Urban Martial Saint

Helian Tiehua’s words made Ye Qing’s heart slightly at ease. However, he didn’t directly express his stance. Because, what he worried about more was not himself, nor did he fear the people of the Seven Great Families coming to trouble him. The power he held now, although unable to harm others, also made him invincible to harm. But those around him were different. Just like this incident, Zhou Haoyang almost killed Huangfu Zilong, yet Huangfu Zilong had no ability to resist at all. So even if the people of the Seven Great Families decided not to trouble Ye Qing because of Helian Tiehua’s words, it couldn’t guarantee they wouldn’t target those around Ye Qing in the future.

Therefore, Ye Qing looked at Huangfu Zilong, sighed slightly, and said, ”I appreciate the Great General’s kindness. Ye Qing takes responsibility for his own actions; I will not shy away from what I should face. Anyone seeking revenge, Ye Qing is ready to meet them. However, I want to say here that Ye Qing will bear what he does, but this matter has nothing to do with others, and I hope everyone will not target the wrong people. Especially the Huangfu Household, being one of the Seven Great Families. Although there were grievances during the scramble for the Sun Shooting Bow with other families, such disputes are normal. If anyone intends to oppress the Huangfu Household, even though I’m an outsider, I’ll be the first to oppose it!”

These words from Ye Qing not only expressed his concern but also subtly accused Zhou Haoyang and Bai Yonghui of bullying the weak and relying on power to oppress others. The people of the Seven Great Families were displeased, but no one could refute it. For the issue of Huangfu Zilong being beaten, all heroes under heaven were watching. If they were to refute now, it would only bring them more disgrace.

Upon hearing Ye Qing’s words, Helian Tiehua understood what Ye Qing truly meant. He nodded directly and said, ”Brother Ye Qing is very right; the internal scramble for the Sun Shooting Bow within the Hong Alliance’s Seven Rudders always accumulates grudges. However, the regulations for this scramble were set by our ancestors, and whoever is dissatisfied is dissatisfied with the rules of the Hong Alliance’s Seven Rudders. I hope everyone will act prudently in the future. Whoever instigates any retribution over the Sun Shooting Bow matter is going against the Hong Alliance’s Seven Rudders’ rules. Elder Zhou also said correctly, without rules, one’s actions cannot be justified. Anyone who breaks the rules of the Hong Alliance’s Seven Rudders, don’t blame me, Helian Tiehua, for enforcing the family laws!”

Helian Tiehua’s words partly aimed to make Ye Qing speak up to save Zhou Haoyang, while also helping Ye Qing and the Huangfu Household. Helian Tiehua had a good relationship with Ye Qing and naturally didn’t want any hidden experts from the Seven Great Families to trouble Ye Qing in the future. Hence, today, regardless of the Seven Great Families’ feelings, he had to say these words, which included an element of protection for Ye Qing and the Huangfu Household.

Given Helian Tiehua’s words, Ye Qing let out a sigh of relief. Under today’s circumstances, killing Zhou Haoyang and Bai Yonghui was impossible. What he sought was a promise from Helian Tiehua to protect the people of the Huangfu Household, and that was enough. As for the grievances regarding this matter, it wouldn’t be too late to slowly settle them later.

”General Helian indeed understands righteousness!” Ye Qing cupped his hand toward Helian Tiehua and then looked at the Bloody Monk, saying, ”Blood Robe Sect Leader, could you perhaps be merciful and let these two elders go to heal their injuries first?”

The Bloody Monk casually waved his hand and said, ”Since you’ve said so, then let’s spare these two old bastards’ lives for now.”

Upon hearing this, Bai Yonghui and Zhou Haoyang felt a sense of relief—at least their lives were spared. Of course, the Bloody Monk’s unkind words made them somewhat annoyed. However, anger aside, having witnessed the Bloody Monk’s strength earlier, no matter how displeased they were, what could they do? In a world where power reigns supreme, someone like the Bloody Monk naturally has the right to control their life and death at will!

Listening to these words, Helian Tiehua also relaxed, finally having secured these two men’s lives. He nodded to Ye Qing and then cupped his hand to the Bloody Monk, saying, ”Thank you, Blood Robe Sect Leader!”

After speaking, Helian Tiehua waved, signaling for the people of the Bai Family and Zhou Family to come over and escort Bai Yonghui and Zhou Haoyang away to heal their injuries.

Bai Yonghui and Zhou Haoyang suffered serious internal injuries and were already struggling to hold on, so being helped away was naturally a relief for them. Yet just as the two hadn’t walked far, the cold voice of the Bloody Monk echoed again: ”Listen well, if I see you bullying the Huangfu Household people again, I’ll personally take your wretched lives!”

Being scolded as dogs by the Bloody Monk, Zhou Haoyang was enraged and was about to retort but was held back by Bai Yonghui beside him. Bai Yonghui knew well that if Zhou Haoyang turned to rebuke now, they would surely meet their end here. They barely kept their lives; how could they dare seek death again at this moment?

The reason the Bloody Monk helped the Huangfu Household was actually to repay a favor to Huangfu Ziyu. Huangfu Ziyu had helped Sha Men in the past, and these things the Bloody Monk always remembered.

Watching Zhou Haoyang and Bai Yonghui limp away, laughter erupted from the crowd surrounding them. Of course, most people were somewhat displeased. Initially, they expected to see Sha Men and the Hong Alliance’s Seven Rudders completely turn against each other, expecting at least the Bloody Monk to kill a few people from the Hong Alliance’s Seven Rudders. Unexpectedly, the matter ended like this. Witnessing the Bloody Monk’s strength, they also understood Ye Qing’s relationship with the Bloody Monk. It seemed that dealing with Ye Qing this time would require careful planning. After all, few would be willing to face the wrath of the Bloody Monk.

In the distance, several members of the Sword Saint Sect also frowned deeply. They originally intended to use this opportunity to weaken the Hong Alliance’s Seven Rudders’ power. Still, unexpectedly, the matter was resolved this way. Especially the Young Master of the Sword Saint Sect, who stared deeply at Ye Qing, his brows tightly furrowed, silently muttering in his heart: ”So this is Ye Qing? I’ve heard he’s the favorite of Shen Qingyi; so this is how he looks. Hmph, once I kill you, Shen Qingyi will give up completely and obediently fall into my embrace. Ye Qing, today, you must die!”

After Ye Qing appeared, in the distance among the Shen Family crowd, a pair of beautiful eyes remained fixed on him. The owner of these eyes was Shen Qingyi.

Although Shen Qingyi knew about Ye Qing and Huangfu Ziyu’s affair and also knew Ye Qing’s feelings for Huangfu Ziyu, she had decided not to get involved anymore. However, matters of the heart cannot be controlled. Even though she returned to Shen Family Manor, she could never forget Ye Qing. Upon seeing him again, endless ripples arose in her heart, refusing to calm.

The matter finally resolved, and Helian Tiehua again invited everyone to the main building. Seeing that there was no further spectacle to watch, more people began to focus their attention on Ye Qing. Many people here clamored for Ye Qing to hand over the items from the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master. Under Helian Tiehua’s repeated invitations, everyone finally followed them to the main building. However, it seemed that if Ye Qing did not hand over the items from the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master today, these people would definitely not let it go.

Meanwhile, on the other side, after being helped to the backyard, Zhou Haoyang could no longer hold back his angry cursing: ”That Bloody Monk, that damned bastard, one day I will personally kill him!”

Bai Yonghui sighed and said, ”Forget it, the Bloody Monk’s strength is far greater than the two of us combined. In my opinion, his power is comparable to that of Du Canglang in that era. Such a person is not someone the two of us can contend with.”

”So what?” Zhou Haoyang said furiously. ”Are we supposed to let him beat us for nothing? If I don’t vent this anger, I swear I won’t be human!”

Bai Yonghui glanced at Zhou Haoyang but said nothing more. He knew Zhou Haoyang’s temperament—it was extremely volatile. Suffering such a setback this time, there was no way he could endure it. However, Zhou Haoyang was all talk. If he actually met the Bloody Monk again, he certainly would not dare to provoke him.

”What does Helian Tiehua mean?” Bai Yonghui said in a deep voice. ”That youngster said those words explicitly to warn us!”

Zhou Haoyang, still thinking about the Bloody Monk issue, heard Bai Yonghui’s words and recalled what Helian Tiehua had just said. He replied angrily, ”Yes, and there’s Helian Tiehua. He actually dares to openly shield Ye Qing, clearly ignoring our Seven Great Families. I don’t care what you say, but my Zhou Family had someone killed by Ye Qing, and I absolutely won’t let this matter drop. This feud, I must avenge!”

Bai Yonghui frowned slightly and gave Zhou Haoyang a sidelong glance, feeling quite annoyed with this coarse fellow. By saying this, he was not encouraging Zhou Haoyang to figure out how to deal with Ye Qing, but hoping Zhou Haoyang would develop a rebellious attitude towards Helian Tiehua.

Now that Helian Tiehua was in charge of the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance, as an elder Bai Yonghui was naturally dissatisfied and always wanted to seize power. However, Zhou Haoyang was constantly thinking about dealing with Ye Qing and the Huangfu Household, not focused on this matter at all. Alone, Bai Yonghui certainly did not have the power to seize control, so he wanted to lure Zhou Haoyang into action. Unfortunately, although Zhou Haoyang’s martial skills were decent, his mind was not astute enough to understand Bai Yonghui’s intentions, leaving Bai Yonghui extremely frustrated.

While speaking, the two had already walked to the villa, where someone had already brought medicine to them.

Zhou Haoyang accepted the medicine and glanced at it, suddenly frowning: ”What is this? We both suffered internal injuries, shouldn’t we quickly find Bai Li Xi to come and treat us?”

”This...” A member of the Zhou family looked at Zhou Haoyang and Bai Yonghui and said softly, ”Bai Li Xi, he... he has already returned to his villa...”

”Then go and call him for me!” Zhou Haoyang said loudly. ”Hurry up and get him over here to heal us!”