Urban Martial Saint

Watching the events unfolding on the Li Family side, Ao Yangrong also frowned. He could tell that the situation today was verging on chaos.

He never expected Ye Qing to appear at the Li Family. Moreover, Ye Qing’s strength was so formidable. After witnessing Ye Qing’s skills, he was already feeling uneasy. If he really had to fight Ye Qing, he knew very well that his chances of winning were slim.

However, at this point, he was also caught in a difficult situation, and a battle with Ye Qing was inevitable.

Over there, Li Changyuan slowly stood up while supporting himself against the wall. He furrowed his brows and looked at Ye Qing, speaking in a deep voice: ”Childish chatter is indeed inappropriate. However, this is not the time to pursue such matters. Honorable Nephew Ao did not travel all this way to watch us enforce family law. Second Brother, regardless of the situation, this Ye Qing, with his unknown origins, cannot represent our Li Family in battle. I’m afraid we’ll still have to trouble the disciples under your tutelage for this battle!”

Li Changyuan could tell that Ye Qing was very powerful, and he feared Ao Yangrong would lose to him. So, he shifted the responsibility onto Li Changshan, not wanting Ye Qing to fight Ao Yangrong. This way, Ao Yangrong could avoid Ye Qing, greatly increasing the chances of victory.

Li Changyuan had already calculated in his heart that as long as Ao Yangrong could win, they could jointly force Li Changshan to step down. Then, when he assumes the position of Family Head, it would not be too late to deal with Ye Qing. Therefore, he was now pretending to be magnanimous, but in reality, he was stalling, intending to first seize the position of Family Head.

Upon hearing this, Li Changshan’s face couldn’t help but change. He was well aware that his disciples were no match for Ao Yangrong and would surely lose if they fought.

”Changyuan, he is Big Brother’s disciple and a successor of our Li Family; why can’t he go to battle?” Li Changshan said solemnly.

Li Changfeng directly said: ”Second Brother, whether he is Big Brother’s disciple is something we need to investigate thoroughly before discussing. For now, without a clear investigation, his identity is uncertain, so he cannot represent the Li Family in battle.”

”Right, until his identity is thoroughly confirmed, he is unqualified to represent our Li Family!”

”Second Brother, stop with the nonsense. The crucial matter now is the martial battle, not investigating whether this Ye is a descendant of ours. Are you afraid to send someone to fight?”

The crowd clamored, all of them confidants of Li Changyuan, naturally siding with him. They insisted Ye Qing’s identity was unclear, and even though Li Changshan was the Family Head, he couldn’t firmly push Ye Qing to fight. If he indeed resorted to commanding forcefully, it was likely that the battle wouldn’t need to happen; these people of the Li Family would dare to pressure him to step down.

Li Changshan furrowed his brow. He initially thought that with Ye Qing in this fight, there was no need to worry. Now the people from the Li Family outright refused to let Ye Qing compete—how was this battle to proceed? He was well aware that his disciples were not Ao Yangrong’s match at all.

Just as Li Changshan was wavering, a laughing voice suddenly came from the doorway. Everyone turned to look simultaneously, only to see a young man in his twenties with a blank expression walking in from the door. The young man was laughing, seemingly amused by something joyous. However, it was evident that the young man’s mind was not normal.

Seeing this young man, several people standing at the door immediately frowned. One of them said coldly, ”Damn, how did this fool run over here? What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and chase him out; are you leaving him here to embarrass us?”

Two second-generation disciples inside immediately walked out and started hitting the fool on the head several times.

Seeing this situation, Ye Qing became furious, shouting loudly: ”What are you doing!”

This fool was none other than the one Ye Qing had seen before, the only grandson of Northern Fist King Li Changqing, Li Bing’en.

Ye Qing had long known that Li Bing’en held a very low status in the Li Family, and everyone would ridicule him. Ye Qing came here this time, in fact, intending to take him away from Liaoshen City. Now seeing someone trying to hurt him, how could Ye Qing hold back any longer? After all, he was the only grandson of Third Master!

Ye Qing’s thunderous shout startled everyone inside the room. Having seen Ye Qing’s skills earlier, everyone was quite in awe of him. Now, seeing Ye Qing’s furious expression, the crowd became even more concerned.

”You... what are you doing?” the person at the door’s voice trembled slightly, ”This is an internal matter of our Li Family; it has nothing to do with you...”

Ye Qing paid him no mind and walked straight to the door. The two were still holding Li Bing’en’s arms, and when they saw Ye Qing coming over, they momentarily forgot to let go.

Looking at Li Bing’en, Ye Qing felt a pang in his heart. Third Master Li was a hero throughout life, living to a desolate old age. His only grandson had become such a fool, and he was being humiliated like this—who wouldn’t feel heartbroken seeing this?

Grabbing Li Bing’en’s arm, Ye Qing glared coldly at the two beside him, saying: ”Let go!”

One of them immediately let go, while the other, used to being arrogant, naturally felt dissatisfied with Ye Qing’s words and glared, saying: ”I...”

Before he could finish speaking, Ye Qing directly grabbed his throat, cutting off the rest of his words.

”What are you doing!” The person beside him was startled and rushed over to help.

Ye Qing abruptly turned his head to look over, his icy gaze so frightening that the man shuddered, quickly shutting his mouth and retreating, not daring to meet Ye Qing’s eyes.

”Listen to me carefully!” Ye Qing clutched the man’s throat, lifting him up entirely, and said word by word, ”Anyone who insults Third Master Li will die!”

After saying that, Ye Qing released his grip on Li Bing’en’s arm and punched him hard in the face. The man didn’t even have time to groan before collapsing to the ground, his nose completely broken by the punch, blood gushing all over his face.

Seeing this, everyone inside the room erupted into a commotion. Li Changyuan gritted his teeth, staring intently at Ye Qing outside, and said in a deep voice, ”What audacity, daring to shout and kill in my Li Family, you clearly don’t regard our Li Family at all. Hmph! Don’t think that just because Second Brother was deceived by you, you can flaunt under Eldest Brother’s name. This is the Li Family, each of us spits once, we can drown you!”

”Why waste words with him, everyone go together and kill him!” Li Changfeng kicked over a chair, stood up, and charged outside aggressively.

The others had already been itching for action; seeing this, they immediately kicked aside their chairs and rushed outside. They knew very well that in single combat, none of them were a match for Ye Qing. Therefore, they intended to mob him and deal with Ye Qing first.

”Come back to me!” Li Changshan angrily shouted, but no one paid him any attention. Li Changshan basically had no say in the Li Family anymore.

Li Changyuan gave Li Changshan a cold glance and said, ”Second Brother, if you really refuse to consider the family’s interests, then you shouldn’t be the Family Head. Watching an outsider flaunt in our Li Family and injure so many of our own, and you actually speak for him, what kind of nonsense Family Head are you?”

Li Changyuan was now determined, and even before the duel, he was already preparing to seize power. Outside, the crowd had surrounded Ye Qing in the center, clamoring to strike.

Facing such a crowd, Ye Qing’s expression didn’t change at all. He just raised his head and let out a howl. The sound resonated across the Li Family Courtyard, echoing far away.

”Still has the mood to howl at this time?” Li Changfeng sneered, pursing his lips, and said, ”Everyone go together, kill him!”

Saying this, Li Changfeng had already rushed forward. Seeing this, everyone else also shouted and rushed over, ready to overwhelm Ye Qing with numbers first.

”Duck!” Ye Qing pinned down Li Bing’en beside him, then took off the long, wrapped item from his back. He gave it a forceful yank, and the package tore open, revealing an ancient-styled longsword.

Ye Qing grabbed the hilt and drew the longsword out. A desolate sword hum echoed through the sky, stunning everyone around.

Yet, Ye Qing did not hesitate at all. Clutching the longsword tightly, he turned and unleashed a move of Sweeping Thousands Army, slashing horizontally towards Li Changfeng and the others.

Li Changfeng and the others were still quite some distance away, but the sword qi of the Seven-Star Ancient Sword was incredibly sharp. With one sword strike from Ye Qing, four people immediately fell injured, one of them most severely, with the sword qi slicing off his left leg, blood gushing profusely.

Seeing this, Li Changfeng and the others were all stunned, their expressions changing drastically. Inside the house, Li Changyuan’s eyes almost popped out. He never expected that the longsword in Ye Qing’s hand would wield such power!

”Seven-Star Ancient Sword!” Li Changshan muttered softly, a barely noticeable gleam flashing in his eyes. Unfortunately, everyone was focused on the battle outside, so no one noticed his expression.

Ao Yangrong was also intently watching the Seven-Star Ancient Sword in Ye Qing’s hand, his face full of envy. He had long heard of the Seven-Star Ancient Sword’s reputation, but didn’t expect it to be this formidable, completely exceeding his expectations.

Li Changfeng was also injured by the sword qi, slumping to the ground, clutching his wound with one hand, pointing at Ye Qing with the other, and angrily shouting, ”You... you dare to hurt me... I... I won’t let you off!”

Ye Qing casually flicked the Seven-Star Ancient Sword in his hand and coldly said, ”If you’re unconvinced, come at me and try!”

Although more than twenty people surrounded him, none dared to advance. They had just witnessed the power of the Seven-Star Ancient Sword, and no one was willing to risk their life.

Inside, Li Changyuan was so angry his face turned dark. He didn’t expect Ye Qing to be this forceful. Gritting his teeth, he said in a deep voice, ”Ye, don’t think that just because you hold the Seven-Star Ancient Sword, you can flaunt in Liaodong Province. This Seven-Star Ancient Sword belongs to our Li Family. Today, you must either leave this Seven-Star Ancient Sword behind or leave your life behind!”