I was chased at the beginning, and I got the first quick sword

Chapter 290 Tongtian Villa
The sound is not loud, but the force is quite strong.

A huge force fell from his shoulders. The man wanted to resist, but after changing his mind, he gave up.

He took advantage of the opportunity to land on the ground, and immediately felt a chill in his throat, and a long sword was placed on his neck.

He smiled bitterly:
"Your Excellency is very kind in martial arts, but I just wanted to save people and had no ill intentions."

"If not for this, you would have already lost your head."

Chu Qing looked coldly at the man dressed as Zhong Kui in front of him.

"It's just a loss of head...it doesn't really matter."

Zhong Kui smiled:
"In the King of Hell's Palace, climbing a mountain of knives and jumping into a cauldron of oil, what kind of things have you not experienced?

"If you really like it, I'll give you this head."

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around and heard a hissing sound, and a head flew into the sky.

The body fell limply to the ground.

Blood splattered and landed on the snow, staining it with a deep red color.

Wu Qianhuan widened her eyes:

"This……"

She didn't know what to say for a moment.

I just can't understand why this person would commit suicide?

Chu Qing suddenly smiled:
"Nice trick."

The wound in his hand turned, and he swung his hand. With a "swish" sound, the long sword had already pierced into the snow.

There was a loud bang and a figure jumped out from the snow. It was the 'Zhong Kui' from before.

At this moment, the head just fell down and was caught by Chu Qing.

He brought it forward, took a look at it, and then handed it to Wu Qianhuan.

Wu Qianhuan was stunned when she first saw him:
"Wooden?"

"Escape, good job."

The 'Zhong Kui' landed at this moment, and gave a dry laugh when he heard the words. Then he saw the previous 'Ghost King', the audience, and Wen Rou who was standing aside, all coming closer.

The Ghost King took Zhong Kui's hand and looked at it carefully:
"Are you okay?"

Zhong Kui shook his head and smiled at Chu Qingshun:

"Your Excellency's swordsmanship is excellent."

Only at this moment did the voice of Zhong Kui become somewhat solemn.

"Your finger techniques, palm techniques, and light skills are also extraordinary."

Chu Qing spoke lightly.

"I'm eager to save people, please don't blame me."

Zhong Kui clasped his fists again.

Chu Qing snorted. It was understandable to rescue someone, but it was unreasonable to rescue him even after the person was rescued.

However, he thought about it but didn't say it out loud. Instead, he pondered and asked:

"Are you all... disciples of the Ghost Emperor?"

"Exactly!"

The 'Ghost King' suddenly jumped up.

Chu Qing frowned slightly:

"The same to you?"

“…What do you mean?”

The 'Ghost King' was furious:
"You look down on me, don't you?"

Chu Qing felt that nodding directly would be too hurtful, but for a disciple of the Ghost Emperor, it would be a bit lacking if that was all.

He didn't say anything, but took out a sign from his pocket and threw it over:
"Your Excellency, please take a look."

Zhong Kui took it and his expression changed:
"May I ask what is the name of Brother You and Senior You Zongyou who has mastered all the Nine Heavens Stars?"

"But we have some friendship."

The other party is a disciple of the Ghost Emperor. Although You Zong's status in the martial arts world cannot be compared with the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, he is obviously on the same level as them.

Chu Qing said that he had a friendship with You Zong, which was true, but when this "Zhong Kui" heard it, the situation suddenly became different.

As expected, Zhong Kui's face changed slightly, and he clasped his fists and said:

"So you are Senior You's friend. It was just a misunderstanding. Please forgive me."

As he spoke, he slowly pushed his hand, and the Ghost Emperor's Order slowly floated in front of Chu Qing, and was casually taken by Chu Qing.

But looking at this 'Zhong Kui' again, one can't help but look at him with a higher regard.

This token is not light. The opponent uses his internal force to push it. The slower and steadier the token flies, the more profound his skill is.

It seems that this person had left room for maneuver when he made his move earlier.

I guess there are still many hidden skills that have not been used yet...

After pondering in his heart, he nodded:

“Since it’s a misunderstanding, let it go.

“It’s just that I don’t understand. In the past, Tongtianling was open to the north and south without any obstruction from the Ghost Emperor’s disciples.

"Why are you suddenly doing this now?"

Zhong Kui was a little embarrassed when he heard this. Although Chu Qing took out the Ghost Emperor Token, this token was exclusive to You Zong.

It can be seen that Chu Qing and You Zong do have a good relationship.

But what Chu Qing asked was of great importance, and for a moment he didn't know whether he should say it.

Chu Qing looked at his expression and seemed to be thinking:
"Could it be related to the disappearance of the Ghost Emperor?"

"Brother, do you know!?"

That 'Zhong Kui' suddenly looked up.

Chu Qing nodded:

“To be honest, I’ve experienced a lot along the way, and from time to time I’ve heard rumors about the Ghost Emperor.

"But we can confirm this because You Zong said it himself."

"...May I ask your name?"

Zhong Kui's expression became more serious.

Chu Qing clasped his fists:

"I don't deserve your name, I am the Third Young Master, and people in Jianghu call me the Third Young Master."

"You are the Third Young Master!?"

The Ghost King stood behind Zhong Kui and was surprised when he heard Chu Qing introduce himself:

“I heard that Emperor Wu’s useless disciple died in your hands?
“I’m telling you, you’d better be careful. Although Emperor Wu has seven or eight disciples, Luo Wushuang is the least capable one.

"But my father said that Emperor Wu is a narrow-minded person. If you kill his apprentice, he will probably seek revenge on you sooner or later."

"..."

This is really not good news.

However, Chu Qing already had an idea about this matter before he killed Luo Wushuang.

After all, Luo Wushuang's master's background is really scary.

Killing him may cause trouble in the future...

But considering what Luo Wushuang had done, Chu Qing had no psychological burden in killing him.

It seemed natural for him to avenge his father, but Qi Luo himself was a complete mess. He was a terrible father, and as a son, he didn't care about right or wrong and just wanted revenge. Aren't he the kind of person who can't tell right from wrong?
Ordinary people may not be able to distinguish right from wrong, but as a disciple of Emperor Wu, he has learned the true martial arts from Emperor Wu.

If such a person cannot distinguish right from wrong, the consequences will be extremely terrible.

He also killed his own brother Guan Changying. Later, he even joined forces with the Blood Prince...

He doesn't even have the most basic bottom line. If Chu Qing is given another chance, he will definitely kill him.

What's more, judging from the information he currently has, even Emperor Martial Li Juechen seems to have problems.

Even if he doesn't come to find me, I will go to find him when the time is right.

As these thoughts flashed through his mind, Chu Qing smiled faintly:
"Thank you for the reminder. May I ask who your father is?"

"Her name is Gu Ling'er, and she is the second daughter of my mentor."

Zhong Kui smiled bitterly and introduced Chu Qing.

Chu Qing and the other two were all stunned. Ghost Emperor Modo's daughter? Her last name was Gu?

As if seeing the doubts of Chu Qing and others, Zhong Kui explained:

"Modofei is not my master's real name, Gu is my master's original surname."

"I see."

Chu Qing nodded suddenly.

Then Zhong Kui said:
"Everything that happened before was because I was fooling around with Junior Sister. I am really sorry for offending her.

"Unexpectedly, it turned out to be the Third Young Master who arrived...

"How about this, since it's getting late, why don't you three follow me back to our residence and rest for the night?
"It just so happens that I have something else that I want to discuss with the Third Young Master... and I also need your help."

Chu Qing frowned slightly. He had left the previous words halfway. If he stayed there for another night, it would probably delay the time.

"We have something important to do in the north of the mountain... In Tongtian Mountain, it is confusing and we need to use the darkness to find our way. If we give up halfway, it will waste too much time...

"So, I appreciate this kindness."

"So that's how it is, Third Young Master, you don't know.

"There are three ways to get to Tongtianling. One is to do as the Third Young Master said, use the darkness to determine the direction, hide during the day and move out at night, so you won't get lost.

“The second option is to obtain the secret Si Nan from my Ghost Emperor Palace. It is not affected by the situation in Tongtian Ridge.

"The last one..."

"The last one is for us to take you out."

Gu Linger interrupted again:
“If we take you out, it will only take two days at most to get to Lingbei from here.

"But if you continue to hide during the day and go out at night, the mountain roads are difficult to travel at night. I'm afraid it will take another four or five days before you can get out."

"Yes."

Zhong Kui also nodded:

"Why don't you come back with us, Third Young Master? Have a good night's rest. Tomorrow morning, my Junior Sister and I will personally escort you across Tongtian Ridge."

Upon hearing this, Chu Qing looked at Wu Qianhuan and Wen Rou.

The two of them nodded at the same time...

Chu Qing was speechless for a moment. He had seen through it. They didn't want to find a place to rest, and they probably didn't care much about leading the way.

They simply wanted to see the legendary Ghost Emperor Palace.

Thinking of this, Chu Qing clasped his fists towards Zhong Kui:
"In that case, I'll trouble you two."

"What are you talking about? As the saying goes, a friend comes from afar... What's that?"

Gu Linger looked at Zhong Kui when she said this, but before Zhong Kui could speak, she just muttered to herself:
"My sister clearly taught me that...how could I have forgotten it?"

Afterwards, he did not seek to understand too much, but came to Wu Qianhuan with a smile and asked her what martial arts she used. Her sword skills were so sharp...

Zhong Kui, who was originally planning to answer her questions, moved his lips for a long time but didn't say a word in the end.

Just sighed.

Chu Qing was a little surprised to hear that the Ghost Emperor actually had a daughter...

However, he did not ask in detail. It was not appropriate to always inquire about the Ghost Emperor's private affairs.

With "Zhong Kui" leading the way, walking in Tongtianling is like strolling in a garden.

While chatting along the way, Chu Qing discovered that the reason why he hadn't discovered them before was because these people all had extremely strange methods of concealing their breath.

According to 'Zhong Kui', this is the most basic skill of the people in the Ghost Emperor Palace.

After all, Modo is known as the Ghost Emperor. When his disciples go out, even if their martial arts skills are not as good as others, they must be better than others in terms of cunning.

His breathing and pulse were weak and his heartbeat was almost inaudible.

It is the most unexpected way.

Its movements are like those of a ghost, and if used well, it can even defeat the enemy without fighting.

Chu Qing glanced at Wu Qianhuan and agreed with her. However, if this method was overused, it might have the opposite effect...

It was just like Wu Qianhuan... She was really scared, and in the end she was so scared that she became angry.

This is clearly a failure case.

During the subsequent conversation, Chu Qing also learned that Zhong Kui's real name was Gong Yangchou.

What is quite coincidental is that he is also number three, the third disciple of the Ghost Emperor.

According to him, the Ghost Emperor had a total of six disciples, each of whom inherited the Ghost Emperor's unique skills. The most skilled one was the eldest brother, whose martial arts skills were far beyond the reach of his younger brothers.

He is the person who has the greatest hope of inheriting the Ghost Emperor's mantle so far.

But when he said this, he seemed to be hesitant to speak, as if there was some other secret behind it.

The reason why this group of people are here to stop Nanbei is because they know that the disappearance of the Ghost Emperor is most likely related to the Tianxie Cult.

Therefore, we don’t want people from the Youtian Cult to come and go freely in Tongtian Ridge.

Whenever they found someone trying to cross Tongtianling, they would come over to check, test it out, and determine the route they came from.

The gang members were not allowed to pass because of the order issued by the Ghost Emperor three years ago.

If they are just vagrants or wanderers in the world... then it doesn't matter.

As for Chu Qing, the situation was a little special.

He is in charge of Liehuo Hall and Ding'an Hall, but he is not the hall master. He has risen to prominence in the martial arts world within just this one year. With You Zong's token, they naturally will not stop him.

A lot was said along the way, but it was mainly Gong Yangchou who was talking and Chu Qing who was listening.

What was disappointing in the end was that Gong Yangchou and Gu Ling'er did not take them to the Ghost Emperor Palace.

It is a manor named 'Tongtian Villa'.

Just like the overall atmosphere of the Ghost Emperor's disciples, this village is also full of ghosts.

The lanterns hanging in front of the door were not the normal flame color, and the people standing on the left and right of the door were not normal servants guarding the house.

One of the two men was dressed in black, the other in white. One held a mourning stick, the other held a soul-catching claw. Both wore tall hats, one with 'You're here' written on it, the other with 'Catching you' written on it.

This is exactly the image of Black and White Impermanence.

Seeing Gong Yangchou and Gu Ling'er, the two of them bowed slightly, then stood still again.

As for Chu Qing and the other two, he didn't even look at them.

Pushing the door open and entering, Gong Yangchou told Chu Qing that the reason for building a manor here was because there was a hot spring in the manor, which was very comfortable.

So he suggested that Chu Qing and the others go to the hot springs to soak in the water and relieve their fatigue.

Then go to the front hall to chat.

Chu Qing had no objection, but he secretly warned Wu Qianhuan and Wenrou that if they encountered any problems, they could just call him loudly.

Both girls nodded. Wu Qianhuan also asked about the location of the men's and women's pools, and the maid beside her did not hide it.

Until he soaked in the pool, Chu Qing felt a little dreamy.

You were running around in the woods, sleeping in the open air, and now you’re soaking in a hot spring?

I closed my eyes slightly and heard footsteps approaching slowly. I opened one eye in surprise and wondered if Gong Yangchou had arranged for someone to scrub my back?

As a result, at first glance, the whole person looked like he had been acupunctured.

The person standing in front of me, wrapped tightly in white cloth... was actually Wu Qianhuan!
(End of this chapter)