Starting with Mingyu Gong, the Soul-Chasing and Life-Stealing Technique

Lu Chen saw clearly that a flying knife was coming straight at Zhou Ermin.

Before Zhou Ermin could react, Lu Chen suddenly reached out and shoved Zhou Ermin on the shoulder. With a whoosh, the flying knife swept past and embedded itself in the window frame.

Just then, another blade shot out, aiming straight for Lu Chen's face.

Lu Chen drew his longsword and swung it with a clang, deflecting the flying knife.

Then a voice said coldly, "Impressive skill!" The voice was full of cold indignation.

Lu Chen frowned slightly and turned his head to look. He saw Wang San leading a tall, middle-aged man walking quickly towards him.

The man's hands were empty, with only a single-edged sword hanging at his waist.

Lu Chen's eyesight was extremely clear; his night vision seemed to be no less than his daytime vision, a fact he himself didn't understand, attributing it only to the miraculous power of the Mingyu Technique.

Seeing that the newcomer was burly and agile, and considering that Wang San had brought him along, he must have some skill. Lu Chen asked, "Who are you, and what do you want?"

The man didn't answer, so Wang San said, "Boy, so you can die in peace. This is the so-called 'Kill-on-the-People' hero, Master Sun."

Lu Chen said, "Kill everyone you see? That's quite a rude nickname. But if you kill everyone you see, why didn't you get killed?"

Sun Jian, who kills anyone he sees, is quite a figure in the Liangzhou martial arts world. However, Lu Chen didn't seem to care at all when he heard about it.

Little did he know that Lu Chen knew very little about the affairs of the martial world. Not to mention that he "kills anyone he sees" Sun Jian, even if he only heard the name of a true master in the martial world, Lu Chen would be unmoved.

Sun Jian said coldly, "Boy, I, Sun Jian, do not kill nameless ghosts. State your name!"

Lu Chen laughed and said, "Dude, I can smell your breath from this far away. So tell me, what gang are you from, and why did you want to kill me?"

Sun Jian said, "I'm just doing my job by taking people's money."

Lu Chen chuckled: "Have you run into a fellow traveler?"

Wang San said, "Kid, if you know what's good for you, get lost right now. Don't upset Master Sun and end up losing your life!"

Lu Chen sneered, "You have a good eye for people!" He swayed and pushed Wang San with his left palm.

Wang San reached out and blocked it with a bang.

Wang San let out a miserable cry as his burly body was thrown far away like a kite with a broken string. He spat out a mouthful of blood in mid-air and crashed heavily more than three zhang away.

Sun Jian knew Wang San was doomed, and sneered, "Such powerful palm strike!"

He slowly drew his sword, his face cold and stern. He glanced at the Zhou siblings and said in a deep voice, "Since we are all in the same profession, I have given you a break. If you can also give me a break, I will turn around and leave."

[Beep, a fellow assassin has been detected. A true god-level killer, in your presence, only one assassin is ever allowed. Kill him, and there will be an unexpected reward.]

Lu Chen thought to himself, "Brother Tongzi, you're like an older brother to me! They say rivals are enemies, right? Let's do it!"

Lu Chen snorted: "No one is allowed to work in my presence, do you understand?"

"Swoosh..." Sun Jian swung his arm and slashed, a beam of light flew past and went straight for Lu Chen's face.

Lu Chen's longsword flashed out like lightning, and with a clang, the longsword clashed with the single-edged sword, creating brilliant sparks.

Sun Jian felt a chill surge through his single-edged sword, instantly chilling his arm. He stumbled back three steps, thinking, "What powerful icy true energy!" He then shouted, "Then witness my Wind-Slaying Blade!"

With a single swing of his sword, he unleashed three swift, sweeping cuts.

Lu Chen was covered by his blade from the top, middle, and bottom.

Before the blade even arrived, the wind swirling around it swept across the land.

Lu Chen felt that this person's martial arts were even stronger than Tang Tianlong's, but he remained calm and unhurried. He unleashed the "Soul-Chasing and Life-Taking Sword," and the barrage of sword shadows seemed to slow down instantly.

"Clang, clang, clang..." The sound of weapons clashing was like a string of pearls, but the sound was extremely jarring.

Zhou Sanni gasped and hurriedly covered her ears.

However, Sun Jian increasingly felt as if he were holding a block of ice. He gritted his teeth and slashed rapidly, forming a curtain of blades that swept forward. This was his ultimate move: "Deadly Triple Wave".

Lu Chen dared not be careless and used the "Great Five Ghosts Sword Technique".

This is a fast sword technique, each move as swift as lightning, aimed directly at Sun Jian's upper, middle, and lower body.

A single-edged slash is time-consuming and laborious, far inferior to the direct and straightforward sword technique. Lu Chen's longsword flashed like lightning, but Sun Jian was also quite skilled, parrying the three swords with a clattering sound.

Before Lu Chen could react, he pressed his finger against the blade, and with a hiss, the longsword suddenly curved and pierced the opponent's thigh.

Sun Jian hastily retreated, but Lu Chen wielded his longsword and arrived before him like a gust of wind, the sword flashing as it aimed straight for his heart.

Sun Jian attempted to parry with his single sword, but Lu Chen's move was a feint. The sword flashed and struck his right wrist with a hiss, splattering blood as it was severed from his hand and sword.

Sun Jian let out a muffled groan as blood gushed out, but ignoring his injuries, he swung his left palm straight at Lu Chen's face.

Lu Chen's sword tilted slightly, and Sun Jian felt the wind of the sword brush against him. With a hiss, his left hand was also severed at the wrist.

Lu Chen extended his left palm, its surface as white as jade, seemingly made of ice, and the surrounding temperature dropped even further than before. With a bang, the force of his palm struck Sun Jian squarely in the chest.

Sun Jian flew straight out, twisted twice on the ground, and then remained motionless.

Zhou Ermin was horrified by what he saw, while Zhou Sanni was so frightened that she covered her mouth with her hand, not daring to make a sound.

Lu Chen strode towards Sun Jian, only to find him already dead. His hair, eyebrows, and beard were covered in frost. He thought to himself, "Goodness, was my Fourth Layer Jade Skill combined with the Eight Trigrams Swimming Dragon Palm really that powerful? Or was it Brother Tong who was really amazing?"

[Drip, Mingyu Kung Fu is unfathomable, primarily Yin and cold, while Bagua Youlong Palm combines Yin and Yang. Both have endless uses and complement each other. Don't be surprised by what you see.]

Lu Chen thought to himself, "Brother Tong, what about the reward?"

[Ding! Host has successfully defeated the assassin. Reward: Three years of cultivation power]

Lu Chen wiped the blood off the longsword on the corpse, then with another flick of his arm, the longsword sliced ​​open Sun Jian's pouch, revealing a money bag filled with gold and silver ingots.

Lu Chen shoved his longsword into its sheath at his waist, picked up the silver ingot and put it in his pocket, thinking to himself, "Damn it, killing and robbing really does bring in money quickly."

Looking at the distraught Zhou Ermin, he said, "Brother Zhou, bury these two."

"Yes!" Zhou Ermin hurriedly went to find a hoe to dig a hole.

Zhou Sanni went to boil water.

Lu Chen sat down cross-legged: "Receive it!"

Suddenly, I felt a cool breeze flowing down my meridians like a thin stream, growing more and more rapidly. Suddenly, my dantian felt hot, and a surge of heat rushed out, merging with the cool breeze and pressing into my dantian.

Lu Chen slowly opened his eyes, feeling extremely comfortable and realizing he had become stronger, though he still had no idea what level he had reached.

Under a cool moon and sparse stars, with a gentle night breeze, Lu Chen watched the Zhou siblings digging a pit in the distance, then glanced at the corpses of Sun Jian and Wang San. He was filled with emotion: "When did I, a model citizen, become a professional murderer and corpse-stealer, and not feel the slightest bit uncomfortable?"

Lu Chen was lost in thought: "Hmm, it's not my fault, it's all the fault of this world, the strong prey on the weak, survival of the fittest!" He couldn't help but start singing: "I once dreamed of wandering the world with a sword, to see the world's splendor. The heart of youth is always a bit reckless, now you call the world your home..."

Listening to "The Past You," even though the Zhou siblings were illiterate, they could sense the changes in Lu Chen's heart. However, his determination, confidence, and the meaning of treating life kindly also infected the two of them, and they were so immersed in it that they forgot about what they were doing.

As Lu Chen's song ended, a while later, the Zhou siblings buried the body. Lu Chen looked at Zhou Ermin, who was still panting, and said, "Sure enough, something's not right about your family's situation."

Zhou Ermin's voice was hoarse: "What do you mean?"

Lu Chen shook his head and said, "Think about it, didn't you brothers have a conflict with the Wang family because of the land, and then your sister-in-law died, and you and your eldest brother were framed and are going to be beheaded?"

Zhou Ermin nodded and said, "Yes!"

Lu Chen said, "If you're not lying, then it's only natural that someone would kill your sister-in-law, frame you both, and then have the government sentence you and your brother to death, leaving you as someone's concubine. It would be perfectly normal for them to manipulate things, alter the land deeds. Why would they release you?"

Zhou Ermin said, "But my elder brother said in court that he did it all by himself. The magistrate has no reason to imprison me anymore, does he?"

Lu Chen shook his head and said, "Killing your sister-in-law is not the purpose. It's to frame you. The purpose is to rely on the government to legally and justly take your brother's life, so that they won't look so bad."

Since the county magistrate helped the Wang family, how could he release a commoner just because a criminal said something? This is completely wrong!

Besides, if Butler Wang had wanted to hurt your sister all along, he would have just taken her by force long ago. Why bother with all this trouble?

This approach now resembles a cornered dog resorting to desperate measures, a case of throwing caution to the wind!

Zhou Sanni said, "You mean someone is helping my second brother?"

Lu Chen pondered for a moment and said, "Whether it was to help you or not is hard to say, but there must have been someone else involved who managed to get your second brother out of prison alive. And it was only after that Steward Wang found out about this that he tried to force himself on you; otherwise, the logic wouldn't be complete."

Zhou Ermin, still confused, said, "I don't understand. We're just country folk, farmers. Besides you, my benefactor, who else has helped me?"

Lu Chen said, "Only God knows. Maybe there really are some good people in this world who saw how miserable you were and helped you out."

He preferred to believe that there were good people in the world rather than believe that the county magistrate had a change of heart!

Suddenly, in the still of the night, a very low, long sigh echoed.