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The longsword pierced his chest, protruding more than half a foot from Xin Youhen's back.

Blood dripped from the tip of the sword, soaking the earth.

Seeing the look of utter disbelief on Xin Youhen's face, Chu Qing felt a little helpless. Xin Youhen had turned into 'Xin Youjian' (meaning 'Xin You Sword'), so what was impossible?

The longsword was pulled from his chest, and with a muffled groan from Xin Youhen, it was already sheathed.

"The moment you told me to strike first... you were already a dead man."

Xin Youhen reached out to cover his chest, looking at Chu Qing:

"So that's it... If I, if I were at my peak, if I hadn't been injured... you, you are no match for me...

"Hateful... So hateful!

"If only, if only my Valley of Ten Thousand Nights secret technique was still here..."

He reached out to grab, but it was unclear if he wanted to grab Chu Qing or the Valley of Ten Thousand Nights secret technique he spoke of.

But before his arm could fully extend, he fell to the ground with a thump, a dead body.

[Commission Complete!]

[Successfully killed Xin Youhen, obtained one 'Random Martial Arts Treasure Chest'.]

Chu Qing looked at the notification, let out a soft breath, then turned and looked at Wu Qianhuan.

Wu Qianhuan was startled by the killing intent in his eyes and subconsciously took a step back.

Her face was filled with surprise and uncertainty.

Was he really Chu Qing?

If so, where did this killing aura come from?

And what was with that swordsmanship?

The sword strike just now – Wu Qianhuan honestly felt that if their positions were reversed, she would have died even faster than Xin Youhen.

What kind of swordsmanship was that?

Simple, pure, and unbelievably fast.

Besides that, there was his calculation, his cunning...

Chu Qing had never been an exceptionally intelligent person.

If the Chu Family had to have a prodigy, it would be Chu Tian, not Chu Qing.

If he really was Chu Qing... then what did he experience during those seven years he was missing that changed him like this?

He was unwilling to show his true face, was it because he had some unavoidable difficulty?

Wu Qianhuan gazed at the person in front of her, then suddenly took a deep breath:

"I will prepare a thousand tael silver note for you. It will not have the seal of my Heavenly Dance City Lord's Mansion on it.

"You can exchange it at any Myriad Treasure Bank across the land.

"But you have to tell me, how can I find you?"

Chu Qing smiled slightly, the killing intent in his eyes having completely vanished:

"Tonight at midnight, at Duhua Pavilion in the east of the city, I will await Young Miss's arrival."

"It's a deal."

Wu Qianhuan gazed at Chu Qing for a moment, then turned and left.

Chu Qing suddenly spoke:

"Wait."

"Something else?"

Wu Qianhuan paused.

After a moment of thought, Chu Qing said:

"Young Miss Wu is also one of my clients, so I'll give you a piece of information.

"On the way to Heavenly Dance City, I encountered a Heavenly Dance Guard whose legs had been severed.

"He still had a breath left then and said something to me."

Wu Qianhuan's breathing suddenly quickened:

"You saw him? What did he say?"

"He said... 'Tell Qingye sword handle every day'."

Wu Qianhuan: "?"

It was as if she had mastered the art of changing faces; the expression on her face rapidly went through a series of changes: surprise, anticipation, and 'are you f*cking kidding me'.

Finally, she asked:

"What does that mean?"

"...That's a question you should be asking yourself."

Chu Qing rolled his eyes.

"I relayed every single word that person said before they died, without missing a single one. As for figuring out what it all means, that has nothing to do with me."

"Alright, thank you."

Wu Qianhuan reined in her emotions. After a moment of thought, she asked again,

"What should I call you?"

What should she call me?

Chu Qing felt a bit awkward, but finally, with a thick face, he said,

"You can call me... Night Emperor."

After saying it, he himself got goosebumps.

When he chose the name, he hadn't noticed anything odd, but now, saying it out loud, he felt the title was incredibly chuunibyou.

There was nothing he could do. He had wanted to pick a less chuunibyou name, but unfortunately, he had no talent for naming.

Wu Qianhuan's expression shifted slightly.

"So you're the Night Emperor... You're the one who killed the Seven Iron Horse Thieves?"

Chu Qing nodded and smiled.

"Oh right, before they died, they mentioned they had an inside man in Heavenly Dance City."

Wu Qianhuan wasn't surprised by this.

"Do you know who it is?"

"Yes."

Chu Qing nodded without even thinking.

Wu Qianhuan was taken aback again. This person actually knew? How did he know so much?

She immediately asked,

"Who is it?"

"Young Miss Wu, that last piece of information was a bonus. If I give you this next piece as well... people will start to suspect if there's something going on between us."

Chu Qing chuckled.

"Or are you, the distinguished Young Miss of Heavenly Dance City, fond of getting something for nothing?"

Wu Qianhuan's brows furrowed slightly.

"You... are you obsessed with money?

"How much?"

Chu Qing held up five fingers.

"Alright, I'll give it to you tonight, quick, tell me!"

Wu Qianhuan was wealthy and didn't care about the cost at all.

Chu Qing nodded in satisfaction.

"As expected of Young Miss Wu, that's straightforward.

"The person in Heavenly Dance City secretly colluding with the Seven Iron Horse Thieves is Liu Shijie, the Deputy Hall Master of Falling Rain Hall."

Wu Qianhuan's expression didn't change upon hearing this, but her eyes showed a hint of contemplation.

Chu Qing was a little surprised.

"You already guessed?"

"Falling Rain Hall appears to have a clean background, but there are many strange things about it... Today at the Chu Family, I was actually testing Tang Xi..."

She paused here, then gently shook her head.

"These things have nothing to do with you. This information is very important to me, thank you, I'll take my leave!"

"Please."

Chu Qing clasped his hands. Wu Qianhuan gave him one last look, then turned and hurried towards Heavenly Dance City.

It wasn't until Wu Qianhuan had completely disappeared from view that Chu Qing finally looked at Xin Youhen's corpse.

After searching for a moment, he shook his head in disappointment.

Xin Youhen had come here to kill, and Chu Yunfei was still in the Chu Family, so it was hard to say if he would have made it back alive. Therefore, besides a few scattered silver coins, he had nothing else on him.

He didn't even have any silver notes to start a fire... This forced him to find some dry grass nearby and use his tinder to light it, finally getting the flames going.

Looking at the roaring fire and the billowing smoke.

Chu Qing gazed at Heavenly Dance City in the distance.

He let out a soft breath.

"The Valley of Ten Thousand Nights, Heavenly Dance City, Falling Rain Hall, the Mirror of Sin... Heavenly Dance City certainly has a lot going on.

"Judging by what Wu Qianhuan just said, Chu Yunfei's banquet this time isn't so simple either.

"The Valley of Ten Thousand Nights dared to make a move on Wu Qianhuan. It seems that while things appear calm on the surface, the conflict behind the scenes is irreconcilable.

"Could the Valley of Ten Thousand Nights be the one who hired someone to kill Chu Yunfei?

"If that's really the case, the events that follow might be a bit troublesome..."

He organized the information he had gathered in his mind, but then suddenly looked towards the bushes to the side, a slightly surprised expression on his face:

"Gone?

"Never mind him. There's one more thing I need to settle."