vstars Chapter 13 Murder in the Valley
Chapter 13 Murder in the Valley
The man surnamed Lu's eyes burned with jealousy that seemed to materialize. Just now, he and his girlfriend Chen Qiaoqian, who had just confirmed their relationship as Daoist partners, passed by this place and were attracted by the chanting of scriptures that contained profound Daoist principles. So they stopped and listened for a while.
Gradually, he realized that the scripture was helpful to his cultivation. Just as he was about to tell his Daoist partner about this surprise, he found that his partner's cheeks were flushed and she was looking at the stall owner who was reciting the scripture with shy and timid eyes. She looked like a young girl in love and secretly developing feelings.
Chen Qiaoqian was a Daoist partner he had finally managed to win over. She came from a prominent family and was the only daughter of the Chen family, a powerful cultivation clan under the Yellow Maple Valley of the Yue Kingdom. He regarded her as his own, but the look she gave to the scholar-dressed stall owner was something he had never experienced before.
At that moment, intense jealousy suffocated the man surnamed Lu, and evil thoughts arose involuntarily.
After discovering that Yao Guang's cultivation level was lower than his own, he conceived the idea of seizing the ancient book. In his view, Yao Guang's ability to recite such profound scriptures was entirely due to the book's vast and profound content.
So he released his spiritual pressure to intimidate his opponent, and under the pretext of "disturbing himself," he planned to forcibly extort the ancient book from him, while also venting his jealousy.
"This is the second time you've ruined my business. Let me give you a piece of advice: don't make things worse for yourself."
Yao Guang quietly held back Hongfen, who was about to teach him a lesson. He didn't want to cause trouble at the Tainan Small Meeting. After all, the target Han Li had not yet appeared, and the conversion process would take some time. It would be better to stay here peacefully for a while.
However, Yao Guang's calm words were seen by the jealous man surnamed Lu as a blatant provocation in front of Chen Qiaoqian.
Given that he was born with a wind spirit root and relied on his wind-based cultivation techniques, he had always been a cut above other cultivators of the same level. How could he be threatened by a kid whose cultivation level was lower than his own?
Moreover, Chen Qiaoqian was right there. If he could ridicule this kid in front of her, crush his dignity, and let his partner see his weakness and incompetence, she would surely take his heart back and tie it firmly to him.
Upon thinking of this, the man surnamed Lu's eyes gleamed with a sinister light. With a barely perceptible flick of his wrist, a small amount of wind spiritual energy quietly coiled between his fingers, and he swiftly grabbed Yao Guang's wrist that was holding the book.
This time, he will not only seize the book, but also casually inject a wisp of wind spiritual energy into the opponent's tendons, causing him immense pain without revealing any external injuries, perfectly avoiding the rules of the valley.
The grab came swiftly, but to the man surnamed Lu's surprise, Yao Guang's hand, which was turning the pages of the book, struck first, as if waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump, and accurately grabbed the pulse point on the wrist of the man surnamed Lu who had grabbed it.
The man surnamed Lu felt a red-hot iron clamp firmly lock his wrist. The little bit of wind spiritual power he had gathered was instantly shattered. The other party only seemed to be gripping him lightly, but his arm meridians were torn apart by a sharp pain. He couldn't help but hunch over and let out a scream.
The scream attracted the attention of everyone around, from the stall owner to the customers; after all, people love a good show.
They saw a stall owner in a blue scholar's robe sitting leisurely in a chair, casually stretching out one hand and grabbing the man in brocade, causing him to scream in agony and unable to break free.
Amidst the excruciating pain and shame, the man surnamed Lu clearly saw the strange gazes cast upon him from all around him. Some were amused, some were mocking, and he inadvertently caught a glimpse of Chen Qiaoqian's beautiful eyes, sparkling with tenderness and affection, yet she was staring intently at the scholar-scholar stall owner, showing not a trace of concern for him.
In an instant, his blood gushed to the top of his head, his eyes turned bloodshot, his reason was overwhelmed by jealousy, and the wind spirit power in his body surged to his other hand, condensing into a thin, white and blue circular blade, which began to spin rapidly.
"You pedantic scholar, I'll kill you today!"
Suddenly, the man surnamed Lu flicked his arm, and a circular wind blade spun in reverse, its sharpness gleaming, and cut directly toward Yao Guang's throat.
"Be careful!"
"what!"
Han Yunzhi and Chen Qiaoqian screamed at the same time, and everyone around them was also shocked.
With the sharpness of those wind blades, they could easily sever a person's head. None of them expected that someone would dare to kill someone in full view of everyone!
"Sizzle." A crisp cracking sound rang out.
Yao Guang clutched his collar with both hands, staggered back several steps, his face showing shock, anger, and pain, before collapsing to the ground.
"Murder!"
"Quickly, quickly inform the senior host, a private fight has resulted in a death."
"What a ruthless method..."
"Brother Yao!"
"Young Master!"
Exclamations, howls, angry shouts, and sobs erupted in front of the small stall, quickly alarming the entire square and drawing countless pairs of eyes.
"Hahaha..." The man surnamed Lu clutched his wrist, looked at the fallen Yao Guang, and laughed wildly as if he were a madman. His resentment and jealousy vanished, and the pleasure of revenge filled his heart.
Han Yunzhi burst into tears and hugged Yao Guang tightly. Her heart was breaking and she was devastated. Just as she was about to retaliate at all costs, she caught a glimpse of a woman wearing a bamboo hat who was following Yao Guang like a servant.
She squatted quietly beside Yao Guang, showing no sign of pain or sorrow in her voice or movements.
Han Yunzhi was immediately puzzled. Upon closer inspection of the "corpse" in her arms, she was shocked to discover that Yao Guang had secretly winked at her very quickly, and a mischievous smile had quickly appeared on his lips.
Brother Yao is not dead! Brother Yao is not dead!
Han Yunzhi instantly understood his intention. She buried her face in Yao Guang's chest, her shoulders heaving violently, expressing her ecstatic joy through sorrowful weeping, making everyone think she was just heartbroken.
"How dare you kill someone in the valley!" A cold, angry shout came from afar.
Following the sound, an old man flew over at great speed on his weapon, followed by several valley disciples with grim expressions.
The old man was tall and thin, with broad shoulders and long arms. He wore a blue scholar's robe and had the air of an immortal. However, his face was covered with blue spots, which, when contrasted with his fury, made him look rather frightening.
"Master Qingyan!" Someone recognized him; he was one of the Foundation Establishment seniors who had been stationed there when the valley opened.
The commotion abruptly ceased, but a growing crowd gathered, eager to see how the old man would handle the situation.
Qingyan Zhenren landed in the center of the crowd, put his hands behind his back and looked around, exuding the pressure of the Foundation Establishment stage. With a sweep of his divine sense, he locked onto the man surnamed Lu.
"Do you know what the consequences are for those who commit murder in private fights, according to the rules of the valley?"
"I..." The man surnamed Lu was suppressed by the Foundation Establishment stage divine sense, as if ice water had been poured over his head, and cold sweat poured down his face. The twisted sense of revenge he had felt earlier vanished in an instant.
"The murderer will have his cultivation revoked and be expelled from the valley." The old man said without a trace of emotion.
The man surnamed Lu was instantly filled with extreme fear. He was usually arrogant and unruly, and had bullied many rogue cultivators. However, relying on the combat advantage brought by his wind-type spiritual root, he had also climbed up to the Chen family. No one else was able to retaliate. But if he were crippled, what awaited him would be worse than death.
Wait a minute! The Chen family! Chen Qiaoqian! That's right, I'm the future son-in-law of the Chen family. With the Chen family's power, protecting me would be a piece of cake, wouldn't it?