Rumble rumble!
Another few claps of thunder.
With a bang, the door was suddenly and violently pushed open from the outside, and several people wearing Six Gates official uniforms barged in. The leader was dressed in blue, indicating his status as a Fifth Grade Blue-clad Captain.
The originally sowhat noisy inn suddenly fell silent.
A Fifth Grade Martial Artist is a rare sight in the martial world, let alone one who is a Blue-clad Captain of Six Gates.
As is well known, the martial cultivation level of Six Gates personnel does not necessarily correspond with their grade. In fact, most Fifth Grade Captains are at the Fourth Grade Cultivation level.
Cheng Ruiwu and Junior Sister Lu instantly beca alert.
Encountering such a figure in a remote inn is not a good sign.
There is a blatant rule within Six Gates: If you get too close to aristocratic families or sects, you won’t get promoted. The more you go against them, the faster you rise.
Because Six Gates is the court’s weapon to balance local powers.
Family backgrounds like that of Cheng Ruiwu, a noble Martial Dao family that hasn’t produced a Third Grade master, often get a warning from elders when traveling: Be wary of Six Gates people.
If caught by Six Gates doing sothing wrong and punished, it would be a trendous loss of face.
Sure enough, the Blue-clad Captain’s gaze swept over to them with deep malice in his eyes.
He shouted loudly, "Six Gates is currently capturing a wanted criminal. Everyone take out your docunts and travel permits; I will check them one by one."
Here they co!
Cheng Ruiwu and Junior Sister Lu’s hearts clenched; checking travel permits is the most common tactic. If you can’t produce one, it provides a reason to provoke trouble.
Fortunately, they were well-prepared this ti with all the necessary docunts.
They calmly took out their respective travel permits.
...
The Blue-clad Captain seed to notice their actions but didn’t approach them directly; instead, he started checking other people’s travel permits first.
"Where is your travel permit? Why aren’t you taking it out?"
When checking a rchant, a constable from Six Gates noticed he was empty-handed and sternly shouted, with his hand already on the hilt of his saber.
This shout imdiately drew everyone’s attention.
Cheng Ruiwu recognized this person as the rchant who had just been spreading tales of the "Mad Saber," prompting a sense of suspicion: the actions of these Six Gates people indeed seed like they were hunting a wanted criminal...
The "rchant" did not panic, calmly saying, "I’m not the person you’re looking for. Don’t waste your ti with ."
The Blue-clad Captain sneered, "Whether you are or not, the truth will co out in jail."
With that, he unsheathed his saber, and his subordinates also drew their swords.
In an instant, bystanders scattered to avoid getting caught in the chaos.
The rchant’s eyes flashed with anger as he cursed, "Fools!"
The Blue-clad Captain already launched his attack; as soon as the long saber was out, everyone felt a chilling sword aura. Even from afar, there was a stinging sensation as if their skin was being cut open.
Indeed, he is Fourth Grade!
Cheng Ruiwu watched as cold sweat broke out in his palms; just this one saber showed that this person’s strength was not inferior to his grandfather’s.
The rchant also made his move, hands flipping out to reveal a short knife that transford into a flurry of blade light.
Is he actually Fifth Grade?
Cheng Ruiwu was shocked; every aspect of the man’s deanor and attire scread of a common rchant, who would have thought he was a Fifth Grade master?
Earlier, his sister had even threatened to kill him; luckily, the man didn’t take offense, or it would have been trouble.
"This person is disguised as a rchant; there must be a motive."
As this thought crossed his mind, he saw the Blue-clad Captain injure the rchant with one saber stroke, placing the saber across his throat and capturing him alive.
There is still a big difference between the Fifth and Fourth Grades. Only two moves and he was captured alive.
Two Cyan Robe Patrol Envoys ca forward, cuffing the rchant’s hands and feet, and took out a Dragon-locking Needle to seal his vital energy point.
Cheng Ruiwu and Junior Sister Lu watched with eyelids twitching; with these asures, the Fifth Grade rchant’s prowess was instantly suppressed, leaving him powerless to resist.
Dragon-locking Needle is a tool Six Gates specifically uses to handle True Qi Realm criminals; once inserted into the body, one’s True Qi can no longer be utilized, extrely vicious. It strikes fear in the martial world.
The rchant was full of rage, still shouting, "I told you, you’ve caught the wrong person."
The Blue-clad Captain sheathed his saber, pulled over a chair, and sat down, speaking, "You say we caught the wrong person, then tell us your na, sect, and why you are acting so suspiciously. A dignified Fifth Grade, why pretend to be a rchant?"
Everyone in the inn perked up their ears; they were just as curious about this question.
By now, the sky had darkened, and the lighting dimd.
The shop assistant waited until the fight was over, then brought out a candle to light the lamps on the wall.
...
The vendor simply sat cross-legged on the ground, his face full of gloom. He knew that unless he explained clearly, this person from the Six Gates would not let him go.
"I am Xiao Qianhao, a resident of Yellow Stone Commandery, and my father is Xiao Zhiyuan. A month ago, a madman challenged my father at our doorstep, and my father suffered a crushing defeat at his hands. Normally, victory or defeat is common in martial affairs, but this madman spoke wildly. My father, humiliated and enraged, suffered a shock to his heart, which triggered an old injury, and he has been bedridden ever since."
As the vendor recounted the event, his face was filled with hatred. "I was originally in Jiangzhou City. Upon hearing the news, I rushed ho. Seeing my father’s miserable state, I vowed to take that madman’s head to my father’s bedside to avenge him. Ten days ago, I finally caught up with that madman and fought him fiercely, injuring him."
"Unfortunately, he still managed to escape by jumping into the water. Thereafter, he vanished without a trace. I had no choice but to resort to this, disguising myself as a vendor, spreading tales of his deeds along the way to track his whereabouts... It’s just that I left too quickly this ti and didn’t bring the guidance scroll."
The Blue-uniford Captain’s face turned sowhat grim upon hearing this. In his experience, this didn’t sound made up. It seed they had indeed caught the wrong person.
He asked in a deep voice, "The madman you ntioned, is he the Mad Saber who has recently erged?"
"Yes, that thief."
"Rumor has it he’s only of the Sixth Grade cultivation, yet he managed to escape from you?"
This was the only part that didn’t make sense.
Xiao Qianhao’s expression was somber. "That person’s True Qi is extrely cold and his saber technique is quite formidable, making him difficult to deal with. I was careless and nearly suffered an internal injury."
...
After Cheng Ruiwu and his sister heard this person’s words, their faces were filled with both shock and joy.
They were joyful because they finally got wind of the thief’s traces, and this thief turned out to have more enemies than just their family.
The shock was due to the thief’s strength being far greater than imagined, since he could escape from a Fifth Grade expert.
Even if they found the thief, avenging their sister would likely be difficult.
Then Xiao Qianhao said, "Sir, I have told you everything I know, please release , so as not to delay your duties."
At this mont, his tone finally softened.
The Blue-uniford Captain snorted coldly, "Who knows if what you say is true or false? You should co with to the prison in Yujie City and notify your family to co and fetch you."
"You—"
Xiao Qianhao was torn between shock and anger but was utterly helpless.
...
Cheng Ruiwu, familiar with the manner of the Six Gates, knew this Blue-uniford Captain was absolutely not going to release him.
If they let him go and it turned out later that there was truly sothing wrong with this person, he would not escape the charge of negligence.
He felt it was a pity, as this person shared a common enemy with him and could have been an ally.
Just then, a constable suddenly collapsed to the ground, and after one fell, others followed suit.
What happened?
Cheng Ruiwu was puzzled when suddenly he heard the Blue-uniford Captain shout, "Not good, there’s poison!"
Then, with a series of palm strikes, the invisible True Qi broke through, piercing the door panels, and extinguishing the lamps hanging on the wall.
In an instant, the entire inn went dark.
The wind and rain from outside blew in, sending chills through everyone inside the inn.
The mont Cheng Ruiwu heard "there’s poison," he tried to circulate his True Qi, only to find it stagnated. In shock, he imdiately held his breath and took an antidote pill from his chest and swallowed it.
Then, he warned those around him, "Be careful, there’s poison!"
...
anwhile, in the back room.
Wang Yui, in a fit of rage, was about to strike down this rebellious disciple with her palm but suddenly felt her True Qi stagnate and was unable to circulate it.
She was greatly startled, realizing she had been poisoned.
"There’s poison!"
She warned, seating herself on the ground, attempting to expel the poison by working her energy.
Beside her, Xiao Zhuyun’s expression changed drastically, suddenly feeling weak in her limbs and lacking strength. She widened her eyes, looking at Gu Xixi, who sat on the bed unaffected, and trembled as she spoke, "It’s... is it you?"
Gu Xixi slowly stood up, looked at the two poisoned, and calmly said, "Yes, it’s ."
She walked up to Wang Yui, knelt down, and kowtowed three tis with a loud bang, "Master, please forgive this unfilial disciple. Your kindness, I will repay in my next life. Consider as dead now."
After speaking, she stood up, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, took the sword from Xiao Zhuyun’s hands, and turned to leave without hesitation.
Wang Yui, sitting on the ground, trembled, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, murmured, "Rebellious disciple..."
The helpless and weak Xiao Zhuyun watched her departing figure, her eyes filled with a complex gaze.
Among her many Junior Sisters, Gu Xixi was the most obedient and dutiful, adhering to every word of their master since childhood. She could never have imagined that Gu Xixi would poison her master and herself for a man.
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