Chapter 645: Meeting Violence With Violence
âSo this is how the so-called famous Divine Sword Sect does thingsâŠ?â Yan Liqiang laughed furiously as he pointed at the people in the surroundings. With a bone-chilling voice, he said, âSo you use underhanded tricks like kidnapping people first, then mercilessly torture an innocent young man who doesnât even know you just to force him to tell you a secret technique that you wish to take for yourselves? BravoâŠ!â
âShut up! Weâve brought Xue Cao to you now! Release Senior Martial Brother Luo! If you donât, I will kill himâŠ!â Ye Tianchengâs son brought his sword against Xue Caoâs neck as he coerced Yan Liqiang.
âTry it if you dareâŠ!â Yan Liqiang flicked his sword, and under everyoneâs gaze, another finger went flying from Luo Tianyuâs hand, causing him to scream in agony again. âIf you dare to even lay a finger on Xue Caoâs hair, I will cut off your Senior Martial Brother Luoâs fingers! If you dare to kill him, I will make all of you and the Zhu Clan pay with your livesâŠ!â
Seeing how ruthless and decisive Yan Liqiang was, the expressions of the disciples from the Divine Sword Sect and the Zhu brothers immediately contorted. None of them dared to make another reckless move.
Perhaps Xue Caoâs shoes brushed against the wounds on his feet when they were being removed, but Xue Cao winced at the intense pain and slowly regained consciousness. He opened his eyes and witnessed the scene before him.
âW-What are you doingâŠ?â Xue Caoâs eyes moved around, then spoke weakly through his cracked lips.
Yan Liqiang took a deep breath and tried to suppress the anger in his heart. âXue Cao, I am the archery academyâs Left Protector. The Protectorate General sent me here to rescue youâŠ!â
Xue Caoâs glassy eyes instantly lit up at the mention of the âProtectorate Generalâ. Hot tears streamed down his bloodstained face as his entire body trembled. âTheyâve used all sorts of methods to interrogate me⊠but⊠but I didnât tell⊠I maintained the secrecy of the archery academy⊠I didnât betray my brothers⊠I didnât betray the Protectorate GeneralâŠâ
Before Yan Liqiang came here, he was mentally prepared to not blame Xue Cao even if he revealed the secrets of the Five Animal Frolics technique. After all, no ordinary person could possibly endure the way they interrogated him. Yet Yan Liqiang didnât expect Xue Cao to not spill the secrets of the technique after being held captive by Luo Tianyu for so long.
The one who personally interrogated Xue Cao was Luo Tianyu!
Yan Liqiangâs nose stung when he saw Xue Caoâs appearance, but he forced his tears back.
âBRING XUE CAO HEREâŠ!â Yan Liqiang bellowed in rage. The blade of his sword broke the skin on Luo Tianyuâs neck, causing beads of blood to trickle down.
Looking at the situation, no one from the Divine Sword Sect nor the Zhu Clan dared to defy Yan Liqiangâs orders. They had no choice but to let someone cautiously bring Xue Cao over.
Yan Liqiang had brought with him a medicinal pill for healing and recovery when he came. As soon as he received Xue Cao, he immediately fed him the pill and had him swallow it.
âWe have handed Xue Cao over! Release Lord Luo now!â Zhu Changhong demanded.
âYou kidnapped and tortured our disciple until he ended up like this. Do you think thatâll be it?â Yan Liqiang glared at the Zhu brothers coldly.
âWhat are you planning to do?â Zhu Changhongâs voice grew terrified.
âRelease Senior Martial Brother LuoâŠ!â The other disciples from the Divine Sword Sect closed in on Yan Liqiang as they pointed the tips of their swords at him.
Yan Liqiang held Xue Cao tightly in his arms, looked around, and spoke loudly. âXue Cao is a disciple from the archery academy and also a soldier enlisted under the Qiyun Protectorateâs Office! You have kidnapped an innocent disciple and injured my man. The perpetrator shall be subject to capital punishment! Xue Cao, who is the one who interrogated youâŠ?â
With a trembling finger, Xue Cao pointed to Luo Tianyu who was on the ground. âHe⊠isâŠâ
Luo Tianyuâs expression contorted from the pain of having two fingers cut off by Yan Liqiang. While trembling on the ground in agony, he yelled, âYouâre screwed! You dare offend the great Divine Sword Sect?! Youâll never be forgiven! My master wonât let you off the hook! Both you and Yan Liqiang shall die! If youâll release me now, maybeâŠâ
âOooftâŠ!â
Before Luo Tianyu could even finish speaking, Yan Liqiang stabbed his chest with his sword without any hesitation under everyoneâs gaze. The tip of the sword pierced right through Luo Tianyuâs heart, instantly killing one of the Divine Sword Sectâs seven heroes.
At this exact moment, the other disciples from the Divine Sword Sect and the Zhu brothers were scared out of their wits, having witnessed Yan Liqiangâs ruthlessness. None of them expected Yan Liqiang would really dare to kill Luo Tianyu given his status in the sect.
Yet none of them knew that Yan Liqiang was actually someone who dared to challenge the Grand Chancellor and his ministers when he was only a nobody in the Imperial Capital. Hence, Luo Tianyu, a mere disciple of the Divine Sword Sect, was nothing in his eyes. Heâd kill anyone who dared to do such a thing to his disciple from the archery academy. Even if it was an elder from the Divine Sword Sect, Yan Liqiang would still murder him without any hesitation.
After killing Luo Tianyu, Yan Liqiang held Xue Cao with one arm, rushed toward the Zhu Clanâs head at lightning speed, then swung his sword at Zhu ChangyunâŠ
âLOOK OUT, BROTHERâŠ!â Zhu Changhong screamed, then swung his own blade at Yan Liqiang. His scream snapped the other disciples who had just witnessed Luo Tianyuâs murder back to reality. All of them raised their swords and their attacks converged on Yan Liqiang.
Zhu Changyun wasnât that weak. However, a Martial Grandmaster like him still wasnât Yan Liqiangâs match. When he realized Yan Liqiang was rushing toward him, he tried to escape while brandishing his sword in an attempt to defend himself. However, Yan Liqiang was moving so fast that his figure seemed like an illusion that was too quick for Zhu Changyun to catch.
Zhu Changyun performed a technique and felt the figure rushing at him move briefly. The next thing he felt was a pang of cold on his dominant right arm, followed by a piercing pain. It turned out that his arm was severed from his body and went flying. At the same time, he felt a jolt in his lower abdomen. The Dantian and Qihai in his body exploded and Zhu Changyun screamed miserably as he was sent flying.
Yan Liqiangâs figure flashed again. Zhu Changhong who tried to rescue Zhu Changyun also screamed miserably. Likewise, his dominant right arm was also detached from his body and blood splattered everywhere. His Dantian and Qihai were also heavily damaged as he was sent flying.
Seven swords pierced toward Yan Liqiang at the same time.
It took only Yan Liqiang one technique to knock all the seven swords out of the Divine Sword Sectâs disciplesâ grips. The webs of their right hands were ruptured and blood gushed out of their wounds. Another sword gleam flashed by, and their Dantian and Qihai exploded too as they were sent flying, spewing blood from their mouths.
Whoosh, whoosh, whooshâŠ! The guards from the Zhu Clan rained down a torrent of arrows on Yan Liqiang. Yan Liqiangâs figure spun like a spinning top and all the arrows flying toward him were deflected by his long sleeves. The guards who were riding at the top of the walls or standing on the roofs fell off with horrified screams.
There was one more personâŠ
Yan Liqiangâs eyes swept across the area and realized that Ye Tianchengâs son had silently made his way to the exit of the courtyard and was trying to escape while everyone else was attacking him.
WhooshâŠ!
Yan Liqiang immediately threw the sword in his grip at him. The weapon turned into a burst of light that traveled as fast as lightning. It pierced right through Ye Tianchengâs sonâs head and nailed him to the wall by the door.
In the next moment, Yan Liqiang zoomed out of the courtyard and disappeared into the darkness with Xue Cao in his arms, leaving behind the Zhu Clan in its chaotic state.
âŠâŠ
It was unknown as to how much time had passed since then, but Zhu Changyun slowly regained consciousness. As soon as he woke up, he realized that he was in a bed surrounded by noises. His right arm felt empty and he was in excruciating pain. Turning his head to the side, he realized that he had lost his right arm. His expression instantly contorted. As he tried to get up, he felt an intense pain shooting up from his lower abdomen and draining all his energy. He tried to circulate his Qi, only to realize that his Dantian had been crippled. This meant his cultivation had been crippled too as he couldnât even muster an ounce of vital QiâŠ
Losing an arm and his cultivation. These were the consequences that befell him!
âYAN LIQIANG! THE ZHU CLAN WILL NOT FORGIVE YOUâŠ!â the clan head howled in agonyâŠ
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