radicalducati Chapter 8 Tiger-Slaying Blade Intent, I really didn't mean to...
Chapter 8 Tiger-Slaying Blade Intent, I really didn't mean to...
"boom!"
Mai Jing was trampled under Xu Qingya's feet, and countless bones in his body were broken. Before Mai Jing could beg for mercy, a sharp screech was heard, and the Magpie Blade was plunged into Mai Jing's ear.
"Boss Mai, you have three sentences to explain the cause and effect. My patience is running out!"
Xu Qingya stared coldly at Mai Jing, the murderous intent in his eyes unlike that of a human, more like that of a tiger, a king of beasts grinding its teeth and sucking blood, poised to pounce.
In business, harmony is paramount. Xu Qingya originally only wanted to beat up Mai Jing, dismantle Mai Jing's car, smash Mai Jing's flower boat, and make him lose face.
Unexpectedly, when the whale was kicked away, it smashed through the deck, revealing a child hiding underneath. Doubao smelled the child and promptly informed Xu Qingya.
The so-called "flower boats" are brothels floating on the Yangtze River. They are filled with women, and being far from towns, it's no wonder that Zhui Ming couldn't find them.
Some of these children had been held captive for half a month, while others had been held captive for three to five days. They were pale, but their cheeks had an abnormal flush, indicating that they had lost too much blood.
Mai Jing sneered, "Xu Qingya! This has nothing to do with you. The dock business is yours, and I won't fight for the Dragon-Slaying Saber anymore. Why are you pressing me so hard?"
"Just one sentence!"
"I've seen plenty of people like you, thinking yourself a chivalrous knight-errant, wanting to uphold justice, only to offend the wrong people and end up having your entire family wiped out!"
"Two sentences!"
"Spare me! Spare me! Young Master Xu, I don't know who the employer is, I only know that he is rich and powerful, and he gave me ten thousand taels of silver to rent my pleasure boat."
"What are the other person's physical characteristics? How often do they come? How long do they stay each time?"
"I confess...please don't kill me...the employer comes wearing a black robe and a bamboo hat, and he comes every three days, staying for two hours each time!"
"When was the last time you came?"
"Last night!"
"Whale, do you think I'm a three-year-old? That I know nothing? Are you blind?"
Xu Qingya swung his sword, blood splattering as Mai Jing's left arm flew into the air: "Next time it'll be the right arm, and the time after that, both legs, eyes, ears, and nose!"
"I'll tell you... I'll tell you... I could tell the employer was a woman; she had a special fragrance!"
"Anything else?"
"Every time the employer comes, she has to prepare a bathroom, then drug the child and take him there. It's always two men and two women. Last night, she left in a hurry..."
"Did you leave something behind?"
"She left behind a jade pendant!"
"What's wrong with these kids?"
"I had the gang's doctor examine them. Their vital energy was severely depleted. According to the doctor's analysis, these children seemed to have had their life essence absorbed by demons and evil spirits."
"Where is the jade pendant?"
"Here! Here!"
Mai Jing took out a jade pendant from his pocket.
The jade pendant is emerald green, with a landscape design. The front is carved with a lake, and the back with a bamboo forest. The carving is excellent, and the jade is very smooth and lustrous. It has been handled for at least thirty or forty years.
"Young Master Xu, it's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester. I've confessed everything I know, please let me go! I promise I won't be your enemy, and I'll even acknowledge you as my godfather!"
"It's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester..."
"Young Master Xu... I..."
"Therefore, I like to nip the problem in the bud!"
"You...you...you're breaking the rules..."
"Rules are for people to follow! How can a bastard like you be expected to change?!"
Before the words were finished, a terrifying tiger's roar, shaking the heavens and earth, echoed from the surging Luo River.
Five Tigers Severing the Gate Saber - Fierce Tiger Descending the Mountain!
The two most widely circulated sword techniques in the martial arts world are the Spring and Autumn Sword Technique and the Five Tigers Severing Gate Sword Technique.
Xu Qingya's Five Tigers Severing the Gate Saber is neither the sixty-four style saber technique of Qin Family Village nor the fifty-nine ultimate moves of Peng Family. The whole set only has eight basic moves.
Horizontal slash, vertical slash, diagonal slash, upward slash, spinning slash, jumping slash, concealing the blade, seeking victory in defeat!
It may seem simple, but if you practice these eight basic moves to the limit, you can comprehend "Tiger's Fury" and your moves will naturally be accompanied by a murderous aura like mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
If one is exceptionally gifted and reaches the highest level of mastery, one can condense evil energy into a powerful aura, unleashing a single strike with a wind like a tiger roaring through the mountains, seizing the enemy's soul before even reaching their body.
Xu Qingya grew up in Liaodong and witnessed firsthand the hunting scenes of the top predator, the king of beasts, the giant white-browed tiger with piercing eyes, thus comprehending the Tiger-Slaying Blade Intent.
Mai Jing, along with the manager of the Giant Whale Gang and the guards on the pleasure boat, felt a terrifying killing intent that seemed to be flowing like rivers of blood.
The extremely fierce and malevolent aura soared straight to the heavens, and those with even the slightest weakness in spirit and will immediately fainted.
Whale didn't faint!
Xu Qingya will not allow this guy to faint!
The blade flashed across the whale's body.
One cut, two cuts, three cuts, four cuts...
Clouds follow the dragon, wind follows the tiger; the tiger's roar generates wind, the blade stirs up a cold mist, carrying blood, and in an instant, it transforms into a blood-red whirlwind, sweeping through every corner.
"Clang!"
The magpie blade returned to its sheath.
Xu Qingya regained his calm and composed demeanor.
The steward, guards, and pimps of the pleasure boat were all lying on the ground. There was no longer any trace of Mai Jing on the deck, only a white, bloody skeleton.
Fortunately, both the courtesans on the pleasure boat and the kidnapped children were too weak to witness the terrifying scene, having been knocked unconscious by the tiger's roar.
Xu Qingya leaped back to the shore.
Qin Nanqin hurriedly asked, "Young Master Xu, what happened? Why is it so intense?"
Xu Qingya said in a deep voice, "Miss Qin, I would like to trouble you to go to the Six Doors, find Zhui Ming, and tell him that all the children who have recently gone missing are here."
"Was this case handled by the Whale Gang?"
"They were one of the participants."
"These bastards deserve to die!"
"I'll stay behind to protect these children, lest the mastermind behind them kill them to silence them. Miss Qin, please be careful on your journey and watch out for ambushes!"
"That's easy! Young Master Xu, go to the cabin and find paper and pen. Write a letter, and I'll have a falcon deliver it. They can guard against people, but they certainly can't guard against falcons."
Qin Nanqin pointed to the falcon on her shoulder.
This is a strange bird, entirely red, about the size of a crow, with sharp teeth and claws, lively eyes, and feathers as brilliant as flames; it is clearly a spirit bird.
Qin Nanqin laughed and said, "I don't know if this falcon is of Garuda blood or a descendant of Vermilion Bird. It is good at catching snakes with its sharp claws and its favorite food is snake gall."
While ordinary birds fear fire, its feathers shine even brighter in flames, and it can also release a fragrance that can render hundreds or thousands of venomous snakes unconscious with the help of firelight.
When fighting, its sharp claws are dazzling; it can rip out an enemy's eyeball with a single blow, making it extremely fierce and ruthless!
Xu Qingya asked, "Miss Qin, what's the name of this little bird? Is it called a falcon?"
Qin Nanqin said, "I tried to name it, but no matter what name I gave it, it wouldn't accept it. Miss said it's because it doesn't consider me its master."
Xu Qingya joked, "This little thing is quite stubborn. Its feathers are red, and when it curls up, it looks like a red dumpling, just like a candied hawthorn. Let's call it Tangdun'er!"
While they were talking, Xu Qingya finished writing the letter, hung it by the little red bird's feet, and tapped its little head.
"Tangdun'er, help me deliver this message!"
Xu Qingya subconsciously gave an order.
Qin Nanqin explained, "Young Master Xu, this little thing is very stubborn; we need to feed it first..."
Before Qin Nanqin could finish speaking, the little red bird had already taken flight. A short while later, the little red bird flew back from the city and gently landed on Xu Qingya's shoulder.
Xu Qingya: I really didn't mean to!
Qin Nanqin was quite open-minded: "Young Master Xu, rare and precious materials, exotic animals, and divine weapons have always been reserved for the virtuous. Forcing them will only bring trouble."
Especially these rare and exotic animals, no one can control them except their chosen master.
Since Tangdun'er has chosen Young Master Xu, it means you are destined to be with her, so why should I force it? If you feel indebted, you can teach me a few moves.
Xu Qingya nodded: "That's easy! What martial arts technique does Miss Qin want to learn? Let me make it clear beforehand, I don't know many martial arts techniques, and most of them require arduous training..."
The two chatted idly for a while.
After waiting for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Zhui Ming arrived with more than thirty constables and sent the child back to Luoyang.
Zhui Ming laughed loudly: "Brother Xu, you are truly my lucky star! In just three days in the capital, you first captured Tian Boguang, then slew the Azure Blood Twins, and with your discerning eye, you saw through the Phoenix Perching on the Wutong Tree!"
A major case that had troubled Six Doors for half a month was solved in just two days. Do you want to join Six Doors?
I can recommend him to Uncle Shi and the God of Arrest..."
Xu Qingya's smile froze on his face.
"Uncle Shi" is Zhuge Zhengwo, the Grand Tutor of the current dynasty and the master of the Four Great Constables. He is destined to be a lone star and is worried that he will kill his disciples. They usually address each other as uncle and nephew.
If one could become a disciple of the Grand Tutor of the current dynasty, it would be excellent from any perspective. The only problem is the "curse of the sect".
Zhuge Zhengwo is a disciple of the Zizai Sect.
Since its founding, the Zizai Sect has spanned three generations, all of whom have experienced hardships in love, either unable to obtain their love or entangled in grudges and feuds, with none of them having a happy family.
Once you enter the gate of freedom, you'll sleep alone for the rest of your life!
To date, no one has been able to break the curse!
The "God of Catchers" is named Guo Bujing. He is the king of constables with disciples all over the world. He is highly skilled in martial arts, has outstanding wisdom, and is good at palm techniques. He fights against all evil spirits with his "Surging Wave Palm".
The reputation of the "Surging Waves Palm" is no less than that of the Beggars' Sect's Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms or the Shaolin Prajna Palm, except for one drawback—cultivators of this technique cannot have sons.
These two gentlemen hold high positions, but due to these bizarre curses, rumors, and martial arts skills, the difficulty for them to recruit talent has increased by three levels.
Especially Zhuge Zhengwo.
The "curse" of Zizaimen is just too annoying!