In the dim, filthy alley, Zheng Qian moved like a phantom, arriving beside the Yin Yang Twin Stars in the blink of an eye.
"Die!"
With a low shout, he raised his hand and slashed a fierce sword aura at the two of them.
"How dare you!"
The Yin Yang Twin Stars had extremely rich combat experience. Seeing that Zheng Qian actually dared to attack them, they immediately shouted coldly and drew their blades in perfect unison to block.
"Clang!"
The blades and sword collided, sending dazzling sparks flying.
Zheng Qian had shown no mercy, so the force behind this strike was astonishing. Although the Yin Yang Twin Stars successfully blocked the sword aura, the impact left their arms numb.
Taking advantage of the slight pause in their movements, Zheng Qian tapped the ground with his toes and surged forward again. With his left palm and right sword, he attacked their chests with two completely different techniques.
Feeling the fierce assault, the Yin Yang Twin Stars' expressions changed. They immediately separated as if of one mind, circling behind Zheng Qian from both sides. Their twin blades descended simultaneously, carrying razor-sharp blade aura.
Zheng Qian remained calm. With a turn and a bend at the waist, he dodged the blade aura.
He immediately thrust out his left hand and used the [Swallow] formula of the Sun Swallowing Divine Art.
In an instant, an invisible suction force surged from his palm and shot straight toward the Yin Yang Twin Stars.
The two suddenly felt the true qi within their bodies being dragged by a powerful suction force. It began surging uncontrollably out of their bodies toward Zheng Qian.
This bizarre scene immediately caused their expressions to change drastically. They hurriedly tried to abandon their blades and retreat.
Unfortunately, if they were competing in techniques, they could still rely on their exquisite Yin Yang Twin Blades to contend with Zheng Qian for a while.
But when it came to competing in true qi, the gap between them and Zheng Qian was simply too great.
Thus, before the two could suppress their uncontrollable true qi, Zheng Qian had already pressed his advantage and charged forward. With a flash, he arrived before them.
The long sword in his right hand had already slipped forward silently. Like a spirit serpent emerging from its lair, it suddenly swept across their throats.
"Ugh..."
"Ugh... you..."
In the gloomy alley, the Yin Yang Twin Stars clutched their throats. Before they could utter a complete sentence, they collapsed together and lay motionless, able to draw breath but unable to exhale.
At their necks, bright red blood gushed forth like fountains, rapidly dyeing the ground red.
Everything had happened too quickly. The two sides had been evenly matched, yet the Yin Yang Twin Stars had suddenly died. It had all occurred in the blink of an eye, leaving even the middle-aged man who had been preparing to watch the show unable to react.
As for the outcome of the battle, Zheng Qian was already accustomed to it.
Although he looked young, he had inherited combat experience from countless simulations. His control over battle had long since reached the pinnacle of perfection.
Therefore, all he needed was the slightest opportunity, and he could rapidly magnify it to secure final victory.
After casually glancing at the Yin Yang Twin Stars, who were already beyond saving, Zheng Qian turned to the stiff-faced middle-aged man in the distance and spoke softly:
"What do you think? About my proposal just now..."
After a brief silence, he continued:
"You don't have much time left. Once the Commandery Captain and those four old immortals from the Four Great Families arrive, you'll probably have no way out but death."
As an upstanding young man from the twenty-first century, Zheng Qian had killed countless people in simulations, but in reality, he still could not bring himself to seize someone else's possessions for no reason.
Fang Yujie did not count. That had been to avenge his predecessor, and Fang Yujie had not been a good person to begin with.
"The Commandery Captain and the Four Great Families..." The middle-aged man furrowed his brows tightly.
Both sides had Half-step Grandmaster Realm experts, and their forces were enormous. They were far beyond what a mere Late Xiantian Realm cultivator like him could withstand.
However, he was not without a backup plan. He still had a chance of escaping alive.
But that chance was not one hundred percent.
If he could obtain the assistance of the stranger before him, who could easily kill the Yin Yang Twin Stars, then...
Moreover, if the other party could kill the Yin Yang Twin Stars with ease, killing him would probably be even easier.
Thinking of this, he immediately said, "I can agree to your proposal, but I hope you can help me leave Ziyang City!"
"Help you leave Ziyang City? I agree.
"However, if we encounter a danger that threatens my life, then..."
Seeing the hope in the middle-aged man's eyes, Zheng Qian nodded, but did not make an absolute promise.
He could not risk his life for a damaged Grandmaster-level cultivation technique.
The middle-aged man was not foolish. He clearly understood the hidden meaning in Zheng Qian's words and hurriedly nodded. "Of course. You only need to do your best."
"Good! Then it's settled. Let's leave this place first." Zheng Qian nodded again.
As he spoke, he began searching the Yin Yang Twin Stars' bodies.
Soon, several things appeared in his hands.
Four bottles of pills, two bags of loose silver, two stacks of banknotes, and a secret manual...
"Good!"
Only after seeing Zheng Qian stand back up did the middle-aged man nod.
He immediately flashed toward the depths of the slums, and Zheng Qian followed closely behind.
Not long after the two left, several figures carrying blades and swords quickly appeared.
These figures were tall or short, fat or thin, but without exception, their auras were long and powerful. Clearly, they were all martial artists.
From farther away, bursts of shouts continued to ring out. Judging by the voices, they were searching for something.
"What is this? The Yin Yang Twin Stars! They actually died here?" one tall, scar-faced middle-aged man exclaimed in shock.
Clearly, he had recognized the corpses of the Yin Yang Twin Stars on the ground.
"The bodies are still warm. The enemy left not long ago. Continue searching!" Another man's expression also changed. He immediately stepped forward, lightly touched the corpses, and shouted gravely.
"Wait! Remember, the enemy is at least a Late Xiantian Realm expert. So, the moment you find anyone, immediately launch a signal flare and wait for reinforcements!
"If anyone alerts the enemy, don't blame me for turning against you!" the scar-faced man said viciously.
Then, with a voice like crashing thunder, he shouted coldly, "Did you all hear me?!"
Combined with the ferocious scar on his face and the pitch-black night, he looked like an evil spirit.
"We heard you!" the others hurriedly answered in unison.
"Good, go. And pass the news from here on to the others!" The scar-faced man waved his hand, signaling everyone to spread out.
"Yes!" the others answered in unison again. Then, forming pairs, they quickly searched toward the distance.
The scar-faced man paired up with the man who had examined the Yin Yang Twin Stars' corpses, and together they searched in another direction.
Zheng Qian and the stiff-faced middle-aged man naturally heard the shouts in the distance as well. They knew that those people had to be subordinates of the Four Great Families or the Commandery Captain.
Their purpose was naturally to find them.
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