I'm here in the martial arts world just to find love.

With the spear in hand, Qin Shaoling, who had been struggling to find a suitable weapon and was being suppressed by a dozen guards in a military formation, suddenly felt his aura surge.

"drink!"

The boy in the darkness let out a thunderous roar.

The spear danced, and countless spear shadows descended from the sky.

Jiang Chao, who was watching this scene from a distance, clicked his tongue in admiration:

"As expected of Liangmu, Qin Shaoling is truly extraordinary. Even I am ashamed of my inferiority in this Six Harmonies Spear Technique."

But then he thought about it again and realized that he was a swordsman and didn't know a single spear technique, so the boy immediately felt relieved.

With his spear in hand, Qin Shaoling displayed his true martial arts prowess.

The spear shot out like a dragon, traversing the sky, subtly displaying an aura of overwhelming power.

In contrast, the sixteen Qin family guards who had been handling things with ease now looked rather disheveled.

Originally, Qin Shaoling, having lost his spear, could be easily suppressed by them, but now things are different.

Wielding a long spear made of waxwood, Qin Shaoling was like a war god descended to earth, unstoppable. In just a few rounds, six of their guards were swept away by the spear and fell to the ground, unable to get up.

With their combined attack formation broken and their mission seemingly doomed, the Shadow Guardians, knowing they were doomed after this battle, simply gave up the fight.

Before the spear pierced his chest, the Shadow Leader knelt down with a thud and said in a deep voice:

"Please, Sixteenth Young Master, spare the others; this matter has nothing to do with them."

  

Before he could finish speaking, the spear, unable to stop its momentum, pierced through his body, its gleaming tip protruding from his back.

Blood splattered.

The Shadow Guardian grunted, and the black cloth slipped off, revealing a hideous face covered in scars.

Qin Shaoling: ...

"I... I just wanted to escape from here, why are you fighting so hard?!"

"Duty, one's responsibility..."

After uttering his last words, the middle-aged Shadow Guardian died.

Seeing this, the other guards all retreated, not daring to approach.

Why bother?

Qin Shaoling, his face grim, let out a long, bitter sigh.

He knew that some people in this world were born without control over their own lives.

Even he himself was no exception.

He slowly pulled the spear from the corpse, his figure slightly desolate as he waved his hand, signaling the other guards to leave.

Then, Qin Shaoling stomped his feet heavily and soared into the sky.

……

The next day, on the second floor of a restaurant in the north of Qingzhou City.

Jiang Chao and Qin Shaoling sat facing each other, with two jars of peach blossom wine placed in front of each of them.

However, the wine jar was already empty.

Jiang Chao downed the last two mouthfuls of peach blossom wine in his bowl, let out a satisfied burp, looked up at the young man opposite him who, in terms of looks and temperament, was only slightly inferior to him, and smiled:

"The Sixteenth Young Master is infamous and utterly wicked, known to everyone in Qingzhou City. Surely he wouldn't drown his sorrows in alcohol for the sake of a mere Qin family assassin?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Shaoling, who was already extremely unhappy and felt suffocated, couldn't help but roll his eyes and say:

"Brother Jiang, your words are truly unbearable. What do you mean by saying that I, Qin Shaoling, am infamous? That's just them deliberately smearing and framing me! Throughout my life, I, Qin Shaoling, have always acted with integrity and a clear conscience. How could those petty villains possibly slander me like that?"

"Yes, yes, Young Master Sixteen is right. They framed us and deliberately smeared us."

Jiang Chao nodded emphatically, then added, "But the fact remains that you killed someone."

"Although that person was a secret guard kept by your Qin family, whose life was as worthless as grass, he was still a living human being, a life that died at the hands of you, the Sixteenth Young Master. That is an indisputable fact."

After Jiang Chao finished speaking, Qin Shaoling fell silent again.

The boy's face alternated between pale and flushed, looking extremely unpleasant.

Jiang Chao wasn't actually trying to expose their shortcomings on purpose; rather, it was because the Qin family's actions during this period were truly outrageous.

Let alone outsiders, they are so cruel and ruthless even to their own family members. What reason do such unrighteous and immoral families have to exist?

The reason he wanted the young man in front of him to look at his true self was that he hoped the young man would suddenly realize what kind of rotten mud his Qin family had become.

Let's see if we can get him to give up his last shred of hope for the Qin family and stand on the side of righteousness.

Of course, opinions on what is right and wrong are subjective, and in the complex and chaotic world of martial arts, there is no absolute standard of measurement.

Sometimes killing is done to save lives, while other times saving lives ultimately leads to killing.

Who can truly distinguish right from wrong, black from white, good from evil?

He had already figured these things out before he even left home and went down the mountain.

Therefore, his purpose in venturing into the martial world was not to uphold justice or eliminate evil, but to broaden his horizons and gain knowledge.

His real goal was to have several passionate romances with wealthy heiresses who were kept hidden away from the world, chivalrous and heroic women from the martial arts world, and ladies from noble families who were either demure and elegant or modest and charming.

His main purpose in coming down the mountain to travel the world was to find love.

What chivalry and justice, what eliminating evil and protecting the innocent, those are all secondary.

Seeing that Qin Shaoling was deep in thought, Jiang Chao stopped talking.

He waved to the waiter, who was trembling with fear after listening to the two men's loud conspiracy in the distance, and said:

"Waiter, bring more wine. This time, no peach blossom wine, give me two jars of bamboo leaf green."

Upon hearing this, the waiter quickly agreed and hurried away.

After the waiter fled as if his life depended on it, Jiang Chao finally became serious and said:

"Seriously, Brother Qin, what are your plans after fleeing the Qin family this time? I'm afraid your family won't let this go easily."

Qin Shaoling shook his head and said in a hoarse voice, "They won't publicize this kind of thing, otherwise the Qin family will lose face. I imagine they will secretly send guards to hunt me down and kill me out there."

After hearing his explanation, Jiang Chao was shocked. "No way, they're going to kill you? Aren't you a member of the Qin family? How could they do this?"

However, Jiang Chao was only surprised for a moment before he realized what was going on.

That's actually quite possible.

After all, running away from an arranged marriage was no small matter in ancient times.

She still wanted to escape the arranged marriage with the royal family.

Although the Qin family gained favor by offering treasures, the royal family would not let them off the hook for such a matter.

If they were to learn of the trouble Qin Shaoling had caused, the Qin family's plan to marry the princess would likely fall through, and they might even completely offend the princess as a result.

What do you mean? I am a princess of the Great Liang Dynasty, with such a noble status. How dare you, a mere noble family, look down on me?

When the princess hears this news, she will definitely think this way, without considering why Qin Shaoling ran away from the marriage, she will only feel that she has been humiliated.

Therefore, the only way to salvage the situation is to make Qin Shaolin, this unlucky fellow who stood out from the crowd in the corrupt Qin family, disappear forever.

Only the dead keep quiet and won't reveal secrets.

"Tsk tsk, it seems you're really in a bad situation."

Jiang Chao's tone was rather gloating.

"You're truly pitiful to be born into such a family."

Upon hearing this, Qin Shaoling's previously distressed expression immediately darkened, and he angrily retorted:

"Brother Jiang, you've gone too far! You can't expose someone's shortcomings like that!"

"Okay, okay, I won't say anymore."

Jiang Chao laughed heartily and said seriously, "Brother Qin, to be honest, I really admire you."

"Um?"

Qin Shaoling, who was furious, was taken aback and asked in confusion:

"What do you admire about me?"

Jiang Chao spread his hands and said, "I admire your composure. Knowing full well that you are doomed, you can still drink and chat with me here, laughing and joking. I am ashamed of my own composure."

Qin Shaoling: "..."

"Didn't you, Brother Jiang, say there was no need to rush, but insisted on dragging me here for drinks?"

Qin Shaoling was so angry he almost laughed.

"Otherwise, I would have left Qingzhou City by now."

"Now you say I'm calm and collected? Brother Jiang, you really are..."

Sigh, what an innocent kid, he doesn't even know how to swear.

Jiang Chao sighed inwardly and waved his hand, saying:

"Alright, alright. Since I helped you escape, I might as well go all the way and help you out. I, Jiang Lang, will take care of this mess."