a situation. The large truck was very long and blocked the road completely, leaving no way for them to pass.

The driver in front immediately got out of the car, intending to speak, but the truck driver simply opened the door, sat in a small car beside him, and drove away—clearly, they were meant to block them.

”Come back, turn around and take another route!” someone inside the car commanded in a deep voice, already sensing that something was wrong.

Yet, before they could manage to turn around, another large truck charged out from behind and also blocked the entrance of the street. Now, these three vehicles were trapped in the middle, making it absolutely impossible to escape.

”Old Eight, what should we do now?” the anxious driver in front asked, looking at the middle-aged man sitting in the back. This man’s name was Shen Anxiang, ranked as Old Eight; hence, he was also called Shen Ba. He was Shen Jiu’s brother and one of the Shen Family’s Ten Outstanding Members.

Shen Ba furrowed his brows; it was obvious that someone had deliberately trapped them. He didn’t dare to hesitate, and after a moment of silence, he pushed the door open and stepped out, speaking in a stern voice, ”How much further is it to the teahouse?”

”About five kilometers,” replied the driver.

”Run there!” Shen Ba commanded decisively. Without any further delay, he took a longsword from the car and started running ahead.

Seeing this, the other members of the Shen Family didn’t dare to take it easy, and they followed Shen Ba, preparing to run all the way to the teahouse.

Meanwhile, in a building next to the street, Huangfu Ziyu was using binoculars to watch the scene. Seeing the People of the Shen Family getting out of their cars and running towards the teahouse, a cold smirk crossed her face as she said, ”Running there? By the time you arrive, the first group will likely be dead, and you’ll just be heading to your own deaths!”

Tianfu spoke from beside her, ”Miss, with the running ability of the Shen Family’s people, they could probably cover five kilometers in about fifteen minutes. Should I arrange someone to block them again?”

”No need,” Huangfu Ziyu shook her head and said, ”Fifteen minutes is enough. Besides, today’s actions are just trivial; we don’t need to intervene ourselves. The real play begins when the people from Sha Men enter the Xihang Shen Family!”

At the teahouse, Cui Yulong seized the opportunity and suddenly smashed the wooden box he was holding toward Shen Anyun’s chest. Shen Anyun quickly moved to block it with her hand, but she miscalculated the distance, missing the wooden box which then struck her arm.

The strike from Cui Yulong was full of power and dreadfully forceful. It hit Shen Anyun’s arm, and with a cracking sound, her arm was dislocated.

Shen Anyun screamed in pain, but before she could react further, the wooden box, having dislocated her arm, then struck directly at her chest. Initially screaming, the blow to her chest abruptly cut her cry short, as if someone had choked her. The impact was terrifying, flinging Shen Anyun backwards by three to four meters, and she landed on the ground, vomiting blood continuously.

”Anyun!” Shen Jiu exclaimed in shock, hurriedly wanting to turn and rescue her, but he was tightly entangled by the Right Protector, and simply had no time to get to her.

Struck by Cui Yulong, Shen Anyun’s whole body nearly came apart, her internal energy incessantly swirling, causing her to vomit mouthfuls of fresh blood without stopping, suffering severe internal injuries. She looked at Cui Yulong angrily yet fearfully, her face full of disbelief. She had never taken the people from Sha Men seriously, but how could she have imagined that someone from Sha Men could gravely wound her!

”How...how could this be...” Shen Anyun uttered, spitting out blood, her voice quivering, ”You...how could you become so...so powerful...”

”Ten years’ time, if I hadn’t changed, it would be me spitting blood now!” Cui Yulong slowly approached Shen Anyun, his voice cold, ”Unfortunately, over these ten years, I have been progressing constantly. Whereas you, the people of the Shen Family, have continuously regressed. This is the disparity!”

Seeing Cui Yulong nearly reaching Shen Anyun, Shen Jiu was desperately turning in circles but was helpless. Fortunately, at that moment, a loud shout from Shen Qianyue suddenly came from the side, ”Uncle Jiu, catch the sword!”

Shen Jiu turned and saw a longsword being thrown by Shen Qianyue; this was indeed a weapon they had brought from the Shen Family.

Previously, seeing that Cui Yulong had not used the Ink Pattern Black Gold Blade, Shen Jiu had been rather overconfident and hadn’t taken out the weapon he had brought. But now, he had no choice but to use this weapon.

Having received the longsword, Shen Jiu immediately drew it and, with a backhanded stroke, slashed toward the Right Protector.

The sword’s glow was chillingly sharp, obviously no ordinary blade. The Right Protector hurriedly tried to block with the trident in his hand, only to see it chopped cleanly into half as it collided with the longsword. The power of the longsword was terrifying, cutting through the trident as if it were slicing through tofu!

The Right Protector hastily stepped back to create distance from Shen Jiu, watching the longsword in his hands with a cold eye and said in a deep voice, ”Liuguang Sword?”

Shen Jiu ignored him completely, gripping the longsword tightly and turned to pounce toward Cui Yulong.

”Yu Long, be careful!” Cui Yu, who was engaged in a fight with someone else, shouted loudly.

Cui Yulong had already heard the commotion and, seeing Shen Jiu charging towards him with a sword, a glint of cold light flashed across his face.

”Bring it on!” Cui Yulong slapped the wooden box he was holding, and with a clanging sound of dragon’s chant, the Ink Pattern Black Gold Blade shot out from the box. The demonic ink color, the eerie saber Qi, and the overwhelming murderous aura all burst forth in an instant.

Everyone nearby was startled by the dragon’s chant as the Ink Pattern Black Gold Blade was unsheathed, the only calm one being Shen Jiu. The longsword in his hand flowed like water, its light sparkling and continuously changing, appearing quite remarkable. Accompanying the dragon’s chant from the Blade’s unsheathing, the longsword also faintly let out a series of soft moans, as if unwilling to be outdone by the Ink Pattern Black Gold Blade.

Cui Yulong looked coldly at the longsword in Shen Jiu’s hands and said icily, ”Liuguang Sword, I didn’t expect it to end up in the hands of the Shen family. It seems, ten years ago, your Shen family stole quite a bit!”

This Liuguang Sword was one of the weapons stolen by Sha Men ten years ago, famed just like the Ink Pattern Black Gold Blade. However, of these weapons, all but the Ink Pattern Black Gold Blade were taken by the people of the Shen Family. Today, as the people of the Shen Family wielded the Liuguang Sword in battle against Cui Yulong, his feelings were quite imaginable!

”A famed treasured sword belongs to those who possess virtue. Your Sha Men, a mere rabble, are utterly unworthy of such famed instruments!” Shen Jiu gripped the Liuguang Sword tightly and coldly looked at Cui Yulong, saying, ”Today, I will let you witness the power of this Liuguang Sword!”

”Hmph!” Cui Yulong gave a cold laugh and said, ”Shen Jiu, do you really think that just holding the Liuguang Sword means you truly possess it? What qualifies one to possess it and what does not? Although the Liuguang Sword is in your hands, it does not recognize you; do you call this worthy of possessing it? The Ink Pattern Black Gold Blade in my hand recognizes me, and that is the difference between us!”

Shen Jiu was highly skilled and knew much, naturally understanding that these famed instruments also choose their masters. Just like the Ink Pattern Black Gold Blade in Cui Yulong’s hands, which could emit a dragon-like whistle continuously, showing that the Blade recognized him. His inner strength could fill the Blade, thereby activating its power, which then emitted a series of light moans.

However, Shen Jiu was unable to do the same. Although the Liuguang Sword in his hand could also emit soft moans, it was just resonating with the moaning of the Ink Pattern Black Gold Blade. In fact, the Liuguang Sword in his hands was no different from being in anyone else’s hands; he could not reach the unity of man and blade as Cui Yulong had!

Observing the form of the Ink Pattern Black Gold Blade in Cui Yulong’s hands, Shen Jiu felt quite envious. However, his face showed no expression, as if he didn’t care about these things, and he coldly said, ”It’s just a weapon after all, there’s no such thing as recognition or non-recognition, being able to kill you is enough!”

”Is that so?” Cui Yulong gave a cold smile, tightly gripped the Ink Pattern Black Gold Blade, and suddenly raised his hand to slash at Shen Jiu.

There was still a distance of five meters between Cui Yulong and Shen Jiu, this slash couldn’t possibly reach Shen Jiu. Yet, seeing Cui Yulong draw his blade, Shen Jiu hurriedly raised the Liuguang Sword to block.

With a clanging sound, though the two weapons did not touch, Shen Jiu still felt a fierce saber Qi rush towards him. Fortunately, he acted quickly and blocked it with the Liuguang Sword. Otherwise, he would have certainly been injured by the saber Qi.

This exchange also greatly changed Shen Jiu’s expression. He had heard before that if a person could gain the recognition of a weapon, it could greatly enhance the person’s inner strength. Normally, a person could only externally release inner strength over a short distance. The further the distance, the weaker the force of the external release. However, a weapon could enhance this force, and that was what truly made a famed instrument terrifying!

This was all hearsay to Shen Jiu before, but this time, he truly experienced it. The five-meter distance between him and Cui Yulong, and still such fierce saber Qi, showed that it was indeed the Ink Pattern Black Gold Blade enhancing Cui Yulong’s inner strength – this was the result of a famed instrument recognizing its master!

Shen Jiu was immensely shocked inside, while the people of the Shen Family nearby were all greatly astounded, having no knowledge of these matters, thus they couldn’t understand what had just happened between the two.

On the Sha Men’s side, many had witnessed the eerie capabilities of the Ink Pattern Black Gold Blade, so they remained composed. However, even the Right Protector was somewhat shocked; it was his first time seeing the Ink Pattern Black Gold Blade in action, also being astounded by its eerie nature!

However, the shock in the Right Protector’s eyes quickly turned into frenzy, and he sneered as he looked at the people of the Shen Family. With Cui Yulong’s strong capabilities, the Shen Family was in for even bigger trouble this time!