Urban Martial Saint

”I... I... I will say...” Shen Baichuan was sweating profusely from pain, the feeling of pain piercing the bone marrow was just like this. Not to mention him, even a truly strong man couldn’t endure such things.

”Shen Lingwei, she... she was taken away alone by the Corpse Ghost Dragon, locked... locked in the courtyard where Shen Tianjun lives...” Shen Baichuan said tremblingly.

”Why did the Corpse Ghost Dragon take her there alone?” Ye Qingqi asked, understanding if the Corpse Ghost Dragon wanted to possess Shen Qingyi. After all, Shen Qingyi was the number one beauty in the Southern Six Provinces and also had the Pure Yin Physique that was very useful to the Corpse Ghost Dragon. But what does it mean to take Shen Lingwei away alone?

”That courtyard is also where the Corpse Ghost Dragon resides. Apart from the Corpse Ghost Dragon, others are not... not allowed to enter casually. Even my brother can’t... can’t enter freely...” Shen Baichuan said tremblingly, ”I don’t know why he took Shen Lingwei alone, but I heard my brother mention that there’s something like... like a Taoist Heart in Shen Lingwei, so... so the Corpse Ghost Dragon took her alone...”

”Taoist Heart? What is a Taoist Heart?” Ye Qing was astonished, he was hearing about this for the first time.

”I... I don’t know either, I haven’t... haven’t heard about Taoist Heart...” Shen Baichuan said tremblingly, ”You... please pull the knife out... it hurts too much...”

Ye Qing ignored Shen Baichuan, paused slightly, and said in a low voice, ”Then who did he arrange to guard Shen Lingwei in his courtyard?”

”I don’t know either, inside... there should be no one arranged...” Shen Baichuan said tremblingly.

”No one arranged? How is that possible? Are you trying to deceive me?” Ye Qing said in a stern voice.

Shen Baichuan said tremblingly, ”I’m... I’m really not lying to you, none of the Corpse Ghost Dragon’s subordinates are arranged. In that courtyard, there seems to be only Shen Lingwei alone...”

Looking at Shen Baichuan, it seemed like he wasn’t lying. Ye Qing pondered slightly, suddenly picked Shen Baichuan up, and said sternly, ”Alright, then you take me for a trip. If there’s danger inside, you’ll know as soon as you’re in!”

”Ah?” Shen Baichuan froze, his expression showing he really didn’t want to go.

Ye Qing ignored him, dislocating his jaw so Shen Baichuan couldn’t make a sound anymore. Then Ye Qing held onto Shen Baichuan’s arm, making it look like he was walking by himself, dragging him directly out of the courtyard.

Ye Qing was quite familiar with the layout of the manor. Ye Qing had visited Shen Tianjun’s courtyard many times, so finding it was easy. In addition, most people in the manor were drawn to the main gate, so there wasn’t even a patrol. Ye Qing quickly reached the outside of Shen Tianjun’s courtyard with Shen Baichuan.

Just as Shen Baichuan had said, the courtyard was empty outside without any guards. Ye Qing listened carefully outside the courtyard and realized there was indeed no activity inside. Given the situation, it seemed there was really no one. However, Ye Qing wasn’t careless, he blocked Shen Baichuan’s vital points, sealing his power, then grabbed his arm and tossed him over the courtyard wall, landing inside.

Ye Qing listened outside carefully; if there were people in the courtyard, throwing Shen Baichuan over would definitely cause a commotion. However, the result completely surprised Ye Qing, the courtyard was silent as if truly unoccupied.

After waiting for a while and confirming there was no one, Ye Qing also climbed over the courtyard wall. Shen Baichuan was still lying on the ground, unable to move with his jaw dislocated by Ye Qing. He couldn’t shout and could only wait here for Ye Qing.

Ye Qing pulled Shen Baichuan up and quietly moved to the room door. Upon reaching it, he finally heard a faint breathing sound. It seemed there was indeed someone in the room, likely Shen Lingwei.

Ye Qing gently pushed the door, discovering it was merely closed and not locked. This made it even easier; he gently opened the door without making a single noise.

The room was completely dark, but Ye Qing could clearly see the interior with the light from outside. The room’s furnishings were as before, except on the distant bed sat a person. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Shen Lingwei.

Seeing Shen Lingwei, Ye Qing couldn’t help but feel delighted, finally finding her. He immediately walked into the room, preparing to speak, but unexpectedly, Shen Lingwei spoke first, ”Ye, be careful!”

As soon as Shen Lingwei finished speaking, Ye Qing suddenly felt two gusts of wind rushing in from both sides of the door. Fortunately, Ye Qing was no longer what he used to be, and he quickly retreated a step, dodging the gusts, but the retreat put him outside the room.

”Shen Baichuan!” Ye Qing suddenly turned his head to look at Shen Baichuan beside him and said in a low voice, ”Didn’t you say there was no one?”

Shen Baichuan himself was also full of surprise. He didn’t expect that there were still people in this room.

Ye Qing was furious inside, but now he didn’t have time to deal with Shen Baichuan. He grabbed Shen Baichuan and suddenly threw him to the left side of the door, while Ye Qing himself leaped to the right side of the door. He planned to use Shen Baichuan to block one person first, then quickly take care of the other person, and then turn back to deal with the one on Shen Baichuan’s side, which would be more convenient.

Ye Qing’s speed was extremely fast. Just as he threw Shen Baichuan, he also rushed to the back of the right door. However, this time he lunged into empty space; there was no one standing behind the door.

Just as Ye Qing was astonished, Shen Baichuan behind him suddenly let out a scream. His jaw was dislocated, and the scream was squeezed out from his throat, showing how painful it was.

Ye Qing quickly turned his head to look, and his face suddenly changed. Because Shen Baichuan wasn’t injured by someone else but was pinned to the ground by a skeleton. This skeleton had no flesh at all, it looked like a medical skeleton model. But now it pressed Shen Baichuan down and bit his neck. Shen Baichuan struggled continuously but couldn’t break free at all.

Ye Qing had never seen such a situation before and was also startled for a moment, somewhat stunned. Suddenly, a gust of wind rushed down from above, and Ye Qing quickly looked up to see another identical skeleton pouncing down from above.

Facing such a situation, Ye Qing momentarily forgot how to counterattack and could only swing his arms to push this skeleton away. At the same time, he hurriedly took a few steps back, nervously watching the two skeletons, feeling his pores explode all over. How is this any different from seeing a ghost?

Shen Baichuan was pinned to the ground by that skeleton, and before long, the skeleton completely bit through his neck, dying miserably on the spot. The skeleton also stood up, covered in blood, and turned towards Ye Qing, slowly walking towards him alongside the other skeleton.

”Ye, this is the necromancy of the Corpse Ghost Dragon, a method of controlling corpses using sorcery,” Ling Wei said in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, Ye Qing finally understood what was going on. It turned out that the Corpse Ghost Dragon hadn’t arranged for guards here; he just didn’t trust anyone else, so he arranged his own sorcery instead. Don’t even talk about how strong these skeletons are. Just seeing them would scare most people out of their wits.

”Still trying to struggle after death!” Ye Qing roared angrily and suddenly charged toward one of the skeletons, throwing a heavy punch.

Knowing that he’s not seeing ghosts, Ye Qing had no more doubts. What about necromancy—if he just smashed these skeletons, wouldn’t that solve the problem?

The two skeletons looked intimidating, but in fact, their movements weren’t too fast. With one punch, Ye Qing immediately hit one of the skeletons. However, after taking a punch from Ye Qing, the skeleton seemed completely unharmed. The skeleton was as strong as fine steel, and Ye Qing’s punch couldn’t hurt it at all. Moreover, this skeleton was incredibly strong; when Ye Qing’s punch landed, the skeleton didn’t even step back, whereas Ye Qing felt pain in his fist from the shock.

”Such hard bones!” Ye Qing muttered softly, looking at the skeletons gradually surrounding him. He suddenly drew the scabbard of the Ancestor of Miao Dao from his back and said in a deep voice, ”Humph, let’s see whose bones are harder, yours or the scabbard of the Ancestor of Miao Dao!”

Saying this, Ye Qing rushed forward again and fiercely slashed at the nearest skeleton. Although the Ancestor of Miao Dao only had a scabbard left, its power wasn’t something that ordinary famed instruments could compare with. After all, this was a legendary famed instrument, second only to the Xuanyuan Sword and the Minghong Knife, with amazing power. Even just a scabbard was beyond the ordinary!

The scabbard chopped on the skeleton, directly slicing off half of it, chopping down a leg bone. The skeleton, unable to stand steadily, fell directly to the ground. However, it was still persistent, grabbing the ground with two hands, crawling towards Ye Qing.

Ye Qing furrowed his brows tightly and slashed down again, finally stopping after disassembling this skeleton into eight pieces. Although each piece of the skeleton continued to move, it posed no further threat to Ye Qing.

Solving this skeleton, Ye Qing used the same method to chop the other skeleton into several pieces before stopping. The two skeletons were now completely scattered into a pile of white bones, not a single complete piece left.

Ye Qing sheathed the scabbard on his back again and then hurried over to Shen Lingwei. Before he took two steps, Shen Lingwei suddenly said, ”Ye, don’t come over.”

”Why?” Ye Qing asked in surprise.

”The Corpse Ghost Dragon is here, and their sorcery is still in place. Within two meters of the bed, if you pass through, you’ll be heavily poisoned!” Ling Wei replied, ”That’s how he trapped me here; normally, only those necromancy can move freely through it, living people can’t pass at all.”