Chapter 97

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"Young Master Zhang, I'm going to kill Yu Canghai, and you can't stop me!"

As soon as Shi Potian finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room suddenly tensed up.

Young Master Zhang lightly waved his folding fan and laughed:

"Young Master Escort, you have quite the temper. I'm not trying to stop you from taking revenge, but I promised Sect Leader Yu, and I have to keep my word. Let's have a match. If you defeat me, I'll no longer interfere in the affairs of the Qingcheng Sect, how about it?"

Shi Potian shook his head: "I don't have time to compete with you."

He turned to look at the back of the crowd and called out, "Luo Renjie, Li Renhong, come out here."

The two quickly squeezed out of the crowd, stood with their heads down in front of Shi Potian, and dared not look up.

Shi Potian said, "Point out which of the Qingcheng disciples present today did not participate in the massacre of the Fuwei Escort Agency."

Upon hearing this, everyone from the Qingcheng Sect changed color.

Luo Renjie raised his head, his gaze sweeping over the faces of his former fellow disciples. His eyes held threats, pleading, fear, and resentment. He took a deep breath, slowly raising his finger—but before he could speak.

Li Renhong spoke first: "Yu Renhao, Hou Renying, Hong Renxiong, and Fang Renzhi, especially Fang Renzhi, although he was the core planner, went to Fuzhou with our master that day and should have no blood on his hands. Please let the young镖头 decide how to deal with them."

The four men's expressions changed drastically. Fang Renzhi shouted sternly, "Li Renhong! You traitor!"

Hou Renying pointed his finger and cursed angrily: "Li Renhong! You are worse than a pig or a dog! Our master has treated you with the utmost kindness, and we have been your fellow disciples for over ten years. Yet you betray us at this crucial moment and kick us when we're down!"

Li Renhong's words just now, while ostensibly in favor of the four of them, actually concealed malicious intent.

Li Renhong remained expressionless and continued, "The others who don't have any blood on their hands are the other disciples who went to Fuzhou."

Li Renhong pointed them out one by one.

These people breathed a sigh of relief and all cast grateful glances at Li Renhong.

Luo Renjie, having been preempted by Li Renhong, finally interjected, "What Junior Brother Li said is absolutely true, and I can testify to it."

Shi Potian nodded, looked at the Qingcheng disciples whose names were called, and said gently, "You didn't kill anyone, so I won't kill you. Stand on the left."

The disciples looked at each other, staring at Yu Canghai, not daring to move.

Changchunzi said, "Young Master Escort is clear about his grudges. Since he's not going to settle accounts with you, you should get out of the way."

The disciples, as if granted a pardon, hurriedly moved to the sidelines. Some secretly glanced at Yu Canghai, only to see that although their master's face was ashen, he remained silent, and they secretly rejoiced.

Once they had stopped, Shi Potian turned around, his gaze falling on the dozen or so Qingcheng disciples whose faces were ashen, before finally settling on Yu Canghai's face.

"You must pay with your lives for murder."

He spoke in a calm tone, as if he were talking about something completely ordinary.

Fang Renzhi's face turned deathly pale, but he forced himself to say, "Lin Pingzhi! If it's a matter of paying with one's life for murder, why should we pay with our lives when we have no blood on our hands!"

Madam Wang said, "You devised plans for Yu Canghai and killed over a hundred people from the escort agency. Your crimes are heinous, yet you still want to get away with it? Even under the laws of the Ming Dynasty, you would not escape death."

Fang Renzhi choked.

Shi Potian thought carefully about how Xia Ke Island rewarded good and punished evil, and said, "You four are also evil people, you cannot be let go, you must pay with your lives."

Shi Potian glanced at Changchunzi and Jia Kunlun and said, "You two didn't participate in the killing, so stand on the left as well."

Jia Kunlun said, "Young Master Escort, enough nonsense. If you want to destroy my Qingcheng Sect, let's settle this with our fists. There's no right or wrong here; it's just a matter of who has the stronger fist."

Shi Potian then looked at Changchunzi, who slowly drew his longsword with a resolute expression and said, "I will seek revenge on the young镖头 for the humiliation inflicted by Senior Brother Changqingzi's sword."

Shi Potian said indifferently, "You can't stop me either."

Having said that, he was about to kill the biggest villain, Yu Canghai.

"Wait!"

Young Master Zhang abruptly closed his folding fan, and in a flash, he stood between Shi Potian and Yu Canghai, laughing:

"Young Master Lin, as I just said, if you want to harm the Qingcheng Sect, you must first defeat me. You haven't even sparred with me yet, and you already want to kill indiscriminately for revenge. You're showing far too little respect for me!"

Shi Potian said, "I've always hated someone who protects evil people."

Having said that, without further ado, he moved and pounced on Yu Canghai.

Yu Canghai was taken aback and quickly retreated into the crowd of disciples.

Jia Kunlun and Changchunzi attacked from the side, each wielding a sword.

Young Master Zhang shook his head and said, "It's a pity to be disliked by the young镖头 (chief镖头 is a term for a bodyguard), but a man's word is his bond, and I must stop the young镖头."

After saying that, Young Master Zhang's figure blurred, and he flashed in front of the Qingcheng Sect disciples like a ghost. He gathered his strength in his right palm and slammed it directly at Shi Potian.

This palm strike was completely different from the one he had used to strike Sarutobi Hiyori. He had already unleashed seventy percent of his power; even before the force of the palm arrived, the fierce wind from the strike was already suffocating. He shouted sharply:

"Young Master Escort, if you don't defeat me, you'll never get your revenge!"

"Take this move—The Dragon Regrets!"

"roar--"

A deafening dragon's roar resounded throughout the arena once again, and an incomparably powerful palm force swept out like a raging tide, transforming into an overwhelming wave of energy that pressed down on Shi Potian, sealing off all his escape routes.

At the same time, Jia Kunlun and Changchunzi drew their swords simultaneously, one on the left and one on the right, each carrying a chilling sword aura, aiming straight for Shi Potian's ribs. The three of them had formed an encirclement, their killing intent fully revealed.

Yu Canghai, holding a long sword, crouched behind the Qingcheng disciples, waiting for an opportunity to strike. He was ready to launch a surprise attack on Shi Potian when the three of them were too busy to spare any attention, and then take his life with a single sword strike.

Seeing that the attack from three sides was already in place, especially with Young Master Zhang's overwhelming "Dragon's Regret", Shi Potian had no choice but to face it head-on.

To everyone's surprise, when faced with this overwhelming palm strike, Shi Potian simply extended his right palm and casually guided it.

In an instant, Young Master Zhang's "Regretful Dragon" technique, which had been channeling seventy percent of its power, was abruptly deflected and blasted towards Jia Kunlun, who was attacking from the side!

Caught off guard, Jia Kunlun had no idea of ​​such a turn of events. In his haste, he could only raise his palm to block, but his skill was far inferior to that of Young Master Zhang. How could he possibly withstand the heavy blow of the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms?

With a deafening roar, a shockwave exploded, shattering Jia Kunlun's bones inch by inch. Blood gushed out, and he was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground with a thud. His limbs twisted, he lay lifeless like a lump of mud.

This sudden turn of events left Zhang Gongzi, Changchunzi, and Yu Canghai frozen in place, their faces filled with shock and disbelief, and the entire room fell silent instantly.

Yu Canghai was the first to regain his senses, pointing in Shi Potian's direction and screaming hysterically, "Sorcery! It's that sorcery again!"

Young Master Zhang, acting as if possessed, roared with bloodshot eyes, "The Great Shift of Heaven and Earth! How do you know the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth? Who are you?!"

However, no one responded to his question. When everyone looked closely, Shi Potian was nowhere to be seen; the place was empty.

Yu Canghai's heart sank suddenly, and a bone-chilling cold rushed from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. He cried out in alarm!

Just then, Shi Potian's voice suddenly rang in his ears:

"Yu Canghai, I've said it before, if I want to kill you, no one can stop me."

Before he finished speaking, Shi Potian slammed his palm down hard on the head of the demon who had killed over a hundred people from the escort agency!