Wandering Sword Seller's Life in the Qin Dynasty

In an instant, Xu Fu drew the "Amaterasu Sword" hanging at his waist.

A flash of light, and the golden radiance was dazzling, suddenly illuminating the darkness.

This strike, named "Zhaoyun Weiyang Slash," is Yun Zhongjun's unique skill.

With this strike, the sword light shone like a dazzling rosy cloud, reaching the pinnacle of brilliance, like a blazing sun leaping across the sky. Under the sun's rays, Xu Fu's figure also became extremely majestic.

In an instant, countless streaks of light shot out simultaneously.

An ordinary person would definitely be dizzy and temporarily lose their sight under such dazzling light.

He was then severely injured by the sword strike that followed.

But Xu Qing was different. Faced with the golden light, he simply narrowed his eyes slightly, then raised his hand and pointed his finger in the air.

At this point, all the light faded away.

Then night fell once more.

Under the dim moonlight, where the sword light was not as bright as before, Xu Fu's sword-wielding movements resembled those of a clown. All his postures were clearly revealed, and without special effects, his mystery and powerful aura completely disappeared.

The "Amaterasu Sword," resembling a katana, slashed down, but Xu Qing raised his hand and used a few fingers to catch the blade.

Xu Fu's pupils contracted slightly.

"The moves were quite creative, but unfortunately the follow-up attacks were a bit slow."

Xu Qing spoke to Xu Fu, as if evaluating his move.

In Xu Qing's opinion, Xu Fu's move was indeed quite ingenious; when the sword technique was executed, the dazzling light was enough to dazzle people's eyes.

If we can seize this fleeting opportunity, we might just be able to defeat the enemy in one strike.

However, after the sword light was released, Xu Fu took his time, busy striking poses and showing off, which caused a noticeable problem in the connection between the subsequent sword moves and the previous sword light, making it much slower.

Unfortunately, Xu Fu was someone who wouldn't listen to advice.

Instead of humbly accepting Xu Qing's evaluation, he became angry and embarrassed.

With a spin of the "Amaterasu Sword" in his hand, golden light was released from it. At the same time, the sword energy attacked Xu Qing's fingers, trying to break the fingers that Xu Qing was holding the sword's edge.

Xu Qingsong released his grip, his body swayed backward, and a flash of lightning illuminated the scene.

Xu Fu's sword slashed past in a blur.

Xu Qing had already dodged Xu Fu's fierce attack.

Immediately afterwards, an ancient longsword appeared in his palm.

With a slight tremor, the shadow of a sword appeared, simultaneously surrounding Xu Fu's body.

Xu Fu felt a chill run down his spine, gripped the hilt of the Amaterasu Sword with both hands, and swung it left and right.

He broke through the sword shadows.

Another sword pierced the night and arrived in front of him.

By the time Xu Fu sensed the danger, it was too late.

puff!

The sword pierced through his shoulder.

Xu Qing did not kill Xu Fu directly.

As mentioned before, Xu Fu wasted countless precious medicinal herbs, which were extremely valuable. Xu Qing was even counting on Xu Fu to work and pay off the debts.

It would be such a waste to kill them like this.

Even though he disliked Xu Fu as a person, Xu Qing did not deny the latter's achievements in alchemy.

He could distinguish the different levels of pills—Ghost Control, True Person, and Immortal Gathering—but he couldn't refine them.

Xu Fu may not have been very skilled in martial arts, but he was proficient in alchemy.

Before its value is fully exploited, it remains quite useful.

"You think you can escape Linzi so easily...?"

As Xu Fu endured the excruciating pain in his body, Xu Qing's calm words reached his ears.

Despite the excruciating pain, Xu Fu swung the Amaterasu Sword again, attempting a close-range counterattack.

However, an invisible force struck and landed on his wrist.

His hand involuntarily loosened, and the Amaterasu Sword immediately fell to the ground.

At this point, Xu Fu lost his weapon.

But he did not lose the ability to fight back.

In order to eliminate the last hidden danger, Xu Qing decisively used the "Three Hearts and Two Minds Acupoint Striking Technique" again. It has to be said that the Zhu family's acupoint striking technique and Dao Zhi's lightning-fast speed step are really effective.

Anyway, ever since he acquired them, Xu Qing has frequently used these two methods.

It can be described as having both offensive and defensive capabilities, making it extremely practical.

This unique acupressure technique of the Zhu family is different from ordinary acupressure. With ordinary acupressure, as long as one has profound internal strength, one can forcefully break open the acupressure point.

The Three-Minded Acupoint Striking Technique is different; it involves injecting internal force into the body to seal acupoints, and the method is not fixed.

Rather, just as a person can be fickle, the acupoints that are blocked are constantly changing.

To break through acupoints, one must be able to grasp that unpredictable internal force.

……

"So, this Xu Fu was just a fame-seeking charlatan, a fraud?"

Inside the Prime Minister's residence, Hou Sheng soon learned that Xu Fu had used sleeping pills to incapacitate many guards and was preparing to escape overnight.

Fortunately, Mr. Qing was prepared and managed to stop the other party.

"Prime Minister, I misjudged him this time." Xu Qing said to Hou Sheng with an apologetic look. "I thought Xu Fu was a truly capable person, but I didn't expect him to be a fraud. Because of me, you believed him and provided him with so many medicinal herbs. I didn't expect that he would not only forget the favor you did for him."

"Seeing that the lie was about to be exposed, he actually chose to flee."

Upon hearing Xu Qing's words, Hou Sheng quickly replied, "It has nothing to do with Mr. Qing."

"After all, no one expected that Xu Fu's true colors would be like this."

“Even the king was deceived by him; it was the king who summoned Xu Fu first.”

"This matter has nothing to do with Mr. Qing. In fact, if Mr. Qing had not exposed Xu Fu's true colors, who knows what the consequences would have been if the King and I had taken his elixir."

Hou Sheng comforted Xu Qing, then a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.

“Xu Fu is a fraudster who deceived me and the king. This matter will not be left so easily.”

"I want him to die in agony!"

A murderous intent emanated from him.

Seeing Hou Sheng's murderous intent rising, Xu Qing quickly stopped him, saying, "Prime Minister, I think it would be too easy for him to die like this."

"Oh?" Hou Sheng looked at Xu Qing. "Mr. Qing, what are your thoughts?"

"He wasted so many precious medicinal herbs from the Prime Minister; surely we should make up for it from other sources?"

“I think sending him to mine and quarry stones to undergo some kind of labor reform is a good choice.”

"He's so dark-skinned, he looks like someone who's good at moving stones or mining."

Hou Sheng didn't understand why Xu Qing made such a suggestion.

But in the end, they agreed.

Three days later, at the quarry outside Linzi City.

The leather whip, barbed and sharp, lashed Xu Fu's back with a "crack," instantly tearing his coarse prison uniform open, leaving bloodstains like red snakes crawling across his dark skin.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and move it!" The soldier, dressed in a black short jacket, kicked Xu Fu hard on the back of the knee with the tip of his boot, forcing him to stagger and kneel down in the pile of rubble. Stone chips embedded themselves in his palm, making his knuckles turn white with pain.

The dignified Lord Yunzhong of the Yin-Yang School originally wanted to become a superior person in Linzi, but instead of becoming a superior person, he became a subordinate person.

Unfortunately, Xu Fu had no strength left to resist at that moment.

It was only because Xu Qing had used certain methods on him before he was sent here.

Xu Fu was shocked to discover that his years of hard-earned skills had been completely neutralized.

Chapter 177 Why is everyone bullying you? It must be your fault!

The inky night, like cotton wool soaked in water, pressed heavily over the quarry.

The stars hid behind thick clouds, and the wind, carrying fragments of stone and withered grass, swirled outside the convicts' thatched huts, making a soft, mournful sound, like someone sobbing in the shadows.

Xu Fu huddled on a stone couch in the corner of the thatched hut. The bluestone slab beneath him was chillingly cold, and there was barely enough straw to cushion his uncomfortable buttocks.

He raised his hand and touched his back. The whip marks under his coarse linen prison clothes were still throbbing. Three days ago, two soldiers took a dislike to him and whipped him with cowhide whips. Now, the scabbed areas were chafed tightly by the fabric, and every time he turned over, it pulled at his flesh, as if countless fine needles were slowly pricking him.

The bloodstains had long since dried, leaving dark brown marks on the inside of the prison uniform, mixed with the smell of sweat and dirt, becoming the smell that everyone in this quarry had.

"A humiliating disgrace!" Xu Fu gritted his teeth, his voice extremely low, afraid of waking the sleeping convict beside him.

Those people were either bandits or farmers who owed taxes, and at that moment they were snoring with their mouths open, drool dripping from the corners of their mouths onto the straw, making a sticky sound.

His current predicament inevitably reminded him of his past life in Langya. In Langya, he used his magic to deceive the common people and the wealthy with ease, and he made a great name for himself.

He thought that after arriving in Linzi, he could quickly win the favor of the King of Qi by relying on his previous tricks.

They might even be able to complete additional tasks, such as finding clues about the Azure Dragon Seven Mansions in the State of Qi.

Unexpectedly, they treated me this way.

Hatred, like vines, sprouted from the depths of his heart, making his chest feel heavy.

He hated Hou Sheng's ruthless betrayal, hated that "Mr. Qing" who crippled his skills, and hated himself even more.

He hated himself for underestimating the methods of the State of Qi, and he also hated that he didn't even have the strength to fight back.

In the past, under such hatred, if he were to circulate his internal energy, he would at least have a 60-70% chance of going astray, if not 100% certain.

But not now.

Because all of his power was neutralized by Xu Qing using a special method.