Chapter 946: Pre-show warmup (1/2)

The sword that Long Feiye had been aiming at Qi Yaotian abruptly changed directions to slash towards Qi Zonglin instead. This time, everyone could see his movements, as well as the sword awn that crept in its wake. It was a chilly blue hue that rushed forward with the blade to accurately swipe above Qi Zonglin’s head and smash into the brothel doors. Like splitting bamboo, its incandescent smash was unblockable.

In an instant, the building rumbled as a large, long scar was left across its center. The three floors of the brothel sway dangerously as if it would collapse at any second. As more people came out to see the fuss, the remaining occupants of the brothel fled out of the building for their lives. Qi Zonglin was left unscathed, but that very fact left him stunned. He looked down at the ground and saw that a section of the ground had been carved into a jagged fissure as well! He couldn’t believe how he could still be uninjured under these circumstances, but reality was right before his eyes.

Just how much had Long Feiye’s sword skills progressed? How vast were his internal reserves now? How could he control his strike with such finesse? Rumors had it that Long Feiye was already a match for the sword sect master back on Celestial Mountain, but what about now? Was he already Cloud Realm Continent’s number one fight and the unsurpassed supreme of the martial arts world?

And why hadn’t the man hurt him with that slash?

But there was no more time to think. Qi Zonglin quickly fell on his knees before Long Feiye and repeated the same lines as Qi Yaotian. He wanted to surrender, to pledge allegiance, to work in his service! It wasn’t that he lacked backbone as a city lord, but that Long Feiye was too strong. Skills like his meant it was simple work for the man to destroy Carefree City on his own. Meanwhile, they’d lost all face for their city by kneeling to ask for mercy in public.

Still, that wasn’t enough to satisfy Long Feiye. Even killing them wouldn’t vent his anger! Moreover, death was too cheap for either of them! With a gloomy face, he pointed his sword at Qi Zonglin, who panicked and asked, “Long Feiye, why are you going to kill me? I won’t accept it without a reason!”

Long Feiye hadn’t spoke a single word yet, so he wasn’t planning to start now. It was clear that Qi Zonglin was trying to find a way out, so he soon tried again. “If it’s for the sake of revenge against Han Yunxi, what right do you have as Esat Qin’s crown prince? Or are you two still lovers despite all that?”

As he spoke, he quickly directed his words to the crowd to build up support. “Everyone, could the East Qin crown prince and West Qin princess be hiding some unspeakable secret? If Han Yunxi wants revenge against this old man, let her find me in person!”

The fury emanating from Long Feiye’s form kept the crowd at a healthy distance, much less Qi Zonglin’s appeals for support. Even if they were dissatisfied by this all, they only kept it to themselves. Xu Donglin only gaped at Qi Zonglin in disbelief. It had been a long time since he ever witnessed someone so resolutely seeking death!

“An unspeakable secret” was already grating enough, but Qi Zonglin still had face to ask the princess to seek vengeance in person? After a bunch of men ganged up on a single girl, they wanted her to settle accounts on her own? What did that count for?

Xu Donglin couldn’t help but break his logic to pieces. “City Lord Qi, no one bullies women like you do!”

Long Feiye didn’t waste his time on words. He abruptly raised his hand and slashed sideways with his sword. It was a dashing move and not very deadly, but it left Qi Zonglin’s clothing in tatters in an instant. Next to him, Qi Yaotian’s outer robes were torn to shreds by the force of the blow, leaving him in nothing but his under robes. The crowd fell silent, as still as Long Feiye’s deathly cold face. On his knees, Qi Zonglin trembled as he knelt stark naked. His aged form attracted the attention of all eyes from his son, Qi Yaotian’s, well-built form.

“Ahh...ahhhh! AHHHHHHHHH!”

It wasn’t until screams rose from the women in the crowd that everyone gradually realized what had happened. A frightened Qi Zonglin strove to cover his private parts, his old face flushed with shame. Even his eyes had grown red in rage. Xu Donglin took in the sight at a glance and determined that the wrinkles on Qi Zonglin’s face were far uglier than the rest of his old muscles.

“Long Feiye! This old man will kill you!” As Qi Zonglin charged forwards, Long Feiye raised his sword and pointed the end of the blade at him.

Humiliation coupled with rage had truly made Qi Zonglin lose his mind. He forgot all about his own sword, cast to one side, and raised his hand to block Long Feiye’s weapon. Because Long Feiye was so angry, his sword qi had only grown fiercer so that even close proximity to the blade would incur injuries from the sword awn! Qi Yaotian finally noticed and rushed to stop his father, but without any arms, he could only knock the old man aside. As Qi Zonglin crashed to the ground, Qi Yaotian cried out, “Father, go!”

Qi Zonglin could tell that Long Feiye didn’t intend to kill them, but disgrace them. If they didn’t leave now, they would soon become the laughingstock of Great Central Garrison Post. With all of Cloud Realm Continent’s eyes on this down, here was the liveliest part of the continent. Anything that happened here would be spread around the world. The showdown with Hundred Poisons Sect hadn’t even begun yet, but Carefree City was already poised to become the butt of everyone’s jokes.

Moreover, what if Long Feiye suddenly changed his mind? His current strength was enough to kill them both with an afterthought. Finally recovering his wits, Qi Zonglin threw himself at the crowd, intending to steal a man’s clothes. The man in question hastily backed away, so Qi Zonglin went to target an older man instead. The poor man was just an ordinary citizen and was rooted to the spot in fear, not daring to move. Fortunately, Xu Donglin pulled him aside in time. After that, the crowds scattered in fear. Qi Zonglin was more repulsive than a rat in the streets now. As he prepared to flee, Long Feiye stopped him with a cry.

“Qi Zonglin!”

Both Qi Zonglin and Qi Yaotian were frightened out of their wits and didn’t look back.