No one was more familiar with the water conditions nearby than him. Chu Tian had a clear understanding of the conditions at the bottom of the river in this area of more than a hundred miles in radius in his early years.
Standing on a hard rock at the bottom of the river, Chu Tian looked at Li Qian and the others and sneered, "Zhou Liuyun's disciples? What do you think of the laws of the Great Jin Dynasty? You wield swords in broad daylight, break into people's homes, and kill innocent people without permission. You act like bandits, and you are all guilty of capital punishment!"
Li Qian raised the sword in his hand and said coldly: "Dajin Law? In Qizhou, we represent Dajin Law! You, Chutian, colluded with bandits and harmed innocent people. We are here today to eliminate harm for the people. Chutian, look at this carefully, what is it?"
Li Qian flipped his palm, and an iron plate turned over in his palm. With the help of the sunlight, Chu Tian could clearly see the three words "Tingwei Mansion" on the iron plate.
Chu Tian's mouth twitched. Zhou Liuyun actually had a relationship with the Tingwei Mansion when he returned to Qizhou this time? The people in the Tingwei Mansion said that they represented the laws of the Great Jin Dynasty, which made sense. But what about the Tingwei Mansion?
"Kill!" Li Qian waved the sword in his hand and gave orders to his four fellow apprentices: "We have already disgraced ourselves today, and even our fellow apprentice Zhao Kuo lost his life here. If we can't kill this beast, we will have no face to see Master Zhou."
Taking a deep breath, Li Qian shook the long sleeve of his left hand and said through gritted teeth, "It's just a fish block. Do you really want me to use Master Zhou's secret technique and magic weapon?"
The sun shone through the branches of the big trees on both sides of the path, and the mottled sunlight turned into thick and thin rays of light, scattered messily on Li Qian and others. The white-clothed people raised their swords at the same time, and the same snow plum sword technique produced clear and beautiful sword lights. The five people gritted their teeth, tightened their faces, and marched towards Chu Tian with firm steps.
Dressed in white as snow and walking as fast as the wind, Li Qian and his four companions were like elegant scholars walking in the snow in search of plum blossoms. They rushed out of the path with a graceful and elegant demeanor and came to the riverside.
Chu Tian stood in the river, his figure as big as a mountain and his heart as heavy as water as he looked at the five people.
He was more than two meters away from the shore. Li Qian and his four companions rushed to the shore and could only jump up. Their long robes were blown up by the river wind, and they were like five white clouds slowly covering Chu Tian.
"Is your Master Zhou a pig?" Looking at Li Qian and his four companions leaping into the air and rushing towards him, Chu Tian laughed and cursed in disbelief.
He lowered his body, and like a loach, he dived down, and with a "swish" sound, he rushed out more than three meters along the river. Li Qian and the other five slowly fell down, and the five long swords swung down, and the sword lights fell like snow, cutting the river surface where Chu Tian was just now into pieces. However, Chu Tian had already jumped to the side, and the sharp and dense sword lights could not hurt Chu Tian at all!
Li Qian's scalp exploded and all the hair on his body stood up.
The scholars of Bailu Academy only taught Li Qian and others how to draw their swords in the most graceful and unrestrained posture, and how to maintain their own demeanor and the dignity of Bailu Academy when fighting with swords!
Those scholars who sat high in the court never mentioned to Li Qian and his companions how they should chase them if the target they swung their swords at suddenly jumped into the water.
Those scholars who are not interested in worldly affairs would never tell their disciples what they should do if after they swing their swords in a very cool and graceful manner, they find that the ground under their feet is not solid ground, but a surging river!
Li Qian roared angrily and waved his left sleeve. A gust of evil wind rushed out from his sleeve, swept up his body and rushed back to the shore.
The other four academy disciples did not have Li Qian's ability to respond. They had only practiced the secret arts for a short time, and there was no wind strong enough to send them back to the shore. They fell into the river in a very embarrassing way, and with a cry of "Ah!", the river water instantly covered their necks.
This section of the river, except for the place where Chu Tian stood just now, is surrounded by soft mud. Don't look at Chu Tian standing on the big rock. The river water is only up to his waist. The water near the big rock is seven or eight feet deep.
"Brother, help!" Four young men in white were struggling in the river in panic, having long forgotten their martial arts skills.
The river water splashed on their faces and poured into their mouths and nostrils. Under their feet was a soft, sticky muddy bottom with great suction. It would have been fine if they didn't move. As soon as they moved, their feet sank deeper and deeper.
The river water seemed to flow slowly, but in fact it had a huge impact force. The four people were used to the small ditches around the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty. How could they have ever encountered these wild rivers flowing out of the wilderness?
Li Qian landed on the river bank. Before he had time to catch his breath, he heard the cries for help from his four fellow disciples.
He suddenly raised his head and saw Chu Tian sinking into the water like a fish, rushing towards his junior brother with a clearly visible water line.
"Chu Tian, you are so brave!" Li Qian was so scared that his scalp was tingling and he was at a loss for a moment.
Even with the death of Zhao Kuo, Zhou Liuyun still had the family behind Li Qian, and could withstand the pressure from Zhao Kuo's family to protect Li Qian. If these four junior brothers who also came from the rich families of Dajin died here, Zhou Liuyun would be fine as he was a scholar of Bailu Academy after all. But for Li Qian, he probably had no future in this life.
Chu Tian's heart was as calm as water. He dived over to the four young men in white who were struggling in a panic.
He opened his eyes in the water, ruthlessly grabbed the belt of a young man in white, and pulled him forcefully into the water.
The young man in white struggled wildly in the water, and was pushed to the bottom of the river by Chu Tian without any resistance. The eight-sided sword, with a cold light, pierced his heart mercilessly. Chu Tian let go of his hand and let his warm body float up, and pulled down another young man in white.
Seeing a stream of blood rushing up in the river, Li Qian was so frightened that his soul flew away. He screamed at the top of his lungs: "Chu Tian, we are not only disciples of Bailu Academy, but also members of the Imperial Court. You dare to kill my junior brother, you are guilty of a heinous crime!"
One after another, young men in white sank into the water, and four streams of blood emerged from the river.
Chu Tian stuck half of his body out of the river, and stood there steadily with his hands on his hips, looking at Li Qian. His eyes were like stars in the sky, sparkling with cold light.
"I don't care whether you are disciples of the White Egret Academy or lackeys of the Imperial Court. I only know that if you kill someone, you must pay with your life, and if you owe a debt, you must pay it back! I, Chu Tian, have always been the most fair in doing things."
"I didn't provoke you, but you came to my yard to kill people, and you even want to kill me. You are just courting death. Why wouldn't I dare to kill a group of people who are courting death?"
Chu Tian looked at Li Qian, whose face was livid, with a sneer, and raised his head proudly: "Heinous crimes? Ah, what I, Chu Tian, did was justified and I have a clear conscience, so what crime have I committed?"
Li Qian gritted his teeth and looked at Chu Tian with a distorted face.
Blood continued to flow out of the river, and slowly, four bodies in white clothes floated out.
Li Qian looked at the four motionless bodies floating down the river. He felt his eyes go dark and his mind went blank.
Did you really kill him?
Really dead!
How could he explain this?
"Chu Tian, today it's either you or me!" Li Qian was thrown into disarray. He gritted his teeth and dropped the sword in his hand. He quickly formed seals with his hands, and heard the sound of whistling wind blowing through the forest and hitting the leaves. The branches and leaves within a radius of ten feet were shaking, and countless leaves fell from the air, and were crushed into pieces by the powerful potential force.
"Secret technique, hurricane, kill!" Li Qian stomped his feet fiercely and put his hands forward. A black wind column as thick as a water tank spurted out from his hands, leaving a deep mark on the ground and whistling towards Chu Tian.
In the blink of an eye, the wind column was less than three feet in front of Chu Tian.
Chu Tian only felt a tightness in his chest and a sharp pain on his face. His eyes were pressed by the wind and his eyeballs were almost shattered.