Urban Martial Saint

As soon as Huangfu Ziyu spoke, the scene immediately erupted, and everyone unanimously clamored, accusing her of disrespecting her elders.

Yet Huangfu Ziyu stood proudly on the spot, her face stern, and in the face of everyone’s accusations, she acted as if she hadn’t heard a thing, resolutely holding her ground.

”Huangfu Ziyu, I respect your father for being a man of righteousness, which is why I’m not bickering with you. But don’t think that we really wouldn’t dare to lay a hand on you!” Zhou Junhan frowned, speaking in a deep voice, ”I advise you to hand over that person to me immediately, or else I’ll go in and fetch him myself!”

”Just try it!” Huangfu Ziyu reached out, pulled a dagger from her waist, and declared proudly, ”Anyone who dares to enter this gate, I will fight them to the death!”

”You dare to draw a blade on me, Huangfu Ziyu!” Zhou Junhan was furious.

”As long as you dare to come in, I dare to kill you!” Huangfu Ziyu replied bluntly.

”Ridiculous!” Bai Wenhao laughed loudly, walking straight towards the door, saying aloud, ”Huangfu Ziyu, do you think a mere piece of scrap metal can scare us? If I want to come in, do you think you can stop me?”

Seeing Bai Wenhao walk over, a cold glint flashed in Huangfu Ziyu’s eyes as she brandished her dagger and thrust it towards him.

”A mere trick!” Bai Wenhao shouted coldly, casually sidestepping to easily avoid the dagger in Huangfu Ziyu’s hand, walking directly past her.

”Think you can stop me? Dream on!” Bai Wenhao laughed loudly.

Huangfu Ziyu no longer tried to stop him but instead suddenly turned her dagger and slashed it towards her own neck.

”What are you doing?” Zhou Junhan’s face changed drastically. If Huangfu Ziyu were to die here, how could they explain it to others? Fortunately, he was very close to Huangfu Ziyu and with one large stride managed to snatch the dagger from her hand.

Bai Wenhao was also stunned, not expecting Huangfu Ziyu to suddenly try to commit suicide. Luckily, Zhou Junhan stopped her, or else he would have found it difficult to explain as well. After all, Huangfu Ziyu was a member of the Seven Families, and if word got out that she was forced to death, he would be in big trouble too.

”Huangfu Ziyu, what... what were you doing?” Zhou Junhan asked urgently, clearly startled by Huangfu Ziyu’s earlier action.

”If I can’t stop you all, then what’s the point of living?” Huangfu Ziyu coldly glanced at Bai Wenhao and said in a deep voice, ”However, if I die, don’t think you’ll have it easy either.”

”Huangfu Ziyu, don’t try to scare me with this tactic!” Bai Wenhao said angrily, ”Whether you die or not, what has that to do with me?”

Huangfu Ziyu said in a deep voice, ”If I die, it will be because you forced me to death. Don’t think for a second my younger brother and sister will cooperate with you to open the Great Tomb. And when the time comes, I’ll see who among you can take responsibility!”

As soon as she said this, the crowd once again erupted in chaos. Huangfu Ziyu’s words hit on the most critical point— the Sun Shooting Bow was the key controlled by the Seven Steering Committees of the Hong Alliance and was also crucial in opposing the Twelve Green Halls. If this incident really led to the Sun Shooting Bow being unobtainable, none of them would be able to escape the consequences!

”Huangfu Ziyu, how dare you threaten me!” Bai Wenhao glared at Huangfu Ziyu with gritted teeth, his eyes full of fury.

”I’m not afraid of death, why would I be afraid to threaten you?” Huangfu Ziyu responded solemnly.

”Fine! Fine! Fine!” Bai Wenhao exclaimed three times, retreating directly from the yard, and said in a low voice, ”Huangfu Ziyu, you’re ruthless. But I’ll see how long your ruthlessness can last. Once the Great Tomb is opened and the Sun Shooting Bow is retrieved, who will you threaten then? At that time, I’ll see what you have left to threaten me with!”

”We’ll talk about the future when it comes!” Huangfu Ziyu replied coldly, ”If there’s nothing else, I’ll be taking my leave now.”

”Wait a moment.” Zhou Junhan suddenly spoke up to stop her. He glanced at Huangfu Ziyu and said, ”Since Niece Huangfu believes the people inside aren’t in league with those two, we won’t investigate further. But these two have been spying on the secrets of our Seven Families. Niece Huangfu, how do you think we should deal with them?”

Huangfu Ziyu frowned slightly. She was indifferent about the Left Protector, as she didn’t know him. But Cui Yulong was a friend of Ye Qing’s; if he were killed by these people, how was she supposed to explain it to Ye Qing later? This Zhou Junhan was indeed despicable, clearly understanding the gravity of the connection and intentionally putting her in a difficult position. What should she do about this?

”If you want to kill or flay, just go ahead! Stop dawdling like an old woman!” Cui Yulong suddenly shouted angrily, ”A few big men, giving trouble to a woman like this, is this what you call the strength of the Seven Rudders of Hong Alliance? Pugh!”

”Cui Yulong, you certainly have a sharp tongue!” Zhou Junhan squinted slightly and suddenly reached out to strike Cui Yulong, cursing, ”Let me see how hard you can talk!”

Seeing the situation, Huangfu Ziyu was startled and hesitated whether to rescue them, when suddenly a branch came whistling through the air and struck Zhou Junhan’s arm.

Zhou Junhan’s skills were not much inferior to Ao Wuchang’s, and he was considered a top-level master. However, when he was hit by the branch, he was immediately knocked flying, and his arm drooped, broken due to the impact.

”Who is it?”

”What happened?”

The people in the courtyard suddenly became chaotic. The branch appeared abruptly and with great force, and no one knew what was happening.

Among the crowd, the strongest was Bai Wenhao, and he was the only one who saw where the branch had flown from. However, at this moment, he deeply frowned, understanding that if someone could knock Zhou Junhan away with just a branch, defeating him would be as easy as flipping a hand.

”I don’t know which senior has come here, excuse my rudeness, please forgive me!” Bai Wenhao bowed slightly in that direction, while quietly signaling to the people beside him to get help.

Seeing Bai Wenhao speak, the others basically guessed what was happening, and naturally, a few people quietly walked away.

Bai Wenhao kept his eyes fixed on the direction from which the branch had come, prepared to prevent that person from attacking again or stopping the people beside him from seeking help. However, there was no movement from that direction, as if they didn’t care about them getting reinforcements.

Seeing several people around him enter the adjacent courtyard, Bai Wenhao breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that several masters from the manor would soon arrive, including Ao Wuchang among them. However, he was still quite anxious because he understood that with the incoming person’s strength, even if they joined forces, they might not be the opponent, having no say in front of them at all.

After about two minutes, a cacophony of footsteps sounded in the distance, followed by a group of people hurrying over, among them Ao Wuchang from Shu. The Proud Family was also one of the Seven Great Families of the Seven Steering Committees of the Hong Alliance. He had been staying at this manor all this time to wait for the Sun Shooting Bow to appear. Unexpectedly, before the Sun Shooting Bow appeared, someone had already come to attack, much to his astonishment.

Logically, even if someone wanted to seize the Sun Shooting Bow, they would wait until it appeared and the Seven Steering Committees opened the Great Tomb. Otherwise, if something went wrong and the Seven Steering Committees didn’t open the Great Tomb, wouldn’t everyone’s plans be in vain? This time, however, made him very surprised; which expert would attack in advance?

When they arrived here, Bai Wenhao was still staring hard at the spot, where the expert had yet to appear.

”Brother Bai, what happened?” Ao Wuchang asked in a low voice.

”I don’t know, that person hasn’t appeared!” Bai Wenhao replied in a low voice, simultaneously sneaking a glance at Cui Yulong, whispering, ”Maybe they’re here to save him!”

”Save him?” Ao Wuchang paused, frowning, ”Could it be the Bloody Monk?”

”Possibly… maybe…” Bai Wenhao’s voice trembled slightly. They had all heard of the Bloody Monk’s fearsome reputation. They had all lived through the Bloody Monk’s era and knew very well how terrifying the Bloody Monk truly was!

Ao Wuchang was even more frightened than Bai Wenhao because he had fought the Bloody Monk before and understood his strength. If it really was the Bloody Monk, then even if they joined forces, they wouldn’t be his match.

At this moment, a few more people arrived. One of them, with a hot temper, immediately exclaimed upon arrival, ”Who injured my third brother, get out here!”

”Zhou Junsheng!” Ao Wuchang quickly wanted to stop him, but it was too late. Laughter came from the wall, ”Have the experts of your Seven Great Families gathered here?”

With this voice, a monk in a blood-red kasaya leaped out from behind the wall. It was the Sect Master of the Killing Gate, the Blood-robed Monk, whose skills rivaled the Five Unmatches of the World!

Seeing the Bloody Monk, Ao Wuchang swallowed the words he wanted to say and involuntarily stepped back. He was the most aware of the Bloody Monk’s strength, making him the most terrified person here.

The people of the Seven Steering Committees of the Hong Alliance, although most had never seen the Bloody Monk, understood his identity by his attire and strength.

”Bloody Monk?” Zhou Junsheng’s expression turned cold as he realized he had encountered a hard nut to crack.

”Earlier, you hadn’t gathered, so I didn’t come out to deal with you to avoid rumors of me bullying the weak!” The Bloody Monk glanced at the people here and said, ”Now that you’re all here, come on, all of you, let me see what you’re worth. Daring to bully someone from my Killing Gate, today I’ll let you know the consequences of crossing us!”

The Bloody Monk was someone who fiercely protected his own. Last time Ao Wuchang defeated the Seven Hidden of the Killing Gate, and he gave Ao Wuchang a beating. This time, faced with the Seven Great Families of the Seven Steering Committees of the Hong Alliance, he showed no weakness, proposing to take them all on at once!