Scaring the Nuns, Fainting the Prodigal

Downstairs at the brothel.

Captain Xing and a group of Imperial Guards were waiting.

His kidneys felt a bit sore, so he decided to stretch. As he raised his hands over his head, something round and heavy landed on his hand.

Immediately, a warm liquid flowed down, carrying a faint scent of blood.

"What is this?" Captain Xing muttered, bringing the object in his hand closer to his eyes.

The next second, he let out a startled scream.

"Holy hell!"

Captain Xing was horrified to realize that what he was holding was a human head, a human head with a ferocious expression, its eyes wide open in death.

The other Imperial Guards beside him were also terrified by the sight.

A person's head falling from the sky for no reason, how frightening is that?

Captain Xing instinctively threw the head away.

Just then, Su Chen descended gracefully from mid-air, catching the head Captain Xing had thrown with one hand, while the headless corpse of Tian Boguang dangled from the other.

"You can't just throw this thing around. Without it, my ten thousand silver taels are gone."

"Brother Su, it's you." Captain Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, he froze, looking at the head in Su Chen's hand. "Brother Su, is that Tian Boguang's head?"

"Mm," Su Chen nodded in response.

"Hiss..." Captain Xing couldn't help but gasp.

His gaze towards Su Chen became even more enthusiastic.

"Brother Su, your martial arts must have improved a lot again."

Captain Xing remembered the last time he followed Su Chen and several West Factory Bureau Chiefs to the border to hunt down Zhao Huai'an and his group.

That time, Su Chen had fought for nearly half an hour to kill Zhao Huai'an, and he himself had paid a considerable price before finally beheading Zhao Huai'an with a single saber strike.

And Zhao Huai'an, it seemed, was also a martial artist at the Minor Grandmaster realm, comparable in strength to Tian Boguang today.

Yet, how long did it take Su Chen to kill Tian Boguang today?

Captain Xing recalled that from the moment Su Chen entered the brothel to the moment Tian Boguang's head fell, it hadn't even been a full tea break.

This meant that Su Chen had successfully killed a Minor Grandmaster realm expert in a tea break or even less time, and he himself was unharmed. In fact, judging by Su Chen's demeanor, he hadn't exerted much effort.

His strength had improved tremendously compared to when they were at the border.

Beside him, the Imperial Guards also looked at Su Chen with admiration.

The Imperial Guards were a profession that relied on true skill, and they greatly respected those who were powerful in martial arts.

For a moment, led by Captain Xing, the Imperial Guards surrounded Su Chen, showering him with flattery and compliments.

Su Chen felt his head spin from their words and quickly stopped them, "Stop, let me go to the Zhao Residence to collect the ten thousand silver taels reward first."

Captain Xing knew Su Chen's mercenary nature and didn't dare to delay him from claiming his reward. He immediately dispersed the other Imperial Guards who were about to continue their flattery, clearing a path for Su Chen.

"Let's go, Brother Su, I'll go with you."

Meanwhile, on the second floor of the brothel, by the window.

The young nun Yi Lin was peeking out.

Seeing the gruesome scene of Su Chen beheading Tian Boguang with a single saber strike, Yi Lin couldn't help but jump in fright and instinctively took a few steps back, patting her chest repeatedly with her hands.

"This person is so fierce, he doesn't seem like a monk at all."

She murmured softly, but a strange sense of satisfaction welled up within Yi Lin.

After all, the lecherous scoundrel who had intended to insult her was dead, so it was natural for her to feel pleased.

At the same time, she was also awestruck by Su Chen's formidable strength.

Tian Boguang, that lecherous scoundrel, was notoriously depraved and shameless, but his strength was undeniable.

Just now, Senior Brother Linghu of the Mount Hua Sect had fought painstakingly with Tian Boguang, only to be easily defeated, completely unable to resist.

It would take someone of the caliber of her master, Abbess Dingyi, or even the Sect Leader, Abbess Dingxian, to defeat Tian Boguang.

"This senior brother appears to be around our age, could his strength be comparable to my master and the Sect Leader?"

Yi Lin was secretly speculating about Su Chen's strength when she heard a commotion downstairs.

She pricked up her ears to listen, but couldn't hear clearly, only catching the phrase "collect the ten thousand silver taels reward."

"Reward? Could it be that this senior brother came to kill Tian Boguang for the reward?"

Thinking of this, Yi Lin's face began to flush.

She recalled the scene just now where she had urged Su Chen to leave, and a sense of self-important embarrassment arose within her.

He hadn't come to save her at all, yet she had misunderstood and even said those presumptuous words.

Recalling the events, Yi Lin felt a sense of shame.

Just then, she heard a weak groan from beside her.

"Junior Sister Yi Lin, did you forget there's someone else here?"

Hearing this, Yi Lin's expression changed. She hurried back from the window to Linghu Chong's side.

"Senior Brother Linghu, I'm so sorry, so sorry, I forgot about you."

Linghu Chong managed a smile that looked worse than a cry, but he wasn't in the mood to dwell on it with Yi Lin.

"What about Tian Boguang? Is that other person still alive?"

"Senior Brother, Tian Boguang is dead. His head was cut off with a single strike by that senior brother just now."

Linghu Chong was stunned by the news.

He instinctively asked, "What did you say? Say that again."

"Senior Brother Linghu, I said Tian Boguang is dead. His head was cut off with a single strike by that senior brother," Yi Lin repeated.

Only then did Linghu Chong begin to recover from the shock.

However, he was still filled with awe.

He had just fought Tian Boguang head-on, facing the full might of the "Lone Walker of Ten Thousand Miles."

Tian Boguang's strength was far beyond his own capabilities.

In his estimation, within the entire Mount Hua Sect, perhaps only his master, Yue Buqun, could guarantee a victory. Even if his mistress, Ning Zhongze, were to face Tian Boguang, the outcome would be uncertain.

And now, a young man around his own age had the power to decapitate Tian Boguang with a single strike.

This was an incredibly immense shock and blow to Linghu Chong.

After a long while, he finally processed the information.

Remembering his own past, often baseless and inexplicable arrogance, he couldn't help but blush. He sighed, "Heroes in this Jianghu are truly endless. Master's teachings to me were always correct. I'm not qualified to be arrogant or act so carefree."

After saying this, Linghu Chong, due to excessive blood loss, fainted.

This terrified Yi Lin. She hastily bandaged him, then dragged him towards Hengyang City, intending to seek help from the elders of her sect.