Chapter 86: Total Annihilation
Chapter 86: Total Annihilation
Xiao He sighed inwardly.
To prevent further complications, she had decided to go alone, but she hadn't anticipated that Xue Lin would let her off so easily. Instead, she found herself in a predicament due to consuming an entire jar of Fire Cloud Liquor, which caused her energy and blood to surge uncontrollably.
The group of people before her was vastly different from the two thugs she had casually killed earlier. Judging by their physiques and strides alone, they were almost all elite martial artists with refined flesh!
A group of several dozen elite martial artists with refined flesh was no laughing matter. If she had been in her prime, she might have had a chance to fight her way out alone, but with Ning Yu by her side, he was a huge burden. She might not be able to escape unscathed, let alone now, with her energy and blood in disarray, making it difficult to exert her full strength.
There was no doubt that these people were gathered by He Mingxuan, who was determined to prevent her from returning.
If she had known earlier, she could have arranged for some backup, and she wouldn't have ended up in this predicament.
However.
It was too late for regrets.
She would never sit and wait for death; after all, she was a Sinew Transformation expert.
"Follow me closely," Xiao He said in a low voice, and with a flick of her wrist, her soft sword unsheathed, emitting a faint chill in the hazy moonlight.
Ning Yu, trembling slightly, followed Xiao He, his face revealing fear as he glanced at the dozens of approaching figures.
Kill!
The dozens of figures didn't say much; after surrounding them, their eyes turned fierce, and their blades glinted coldly. They immediately charged at Xiao He and Ning Yu.
In an instant, four or five steel blades slashed down, aiming to chop them both into pieces.
"Dang Yu Style..."
Xiao He took a deep breath, suppressing the surging energy and blood within her. Her soft sword swept up, creating a web of countless intersecting sword lights, colliding with the falling steel blades. For a moment, a continuous clanging sound echoed, like raindrops falling into a copper basin.
Xiao He didn't retreat but advanced, forcing her way towards the Righteous Heart Bridge.
Ning Yu, terrified by the flashing blades, turned pale, shrinking his neck as he followed closely behind Xiao He, not daring to look at the surrounding attacks.
Clang! Clang!!
Another series of clashing blades followed.
Xiao He grunted, and her soft sword suddenly became chaotic, failing to deflect a steel blade. Instead, her own sword was struck and bent, revealing a weakness.
The steel blade slashed diagonally, leaving a wound on Ning Yu's shoulder, and blood instantly flowed out.
Ning Yu grunted in pain, his entire body aching, but he clenched his teeth, suppressing any cries. Xiao He saw this, and her heart skipped a beat, causing her energy and blood to become even more chaotic, and her sword techniques to falter.
Four or five steel blades fell from all directions.
Just as they seemed to be overwhelmed, a piercing sound of something breaking through the air suddenly rang out, like a powerful crossbow firing.
In the moonlight, a beam of light approached from a distance, instantly entering the battlefield. Accompanied by a loud clanging sound that made people's eardrums buzz, the four or five steel blades that were attacking Xiao He were continuously shaken, shattering into several segments and flying into the air as fragments.
And that beam of light that had broken through the air and shattered several steel blades was a rusty iron sword!
It drew an arc in the air, slicing through several steel blades before chasing after Xiao He, pinning itself into a green stone brick a foot in front of her, the entire sword body slightly trembling.
"This is..."
Xiao He was startled, then subconsciously looked back.
A figure wearing a black cloak, their face hidden in the shadows, stood silently on the side of the Righteous Heart Bridge not far away, appearing out of nowhere.
The scene fell silent.
Dozens of elite martial artists looked at each other in surprise, especially those whose steel blades had just been shattered by the mysterious figure.
"Go!"
Xiao He reacted first, immediately pulling Ning Yu behind her and, taking advantage of everyone's stunned moment, dragged him ten meters away, rushing towards the Righteous Heart Bridge.
At this moment, the dozens of elite martial artists reacted and, after a brief hesitation, quickly gave chase, attempting to intercept Xiao He before the bridge.
But just then.
The black figure that had been standing on the bridge's side vanished silently into the darkness, reappearing in front of the most forward elite martial artist, his right hand forming a blade. He casually waved it.
The elite martial artist reacted swiftly, immediately swinging his blade, but before his blade could connect, his vision spun, and his head rolled to the ground, accompanied by a gush of blood.
Immediately after.
The black figure casually grabbed the steel blade from the headless corpse and, with a horizontal sweep, sent it flying.
A cold light flashed, and the entire steel blade broke through the air, leaving a trail of blood as it pierced through four or five people's bodies before disappearing into the distance along the riverbank.
Thump! Thump!!!
Four or five bodies stiffened and fell to the ground, accompanied by splattering blood.
The numerous martial artists chasing Xiao He were finally shocked, and the dozens of people came to a halt before the bridge, watching Xiao He cross it. But the black figure standing at the bridge's entrance deterred them from taking a step forward!
"Sister..."
Ning Yu, who had been pulled onto the bridge by Xiao He, clutched his wounded shoulder, momentarily forgetting the pain. He looked at the black figure on the bridge in shock: "He... who is he...?"
Xiao He didn't respond. After crossing the bridge, she could no longer suppress her chaotic energy and blood, and even her breathing became rapid. She released Ning Yu, stumbling a few steps before managing to stand firm.
"Go, don't look back."
Xiao He shouted softly to Ning Yu.
She hadn't gotten a clear look at the person who had saved them.
But from the brief display of power at such close range, she could recognize it—the might of the Intention Realm.
This was a person who had mastered the Intention Realm, perhaps someone from the Yu family, or maybe...
Xiao He glanced back, but in the dark night, she couldn't even make out the figure's shape, yet she felt a vague sense of familiarity.
Could it really be him? Had he even mastered the Intention Realm? But Xiao He knew this wasn't the time to investigate such matters.
Whether it was him or not, she couldn't possibly reveal it... Because if Chen Mu had truly, at this age and in such a short time, mastered the Intention Realm through his own comprehension, it would cause a huge stir within the Inner City and undoubtedly make him a thorn in the side of the He family.
Since Chen Mu had always been so discreet, she would keep his secret, not only refraining from prying or asking questions, but even pretending to be unaware.
She hoped,
He would be the one.
...
Righteous Heart Bridge.
Dozens of elite martial artists dared not cross the bridge.
The leader among them, wearing a black cloak, stood at the bridge, his entire figure blending into the night as if he were Chen Mu. He couldn't help but speak up in a low voice.
"Don't misjudge the He family's actions, sir!"
"..."
It would have been better if he hadn't spoken, but as soon as those words fell, a hint of coldness flashed through Chen Mu's eyes.
The He family?
Although the current situation was vastly different from the past, it still reminded him of some unpleasant memories.
And although the Evildoers Gang was responsible for that incident back then, there was still a shadow of the He family, or rather, the shadow of He Ming Xuan, the Deputy Chief Magistrate.
Chen Mu closed his eyes slightly.
When he opened them again, his gaze became indifferent, and his entire body suddenly flickered, disappearing from his original spot. When he reappeared, he was already amidst the crowd, and with a wave of his right hand, a head flew off.
"Watch out!"
"Kill!"
In an instant, chaos erupted among the crowd, and various steel blades were aimed at Chen Mu. But Chen Mu didn't even bother to use his sword, and with another wave of his hand, he shattered another person's skull, and with a flick of his finger, he crushed someone's cranium.
His movements were swift as lightning, and in a moment, he had weaved through the crowd several times.
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It was almost as quick as a blink of an eye.
One by one, the elite martial artists froze in their places, and then either their skulls shattered, or their chests caved in, and they fell to the ground one after another.
Pop! Chen Mu pulled his finger out of the last person's forehead, walked slowly to the riverbank, broke the thin ice on the shore, and gently washed his hand in the river water.
After that, he stood up, glanced at the distant boat silhouette upstream on the riverbank, where the lights were faintly visible.
Then.
Chen Mu's figure silently disappeared into the darkness, leaving behind a scene of chaos and corpses on the bank of the Righteous Heart Bridge.
...
The boat.
He Ming Xuan stepped out of the pavilion and walked to the back of the boat, blowing away the cold wind, gradually calming down.
At this moment, he felt a hint of regret, as if he shouldn't have used Xue Lin's influence to deal with Ning He. Not only did it not work, but it also distanced him from Xue Lin.
A loss.
After all, she was just a maid by Xu Hongyu's side, and even if she was eliminated, what difference would it make? It was just that these days, his mind had been disturbed by Xiao He's methods.
And in the end, it was still he who sent someone to assassinate her.
He Ming Xuan secretly felt annoyed.
He could have killed Xiao He at any time, but he had been worried about Xu Hongyu, so he hadn't taken action. Now that he had done so, what was the difference from directly taking action? When Xu Hongyu returned, she might go crazy, and that would be another big trouble.
Forget it!
If necessary, he would give up the position of Deputy Chief Magistrate.
After calming down, He Ming Xuan even found himself a bit ridiculous. To deal with a maid by Xu Hongyu's side, he had ended up having to abandon the position of Deputy Chief Magistrate to avoid Xu Hongyu.
When did he start doing such foolish things one after another?
Hmm.
It seemed to have started when that Chen Mu appeared.
He Ming Xuan's eyes narrowed with a hint of coldness as he thought of this. Since things had come to this, he might as well send that Chen Mu on his way too!
After a brief moment of contemplation, He Ming Xuan waved his hand and summoned a subordinate, preparing to have him deal with Xiao He and then take care of Chen Mu as well.
The subordinate responded and hurried off.
He Ming Xuan leaned on the railing, gazing at the riverbanks on both sides of the city defense river, shrouded in darkness without any lights. After standing for a moment, he turned and walked back into the boat.
However.
Just at that moment, a subordinate rushed over, his face filled with panic and confusion, quickly reporting a few sentences.
"What did you say?"
He Ming Xuan was stunned for a moment, his face showing astonishment.
The subordinate's expression turned ugly as he said, "The Chief Magistrate has been disturbed, and he... he wants you to go to him immediately."
The 'Chief Magistrate' referred to by the subordinate was naturally not He Ming Xuan, the Deputy Chief Magistrate of the Southern District, but He Guangzong, the Chief Magistrate of the Western District, who was also his fourth uncle.
He Ming Xuan's face showed bewilderment.
He couldn't believe it.
He had mobilized some of the He family's elite forces. Even if Ning He had drunk the Firecloud New Wine and her vital energy was in chaos, it was still unlikely that they could have killed their way out.
But the news he received was... this group of people had been completely wiped out at the Righteous Heart Bridge!
How was that possible!
With bewilderment and disbelief, He Ming Xuan hurriedly left the boat and made his way to the Righteous Heart Bridge. When he arrived, he saw that the area near the bridge was already surrounded by a large number of guards.
The leader among them, wearing a white official robe, was He Guangzong, the Chief Magistrate.
He Ming Xuan walked over, feeling dazed and at a loss amidst the corpses on the ground.
Slap! He Guangzong's face was cold as he raised his hand and slapped He Ming Xuan hard.
"What have you done?"
"You gathered a group of elite swordsmen from the family to kill a maid of Xu Hongyu, and this is what you, a Deputy Chief Magistrate, have done?!"
He Guangzong scolded him harshly.
When he first heard about the fierce fight near the Righteous Heart Bridge and the deaths of dozens of people, he had initially thought it was a gang war. But upon learning that the dead were elite martial artists trained by the He family, he was so shocked that he hurried to find out more. After hearing the full story, he almost died of anger.
"I..."
He Ming Xuan had been slapped in the face, but he didn't dare to speak, still feeling a bit incredulous.
He Guangzong looked at him with even more anger.
In fact, sending people to kill Ning He wasn't a big deal; if she was killed, then she was killed. The conflict between the He and Xue families had been going on for more than a day or two, and killing a maid wasn't a big deal.
But the problem was.
They had mobilized a group of people, and not only did they fail to kill Ning He, but their own people were completely wiped out!
Regardless of the process and reasons, just looking at the outcome, this action was extremely foolish. And previously, he had even tried to use Xue Lin... Was Xue Lin someone who could be manipulated at will?
(End of Chapter)
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