Chapter 15: The Four Heroes of Qingcheng?

“Was it you who killed my two Junior Brothers?” A young man, holding a sword and looking defiant, walked in from outside the surrounding crowd. He was clearly the leader of this group.

Yu Xian gathered information from his words; he was likely one of the Four Heroes of Qingcheng, though it was unclear which of the four he was.

The Four Heroes of Qingcheng were second-generation Core Disciples of the Qingcheng Sect, and their Martial Arts were in the upper-middle tier among the younger generation of the sect.

However, Yu Xian knew they were just small fries; their strength was severely inconsistent with their reputation in the Jianghu.

Yu Xian didn’t even take Yu Canghai seriously, let alone one of the Four Heroes.

“What if it was, and what if it wasn’t?” Yu Xian curled the corner of his mouth with a nonchalant look.

“Whether it was or not, you’re going to die! Attack!” Seeing that Yu Xian didn’t take him seriously, the young man became enraged and immediately ordered everyone to besiege Yu Xian and the others.

With so many people dealing with a Lin Pingzhi who only had flashy but useless skills, plus a young man and a woman, he didn’t need to worry at all—he didn’t even need to act personally.

However, a look of astonishment soon appeared in his eyes.

Because when his Junior Brothers attacked Yu Xian and the others, Yu Xian reached out and pulled Lin Pingzhi and Ning Zhongze behind him to protect them.

Yu Xian didn’t use a weapon at all. He simply moved through the crowd with extremely fast footwork, dodging the attacks of the Junior Brothers.

Then, from time to time, he raised his leg and kicked his six Junior Brothers, sending them flying several meters away.

In the end, only a chorus of wails remained; they no longer had the strength to fight.

A hint of fear flashed in the young man’s eyes, and he wanted to retreat, but leaving like that would be a great loss of Face. So, he drew his longsword and attacked Yu Xian with the Songfeng Swordplay.

While the Martial Arts of the Four Heroes of Qingcheng weren’t exceptional, they were still Core Disciples, and their swordplay was decent. With swift movements and a sword style that combined rapid offense and defense, he had basically mastered the characteristics of the Songfeng Swordplay.

However, Yu Xian still didn’t take him seriously. Not only did he have the Sword-Breaking Stance of the Lone Nine Swords, but his current Internal Energy was also far superior to the young man’s.

Although Huashan Footwork couldn’t compare to the Qingcheng Sect’s Shadowless Phantom Leg, the young man’s skills were unrefined. He hadn’t captured the essence of the Shadowless Phantom Leg, making it far inferior to Yu Xian’s current Huashan Footwork.

Speaking of which, the Qingcheng Sect’s Lightness Skill seems quite good. Should I go and sign in? Yu Xian thought to himself.

But when it came to Lightness Skills, the one he was most familiar with was the Lingbo Micro-Steps. Going to Mount Wuliang in Dali was also one of his planned trips.

But that was a matter for the future.

Now, he had to deal with the small trash in front of him.

Although the young man’s swordplay was dense and fierce, unfortunately, it was still too slow in Yu Xian’s eyes. He didn’t continue playing around and stood still, waiting for the young man’s attack.

Sure enough, seeing that Yu Xian was no longer dodging, the young man immediately changed his move and stabbed directly at Yu Xian’s Face.

But he didn’t expect that by just a tiny bit—just a tiny bit—his longsword would have been able to pierce those eyes that looked down on him.

However, at that very point, his longsword was caught between two fingers and easily snapped. Then, he felt a flash of coldness at his neck, and it seemed like something was flowing out.

The young man wanted to speak, but he couldn’t anymore. He fell straight to the ground and died.

“You… you… you actually killed Third Senior Brother. You’re dead! Our Sect Leader is coming soon!” A Qingcheng Sect Disciple who had finally crawled up from the ground not far away watched the scene in terror, not forgetting to issue a shaky threat.

“Heh…” Yu Xian sneered. He ignored those people and instead turned to look at Lin Pingzhi. “Young Escort Chief Lin, lead the way.”

Lin Pingzhi was stunned to see Yu Xian kill another member of the Qingcheng Sect, especially with such a calm and composed demeanor. It wasn’t until Yu Xian’s voice reached him that he snapped back to his senses. He glanced at the young man whose throat had been slit by the broken sword and swallowed hard.

“Young Hero Yu, please.” Lin Pingzhi made a gesture of invitation and led the way.

Witnessing Yu Xian’s Martial Arts once again, Lin Pingzhi finally felt completely at ease.

Looking at the Martial Arts of those people just now, he was basically no match for them, let alone their leader, yet they were still killed by Yu Xian.

The few of them ignored the remaining Qingcheng Sect Disciples and went to the Fuwei Escort Agency together.

Just as they arrived at the entrance of the Fuwei Escort Agency, they saw a burly man in his forties and a woman waiting at the door. Seeing Yu Xian and the others arrive, they immediately came forward to meet them.

These two were naturally the chief escort of the Fuwei Escort Agency, Lin Zhennan, and his wife, Madam Wang.

“This must be Young Hero Yu and his wife. Lin sends his greetings.” Lin Zhennan cupped his fists in greeting to Yu Xian and Ning Zhongze.

“chief escort Lin is too polite.” Yu Xian and Ning Zhongze also returned a Jianghu greeting.

“Please, come inside!”

“Alright.” Yu Xian wasn’t formal either, and he walked into the Fuwei Escort Agency hand-in-hand with Ning Zhongze.

At this moment, the familiar voice of the System sounded in his mind: 【Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully signing in at the Fuwei Escort Agency. Reward: Bie Xie Swordplay (Improved Version), ten years of Internal Energy.】

Then came another empowerment, and the Bie Xie Swordplay gradually became familiar in his mind. In just the few steps it took for him to walk to the main hall of the Fuwei Escort Agency, his mastery of the technique had reached a consummate level.

And those ten years of Internal Energy were also poured into his Dantian.

Yu Xian felt his strength had increased significantly again, but he didn’t know what Realm he was in now. The System simply wouldn’t tell him, although Ning Zhongze had told him about the general distinctions between Martial Arts Realms.

The Realms of Martial Arts in this world are divided into eight Ranks: Third-rate, Second-rate, First-rate, Innate, Grandmaster, Great Grandmaster, Land Immortal, and Celestial Being.

Originally, Ning Zhongze was at the Early Stage of the First-rate Realm, but after taking Yu Xian’s Great Returning Pill, she gained ten years of Internal Energy and broke through directly to the Peak of the First-rate Realm. She should now be on par with Yue Buqun.

As for Yue Buqun, he was at the Peak of the First-rate Realm, still a bit short of the Innate Realm. Yu Xian had fought Yue Buqun and felt he could easily defeat him, so he didn’t know his own specific Realm.

Innate? Or perhaps a Grandmaster above the Innate Realm? Feng Qingyang should be between the Peak of the Innate Realm and the Grandmaster Realm, right? He hadn’t fought Feng Qingyang either; he had only received his Cultivation Technique and thirty years of Internal Energy, plus he had swallowed a Great Returning Pill, totaling forty years of Internal Energy.

Now, there were ten more years.

Forget it, I won’t think about it. I’ll have to find an expert to fight to be sure.

Yu Xian scanned the surroundings with his peripheral vision as he walked.

The people inside the Fuwei Escort Agency all looked jittery and paranoid.

The corners of Yu Xian’s mouth curled up slightly. If he hadn’t intervened, these people really would have been wiped out by the Qingcheng Sect.

Arriving at the Guest Hall, the Lin Zhennan couple sat in the main seats, Yu Xian and Ning Zhongze sat on the left, and Lin Pingzhi sat on the right.

“Young Hero Yu, the Qingcheng Sect is coming with aggressive momentum this time. I wonder if Young Hero Yu is confident in resolving this?” Lin Zhennan asked straightforwardly.

The people from the Qingcheng Sect had already started killing this morning. If Yu Xian wasn’t confident, he would have to think of another way.

“Yu Canghai is but a clown; chief escort Lin doesn’t need to worry.

“However, chief escort Lin should know that whether or not I kill the people from the Qingcheng Sect, they will still cause trouble for the Fuwei Escort Agency. As for their purpose, chief escort Lin knows it well in his heart.

“Therefore…” Yu Xian didn’t finish his sentence, but the meaning was already clear; he could take action, but he wouldn’t do it for nothing.