Martial Boss Chapter 24

Qing Yu crossed the deep alleyway, leapt over the rooftop in front of him and landed silently and slowly behind a group of Iron Daggers gang members patrolling the street.

The group of evils are easy to ward off!

After Qing Yu had learnt about the Windy Sword and the Gap of Wind, he was even more ruthless and swift, and with a sweep of the Aqua Sword, three heads flew from the back of the group.

“Enemy attack.” The leader of the group turned around and shouted when he sensed the sound.

Too late, the dagger in Qing Yu’s left hand flew out, using the Flying Needle technique from the Sword of Evil to shoot out the dagger very quickly and hit the throat of one of the remaining gang members.

The meteor flew down.

The sword was like a long rainbow, penetrating the throat. Qing Yu found himself enjoying throat stabs more and more, deadly and obvious.

Sword drawn, Golden Goose Kung Fu.

By the time the men on the street patrol heard the noise and rushed to support him, Qing Yu was long gone.

Once again, he found a new group of men and killed them with ease.

After this several times, the Iron Daggers were on edge. Li Qiusheng, who had heard the news, sent someone back to the Li family to summon an expert to save the day.

He looked at the middle-aged expert who had arrived from afar and his breath was thick, at least at the eighth level of Houtian. With Qing Yu’s current realm, his chances of winning in a solo fight were not yet known, not to mention the fact that Li Qiusheng and the Iron Daggers were watching him.

The moon is bright tonight, and the light of the moon illuminates the entire Yangcheng City almost to daylight.

Under such a bright moon, killing is a real challenge, but sneaking around is a problem. Qing Yu weaved through the shadows under the eaves of various houses, walking through the streets and alleys, heading for Li Xin’s cottage.

Li Xin’s house is in a very cold area, surrounded by dilapidated houses. These houses were at least a hundred years old, and Yangcheng, under the governance of the four great families, would not stick money into building the town, and they were all uninhabited. Even some of the beggars had been cleaned out by Li Xin, making it very deserted.

When Qing Yu arrived, Li Xin was not there, so he sat quietly at the four-sided table, meditating.

I don’t know how much time had pa*sed, but there was a sound from outside the house.

When Li Xin pushed open the door, he smelt a faint smell of blood and immediately tensed his body, and slowly withdrew the foot that had entered the room.

When he saw the familiar dark figure at the four-sided table, he relaxed slightly.

“Gongzi?” Li Xin cautiously confirmed.

The oil lamp was lit and Qing Yu squinted his eyes slightly to adjust to the bright light and returned, “It’s me ——”

Li Xin entered the room and, after turning back to close the door, asked with concern, “Is the Duke injured?” He had just entered the door when he smelt the smell of blood.

Qing Yu was stunned, and after seeing the Bi Shui sword on the table that had not yet been sheathed, he understood why Li Xin asked him if he had been injured. The sword was also stained with blood this evening, so Qing Yu was afraid that the blood and dirt would remain in the scabbard and be difficult to clean, so he kept the sword unsheathed.

“No harm, it’s all the blood of those gang members.” Even though it was only a superfluous enquiry, Qing Yu sensed Li Xin’s loyalty.

“After getting rid of a number of people tonight, you should have a tighter grip on the Iron Daggers now.”

Li Xin replied respectfully, “Li Qiusheng does not trust foreigners, even my illegitimate son. The men who patrol the streets at night are those from the side branches of the Li family whom he trusts. These people are also the ones who ensure the Li family’s control over the Iron Daggers. If not for my own martial arts skills, which are unmatched by anyone in the younger generation of the Li family, I would not have been able to take my turn as the leader of the gang ——-”

Speaking of this, Li Xin smiled bitterly helplessly, “Although I am more like a puppet as the leader of the gang.”

“By getting rid of these people, the Li family’s control over the Iron Daggers will be greatly weakened. Their weakening is a strengthening of me, the famous and insubstantial gang leader, after all, the surviving elders are now all under the control of the Three Corpse Brain God Pill given by your son.”

Qing Yu nodded and said, “You have to try to strengthen your authority as the leader of the gang, too much is too little, and not all the people from the side branches of the Li family can be removed by killing them, that would only backfire. Also, find a way to push the deaths of these people onto the Zhang family, and point the finger of blame at the Li family.”

“Yes.” Li Xin said in a respectful voice.

“For the a*sa*sination of Li Dian’s three men the night before last, I guided the Grand Elder to leave clues pointing to the Song Family at the scene.” Qing Yu continued.

Li Xin was stunned at his words. Li Qiusheng could not trust him and only told him that Li Dian’s three men had been killed, and also blocked the news. Li Xin knew nothing about these details.

He took out a white porcelain bottle from his pocket and handed it to Li Xin, saying, “When I killed Li Dian, I used a colourless, tasteless, slow-acting but extremely powerful drug that can make a person’s body stiff and unable to speak. You find a way to let Li Qiusheng know that the Song family’s people have this enchantment.”

Li Xin took the porcelain bottle with both hands and responded, “Yes.”

He did not ask Qing Yu why he wanted to deal with the other clans; it was not his duty as a subordinate. He only knew that Qing Yu had helped him to take revenge and do what he had always wanted to do but did not dare to do, so he sold his life to Qing Yu, and that, was enough.

“Li Qiusheng won’t tell you the details of the a*sa*sination of Li Dian’s three men. It seems that he has begun to suspect you.” Qing Yu considered whether he needed to get rid of Li Qiusheng.

“Li Qiusheng has always looked down on me. Because my martial arts talent is far superior to his, he has always regarded me as a reckless man who only practices martial arts. I was happy for him to think so, and all I did in my spare time was to help Li Qiu Yan wipe his a*s. Therefore, Li Qiusheng must have begun to suspect me, not out of his own suspicions, but because someone had warned him.”

“Oh? Who is it?” Qing Yu couldn’t help but be curious.

“Li Ping Sheng. Although I don’t know where I have made a mistake, if someone could influence Li Qiusheng and suspect me in the first place, it would be Li Ping Sheng.” Li Xin said in a hateful voice.

“It seems that you hate him very much.” Qing Yu could feel the hatred in Li Xin’s words for his father who had disobeyed his responsibilities.

“Hate.” Li Xin said categorically, “Of course I hate him. He was the cause of all the hardships our mother and father suffered. When I was nine years old, if I hadn’t shown my martial arts talent by using the boxing skills I had stolen, my mother and I would have been beaten to death by that poisonous woman, Madam Li. It was for this reason that my mother fell ill and was so weak that she was killed by Li Quyin. Over the years, I have only seen him four times, each time kneeling and talking with my head bowed, and only glancing at him when I got up.

Li Xin only roughly stated the reason, even so, Qing Yu could feel his bone-deep hatred, father and son like this, already an enemy no doubt. Qing Yu did not want Li Xin to have a conscience and stab himself in the back when the matter came to a head. It must be said that the dogged drama in the previous life had a great influence on Qing Yu.

“No matter what, after the deed is done, I guarantee that the Li family will be at your disposal.”

“Thank you, Duke.” Li Xin bowed his head and saluted.

“Also, you check to see if the Li family has done anything unusual recently, for example, received any distinguished guests.” Qing Yu commanded. Finding out what the imperial court had sent, and which family was connected to the imperial court, all of these would help Qing Yu to preserve himself in the unknown whirlpool that would follow. At least, not to die without knowing how to die with two eyes.

“Yes.”

Qing Yu wiped down the Aqua Sword and inserted it back into its scabbard. Rising, he refused Li Xin’s compliments and stepped into the bright moonlight as he flew away.