The night was as usual, the fine rain falling tirelessly.
In the cold night, within the forest.
The young man stood with his sword, a corpse hanging from the blade.
In this life and the previous, this was Chu Qing's first kill.
But perhaps because he merged with the original owner's memories, Chu Qing felt no unusual emotions.
He was just a bit confused.
"Why didn't something appear above this person's head?
"The system had no reaction either?"
Opening the interface, nothing seemed to be triggered.
"Maybe I was mistaken."
With a flick of his hand, the corpse was flung off the sword.
When he first activated the system and saw the thing above Blood Spear's head, he thought that killing someone would make something appear above their head.
Now it seems that isn't the case.
The thing above Blood Spear's head, could it just be a way for the system to make an entrance?
Had nothing to do with him killing?
As for the treasure chest... a newcomer's package?
He didn't dwell on the issue for long, even though there were things he couldn't comprehend, it didn't matter.
"But in this case, it seems there's no need to run.
"Ah Fei's Swift Sword... the fastest sword in the world!"
The corner of Chu Qing's mouth curved into a slight smile.
Five assassins, when they first met, he killed one.
Among the remaining four, two were in front of him.
One was hanging in the tree, another fallen in the mud.
Now there were only two left.
Rather than flee in panic, he might as well wait here for a while.
Since the original owner was ambushed by the Mirror of Sin, Chu Qing knew it was a life and death struggle.
The Mirror of Sin doesn't tolerate betrayal, one must die between them.
If not for this cheat, even if he transmigrated, he probably wouldn't survive their pursuit.
But now... the situation is different.
As long as he eradicates these two assassins, he could buy himself some more time.
Thinking of this, Chu Qing returned under the tree and sat down cross-legged to meditate.
His injuries hadn't improved even with 'Ah Fei's Swift Sword', so he needed to adjust his breath a bit.
The Chu Family's secret technique is called the [Ruo Xu Scripture], actually of the Daoist Sect lineage.
Their ancestor once joined the [Void Embrace Sect] of the Daoist Sect as a true disciple.
For the past three hundred years, the martial world was turbulent, and the Void Embrace Sect couldn't withstand it. The sect was shattered, members either died or dispersed, among them was the Chu Family ancestor.
He used the Ruo Xu Scripture and the Void Embrace Sect's secret technique to establish the Chu Family's foundation in Celestial Dance City.
Thus, the Ruo Xu Scripture naturally became the Chu Family's ancestral secret technique.
Daoist Martial Arts are easy to learn, hard to master, focusing on balance and gradual accumulation.
The biggest advantage is the rarity of losing control and going berserk.
Chu Qing began practicing this Inner Power at the age of five and has been practicing for fourteen years, only reaching the Third Realm.
His Inner Power isn't deep, but when used, his Inner Breath is as light as smoke, continuous and consistent, with powerful endurance.
This is the characteristic of the Ruo Xu Scripture, perhaps lacking in explosive power, but best endurance for prolonged battles.
Chu Qing managed to hold on under the siege of the five Mirror of Sin assassins, and even escape while slaying one with higher martial arts than his own, thanks to this secret technique.
At this moment, his Inner Breath rose from his Dantian, the Dantian like a furnace, with curling smoke entering the meridians, soothing his injuries.
Time passed unknowingly, and suddenly two figures appeared on either side of Chu Qing.
These two were also dressed in black, wearing mask faces.
After appearing, without a word, the one on the left threw something with a swipe, and with a hum, three Shuttle Darts broke through the air straight towards Chu Qing's face.
Immediately following was a short dagger hidden behind the dart, aiming for Chu Qing's neck.
The other threw a rope dart instead.
The rope dart is a soft weapon, with a head at the end of a rope, sharp and pointed.
This weapon requires momentum when wielded, using the body's movements to drive the rope dart, finally thrown, its power is extraordinary, and it is unpredictable.
But this person's technique was extraordinary, with a wave, there was faint sound of wind and thunder, lightning-fast.
Both of them struck with lethal moves, even one would be fatal for Chu Qing.
At that instant, Chu Qing opened his eyes, his body lifted off the ground, his sword struck away the three flying darts instantly, then the sword thrust forward, with a slicing sound.
This thrust brushed past the left person's dagger, sparks flew as the weapons clashed.
The long sword pierced the throat while the dagger stopped just before the chest.
Meanwhile, the rope dart flew towards Chu Qing's back.
Chu Qing raised his hand to knock away the dagger in front of his chest, stepping forward with his sword pressing against the assassin in front of him.
One step, two steps, three steps!
After three steps, he paused, turned and cut, with a 'ding'.
The head of the rope dart was sliced off by his sword.
Because by then, the rope dart had reached its limit and couldn't reach him.
The assassin behind him, experienced in using such weapons, was indifferent to the dart head flying off.
With a pull, he regained control of it.
He was about to strike again, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw a flash of silver white... looking down, there was already a sword on his throat.
When?
The assassin's eyes widened, trying to speak, but only 'huh huh' sounds came out, unable to articulate a single word.
Chu Qing flicked his wrist to pull out the sword, and the assassin's body fell, splashing a few droplets of water.
Chu Qing himself staggered, taking a deep breath before stabilizing:
"It's done... if the Mirror of Sin hasn't sent others besides them, then perhaps I've temporarily escaped."
After all, he was severely wounded, and the intense fight appeared easy, but in truth, drained him significantly.
His Inner Breath was nearly exhausted, if there were a few more, he might have faced certain death.
But even at this moment, he proceeded methodically, searching each of their bodies.
Finally, he scavenged a few taels of broken silver, several silver notes, although Chu Qing didn't plan to use the silver notes.
Many silver notes required exchanging at specific banks for silver, if the original owner of the note had connections with a bank, and left any marks on it, using it without knowledge could cause trouble.
Besides that, there were some unidentifiable drugs, and a letter sealed with sealing wax.
The letter didn't specify an addressee, so he didn't know who it was for, yet with sealing wax, it was surely not simple.
"For now I'm safe, but since they haven't reported back after this night, surely more assassins will come after me...
"It's already a deadlock, might as well offend a bit more."
Chu Qing shook his head slightly and casually opened the letter.
But the content was disorderly and cryptic, it was a secret letter.
To uncover the true content, it must be read in a specific way.
Having mingled with the Mirror of Sin for nearly a year, Chu Qing naturally knew their decoding method, and following it, he discovered a brief line of words.
[Iron Palm Tribulation Chu Yunfei, five thousand taels!]
Chu Qing raised an eyebrow, Chu Yunfei... isn't that the original owner's father?