Chapter 198: Jianghu! (2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The sun set over the city wall, and the streets and alleys darkened. The streets lit up with stars, and the alleys were dim. Occasionally, a few gamblers and prostitutes would walk past in a hurry.
Ye Jingtang was wearing a black robe and dressed like an ordinary martial artist. He slowly walked in the alley, paying attention to the traces on the ground and the passers-by.
This place was a slum area, so the three Jianghu people walking together would be very eye-catching. For this reason, Luo Ning and Pei Xiangjun just waited in the carriage at the entrance of the alley so that they could rush over to help at any time.
The alleys in this street were full of gambling dens, wine shops, and brothels. The houses were old and not soundproof. There were loud shouts from some of the brothels in order to attract lechers. Luo Ning’s and Pei Xiangjun’s martial arts skills were not low, so they could clearly hear voices coming from the depths of the alley.
“Yes, yes! So powerful!”
“Is it big…”
Pei Xiangjun had covered her face with a black scarf, so her expression couldn’t be seen, but there was clearly something strange in her eyes.
Luo Ning’s eyes were cold as she tried her best not to recall the scenes of the little thief defiling her.
Perhaps it was a little boring, Pei Xiangjun asked softly, “Ning’er, has Jingtang ever said those obscene things to you?”
?!
Luo Ning frowned slightly and turned her head away to ignore her. When the little thief is defiling me, his mouth has never been free. He’s either kissing or eating watermelons. How can he have the time to say those things…
The two women were quite embarrassed. Ye Jingtang was actually the same.
As a grown man, Ye Jingtang was walking past brothels in the middle of the night and even looking around. Anyone with some experience would know what he was preparing to do.
The prostitutes who were soliciting guests at the threshold of the brothels would wave their hands from time to time to attract the customer. Ye Jingtang also reacted like a normal person and then quickly looked elsewhere. He pretended not to see anything and continued walking.
According to the tip he received, suspicious things had appeared in a house behind the alley.
Although it was still quite far away, Ye Jingtang walked very carefully to prevent himself from being ‘invited into a trap’ by someone with ulterior motives. He had gotten the bird to investigate suspicious activities from the sky. He also kept listening for any movements in the houses on both sides of the alley, with his left hand placed near the hilt of his saber.
Walking in the middle of the alley, he didn’t notice anything unusual.
Ye Jingtang looked at the small path between two houses not far away. He thought of turning in from there to go near the residence that the informant had reported. In the end, he saw a figure turn from the path and walk toward him.
The figure was wearing an earthen-yellow cloth robe and dressed like a commoner in the market, holding a long item wrapped in cloth in his hand. He looked like a gambler here for fun. He looked a little familiar…
Xu Bailin walked out of the narrow path that was as wide as a person. He was originally investigating the surroundings, but as soon as he turned and took two steps, he found a tall man in a black robe standing still 30 steps ahead in the dark alley.
Although the light was dim and he couldn’t see the man’s face clearly, the man’s standing posture and the long black item hanging diagonally behind his left waist…
?!
The dim old alley was noisy, but the atmosphere fell dead silent at this moment. It was as if there were only two people left in the entire world.
Xu Bailin didn’t see clearly who the other party was, but he had encountered ghosts many times and knew that Ye Jingtang, the King of Hell of the Black Office, was everywhere. He guessed the other party’s identity immediately.
Ye Jingtang was a little hesitant. After all, the alley was too dim, and the other party was wearing a disguise. He felt that this person was familiar, but it was difficult to confirm their identity.
Moreover, he had inexplicably received a tip and really bumped into a main character. If the other party hadn’t deliberately lured the snake out of its hole to ambush him, it would have been too strange.
The two of them were half an old alley away from each other and faced off for a moment.
After all, Xu Bailin was a formidable person in Jianghu. His mental fortitude was outstanding, and he didn’t show any abnormalities as he naturally walked to the gambling den beside her.
“Sir, please wait!” Ye Jingtang called out to him, but the figure in front of him didn’t stop. Instead, he instantly exploded and crashed into the curtain of the gambling den.
Swoosh!
Ye Jingtang moved almost at the same time. He stepped heavily on the dirt alley and sped out. Halfway through, he kicked the stone wall outside a house.
Bam!
The stone wall exploded, and several bricks flew out, smashing into the curtain of the gambling den with a terrifying sound.
One of the bricks directly tore open the wooden wall of the gambling den, revealing the few tables of gamblers who had yet to react.
Clatter!
When Xu Bailin saw this, his expression changed drastically. He flipped his wrist slightly, and his bar mace fell into his hand. He swept it through the air, tearing the cloth wrapped around it and shattering the flying bricks.
Bang!
Dust instantly flew up in the alley.
After Ye Jingtang confirmed the suspect, he didn’t stop. After kicking, he unsheathed his saber at his waist.
Clang!
A cold light flashed in the alley!
Almost at the same time as the brick exploded, the incomparably fast saber light arrived in front of Xu Bailin.
Xu Bailin had heard that Ye Jingtang and the former Fist Chief had fought back and forth today. He had thought that it was because the former Fist Chief was too old.
Seeing this terrifying blade that was completely different from a few days ago, he suddenly realized that Ye Jingtang’s skills had indeed increased significantly.
Fortunately, he had experience fighting Ye Jingtang before. In order to pursue extreme speed, the Eight-Steps Frenzied Blade didn’t have much room the change its moves.
When Xu Bailin sensed that something was wrong, he had already taken a step forward and placed the bar mace horizontally in front of him.
Clang!
The blade tore through the night and flashed through the dark alley.
To outsiders, it looked like a bolt of lightning suddenly shooting over and colliding with Xu Bailin’s chest..
