The sword mark was shown, and blood splattered!
"Chu Qing" still carried a cold murderous intent on his face, but his hands involuntarily reached for his throat.
His body tilted, trying to struggle forward two steps, but with a thud, he fell to the ground, motionless.
The figure of the assailant disappeared in a flash, taking just one step to reach the top of the courtyard wall.
Following closely, he glanced back... the next moment, he leapt upward.
"Who is it?"
"The third young master of the Chu Family was killed by him?"
"Are you stupid? That was obviously a fake, how could the real third young master kill his father?"
"But what if he's gotten ruthless?"
The entire front yard was abuzz with discussion for a moment.
Only Wu Qianhuan reacted instantly.
With a leap, she first stomped on the table beside her, using the momentum to chase after Chu Qing.
"It's him!!"
Although Chu Qing wore a straw hat, and even discreetly added a mask under it when others weren't paying attention.
However, at the moment Chu Qing turned back, Wu Qianhuan still saw Chu Qing's eyes.
There was no mistake!
This guy shed the attire of a servant and disguised himself as a guest of the Chu Family.
"Stop there for me!!!"
But Chu Qing wouldn't stop... not only did he not stop, instead, he ran even faster.
Wu Qianhuan gritted her teeth and chased after him.
With prior experience, this time she kept a very tight lock on Chu Qing, no matter how he changed, he couldn't shake off from her sight!
In the blink of an eye, the two of them left the Chu Family's main courtyard behind, and further ahead was the city gate.
From afar Wu Qianhuan shouted:
"Stop him!!"
The Celestial Dance Guard standing by the gate heard the shout and wondered who was being so rude?
Does anyone shouting at us Celestial Dance Guards expect us to listen?
Upon closer look, it was actually their own lady!
They hurriedly formed a formation, intending to stop the swordsman in front... but unexpectedly, as the swordsman approached, he leapt up, stepping through the air.
The Celestial Dance Guards craned their necks, watching him leap over their heads.
But some experts flew up to capture him, yet they saw that the figure, which should have shown signs of decline, forcibly soared another three feet in the air, using the walls of the city gate for support, and in just a breath, he crossed through the city gate.
Wu Qianhuan was furious:
"Get out of the way!!"
The Celestial Dance Guards were on the verge of tears, you told us to stop him, and now you're telling us to get out of the way...
What exactly are we supposed to do, tell us?
But before they could move aside, Wu Qianhuan had already leapt up, using the heads of several Celestial Dance Guards as stepping stones to pass over them.
The Guard members who got stepped on were not ashamed, but honored.
"My head was stepped on by the lady, do you have such an honor?"
Wu Qianhuan didn't know what these Celestial Dance Guards were thinking, her mind was solely focused on capturing Chu Qing.
After Chu Qing leapt over the city gate, he seemed somewhat absent-minded.
Earlier, he felt something was off, but where exactly was the issue? He couldn't pinpoint it.
However, at this moment, he had a bit of clarity in his mind.
He just glanced back at Wu Qianhuan, and for a moment, was speechless.
Looking at her posture, unless she catches up to him today, she probably wouldn't relent.
But thinking of what Chu Yunfei said earlier, he inevitably felt strange, the one who wronged Wu Qianhuan was actually the original owner, but now that he inherited this life, these matters inevitably fell upon him.
Thinking of this, Chu Qing let out a breath, turned his body, and stopped.
Wu Qianhuan also stopped accordingly, looking coldly at Chu Qing, even the hint of a smile at the corner of her eyes was restrained:
"Not running anymore?"
"Can't run anymore."
Chu Qing smiled:
"You, a young lady, chasing me, a man, all the way out here, aren't you worried about any mishaps?
"To be honest, I'm not a good person."
"...Then tell me, who are you really?"
Wu Qianhuan tugged at the corner of her mouth, her gaze faintly mocking.
"And what reason did you have to break into the Chu Family and save the Patriarch?"
"What if I don't say anything?"
Chu Qing slightly raised his brows, the gaze from under his mask was somewhat frivolous.
Wu Qianhuan pressed her hand on the hilt of her sword:
"Then today, you probably won't be leaving."
Chu Qing gave a helpless smile:
"Fine, fine, to be honest, I'm just a Jianghu person who takes money to kill, earning a bite to eat.
"This trip to the Chu Family was merely at someone's request."
"...An assassin?"
The mockery on Wu Qianhuan's face grew stronger:
"I've heard of assassins taking money to kill, but never an assassin taking money to protect someone... Doesn't your lordship even know how to lie?"
"The grand lady of Celestial Dance City naturally wouldn't understand how hard it is for us small fry in the Jianghu; as long as you pay, not to mention saving someone, I'll do anything."
"Fine."
Wu Qianhuan took out a gold ingot from her bosom:
"This money is for you, take off your hat and mask."
Chu Qing: "..."
Wu Qianhuan sneered:
"Didn't you say that as long as you're paid, you'll do anything?"
"Miss, you need to know that our line of work can't see the light of day, revealing our true identity will likely cost our lives.
"Though the gold in your hand is tempting, compared to my life... it counts for nothing."
Listening to him speak, Wu Qianhuan felt a sense of exasperation.
Though in her heart she was ninety percent sure, this person's words were inherently twisted, making it impossible for her to refute.
Annoyed in her heart, she could no longer care about so much, pressing her hand on the hilt of her sword, she took a step forward, speaking coldly:
"Explaining to you is a waste of time.
"Since you won't cooperate, I'll help you strip away this disguise and see who you really are!"
"...Please wait, Miss!"
Chu Qing hurriedly waved his hand:
"As the saying goes, men and women shouldn't casually undress each other upon first meeting, though I'm in this line for money, I won't sell myself like this... Watch out!!"
Just as he finished, Chu Qing suddenly exclaimed in warning.
"The one who should watch out is..."
Wu Qianhuan was so infuriated she nearly exploded, but before she could finish saying "you", she felt something wrong in the wind from behind.
Turning sharply, she saw a massive fist already in front of her.
Sea-covering Dragon Fist, Xin Youhen!
Why was this scoundrel here?
Wu Qianhuan's expression changed, luckily, her sword was already in hand, its edge slashed up like a rising moon.
With a bang, the sword Qi and fist momentum collided.
Wu Qianhuan, after all, responded hastily, let out a muffled groan, her steps faltered, taking a step back and glanced at Chu Qing:
"Why aren't you running!?"
Hearing this, Chu Qing gave Wu Qianhuan a glance:
"You're not his match."
"So what?"
Wu Qianhuan's forehead nearly bulged with veins again, at such a dire moment, why was he being sarcastic?
But in the next moment, she heard Chu Qing laugh:
"Then, how about you give me some silver, and I'll kill him for you?"