A Sword to the Throat!

"What a fine disciple of the Guiyuan Sect..."

He Xiongfei had not expected to run into a "hard nut to crack" this time.

However, this time, He Xiongfei did not retreat again.

Because he had nowhere left to retreat.

The pugilistic world is just like this.

When one is in the pugilistic world, one is not the master of one's own fate.

Once a fight begins, it is either you die or I perish.

There is not a shred of room for negotiation.

One must retreat when it is time to retreat.

But when it is time to risk one's life, He Xiongfei would never show mercy.

And now, the time to risk his life had arrived!

"Boom."

He Xiongfei moved.

He appeared to have unleashed a secret technique.

The blood and qi within his body surged instantly, actually breaking through the limits of the human body, as his blood and qi broke through the hundred-strand threshold in a short amount of time.

Of course, such secret techniques often come with a heavy price.

He Xiongfei would not use it unless it was time to risk his life.

Bolstered by the massive surge of blood and qi, He Xiongfei swung the heavy blade in his hand directly toward Zhang Su.

This strike was powerful and heavy.

From afar, it looked as if a giant "blood blade" was descending from the heavens.

Coupled with He Xiongfei's innate divine strength, the momentum of this strike was like a thunderbolt, and anyone facing it directly would feel immense fear.

It felt as if no power could withstand this strike.

A hint of surprise finally appeared in Zhang Su's eyes.

Although this He Xiongfei only possessed a mere hundred strands of blood and qi, when combined with his innate divine strength, his actual combat power was quite formidable.

He was a standout even among the Outer Sect disciples of the Guiyuan Sect.

Now that he had unleashed a blood and qi secret technique, breaking his bodily limits, his strength was even greater.

This strike was likely second only to the top ten Outer Sect disciples of the Guiyuan Sect.

It was no wonder He Xiongfei could roam the pugilistic world and carve out such a great reputation.

The next moment, Zhang Su moved.

"Swish."

Zhang Su shifted his feet, and the Lengshuang Sword in his hand traced a light arc.

There was no earth-shattering explosion of blood and qi.

Nor were there any strange or devious moves.

It looked like an ordinary sword strike.

Yet, this strike caused He Xiongfei's pupils to constrict, and a strong sense of alarm rose in his heart.

Danger!

Extremely dangerous!

This sword seemed to have merged into the air, merged into the dust.

One could barely see a glimmer of light on the blade.

It was so dazzling that He Xiongfei could not help but squint his eyes.

In that very instant.

The two passed each other.

He Xiongfei's entire body stiffened.

His incredibly fierce blade had actually come to a halt.

It had not landed on Zhang Su at all.

He even remained in the posture of holding his heavy blade high.

"Drip."

Drops of fresh blood fell from the blade of Zhang Su's sword.

The air was filled with a thick, bloody stench.

"What kind of sword technique is this?"

He Xiongfei asked.

"Light Shadow Killing Sword!"

"A fine Light Shadow Killing Sword, it truly lives up to the name of a 'killing sword'..."

He Xiongfei was unwilling to accept this.

However, no matter how unwilling he was, it was useless.

"Thud."

He Xiongfei fell straight to the ground.

His eyes were even still wide open.

Unfortunately, he was dead.

Just like the other fierce bandits, his throat had been slit by a single strike from Zhang Su!

At this, the surroundings became even quieter.

Everyone looked at the corpses covering the ground, especially the body of He Xiongfei, feeling not only shocked but also terrified in their hearts.

Throat slit with one strike!

Every single one of them had their throats slit with one strike!

With his own strength, one man and one sword, Zhang Su had killed dozens of mounted bandits.

He had almost completely wiped out the numerous bandits of Feitian Ridge.

From this day forward, Feitian Ridge could be considered finished.

"Clack."

Zhang Su sheathed his sword.

In truth, He Xiongfei was very strong.

If it had been before his Light Shadow Killing Sword reached perfection, killing He Xiongfei would have required quite a bit of effort.

However, now that his Light Shadow Killing Sword had reached perfection.

Everything was different.

The perfected realm of the Light Shadow Killing Sword truly lived up to the name "peerless"; it was terrifyingly strong.

It merged into the environment without a sound.

Furthermore, its speed was unimaginably fast.

It far surpassed the Nine Shadows Sword Technique from before.

Even the speed of the nine shadows in one strike could not compare to the speed of the perfected Light Shadow Killing Sword.

The Light Shadow Killing Sword had no flashy moves.

It focused on a single strike to kill!

That was why the scene from just a moment ago had occurred.

He Xiongfei had been killed by Zhang Su with a single strike to the throat!

"Chief Escort Li."

At this moment, Zhang Su spoke up.

Li He started, immediately snapping back to reality.

The scene just now had been too shocking.

Dozens of corpses of the Feitian Ridge bandits lay right before his eyes.

He could not help but be shocked.

"May I ask what instructions the Second Young Master has?"

"Do the Feitian Ridge bandits have bounties on them?"

"This... yes! The bandit leader has a bounty of one thousand taels of silver, and as for the other fierce bandits, the bounties vary, but added together, they are probably worth over a thousand taels as well."

"So, two thousand taels in total?"

"Correct."

"Very well, you give me two thousand taels, and you can take these corpses to collect the bounty money."

"Uh..."

Li He's mouth twitched.

Collecting bounty money was actually quite troublesome.

Moreover, it could not be collected immediately.

Usually, one had to wait several months.

He even had to grease some palms to get things moving.

However, he dared not refuse the request made by Zhang Su.

"Go, bring me two thousand taels in silver notes."

"Yes!"

Soon, Li Wushi returned with two thousand taels in silver notes.

Zhang Su promptly tucked them into his robes.

He returned to the inn once more.

After this "commotion," the inn seemed to have quieted down quite a bit.

Even the waiter was serving dishes much faster than before.

Zhang Su's meal was the first to be brought out.

Zhang Su was indeed hungry, so he immediately began to feast.

The others cast glances at Zhang Su from the corners of their eyes from time to time.

But they dared not look for long.

In their eyes, the Zhang Su before them was even more ferocious than the band of thugs from Feitian Ridge just moments ago.

Those dozens of bloody corpses were still laid out outside the door.

The air was still thick with the lingering scent of blood.

However, after deliberating for a moment, Li He brought Li Xiaoman before Zhang Su and bowed respectfully: "Second Young Master, my daughter was rude earlier and spoke ill of you behind your back; please forgive her."

Zhang Su did not even look up, saying indifferently: "I already said, it doesn't matter."

"May I ask, Second Young Master, are you returning to Qingquan Prefecture?"

"Yes."

"We are also heading back to Qingquan Prefecture; why not travel with us, Second Young Master?"

"No need, you are too slow. I will set off immediately after I finish eating."

A look of disappointment appeared in Li He's eyes.

Zhang Su's strength was so formidable that if they could return to Qingquan Prefecture with him, the journey would certainly be free of danger.

However, he also understood that the escort agency moved very slowly.

It was only natural that Zhang Su would not want to travel with them.

"Then we shall not disturb you any further, Second Young Master."

Li He was tactful and left with Li Xiaoman.

No one else came to disturb Zhang Su afterward.

Once Zhang Su was full and satisfied, he set off immediately.

This time, there were no complications on the road.

By the next day, Zhang Su looked up at the "familiar" city before him.

He knew that the city of Qingquan Prefecture had arrived!

People were queuing up at the city gate to enter.

Commoners still had to pay an entrance fee.

Zhang Su, of course, did not need to queue.

He was, after all, an Outer Sect disciple of the Guiyuan Sect, and Qingquan Prefecture fell under the jurisdiction of the Guiyuan Sect.

Thus, Zhang Su rode his horse directly to the city gate.

A city guard stepped forward, about to ask for Zhang Su's identity.

Suddenly, a cloud of dust rose from behind.

A luxurious-looking carriage came speeding toward them.

The city guard's expression changed, and he immediately said: "Please wait a moment, a person of status is entering the city."

"A person of status?"

Zhang Su raised an eyebrow.

He did not pay much mind to it, however, and simply moved slightly to the side.

The carriage did not even stop, driving straight into the city.

The city guard even kept his head lowered and bowed, not daring to block the way at all.

After the carriage had passed, the city guard finally looked up, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and let out a long sigh of relief.

Zhang Su immediately tossed his Guiyuan Sect Outer Sect disciple token to the city guard.

Upon seeing it, the city guard's expression tightened, and he hurriedly bowed: "So it is a disciple of the Upper Sect, please enter the city!"

Zhang Su withdrew his identity token and asked indifferently, "Who was the owner of that carriage just now?"

The city guard looked around cautiously.

If it had been an ordinary martial artist, he wouldn't have answered at all.

But a disciple of a superior sect, even an Outer Sect disciple, was not someone he could afford to provoke.

Thus, the city guard could only reply in a low voice, "Reporting to you, my lord, it is the second young lady of the Su Family's third branch."

Zhang Su understood.

Simply put, she was Su Zhenzhen's cousin.

To be so arrogant and domineering?

Although the Su Family was known as "Su Bancheng," they shouldn't be this overbearing.

Seeming to realize that Zhang Su didn't understand, the city guard whispered an explanation, "The second young lady of the Su Family's third branch is betrothed to Young Master Jiang Cheng of Qingquan Prefecture. The Jiang Family is a martial arts clan in Qingquan Prefecture, and it is said that Young Master Jiang Cheng has exceptional talent in martial arts..."

The city guard did not continue.

But Zhang Su already understood.

The betrothal between the second young lady of the Su Family's third branch and Jiang Cheng was a union of two powerful forces.

The Jiang Family was a martial arts clan with significant influence in Qingquan Prefecture.

Although the Su Family's third branch did not have as much wealth as the main branch, they were still considered quite affluent in Qingquan Prefecture.

That was why the second young lady of the Su Family's third branch could be so arrogant and domineering.

"Interesting..."

Zhang Su vaguely realized that the internal affairs of the Su Family were also complex and intertwined.

He feared that his elder brother's life in the Su Family was not exactly easy.

"That's enough, this is your reward."

Zhang Su tossed out a piece of broken silver.

"Thank you for the reward, my lord."

The city guard bowed and scraped, a look of joy appearing on his face.

Zhang Su then rode his horse and slowly entered the city.