Chu Qingyun glanced over and was startled to see Tie Mingyuan's face contorted with resentnt and rage.
He abruptly drew the long saber from his waist and swung it in a horizontal arc, aiming to cut Chu Qingyun in two.
'Damn it!'
Chu Qingyun cursed inwardly and hastily dodged. "Town Mayor Qu, Iron Chief, please listen to ! I don't know what's going on either!"
"You don't know what's going on? Yan is in your bed, and you still say you don't know what's going on? You clearly violated her!"
Qu Yuanhang pointed at Chu Qingyun and roared furiously.
Hearing this, Tie Mingyuan grew even more incensed. His rage soaring, he lost all combat sense. Without even summoning his Martial Soul, he charged at Chu Qingyun, hacking wildly with his saber like a madman.
The attack was riddled with openings.
Never mind Chu Qingyun; any random third-level Martial Artist could have easily finished him off.
But to Chu Qingyun's imnse frustration, he could only dodge. If he killed Tie Mingyuan, it would be impossible to clear his na.
BOOM!
The violent saber energy blasted a huge hole in the wall.
Chu Qingyun seized the opportunity to leap outside, only to find the courtyard already filled with Household Guards and Attendants, as well as other servants, all waiting there.
Tie Mingyuan and Qu Yuanhang followed close behind him.
"Seize Chu Qingyun! He's the Flower Thief, Ma Zhiyong!" Qu Yuanhang shouted, raising his arm high after running out of the room.
"Damn it, just listen to ! I'm really not—"
"Pervert, die!" Before Chu Qingyun could finish, Tie Mingyuan lunged again, each slash aid to kill, fighting with reckless abandon.
A vicious glint flashed in Chu Qingyun's eyes. Tie Mingyuan's repeated, suicidal attacks stirred a primal killing intent within him.
However, he hadn't lost his head. He knew he couldn't kill Tie Mingyuan now, or he'd lose any chance to clear his na.
"Ten-Star Vine!"
Chu Qingyun let out a low cry and unleashed his Martial Soul. An ink-green vine shot out, growing at an incredible speed and binding Tie Mingyuan tightly before he could react.
A re third-level Martial Artist stood no chance of resisting him.
But just at that mont, the Devouring Martial Soul in his Qi Sea began to tremble faintly.
"Audacious scoundrel! So you're Ma Zhiyong!"
"Town Mayor Qu, do not panic! We are here to help you capture the thief!"
Mr. Zhu and Mr. Hou, the n from the banquet, appeared. They unleashed their auras completely, and everyone in the courtyard felt as if a boulder was crushing their chests, making it difficult to breathe.
Eighth-level Martial Artists!
Two Eighth-level Martial Artists!
"Hmph. Stinking rats from the Martial Soul Hall," Chu Qingyun said, his expression turning icy as he snorted.
Mr. Zhu and Mr. Hou's expressions flickered. They exchanged a look, not expecting Chu Qingyun to recognize them.
"Heh heh. Since you know, there's even more reason we can't let you live!"
"Splitting Claw!"
"Demon-Slaying Staff!"
The two attacked imdiately with their Soul Techniques. A sharp, half-man-tall giant claw shot toward him. Even from over ten ters away, Chu Qingyun could almost feel its sharpness.
A several-ter-long, dark gold staff descended from the sky, tearing through the air with a piercing whistle as it crashed down, carrying imnse montum and devastating power.
Facing a full-powered assault from two Eighth-level Martial Artists, Chu Qingyun's expression was grim. Not daring to be careless in the slightest, he casually tossed Tie Mingyuan aside and controlled his Ten-star Vine Martial Soul to retreat rapidly.
He could handle a fight against one Eighth-level Martial Artist, but against two, he would have to use his Puppet or the Thundercloud Sword. Right now, though, his mind was in chaos, and he had no idea what was truly going on.
'The best course of action is to make a strategic retreat and figure things out.'
With a few quick movents, Chu Qingyun leaped onto a high roof, but the two Soul Technique attacks were already upon him, impossible to evade.
"Ten-Star Vine, block!"
At Chu Qingyun's low command, countless vines crisscrossed to form a wall in front of him.
Then, without hesitation, he flicked his ring and released the Puppet.
KRSSH!
RIIIP!
The giant claw and the long staff instantly shattered the wall of Ten-Star Vines. The fierce Primordial Power within the attacks shredded the broken vines to pieces, causing them to dissipate instantly.
However, Chu Qingyun was already hidden behind the towering Puppet. From Qu Yuanhang's position, all that could be seen was a blurry figure standing on the rooftop.
The giant claw and long staff descended, smashing into the Puppet with a trendous BANG! Primordial Power then erupted, and under the imnse force, the entire building collapsed like a line of dominoes.
At the very mont of impact, Chu Qingyun grabbed the Puppet and leaped from the roof, even letting out a pained scream as if he'd been hit.
Of course, hidden behind the Puppet, nearly all the direct damage was absorbed by it. At most, Chu Qingyun only felt the impact of the shockwave, which was nothing to soone who possessed the Profound Celestial Divine Pattern.
As he fell, Chu Qingyun recalled the Puppet and bolted toward the outskirts of town.
Soon, Mr. Zhu, Mr. Hou, Qu Yuanhang, and Tie Mingyuan all rushed to the ruins.
"He got away..."
Qu Yuanhang's eyes glinted, his thoughts unreadable.
"He took a full-powered blow from both of us at once. Not even an Eighth-level Martial Artist could withstand that. The kid must be critically injured and on the brink of death!" the short, stout Mr. Zhu said with utter confidence.
Qu Yuanhang nodded in agreent, but his brow remained furrowed, as if he was still worried about sothing.
"I'll go after him! Town Mayor Qu, you all take care of Yan. I'm going to hunt that bastard down and bring back his head!"
Tie Mingyuan said through gritted teeth before speeding off in the direction Chu Qingyun had fled.
After Tie Mingyuan disappeared from view, Qu Yuanhang suddenly burst out laughing. "Haha, hahahaha! What an idiot. Don't you worry, Tie Mingyuan. We'll help you... and take *good* care of Yan!"
Qu Yuanhang deliberately stressed the words "take care," and Mr. Zhu and Mr. Hou couldn't help but join him in roaring with laughter.
Before he had gone far, Chu Qingyun sensed Tie Mingyuan following him. Once he confird he was alone, Chu Qingyun intentionally slowed his pace. He even dropped his Stealth Soul Technique twice, maintaining a careful distance from Tie Mingyuan, luring him to a desolate hillside outside of town.
Once outside the town, Chu Qingyun stopped. He waited less than a minute before Tie Mingyuan caught up.
"Hmph. Ma Zhiyong. Run. Why don't you keep running? I never thought a Flower Thief like you would dare impersonate a Great Xia Dragon Guard!"
Tie Mingyuan brandished his saber, his entire being radiating a crazed aura. He was completely fixated, utterly convinced that Chu Qingyun was Ma Zhiyong in disguise.
"Why do you think I'm Ma Zhiyong? Did you see it with your own eyes?" Chu Qingyun asked calmly, sitting on a large rock.
"I saw it with my own two eyes! How could it be fake!?"
With that, Tie Mingyuan gripped his saber with both hands, leaped into the air, and brought it down viciously on Chu Qingyun.
SWOOSH!
A Ten-Star Vine erupted from the ground and, in a flash, bound Tie Mingyuan to a tree.
Chu Qingyun walked over slowly and seized him by the neck. "Tie Mingyuan, do you really think I don't have the guts to kill you?"
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