If you don't bring disaster to the world, what kind of henchman are you to be?

Upon hearing this, Zhu Qing had a rough idea of ​​what was going on.

Most of these were underworld figures who had accepted bounties from the White Lotus Sect to take their own lives.

"You guys?" He gripped the Gray Winter Blade tightly, his face showing no fear.

"Commander Zhu is very confident in his abilities." As soon as the old man finished speaking, the people around him launched an attack.

A figure wielding a long sword, exuding a sinister and sharp aura, aimed the sword straight at Zhu Qing's heart.

But the latter swiftly slashed across his neck with a backhand strike. Before he could even react, the world had turned upside down, and in the next instant, he saw a headless corpse collapse to the ground.

[Attribute value +5]

Mid-stage meat refining.

Zhu Qing looked at the subtitles in front of him and understood.

"Be careful of this person's swordsmanship!"

Zhu Qing swiftly killed one person with lightning speed, causing the old man to frown deeply and immediately shout out in a hoarse voice.

Upon hearing this, the others tacitly changed their tactics and launched a coordinated attack, their fierce strikes covering the area around Zhu Qing.

This dense, all-encompassing offensive seemed to offer no way out, but as their attacks landed, they all experienced a sudden blur before their eyes, and their attacks missed their mark.

It was Zhu Qing who, with his unpredictable movements, managed to slip away and find a way out from the impenetrable attack.

[Soaring Step +1]

Several assassins then pursued relentlessly, launching a continuous barrage of attacks. Faced with their encirclement and annihilation, Zhu Qing did not choose to confront them head-on, but instead used the Lingyun Step to dodge and evade, conserving her strength.

Something's not right.

"His movement technique..."

The old man, who had been watching from a distance, narrowed his eyes, his heart filled with great alarm.

Soaring Cloud Step!

It was actually the Huashan Lingyun Step!

How could this imperial henchman possess the unique lightness skill of Mount Hua?

This information had never appeared in their possession before.

"what!"

At that moment, a scream rang out.

One of the gray-clad women who had surrounded and strangled Zhu Qing collapsed to the ground in agony, clutching her lower abdomen and screaming incessantly.

As she fell, a gap suddenly appeared in the encirclement and attack of the group. Zhu Qing rushed out and swept his long sword horizontally!

The essence of the Thunder Blade Technique has now permeated every move he makes, so this casual slash carries immense power, instantly slicing a person in half at the waist!

Large swathes of blood splattered in the air, staining half of Zhu Qing's body red.

[Attribute value increased by +6]

This slash instantly intimidated the group.

The old man watching from afar gripped his wooden cane tightly, his face extremely solemn.

The intelligence is incorrect!

Zhu Qing's strength far exceeded their expectations.

It should be noted that the person who was just cut in half by Zhu Qing was at the late stage of the Body Refinement realm. Normally, one person would be enough to take down Zhu Qing, who was at the mid-stage of the Body Refinement realm.

But the result?

Despite their combined efforts, they failed to harm Zhu Qing in the slightest. Instead, he killed two of them and severely injured one.

Such combat power is far beyond what an ordinary mid-stage Body Refinement cultivator could possess.

If things continue like this, we might really end up losing more than we gain this time.

Thinking of this, the old man suddenly raised his wooden cane and tapped the ground. The remaining four people exchanged glances, understanding each other without saying a word.

Immediately afterwards, one of the emaciated men, wielding two curved blades, attacked Zhu Qing again.

Perhaps having witnessed the power of Zhu Qing's swordsmanship, the moment he drew his sword, his body moved like a soft, boneless snake, dodging the attack with a cunning, reversed 90-degree angle.

The crescent-shaped blade was instantly pressed against Zhu Qing's chin.

A person born with extraordinary bone structure.

Zhu Qing was slightly startled upon seeing this, and once again used the Lingyun Step to dodge. Immediately afterwards, the gaunt man stuck to his side and harassed him relentlessly.

"court death!"

Annoyed by his persistent harassment, Zhu Qing seized the opportunity and swiftly extended her jade-like fingers to press on the gaunt man's Tanzhong acupoint.

A surge of powerful internal energy erupted, and in an instant, the sound of bones breaking rang out.

Whoosh!

Then, with a flash of light, the troublesome man was finally cut down.

[Attribute value +5]

However, just as the two severed bodies fell into Zhu Qing's sight, a person silently approached him without warning, flicked his sleeve, and a large cloud of purple poison gas instantly rushed towards his face.

Because he had been using the emaciated man's corpse to get close, Zhu Qing hadn't noticed. Now, caught off guard, he was sprayed in the face with poison gas, causing him to gasp for breath and feel a burning pain in his trachea.

"drink!"

Then the remaining two rushed up from the left and right, each slapping Zhu Qing in the chest with a palm.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

They worked together seamlessly, giving no one a chance to breathe. Zhu Qing was hit and retreated, his face turning pale.

Looking down, he saw two dark green palm prints on his chest, and felt a sharp pain in his body, as if countless needles were pricking him.

Poisonous palm strike!

In a sudden turn of events, several assassins seized the opportunity to kill him, launching a fierce attack.

Zhu Qing suffered severe internal injuries, and his movements were not as good as before. In just a few breaths, his body was covered with wounds.

What's more serious is that their weapons are all coated with highly poisonous substances. External wounds are not a big deal, but the internal injuries caused by those toxins are the key.

If this continues, I'm afraid I'll really be doomed here today.

Zhu Qing gritted her teeth and repeatedly tapped her body with her jade-like fingers, sealing several key meridians and then protecting them with her abundant qi and blood to ensure that she would not be killed for the time being.

He then gripped the knife with both hands, his eyes filled with an extremely cold and menacing gaze.

Swish!

In the darkness, a flash of cold light appeared like a thunderbolt, incredibly fast and incredibly fierce.

With a single strike, the four people surrounding Zhu Qing were all cut in two.

Their bodies and weapons were shattered, and they didn't even have time to react before they became victims of Zhu Qing's blade.

"The Thunder Blade Technique at its perfect state!"

The old man standing by had wide eyes and was trembling like a leaf.

Having spent decades in the martial arts world, he recognized that Zhu Qing's swordsmanship was the perfected Thunder Blade Technique!

His thoughts drifted back to many years ago, when the renowned Shen Tinghe had turned their world upside down with this very sword technique.

He was one of the survivors from Shen Tinghe's blade back then. He was just a nobody at the time, only watching from afar. Even after many years, he still remembers it vividly.

At that moment, at this moment.

How could someone so young have cultivated such skill in swordsmanship?!

As he was filled with horror, Zhu Qing swayed slightly and her breathing became very disordered.

After all, he had just suffered severe internal and external injuries, and the Thunder Blade Technique at its perfect level had greatly depleted his vital energy.

If it weren't for the abundant blood and qi he possessed after being tempered by the Red Jade Cicada, his cultivation level of mid-stage Body Refinement would have completely drained his blood and qi with that strike, and he might even have suffered a backlash as a result.

That is why he dared not use this deadly move lightly.

Now, having no choice but to kill four people instantly, he has very little health left.

He then forced himself to suppress his internal injuries and turned his gaze to the old man in the distance.

The latter trembled, his old face filled with panic, and he turned to flee!

He was old and frail, no longer young and strong. Although he was the leader of this group, it was only because of his seniority. In terms of combat strength alone, he was no match for any of these people.

Everyone else was already exhausted, let alone him.

But it's too late for him to leave now.

Zhu Qingling activated her Cloud Steps repeatedly, chasing after him at an extremely fast speed, and slashed down with her sword!

……

At the entrance of a small house with blue bricks in the capital.

"Lord Guo, you're back."

A servant respectfully stepped forward to take the reins. Guo Zhendong dismounted, flicked his sleeves, and said, "Feed the horse well. I have to go on a business trip in two hours."

"yes!"

After giving his instructions, Guo Zhendong stepped into his house and walked through the courtyard into the east wing.

"Xiao He, hurry up and get up to make me a midnight snack, Your Majesty..."

He pushed open the door, about to wake his wife, when he suddenly smelled a strong stench of blood in the dimly lit room.

In an instant, Guo Zhendong's expression froze.

Inside the room, on the bed, lay a shocking pool of dark red blood. His wife, whom he had married less than three months prior, stared wide-eyed, her face deathly pale; she was already lifeless.

On the armchair next to it sat a figure quietly.

The black official's uniform was stained with blood, crisscrossed with wounds of varying depths, and a small pool of blood had formed under the chair.