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

Blood dripped drop by drop from the sword tip, soaking into the ground.

Seeing the look of disbelief on Xin Youhen's face, Chu Qing felt a bit helpless. Xin Youhen had already become 'Xin Youjian' (Xin You Sword), so what was impossible?

He pulled the Long Sword from his chest. With a muffled groan from Xin Youhen, it was sheathed.

"The moment you let me draw my sword first... you were already a dead man."

Xin Youhen reached up to cover his chest and looked at Chu Qing:

"So that's how it is... If I, if I were at my peak, if I hadn't been injured... you, you wouldn't be my opponent...

"Damn it... damn it!

"If only, if only my Ten Thousand Night Valley secret techniques were still here..."

He reached out, but it was unclear if he was trying to grab Chu Qing or the Ten Thousand Night Valley secret techniques he mentioned.

Before his arm could extend, he fell to the ground with a thud, a corpse.

[Commission Completed!]

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

Chu Qing looked at the notification and let out a soft sigh. Then, he turned to look at Wu Qianhuan.

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

Her face was filled with surprise and uncertainty.

Was this really Chu Qing?

If so, where did this killing aura come from?

And what was going on with this swordsmanship?

If she had been in the same position during that instantaneous sword strike, Wu Qianhuan believed she would have died even faster than Xin Youhen.

What kind of swordsmanship was this?

Simple, pure, and incomparably fast.

Besides that, there were his schemes, his cunning...

Chu Qing had never been an exceptionally brilliant person.

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

If he was truly Chu Qing... then what had he experienced during these seven years of absence to make him like this?

His unwillingness to reveal his true face, did it perhaps stem from some unavoidable hardship?

Wu Qianhuan gazed at the person before her and suddenly took a deep breath:

"I will prepare a thousand tael Silver Note for you. It will not bear the seal of my Heavenly Dance City Lord's Mansion.

"You can exchange it at any Ten Thousand Treasures Bank across the world.

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

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

"At midnight tonight, at Du Hua Pavilion east of the city, I will await Miss Wu's arrival."

"It's a deal."

Wu Qianhuan gazed at Chu Qing for a moment and turned to leave.

Chu Qing, however, suddenly spoke:

"Wait."

"Is there something else?"

Wu Qianhuan stopped.

After a slight pause, Chu Qing finally said:

"Miss Wu is one of my clients, so I might as well give you a piece of news.

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

"He was still barely alive then and told me something."

Wu Qianhuan's breathing suddenly quickened:

"You saw him? What did he say?"

"He said... tell the Green Leaf Sword hilt 'Tiantian'."

Wu Qianhuan: "?"

Her expression shifted rapidly, like a master of face-changing, cycling through surprise, anticipation, and 'are you f***ing kidding me'.

Finally, she asked:

"What does that mean?"

"...You should be the one asking that."

Chu Qing rolled his eyes:

"I relayed every single word the man said before he died, without missing a beat. As for figuring out the meaning behind it, that's not my concern."

"Alright, thank you."

Wu Qianhuan composed herself, then pondered before asking again:

"How should I address you?"

How should he address her?

Chu Qing felt a bit awkward, then shamelessly said:

"Just call me... Night Emperor."

After saying it, he got goosebumps all over.

When he chose the name, he didn't notice anything strange, but saying it out loud now made it feel incredibly chuunibyou.

He couldn't help it; he had thought of a name that wasn't so chuunibyou, but he just didn't have any talent for naming things.

Wu Qianhuan's expression shifted slightly:

"So you're the Night Emperor... Did you kill the Iron Horse Seven Bandits?"

Chu Qing nodded and chuckled, "Oh, right. Before they died, they mentioned they had an inside contact in Heavenly Dance City."

Wu Qianhuan wasn't surprised by this:

"Do you know who it is?"

"I do."

Chu Qing nodded without hesitation.

Wu Qianhuan was stunned again. He actually knew? How could he know so much?

She immediately asked, "Who is it?"

"Miss Wu, the information above was a complimentary gift. If I were to give you this next piece of information for free as well... people would start suspecting that we're colluding in secret."

Chu Qing smiled, "Or perhaps, you, the esteemed Miss of Heavenly Dance City, just like to get something for nothing?"

Wu Qianhuan's eyebrows twitched slightly:

"You... aren't you just greedy for money? How much do you want?"

Chu Qing held up five fingers.

"Fine, I'll give it to you tonight. Hurry and tell me!"

Wu Qianhuan was generous and didn't care about the cost.

Chu Qing nodded with satisfaction:

"As expected of Miss Wu, so straightforward. The one in Heavenly Dance City secretly colluding with the Iron Horse Seven Bandits is Liu Shijie, the Vice Hall Master of Luoyu Hall."

Wu Qianhuan's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this, though her eyes showed a hint of contemplation.

Chu Qing was a little surprised:

"You already suspected it?"

"Luoyu Hall's background appears clean, but in reality, 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, "This has nothing to do with you. This information is very important to me. Thank you, goodbye!"

"Please."

Chu Qing cupped his fists. Wu Qianhuan gave him one last look, turned, and headed towards Heavenly Dance City.

Only after Wu Qianhuan had completely disappeared from sight did Chu Qing turn his gaze to Xin Youhen's corpse.

After a brief search, he shook his head in disappointment.

Xin Youhen had come here to kill, and Chu Yunfei was still at the Chu Family. It was hard to say if he would make it back alive, so besides some loose change, there was nothing else on him.

There wasn't even a Silver Note to start a fire... forcing him to find some dry grass nearby and use a Fire Starter to ignite it, finally getting a flame going.

Watching the roaring flames and billowing smoke.

Chu Qing gazed at Heavenly Dance City in the distance.

He let out a soft breath:

"Ten Thousand Night Valley, Heavenly Dance City, Luoyu Hall, Sin Mirror Platform... Heavenly Dance City certainly has a lot of drama unfolding.

From what Wu Qianhuan just said, Chu Yunfei's banquet this time is not as simple as it seems.

The fact that Ten Thousand Night Valley dared to make a move against Wu Qianhuan suggests that while things appear calm on the surface, the conflict behind the scenes is already irreconcilable.

Could Ten Thousand Night Valley be the one who hired assassins to kill Chu Yunfei?

If that's truly the case, then the events that follow will likely be quite troublesome..."

He organized the information he had gathered in his mind, but then suddenly looked towards the nearby grass, his expression showing a hint of surprise:

"Gone?

Never mind him, there's still one more thing that needs to be settled."