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Chapter 70 You're in deep trouble

Xiao Zhuyun glanced at the two dark-skinned maids behind Chen Ming and said, "This matter is confidential, please dismiss them, young master."

Oh?
Chen Ming glanced at Zhang Mingyu first, and seeing that he didn't react, he became even more curious. He waved his hand, telling Chunxiang and Xiaxiang to stay outside and keep an eye on things, preventing anyone from approaching the living room.

Xiao Zhuyun uttered a startling statement, "Young Master, do you know that you are about to face a great calamity?"

Such tricks naturally didn't scare Chen Ming. He said sincerely, "Please enlighten me, young lady."

Seeing his composure, Xiao Zhuyun couldn't help but look at him with newfound respect and said, "Sun Shicai has already concluded that Uncle Huo passed the Sword Manual to you. This man is ruthless and heartless; he would even kill his master for the Sword Manual. Do you think he will let you go?"

Killing one's master?

Chen Ming's expression changed, and he subconsciously looked at Huo Qianqian and Zhang Mingyu. Seeing their pained expressions, he couldn't help but gasp.

In an instant, Huo Chengkun's death, and all the things that followed, flashed through his mind.

That day, Huo Chengkun felt unharmed; the old woman and her disciple hadn't hurt anyone at all. But that very night, he suddenly died.

On the way to the funeral, Huo Qianqian and her companions were attacked.

Before setting off, Hong Mingquan had a premonition and entrusted his wife and children to him.

And then there's Huo Qianqian, who didn't go home and stayed at the Xiaoshui Sect.

After Zhang Mingyu returned, he cut off all contact with Sun Shicai. Moreover, he never mentioned Sun Shicai in front of him…

So that’s it!
This is actually the case!
Chen Ming truly hadn't expected that Huo Chengkun's death had such an inside story.

He also understood why these three men had come to him. They wanted him to join forces and get rid of Sun Shicai.

He said in a deep voice, "He is a patrol officer from the Six Doors!"

Are the seventh-rank inspectors of the Six Doors so easy to kill?

If they are discovered and put on the Six Doors' wanted list, there will be no place for them in the Great Jin Dynasty. Their only option will be to become outlaws and join the ranks of the bandits and gangsters.

He felt it wasn't worth taking such a big risk to avenge Huo Chengkun.

Xiao Zhuyun's expression was solemn. "That's precisely why it's even more dangerous. This person will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. Since he's convinced that the Sword Manual is on you, he will definitely use every means to seize your secret."

At this moment, Zhang Mingyu spoke up, "Junior brother, although everyone considers you to be Master's disciple, I know very well that Master has never taught you martial arts. You have no obligation to avenge Master. If that scoundrel hadn't targeted you yesterday, I wouldn't be telling you all this. Now, that scoundrel is our common enemy."

Chen Ming looked at Xiao Zhuyun and asked, "And what about you? Why are you helping them deal with Sun Shicai?"

She's just Huo Qianqian's senior sister, so it's unusual for her to be so eager to help her junior sister get revenge and take such a big risk.

Xiao Zhuyun hesitated for a moment before saying, "To be honest, after Sun Shicai killed Uncle Huo, he took something with him. It was a relic of our sect's uncle, containing the inheritance of our Xiaoshui Sect. This item must never fall into the hands of outsiders."

It turned out to be the case.

Chen Ming dispelled his last remaining doubts and asked, "Do you have a detailed plan?"

This time, it was Zhang Mingyu who spoke up, "Since that scoundrel has already set his sights on you, why don't we turn the tables on him? You lure him to a deserted place, and we'll join forces to kill him."

That's it?

Chen Ming almost rolled his eyes. This was way too rough!
He shook his head and said, "No, that's too risky. What if Sun Shicai doesn't fall for it? If I were him, I would definitely use my power in the Six Doors to find a pretext to throw my whole family into jail and force me to submit."

Xiao Zhuyun asked, "What insightful opinion does Young Master Chen have?"

Chen Ming pondered for a moment and said, "How about this, you all go back and think it over carefully, each of you come up with a plan. We'll discuss it again tonight."

Zhang Mingyu frowned and asked, "Why wait until tonight?"

"Unfortunately, I have an important guest today who is scheduled to come over. He should be here soon."

"what?"

Zhang Mingyu was stunned for a moment, then finally realized, "So, you were waiting for someone else just now?"

……

Half an hour after Zhang Mingyu and the others left, Gu Yuantao and his cousin Zhou Weihao finally arrived.

Chen Ming personally went to the door to greet them, to show his respect.

Gu Yuantao introduced, "This is my cousin, Zhou Weihao. You've met him at the martial arts tournament."

Chen Ming said, "Young Master Zhou's Tianxuan Sword Technique at the martial arts tournament was extremely skillful and left a deep impression on everyone."

Zhou Weihao looked at him with a half-smile, "I wonder how it compares to your swordsmanship?"

"We'll only know after we've had a match." "You want to compete with me? Beat my cousin first." Zhou Weihao was clearly quite confident in his swordsmanship.

Actually, the reason he volunteered to come along yesterday was because he was not convinced by Chen Ming. Why was it that at the martial arts competition, Lord Zhao praised only his swordsmanship?
He believed that his swordsmanship was no less than that of anyone at the martial arts tournament.

"it is good."

Chen Ming finalized another competition and was in a good mood.

He had witnessed Zhou Weihao's swordsmanship at the martial arts tournament; it was much better than Tian Qiming's, but not as good as Qin Jinlin's.

Chen Ming led the two to the backyard, where he taught his students martial arts. The ground was covered with stone bricks, which were flat and large enough.

He didn't stand on ceremony with them and said, "Brother Gu is a straightforward person, so I won't stand on ceremony. Let's get started."

This was exactly what Gu Yuantao wanted. He stepped into the arena, holding a long sword, his eyes filled with fighting spirit, and said, "My family's 'Fufeng Sword Technique' draws inspiration from the wind, and is ever-changing and unpredictable. You'd better be careful."

Chen Ming knew that he didn't want to take advantage of him.

During the martial arts tournament, he competed in three matches, and Gu Yuantao had already gained a considerable understanding of his swordsmanship. Therefore, he took the initiative to explain the characteristics of his swordsmanship.

"This person is quite open-minded."

Chen Ming held the sword in his hand, seemingly becoming one with it.

In the past six months, his use of the sword in the "Swallow Returns Sword Technique" has become so perfect that no one can see any flaws.

His thinking was simple: since Huo Chengkun had changed his swordplay to saber techniques, he must have had his reasons. Most likely, he didn't want others to recognize him.

This also means that if someone recognizes that he is using the "Swallow Return Sword Technique," it could very likely cause him a great deal of trouble.

Therefore, he has always used the "Five Elements Knife Technique".

Gu Yuantao said, "Please."

Let Chen Ming go first.

He didn't stand on ceremony and performed the "Welcoming Pine Tree" move to fulfill his courtesy.

This made Zhou Weihao, who was standing next to him, a little impatient. "Such a dawdling thing."

Then, the two finally clashed.

He complained, but he watched it very carefully, unwilling to miss a single detail.

After watching just a few moves, I couldn't help but be moved. "In just half a year, Brother Tao's swordsmanship has actually reached this level?"

His swordplay was sharp and his techniques were disciplined. He was clearly on the verge of mastering the art.

Zhou Weihao was quite surprised. More than a year ago, he had sparred with Gu Yuantao in private. At that time, they were both only at the eighth rank.

Gu Yuantao's swordsmanship was inferior to his.

Now that his swordsmanship had improved significantly, Zhou Weihao instinctively felt that he was probably no match for him. For a moment, a sense of crisis arose in his heart.

Chen Ming wielded the long sword flawlessly. Although the long sword was quite heavy, it was unusually light in his hands, giving him a sense of effortless mastery.

Zhou Weihao sometimes felt that he was using swordsmanship.

In the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged over forty moves, their skill levels evenly matched.

"wrong!"

Zhou Weihao had a gut feeling that Chen Ming wasn't using his full strength, and seemed to be handling things with ease. On the other hand, his cousin had already used all his strength.

This is the gap.

What happened next was exactly as he had predicted. After about eighty moves, his cousin gradually started to lose ground.

In the end, Chen Ming won by slicing off a section of Gu Yuantao's sleeve with a "divine stroke".

"Concession!"

You have defeated a level 38 enemy and gained 1000 experience points.

A full thousand points.

PS: Requesting monthly votes.

(End of this chapter)