The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 401 Xu Xingchen: Duan Yanqing, you can't kill Duan Yu!

The sight of Xu Xingchen knocking Duan Yanqing back with three punches shocked Ye Erniang and Yue Laosan, who were watching from the sidelines.

Yun Zhonghe's sudden escape also caught the other three villains off guard.

Ye Erniang and Yue Laosan were still somewhat stunned, but Duan Yanqing thought to himself, "Oh no."

Although he was defeated by Xu Xingchen, as long as the four villains are still together, they will have the strength to fight Xu Xingchen.

However, Yun Zhonghe's hasty escape meant he lost the chance to protect him.

The main problem is that although Yun Zhonghe has the best lightness skill among the four, Duan Yanqing's lightness skill is no less than his, and Xu Xingchen's lightness skill is also no less than his.
While he was still seriously injured, where could he possibly escape to in his hasty escape?
Just as Duan Yanqing thought of this, he saw the young man opposite him, as expected, give up fighting him and leap up to chase after Yun Zhonghe, who was fleeing into the mountains.

Xu Xingchen pushed his internal energy to its limit, combining his lightness skill with the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique).

then
The people around witnessed an extremely bizarre scene.

The moment Xu Xingchen lifted and lowered his left leg, he appeared under a large tree three zhang away.

In the blink of an eye, the figure disappeared from under the big tree and reappeared on the branch of a big tree three zhang away.

His figure flickered among the trees, grass, and rocks, appearing more than three zhang away with each step.

Even without condensing a magical talisman, his current speed, as swift as the wind, still left behind one afterimage afterimage after another in everyone's eyes.

Although Yun Zhonghe, who was fleeing ahead, was not slow, the distance between him and Xu Xingchen was rapidly closing.

In just a few breaths, the two disappeared into the distant mountains and forests.

At this time.
Duan Yanqing, having finally calmed his breathing by sticking a thin iron rod into the tree trunk, landed on the ground.

Yue Laosan and Ye Erniang leaped to his side and landed.

Yue Laosan asked anxiously, "Boss, what do we do now? Should we chase after them and help Lao Si?"

Ye Erniang frowned and said, "The two of them are too fast. Even if we rush over now, I'm afraid it will be too late to help."

Duan Yanqing glanced at Duan Yu, Mu Wanqing, and Zhong Ling under a large tree not far away, and said in a hoarse voice, "Second Aunt is right. It's too late for us to rush over now. Let's capture those three kids over there first, and then use them to exchange for the fourth one when that kid brings him back."

Yue Lao Er laughed heartily and said, "Boss, leave it to me!"

Having said that, he leaped up and, in a few bounds, arrived at the base of the large tree where Duan Yu and the other two were.

Duan Yu was not skilled in martial arts and had just experienced severe abdominal pain, so he had very little strength to move.

Although Zhong Ling possessed martial arts skills, they were rather ordinary. Her trump card was the lightning weasel, but unfortunately, it had already escaped when she was with the Shennong Gang.

She kept whistling to call it back along the way, but she couldn't get it to come back.

I don't know where it went.

Only Mu Wanqing, though looking panicked, immediately raised her arm and shot three hidden arrows from her sleeve when she saw the fierce and evil Yue Laosan, one of the Four Evils, approaching.

shhhhhh!
Two of them shot towards Yue Laosan's chest, and the other towards his lower abdomen.

Yue Laosan did not resist, letting the three fierce hidden arrows hit him. After three crisp clangs, they fell to the ground.

It's unclear whether he had soft armor hidden inside his clothes or other protective items.

Yue Laosan shouted, "You three little brats, don't resist, or I'll break your necks if you anger me."

Mu Wanqing did not answer. She raised her arm again and another hidden arrow shot out, heading straight for Yue Laosan's forehead.

This time, Yue Laosan made a move.

He suddenly raised his arm, flicked his finger, and sent the sleeve arrow that had shot three inches from his eye flying away.

"I told you three not to resist; you little girl, you still dare to resist? Do you really want me to break your neck before you'll submit?!" Yue Laosan cursed as he worked quickly, his fingers landing on the three of them, sealing their pressure points one by one.

By the time Duan Yanqing and Ye Erniang arrived, Duan Yu and the other two had already turned into immobile statues.

Just at this time
A long howl came from the distant mountains and forests, echoing back and forth in the valleys, its sound like rolling waves.

The whistling sound approached them at an extremely fast speed.

In a short while
Then they saw a figure rush out from the distant mountains and forests, flashing back and forth among the open space, rocks, and trees before appearing in front of them.

The newcomer was none other than Xu Xingchen, who had just gone to chase after Yun Zhonghe. Returning, Xu Xingchen carried the limp Yun Zhonghe and slammed him to the ground.

Pfft!
Amidst the flying grass clippings, Yun Zhonghe, whose face grew increasingly pale, let out a painful groan.

Duan Yanqing and his two companions saw their fourth brother lying motionless on the ground, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, his brows furrowed, and the heaving of his chest significantly reduced.

Judging from his appearance, he was clearly in a state of severe injury and death!
Suddenly, Yun Zhonghe opened his eyes, looking pleadingly at Duan Yanqing and the other two. He gasped for breath and weakly cried out, "Boss... Boss, help! Save me! I don't want to die!"

Duan Yanqing withdrew his gaze from Yun Zhonghe and looked at the young man in front of him, coldly saying in a ventriloquist voice, "Boy, you actually dared to beat the Fourth Brother into this state. It seems that you are destined to become mortal enemies with the Four Evils today!"

Xu Xingchen glanced at Duan Yanqing and the other two, including Duan Yu, and said calmly, "I've said it before, today, Yun Zhonghe must die, he must die here; I mean what I say!"

After a pause, he smiled and said, "As for making enemies of you four villains, are you even worthy?"

The following sentence was so arrogant that it caused an undisguised rage to flash in Duan Yanqing's eyes.

Since becoming a notorious villain, he had never been so humiliated or looked down upon; it was simply outrageous.

Yue Laosan, standing to the side, shouted angrily, "You brat, do you see those three kids behind us? If you dare utter another word of nonsense, I'll snap one of their necks; if you dare utter two words of nonsense, I'll snap two of their necks; if you utter three words of nonsense, I'll snap all three of their necks!"

Xu Xingchen laughed heartily and said, "Yue Laosan, is all you can do is bully people who have no power to fight back? If you've got the guts, come at me!"

Yue Laosan's thick, dark eyebrows were furrowed into a knot between his brows. He said with difficulty, "My martial arts are not as good as yours, so I can't beat you in a fight. Forget it, why don't you just hand over Lao Si to us and we'll switch people, how about that?"

Xu Xingchen ignored Yue Laosan and turned to Ye Erniang beside him, saying leisurely, "Ye Erniang, what do you think of my previous suggestion?"

Ye Erniang's face darkened, and a look of sorrow and madness flashed in her eyes.

Duan Yanqing arrived a little late and, unaware of what had happened, turned his head and asked, "Second brother, what's going on?"

Ye Erniang sighed with difficulty: "Eldest brother, he... he knows the whereabouts of my child."

A hint of surprise flashed in Duan Yanqing's eyes, and he asked in a hoarse voice, "So, he's using your child's whereabouts to threaten you?"

Ye Erniang nodded!
Duan Yanqing could barely contain his anger, and he ventred his voice, "Boy, I have never seen anyone dare to threaten us Four Evils."

Xu Xingchen laughed and said, "Now, haven't you seen it?"

Duan Yanqing sneered in a ventriloquist voice: "Kid, stop talking nonsense; use Lao Si's life to exchange for the lives of your three friends; if you don't agree, I'll kill your three friends right now; then, the three of us will work together to avenge Lao Si!"

Xu Xingchen shook his head and said, "You don't need to threaten me, Duan Yanqing. Do you know who the young master behind you is?"

Upon hearing this, Duan Yanqing turned back to look at Duan Yu, puzzled. He scrutinized Duan Yu's handsome face for a moment, then turned back and said in a cold voice using ventriloquism, "No matter who he is, I will not show any mercy when I make my move!"

Xu Xingchen said, "No, you will show mercy; because that young master's surname is Duan, his given name is Yu, and he is the son of Duan Zhengchun, the Prince of Zhennan of Dali, and also his only son."

"Furthermore, I've heard that his uncle, Duan Zhengming, who is also the current emperor of the Dali Kingdom, has no children."

"It can be said that Duan Yu is the next emperor of the Dali Kingdom."

This time, the expression in Duan Yanqing's eyes finally changed.

Turning back again, he scrutinized Duan Yu for a moment, his hoarse ventriloquism filled with joy: "Good, good, good! This kid is actually Duan Zhengchun's son! This is wonderful!"

Xu Xingchen continued, "Duan Yanqing, you also come from the Dali Duan clan; according to seniority, he should also be considered your nephew; how could you bear to kill him and sever the imperial lineage of your Dali Duan clan?!"

Duan Yanqing looked at Xu Xingchen and laughed loudly using ventriloquism: "You're wrong about that!"

"The reason we, the Four Villains, have gathered in Dali, Yunnan, is to cause trouble for Duan Zhengming and Duan Zhengchun."

"Now that Duan Zhengchun's son is in my hands, is there anything more miraculous in this world?"

At this point, Duan Yanqing's voice suddenly lowered: "His father and his uncle are my sworn enemies; even if this kid is my nephew or niece, he is still the son of my enemy."

"At most, when I kill him later, I'll be quick and spare him from torture."

Duan Yu, unable to move or speak, listened to the conversation between Xu Xingchen and Duan Yanqing, completely bewildered.

He thought to himself, "The leader of these four villains is actually an uncle of my Duan family? This is truly the most ridiculous thing ever."

"This is absurd!"

(End of this chapter)