"Th-this is the Perfection Realm of Martial Arts?"
Lv Jiunan, a Fourth Grade Realm expert, couldn’t even take a single blow. Truly terrifying.
No wonder the Jianghu saying goes that while Cultivation can be improved through diligent practice, advancing in the Realm of Martial Arts Techniques depends solely on talent and comprehension.
Those without high talent would find it difficult to enter the Dao, even if they practiced until death.
It was an undeniably tyrannical principle.
Chen Yi glanced at him, then his gaze fell upon the distant carriage, a meaningful look flashing in his eyes.
He then took the arriving Liu Lang and sped away, heading out of the West City Gate.
Liu Lang suppressed the shock in his heart. Looking at the body of Lv Jiunan in Chen Yi’s grasp, he asked in bewilderment, "Boss, why did you..."
Chen Yi raised a hand to cut him off. "He may be a dead man, but he was still a significant figure. We should dig a hole and bury him."
"This..."
A strange look appeared on Liu Lang’s face as he muttered, "Since when were you so kind-hearted?"
Chen Yi obviously heard him. He glanced sideways at Liu Lang. "I haven’t even settled my score with you yet, and you’re already giving me grief."
"I wouldn’t dare, I wouldn’t dare..."
After a few more words of idle chatter, Chen Yi and Liu Lang charged straight past the West City Wall and vanished into the rainy night.
In the carriage.
Liu Taoyao watched all this in astonishment. He was stunned for a long time before finally turning his head to look at Zhao Shichang.
"Lv Jiunan is dead?"
"What... what do we do now?"
Zhao Shichang gave a bitter smile and shook his head. "Young Master, I... I don’t know either."
After a pause, he looked at Liu Tianming, who had already returned, and continued:
"The commotion here was too big. It’s already alerted everyone in the city."
"Young Master, we should hurry back and report this to your father."
Liu Taoyao snapped back to his senses and nodded hastily. "Yes, yes, we must let Father know."
Hearing this, Liu Tianming cracked the whip, and the carriage drove away from Heiyu Lane.
The downpour was torrential.
The RUMBLE of the carriage wheels carried far into the distance.
Liu Taoyao sat dazedly in the carriage, a panicked look on his face.
He could already imagine Liu Hong’s furious reaction upon learning of this.
He was even more worried about the news reaching Poshisu Country, reaching the ears of King Landu.
’That Lv Jiunan was King Landu’s own younger brother. For him to die here... I fear, I fear...’
’I’m afraid even Father won’t be able to explain this.’
Zhao Shichang naturally knew what the consequences would be, but it was not his place to say anything.
He had never expected that a situation that had been proceeding so smoothly would suddenly be fraught with complications.
First, Asutai had been abducted, and it was suspected to be an inside job.
Then, Lv Jiunan had been killed.
It had all caught him completely off guard.
’Right now, we can only hope the Master can resolve this matter.’
However, in Zhao Shichang’s estimation, even Liu Hong would likely be unable to give King Landu a satisfactory explanation.
If things went poorly, this incident could directly affect the cooperation between Liu Hong and King Landu.
「Not long after.」
Outside Heiyu Lane, a group of people galloped over on horseback.
The man in the lead wore black brocade robes, with a goldfish embroidered in gold thread on his chest and a long, sheathed blade at his waist.
At his side were Fang Hongxiu and a handsome young man.
It was none other than the Imprisonment Department from Shu State Prefecture City.
And behind them, a number of variously dressed Jianghu People followed along.
"That display of power just now was truly shocking. I never thought a spearman of such strength existed here in Shu State, so far from the Central Plains."
"Who could it have been?"
"Could it be Xiao Jinghong, the so-called ’Spear and Sword Dual Mastery’?"
"It wasn’t her."
"I heard she left the Prefecture City before the Mid-Autumn Festival."