343 A Slaughter (1/2)

”Konoyarou! Who dares to trespass on our land?”

Before the family lord Yukishiro Chio and Kitaniwakawa reacted, one of the lesser leaders of the Yukishiro family slammed the table and shouted furiously.

Among the thousand or so residents of the quiet village, only a small portion of that population were members of the Yukishiro family. However, nearly all the other villagers worked for the family. Some of them were servants, and some were guards. The Yukishiro family also kept an armory in the village in case of violence. Yukishiro family had lorded over this village for over a few hundred years and had accumulated over time many weapons, including heavy firearms.

It would be difficult if not outright impossible for the Japanese police to enter the village by force since they would have to get past the villagers first. Such was the accumulation of power and influence of the Yukishiro family that they dominated the Kyushu's underground world. It was absurd to think that anyone would try to barge into the village by force.

”It was Yukishiro Sa and a young Chinese man.” The servant hurried to put in.

”This is… Impossible!”

Swells of exclamations rose in the room, and even Yukishiro Chio's face colored a little.

They were just talking about Yukishiro Sa and thought that she must have succumbed to Yukishiro Yasuo and his guards. However, Yukishiro Sa had turned the situation around and come to hunt them down instead.

”It seems that the mighty fighter from China is with her. ”

Kitaniwakawa spoke out as he slowly rose to his feet and started off toward the entrance. His hand clenched tightly around the handle of the infamous Uchigatana called ”Edge of Thousand Peaks”

”Fret not, with Kitaniwakawa on our side, no one from China would harm us.” The leaders of the Yukishiro family calmed themselves down and filed out of the room behind Kitaniwakawa.

Kitaniwakawa was one of the four greatest Kendo Grandmasters in Japan. He was the protector of the Yukishiro family. As long as he was still alive, so would the Yukishiro family.

The development even stirred Yukishiro Chio. He struggled to stand up and with the help of a young servant girl, he caught up with the big group.

Meanwhile, Chen Fan stood in front of the village entrance, linking his hands behind his back as he watched the group of distressed young men.

The Yukishiro village was built like a fortress. Large wooden stakes and fences marked the perimeter of the village. Signs of ancient earthen ramparts were still visible here and there. The tall wooden fences were either cracked or chipped and had definitely seen better days.

When Chen Fan and Yukishiro Sa first showed up, no one seemed to take notice of them.

The small village was the Yukishiro family's base of operation and it was not uncommon for the villagers to find strangers walking about. Some of those visitors were politicians from the cities, some were lords of other great families.

However, when Chen Fan smashed open the gate, the loud noise stirred up everyone.

Countless young and able hands rushed out of their humble village houses, carrying all kinds of weapons: kitchen knives, blades, baseball bats, pitchforks, you name it. The Yukishiro family had built this village and had the most fervent support of the ardent villagers.

”Master.”

Yukishiro Sa was made uneasy by the sight of a few hundred strong mob carrying all kinds of weapons.

She knew Chen Fan was a Grandmaster, but she was not sure if Chen Fan could hold himself before so many attackers. Some of them even wielded guns. Even if the situation was safe for Chen Fan, it was perilous for a girl like her.

”Follow me.”

Chen Fan waved hand and walked forward. Having exhausted any other options, Yukishiro Sa dug in and followed Chen Fan closely.

”Attack!”

A man who looked like a leader made a gesture and a throng of young men with menacing tattoos on their arms came at Chen Fan. These men were cannon fodder even when Chen Fan had just reached Foundation Establishment level. They were doubly-dead since Chen Fan had reached the Ethereal Enlightenment.

”Clank!”

Chen Fan flicked a finger cursorily and sent out an azure-colored Blade Auras from the tip of his finger. The Blade Aura was charged with True Essence and grew in length until it was a few meters long. Chen Fan shot out two fingers, where the Blade Auras launched out and made a slicing motion in the air.

The Azure Blade Aura traced a ten-meter long semi-circle.

The Azure Wood Qi Blade was so sharp that it could cut through metal as if it were butter. Not even the deadly Blacksnake could survive its attack much less these ordinary humans. In a blink, a few dozen attackers who got caught by the Qi Blade had their bodies severed in half from the waist.

”Ah!” ”Ah!”

A peal of heart wrenching wails come from the village entrance.

These Yukishiro family's henchmen didn't die immediately and they howled in agonizing pain as they struggled to hold on to the ebbing life.

Those mobs who had acted slow and weren't caught in the deadly Qi Blade froze in their tracks, cold sweat sliding down their backs, and faces looking horrified.

Did they see a lightsaber coming out of this young man's fingers? Was he a Jedi? He had killed a few dozen men with a single sweep of the hand, was he a human or a superman? Although these men served a powerful family and had their fair share of dealing with deadly fighters, they had never seen anyone so terrifying.

”Captain, what should we do?”

The remaining henchman looked to their leader.