“Sss!”
The golden needle sank into Dragon Three’s skull.
“Ah…”
Dragon Three cried out in pain. His reaction was swift, realizing Ye Qiu had ambushed him, he swung his right fist backward.
Having made his move, Ye Qiu had no intention of letting Dragon Three survive. He dodged the punch and unleashed the Six Meridians Divine Sword.
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Swoosh!
Three sword qi blasts, swift and fierce.
Though Dragon Three sensed the lethal danger, his immobility hindered him. After dodging one sword qi, the other two struck, one hitting his back, the other piercing his throat.
Blood sprayed from his throat.
At that moment, Master Long Eyebrows acted, tossing out a thunder talisman.
Boom!
A bolt of lightning appeared from nowhere, striking Dragon Three’s head.
Uncle Mountain Guard, stunned by the sudden turn, saw Ye Qiu and Master Long Eyebrows attacking Dragon Three with lethal intent. Without hesitation, he drew the longsword and thrust it through Dragon Three’s heart.
“You… you…”
Dragon Three’s mouth was full of blood. He clutched his throat, glaring furiously at Ye Qiu and the others.
Ye Qiu smiled, “Are you wondering why I killed you?”
Dragon Three didn’t speak, but his expression showed he wanted to know.
“Because I have an irreconcilable feud with your Forbidden City,” Ye Qiu said, “I forgot to mention, my surname is Ye. I’m Ye Qiu.”
Ye?
Dragon Three shuddered, suddenly realizing something. With all his strength, he asked, “What’s your relation to Ye Wushuang?”
Ye Qiu replied, “Ye Wushuang is my father!”
Dragon Three’s pupils shrank, his face full of disbelief.
Besides Dragon Three, Tang Fei and Uncle Mountain Guard were equally shocked.
They hadn’t expected Ye Qiu to be the son of Ye Wushuang, the world’s greatest master of his time!
Especially Tang Fei, who, despite knowing Ye Qiu for so long, only now learned Ye Qiu’s father was Ye Wushuang.
“No wonder when we heard Ye Qiu had died, the War God, who hadn’t left the capital in ten years, went to the northwest himself. He must have known Ye Qiu’s background.”
“And Cao Yuan, he likely knew too, or he wouldn’t have passed the sect leader position to Ye Qiu.”
“Who’d have thought Ye Qiu is from the capital’s top family, the Ye Clan!”
Master Long Eyebrows remained calm, already aware of Ye Qiu’s origins.
Ye Qiu looked at Dragon Three, sneering, “Did you really think I’d heal you? Naive!”
“Over twenty years ago, when your Forbidden City attacked my father, you should’ve known you’d pay a price eventually.”
“By the way, Dragon Four, Five, Seven, and Eight, I killed them all.”
What?
Dragon Three’s face twisted with murderous rage, as if he wanted to devour Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu continued, “Now only Dragon Two and Dragon One remain in the Forbidden City. I doubt they’ll live much longer.”
“Dragon Three, before you die, I have one question. Answer truthfully, and I’ll leave your body intact. Refuse or lie, and I’ll grind your bones to dust.”
“Back then, you had the capital’s top diviner, Iron-Mouth Zhuge Qing, incite the city’s families to besiege my father. If I’m right, your real goal was a treasure map, wasn’t it?”
At Ye Qiu’s words, Dragon Three’s pupils shrank.
“Looks like I was right. You were after that treasure map, so you wanted my father dead.”
“From what I know, that treasure map is incomplete, split into three pieces.”
“My father had one piece, and since you targeted him, your Forbidden City must have another piece, right?”
Dragon Three stared at Ye Qiu in shock, as if asking, how did you know?
Ye Qiu saw his expression and knew his guess was correct, the Forbidden City did have a piece of the map.
The treasure map was divided into three parts, and Ye Qiu now held two, only missing the last.
Ye Qiu asked, “One final question, what secret does the treasure map hold?”
He knew the map was of great importance, or the Forbidden City wouldn’t have gone to such lengths to kill his father.
Dragon Three’s face twisted, “Heh… you want to know… I… won’t tell you…”
Ye Qiu said coldly, “If you won’t tell me, no matter. Once I kill Dragon One, I’ll get the map and find out what I want.”
“Third Master, I’ll send you to reunite with Dragon Four and the others.”
“Farewell!”
Boom—
As Ye Qiu spoke, he slammed a fist into Dragon Three’s head.
Bang!
Dragon Three’s head exploded, and his body turned to a mist of blood.
One punch obliterated him.
Uncle Mountain Guard, witnessing this, was dumbfounded, never expecting Ye Qiu to be so ruthless.
After killing Dragon Three, Ye Qiu turned to Uncle Mountain Guard, saying coldly, “Old man, you’ve got some nerve.”
“We killed Dragon Three because we’re from the Nether King Hall.”
“You, a commoner, dared to strike him. Aren’t you afraid of rotting in prison?”
Uncle Mountain Guard paled, explaining, “Mr. Ye, I… I was helping you!”
Ye Qiu said, “Did I ask for your help?”
Uncle Mountain Guard froze, sweat beading on his forehead.
As Ye Qiu said, he was just a commoner, and killing someone was a capital crime.
What now?
Uncle Mountain Guard, quick-witted, dropped to his knees before Ye Qiu, pleading earnestly, “Mr. Ye, please help me.”
“As long as I don’t go to prison, I’ll do anything you ask.”
“Please, I beg you.”
Ye Qiu asked, “Do you have family?”
Uncle Mountain Guard shook his head, “My parents are dead, my wife died in childbirth, and the child didn’t survive.”
What a pitiful man!
Ye Qiu sighed, “Since you’re so unfortunate, I’ll spare you. From now on, work for me. Are you willing?”
“Willing, willing! Thank you, Mr. Ye,” Uncle Mountain Guard said, kowtowing three times.
Master Long Eyebrows, seeing this, thought to himself, “This little brat clearly wants to take him as a follower, yet he plays this act to make him grateful. Sly!”
Ye Qiu said, “Get up.”
Uncle Mountain Guard stood, holding the longsword with both hands and offering it to Ye Qiu, “Mr. Ye, this sword…”
Ye Qiu said, “Since Dragon Three gave it to you, keep it.”
Uncle Mountain Guard’s face lit up, and he bowed deeply, “Thank you, Mr. Ye.”
Ye Qiu then turned to Tang Fei, “Old Tang, that top-grade white jade coffin is nice. I’ll take it!”
