Chapter 52

The scenery of Xishan was beautiful. At this moment, the sun was high in the sky, and the warm sunlight shone on the earth, evaporating all the dew on Xishan and rising as a wisp of blue smoke, making the entire Xishan feel like a dream.

Jiang Yi's body was enveloped by the sunlight, but he did not feel warm; instead, he felt a chill all over, his heart cold and frozen.

Through the bushes, he saw that there were indeed people lying in ambush in the small forest, about twenty of them, all wearing green robes and black masks, with weapons in hand, their eyes full of killing intent.

"Ma Hei Qi! Ma Fei!"

His teeth clenched, making a clattering sound, and his face was filled with uncontrollable anger. Jiang Rulong and Jiang Ruhu wanted to kill him and kidnapped Jiang Xiaonu to lure him to Xishan, which was normal. But the Ma family's people also appeared on Xishan, which he found hard to accept. Although Ma Hei Qi and Ma Fei had their faces covered, Jiang Yi knew their eyes too well and could immediately recognize them.

The Ma family and the Jiang family were long-standing enemies. Jiang Rulong had once crippled two people from the Ma family, and Ma Hei Qi often injured people from the Jiang family. But for his sake, Ma Hei Qi and Jiang Rulong actually joined forces? This made him feel ridiculous, tragic, and hateful.

When Jiang Ruhu and others bullied him in the past, he had broken Jiang Ruhu's leg after becoming powerful, and then broke Jiang Rulong's leg. This was not a big deal, as the Jiang family's children often fought each other. But why were they so excessive? Why did they target him every time? And why did they collude with outsiders to deal with him?

Jiang Yi forced himself to calm down. He scanned the small forest again and retreated, then rushed in another direction. Soon, he found a Ma family member hiding in a small patch of grass.

"Whoosh!"

The Qingming Sword flashed, and the hidden scout, who was only at the third level of the Founding Cauldron realm, was caught off guard by Jiang Yi's ambush and had his throat cut before he could react.

"Shh!"

Blood spurted, splattering Jiang Yi's face, but he did not wipe it off. Instead, he quickly took off the other person's green robe and put it on, took off his black mask, and smeared blood on his face and body. Then he quickly rushed into the forest.

"Help, help..."

He deliberately changed his voice and let out a scream before he even approached the small forest. He fell to the ground, his hair disheveled, his robe messy, and his body covered in blood, looking like a Ma family member who had been severely injured from a distance...

"Whoosh!"

Jiang Yi's scream startled the people in the small forest. Numerous figures burst out, and upon seeing Jiang Yi, they all screamed in shock. Jiang Yi was wearing the green robe of a Ma family member and had a black mask on, with blood all over his body. The Ma family members did not recognize him and instead scattered in all directions to look for the enemy.

"Ma Di, what happened? Who hurt you?"

Several Ma family members rushed toward Jiang Yi, and Ma Hei Qi also quickly ran over, asking, his eyes scanning the surroundings for the enemy.

Ma Hei Qi had been severely injured by Jiang Yi the day before, with several broken bones in his left shoulder. However, it was clear that the Ma family had spent a lot of money on him, using a high-grade medicinal pill to treat his injuries. Although his movements were still somewhat affected today, his injuries should have recovered to about 70-80%.

Jiang Yi did not look up but kept convulsing, struggling to raise a finger pointing to the left.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

Numerous eyes immediately followed the direction of Jiang Yi's finger, seeing a patch of bushes and immediately showing a fierce look. Several people shot out.

"Huh?"

Those few people rushed in but did not see anyone. Ma Hei Qi saw them come out and shake their heads, his face immediately turning serious as he shouted, "Search separately..."

Right at this moment!

Jiang Yi's body suddenly moved. Ma Hei Qi was now about ten meters away from him. He had originally wanted to wait for the other person to get closer, but Ma Hei Qi did not come toward him, and three other Ma family members had already approached. If he did not move, he would be exposed.

He pushed off the ground with his legs, his body shooting toward Ma Hei Qi like a sharp sword, his eyes wide open with fear. His eyes were not on Ma Hei Qi but behind him, and he deliberately changed his voice to scream in terror, "Young Master, be careful, Jiang Rulong is setting you up!"

"Uh?"

Jiang Yi's sudden jump startled Ma Hei Qi. Upon hearing his words, his face immediately changed, and he quickly turned around to look, but there was nothing behind him. Although Jiang Rulong and others were certainly alarmed, they would not be able to arrive in time...

"Bad, we've been tricked!"

Suddenly, Ma Hei Qi was awakened by the killing intent from Jiang Yi. The other three people who were closing in on Jiang Yi also shouted, "Young Master, be careful, he's not Ma Di!"

"Too late, see my Bursting Essence Palm!"

Jiang Yi sneered, his right hand glowing blue, with essence energy flowing in his palm, looking exactly like the Bursting Essence Palm from the day before, but... there was no black light?

"Jiang Yi?"

Ma Hei Qi turned his head and saw a palm already coming toward him, immediately terrified. Jiang Yi's palm was aimed at his lower body, and if it hit, the burst of essence energy would tear apart his abdomen and dantian...

At the critical moment, Ma Hei Qi's powerful strength came into play. He pushed off the ground with his legs, flying backward, while his abdomen contracted as much as possible, and his hands shot out toward Jiang Yi's hand. He was willing to have his hands blown to pieces rather than let his dantian be injured.

"Fool, you've been tricked again!"

Jiang Yi sneered, and the Qingming Sword in his other sleeve flashed, slicing across Ma Hei Qi's calf...

"Ahh—"

A blood-curdling scream echoed. The Qingming Sword, a treasure, was incredibly sharp when infused with essence energy. At this moment, Ma Hei Qi's entire attention was on Jiang Yi's right hand, and he did not notice the sneak attack from his left hand.

A good leg flew off, and Ma Hei Qi's body crashed to the ground, rolling and screaming in pain.

"Young Master!"

"Master!"

The nearby Ma family members all screamed in terror. The Ma family members who had been searching in all directions heard the scream and turned around, also being terrified!

Ma Hei Qi's leg had been cut off? He was now a cripple?

Who was Ma Hei Qi? He was the most outstanding member of the Ma family's current generation, a genius who might enter the Spirit Beast Mountain Academy. Even if he couldn't enter the academy, he was definitely a target for the Western Garrison Army and had a high chance of becoming the next head of the Ma family. Now he was a cripple? All the Ma family members were terrified, and their first thought was that Ma Kui would be enraged and kill all the Ma family members who came to Xishan today when he heard the news.

"Whoosh!"

The Ma family members were stunned, but Jiang Yi was not. He rolled on the ground, slipping between two Ma family members, and the Qingming Sword made two arcs, easily severing the legs of the two stunned Ma family members...

"Ahh!" "Ahh!"

Two more screams echoed, and two more legs flew off, with the two men rolling on the ground like Ma Hei Qi. Jiang Yi's figure shot up from the ground, like a vicious wolf, continuing to charge toward the Ma family members.

"Kill him, kill him!"

A Ma family member finally came to his senses and immediately charged at Jiang Yi, the rest of the group immediately showing a fierce look. They had to kill Jiang Yi today; otherwise, they couldn't explain to Ma Kui. Immediately, over ten people charged at Jiang Yi in a frenzy.

However, a couple of them were still somewhat clear-headed and quickly rushed down the mountain. Such a major event had to be reported to the Ma family immediately. Ma Hei Qi being crippled was a huge issue...

"Hmph!"

Seeing numerous people charging at him with weapons, Jiang Yi's face showed a sneer. Instead of retreating, he charged toward the most crowded area, quickly gathering a strand of black essence energy in his eyes.

The more people, the more chaotic. With his incredible reaction speed and the black essence energy, the strength of the group in front of him was not strong. Apart from Ma Hei Qi, the strongest was only at the sixth level of the Founding Cauldron realm. What did he have to fear? To him, these people were just a flock of sheep, easy to slaughter...

Whoosh!

Jiang Yi charged into the crowd like a whirlwind, using the Phantom Fist technique to release the Qingming Sword, instantly creating a sky full of green sword shadows.

"Ahh..."

A chorus of screams echoed. The group's strength varied, and they were not very old. They might be good at fighting in a group, but in a real battle, they were just a mob. Jiang Yi's reaction speed was too fast, and the Qingming Sword, a treasure, could not be stopped by their ordinary weapons. After two people had their arms and legs cut off by Jiang Yi, the scene became chaotic. The people in front were terrified and retreating, while those behind were still charging forward, creating a mess...

Whoosh!

On the other side of the small forest, Jiang Rulong and others were indeed alarmed and quickly rushed out. However, upon seeing the scene, their eyes narrowed, and their faces changed. Many of them bent over and vomited...

A living hell!

It took them only a moment to rush over, but the scene had turned into a hell. At least seven or eight people had their arms or legs cut off, and two had their abdomens sliced open, with their intestines scattered on the ground. Blood stained the area, and several people were rolling on the ground, screaming in pain, while Jiang Yi's figure continued to flash in the crowd, the Qingming Sword swinging like the scythe of death...

"Jiang Yi, it's Jiang Yi!"

Jiang Ruhu had sharp eyes. Despite Jiang Yi's black mask, disheveled hair, and blood-covered face and body, his cold eyes were too familiar.

"Brother Long, what do we do? Ugh..."

Jiang Song was trembling, his face turning pale. He was thoroughly terrified. He wanted to run down the mountain immediately, but his legs were too weak to move, and his stomach was churning, causing him to bend over and vomit.

"Trouble..."

Jiang Rulong's face was also very grim. So many Ma family members, including Ma Hei Qi, had been crippled. They were still at the scene, and although Jiang Yi was the one who acted, how would the Ma family think? They