Far Beyond the Horizon

Just as Sun Erhu was about to close the doors, Qian Hai hurried in with several guards.

"Young Master, you weren't hurt, were you?" Seeing Qin Yang safe and sound, Qian Hai heaved a sigh of relief.

"Do I look injured?" Qin Yang asked with a faint smile.

The moment Shopkeeper Hu saw that smile, a chill ran through his entire body.

Who would have thought that this gentle-smiling young man had been so savage and violent just moments ago?

"That's good. Th-then... what happened to these people?"

When Qian Hai's attention shifted to the corpses in the inn's main hall, he was dumbfounded on the spot.

Especially Huang Dazhou's corpse. Both sides of his head had caved in, with brain matter flowing from his seven orifices. It was exceptionally horrifying.

Th-this... who had done this?

Qian Hai's gaze kept searching the hall, yet he found no answer. He could only ask Qin Yang, "Young Master... which expert did you invite here?"

"Far beyond the horizon, yet right before your eyes." Qin Yang smiled faintly.

"Young Master, don't joke around..." Qian Hai instinctively thought Qin Yang was lying.

But he noticed that Sun Erhu, Shopkeeper Hu, and the others wore strange expressions.

Their eyes were filled with fear as they looked at Qin Yang.

Could Qin Yang really have killed him?

An unbelievable thought surfaced in Qian Hai's mind.

He knew Huang Dazhou. He was a Hall Master of the Twin Snake Gang, unquestionably a Condensing Force Martial Artist.

And Qin Yang?

A young master who had been useless since childhood, knowing only how to visit pleasure houses and listen to music.

Surely he could not have practiced fists for just a month and reached the point where he could beat Huang Dazhou to death in a few punches, could he?!

Qian Hai still found that thought hard to believe. He looked at another person. "Erhu, tell me. Who killed Huang Dazhou?"

Sun Erhu wore a bitter smile. "Elder Qian, it really was Young Master. He only threw three punches."

Qian Hai looked at Shopkeeper Hu again and found that he, too, nodded.

For a moment,

It was as though he had been struck by lightning, rooted to the spot.

"Uncle Qian?"

"What's wrong with you?"

Seeing Qian Hai suddenly fall silent, Qin Yang called out to him several times.

Only then did Qian Hai come back to his senses. He steadied his emotions. "Young Master... what do you plan to do?"

"Deal with the corpses first."

"We'll discuss it after we return."

Qin Yang spoke softly.

"There's no need to deal with these corpses. Just throw them out onto the street."

"The Twin Snake Gang will naturally collect their bodies. It can also serve as a warning."

Uncle Qian suggested.

"Then we'll do that." Qin Yang nodded, then added, "Close the inn for a few days first. I reckon no one will dare come here for the next couple of days anyway."

Upon hearing this, Sun Erhu swiftly sprang into action, throwing Huang Dazhou's corpses and the rest out into the street.

Seeing these corpses, especially Huang Dazhou's, the surrounding townsfolk actually clapped and cheered. Quite a few even spat on them.

The Twin Snake Gang's territory covered these streets. Naturally, the nearby townsfolk had suffered terribly under them, oppressed and exploited for so long that even saying they hated them to the bone could not describe it!

Qin Yang did not linger for long either, hurriedly leaving the inn with his people.

The moment he appeared, the watching townsfolk instinctively opened up a path for him.

The people gathered at the inn's entrance had all seen Qin Yang beat Huang Dazhou to death with three punches. Naturally, they were frightened.

"I never expected Young Master Qin to have hidden himself so deeply. He actually possesses such skill!"

"Three punches to kill Huang Dazhou—he truly is formidable."

"The Twin Snake Gang lost a Hall Master. They probably won't let this rest."

"Does the Twin Snake Gang have the nerve? Don't forget that the Qin Family still has Qin Dongsheng."

"Hard to say. The Twin Snake Gang provoked the Qin Family for no reason. There must be something we don't know."

The townsfolk gathered around Huang Dazhou's corpses and discussed the matter animatedly.

After Qin Yang returned to Qin Manor with his people, he waved everyone away, leaving only Elder Qian to follow him into the small courtyard.

The two sat on stone stools in the courtyard.

"Elder Qian, the Twin Snake Gang coming to cause trouble this time was probably because news of Father's disappearance leaked out. Otherwise, they would never have had the nerve."

Qin Yang spoke in a low voice.

Qian Hai's expression was equally grave. "Yes, but there truly has been no news of the Family Head."

"Mangy Snake She Qing of the Twin Snake Gang is also a Blood Transference Realm expert. This old man alone cannot possibly resist him."

Qin Yang burst out laughing. "Elder Qian, rest assured. Everyone thinks that I, Qin Yang, only know how to visit pleasure houses and listen to music, but they do not know that I have actually been cultivating a dual cultivation martial art. Not long ago, I had already broken through to the Blood Transference Realm."

"If that She Qing dares trouble us again, I will make sure he can't swallow it or carry it away!"

Qian Hai's face was full of doubt.

Did he not know what Qin Yang was like? A month ago, Qin Yang had nearly practiced himself unconscious merely training Arhat Fist.

Yet when he saw Qin Yang lightly point a finger toward the outer wall, he immediately understood. "Young Master, have you truly broken through to the Blood Transference Realm?"

"Of course. Otherwise, how could I have beaten Huang Dazhou to death with three punches?"

Qin Yang looked exceptionally pleased with himself.

"Haha, then let us wait for She Qing to deliver himself to our door."

Qian Hai played along perfectly.

"Mm. Do not spread this matter around. Uncle Qian, go out first and steady everyone's hearts."

Qin Yang said softly.

"Leave it to me." Qian Hai rose and left.

Outside the small courtyard.

A figure was quietly crouching in the corner by the wall, eavesdropping.

The longer he listened, the more panicked he became. Hearing Qian Hai's footsteps, he hurriedly fled.

A short while after Qian Hai left.

Qin Yang suddenly vaulted over the wall and landed in the garden.

When he saw clear footprints in the dirt by the wall, he gave a cold smile.

"There really is a traitor in the manor."

At present, only some people within Qin Manor knew about Qin Dongsheng's disappearance.

For the Twin Snake Gang to know of it, someone in Qin Manor had certainly tipped them off.

At this moment.

Another figure entered the garden.

It was Qian Hai, who had unexpectedly returned after leaving.

The two nodded to each other, then quietly entered Qin Yang's room.

"Young Master, did you see who the eavesdropper was?"

Qian Hai asked in a low voice.

"No. I suspect it was one of those guards."

"Because the footprint I saw in the corner just now was rather large and deep. That means the person should be big and burly."

Qin Yang remained very calm.

"With footprints, this will be easy. I'll gather them here later and see whose footprints match." Qian Hai's voice carried a dark edge.

He had personally chosen all the guards. Now that a traitor had emerged, it was clearly a slap across his face.

"No need. I'm counting on him to pass the message along."

Qin Yang shook his head.

"But would an old hand of the Jianghu like She Qing believe it?"

Qian Hai frowned.

"If I told you a day ago that I could beat Huang Dazhou to death with three punches, would you have believed me?"

Qin Yang asked with a smile.

Of course, his being able to kill Huang Dazhou with three punches today had indeed taken advantage of a sneak attack.

"No." Qian Hai answered seriously.

Even now, he still found the matter somewhat hard to accept.

"Then that's enough. Besides, I only intend to buy some time."

"As long as I have one more month, I can truly step into the Blood Transference Realm."

Qin Yang's words were astonishing.

Qian Hai stared into Qin Yang's eyes.

The confident radiance revealed in them left him stunned.