Chapter 44: Enraged Slaughter! (Part 2)
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With a cold laugh, Yan Ruyi stared at the three of them: "It seems that you three have forgotten, I still have a son named Lu Qing. He is the one appointed by the Sect Master as the next head of the Lu family and the guardian of the sect. Are you trying to usurp the position?" As she spoke, Yan Ruyi's voice suddenly became sharp, the aura of a swordswoman occupied the main seat of the Lu manor, pressing straight down on the three of them.
It was as if they had sensed the change in Yan Ruyi, and the ten swordsmen behind him simultaneously took a step forward, backward, upward, or diagonally, their footsteps staggered and shifted. The momentum of Yan Ruyi's aura reached the three people on this side, but it seemed to have encountered an invisible high wall, and suddenly dissipated into nothingness.
Jian array, Yan Ruyu's pupils suddenly contracted. These people were indeed well-prepared. At this moment, the sword yuan in her body was quietly circulating, guarding against the opponent's move.
Lu Jin burst out laughing and said, "Madam, your words are quite off the mark. Lu Qing's nephew is still young and not yet an adult, so he doesn't understand many things about human relationships and family business. That's why we've come together to ask you, in consideration of the Lu family's thousand-year legacy, to let go of this matter. We guarantee that when Lu Ai is capable of taking on the responsibility, we will return the power to him."
With a chuckle, Yan Ruyu's eyes sparkled with amusement: "What a capable person, able to take on great responsibilities, yet you don't even know how long this term is?"
At this moment, the delicate girl who was originally standing behind Lu's three people seemed to be impatient, pulling the young man's hand out of the crowd, pointing at Yan Ruyi and scolding: "You are so annoying, just a widow who killed her husband, we took over the management of the Lu family because 500 years ago it was one family, but you don't know how to appreciate it. I think you should hand over the household token obediently, maybe we can find another husband for you and your daughter."
This remark was like a thunderclap, and what had been a clever topic of conversation between the two sides suddenly fell apart.
"You——, you——" Unexpectedly, the seemingly delicate and lovely girl's words were so venomous. Yan Ruyi's blood rushed to her head, pointing at the girl with a face red with anger. The crowd behind her was filled with righteous indignation, several town guards even gripped their sword handles tightly, their muscles tense, ready to strike.
But someone was quicker than them.
"Thieving little girl, looking for death!" But then a figure suddenly shot out from the corridor beside the courtyard, instantly whipping up a strong gust of wind that sent the surrounding flowers and trees spinning around. Then, a deep blue greatsword seemed to tear through the air, bringing with it a fierce gale as it chopped down towards the girl's head.
But it was Lu Qing and others who happened to arrive at the mansion, just in time to hear the girl's words that were almost unbearable. Although the Zixia Sect did not prohibit men from taking multiple wives, they could have at most three, while women had to be faithful to one husband for life; otherwise, they would be viewed as unfaithful and promiscuous. The girl's words not only broke the taboo but also greatly insulted her mother and her ancestors, how could this not make Lu Qing burn with anger?
"Be careful!" The sudden attack left the master of the Xu family, who was behind him, shocked and pale. The girl was his daughter, Xu Yun, and she had spoken up in advance as previously agreed upon. This unexpected turn of events left him somewhat at a loss.
Facing the tyrannical sword of Lu Qing, the young man beside Xu Yun was shocked, but his reaction was swift. A layer of golden sword energy about an inch thick rose from his body, and the long sword in his hand was instantly wrapped in a sharp layer of golden sword energy, which he raised to block his chest.
However, Lu Qing's sword was so easy to receive, and after four years of practicing the Big Dipper Thirty-six Hammers, he had already trained his muscles, bones, skin, and flesh to be extremely tough. Especially in the past six months, when he practiced sword fighting at Mingyue Lake, every time he finished, he would use the powerful force of the waterfall to practice the Big Dipper Thirty-six Hammers with a sixty-jin heavy stone hammer that he had smashed out with his Lianxin Sword. As a result, if we say that half a year ago, his arms had the strength of an average adult male, which was around 100-200 jin, in the past six months, his body has grown rapidly and entered the peak period before adulthood, and his strength has increased rapidly. Now he almost has the great strength of 200-300 jin, and the Lianxin Sword in his hand is as light as an ordinary person holding a black iron sword.
At this time, Lu Qing's heart was filled with anger, and he abandoned all the techniques in his swordsmanship. Whether it was the realm of lightness or heaviness, he only used brute force to slash down with one sword. Seeing the young man blocking in front of him, he sneered in his heart, his muscles tensed up, and his arms became slightly thicker. Suddenly, a three-inch purple electric sword aura burst out from the Xuanxin Sword, and it smashed down with a loud crash.
Like a defeated cicada, the sword energy attached to the young man's sword shattered instantly. The ordinary long sword with a little bit of fine iron let out a mournful cry and snapped in response, while the massive body of the refined heart sword ruthlessly smashed onto the two people.
Pffft! The two of them simultaneously spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backwards.
In the blink of an eye, Lu Jin and the other two could only watch as the two flew back, one hand grasping out to grab them. The young man was fine, having successfully built his foundation and gathered his yuan, he had been injured by Lu Qing's sword energy, but after experiencing the Sword Slave's training, his body was much stronger than an ordinary strongman, so under Lu Qing's sword with a force of nearly 300 catties, he only broke seven or eight ribs. As long as he took good care of himself for half a year, he would be able to recover.
But Xu Yun was not that simple, Lu Qing's sword contained anger and was mostly for her, so he only used the sword to break through the young man's resistance, but his strength was precisely controlled on the sword. Xu Yun was born without any cultivation qualifications, although she was also an ordinary innate qualification, but among ordinary people, only those with above-average qualifications could practice sword yuanqi and become a swordsman.
Unfortunately, Xu Yun didn't belong to that category and until now has only reached the pinnacle of Jian Nu, unable to sense the primordial energy of heaven and earth. How could he withstand Lu Qing's sword which had almost condensed all his internal energy?
Xu Ding Shu, the master of the Xu family who caught his daughter, only saw that his daughter's chest had deeply sunken in, where all her ribs were broken and inserted into her heart and lungs. Her face was also pale as snow, apparently due to a rupture of the cardiac vessels, blood and air unable to reach the brain, and breathing disappeared in an instant.
Under the sword, Lu Qing beheaded the arrogant girl on the spot. This was his first time killing someone. Although he had a firm determination after experiencing life and death, it did not affect his mind. His hand holding the sword remained steady.
"Daughter——" Lu Qing called out softly, her voice trembling slightly. Yan Ruyu was also surprised and delighted at the moment, but what she didn't know was that Lu Qing had returned ahead of schedule without informing Yi Lao, taking action on his own. What made her happy was that she clearly felt Lu Qing's cultivation progress now, such a huge improvement couldn't help but make her feel relieved and joyful. However, in an instant, she also felt a pang of pain, what kind of price did he have to pay to achieve such progress? As someone who had personally cultivated to become a swordswoman, Yan Ruyu clearly knew how difficult it was for a swordsman to improve.
But this was clearly not the moment for a mother-son reunion. Just as Yan Ruyi supported Lu Qing, Xu Ding Shu and Lu Qiong finally erupted into a frenzy because of their daughter's death and son's severe injury: "I want you dead——" The two people simultaneously lost all composure.
"I'll see who dares to make a move!" At this time, Yi Lao's aged but firm voice rang out. A group of people, including the two teams of town guards, totaling over thirty people, rushed into the spacious courtyard. The two sides quickly confronted each other.
Lu Qing's soul-refining technique rapidly rotated, and his invisible divine sense was released. In a sweep of fifteen zhang in diameter, he clearly understood the strengths of both sides. Among the three family masters on the opposing side, Xu Ding Shu possessed the strength of a great heavenly sword master, while the other two, Lu Qing's collateral relatives, were not transparent to him, indicating they were not in the same realm of swordsmanship. After realizing he had divine sense, Lu Qing carefully read through the "Xu Ri Xin Jing" and learned that divine sense could probe into the cultivation of those within the same realm of swordsmanship, but only at the same level.
It seems that both of them have reached the Sword Origin Realm, but in Lu Qing's divine sense, Yan Ruyan's sword energy is not as strong as the Heaven Rank, and instead has weakened a lot. Apparently, they are still at the Small Heaven Rank, but the ten subordinates behind them who have formed an array have surprised Lu Qing. Their cultivation is extremely uniform, all of them being Small Heaven Rank Swordsmen, apparently specially formed. Having witnessed the power of the sword array twice, Lu Qing has become somewhat apprehensive. On his side, apart from himself and his mother, there are only four Small Heaven Rank Swordsmen, including Yi Lao, with the other three being the Captains of the Three Teams' Garrison. The gap in strength is not small.
But Lu Qing was not afraid at all, looking at the group of people in front of him, knowing that talking to them would be useless and would only make them take advantage of the situation. Only by using a thunderous momentum to destroy their prestige and crush their morale could he calm down the scene.
Lian Xinjian pointed at Xu Ding Shu, and Lu Qing shouted loudly: "Xu Ding Shu, you colluded with external enemies, disturbed our Chaoyang Town, and failed to teach your daughter. But since you have a blood relationship, come on, I'll give you a chance for revenge!" After finishing speaking, a proud aura burst forth from Lu Qing's body, his clothes fluttering, the tip of Lian Xinjian pointing at Xu Ding Shu, issuing a challenge of life and death.
A cold, blood-red glint flashed in his eyes. Xu Ding Shu's anger reached its peak, and he laughed maniacally: "You little brat, you killed my beloved daughter today! If I don't make your blood splatter all over the place, I'm not a worthy father!" As soon as he finished speaking, he drew out a four-foot-long sword with a pale red sheen from behind his back. Waves of fiery energy emanated from it.
Lu Qing's eyes lit up, and it was actually a refined brass alloy with a mixture of copper and fire copper. Although the fire copper is not as precious and rare as the fire gold, it is also an excellent material for casting swords from grade 5 to 9, which is formed by absorbing the earth fire in the copper mine near the volcano over the years.
This sword is not under the control of Lian Xin. Lu Qing has made up his mind. (New book on the top ten list, urgently seeking recommendations and collections, hoping everyone will generously help, let Ten Steps truly take ten steps to kill one person, a thousand miles without leaving a trail, killing all the way to the top ten!)
