Chapter 87 Pretty girl, weird song (1/2)

“Are you done laughing?”

The child’s maniac laughter was interrupted by Qin Yu’s icy voice. Horror slowly crept up the child’s face, as he was shocked beyond belief.

“You survived?” The voice that came out was that of a mature adult. His knife did not penetrate into Qin Yu, as he was wearing his Golden Silk Armor.

“The one that should be dead isn’t me, but you.” Qin Yu revealed a sinister smile.

“No…!” The child’s pupils dilated, and he let out a scream of despair.

A flash of crimson light silenced his screams. His tiny head flew across the air and his blood painted an arc across the sky. The decapitated head then fell and rolled on the ground, and in the process, its skin was slowly peeled, revealing the face of a bearded adult man. He was a midget who was dressing as a child.

The bulky man who was in cahoots with the midget looked on in horror as his comrades’ head was decapitated. He screamed and fled in a panic.

“Trying to escape? Do you think it’ll be this easy? Wind, chase!” Qin Yu activated his Spiritual Nature of Wind. Like a phantom, he breezed past the bulky man instantly and appeared in front of him.

The bulky man was in the midst of a hurried escape when he saw Qin Yu grinning in front of him, blood saber in hand. He let out a second scream, turned, and ran away in another direction.

However, no matter how he tried to escape, Qin Yu, armed with his Blood Saber, would always appear in front of him while smiling eerily. He was left in a state of despair.

He did not know how long he had been running for, or where he had run to.

When he finally collapsed from exhaustion, his body turned to jelly, and he sat on the ground and panted heavily.

“Why did you stop? You seemed pretty good at running.”

Qin Yu’s struck terror in the bulky man’s heart. Weakly, he raised his head, fear and despair swirling in his eyes.

“Pant…pant…who are you? Are you a ghost? H.. How could you be so fast?” He was panting so hard that he was barely able to speak.

“Obviously I’m human. You, on the other hand, shall soon be a ghost.” Qin Yu smiled warmly and strolled to the front of the bulky man. The bulky man was thrown into further despair as he stared at the Blood Saber in Qin Yu’s hand.

“Ple… Please, don’t kill me. Please, I beg you.” He was tired and could no longer run, although running didn’t do him any good in the first place. Qin Yu’s speed was simply too fast for him.

“Give me one reason to spare your life.” Qin Yu’s smile remains etched on his face, and he looked as harmless as one could possibly be. However, in the eyes of the bulky man, he was more dangerous than a killer who had a knife pressed against his neck.

“If you spare my life, I can tell you who it was that wanted you dead.” The bulky man stated his conditions to bargain for his life.

“A pretty good reason indeed. Fine, now tell me. Who was it that wanted me dead?” The smile on Qin Yu’s face vanished and was replaced with a scowl.

“It’s…” Before the bulky man could finish his sentence, the whistle of multiple projectiles slicing through the air could be heard. A number of them were targeted at Qin Yu, while only one was targeted at the bulky man.

Qin Yu swung his saber in the direction of the incoming assault. Ding! Ding! Ding! Sparks flew as the projectiles collided with Qin Yu’s saber, before bouncing off and ricocheting through the air. When he turned his attention towards the bulky man, he was already dead.

“Who was that?” Like a bolt of lightning, Qin Yu’s hawk-like vision pierced through the darkness, and he scanned his surroundings. He also focused his senses to monitor for any motion or breathing. Alas, only the howling wind and the joyful cheers from the festival goers could be heard.

Qin Yu was shocked at the formidability of the hiding technique employed by his assailant. Even he was unable to see through this technique.

Seeing that no one else was around, and that the bulky man was already dead, he felt no need to stay any longer. He stashed away his Blood Saber and walked off. He had already guessed who it was that wanted him dead.

The first assassination attempt was in the bathhouse and the second was here. It was his first time in Bao Ding City. He had no acquaintances here and certainly did not offend anyone other than the woman he brought back from the mountain.

Truly, as the saying goes: ‘A lady’s heart is the most venomous.’ Qin Yu smirked as he faded into the shadows of the night while thinking: “Hmph, you want Lao Zi dead? Not so easy!”

After he left, a figure came out from the shadows and stared at the distant back of Qin Yu. He murmured in disbelief: “Could an Immersion Realm Cultivator be so strong?”

“He looked as if he hadn’t given it his all.” said another man who also walked out from the shadows.

“What do you think?” The first figure asked.

“Unless we can field a Transformation Realm expert, it’ll be foolish to think we can kill him.”

“Activate a Transformation Realm expert just so Gao Qiu could please a woman? Hmmph, I am not interested. We are already giving him face by monitoring this man.”

“What if he requests the Duke to give out an order?

“We shall see if he is that capable. Let’s go.”

The two figures then swiftly faded into the darkness.

The fighting previously did not affect the festival tonight. In the world of Martial Arts, killing and fighting were so common that it would be easily forgotten.

Qin Yu admired the lanterns that adorned the streets until he was attracted to a special place in the distance.

In that place, there was a lake, and on its banks were buildings decorated with many flowers and lanterns. The different colors of the flowers reflected off the lake, and the light from the lanterns shone through magnificently, leaving a striking scene.

Lights shimmering on the lake, the full moon hanging brightly in the sky, and the glow of lanterns dimly lighting up the surroundings. This was truly a sight to behold.

A ten feet tall pavilion stood in the middle of the lake, crowned by stunningly beautiful flowers.

At this moment, a veiled lady dressed in white sat gracefully in the pavilion. A zither was in front of her, and every time her pale slender hands plucked its strings, a magnificent sound was produced. Soon, the beautiful sounds harmonized into a heartwarming and soul-stirring melody.

The buildings by the lake were packed to the brim with young men, and some of them were quietly listening and admiring the graceful music. Of course, there were even more men who were focused on the lady in the pavilion. Even without seeing her looks, just her figure alone was enough to let people know that the lady was an angel.

“The more I look at Miss Su, the deeper I fall in love. Sigh, a pity I’m not able to see her unveiled face. If I am able to, I would have no more regrets.”