Urban Martial Saint

”Ah, how should I even explain it to you?” Handsome Fatty Wang was scratching his head anxiously and said, ”At that time, the Gold Silk Armor wasn’t in the bag anymore. I answered yes primarily to throw you off, to make you think the Gold Silk Armor was in the bag, so you’d focus on the bag. That way, I could snatch the box. Who would have thought, that bastard Ye Qing was so ****** cunning, he didn’t put the Gold Silk Armor in the box either. We’ve all been tricked by him!”

”Is that so?” The leader was silent for a moment and said, ”This Ye fellow, is he really that cunning? Could it be, he really didn’t take the Gold Silk Armor out?”

”Definitely!” Handsome Fatty Wang let out a sigh of relief and said, ”Ye Qing didn’t bring out the Gold Silk Armor at all. He’s doing this to intentionally stir up trouble between you guys and me, to frame me. I’m innocent!”

”Now that you mention it, that seems quite possible.” The leader said softly, ”That’s right, it’s very possible Ye is deceiving us. No, we must expose this lie of his.”

”Yes, yes, we should definitely expose this lie!” Handsome Fatty Wang said excitedly, ”Force him to hand over the Gold Silk Armor, use torture, harsh interrogation, he won’t be able to withstand it and will hand over the Gold Silk Armor.”

”Using torture is a given. However, without conclusive evidence, I’m afraid he’ll deny it to the end.” The leader contemplated for a moment and said, ”He is now adamantly claiming you swapped the Gold Silk Armor and put all the blame on you alone. That won’t do. How about this? You come back and confront him, with both witness and evidence present, I don’t believe he won’t tell the truth!”

”Con-...confront?” Handsome Fatty Wang hesitated and said, ”Is that... really necessary?”

”It’s very necessary!” The leader said, ”One way or another, we have to get to the bottom of this. Where are you now, want me to send someone to pick you up?”

”No need!” Handsome Fatty Wang quickly shook his head and said, ”Just tell him, you don’t need me for that. Besides, if I go back, can I still survive? Big Brother, I’m not a fool, you don’t need to trick me into going back.”

”Hmph, you’re still not fooling anyone by daring to take Prince Wan Yan’s belongings?” The leader said sternly, ”Fatty, now you only have two options: either come back and confront Ye Qing, then we’ll believe you didn’t take the Gold Silk Armor, or our people will bring you back, and then, let’s see how many lives you have to spare!”

”Damn, why are you like this?” Handsome Fatty Wang exclaimed anxiously, ”Weren’t we just talking nicely? It’s Ye Qing deceiving you guys, it has nothing to do with me, why are you treating me like this? I’m innocent.”

”Stop with the act, do you really think we’re all fools?” The leader said harshly, ”You snatched the box, of course, you’ll say the Gold Silk Armor wasn’t inside. One of you or Ye Qing is definitely lying, who do you think I’d believe, Ye Qing or you?”

”Of course, believe me!” Handsome Fatty Wang said, ”We’re partners, Ye Qing is so cunning, not trustworthy!”

”If you want us to believe you, then come back and confront Ye Qing.” The leader said.

Handsome Fatty Wang opened his mouth and said, ”Damn, can’t I not go back?”

”If you don’t come back, it means you have a guilty conscience, indicating you took the Gold Silk Armor!” The leader said sternly, ”Hmph, for this matter, even if you escape to the Ends of the Earth, Prince Wan Yan definitely won’t let you off!”

Handsome Fatty Wang was silent for a moment and said, ”You don’t need to deceive me. Even if I go back and confront Ye Qing, even if it proves the Gold Silk Armor wasn’t taken by me, you absolutely wouldn’t let me off. Fat Lord is not a fool, won’t be deceived by your stories for kids.”

”So, you’re not planning on coming back?” The leader said sternly, ”Think carefully.”

”Think your damn business, I’m dead either way. Since Fat Lord ended up like this, running around outside might give me a chance to survive.” Handsome Fatty Wang said, ”Fat Lord won’t waste words with you, catch me if you can!”

After saying this, Handsome Fatty Wang hung up the phone, and dismantled the battery, throwing it away entirely.

”Damn it, it seems I can’t stay in the North or the South for now, guess I’ll need to hide out for a while.” Handsome Fatty Wang sighed and said, ”Ye Qing, consider yourself impressive. Fat Lord’s been mixed up in this for so many years, never had to run away before, and you tripped me up to run for it on your first try. Just wait, when Fat Lord comes back, we’ll settle new and old scores altogether!”

Muttering to himself, Handsome Fatty Wang changed direction and walked away without daring to linger. He knew that Prince Wan Yan highly valued that Gold Silk Armor, and Wan Yan definitely wouldn’t let him off. Although he didn’t know how Ye Qing managed it, exactly where the Gold Silk Armor ended up. But he understood clearly that this time, he fell for Ye Qing’s trap.

When Ye Qing had the Gold Silk Armor, Prince Wan Yan was sure to go all out against him to find that armor. Tonight, with Ye Qing pulling this stunt, he’s directly shifted at least half of Prince Wan Yan’s attention to himself, making things much easier on Ye Qing’s side. However, the pressure on Handsome Fatty Wang’s side is no small matter. How could he not feel frustrated about this?

Among this group of people with Prince Wan Yan, the leader put down the phone, immediately frowned tightly, and said gravely, ”That Fatty keeps insisting he was deceived by Ye Qing. His suspicion is quite significant and cannot be relaxed. Inform Prince Wan Yan about this and also send more people to fully capture that Fatty.”

Two people on the side immediately went off to handle this. The leader sat in silence for a while, then suddenly stood up, walked straight out of the living room, and entered a woodshed across the way. This house still had the old-style courtyard layout, and Ye Qing was tightly wrapped in iron nets, currently placed inside the woodshed.

When the leader walked in, three people were sitting together playing cards. Seeing this situation, the leader couldn’t help but get furious and said, ”What are you three doing? I told you to watch that Ye, and you’re here playing games. What if something happens? Can you take responsibility?”

The three were startled, quickly stood up, and one tried to appease him with a smile, ”Fifth Lord, don’t worry, that Ye is solidly tied up. You know the power of these iron nets; normally, a few tigers and lions can’t break free, and a Blind Bear would be ruined if it got in, let alone a single person. If he can get out of these multiple iron nets, then I’d be truly impressed!”

”That Ye is full of tricks. You mustn’t underestimate him!” The leader frowned, walking slowly toward Ye Qing, looking at him, still wrapped in the iron nets, feeling slightly reassured.

”Ye, how dare you deceive us!” The leader kicked Ye Qing in the arm and said, ”The Gold Silk Armor isn’t in that box at all. You swapped it long ago, framing that Fatty, hoping to divert our attention to him. Hmph, your scheme is quite clever, but thinking these little tricks could deceive us, you underestimate us, don’t you?”

Ye Qing opened his eyes and looked at the leader, saying, ”Did you catch Handsome Fatty Wang?”

”Of course. Otherwise, how would I know you’re deceiving us?” the leader replied coldly, ”That Fatty has confessed everything, so you’d better be honest and hand over the Gold Silk Armor. Otherwise, I guarantee that even before reaching the Northern Desert, I can turn you into a cripple!”

”No need to say so much. If you’ve caught Handsome Fatty Wang, bring him over to confront me,” Ye Qing said. ”I want to see how he tricked you idiots into believing the Gold Silk Armor is with me.”

The leader’s face turned cold, and he said sternly, ”Ye, don’t be too arrogant. I’m telling you, Prince Wan Yan already said, as long as you have one last breath when we reach the Northern Desert, that’s enough. So, even if we cut off your hands and feet now, Prince Wan Yan would not blame us.”

”So what?” Ye Qing shrugged and said, ”The Gold Silk Armor is not with me, and I can’t explain it clearly. If you want to cut off my hands and feet, there’s nothing I can do about it.”

Looking at Ye Qing’s demeanor, the leader’s face grew colder. Ye Qing had put on a complete front of a dead pig unafraid of boiling water. Apparently, getting anything out of Ye Qing wasn’t going to be easy.

”Fine, I’ll chop off one of your hands first. Let’s see how long you can stay tough!” The leader gritted his teeth, taking a chopper from the side and walking directly to the iron nets. Bending down to grab Ye Qing’s arm, just as he was about to chop, a sly smile appeared on Ye Qing’s lips.

Seeing Ye Qing’s smile, the leader instinctively felt something was wrong. He immediately wanted to retreat, but it was too late. Somehow, Ye Qing, who was tightly bound within the iron nets, suddenly found space to move and directly grabbed the leader by the collar, pulling him close.

The leader wasn’t weak, but everything happened too suddenly for him to react. Grabbed by Ye Qing, a short dagger directly stabbed into his lower abdomen, causing him to scream in pain.

The few people nearby hurried over to help, with some lunging at Ye Qing and others promptly pulling the leader back.

”Open for me!” Ye Qing shouted loudly, quickly stood up, and the iron nets wrapped around him all sprung open.

Everyone around was stunned. How was this formidable iron net broken by Ye Qing? How could this be? Even Prince Wan Yan couldn’t break this iron net; did Ye Qing’s strength surpass Prince Wan Yan’s?

”The iron net’s break was smooth, cut with a sharp instrument.” The leader struggled to stand, gritting his teeth, and said, ”He has a Famed Instrument in his hands. Everyone must be careful not to be injured by it!”

At once, everyone looked at the short dagger in Ye Qing’s hand. Could it really be a Famed Instrument?