The conditions that Chu Xiu offered made Yang Ling unable to refuse. It was not because of the position of Patrol Envoy, but because one would die and the other would live.
If the sword pierced through, he would live. If he refused, he would die.
It was best to choose between life and death. Therefore, Yang Ling made a choice that most people would make.
After the sword pierced through, Chu Xiu took away his sword and handed it to Ghost Hand King. He smiled and said, "I will keep this sword of yours for now. Just tell others that it was damaged during the battle. Also, if you become a Patrol Envoy in the future, it would be too embarrassing if you still use a Lower Grade Fourth Revolution Artifact. Even if you don't get a Fifth Revolution Artifact, you should at least get a High Grade or even a Supreme Grade Fourth Revolution Artifact. "
When Yang Ling heard this, he immediately smiled bitterly. He could not remember how many times he had smiled helplessly tonight.
This sword was the evidence. It was lost now, but if he dared to resist Chu Xiu, then this lost sword would become the real evidence.
Chu Xiu smiled at Yang Ling and said, "Brother Yang, there is no need to frown. This is also an opportunity. If not for this, you will probably have to wait until Wei Jiuduan retires before you can become a Patrol Envoy.
After this matter, you can first build support for Wei Jiuduan. I will give you a batch of money to curry favor with Wei Jiuduan. At that time, Wei Jiuduan will definitely ask me if I am interested in this position.
If I fight for this position, you probably won't have a chance. But I can't not fight for it because it will arouse suspicion.
Anyway, I naturally have a way to make Wei Jiuduan give the Shang State Prefecture to you. At that time, you just have to prepare to take over. "
Yang Ling nodded and directly bowed to Chu Xiu and said, "Many thanks, Official Chu. From now on, this subordinate will only follow Official Chu's lead!"
Yang Ling was also a smart person. He knew that he had not been kicked away by Wei Jiuduan even after serving him for so many years.
Right now, Chu Xiu had something on him. Even if he really became an inspector in the future, this position would only be temporarily taken care of by him for Chu Xiu. Therefore, he was very open-minded. From now on, his position would always be under Chu Xiu.
On the surface, he was a colleague, but secretly, he could only be a subordinate.
Chu Xiu waved his hand and said, "Alright, bring the corpses back and report to the Punishment Hall branch. The cultivators of Swordking City were ambushed and killed by the Ghost King Sect. We came to their rescue a step too late. However, we managed to intercept the Ghost King Sect here and exterminate them."
Yang Ling nodded and left the matter of reporting to the Punishment Hall branch to him. Now that the people of Swordking City were dead, apart from Chu Xiu's group, he was the only witness.
Everyone moved and transported the corpses back. First, they placed them in the Jian State Prefecture's Inspector Hall. Later, the people of the Guanxi Branch would come over to check and confirm the situation before receiving the corpses.
After all, the people who died were from Swordking City and the people from Ghost King Sect. The higher-ups would definitely send someone to investigate and confirm the situation.
However, just as Chu Xiu's side settled the corpses, Lin Kaiyun rushed in with two disciples of Swordking City. When he saw the corpses of Swordking City's people, he couldn't believe his eyes.
"Senior Brother!"
Lin Kaiyun looked at Gu Jiangliu's corpse and shouted in disbelief. The eyes of the other two disciples of Swordking City also turned red and their faces were filled with grief.
Gu Jiangliu and Lin Kaiyun didn't have the same master, but they were both disciples of the War Sword Hall. Gu Jiangliu took good care of Lin Kaiyun since childhood. When Lin Kaiyun was young, he didn't show his talent and was very inconspicuous among the disciples. Because of his extreme and eccentric personality, he was often bullied. Gu Jiangliu always stood up for him.
Later, when Gu Jiangliu became the sword instructor of the War Sword Hall, he also gave Lin Kaiyun special attention and helped him hone his swordsmanship step by step.
This time, only a portion of the cultivators of the War Sword Hall were sent to hunt down the Ghost King Sect. Lin Kaiyun, as a young genius of Swordking City, didn't need to come. He only needed to seclude himself in the sect.
However, Lin Kaiyun had come precisely because Gu Jiangliu was leading the team this time.
He didn't expect that along the way, he would be fine, but his Senior Brother would die in an accident.
Lin Kaiyun suddenly turned around and looked at Chu Xiu with bloodshot eyes. He shouted, "What the hell happened? Those people from the Ghost King Sect have become stray dogs. How did Senior Brother and the others die? "
Chu Xiu coughed and said indifferently, "A stray dog is also a vicious dog. It similarly has sharp teeth and can bite people to death.
Mr. Gu was too anxious. After learning the whereabouts of the Ghost King Sect, he didn't wait for me or you to come and directly attacked. As a result, he fell into the ambush of the Ghost King Sect and was killed.
By the time I arrived with my men, the people of Swordking City and an inspector of my Guanzhong torture room had already been killed by the Ghost King Sect.
Fortunately, the Ghost King Sect's survivors also consumed a lot of their strength. Some of them were killed and some were seriously injured by Mr. Gu. It just so happened that I arrived with my men and wiped them all out. It can be considered as avenging Mr. Gu. "
Chu Xiu's words were reasonable. Just by looking at the marks on the corpses, as well as the traces of fighting at the scene, it was indeed so. No one could find any fault with it.
However, the two warriors of Swordking City felt that something was wrong.
Gui Ming of the Ghost King Sect was seriously injured. No matter how the rest of the Ghost King Sect ambushed them, they shouldn't be able to kill Gu Jiangliu.
But before they could think too much, Lin Kaiyun pointed at Chu Xiu and shouted, "Then why didn't you show up earlier? What's the use of showing up when he's already dead? Senior Brother's death was partly caused by the trash of your Guanzhong torture room! "
At this time, Lin Kaiyun's heart was filled with grief and indignation. Let alone Chu Xiu, who he had always disliked, even if it was Wei Jiuduan, he could vent his anger on him.
But Chu Xiu didn't have the habit of standing and not talking back when he was scolded. His face darkened and he said coldly, "You were an idiot and fell into the enemy's trap. What does it have to do with my Guanzhong torture room?
You can't kill someone and you want to blame others for your own death. There's no such logic anywhere.
Lin Kaiyun, your Senior Brother is dead. No matter how sad or angry you are, go somewhere else. This is the Guanzhong torture room, not a place where you can behave atrociously! "
Hearing this, Lin Kaiyun suddenly exploded. He unsheathed the long sword in his hand, and in an instant, a touch of melodious blue light shone in the entire hall.
The long sword in his hand was called 'Flowing Cloud'. It was light and shining, and one could feel the power of the wind and clouds. It was a Fifth Revolution Precious Weapon, and was personally forged by a master swordsmith from the Hall of Gods.
When the long sword was unsheathed, the surrounding air seemed to be torn apart by the sword. In the blink of an eye, Lin Kaiyun's sword had already appeared in front of Chu Xiu's eyes!
In terms of pure speed, this sword was even three times faster than Chu Xiu's Azure Dragon Sleeve!
Under the fast sword, Chu Xiu formed the Dugu Seal. His whole body erupted with Gang Energy, and he was as solid as a mountain!
When the long sword collided with the Gang Energy, it was as if it had hit a mountain. Amidst the explosion of Gang Energy, Chu Xiu did not move an inch, but Lin Kaiyun could not help but take a step back. This caused his red eyes to reveal a look of horror.
He knew the speed and power of his sword. Like the wind and clouds, there were only a few martial artists at the same level as him who could react in time. But now, Chu Xiu had blocked his sword. In front of Chu Xiu's strange seal, it was as if he was facing a mountain, unstoppable and unsurpassable!
Dugu Seal dispersed, and Chu Xiu unsheathed the Red Sleeve Saber in his hand. The Blood Refined Divine Aura shone in the sky, and the entire hall was reflected in a cruel crimson color!
As the Gang Energy slashed down, the saber momentum was ethereal and formless like a drizzle, but it was densely packed, blocking all of Lin Kaiyun's escape routes!
Swordking City's martial artists were famous for their sword skills. For example, Gu Jiangliu's Flaming River Sword and Lin Kaiyun's Wind and Cloud Sword. They drew support from the wind and clouds to erupt with unparalleled speed.
But in terms of Gang Energy, although Swordking City's martial artists were not weak, they were definitely not too strong. As for Chu Xiu's Blood Refined Divine Aura, it was on the same level as the White Tiger Hall's White Tiger Fiend Divine Aura and Chunyang Dao Sect's Pure Yang Aura.
Under the effect of the Blood Refined Divine Aura, even if Lin Kaiyun's sword momentum was as smooth as flowing water and his speed was fast, he still couldn't break Chu Xiu's saber momentum!
If Lin Kaiyun had attacked Chu Xiu before, he was just venting his grief and indignation. But now, he wholeheartedly wanted to defeat Chu Xiu.
He was an outstanding disciple of Swordking City's younger generation, while Chu Xiu was just an ordinary martial artist from a humble background who had stepped onto the Longhu List by chance.
Lin Kaiyun had been suppressed by Fang Qi Shao all his life. When people mentioned Swordking City, they only knew Fang Qi Shao, not Lin Kaiyun.
Losing to Fang Qi Shao for so many years was one thing, but he couldn't accept losing to a humble person like Chu Xiu!
Lin Kaiyun shouted, and the Sword Aura around him suddenly erupted. The incomparably sharp Sword Qi blended into the wind, and even his body seemed to transform into the wind. Countless dense sword edges tore through Chu Xiu's saber momentum and slashed towards Chu Xiu with a hurricane-like roar.
Chu Xiu narrowed his eyes, and wisps of black mist wrapped around his hand. He slashed down with his saber, and the sound of ghosts wailing and gods wailing reverberated. The Avici Hell descended, and death qi and hatred filled the entire hall!
A loud bang resounded, and the gale was extinguished. The Cloudstream Sword in Lin Kaiyun's hand was sent flying and fell to the ground.
For the martial artists of Swordking City, as long as the sword was in their hands, the person was there. Once the sword was out of their hands, the person had already lost half the battle!
Chu Xiu took a step forward and sent a palm strike towards Lin Kaiyun. He executed the Heaven Extinguishing Earth Annihilating Palm of the Great Purple Sun, forcing Lin Kaiyun to take a few steps back. The Purple Sun Demonic Flames entered his body, making him feel like he was on fire.
Lin Kaiyun stepped forward again. This time, Buddhist light flashed, and the Great Vajra Wheel Seal fell. This time, Lin Kaiyun couldn't hold on any longer. He was directly hit by Chu Xiu, and blood spurted out of his mouth as he was sent flying.
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