Hongyu

That wasn't the end of it.

Following closely behind that handful of white ash was a flash of saber light flung out from the darkness. Just then, the dark clouds scattered a bit, revealing a crescent moon. The moonlight reflected off the saber light, like the sharp claws of a demon.

Tang Quan couldn't open his eyes, but his ears could hear the sharp sound of the air being cut, and he immediately knew that the attacker was definitely not some ordinary commoner, but a proper martial artist. He hurriedly raised his saber to block the incoming attack.

Clang clang clang!!

In almost an instant, the two sabers collided no less than ten times.

These ten-odd collisions made Tang Quan's heart grow even colder. Although he felt that the opponent's saber didn't possess much strength, as if they hadn't practiced any body tempering methods, their moves were incredibly exquisite, and there was also a lingering Power of Intent that wrapped around his saber, making it difficult for him to tear it away. This was undoubtedly the perfection of saber technique, a skill only possessed by those who had cultivated Saber Intent!

Not many people can cultivate their skills to the level of 'Power of Intent'. In fact, there are many people who have reached the 'Lian Rou' realm of body tempering, but their skills have not yet reached the level of 'Power of Intent'. After all, body tempering methods can be forcibly stacked up with various tonics and medicinal powders, which is a slow and steady process and has nothing to do with comprehension, while skills require comprehension.

A 'Lian Rou' existence who has cultivated Power of Intent is enough to match ten people of the same 'Lian Rou' level. This step is thousands of miles away from ordinary realms.

His Saber Intent was something he had finally comprehended after countless escapes from death.

How did this person in front of him cultivate it?

And the strangest thing is that this person has mastered Saber Intent, but seems to have never practiced body tempering methods, which is simply bizarre. For a person who can cultivate Saber Intent, it is absolutely not difficult to cultivate body tempering methods to the second step of 'Lian Rou'.

After only a brief exchange of a dozen or so moves, Tang Quan secretly groaned in his heart.

If it were normal times, he wouldn't be afraid of facing ten such people who had perfected their skills and cultivated Saber Intent, but had obviously never been exposed to Inner Method cultivation. But now, he was seriously injured and didn't dare to exert himself. He had lost 70% of his strength, and to make matters worse, he had been plotted against by the other party, and his eyes were burning and he couldn't open them, so he had completely become blind, which put him at an even greater disadvantage.

He just wanted to find a place to hide and heal his injuries, how could he have run into such a person?

"Brother, stop."

Tang Quan blocked a few more moves with difficulty, and said in a hoarse voice.

"What do you want?"

Chen Mu's Yamen Saber slowed down slightly.

Tang Quan noticed that Chen Mu's offensive had slowed down, and heard Chen Mu respond like this, and his heart suddenly relaxed. He knew that this was not the enemy who was chasing him, and secretly annoyed himself for being so unlucky, but he still softened his tone and said, "I'm injured, I just want to find a place to heal, I have no other intentions. You and I have no grievances, why don't we just stop here?"

As soon as he finished speaking.

Tang Quan felt that the opponent's moves had slowed down even more, as if he was thinking about something.

After about a few breaths, a voice came from the opposite side.

"Okay."

Tang Quan's heart suddenly relaxed slightly.

But in the next moment, the offensive of the saber moves that had already slowed down on the opposite side suddenly burst out with even more violent momentum, becoming even more fierce and vicious, even surpassing the previous one!

"You!"

Tang Quan was caught off guard, and his saber barely parried a move, and then his left shoulder was hit by a saber.

Chen Mu's eyes were indifferent, his Saber Intent was ferocious, and he brought the Whirlwind Saber Technique to the extreme, slashing out a few more sabers.

Tang Quan's left shoulder was injured, and he only had his left hand holding the saber. Now, his strength was weakened again, and he could no longer resist Chen Mu's Yamen Saber. After a few moves, his saber was completely knocked away, and then he felt a pain in his neck.

"..."

Tang Quan staggered back several steps, reaching out to cover his neck, desperately trying to open his burning, stinging eyes to see who was in front of him, but even with great effort, he could only make out a blurry shadow.

Finally, a look of unwillingness appeared on his face, and he fell backward, crashing into a pool of blood, twitching a few times before gradually becoming still.

"Hoo..."

Chen Mu breathed lightly.

Practice makes perfect. This was his second time killing someone, and there was no hesitation in his heart. He only listened to nonsense like 'no grudges, no enmity.' Before, there were no grudges, but after trying to break into his house, eating a handful of his quicklime, and being forced by him repeatedly, there was no way to say there were no grudges.

Moreover, this person's ferocity was the most he had ever seen. Clearly, he was covered in scars, and there seemed to be a terrifying penetrating wound in his chest and abdomen. Even after being blinded by him, he could withstand dozens of his moves.

A faint ray of moonlight broke through the black mist and fell.

Staring at Tang Quan's corpse, Chen Mu barely made out some of his features, but was shocked to see a very obvious black mark on the right side of his face, which immediately reminded him of the wanted warrant from earlier in the day.

"This person... is the Evil Thief Tang Quan?"

Chen Mu took a few steps closer to the corpse, examining it carefully, and a strange look appeared in his eyes.

He had been practicing his saber until he was exhausted and was about to go to sleep when he heard the movement outside. He immediately took out the quicklime and other items he had prepared long ago to guard against bandits, and ambushed the person when they opened the door. At first, he thought it was some petty thief, but when they fought, he discovered it was a fierce person. Only now did he finally recognize that it was the Evil Thief Tang Quan who was on the wanted list!

The other party was obviously not there to steal. Judging by the injuries, he was likely being hunted down by someone. In a panic, he wanted to sneak into his house to hide, but happened to encounter him practicing his saber and not asleep, and was ambushed by him, dying in such an inexplicable way under his saber.

In an instant.

Countless thoughts flashed through Chen Mu's mind.

This Evil Thief Tang Quan was different from the Black Snake Gang leader from last time. Last time, it was a loophole he could exploit, but this Tang Quan was clearly involved in something big, not something that could be easily glossed over. Afterward, he would probably be investigated thoroughly.

Just as Chen Mu was quickly thinking about how to dispose of the body.

Suddenly.

A somewhat cold voice sounded.

"Which City Guard department are you from? I don't think I've seen you before?"

Following the source of the sound, he saw a figure wearing a white Flying Fish Uniform, illuminated by the dim moonlight, appearing on the corner of the roof not far away at some point.

Because the moonlight was hazy and dim, he couldn't see the specific appearance, but the white Flying Fish Uniform was exceptionally conspicuous, and it immediately made Chen Mu realize the identity of the person, because only one person in the entire South District could wear this uniform.

The Chief Constable of the South District City Guard.

Xu Hongyu.

Although Chen Mu himself was not wearing a City Guard uniform at the moment, the saber in his hand was a very obvious standard Yamen Saber. It was not surprising that Xu Hongyu recognized him as a member of the City Guard.

"Chen Mu, a Yamen Runner from Nine Stripes Ward City Guard, greets Chief Constable."

Chen Mu immediately bowed respectfully to Xu Hongyu, feeling even more surprised in his heart. It seemed that the person chasing Tang Quan was actually the Chief Constable herself. He didn't know what kind of trouble Tang Quan had gotten into.

Xu Hongyu flickered and went from the corner of the roof to in front of Chen Mu, examining Chen Mu with some surprise, and said, "A Yamen Runner from Nine Stripes Ward? No wonder I haven't seen you before. Are you practicing the Xun Wind Lineage's Saber Technique?"

With her insight, she would not be mistaken. Chen Mu's Saber Technique just now must have been from the Xun Wind Lineage, and he had practiced it to perfection, with his Saber Intent reaching a transverse level. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to kill Tang Quan, even if Tang Quan was already seriously injured.

Now that she looked closer.

She was even more surprised to find that Chen Mu looked quite young, appearing to be in his early twenties, not much different from her. It was very rare for someone of this age to have practiced the Saber Technique to perfection and developed Saber Intent.

"Yes, your insight is as sharp as a torch, my lord."

Chen Mu responded cautiously.

Right now, Xu Hongyu was standing less than two meters in front of him. With the help of the dim moonlight, he could already see the appearance of this South District Chief Constable, who was rumored to have the beauty of a goddess that could make fish sink and geese fall. In the hazy moonlight, she was like a fairy from the Moon Palace, proving that the rumors were indeed true.

Xu Hongyu looked at Chen Mu thoughtfully and said, "How old are you this year?"

"Twenty-two."

Chen Mu replied.

Xu Hongyu nodded slightly upon hearing this.

Although she had practiced swordsmanship since she was young and had cultivated Sword Power of Intent at the age of twenty, much earlier than Chen Mu, Chen Mu had never practiced body tempering techniques. He was obviously a low-level Yamen Runner who had struggled at the bottom, relying entirely on his own talent to reach this point, which was truly not easy and made him a talent.

"Chen Mu..."

After a brief moment of contemplation, Xu Hongyu walked to Tang Quan's corpse, reached out, and lifted it up, saying, "I'll remember the bounty for Tang Quan's capture for you. Come to the Chief Constable office tomorrow afternoon to find me."

"Yes."

Chen Mu responded immediately.

At the same time, he breathed a slight sigh of relief in his heart.

The matter of Tang Quan was clearly a big trouble, and it was not appropriate for him to be involved in it at all. Now that Xu Hongyu, the Chief Constable, had intercepted it, it was naturally the best thing for him. Moreover, after this incident, he had entered the other party's field of vision in advance, which was also very good.

After all, if he wanted to be promoted to Yamen Runner Captain, he would originally need Xu Hongyu, the Chief Constable, to nod in agreement.

Xu Hongyu, carrying Tang Quan's corpse, leaped up, and after a few ups and downs, disappeared into the night, leaving Chen Mu to shake his head, turn around, and return home.