Ye Qiu returned to the car. At this moment, Sabre was still standing in the same spot, motionless, as if he had been cast under a spell.
“Why did you stop fighting?” Long Ye asked in confusion.
“Are you planning to let him go?” Tang Fei exclaimed anxiously. “Sabre is a traitor who has killed many people. We can’t let him live.”
Both of them were of low skill level and had only seen Ye Qiu and Sabre exchange a couple of moves. As for the moment when the sword blade had sliced across Sabre’s throat, they hadn’t seen it at all.
“I never show mercy to traitors,” Ye Qiu said indifferently.
“Then why did you stop fighting…” Before Long Ye could finish his sentence, he suddenly realized something and immediately turned to look at Sabre.
At that moment, Sabre’s body collapsed to the ground, blood gushing from his throat.
“Holy crap, did you kill him?” Long Ye stared at Ye Qiu, dumbfounded.
Tang Fei was also shocked. Earlier, he had heard Ye Qiu say that he would take Sabre’s head within three moves. He had thought Ye Qiu was boasting, but now it seemed that Ye Qiu had actually done it.
Sabre’s body twitched a few times on the ground before falling completely still.
Long Ye sighed. “What a pity. Sabre was once a legendary figure in the military. I never thought he would end up like this.”
Tang Fei snorted coldly. “What’s there to pity? He betrayed his country and killed his comrades. He deserved to die long ago.”
“What should we do with the body?” Ye Qiu asked.
“I’ll have someone take care of it,” Tang Fei said, pulling out his phone and making a call.
Apart from a few core teams that carried out high-difficulty missions, the Underworld Palace also had personnel stationed in various locations. For example, Gu Feng and Yang Qi were long-term stationed in Jiangzhou.
After hanging up the phone, Tang Fei said, “I’ve informed the Underworld Palace personnel stationed in the northwest. They’ll come and take Sabre’s body away soon.”
“Let’s go. We need to hurry!” Ye Qiu said.
Tang Fei released the brake, and the car shot forward like an arrow.
On the road.
Long Ye kept chattering non-stop. “Ye Qiu, how did you kill Sabre?”
“You didn’t see it?” Ye Qiu asked in return.
Long Ye shook his head.
“If you didn’t even see how I attacked, then what’s the point of me telling you?” Ye Qiu said. “It would be like playing the lute to a cow.”
Who’s the cow?
Watch your words!
Even if I am a cow, I’m a bull… Bah, bah, bah, you’re the cow!
Long Ye cursed in his heart a few times before asking again, “Ye Qiu, I heard that Sabre’s strength is on par with the experts on the Dragon Ranking. Is that true?”
“Yes,” Ye Qiu nodded.
Although he had only exchanged three moves with Sabre earlier, he had already gauged Sabre’s strength with the first punch. Sabre’s strength was indeed comparable to that of the experts on the Dragon Ranking.
At the same time, he had also discovered that Sabre’s greatest strength lay in his physical power.
Unfortunately, Ye Qiu was also skilled in physical power, and in that aspect, he feared no one.
This was precisely why Ye Qiu had been able to kill Sabre so easily.
“My goodness, someone with Dragon Ranking-level strength couldn’t even withstand three moves from you. Doesn’t that mean your strength could rank you in the top few spots on the Dragon Ranking?”
Long Ye asked curiously, “I heard from Old Tang that you know the Longbrow Taoist. He’s ranked third on the Dragon Ranking. Have you ever fought him? Who’s stronger?”
“I’ve never fought that old guy, so I don’t know who’s stronger.”
Ye Qiu had already made up his mind. When the opportunity arose, he would find the Longbrow Taoist and have a fight with him to see if he could win.
If he could win, it would mean that his strength had reached the top three of the Dragon Ranking, and the gap between him and Xiao Jiu would be narrowing.
Xiao Jiu had given him three years. After three years, the two of them would inevitably have a decisive battle.
Every time Ye Qiu thought about this, he felt immense pressure.
After all, Xiao Jiu’s reputation was too formidable. Whether it was as the Champion Marquis, the Northern War God, or the top-ranked on the Heavenly Ranking, each title was like a towering mountain, pressing down on Ye Qiu and making it hard for him to breathe.
Tang Fei, while driving, said, “I mentioned earlier that the Underworld Palace has a comprehensive list of the world’s top experts. It includes detailed records of every expert on the Dragon Ranking. I once went through it and noticed something strange.”
“What strange thing?” Long Ye asked.
Tang Fei replied, “I found that although there are ten people on the Dragon Ranking, the gap between the bottom five and the top five is enormous.”
“The gap between the second and first place is also enormous.”
“During the Dragon Ranking competition, the second-ranked Wudang Mountain Sect Leader and the third-ranked Longhu Mountain Sect Leader, the Longbrow Taoist, joined forces but couldn’t withstand three moves from Xiao Jiu. This shows that Xiao Jiu’s strength far surpasses theirs.”
“I even suspect that Xiao Jiu alone could defeat the other nine experts on the Dragon Ranking.”
Ye Qiu’s heart shook.
If Tang Fei’s speculation was true, then even if he defeated the Longbrow Taoist, the gap between him and Xiao Jiu would still be like heaven and earth.
Tang Fei continued, “As we all know, there are some experts who haven’t made it onto the Dragon Ranking but possess strength comparable to those on the ranking. In reality, the gap between them and the true Dragon Ranking experts is quite significant.”
“For example, the Kirin of the Dragon Gate. His strength is comparable to that of a Dragon Ranking expert, but if he were to fight one-on-one with the last-ranked Taiji Grandmaster Chen Daoling, he would definitely lose.”
“So, never underestimate the experts on the Dragon Ranking. Those who made it onto the ranking did so through genuine skill—except for the Longbrow Taoist, of course.”
Ye Qiu was puzzled. “Why is the Longbrow Taoist an exception?”
Tang Fei laughed. “Do you know how the Longbrow Taoist managed to squeeze into the top three of the Dragon Ranking back then?”
Ye Qiu shook his head.
Tang Fei said, “Although the Dragon Ranking is a martial arts ranking, apart from competing in martial skills, you can also compete in other things, like fortune-telling, feng shui… basically anything, as long as the opponent agrees.”
“In the first match, the Longbrow Taoist defeated Chen Daoling with his martial skills.”
“In the second match, he competed with his opponent in solving riddles. Who would have thought that the Longbrow Taoist would make up a riddle on the spot? His opponent couldn’t guess it, so he won again.”
“In the third match, he competed with his opponent in meditation, with the rule that whoever opened their eyes first would lose.”
“This time, the Longbrow Taoist was utterly shameless. As soon as his opponent sat down, he threw out a thunder talisman. Sensing danger, his opponent opened his eyes and lost.”
“As for the fourth match, he was even more shameless. He competed with his opponent in eating watermelons. He played a dirty trick by saying that the winner would be determined by the number of watermelons eaten.”
“His opponent brought watermelons, each weighing several pounds. The opponent ate ten watermelons, his stomach nearly bursting. At that moment, the Longbrow Taoist suddenly pulled out over thirty mini watermelons from his robe sleeve and ate them one by one.”
“His opponent protested, but the Longbrow Taoist berated him mercilessly, saying that they had agreed to count the number of watermelons eaten, without specifying the size.”
“Even though his opponent was furious, there was nothing he could do. In the end, he had to admit defeat.”
Ye Qiu found this amusing. This was entirely in line with the Longbrow Taoist’s character—he would do anything except act with dignity.
“In the fifth match, the Longbrow Taoist… Oh, there’s a service area ahead. Should we grab something to eat?” Tang Fei suddenly asked.
“We should eat something. Otherwise, if we run into enemies again, we might faint from hunger before we even fight,” Long Ye said.
“Alright, let’s eat something before continuing. We have enough time anyway.”
Tang Fei drove the car into the service area and parked. Before they could get out of the car, a luxurious Lamborghini pulled up beside them.
Soon, the right door of the Lamborghini opened, revealing a red high heel, followed by a long, slender, and pale leg…
