Chapter 26 (2/2)

Hou Qing was iht but still strictly controlled his ht me?”

Fang Xing sneered once more, ”Like I said, I only wanted to do business I will also let you know, although your tier s I lack the least If ere to really battle this out, you ht not have the upper hand”

Hou Qing looked at the golden sword and nodded in agreeh quality; if they were to fight each other, even if he could win, it would not be without losing an ar sense of threat from the nine snakes around the sword

Unfortunately, theabout the children of those in poas the fact they would usually have a vast selection of high-quality spirit weapons and tools

”Since all shi+xiong wanted was to do business… please acceptslowly but carefully drew back his sword, then bowed towards Fang Xing

”Don't giveimpatiently demanded

With an aard s his hand deeply into his pocket before a s

Once Fang Xing had caught the vase, he pretended to s it, and upon its confirmation he let out a heartfelt smile ”How simple was that? Why did you have to , shi+di, you'll only get yourself in over your head with troubles if you keep up your little sain” Even as Fang Xing continued to speak, his [Nine Snakes' Sword] was still in mid-air

”Please, take ain bowed in a polite et on the bad side of so had already started to regret the fact that this ht use his connections within the sect to suppress him at a later date

Those thoughts had vanished quickly once Hou Qing had memorized the physical features of this e over the other Besides, he himself had his own connections within the sect as well, or how else would he have been able to join the sect after he was already in the second tier? With the last of his doubt cleared away, Hou Qing put away his sword before leaving the hilltop in a hurry

A breeze of wind caressed Hou Qing's skin, drying up his cold sweat as he hastily walked away from the hilltop, his eyebrows still locked as his mind wandered 'Who is that person? I'm sure I've never seen that face before I'll ask shi+mei Shu to keep an eye out for soant, skinny, tall, and has a golden Flying Sword…

'Hold on aSword, nine snakes…

'Why does that all sound so familiar…?'

I slowed down He had just remembered a rumor about a stolen [Nine Snakes' Sword] at one of the previous Black Markets Then, acting purely on instinct, he opened his bag of ”Ore Essence Powder”

The closer he looked, thewith it

Hou Qing noticed so so it was only natural for the powder to be slightly damp, but for it to lose color at the onset of moisture was a completely different matter

If the man ho he said he was, then ould he rob the Black Market? Similarly, if he was the culprit behind the robbery, ould he be who he said he was?

”I'ht before Hou Qing realized what had really happened

Hou Qing was so infuriated that his veins could be seen popping froer—audible even some four miles away—he turned back towards the hilltop in a mad dash

Fang Xing, on the other hand, had already left through a less direct path using his fastest speed possible Hou Qing stood no chance of catching up

In a way, all of this had been the result of Hou Qing's own carelessness If he hadn't wanted to so desperately swindle Fang Xing, he would have paidthe powders as soon as he'd received the about the second-rate pellet to closely look and feel these ”Ore Essence Powders”

To put it sio for wool but co home shorn

NOTES

[1]shi+er martial sister