Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms - Chapter 75
Chapter 75: I Don’t Need to Dirty My Hands to Deal With You
In the Jade Fairy Boat, Marquess Xianyu was refraining from making a move. He only ordered his men to surround Fang Chen’s group, as if he was waiting for some news.
Ye Qinghe tried to dissuade Marquess Xianyu from doing this, only to be smacked flying tens of meters away. It was such a heavy blow that he sat dazedly on the floor for a long time.
“Don’t lecture me. Our Longdu will be taking down your Great Xia today,” Marquess Xianyu sneered.
Ye Qinghe held his swollen cheek as he glared at Marquess Xianyu, but he chose to hold his tongue. He was dealing with a Ki Manifestation martial artist here; he wouldn’t last a second if the other party tried to take his life.
“You seem to be waiting for something, Marquess Xianyu.” Fang Chen pointed out with a smile.
“I sent my men to massacre your Fang Manor while you were fooling around with Jade Fairy. Soon, your Fang Clan will be a thing of the past.” The corners of Marquess Xianyu’s lips crept up. “War God Fang, do you regret having killed our Longdu Viscount Zhou Xiu? Your family and countless Great Xia’s civilians are going to die because of what you did.”
“It looks like Zhou Xiu isn’t as simple as he seems,” Fang Chen replied contemplatively.
The crowd was irked to see how nonchalant Fang Chen was about the situation. In their view, he was the one who poked the hornet’s nest.
If Fang Chen hadn’t killed Zhou Xiu, Longdu wouldn’t have dispatched their men to attack their Great Xia. Today would have been another enjoyable day, instead of having their lives held in someone else’s grasp.
“Fang Chen, you are a Ki Manifestation martial artist and Great Xia’s War God. Why are you sitting still?! Longdu has climbed over your head! Your clan is going to be killed!” Ye Qinghe berated. “You caused this mess! You provoked an enemy we couldn’t mess with, and innocent civilians are going to die because of you! You deserve to be executed a thousand times over!”
“Indeed, this is all your fault!”
“Kneel down and beg for mercy, Fang Chen! Perhaps Longdu might show some leniency and spare some of our civilians!”
Ye Qinghe’s cronies roared in agreement.
Marquess Xianyu was entertained. He nodded in agreement, saying, “They’re right. You’re the one who caused this mess. If you kneel down and beg for mercy, I might consider sparing your children and women.”
Huangfu Jie and the others were infuriated. How dare they humiliate our young master!
Ye Qinghe’s eyes lit up. He turned to Fang Chen and bellowed, “What are you waiting for? Kneel down and admit your mistake!”
Fang Chen paid no heed to Ye Qinghe, knowing he was no more significant than a barking dog. Instead, he looked at Marquess Xianyu and chuckled. “The martial artist you sent to my manor should have been back by now, but he’s nowhere to be seen. Don’t you think that something is amiss?”
“What are you trying to say?” Marquess Xianyu narrowed his eyes. “Yu Guanghan is a pinnacle Ki Control martial artist. He can easily massacre everyone in your Fang Manor, now that you’re stuck here.”
“HAHAHAHA!” Xu Ge burst into laughter. When he saw Marquess Xianyu looking at him, he hurriedly waved his hand and replied, “Pardon me. I couldn’t hold it in.”
Just then, a spy flitted to Fang Chen’s side and quietly reported, “Young master, it doesn’t seem like they have made any other moves. They only sent a person down to the Fang Manor. There are no movements in the imperial palace at the moment.”
“Did anyone in the capital try to help the Longdu cavalrymen?” Fang Chen asked.
“We can’t be sure yet, but most factions are holding their ground. We haven’t detected any anomalous movements yet,” the spy replied.
“Got it. You may leave.” Fang Chen nodded.
That spy flitted away from the Jade Fairy Boat.
The crowd was baffled. They had no idea what Fang Chen was up to.
On the other hand, Marquess Xianyu was angered by the blatant lack of respect. He bellowed, “Do you think this is a place you can come and go as you please?”
He glanced at one of Longdu’s pinnacle Ki Control martial artists, and the latter charged at the spy.
Boom!
With a flash of purple lightning, the Longdu pinnacle Ki Control martial artist was barbecued. The spy didn’t spare a glance at the pinnacle Ki Control martial artist before leaping into the water, as if killing the latter was nothing to him.
“P-Purple Lightning Palm?!” Ye Qinghe was astonished.
The others on the Jade Fairy Boat were dazed too. How did Fang Chen’s subordinate kill Longdu’s pinnacle Ki Control martial artist so easily?!
Marquess Xianyu was shaken up too.
Before he could speak, Fang Chen suddenly turned to him and smiled. “The news I have been waiting for has arrived. Marquess Xianyu, it’s time to send you on your way.”
“You think you can kill me?” Marquess Xianyu sneered.
“Me? Why would I lift my finger for you?” Fang Chen shook his head. “Kill him, Xu Ge. There’s no need to hold back.”
Xu Ge nodded. He had intended to use a low-grade Purple Lightning Talisman, but since the young master said there was no need to hold back, he decided to use a mid-grade one instead. He was rather excited as this would be his first time killing a Ki Manifestation martial artist.
The crowd was startled. Even Huangfu Jie, Yuan Zhuang, and the others were astounded.
He’s ordering Windcloud Sword Xu Ge to kill Marquess Xianyu, a Ki Manifestation martial artist? Isn’t that as good as throwing an egg against a rock?
Marquess Xianyu was so furious that he burst into laughter. “Hahaha…”
Xu Ge tossed out a mid-grade Purple Lightning Talisman.
A terrifying bolt of lightning struck Marquess Xianyu, putting an abrupt halt to his laughter. His body was charred black, as white smoke puffed out of his opened mouth.
Marquess Xianyu was dead.
“Lord Marquess?!”
The remaining twelve pinnacle Ki Control martial artists were shocked beyond words. They couldn’t believe what they had just seen.
“Five years ago, your Longdu took advantage of Great Xia’s war with Greenpine to extort us for a considerable fortune. Today, your Longdu is going to suffer a heavy setback too. I’ll make sure you return whatever you took from us several fold,” Fang Chen declared.
He then directed a nod at Xu Ge.
Xu Ge threw out twelve low-grade Purple Lightning Talismans, instantaneously killing all of Longdu’s remaining pinnacle Ki Control martial artists.
Silence descended upon the Jade Fairy Boat.
The crowd couldn’t believe what they had just seen. Ye Qinghe and his cronies stiffened up, looking as if they had been struck by lightning themselves.
That is a Ki Manifestation martial artist we’re talking about here! He died in such an anticlimactic manner to Windcloud Sword Xu Ge?!
They slowly snapped out of their daze and looked at Fang Chen with eyes filled with fear. Ye Qinghe was no exception too. If his subordinates can kill a Ki Manifestation martial artist with ease, just how strong must Fang Chen be?
It dawned on them that they had been underestimating Fang Chen ever since his defeat at the Three Realms Mountain.
“Xu Ge, Ye Qinghe had uttered filth earlier. On Minister Ye’s account, I’ll let this matter slip with just a few slaps,” Fang Chen said.
“Yes, young master.” Xu Ge’s lips crept up. He marched up to Ye Qinghe with a sinister smile. “Pardon me, young master Ye.”
Before Ye Qinghe realized what was going on, Xu Ge grabbed him by his robe and gave him ten tight slaps. The impact was so great that Ye Qinghe was knocked out on the spot.
None of Ye Qinghe’s cronies dared to utter a word; they watched the sight with lowered heads, their bodies shivering.
“Young master, he’s too weak.” Xu Ge looked at Fang Chen with a helpless sigh.
A shudder ran through the crowd’s backs. Anyone would be knocked out if you smacked them like that!
“Let’s return to shore,” Fang Chen said.
