Show Up, Make a Move

"This is...? Trying to use the many civilians in the South District as cover?"

Watching the middle-aged man's direction, Zheng Qian's eyes narrowed slightly as he softly speculated.

If he were in the other's shoes, there would only be two ways to leave safely.

One would be to leave the city as quickly as possible and then escape rapidly.

The second would be to go to the civilian area like the other party and hide in the most chaotic slums to await an opportunity.

Choosing the first option requires confidence in one's own speed, ensuring one can escape from the hands of a Half-step Grandmaster, otherwise, it's like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth, ending up as a corpse in the wilderness.

Choosing the second option requires proficiency in certain concealment and disguise techniques, otherwise, it's easy to be found, and the result is the same.

After all, snakes have snake paths, and rats have rat paths.

Although the slums are chaotic, they are also orderly in their chaos, with dedicated gangs managing them. It's not easy for a stranger to hide within.

After all, martial prowess violates prohibitions!

Those powerful aristocratic families and Jianghu people don't care about the lives of others, and those gang members living at the bottom are the most likely to bully the weak and fear the strong.

With just a little threat, those at the very bottom of the gangs will naturally do their best to find the person in order to survive.

Even some aristocratic families are behind these gangs; they don't even need threats, just an order.

The middle-aged man's strength is not weak, having already reached the Innate Realm, but his specific realm is indistinguishable.

As he sped up, the few Houtian Realm trackers were immediately shaken off, leaving only Zheng Qian and two other Innate Realm individuals closely following, one in front and one behind.

At this time, it was already evening, and the sky began to darken.

The middle-aged man quickly entered the South District and sped through the narrow alleys, heading southwest.

And that direction is the direction of the Ziyang City slums.

Zheng Qian's own lightness skill is not good, so he couldn't catch up with the other party for a while.

Thus, in this chase, the houses on both sides became increasingly dilapidated, the streets became narrower and dirtier, and a strong stench permeated the air, making people nauseous.

Suddenly, the middle-aged man in front stopped without warning and quickly turned to face behind him.

This sudden move by the other party directly exposed Zheng Qian and the two Innate Realm individuals who were tracking behind him, revealing them before his eyes.

"The three of you, aren't you tired after following for so long?" The middle-aged man stared at Zheng Qian and the others with a gloomy expression and shouted coldly.

"Hahahaha! Tired? As long as we can get the Morning Sun One Qi Art from you, it's worth it no matter how tired we are!"

Hearing the middle-aged man's words, one of the two Innate Realm individuals who had been pursuing alongside Zheng Qian immediately laughed loudly, his laughter filled with intense greed.

"That's right, if you know what's good for you, obediently hand over the cultivation art, and my brothers and I might leave you a way out!"

The other person's voice followed closely, echoing the former and revealing an undeniable threat.

Obviously, these two were in cahoots, and their goal, like Zheng Qian's, was the Morning Sun One Qi Art on the middle-aged man.

"A way out? If I'm not mistaken, you two are the famous Yin Yang Twin Stars! I've heard that no one who offends you two is left with a complete corpse, do you think I'll believe your words?"

The middle-aged man's voice was full of sarcasm and disdain, obviously not holding any hope for the so-called "way out" from the two.

"Yin Yang Twin Stars? I didn't expect it to be them..."

Zheng Qian had heard people mention these two in the past few days. These two were fellow disciples, both apprenticed to a Half-step Grandmaster Realm expert named Old Man Yin Yang.

However, the two had wicked intentions and poisoned their master Old Man Yin Yang in order to obtain Old Man Yin Yang's unique skill, the Yin Yang Hun Tian Art.

Old Man Yin Yang was also a tough nut to crack, preferring to sever his own heart meridians rather than let his unique skill fall into the hands of those with wicked intentions.

If Hei Tianxing, a friend of Old Man Yin Yang, hadn't happened to go to Old Man Yin Yang that day to play chess and stumbled upon this matter, the two's actions would have been buried deep underground along with Old Man Yin Yang.

As a friend of a Half-step Grandmaster Realm expert, Hei Tianxing's strength was naturally not weak, having already reached the Peak Innate Realm.

Subsequently, in order to avenge his friend, he began chasing and killing the Yin Yang Twin Stars all over the world.

However, the Yin Yang Twin Stars' strength was also not weak, both having reached the Late Innate Realm and being proficient in Old Man Yin Yang's other unique skill, the Yin Yang Twin Blades.

This is a blade technique that can be practiced together by two people, and its power is greater than the sum of its parts.

Although it couldn't allow the Yin Yang Twin Stars to defeat Hei Tianxing by crossing realms, it was enough to prevent Hei Tianxing from killing them.

In this way, the Yin Yang Twin Stars were constantly searching for ways to improve their strength while evading Hei Tianxing's pursuit.

And the reason the two appeared here was naturally to target the Morning Sun One Qi Art.

Just as Zheng Qian was recalling everything about the Yin Yang Twin Stars--

The Yin Yang Twin Stars exchanged a glance, and one of them spoke again with a light laugh:

"Hehe... I didn't expect you to have even heard of my brothers' names! Since you've heard of us, why not hand over the cultivation art while we're in a good mood? Perhaps you really can save your little life, who knows?"

"Hehe, hand over the cultivation art? I would like to, but there are three of you, who should I give it to?"

The middle-aged man turned his gaze to Zheng Qian, who was watching the show from the side, and said with a playful smile.

Seeing the other party point the finger at him, Zheng Qian was not annoyed, after all, he had never had good intentions in the first place.

However, he didn't want to take action if he could avoid it.

He is still a wanted criminal; he doesn't want to enter the County Governor's field of vision now, at least not before he officially breaks through to the Grandmaster Realm.

So, Zheng Qian immediately spoke up and suggested:

"Gentlemen, I have a good idea.

Although there's only one copy of this cultivation technique, it's not like it's a pill or a weapon. We can simply make two copies and each family takes one..."

"Make two copies? You make it sound so easy. First of all, who would we even get to copy it? And even if it's copied, how can we be sure that the handwritten copies are exactly the same as the original?

Besides, who do you think you are, that we should listen to you!"

One of the Yin Yang Twin Stars immediately retorted to his suggestion.

Clearly, they felt they had victory within their grasp and didn't agree with his proposal.

"Sigh... people! They just never listen to advice. I gave you the opportunity, and you're still picking and choosing..."

Hearing the Yin Yang Twin Stars reject his proposal, Zheng Qian shook his head helplessly and muttered to himself.

As he spoke, his figure suddenly accelerated, rushing straight towards the Yin Yang Twin Stars, a three-foot-long sword silently appearing in his hand.