Urban Martial Saint

Seeing the Bloody Monk like this, Shen Tianjun’s face turned even colder, and the people of the Shen Family Manor were in a state of panic, surrounding them.

”Bloody Monk, what exactly do you want to do!” Prince Wan Yan suddenly shouted from afar: ”Let go of Miss Shen, or you won’t leave here today!”

”Wan Yan Zong, if you have the guts, come talk to me face to face, don’t hide among the crowd like a turtle!” the Bloody Monk replied loudly.

Prince Wan Yan’s face turned cold, and he walked straight out, saying, ”Bloody Monk, others may fear you, but I do not. With so many heroes and masters at Shen Family Manor today, you dare to abduct Miss Shen. If she suffers even a single hair of harm, you won’t leave here alive!”

”What a joke!” the Bloody Monk laughed heartily, saying, ”I, the Bloody Monk, come and go as I please, who can stop me? Wan Yan Zong, if you’re not satisfied, come fight me, stop wasting words there.”

Prince Wan Yan opened his mouth but dared not move an inch forward, knowing he was no match for the Bloody Monk.

Helian Tiehua stepped forward slowly and said in a deep voice, ”Blood Robe Sect Leader, you are a Peak Master, yet you still strike at a junior; are you not afraid of being ridiculed by the world’s heroes if this spreads?”

”General Helian is right!” Prince Nalan also stepped forward, saying, ”Bloody Monk, you and I are contemporaries. By calculation, Miss Shen is two generations younger than us, bullying a junior, isn’t it inappropriate?”

The Bloody Monk sneered, ”I’m not bullying her, actually it’s the Shen Family’s own people bullying her!”

The Shen Family people were in turmoil again, Shen Tianjun frowned deeply and said in a deep voice, ”What do you mean by this, Sect Leader?”

The Bloody Monk didn’t speak, merely smiled faintly. Cui Yu on the side stepped forward, clasped his fists, and said, ”Senior Shen, we truly didn’t harm Miss Shen. On the way over, we found these two sneaking around carrying a sack, so we followed to take a look. Little did we expect, inside the sack was Miss Shen. Moreover, Shen Qianyue attempted to violate Miss Shen; in fact, we saved Miss Shen.”

Cui Yu’s words immediately aroused uproar among many in the Shen Family, with people looking at the fallen Shen Qianyue and Shen Baichuan on the ground, murmurs and discussions arose.

Shen Tianjun frowned, in fact, he felt strange seeing Shen Baichuan. Shen Baichuan was in confinement and logically wouldn’t be here, how did he appear here? Unexpectedly, the situation turned out to be like this, and frankly, he believed Cui Yu’s words.

”Cui, are you slandering people by spitting blood?” Suddenly, someone from the Shen Family shouted: ”Qianyue and Baichuan are both from our Shen Family, how could they do such a thing? You’d better not talk nonsense, it must be you who captured our Miss and then framed the two of them!”

”I didn’t speak nonsense, the one talking nonsense is you!” Cui Yu smiled and said: ”If you don’t believe it, ask them both to see if I’m telling the truth.”

”Qianyue, is it true?” Someone in the Shen Family immediately asked.

Shen Qianyue opened his mouth but hadn’t had time to speak, Shen Baichuan beside him hurriedly said, ”False, what he said is false, it’s deceptive. They abducted Ms. Qingyi, my brother and I went out to chase them, wanting to save Ms. Qingyi, but we were also captured by them.”

The Shen Family people immediately looked towards the Sha Men crowd, Cui Yu smiled gently and said, ”Don’t be anxious, when Miss Shen wakes up, everyone will know who is lying and who is telling the truth.”

The Shen Family people looked at each other, at a loss on how to judge the situation.

”Shen Baichuan, weren’t you in the dungeon for confinement? How did you come out?” Shen Da suddenly asked.

”This...” Shen Baichuan opened his mouth wide, suddenly unable to speak. He was rescued by Shen Qianyue, essentially escaping on his own, and how could he say that?

Seeing Shen Baichuan like this, the Shen Family basically understood what happened. Shen Da turned to look at Cui Yu and said, ”It seems that it was indeed the friends from Sha Men who saved Qingyi. Mr. Cui, thank you all very much. If it weren’t for your chivalrous assistance, I’m afraid Qingyi would have been in real trouble this time!”

Shen Da sighed, walked straight forward, and said, ”Mr. Cui, thank you for bringing Qingyi back.”

”Wait a moment!” Cui Yu directly stopped Shen Da and said, ”We brought Miss Shen back not to do a good deed, mainly because we want to discuss something with Senior Shen.”

Shen Da paused, turned to look at Shen Tianjun behind him. Shen Tianjun’s expression was calm, he waved at Shen Da, signaling him to step back.

”What is the Sect Leader’s purpose for coming here this time?” Shen Tianjun looked at the Bloody Monk and said, ”If it is because of the incident where Mr. Shen and your senior brother stopped you previously, Mr. Shen can apologize here to the Sect Leader. There’s no need to vent your anger on the younger generation.”

”Shen, you’re underestimating me, the Bloody Monk, aren’t you? Even if I’m a person of little skill, I wouldn’t stoop to venting my anger on a youngster.” The Bloody Monk laughed. ”I’ve brought Miss Shen here because I want Shen to exchange three items with me this time.”

”Three items?” Shen Tianjun’s expression changed, he stared at the Bloody Monk for a while and spoke in a deep voice, ”Does the Sect Leader still not understand the principle that treasures invite trouble for those who possess them?”

Shen Tianjun wasn’t foolish, he immediately guessed which three items the Bloody Monk wanted.

”Of course I understand, but you just mentioned that it’s something only a common man fears. And I am not a common man!” The Bloody Monk laughed. ”Shen, I know the Shen Family Manor is no longer planning to keep those three items; they might even be sent away soon. Instead of sending them off quietly, why not give them to me as a way to repay me for saving your granddaughter? That doesn’t seem too bad!”

Shen Tianjun glanced at the unconscious Shen Qingyi, then looked at the Bloody Monk, saying, ”The Sect Leader isn’t a common man, but unfortunately, he is even more foolish than a common man. The world is not yet in chaos, and no one has directly attempted to seize the three items, yet the Sect Leader has come early to take action. Is this not making yourself a target? What good is it to give you these three items? How long can the Sect Leader keep them?”

”Shen, you’re overly concerned!” The Bloody Monk said. ”How long I can preserve them is my matter. Your matter is whether or not to give them to me. Shen, trading three things you don’t want for your precious granddaughter to return home—doesn’t that deal seem worthwhile?”

Shen Tianjun sighed deeply, saying, ”Sect Leader, to be honest, I always thought you were a smart person, but I never dreamed you’d come to seize these three items. Your selection was right; it’s just unfortunate that greed never leads to good results. Unbeknownst, a snake devours an elephant when it gets too greedy!”

”A snake devours an elephant; the focus isn’t on the elephant, but the snake. If you swapped it with a dragon to devour, wouldn’t excessive greed be out of the question?” The Bloody Monk laughed. ”Shen, you don’t need to tell me these useless things. I understand big principles better than you. My senior brother has spoken to me for many years, yet he hasn’t convinced me. Do you think you can enlighten me in this brief moment?”

Shen Tianjun slowly shook his head, refraining from speaking further to the Bloody Monk, instead turning and saying, ”Bring out those three famed instruments.”

Shen Da did not hesitate and promptly led several others into the Treasure Room, soon returning with three boxes.

Seeing these three boxes, the surrounding onlookers stirred with excitement. Everyone guessed what items the Bloody Monk wanted, naturally indicating they also knew what was inside these boxes.

Shen Da carried the three boxes to Shen Tianjun, sequentially opening them for him to see clearly inside.

The first box contained a crimson longsword, with the scabbard, blade, hilt, and tassel all in red. From a distance, it appeared like a burning sword flame, presenting a strange appearance.

The second box held an axe, with a shaft about three feet long and a solid axe head, obviously a heavy weapon. In fact, even the person holding it had trembling arms, illustrating the axe’s weight.

The third box contained a black long whip, with its tip boasting a conspicuous silver-white color.

”Fire Blade Sword, Kunlun Axe, Black Dragon Whip!” The one-eyed man on the mountaintop slowly declared the names of these weapons while furrowing his brow, speaking in a deep voice, ”Including the earlier Seven-Star Ancient Sword, Cold Moon Blade, and Overlord Spear, with these three weapons, the Blood-Robed Baldy would then hold six keys. Blood-Robed Baldy, aren’t you being too arrogant? Having these six keys, can you truly preserve them?”

Seeing these three famed instruments, the gathering crowd started a buzzing commotion, as they all knew these three weapons constituted the remaining three keys to the Heaven Earth Man Three Gates. Now, with the imminent opening of the Heaven Earth Man Three Gates, these keys resurfaced, inducing envy among all present.

Nonetheless, envy is merely envy; no one dared to snatch them directly. After all, the Great General Helian Tiehua stood nearby, and even Prince Nalan didn’t attempt to seize them. How could others harbor any intentions? They could only gaze upon them and indulge in their desires.

”Come, come, bring them over, bring them over!” The Bloody Monk laughed loudly, saying, ”Hurry and bring them here.”

”Sect Leader, you haven’t released my granddaughter yet, and you want to take these three items?” Shen Tianjun spoke in a heavy tone.

”Shen, are you playing dumb?” The Bloody Monk laughed. ”If I return Miss Shen, can I still leave here tonight? I shall take these three items first. As long as everyone doesn’t pursue us, I guarantee you’ll receive Miss Shen back safe and sound tomorrow.”

”Can your guarantee be trusted?” Helian Tiehua stepped forward, speaking in a deep voice, ”Bloody Monk, release Miss Shen promptly!”

”Helian Tiehua, don’t try to intimidate me!” The Bloody Monk sneered. ”Shen Qingyi is in my grasp; what I say goes. Besides, the rightful host hasn’t spoken up yet. Why are you so anxious? Rest assured, one day, you and I shall have a proper match, but the timing isn’t right yet. I won’t waste effort on you now!”

Helian Tiehua furrowed his brow, knowing he would have sprung into action if not for Shen Qingyi being held by the Bloody Monk, constrained by concern for her safety.