Chapter 10, ...

Chapter Ten Saw

Although the two sides did fight, they didn't want anyone to die. No, it was the Fuwei Escort Agency that didn't want anyone to die. They couldn't stop Lin Pingzhi from acting chivalrously, but they knew that the Fuwei Escort Agency couldn't afford to offend the Qingcheng Sect at the moment.

The Qingcheng Sect members, who had come looking for trouble, were resentful after being stopped by Lin Pingzhi and were eager to vent their anger. Who knew that this brat would have such incredible luck, almost killing Yu Renyan with a single sword strike?

Yu Renyan was worried and fearful, while the other Qingcheng Sect disciples were terrified. If they had brought Yu Renyan out only to have him killed, their master would never have let them off the hook. They knew Yu Canghai's temper very well.

If Yu Renyan had died, they would either have been blamed for something else, or they would have been killed by their master. Now that he's safe, they are naturally relieved.

"Damn brat, how dare you ambush me?" Yu Renyan was furious after recovering from his shock. He disliked Lin Pingzhi, this fair-skinned pretty boy, from the start because he was obviously more popular with women than he was. He hated people like that the most.

He was even angrier when he thought about how he had almost died at Lin Pingzhi's hands. Yu Renyan immediately grabbed his sword and charged at him, yelling, "Die!"

Lin Pingzhi's martial arts skills were mediocre to begin with, and he was also frightened by the fact that he had almost killed someone. Now, seeing Yu Renyan's sword coming towards him, he was so scared that he stood there motionless.

"Young Master Escort!" The men from the Fuwei Escort Agency rushed to protect Lin Pingzhi when they saw him about to be killed. But they were too slow; it was too late, and a tragedy was about to unfold.

"Clang—!" Another shadow flew over, and Yu Renyan's sword flew out of his hand and stuck into the ground more than ten meters away from them.

"Who is it?!" Yu Renyan gripped his right hand with his left. "Who's been hiding behind here? Show yourself!"

Lin Pingzhi saw what the shadow was—a chopstick, the same one that had stopped him from accidentally killing Yu Renyan. He immediately understood that someone was helping him, and upon hearing Yu Renyan's words, he became furious. "Are you stupid? What do you mean by hiding your face? If that person hadn't helped you, you would be dead already, and you're still cursing people here?"

"You deserve to die!" Yu Renyan's anger intensified upon seeing Lin Pingzhi. Why was Lin Pingzhi's sword deflected while his own was knocked away, and he even injured his hand? Lin Pingzhi had been a tyrant in the Qingcheng Sect; how could he be happy to see someone he disliked doing better than him?

Lin Pingzhi looked completely bewildered. "You... wow!" He wanted to argue with the other party, but he didn't expect Yu Renyan to have the other disciples of the Qingcheng Sect attack him.

The Fuwei Escort Agency members naturally came to help, and chaos ensued once more. However, compared to before when they were somewhat restrained, the Qingcheng Sect members were now using lethal force, and people were quickly injured.

Just then, a whole bunch of chopsticks flew out of the teahouse, each one hitting a person. Soon, everyone present fell down, leaving only three people standing.

Lin Pingzhi's eyes widened in astonishment when he saw that he was still standing, along with the shopkeeper and his daughter, while everyone else lay on the ground. "A hero!" Such martial arts were simply too incredible! He must be a master of the martial world, a true hero indeed!

Linghao emerged from the teahouse, her sword still clutched in her hand. Ignoring the others, she walked straight to her horse, stroking its back with her other hand. "You scared it."

Actually, Yunduo wasn't scared at all. Having traveled this far with Linghao, it had seen quite a bit and was no match for this kind of scene. You could tell from its big, watery eyes; it probably even found it amusing.

In Lin Pingzhi's eyes, this scene was simply a calm and collected response to chaos—or rather, not chaos at all—and when he said this, he was completely nonchalant. This was the demeanor of a peerless master!

"Hero! Ah, no, heroine!" Lin Pingzhi took a few steps forward and arrived in front of Ling Hao. He dusted off the corner of his clothes and solemnly clasped his hands in a salute. "Thank you for saving me just now, heroine. I am deeply grateful." When he looked at her, his eyes were full of admiration.

Wow, she's being admired! Realizing this, Hao felt a bit more favorably disposed towards Lin Pingzhi. Not bad, not bad, he's a grateful young man.

Ling Hao really enjoys being admired; otherwise, she wouldn't put on such a show every time she makes a move. Being admired by those two sisters before, and now by Lin Pingzhi, both make her feel good.

However, she didn't show it. She simply glanced at Lin Pingzhi and said, "You should go home." Yes, calmly. That's how a master speaks and looks at people—calmly. Very well, she's pulled off another impressive display.

Although Lin Pingzhi really wanted to continue talking to the heroine in front of him and build a relationship, his heart skipped a beat when he heard those words. He felt that he absolutely had to listen to her, or he might be in trouble.

So he quickly bowed again, "Pingzhi understands, thank you for the reminder, heroine." After saying that, he called over the men from the Fuwei Escort Agency, helped one of the injured men, and together they mounted their horses and headed to the Fuwei Escort Agency in the city.

Seeing them leave, Ling Hao mounted her horse and then looked at Lao Denuo and Yue Lingshan. Pretending not to have noticed their identities, she said, "The tea money is on the table."

After saying that, she rode away on her horse.

"Hey—!" Yue Lingshan saw Ling Hao leave and instinctively wanted to chase after her.

Laudenuo quickly grabbed her hand. "Ni'er, where are you going?" He gripped Yue Lingshan's hand tightly, reminding her not to give herself away.

"I'm going inside to do something." Yue Lingshan shook off Lao Denuo's hand and walked towards the back of the teahouse. However, she wasn't going to do anything; she was going to find Yue Buqun, who was hiding in the back.

She wanted to tell her father that she had seen her eldest brother! Although he was dressed as a girl and had grown up, she was certain she hadn't mistaken him. That face was clearly what her eldest brother looked like now!

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