"Clang-"
A piercing eagle cry rang through the night sky. The prosperous, peaceful city erupted in an instant, like a boulder rolling into boiling water. Amid the clamor, countless people poured out of the buildings and looked toward the center of the city.
Ye Jingtang tore through the wind and snow with the Black Edge spear in hand, crossing the streets at a terrifying speed and reaching the gambling house's vicinity almost instantly.
Duansheng Ji dodged the spinning blades. When he saw Ye Jingtang charging toward him, he did not turn and flee.
Duansheng Ji knew that after injuring Ye Jingtang and the reigning Imperial Preceptor, he could no longer maintain a foothold in Great Wei. Upon returning from the logging grounds, he had begun destroying evidence and silencing witnesses to prevent the other undercover agents from being exposed.
He would go underground himself, carry out the Liang emperor's orders to find a way to eliminate Ye Jingtang, then return to Northern Liang and become one of the new Ten Grandmasters.
Duansheng Ji had always been a hidden operative. He cared nothing for North-Severing Cliff's meager holdings; all he cared about was how to eliminate Ye Jingtang.
Ye Jingtang had arrived in Jinyang, yet Black and White Impermanence had taken the lead and crept up to his window. Clearly, they had discovered his presence here by chance.
After things went awry, only Ye Jingtang had appeared, with no other experts intervening to save anyone. That meant Ye Jingtang was the only Martial Chief who had come.
Duansheng Ji's injuries had not healed, but Ye Jingtang was injured too. Ye Jingtang had only small fry helping him, while Duansheng Ji still had some support in the city. Ye Jingtang thought this was a good opportunity to kill him-why wouldn't he consider