Chapter 366 (2/2)

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The man with the bamboo hat was only five steps away from Xia Qifei

The three injured swordsmen from the Sixth Bureau finally returned to their positionsDue to their injuries, they could not stand against the ace's shocking knife powerTheir metal rods were broken in to a nu back

Jiangnan Restaurant was right in front of his eyes

Xia Qifei escaped up the stairs

The waiter and clients at the door screamed in panic but seemed to have been ensnared in a spell; their spirits shocked by this bloody and terrifying sceneTheir legs turned soft, and it seemed like they couldn't move

The ace with the bamboo hat was still five steps away from the stone steps when he sliced doith his knifeThe direction of the strike was toward the back of the extrely scared du on to a beautiful columnFor some reason, he shook a metal rod into his hands and ruthlessly stabbed it toward the upper thigh of the ace with the bahtyThis hidden Sixth Bureau assassin didn't have the confidence that he would definitely succeed, so he took the opportunity just before the sword slashed through Xia Qifei's body to strike somewhere vitalThus, he had chosen the juncture at the upper thigh

Unexpectedly, it seemed like the ace with the bamboo hat did not see this strike and continued to slice down

With a dink, the h a sheet of metal

The assassin of the Sixth Bureau felt a chill in his heartHe knew that this was a stupid skill that no one still practiced on the jianghu—Iron Skin

Since the other party had practiced it and had not dodged at all, that iving up all the pleasures of men and women, and practiced this skill to the extreme

This swordsman of the Sixth Bureau knew that he could not block this strike, but with the commissioner's orders before him, he had to protect Xia Qifei's lifeThus, he threw hi death, he leapt toward the air above the aceAs he was in the air, he pulled a ser from his shoe and viciously stabbed toward the eyes the bamboo hat constantly covered

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The knife in the ace's hand was less than half a meter from Xia Qifei's back when two ain

Fan Xian had sent seven swordsmen from the Sixth Bureau to protect Xia QifeiFive had already appearedThe tho had been silent until the end had originally planned to act as their leader had done earlier, to defeat and rescue, and protect Xia Qifei's lifeHowever, after discovering the strange and abnormal skills the other party possessed, they knew this method would not workFurthermore, the knife had already arrived, so they could only helplessly clash head on against the opponent's strike

With an awful shrieking sound, the two metal rods did not break but were shocked froe of this block and, like a pitiful little dog, leapt forward and narrowly avoided the strikeThe light of the knife landed on the ground and gouged a huge chunk froave a cry and spat out a mouthful of fresh bloodHe had still been struck by the ace's qi activityThe power of the sword landed on his body, and he was the one with the heaviest internal da out a round yet his expression reht hand snaked out unbelievably quickly fro the s the iiven him for self-protection

When the bolt fired, that Sixth Bureau swords knife in the ace's hand was not easily drawn backHis left hand curled into a fist, and he struck outWith a bang, he sent the swords in front of his face

The narrow bolt approached the front of the bahtly norhtly tilted his head backIt see, his face was still a weak pointThe bolt flew through the airWith a whistle, it pierced deeply in to the top of the bamboo hat

The bamboo hat was tied under his chin, so it was not taken away by the boldThus, the true face of this mysterious ninth-level ace was still not shown to everyone

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There was a soft noise, but it was not clear——slight boom, like when children played with firecrackers and also a crackling like ood is being burned

The bolt stuck to the top of the baht flashed by, and the ace's head ie

Under the h they were still unable to execute the full potential of gunpowder and it didn't burn strong enough when lit, but nonetheless, in a flash the ba knife in his hand with his feet steadily placedHe stood silently before Jiangnan RestaurantHis face was pitch blackThere was a terrifying blister in the center, and his eyes were tightly closedIt was difficult to see whether he was alive or dead

Suddenly, he opened his eyes and a thread of rage flashed through them

This mysterious ace was still alive

But what surprised and confused everyone was not that this person could survive after such an injury, because given the other party's power he was not easy to kill anyhat surprised Xia Qifei and the Overwatch Council was that…this hat covered ace was…bald

As all under heaven followed filial piety, the body, hair, and skin all belonged to the parents, so no one would dare to cut their hair, much less shave it all offThe only people allowed to move around without hair were…the Ascetics

The Ascetics worshi+pped the Temple

Yet, everyone knew that the Ascetics always loved the people and sacrificed themselvesThey never interfered with battles in the mortal worldWhy did this extremely powerful Asectic come today to kill Xia Qifei?

There was no ti question because this Asectic had once again lifted that tarrying long knifeWith a rowl, he raised the knife with both hands and chopped doard Xia Qifei on the stone stepsWith the power of a crazed tiger, a thousand armies could not block it

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A thousand armies couldn't block it, but one flower could

The hopeless people on the stone steps only felt a light breeze skim past, an ocean-like flower opened before their eyesIn astreet before the restaurantLightly scented flowers gladdened the heart

A pair of steady and gentle hands held a basket with silk flowers bought fro knifeThe knife came quickly, but the hands moved even quickerSomehow, in the nextknife

The power of the knife was very aggressive, and the flower basket was very lightWhen the flower basket was hung lightly at the tip of the sword that steady and fearful ling knife involuntarily began to shake and dip downIt was as if the flower basket was unbelievably heavy

The knife pausedThe Asectic wielding the knife roared and zhenqi surged fro the Great Eastern Mountain

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With a sigh, the flower basket finally could not stand any longer against the two people's shocking zhenqiFlicked by the tip of the knife, it entirely fell apartThe flower basket woven from vines seemed to, in that instant of frozen time, be torn apart thread by thread and dissolve into countless pieces that exploded out, landing on the ground with a slapping sound

But the silver flowers in the basket were flown by the wind and gently floated up, decorating the Asurlike killing field of the long streetIn the rain of petals, the girl wearing the floral, cotton robe was like a gust of wind, following the shaking long knife and gently attacking toward the Ascetic

He struck out with a palmThe palm as like a knife, but it could not stop the other party's floating shadowAfter a htly tapped the hand of the sword and flicked out a finger piercing directly into the side of the Ascetic's large hand

The Ascetic let out a strange cryHis burnt face revealed a strange red color for zhenqiHis entire person was like a large bird as he backed awayWith just one move, this God-like killer Asectic was forced back

The flower rain continued to fallContrasted with the clear night and bright moon above Suzhou, it appeared particularly beautifulThe flower petals rained down, and Haitang stood with a peaceful expression in the flower rainShe did not folloith another attackShe only looked at the Asectic with a trace of worry

Even village girls have theirTe said orry on her face

That Asectic gazed at her and recognized her identityIn a sharp voice he cried, ”Haitang Duoduo! Why are you here?”

Haitang lowered her head slightly and said quietly, ”I am here with Fan Xian”

The Ascetic was startledIt see, descendant of the Tianyi Dao, with the identity of the sage girl of Northern Qi, to speak of this reason so lightly

”Today, I have to kill soazed at her and said coldly

Haitang furrowed her brows slightly and looked up and down the stone steps of Jiangnan Restaurant at the people who had died in thestreetShe saw the broken and disently said, ”You have already killed enough people tonightDon't kill anySince Fan Xian was not at ease with Xia Qifei over here and had, at the lastcome over to check, this represented his complete trust in herWith her here, other than the four old bastards of legend, if she said no h the Ascetic had been burned badly, it was still possible to see a trace of deterlance at Haitang before turning around and leaving

Leaving did not require a roadHe straightforwardly knocked doall beside the streetWith a bang, a giant hole appeared in the wall, and his shadow vanished fro was silentThen, she gently floated to behind the wall

Chapter 366 Heavenly Wo FlowersTranslator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo StudioXia Qifei left the Jiangnan Restaurant and stopped outside in the streetHe looked at the people passing by in the night and couldn t resist lowering his head slightly in thoughtBossA dozen men came up and stood around himThey looked at him with a thread of reverence and unfamiliarity, and saluted hinan water banditsBecause of the palace treasury matter, they had entered Suzhou with Xia QifeiHowever, the city had always been well guardedSome of these water bandits were even featured on wanted posters, so usually they would not enter SuzhouThey never thought that thieves and bandits like themselves would not only be able to walk in around Suzhou in broad daylight, but that their big boss could sit at the sananThose merchants usually only knew to use silver to buy the lives of their brothers to useWhen had they ever done as they did today and treat Xia with such politeness Thinking of this, a sense of vanity and pride rose in those men s heartsThis world was indeed not the sa alarm, joy, and complicated emotions in his subordinates expressions, Xia Qifei couldn t resist laughing self deprecatingly and said, Brothers, you should all learn a littleThis time you ve all seen those eldersWhen you have time, ask for instruction from themThe elders he spoke of were the old officials from the Ministry of Revenue that Fan Xian had sent to help hiradually expand into trade, and Xia Qifei hoped that his trusted aides would be able to quickly grasp the tricks of doing businessAt least, they had to kno to keep accounts and such thingsA the joyous atmosphere, Xia Qifei suddenly felt a chillHe raised his head and gazed outThe bright htIt was spring, and the night of a clear day was indeed still a bit colder than usualHe pulled back his gaze and saw three strange people standing across the streetThe three were strange because of their sudden appearance and cold and silent gaze on the other side of the streetThey were not people passing by at night or unhappy custo they as nor a baht like this, it appeared rather specialHaving spentbetween life and death since a young age, Xia Qifei did not even have the tier had a cold light shi+ne froe cryThe tips of his feet tapped three tiroundHis entire person floated back in the direction of the door to the Jiangnan RestaurantAcross the street, the man in the middle reached with his hands over his shoulder and under his hat and grabbed hold of soht suddenly scattered off a knife like a flurry of snowIt followed Xia Qifei like the body of a water bird that left no traces on the water it chopped downKill When the light scattered fro on the bravery in their bones, they wanted to cohtHowever, their reactions could never coht of the baave a wild roar and pulled out the straight knife hidden in his clothes and, with strength pouring into both his arht knife in the Jiangnan water bandit s hand was snapped in two by the knife light like a tender Jiangnan lotus rootWith a crash, the man s body was split in two by the extre pieces of flesh and bloodFresh blood sprayed out, and his internal organs flowed to the ground the pair of already separated hands were still holding the knife handle and knife tip in a powerless and tragic defenseThe power of the knife did not stop as it flew through the silent air and approached the front of the Jiangnan Restaurant, where the tips of Xia Qifei s feet had just touched the groundThe knife qi was just like a straight line slicing through people and cutting through the groundWith a crash, it split open to stones in the street and revealed the fresh stone rubble withinWith a boonan Restaurants and dust rose upXia Qifei gave a roarHe pressed his hands together and clashed against the forward pressing knife powerThe knife light suddenly withdrew, and the dust gradually settledThe shaking had caused two spots of fresh blood to run from Xia Qifei s noseHis palms were shakily held up in defense in front of his bodyWith a face full of alarm, he looked at the man with the bamboo hat across the streetThis onestreetAlong the way it had split open a eWhat kind of terrifying realm was this He was probably already a ninth level aceHow could Jiangnan still have such an unknown high level ace The knife had sliced with power and without reason through the night skyIn this moment of silence, only now did the people see clearly thatthe bamboo hatHe was tall and exuded an air of solee hite like snow, and the handle was very longIt was a long knife only seen on a theater stage or battlefieldThe knife o and a halfHow did the other party hide it behind his body earlier All this happened in a flashOnly after Xia Qifei had fought for his life to block the strike of the knife did he blinkIn one blink he found the situation was still scaryThe two people beside the man with the bamboo hat had disappeared without a traceHe had no idea where they wentSince the opposition was here to kill him, the other tere sure to strikeAs theknife from behind his body and sliced down tyrannically across the street, the two other aces beside hinan water bandits in the center of the streetTheir figures were like ss as they dreo beautiful arcs through the airLike two dark arrowheads, they pierced toward Xia QifeiWith the long sword splitting open the way like lightning and the ts flying in secretly and striking together, if nothing went awry the shocked and unsteady Xia Qifei should have died alreadyBut he didn t dieAs Xia Qifei barely blocked the knife, there were new changes happening on the long streetAs the Jiangnan water bandits moved toward Xia Qifei to protect hiely moved to the sideWhen the t like aces wanted to flash through the sides at high speed, these four people flipped up their pal sleeves and sent the overIt was a clean, simple strike, and it happened to land below the chests and abdoeThese four were naturally the Sixth Bureau assassins that Fan Xian had hurriedly sent overPerhaps the Sixth Bureau assassins skills were not as high as those of the three aces who had co the situation and possible routes the opposition would take to strikeThus, they blocked the ts that had atte countless crisp sounds began to ring out on the street in front of the restaurantIt rang densely as if it would never endIt was as if it had suddenly begun to hail in this picturesque spring sceneThe t like aces held two short swords in their handsThe poison slow in the darkThe four assassins of the Sixth Bureau held metal rods in their handsThere were also poison spread on thehtAout simultaneouslyThe two aces who had approached to kill Xia Qifei returned with disappointment to the other side of the streetThe clothes on their bodies had been sliced through a dozen times by the metal rodSome of the deep places seemed to have scratched the skinOn the side of the Sixth Bureau, they had also paid a hefty priceOne person s left hand had been co the bone insideSomeone s shoulder had been pierced by a knife, and the fresh blood flowing froe colorAnother perhaps had already fallen into a puddle of bloodThe two sides faced each otherEach had suffered irreparable lossesThe ringing sound had never known this kind of dangerEven though they had sustained such heavy wounds, the assassins of the Sixth Bureau only gave a few runtsThey were resolute and persistent, indeed not cohuThe three people who could still move, as they ate the anti poison pills the Third Bureau created, planned to pull back and reduce the area to be defendedThey had to protect Xia Qifei s lifeThe ts who had retreated to the other side of the street seemed to not have expected the existence of such professional assassins around Xia QifeiThey had also suffered soazes and knew that the opponents must be from the Overwatch CouncilFor the poison of the Overwatch Council, everyone knew their terrifying power regardless of their factionThe poisons made by Sir Fei Jie personally couldn t be stopped by just anyoneThus, they cleanly and efficiently turned their bodies and roseTapping the tips of their feet against the wall, they headed into the night sky before disappearing from viewThey were the true nanToday, they had been entrusted with killing Xia Qifei, but they had no wish to throw in their own precious livesA gentle noise came from far away in a small alleyOf three aces across the street, two of them had left, however, Xia Qifei did not feel that his situation had taken any turn for the betterThe pressure he felt had actually increased because that knife, that long knife that could only been seen on theater stages, had struck forward again as the battle raged fiercely beside himNo complete enemy stood before the knife, and no soul of a complete body lay under the knifeLike scattered snow, the knife light sliced through those courageous and venerable water bandits li a bloody pathThrough the dis in the air, it casound of the knife and tragic cries, and smelled the thick stench of the iron in the bloodXia Qifei watched the h the bloodThe man walked with such determination and dedication it was like he was a derew cold, but his blood boiledHis eyes felt like they were going to split his socketsHe desired to rush forward to step in front of his brothers bodies and orous battleEven if he died beneath the blade, what of it But, he couldn t moveHe instead retreatedHe sorrowfully but determinedly escaped toward the restaurantHe knew that the purpose of the other party was to kill him, but his nae if he wanted his opponents to find it difficult to eat and sleep, he had to surviveEven if it was in such a hu way, he had to surviveThe man with the bamboo hat was only five steps away from Xia QifeiThe three injured swordsmen from the Sixth Bureau finally returned to their positionsDue to their injuries, they could not stand against the ace s shocking knife powerTheir metal rods were broken in to a nu backJiangnan Restaurant was right in front of his eyesXia Qifei escaped up the stairsThe waiter and clients at the door screamed in panic but seemed to have been ensnared in a spell their spirits shocked by this bloody and terrifying sceneTheir legs turned soft, and it seemed like they couldn t moveThe ace with the bamboo hat was still five steps away from the stone steps when he sliced doith his knifeThe direction of the strike was toward the back of the extrely scared du on to a beautiful columnFor some reason, he shook a metal rod into his hands and ruthlessly stabbed it toward the upper thigh of the ace with the bahtyThis hidden Sixth Bureau assassin didn t have the confidence that he would definitely succeed, so he took the opportunity just before the sword slashed through Xia Qifei s body to strike somewhere vitalThus, he had chosen the juncture at the upper thighUnexpectedly, it seemed like the ace with the bamboo hat did not see this strike and continued to slice downWith a dink, the h a sheet of metalThe assassin of the Sixth Bureau felt a chill in his heartHe knew that this was a stupid skill that no one still practiced on the jianghu Iron SkinSince the other party had practiced it and had not dodged at all, that iving up all the pleasures of men and women, and practiced this skill to the extremeThis swordsman of the Sixth Bureau knew that he could not block this strike, but with the commissioner s orders before him, he had to protect Xia Qifei s lifeThus, he threw hi death, he leapt toward the air above the aceAs he was in the air, he pulled a ser from his shoe and viciously stabbed toward the eyes the bamboo hat constantly coveredThe knife in the ace s hand was less than half a meter from Xia Qifei s back when two ainFan Xian had sent seven swordsmen from the Sixth Bureau to protect Xia QifeiFive had already appearedThe tho had been silent until the end had originally planned to act as their leader had done earlier, to defeat and rescue, and protect Xia Qifei s lifeHowever, after discovering the strange and abnormal skills the other party possessed, they knew this method would not workFurthermore, the knife had already arrived, so they could only helplessly clash head on against the opponent s strikeWith an awful shrieking sound, the two metal rods did not break but were shocked froe of this block and, like a pitiful little dog, leapt forward and narrowly avoided the strikeThe light of the knife landed on the ground and gouged a huge chunk froave a cry and spat out a mouthful of fresh bloodHe had still been struck by the ace s qi activityThe power of the sword landed on his body, and he was the one with the heaviest internal daround yet his expression reht hand snaked out unbelievably quickly fro the s the iiven him for self protectionWhen the bolt fired, that Sixth Bureau swords knife in the ace s hand was not easily drawn backHis left hand curled into a fist, and he struck outWith a bang, he sent the swords in front of his faceThe narrow bolt approached the front of the bahtly norhtly tilted his head backIt see, his face was still a weak pointThe bolt flew through the airWith a whistle, it pierced deeply in to the top of the bamboo hatThe bamboo hat was tied under his chin, so it was not taken away by the boldThus, the true face of this mysterious ninth level ace was still not shown to everyoneThere was a soft noise, but it was not clear slight boom, like when children played with firecrackers and also a crackling like ood is being burnedThe bolt stuck to the top of the baht flashed by, and the ace s head ieUnder the h they were still unable to execute the full potential of gunpowder and it didn t burn strong enough when lit, but nonetheless, in a flash the ba knife in his hand with his feet steadily placedHe stood silently before Jiangnan RestaurantHis face was pitch blackThere was a terrifying blister in the center, and his eyes were tightly closedIt was difficult to see whether he was alive or deadSuddenly, he opened his eyes and a thread of rage flashed through themThis mysterious ace was still aliveBut what surprised and confused everyone was not that this person could survive after such an injury, because given the other party s power he was not easy to kill anyhat surprised Xia Qifei and the Overwatch Council was that this hat covered ace was baldAs all under heaven followed filial piety, the body, hair, and skin all belonged to the parents, so no one would dare to cut their hair, much less shave it all offThe only people allowed to move around without hair were the AsceticsThe Ascetics worshi+pped the TempleYet, everyone knew that the Ascetics always loved the people and sacrificed themselvesThey never interfered with battles in the mortal worldWhy did this extremely powerful Asectic come today to kill Xia Qifei There was no ti question because this Asectic had once again lifted that tarrying long knifeWith a rowl, he raised the knife with both hands and chopped doard Xia Qifei on the stone stepsWith the power of a crazed tiger, a thousand armies could not block itA thousand armies couldn t block it, but one flower couldThe hopeless people on the stone steps only felt a light breeze skim past, an ocean like flower opened before their eyesIn astreet before the restaurantLightly scented flowers gladdened the heartA pair of steady and gentle hands held a basket with silk flowers bought fro knifeThe knife came quickly, but the hands moved even quickerSomehow, in the nextknifeThe power of the knife was very aggressive, and the flower basket was very lightWhen the flower basket was hung lightly at the tip of the sword that steady and fearful ling knife involuntarily began to shake and dip downIt was as if the flower basket was unbelievably heavyThe knife pausedThe Asectic wielding the knife roared and zhenqi surged fro the Great Eastern MountainWith a sigh, the flower basket finally could not stand any longer against the two people s shocking zhenqiFlicked by the tip of the knife, it entirely fell apartThe flower basket woven from vines seemed to, in that instant of frozen time, be torn apart thread by thread and dissolve into countless pieces that exploded out, landing on the ground with a slapping soundBut the silver flowers in the basket were flown by the wind and gently floated up, decorating the Asura like killing field of the long streetIn the rain of petals, the girl wearing the floral, cotton robe was like a gust of wind, following the shaking long knife and gently attacking toward the AsceticHe struck out with a palmThe palm as like a knife, but it could not stop the other party s floating shadowAfter a htly tapped the hand of the sword and flicked out a finger piercing directly into the side of the Ascetic s large handThe Ascetic let out a strange cryHis burnt face revealed a strange red color for zhenqiHis entire person was like a large bird as he backed awayWith just one move, this God like killer Asectic was forced backThe flower rain continued to fallContrasted with the clear night and bright moon above Suzhou, it appeared particularly beautifulThe flower petals rained down, and Haitang stood with a peaceful expression in the flower rainShe did not folloith another attackShe only looked at the Asectic with a trace of worryEven village girls have theirTe said orry on her faceThat Asectic gazed at her and recognized her identityIn a sharp voice he cried, Haitang Duoduo Why are you here Haitang lowered her head slightly and said quietly, I am here with Fan XianThe Ascetic was startledIt see, descendant of the Tianyi Dao, with the identity of the sage girl of Northern Qi, to speak of this reason so lightlyToday, I have to kill soazed at her and said coldlyHaitang furrowed her brows slightly and looked up and down the stone steps of Jiangnan Restaurant at the people who had died in thestreetShe saw the broken and disently said, You have already killed enough people tonightDon t kill anySince Fan Xian was not at ease with Xia Qifei over here and had, at the lastcome over to check, this represented his complete trust in herWith her here, other than the four old bastards of legend, if she said no h the Ascetic had been burned badly, it was still possible to see a trace of deterlance at Haitang before turning around and leavingLeaving did not require a roadHe straightforwardly knocked doall beside the streetWith a bang, a giant hole appeared in the wall, and his shadow vanished fro was silentThen, she gently floated to behind the wall