I was chased at the beginning, and I got the first quick sword

Chapter 575 Opening

Wei Dongming, known in the martial arts world as "Thousand-Mile One-Sword Wind".

He is famous in the martial arts world for his "Quick and Easy Sword Technique" and has rarely been defeated in his thirteen years of practice.

In addition, he was upright and honest, and charitable, so he could be considered a great hero in the martial arts world.

However, he was active in the Jianghu (江湖, a term referring to the martial arts world) of the Eastern Region.

As the Heavenly Evil Cult invaded the Eastern Region, and under the powerful conquest of the Seven Killings Lord, heroes from the Eastern Region's martial arts world took the lead, leading the region's experts in a battle against the Heavenly Evil Cult.

Wei Dongming was also among those invited.

However, Wei Dongming disappeared before that battle.

Many people thought that Wei Dongming was harmed by the treacherous villains of the Heavenly Evil Cult... but no one knew that Wei Dongming had no intention of participating in this battle at all, and had already quietly fled before this.

This is because Wei Dongming has another identity.

One of the top experts on the Seventy-Two Demon-Slaying List of the Mirror of Retribution!

The mask has a knife printed on it, and its registered name is: Mad Demon Knife!

"One thought can make you a demon, another a Buddha!"

Wei Dongming is currently inside the Forget-Love Manor, raising his cup to invite the moon, but alas, today is the fifth day of the month, and there is no sign of the moon.

He sighed with a sense of loss.

People in the martial arts world all know about the "Quick and Easy Sword Technique" and also know Wei Dongming's benevolent, charitable, and upright character.

But no one knew that his uprightness was just a facade, and his philanthropy was merely for show.

Everyone has a devil hidden in their heart.

In our daily lives, we use morality, right and wrong, and bottom lines to restrain this demon.

The higher a person's moral standards, the stronger their ability to restrain evil.

But some people become more terrifying the more they suppress the demons in their hearts.

Wei Dongming is that kind of person...

He wove a rope to suppress evil with his benevolence and integrity, but he failed.

In a moment of weakness, over a trivial argument, he killed one of his very good friends.

By the time they came to their senses, it was already too late.

He couldn't give up his status in the martial arts world, nor could he face the tragic death of his friend... In the end, he blamed everything on the Mirror of Misfortune.

Using the guise of the Mirror of Karma, they listed fabricated charges against this friend.

They disguised themselves as the treacherous hand beneath the Mirror of Evil.

He remains the same upright, charitable, and benevolent "Thousand-Mile One-Knife Wind".

The matter was over, but the act of killing an innocent person with his own hands gave him a kind of addictive feeling.

The demon within him had been unleashed, and he grew increasingly insane... He began to repeatedly attempt to kill in secret, deriving unimaginable pleasure from it.

Furthermore, most of those to be killed were marked with the mark of the Mirror of Retribution.

The truth will out. The reason why no one has dared to take the blame for the Niejingtai for so many years is mainly because their intelligence organization is very powerful.

Wei Dongming thus came into the view of the Mirror of Misfortune.

Was he threatened, or did Wei Dongming intentionally join the Netherworld Platform?

These things are hard to explain nowadays.

Even when he occasionally recalls what happened back then, Wei Dongming feels that the twists and turns of a person's life are truly indescribable.

A single thought can lead to vastly different outcomes.

However, he could put aside his melancholy for now and was more curious about what would happen at the Underworld Assembly tomorrow.

The Eastern Region was no longer a place to stay, and the Mirror of Retribution had suffered an unprecedented blow in the Southern Region.

The Western Regions suffered even more devastation...

First, the world was swept away by the Heavenly Evil Cult. Many people who appeared to be great heroes on the surface were actually assassins of the Mirror of Evil, and they died in the chaos without knowing why.

Later, Chu Qing led the Jianghu (martial arts world) of the Southern Region to the Western Regions to restore order.

Incidentally, he also plowed the Mirror of Retribution once more.

Nowadays, the most active parties on the Niejing Platform are actually those in the Northern Region and the Central State.

But for some reason, the location for this year's Underworld Assembly is in the Eastern Region.
Could it be that they are planning to join forces with the Heavenly Evil Cult?

Thinking of this, Wei Dongming suddenly felt an indescribable excitement, and even trembled.

This massive upheaval sweeping across the martial arts world presents an opportunity for Niejingtai, an assassin organization, to make a choice and gain more benefits from the chaos.

After all, no matter how loudly assassin organizations shout their slogans, their ultimate goal is still profit.

Either... or hide it completely.

They'll stir up trouble again once the storm has passed.

Wei Dongming disliked the latter; he preferred the former's unbridled nature.

"I hope the Underworld Assembly tomorrow won't disappoint me."

He put down his wine glass, picked up the wine pot, and was about to pour himself another glass.

But just then, a voice suddenly came from behind him:
"What were you expecting?"

The hand that was pouring the wine froze on the spot.

Wei Dongming felt himself trembling, but not simply because of fear.

He also felt an irresistible sense of excitement.

This is the excitement that comes with crisis!
Wei Dongming knew that he really enjoyed the feeling of being on the brink of death, of licking blood from the edge of a knife.

The person behind you who can appear in your room without a sound is definitely a master, a master, a master.

Competing with someone like that... would certainly be extremely interesting!

In a flash, Wei Dongming had already figured out how to proceed.

He needed to turn around immediately and smash the wine jug in his hand at the person behind him.

Immediately following, he activated his movement technique... [The Exhilarating Blade Technique] is derived from the Confucian classic 'A touch of noble spirit, a thousand miles of exhilarating wind'.

Therefore, this sword technique inherently includes an extremely skillful movement technique.

The phrase "a thousand miles" in his poem "A Thousand Miles of Wind" also originates from this.

Therefore, his movement skills are far beyond those of ordinary people. He must activate his movement skills in an instant and then decide his next move based on the reaction of the person behind him.

If he were to casually take the wine jug and immediately retaliate... then he would inevitably have to engage in a brief and intense fight with this person.

At that time, seize the opportunity to take the knife and use the [Swift Sword Technique] to kill the attacker.

If he were forced into a corner by that wine jug and became flustered, he could simply draw his knife and kill him.

Of course, if he wasn't bothered by the wine pot at all, Wei Dongming planned to leave the room first and then talk about it.

In short, the goal is to be invincible.

All thoughts arise in an instant and are summarized in a flash.

The next moment, Wei Dongming twisted his waist, about to throw the wine pot away.

However, before he could throw the wine jug, he saw the person behind him.

This was a young man. He sat there in a very normal and relaxed posture, just like a guest visiting the place, with a slight smile on his lips.

However, perhaps the way this young man's lips curled up seemed a little dangerous?

Or perhaps his eyebrows were too sharp...like a drawn sword.

When Wei Dongming saw this face, he actually felt a sharpness. But he soon realized that it wasn't just a feeling of sharpness.

It is truly sharp.

The wine jug wasn't thrown out; it somehow ended up in the hands of the person opposite.

All the strategies I considered became useless the moment I saw the other person.

Intense pain shot through his throat, and he instinctively reached out to touch it, only to find his hand covered in blood.

He slid off the chair, making a 'hoarse' sound in his throat, his eyes filled with confusion.

He didn't know who the person was.

I don't know why he wanted to kill me.

Most importantly, he didn't know exactly when he was hit.

That person didn't do anything, he just glanced at me, so why does it feel like my throat has been pierced by a long sword?
He is 'A Thousand Miles of Wind with a Single Blade,' he is the Mad Demon Blade on the Evil-Slaying List.

How could she die so easily at the hands of a stranger?
The overwhelming feeling of resentment, like a wad of phlegm, choked Wei Dongming, utterly robbing him of his life.

Chu Qing stepped over his corpse, sat down by the window, opened a new wine cup, and poured himself a cup of wine using the wine pot he had just taken from Wei Dongming.

Under the cover of night, after taking a small sip of wine, he decided to get down to business.

To kill someone by surprise, one naturally needs to conceal it.

Conceal your identity, conceal your weapon, conceal your murderous intent.

He killed Wei Dongming not only because he was a master on the list of evil-slaying experts, but also because Wei's situation was suitable for him to impersonate.

Of course, Chu Qing could also directly take action and wipe out everyone in the Forgetful Manor.

However, this means that the Underworld Assembly tomorrow will most likely not be able to take place.

Many others who haven't arrived yet will appear tomorrow, including the person in charge of the Mirror of Retribution.

If I start a massacre now, these people will escape.

To be on the safe side, we should naturally try to wipe them all out tomorrow.

And the first person they wanted to kill was the person in charge of the Mirror of Retribution.

So he took out what he needed from his small bag, then took out a painted mask and began to write and draw.

After a while, he compared the mask to Wei Dongming's corpse on the ground, and then put the mask on his face.

"I reckon even if Wei Dongming's own mother were here, she would have a hard time finding any flaws in his face."

Chu Qing nodded in satisfaction, but then looked at Wei Dongming's figure and noticed that the man was a little shorter than herself.

Thinking of this, he took a deep breath, and heard a cracking sound, and his figure also shrank a bit.

This is bone-shrinking technique.

Bone-shrinking kung fu is actually a very common martial art.

Being ubiquitous doesn't mean it's bad... It's precisely because it's a good thing that it's so widely circulated.

However, this martial art is mostly used for petty theft and has a bad reputation.

Chu Qing's bone-shrinking technique was different from that of ordinary people... because it was taught to the shepherd boy by You Zong.

The shepherd boy went to great lengths to climb into Chu Qing's bed, even using his contortionist skills to sneak into Chu Qing's room more than once.

Chu Qing occasionally discussed this matter with her, and she did not shy away from revealing the key points of the Bone Shrinking Technique. With Chu Qing's current martial arts knowledge and cultivation, she already had the ability to see the whole picture from a small part.

After a while, you'll get the hang of it.

Now it's just the right time to put it to the test.

After doing all this, he hid Wei Dongming's body.

After wiping away the bloodstains, I sprinkled some powder on the room, completely dispelling the stench of blood.

Only then did Chu Qing change into the clothes Wei Dongming had brought, tidied her hair a little in front of the mirror, and finally nodded in satisfaction before lying down to rest.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, a young assassin wearing a mask brought breakfast to Chu Qing.

However, the fact that the food was poisoned was quite an eye-opener for Chu Qing.

He took out some dry food and ate a couple of bites, then heard some noise outside... He looked up and saw that there really was an unlucky guy who had eaten the poisoned breakfast and was being carried away.

Chu Qing was at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

The Mirror of Retribution is always full of bizarre schemes; even attending the Underworld Assembly carries the risk of death.

Whether you say it or not, it truly lives up to the name 'the underworld'.

However, after coming out, Chu Qing discovered that not many people had been carried away.

Some people who have experienced many underworld assemblies are already used to it...

Chu Qing had no intention of inquiring, but from their conversation, he learned that this was an old tradition: assassins must always be vigilant, and even if they were in the Forgetful Manor or the headquarters of the Mirror of Sin, they could not be the slightest bit lax.

A slight mistake could cost you your life.

This is the central message that the Mirror of Retribution wants to convey to them...

Furthermore, some of the poisons administered were lethal, while others were not. The ultimate purpose was to make an example of someone, using the lives of one or two people to teach everyone a lesson.

The losses are also within the acceptable range for the Niejingtai.

Chu Qing had nothing to say about this.

Breakfast is a test; once you get past it, you can truly participate in the Underworld Assembly.

However, despite being called a gathering of the underworld, it wasn't actually that eerie or sinister.

Chu Qing put on the mask that originally belonged to Wei Dongming and followed the little assassin who was leading the way. They walked forward, turned through several corridors, and arrived at the square in front of the Forgetful Manor.

The room is already filled with tables, about a meter apart. People have already entered, and each person has a table.

Chu Qing, who was known as the Mad Demon Blade, naturally also had a table.

Chu Qing was very satisfied with the location of the table.

The entire plaza in front of the church was divided into two parts, with a walkway in the middle.

Chu Qing's table was right next to this walkway.

This path is very likely reserved for the important figures in the Mirror of Retribution.

Who knows, the person in charge of the Mirror of Retribution will pass by here soon...

Of course, it doesn't matter if he doesn't pass by.

Chu Qing was standing very close to the tables near the entrance of the lobby.

Less than three feet!

One zhang is three and a half meters, so three zhang is nine and a half meters. For an ordinary person, this is not a short distance.

But for Chu Qing, it was just a matter of raising his hand.

The reason he wanted to replace Wei Dongming was precisely because the position that Wei occupied was uniquely advantageous.

Time ticked by, and the assassins remained composed, refraining from whispering among themselves. Any occasional exchanges were cold and aloof, maintaining their aloof persona.

Once the entire hall was full, important figures made their appearance.

First came the six masters of the Six Paths of Reincarnation Platform, followed by the Judge's Pen of the Book of Life and Death—these were the key contacts.

In the past, Chu Qing would have had to show some respect to the Six Paths Reincarnation Platform, but now, looking at the world, there is no one else who can make him care, except for the Heavenly Evil Cult Leader.

In his eyes, the so-called six masters of the Six Paths of Reincarnation Platform were nothing more than ordinary people.

Just as their gaze was turning away from these people, someone shouted loudly:

"The cameraman has arrived!!"

(End of this chapter)