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Chapter 19: Fight if You Can, Die if You Can't.
Chapter 19: Fight if You Can, Die if You Can't.
Perhaps infected by Chen Qiu's confidence, or perhaps not wanting to back down from his bold words earlier, Fat Dragon's expression fluctuated between gloom and brightness several times before he finally nodded with difficulty.
"Alright, let's go all in!"
In his previous life, he rarely went all out, and countless fallen entrepreneurs taught him a lesson: the longevity of a company doesn't solely depend on its profitability.
The real determining factor is how much the company would lose if the project failed.
He never thought of expanding his company; he only wanted it to survive for as long as possible.
Compared to the profit point, he considered the stop-loss point more in this life.
Only by surviving long enough can one wait for miracles.
Whether in his previous life or here.
"Mhm."
Chen Qiu nodded and smiled, then walked straight out of the city gate. The few men outside the gate, who were staring at him in astonishment, were the ones sent by the Huang Family. They had just seen him step out of the city gate.
They tore off their black robes, drew longswords from their waists, and surrounded Chen Qiu and the others. Their eyes, like hungry wolves, fixed on the group, cutting off their escape route back to the Ask Heaven Market.
These thugs seemed older, some even with age spots on their hands, but their auras were not weak in the slightest.
"Huang Family's business!"
"Civilians, step aside!"
"Please make way, everyone!"
An elder with his hands clasped behind his back, wearing the standard Huang Family robe, emerged from the crowd with a somber expression. He stood before Chen Qiu and the others, remaining silent for a long time before speaking with a hint of a smile, "You dare to kill our Young Master Huang and still swagger around without even wearing a cloak."
"You're on."
"Do you think our Huang Family has no temper?"
Soon—
Three or four more Huang Family thugs arrived, tearing off their black robes and joining the encirclement with longswords in hand. They stared intently at Chen Qiu's group, ready to slash them down at a moment's notice.
These men were probably the ones Fat Dragon mentioned in his intelligence report—the 7th Elder of the Huang Family, an 8th Layer Qi Condensation Stage cultivator, and the thugs the Huang Family intended to deal with.
The people around them seemed accustomed to this scene, quickly dispersing to the sides, showing no surprise at all. As long as the fighting didn't occur within the Ask Heaven Market, no one would intervene, even if the sky fell.
"What do you say?"
Fat Dragon glanced at the Huang Family thugs surrounding them with longswords and moved closer to Chen Qiu. He surveyed the surroundings and whispered, "Whatever the plan is, it's time to reveal it!"
He probably had already guessed Chen Qiu's plan.
Just like last time, they would use the Earth Escape Technique and Illusionary Technique to escape, but both techniques required a chaotic scene to create confusion and slip away unnoticed.
So, the plan was likely to create chaos, like throwing a few Spirit Stones on the ground to attract the onlookers.
The temptation of several Spirit Stones was significant, and many people would find it hard to resist.
When the chaos of the Heavenly Principle Clause erupted in Fufeng City, Chen Qiu and his brother probably intended to use these two techniques to escape amidst the turmoil. Although it was risky, the rewards would be astonishing if they succeeded.
Just as he prepared to cooperate with Chen Qiu—
Suddenly, he felt a chill down his spine.
"Hmm?"
Fat Dragon instinctively turned around and saw a floating malevolent spirit in mid-air behind him, its body emanating deathly energy, causing a shiver.
The appearance of this malevolent spirit was all too familiar—it was none other than Young Master Huang, Huang Shikai, who had died in the Mystic Realm the night before!
"Huh?"
Fat Dragon couldn't help but slowly open his mouth in shock and disbelief as he stared at the scene before him. He found it hard to believe that Chen Qiu's plan could be as straightforward as charging out and killing them.
Are you crazy? Is this what you call a plan?
If we can win, we fight; if we can't, we die.
The very next moment—
"Kill!!!"
Chen Qiu roared, abruptly drawing his Yellow Rank Inferior Spirit Artifact "Heaven Slayer" longsword from his bosom and grabbing Huang Shikai by the collar, charging forward.
At the same time, the Seventh Elder of the Huang family also shouted 'Kill' with an extremely displeased expression.
He naturally recognized the Malevolent Spirit in Chen Qiu's hand as their Huang family's Young Master. Originally, 100 people had entered the secret realm last night, but only 2 had survived. They didn't know who had killed the Young Master, so they could only vent their anger on these two survivors.
However, they never expected that these two beasts had actually killed the Young Master!
The order had been given, and the sword was drawn from its sheath.
The Huang family thugs surrounding Chen Qiu and Huang Shikai had stern and cold expressions. They shouted angrily without any hesitation and charged towards Chen Qiu, hacking at him. Although they were older and their conditions had declined slightly, their years of combat experience were still abundant.
They were most experienced in bullying the weak with numbers.
However,
"Clang!"
Several sounds akin to blades striking steel rang out abruptly.
It was indeed effective.
Chen Qiu's lips curled into a slight smile. With his left hand gripping Huang Shikai's collar and his right hand tightly holding the sword, he charged into the crowd, slashing wildly!
He didn't know any sword techniques.
But he knew that a blade across the neck would kill.
Huang Shikai's Gray Entry effect was the Yellow Entry "Unassailable from Behind", which granted complete immunity to attacks from behind and the sides. This Entry wasn't very useful when he was alive, as its drawback was significant.
But after death, when he became a Malevolent Spirit, this Entry became extremely useful, like an absolute defense shield.
Especially since Malevolent Spirits were soul-like entities, almost weightless, holding them didn't hinder movement at all.
In the time it took to finish a meal, these six or seven Huang family thugs at the Fifth and Sixth Layers of Qi Condensation were effortlessly cut down without any chance to retaliate, falling into a pool of blood.
The gap between the Sixth and Seventh Layers of Qi Condensation wasn't as vast as the difference between heaven and earth.
But it wasn't small either.
With a realm advantage and an absolute defense shield, Chen Qiu slaughtered them without the slightest pressure.
Before Fat Dragon could react, Chen Qiu had already grabbed Huang Shikai with his left hand and was charging towards the Seventh Elder of the Huang family, brandishing his longsword.
"Come!"
At this moment, Chen Qiu's eyes were bloodshot with killing intent. The fierce aura he carried caused the onlooking bystanders to unconsciously take a few steps back.
After several breaths,
Fat Dragon stared blankly at Chen Qiu's back. Before he could draw his sword and join the fight, he saw that Chen Qiu had already started dismembering the Seventh Elder's body.
Arms, thighs, and head.
He dissected the body as effortlessly as a master butcher, then skillfully searched the Elder's long robe, pulling out three Storage Bags after a while and stuffing them into his bosom with satisfaction. He then ran to the other thugs and searched them for half a day before turning back to Fat Dragon.
"Did you come here to watch a show?"
"Should I sing another song for you?"
"Is it that simple and brutal?"
"What else?"
Chen Qiu nodded, giving Fat Dragon a displeased glance. Satisfied, he patted his now-bulging waist pouch and casually took out several taels of silver, tossing them to the guard commander at the Ask Heaven Market City Gate: "Brothers, work hard to clean up this mess later."
"A token of appreciation."
(End of Chapter)
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