System: I Can Open Martial Arts Chests-Chapter 95 - 80: Bai Lao San (Part 2)

Her body was falling into his arms...

But just as she was about to embrace him, a force twisted out of nowhere, and in a hair’s breadth, she was flung behind the swordsman.

Poor Qin Yuqi’s hands and feet were weak, and she couldn’t stand firmly at all.

Just as she was about to fall to the ground, an expressionless girl supported her.

Qin Yuqi was a bit startled, both surprised by the swordsman’s courtesy and shocked by this person’s martial arts.

Looking up again, she saw the swordsman stepping forward, raising his hand for a palm strike.

"This palm momentum..."

Qin Yuqi was stunned, feeling very familiar, yet somewhat ambiguous.

It seemed like the Cyan Void Palm but lacked the grand and overwhelming aura of it.

Opposite, Old Bai the Third’s face was livid with anger, not knowing where this pretty boy came from, daring to be so reckless.

Ruining his plans aside, he dared to show off his claws!

"You’re courting death!!!"

He gritted his teeth, exerting his inner strength to the extreme, intending to kill this reckless pretty boy with one palm!

Qin Yuqi’s identity was not simple, the Qin Family of Heaven and Earth Saber had a substantial reputation.

If he had walked away earlier, it would’ve been fine, but taking risks and still letting Qin Yuqi leave would spell trouble for the Yinfeng Stronghold.

So he had to act fast!

Bang!!

Indeed, very fast.

The defeat came swiftly!!

An inner power that chilled to the bone, rushed forward with unreasonable force.

My inner power seemed like that of a three-year-old before it, unable to withstand a single blow.

In an instant, it breached the meridians, spreading throughout the body in the blink of an eye!

Right after... he vaguely heard a bang.

Then he knew nothing. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

However, to the others, it was evident that once the cyan-robed swordsman and Old Bai the Third clashed palms, Old Bai’s body was instantly coated in a layer of frost visible to the naked eye.

Then the cyan-robed swordsman continued moving, while Old Bai emitted a bang, shattering on the spot.

The noise Old Bai heard before dying was precisely the sound of his body being shattered.

In an instant, the entire scene fell silent!

A few unlucky fellows, struck by the pieces of Old Bai’s body, also spewed blood, crashing far away.

Qin Yuqi’s dizzy head was somewhat clearer at this moment.

In disbelief, she looked at the cyan-robed swordsman standing not far away... a hint of horror arose in her heart.

Meanwhile, a man and a woman on horseback not far away were so shocked by the sudden turn of events that they nearly forgot to react.

Once they came to their senses, they aimed to turn their horses and leave without a second thought.

But it was already too late!

Chu Qing extended both hands, enveloping the two people as if they were cloaked.

The inner breath roared together, and the two silhouettes involuntarily leaned towards Chu Qing’s palms, getting their necks seized one by each hand; inner strength probed, and the two were utterly immobilized, casually tossed to the ground by him.

"Run... run!!!"

It wasn’t clear who shouted.

The remaining mountain bandits scattered like birds and beasts.

Chu Qing’s gaze was sharp, a single saber slowly unsheathed...

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the last corpse was dragged back by Chu Qing, thrown before the town chief’s door.

The town chief looked at Chu Qing as though seeing a ghost.

He felt his legs were weak, unable to stand, having to kneel on the ground.

Chu Qing glanced over him and moved towards the pair:

"The antidote."

This was the first time they heard Chu Qing speak.

From his appearance until now, he hadn’t said a single word, yet wiped out Old Bai the Third and the dozens of brothers they brought, leaving only the two of them alive.

Perhaps because of this, these couple of words were even more profound for them.

The man reacted swiftly, pointing towards Old Bai the Third’s remains:

"On... on Third Brother’s body."

Chu Qing frowned, did he deserve to be called Third Brother?

"Fetch it for me."

Chu Qing flicked his hand, and the man immediately regained mobility.

The first thought was to run... run as far as possible, escape the confines of Divine Blade Hall, never return to Yinfeng Stronghold.

He never wanted to see this swordsman again in this lifetime.

But he didn’t dare.

The others didn’t hesitate to run earlier, all scattering in various directions.

Their ultimate fate, he had witnessed.

Thus, he could only obediently search Old Bai the Third’s corpse.

And Chu Qing looked at the woman, who paled:

"Please... please don’t kill me. I’ll do whatever you want."

"Alright."

Chu Qing nodded, then turned to the town chief:

"Bring out the poison they gave you."

"Yes!!"

The town chief was startled, trying to stand, but his legs were weak, unable to rise after struggling.

He resigned himself to crawling to Chu Qing, taking out a small bottle from his pocket.

He said to Chu Qing:

"Be cautious, young hero. This substance is potent; just a little is enough to weaken limbs, making it hard to exert any strength.

"Without the Yinfeng Stronghold’s antidote, it’s incurable."

Chu Qing didn’t reply, merely took the bottle into his hands, opened it, and dabbed it with the stopper before saying to the woman:

"Open your mouth."

The woman understood Chu Qing’s meaning and quickly complied, letting Chu Qing apply the powder from the stopper into her mouth, even extending her tongue to lick the stopper.

Chu Qing’s expression remained unchanged, merely looked at the stopper disdainfully before placing it into his pocket casually.

This was a good item... weakening muscles, preventing the use of inner strength, even if one’s martial arts were peerless, they’d stumble unknowingly.

Though his martial arts were high now, seemingly unnecessary for such petty tricks.

Yet tricks, like silver, Chu Qing never disliked having too many.

The stopper was a bit disgusting, but that’s a minor issue; he could replace it later.

At this point, the man had already brought over a porcelain bottle:

"Young... young hero, this, this is... the antidote to Yellow Springs Powder."

"Yellow Springs Powder..."

Chu Qing memorized the name, then opened the bottle.

Inside were tiny pills, this bottle held over twenty, each the size of a grain of rice.

Glancing at the man, the man was momentarily stunned, then as if struck by inspiration:

"One pill!"

Chu Qing took a pill out, glanced at the woman.

The woman understood, immediately opened her mouth.

Chu Qing flicked his finger, and the antidote landed in her mouth.

She hesitated not, swallowing directly.

In mere moments, she was recovering, cautiously sitting up.

Chu Qing nodded seeing this, tossed the medicine bottle to Gentle.

Gentle took a pill, delivering it to Qin Yuqi’s mouth.

Witnessing the earlier events, Qin Yuqi naturally didn’t hesitate to swallow the antidote.

Moments later, she exhaled, standing up to salute Chu Qing with clasped fists:

"I appreciate this brother’s rescue."

Chu Qing glanced at her, asking:

"How did someone from the Qin Family of Heaven and Earth Saber end up here?"

His voice was a bit chilly, making Qin Yuqi instinctively wary, but thinking of how Chu Qing had just saved her, she still opened her mouth:

"To be frank, Divine Blade Hall is hosting the First Grade Conference, and I have been invited.

"As for being here... I’m searching for a person to retrieve an item."

"What person?"

Chu Qing asked again.

"..."

This felt a bit invasive...

Qin Yuqi glanced at Chu Qing:

"Luo Wu the Burrowing Mouse."

Luo Wu the Burrowing Mouse... a notorious thief in the martial world.

Recalling the shifty-eyed man in the courtyard’s dungeon, Chu Qing raised a brow:

"Your item was stolen by him?"

This was knowingly asking.

Qin Yuqi nodded:

"On the way to Divine Blade Hall, I happened upon him committing a crime, thus deliberately exposing some flaws so he could succeed, thus tracing the clues to catch him.

"Unexpectedly, that rascal’s lightweight technique is superb, his body technique elusive, momentarily I couldn’t catch him.

"Fortunately, I tampered with the item..."

She said, taking out a small box:

"Inside this was a gift from a master, allowing to trace by object; once aimed at the location of the item, it would emit..."

Hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss...

The continuous sound was emitted the moment the box aimed at Chu Qing.

Qin Yuqi looked up blankly at Chu Qing:

"Ah?"