Urban Martial Saint

Handsome Fatty Wang glanced at Ye Qing with slight embarrassment and quickly changed his tone, ”Damn, who do you think I am, don’t you know? Do you think I’d betray you over something like this?”

”Cut the crap!” Huangfu Ziyu said with a serious tone, ”You said just now that the Shen Family members were all injured, yet you managed to dig a tunnel and escape here. Who’d believe you didn’t join forces with the Corpse Ghost Dragon!”

”I got beaten up too, alright? Besides, the Corpse Ghost Dragon wanted to find out the whereabouts of the Dragon Blood Wood from me, so he wouldn’t be too harsh.” Fat Lord Wang paused and added, ”And this bastard claimed he poisoned me, saying as soon as I leave the Shen Family Manor, my body would decay, and I would die!”

”And you’d still risk running?” Ye Qing asked.

”Who knows if this bastard is bluffing!” Handsome Fatty Wang said defiantly, looking at Huangfu Ziyu, ”Damn it, I fell for that trick once, but I won’t fall for it a second time!”

The last time, Huangfu Ziyu used an ordinary pill disguised as the Three-Day Gut-Breaking Powder to trick those people into taking him to the Shen Family Manor, which had made Handsome Fatty Wang quite cautious. So this time, he even doubted whether the Corpse Ghost Dragon’s poison was real.

”Fatty, if you don’t want to die, come back with us!” Ding Lianshun suddenly said with seriousness, ”The Corpse Ghost Dragon’s poison can’t be fake. If you step out of the Shen Family Manor, you’ll definitely die. Come with us, we can ensure your safety and find an antidote, that’s the only way you’ll get out alive, understand?”

”Really?” Handsome Fatty Wang didn’t seem too convinced.

”Stop the nonsense!” Ye Qing furrowed his brows and said sternly, ”Let’s hurry up and rescue, the longer we delay, the more dangerous it gets!”

”Right!” Huangfu Ziyu nodded quickly, grabbed Handsome Fatty Wang by the neck, and threw him into the tunnel, ”Lead the way ahead!”

Handsome Fatty Wang had no power to resist and could only obediently lead the way. Again, Ding Lianshun closely followed behind Handsome Fatty Wang, Ye Qing followed Ding Lianshun, and Huangfu Ziyu brought up the rear. The four of them walked a dozen meters along the passage and reached the dungeon area.

Handsome Fatty Wang climbed up through the tunnel first, followed by Ye Qing and the others, entering the dungeon where Handsome Fatty Wang was held.

The dungeon was dark, filled with a bloody smell, indicating what had happened here over the days. Despite the darkness, Ye Qing and the others could still see everything clearly around them.

Ye Qing turned to look around and suddenly saw in the center of the dungeon a person hanging in mid-air. That person was none other than Old Madam Shen.

Just as Handsome Fatty Wang had said, Old Madam Shen’s Pipa Bone was pierced by two chains, suspending her in mid-air. The blood on her body had long dried, and with her eyes closed, it was unclear whether she was still alive.

”Master’s wife!” Huangfu Ziyu’s face changed, she whispered, just as she was about to step forward, but was stopped by Ye Qing.

”There’s a guard!” Ye Qing whispered into Huangfu Ziyu’s ear, making her stop and look around carefully. Indeed, as Ye Qing said, a few people were sitting in that dungeon.

Huangfu Ziyu’s face suddenly changed color as she glanced at them, whispering, ”These... these are Shen Family people!”

Ye Qing had already observed that these people were indeed from the Shen Family. Some of them he had seen before when he had come earlier. Who would have thought they would remain in the dungeon as guards, but what was going on?

”These people have already joined the Corpse Ghost Dragon, not just them but also Shen Baichuan and Shen Qianyue who were previously imprisoned in the dungeon,” Handsome Fatty Wang whispered, ”Especially that Shen Qianyue; he even became a disciple of the Corpse Ghost Dragon. I heard that the Corpse Ghost Dragon seemed to have absorbed Old Madam Shen’s cultivation power and injected it all into Shen Qianyue!”

”What!” Ye Qing was furious, whispering, ”How could Shen Qianyue do such a thing? To live, he betrayed his own!”

”Why would the Corpse Ghost Dragon take him in as a disciple?” Ding Lianshun whispered in wonder.

”Shen Qianyue, that kid, is very crafty. When the Corpse Ghost Dragon first entered the dungeon, he seized the opportunity and sold out Shen Qingyi, telling the Corpse Ghost Dragon that Shen Qingyi was the most beautiful woman in the Southern Six Provinces. The Corpse Ghost Dragon went to see Shen Qingyi and found she had a Pure Yin Physique. The Corpse Ghost Dragon thought Shen Qianyue had done a great service, so he took him as a disciple and even gave him Old Madam Shen’s cultivation power,” said Handsome Fatty Wang, ”Not just Shen Qianyue, even those who were imprisoned in the dungeon were released. Now these people have all become the subordinates of the Corpse Ghost Dragon, and it’s these people who retaliate most against the Shen Family!”

”Shen Qianyue!” Ye Qing was enraged, whispering through clenched teeth, ”If I had known, I would have killed him back then!”

”This time, we mustn’t let him go!” Huangfu Ziyu furrowed her brows, looking at those sitting in the dungeon, whispering, ”To rescue people, we must first take care of these. But they are too far away; even if I use the Sun Shooting Bow, I may not kill them all at once, possibly alerting them instead!”

”Let me do it!” Ding Lianshun walked to the exit, taking out a short dagger from his body, silently stabbing it into the wooden pillar. With a flick of the wrist, the wooden pillar was cut through by his short dagger from top to bottom but didn’t make even the slightest sound.

Ding Lianshun made similar efforts, consecutively cutting off three wooden pillars, creating an exit in the fence big enough for a person to pass through. Ding Lianshun slipped out quietly, using his qinggong, without making a sound, and in mere moments had moved over ten meters, arriving behind several guards.

The guards were oblivious to anyone approaching from behind, largely because they weren’t very strong and naturally couldn’t sense anything. Coupled with Ding Lianshun himself being a peak master who had learned Carefree Movement, making him incredibly fast, it would be truly remarkable if these people could even detect Ding Lianshun.

Ding Lianshun formed his right hand into a point, swiftly touching a spot on the back of each person’s head. These individuals didn’t have a chance to react; they were all rendered unconscious by Ding Lianshun, collapsing to the ground without exception.

Seeing Ding Lianshun handle them, Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu, who were hiding inside the prison cell, immediately stepped out. Huangfu Ziyu hurried over, releasing the Old Madam who was suspended in mid-air. Meanwhile, Ye Qing had already taken out a piece of the Devouring Demon Flower and handed it over. Huangfu Ziyu quickly stuffed the Devouring Demon Flower into the Old Madam’s mouth, hoping to save her first.

At this moment, others in the cells were also awakened, turning their attention to them. Among them, several who had sharp eyes had already recognized Ye Qing and the others.

”Ye Qing!”

”It’s Ye Qing!”

”It really is Ye Qing!”

The voices of the people were filled with excitement and ecstasy. The appearance of Ye Qing finally gave them hope.

”Everyone, don’t speak.” Ye Qing quickly stood up, gesturing for everyone to remain silent, saying in a low voice, ”Don’t alert the guards outside, or it will be trouble!”

The members of the Shen Family quickly realized and shut their mouths, no one dared to speak again.

By now, Ding Lianshun had picked up the keys from the ground, and walked over to open all the dungeon doors. All the people trapped in the dungeon came out, including Shen Da, Shen Er and other experts of the Shen Family who were also there.

However, these people were all severely injured, with most of them having their arms and legs broken, making it impossible to walk. They had to be carried out. Even experts like Shen Da and Shen Er were covered in wounds, looking extremely weak.

”How is Mother?” Shen Da was the first to ask anxiously as he approached, gazing at the Old Madam with concern.

Everyone else looked nervously at the Old Madam. They had been imprisoned in the dungeon, watching the Old Madam hanging outside with their own eyes, and could well imagine their feelings. Now that they were finally out, their biggest concern was the Old Madam’s condition.

Huangfu Ziyu had already fed the entire piece of the Devouring Demon Flower, and the Old Madam finally woke up slowly, looking around at everyone with some amazement.

”Ziyu...” the Old Madam called softly, but blood trickled from the corners of her mouth, indicating that even her internal organs were injured.

”Mistress, I’m here!” Huangfu Ziyu quickly grasped the Old Madam’s hand, speaking in a low voice, ”It’s alright now, we’ll get you out of here!”

”Cough, cough...” The Old Madam coughed a few times, spitting out some fresh blood, weakly shaking her head. She slowly turned her head towards Ye Qing, extending her other hand.

Ye Qing quickly bent down, taking the Old Madam’s hand, and said softly, ”Old Madam, rest assured, Uncle Shen was saved by a masked man and won’t be in danger. I’ll take you away from here now, the Corpse Ghost Dragon will never find us!”

The Old Madam weakly shook her head, softly saying, ”Ye Qing, I... I can’t go on...”

”Old Madam, you will be fine. I have Healing Holy Medicine that works even better than the Ziyu Chenxiang Pill, it can surely heal your wounds!” Ye Qing said anxiously.

”It’s not a matter of injuries...” The Old Madam shook her head, speaking weakly, ”My... my lifespan is near its end. I was originally sustaining it with inner strength, able to live a few more years. But... but now, with all my inner strength gone, I am... already at the end of my rope. Even if there is Healing Holy Medicine, I... I won’t live long.”

”No, no!” Ye Qing hastily took out more of the Devouring Demon Flower, placing it by the Old Madam’s mouth, saying, ”Old Madam, this Healing Holy Medicine can not only heal wounds, but also enhance inner strength. Just take some, restore your inner strength, and you’ll be fine!”

”Don’t waste... waste these holy medicines...” The Old Madam smiled bitterly, shaking her head, saying, ”I know my own body’s situation best. My meridians are... also all crippled. Even with inner strength, I can’t hold on. Ye Qing, don’t waste it, come closer, I have a request...”