System: I Can Open Martial Arts Chests

Chapter 371 - 217: The Sly Ones

From tonight’s events, it can be seen that the relationship between Shen Juke and Ye Feifan is quite special.

To put it bluntly, if the reason Shen Juke took Ye Feifan as a disciple back then was to hope that Ye Feifan could testify falsely for him.

Then the relationship between these two people extends from a dirty foundation.

This involves trust, but there is also mutual guard.

And from the fact that Ye Feifan could stay with the Shen Family for ten years, it seems that the former might even hold more power over the latter.

Or rather, Ye Feifan might control something that could influence Shen Juke.

Otherwise, he couldn’t have enjoyed a peaceful decade.

This complicated situation is not something Chu Qing can dissolve by mere threats and inducement.

Once Ye Feifan knows Chu Qing is here because of the Tang Family massacre ten years ago, he will surely realize that Chu Qing will not kill him easily, giving him room to maneuver.

Moreover, once Chu Qing shows up, with Ye Feifan’s cunning nature, he might even deduce that the real person looking for him tonight is not Shen Juke.

But Chu Qing!

Then his escape would seem unnecessary.

To some extent, he can obediently return to be Shen Juke’s third disciple.

Even though Chu Qing could use methods to force him to reveal the truth... but by doing so, there is a risk of failure and suspicion of forced confession, making the information obtained unreliable.

So, to make this person cooperate honestly.

At the very least, he has to be plunged into an ’abyss’, where not cooperating means death.

And Shen Juke’s second disciple, along with these accompanying swordsmen, could be the ones to push Ye Feifan into the abyss.

The current struggle among these people will also become a critical step in pushing Ye Feifan into the ’abyss’.

At this moment, the second senior brother sits high on horseback, looking down at the battle circle.

It’s hard to assess Ye Feifan’s sword technique, not because it’s bad, but because it’s too mediocre.

What he’s truly skilled at isn’t the stolen [Heaven and Earth Shocking Mist Sword], but a mishmash sword technique.

Most of these sword techniques can be learned in martial arts schools, like [Three Talents Swordsmanship], [Autumn Wind Swordsmanship], [Shi Yi Sword Technique], and the like.

Among them, [Three Talents Swordsmanship] and [Shi Yi Sword Technique] are foundational sword techniques.

Three Talents refer to Heaven, Earth, and Man, and within sword technique, it contains basic upper, middle, and lower sword techniques and the foundational stake skills of the Three Talents Sword Body.

This stabilizes oneself, laying a solid foundation for future cultivation.

The Shi Yi Sword Technique compensates for gaps, allows self-reflection, and brings gains.

Overall, in these two sword techniques, more emphasis is placed on refining one’s own techniques rather than means of slaughter.

The Autumn Wind Swordsmanship is somewhat interesting, with the sword like the autumn wind sweeping, full of chill and murderous intent.

But this sword technique has long become too common... Ye Feifan followed Shen Juke for ten years, learning sword techniques that could be learned with some money at martial arts schools, no wonder he previously said he learned some underhanded, unrefined sword techniques and martial arts.

Yet, if it were just that, it wouldn’t earn Chu Qing’s ’hard to assess’ evaluation.

This person clearly has deep research in these sword techniques, although he uses a mishmash approach, the connections are strangely smooth like flowing clouds and water.

He mixed the [Autumn Wind Swordsmanship] into these two sword techniques, attacking east and west, the sword edge fast and swift, even if knowing the weaknesses of the [Autumn Wind Swordsmanship], actually attacking would be perfectly blocked by the sword techniques of [Three Talents Swordsmanship] and [Shi Yi Sword Technique].

As a result, after a bout of fighting, not only did these people fail to capture Ye Feifan quickly.

Instead, Ye Feifan injured two of them with his sword.

However, this situation is only temporary, Ye Feifan’s inner power is average, and though his sword techniques have their merits, he can’t withstand the opponent’s superior numbers.

A minor lapse and he was struck by a sword on his back.

The pain made Ye Feifan grit his teeth, but he still spun with a reverse-handed [Autumn Fall], this strike carried anger and you could feel the killing intent in Ye Feifan, yet the person behind him had already anticipated and dodged in advance.

But just as the sword edge was about to sweep past, that person suddenly grunted, as if his leg cramped, stopping right at the moment of escaping the sword light’s cover...

Buzz!

The sword blade swiped across the top of his face, with a pitiful scream, his entire face nearly sliced in two diagonally.

His form fell to the ground, clutching his head and face in pain, rolling on the floor.

This unexpected development not only stunned the attackers but also surprised Ye Feifan amidst the crowd, not expecting such a change.

And this delay allowed two more swords to arrive simultaneously.

These two swords came from left and right, the sword edges taking unconventional paths, extremely tricky.

Ye Feifan raised his sword to block one, while the other left a blood mark on his shoulder.

As the sword edge swept, Ye Feifan couldn’t help but spin, then immediately stepped lightly, shouting in anger, with a turn of the [Autumn Wind Swordsmanship], it was a move [Autumn Wind Sweeps the Falling Leaves].

This sword spun, drawing a circle centered on himself.

Ye Feifan’s intention with this move was to force back all the surrounding people, to regroup.

Unexpectedly, after using this sword technique, three figures clutched their throats, collapsing softly to the ground.