Xu Buling stood in the encirclement with a calm expression, looking harmless.
Chang Shijian was the lobbyist in the tower. He stepped forward and saluted in the rain with his sword in hand.
"I am Chang Shijian of the Eagle Striking Tower. Please forgive me for my sudden visit."
Xu Buling sized him up and nodded. "I seem to have seen you in the Left Prince's Residence. What a coincidence."
Chang Shijian wanted to say a few more polite words, but Zhou Yuan looked around cautiously and raised his hand.
"Be careful of a trap. Let's get this over with."
Seeing this, Chang Shijian did not waste any more words.
He said, "I came here today to ask for a small thing from you. The Ice Flower Hibiscus Pendant in the Left Prince's hand has fallen into your hands. I hope you can give it to me. "
Xu Buling nodded. "I thought it was something important …" As he spoke, he untied a decorative jade pendant from his waist and shook it in his hand.
"Is it this?"
Chang Shijian's eyes narrowed. The jade pendant had always been in the Left Prince's hand, and he had never seen it before. That day, he stood outside the hall and only saw the Left Prince give the jade pendant to Xu Buling. As for what it looked like, all the jade pendants looked the same, so he could not tell.
Seeing Xu Buling take out the jade pendant, Chang Shijian estimated that it was not fake. He nodded slightly.
"Please give it to me, Your Highness."
"Haha …"
Xu Buling picked up the jade pendant and looked at it. He clenched his left hand and rubbed it a few times, making a cracking sound.
"You …"
The people of the Eagle Striking Tower were shocked. They did not expect Xu Buling to destroy the jade pendant so easily.
Chang Shijian's face turned pale. He raised his hand and scolded, "How can you do this? This is a treasure that has been passed down for hundreds of years. How dare you …"
Xu Buling opened his palm and looked at the broken jade. "There are many jade pendants at home. I don't need this one. If you want it, you can put it together and use it."
"You!"
Chang Shijian flew into a rage. The Eagle Striking Tower had great use for all four pieces of jade. If one was destroyed, they would never be able to collect all of them.
Zhou Yuan's eyes darkened. "How dare you ruin the Eagle Striking Tower's business!"
As his voice faded, Zhou Yuan took the initiative to strike first. His feet fiercely stomped on the ground, breaking through the curtain of rain, and a pair of iron palms swatted towards Xu Buring, who had yet to draw his sword.
Chang Shijian was dumbfounded by Xu Buling's sudden destruction of his jade. His heart was filled with rage, but he did not stop him. He unsheathed his sword and flew forward with large strides. However, Chang Shijian had seen Xu Buling's skills before, so he was cautious and deliberately slowed down by two steps.
As for the six Jianghu people behind, when they saw that their leader had given the order to attack, they did not hesitate to raise their weapons and surround them from the back.
Yang Tuyue held a single saber in his hand. As a proof of his loyalty to the Eagle Striking Tower, he naturally took the lead and charged forward.
Unfortunately, in the next moment, Yang Tuyue understood what Qing Kui was.
In the rainy night, weapons were unsheathed and murderous intent soared.
Zhou Yuan broke through the curtain of rain and rushed to the front of Xu Buling. He wanted to beat this kid to the ground before Xu Buling could draw his sword.
However, Xu Buling did not draw his sword. He held the umbrella with his right hand and threw a piece of jade behind him with his left. The sharp sound tore through the rain like a hundred arrows.
Ding ding ding —
The sound of jade pieces colliding with weapons came from behind. The six people behind were caught off guard and raised their weapons to block. Three people who could not dodge in time had their eyes pierced by the jade pieces and became blind in an instant.
"Ah —"
At the same time, Xu Buling swung his hand forward. His fingers were like hooks and grabbed at Zhou Yuan's palm with terrifying strength.
Zhou Yuan's Iron Sand Palm had reached perfection and could easily split stones. He was not afraid and pushed out with all his strength.
Bang —
The two palms collided with a muffled sound.
Xu Buling's body did not even shake. He looked coldly at the small fry in front of him and suddenly grabbed. His fingertips pierced into Zhou Yuan's calloused right hand. The bone was visible and the sound of bones breaking was heard.
Compared to Xu Buring's carefree attitude, Zhou Yuan's eyes were filled with astonishment. His palm felt as if it had struck a city wall, completely unable to budge it in the slightest. Knowing that he had kicked an iron plate, he quickly retracted his hand and wanted to retreat, but it was already too late. The intense pain of his broken finger had already spread, causing him to involuntarily let out a pained groan.
In the next moment, Xu Buling's hand coiled up his right arm like a snake. Zhou Yuan recognized this was the Eagle Claw Sect's Crane Catching Hand. He immediately lowered his head to hide his throat and used his left hand to block, but he was too late.
Crack —
Xu Buling grabbed Zhou Yuan's neck like a poisonous snake. His fingers instantly crushed Zhou Yuan's throat and stopped Zhou Yuan's forward momentum. At the same time, he lifted Zhou Yuan's strong body and slammed him to the ground. After a muffled sound, the tall and strong man no longer moved.
This move was as smooth as flowing water. In the eyes of outsiders, it was as if Zhou Yuan rushed over and was lifted by Xu Buling and slammed to the ground. There was no buffer at all.
At this time, Chang Shijian was still rushing forward with his weapon in hand. Seeing Zhou Yuan die on the street in the blink of an eye, an indescribable fear appeared in his eyes. However, Chang Shijian had seen the scene of Xu Buling instantly killing experts in the Left Prince's Residence. He was prepared before he came. When the situation turned bad, he did not hesitate to throw the scabbard and turned to run.
Xu Buling raised his hand to catch the scabbard. He did not chase after him, but said coldly:
"Tell your master to come by himself next time."
Chang Shijian naturally did not respond. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared behind the houses on the street.
Zhou Yuan, as the main force tonight, was killed in an instant. Chang Shijian fled without saying a word. The remaining people were naturally confused.
On the road in the curtain of rain, Zhou Yuan's body did not move at all. The three men of Jianghu, whose eyes were pierced by jade fragments, covered their faces and wailed on the ground.
Yang Tuyue and his two companions stopped in their tracks with a single saber in front of them. They looked at the man in white standing in the rain with an umbrella. Their faces were already pale.
After speaking, Xu Buling turned around and looked at the three men of Jianghu behind him. He said in a cold voice:
"One of you is enough to go back and report."
"Retreat … Let's go!"
The three men finally recovered from the situation. Yang Tuyue yelled and turned to run.
Ta, ta, ta —
The three men ran wildly, trying to rush into the buildings on the side of the road.
But just as they turned around, they heard the sound of wind breaking behind them. A scabbard was stabbed into the back of one of them. Blood splattered, and he immediately fell to the street.
Hot blood splattered on Yang Tuyue's face. Yang Tuyue's eyes widened, and there was only fear left in them. Judging by the sound, he threw his family heirloom saber in the direction of the scabbard, hoping to buy himself some time to escape. Unfortunately, the saber flew back at an even faster speed in the blink of an eye and slashed at the body of another companion.
"Hoo hoo —"
Yang Tuyue's mind went blank. His survival instinct told him that running away was useless. He suddenly pounced forward, picked up the long sword in the hands of his companion, and turned over to fight to the death. But just as he stood up in the curtain of rain, Zhou Yuan's body was kicked in front of him.
Bang —
After a muffled sound, Yang Tuyue and the body were directly attached to the wall of the warehouse, and the tiles on the wall were shaken off.
Holding the oil-paper umbrella, Xu Buling slightly tilted his head to avoid the sharp sword that was flying at him. He grabbed the hilt of the sword and walked to the wall.
Yang Tuyue coughed violently and struggled to push the body off him, trying to stand up with the support of the wall. Just as he got half of his body up, the tall man with the umbrella had already walked in front of him, and the bloody tip of the sword was pointed at his throat.
Before death, time always seemed to drag on.
Yang Tuyue's panic suddenly disappeared at this moment. All his emotions were gone, and there was only one thought left in his mind — he should have listened to my advice and not come out tonight!
But it was obviously useless to regret at this moment.
Without any hesitation, Yang Tuyue raised his hand and blurted out,
"Spare my life! Don't kill me! "
Xu Buling's sword stopped at Yang Tuyue's throat and he slightly tilted his head.
"What's the use of begging for mercy?"
Yang Tuyue knew that begging for mercy was useless, but he didn't want to die. He still had a family to take care of, so he could only plead with his eyes.
"I still have a family. Spare my life!"
Xu Buling's eyes were cold. "I also have a family. Did you think about me when you came to kill me? If I beg for mercy, will you spare my life? "
"…"
Yang Tuyue breathed heavily. He opened his mouth but couldn't say anything. He just gritted his teeth and said,
"Spare my life. I can't die yet."
There was a moment of silence in the rainy night.
Xu Buling sized up Yang Tuyue and stabbed the sword into the ground in front of him. Then he turned around and walked toward the ferry.
Yang Tuyue breathed heavily. He found it hard to believe. After a moment of hesitation, he climbed over the wall and ran toward the back alley.
A moment later, the sound of gongs and drums was heard. The constables of the government came in the rain and took away the body on the ground and the wailing minions …
