Chapter 98

Looking at the innocent and pure appearance of this young man, when Ding Qi was trying to find out why Zuo Yang and Guan Qiu had ordered his assassination, he sensed that there was something wrong with this young man.

When Ding Qi glanced at the young man's feet, he realized where the problem lay.

This person was not at all interested in finding out what secret Ding Qi knew about Zuo Yang and Guan Qiu that led to the two of them ordering his assassination.

Because Ding Qi saw that when the young man, surnamed Bai, approached him with an extremely curious look, a short sword quietly emerged from the back of his shoe.

Although only the tip of the short sword was visible, it was something that ordinary people would not notice, and the young man thought Ding Qi would be no different.

However, Ding Qi's senses were incredibly sharp, and he immediately saw it.

In an instant, he understood the young man's intentions.

Ding Qi looked at the young man, who was unwilling to die, and muttered to himself, "You are quite cautious in your actions... but... hehe!"

At this point, Ding Qi let out a dry laugh.

It seemed that the young man was very clear that as a minor disciple of the Qingyun Sect, if he really knew the secrets that Zuo Yang and Guan Qiu did not want others to know, he would not be able to save his own life and would end up like Ding Qi, facing a death sentence.

The young man was very clear that curiosity could be fatal. From the beginning, he had no intention of listening to what Ding Qi had to say but planned to kill Ding Qi instead.

His previous words were just to make Ding Qi lower his guard so that he could easily ambush him.

As the young man, surnamed Bai, approached with an innocent expression, seemingly about to say something to Ding Qi, the short sword under his shoe suddenly shot out, aiming at Ding Qi. However, Ding Qi, who had already seen through the young man's true intentions, silently activated the Golden Body Technique.

A metallic clanging sound echoed, and the young man was sent flying by the powerful kick he had just launched, landing hard not far away.

The young man clearly did not understand what had just happened and why his seemingly foolproof ambush had failed.

He was momentarily stunned.

But when he saw that the short sword at the heel of his shoe was bent, the young man was even more shocked.

When he looked up and saw the way Ding Qi was looking at him, he realized that his true intentions had been seen through by this person.

The young man was clearly very quick-witted. Although he did not understand why his short sword had bent like it hit a mountain when it struck Ding Qi, causing him to be sent flying, he quickly regained his composure after the initial shock.

At that moment, he made the most correct response. Despite the intense pain from being sent flying, he opened his mouth, and several silver needles shot out, aiming for Ding Qi's eyes.

Ding Qi could not help but admire the young man's numerous backup plans and quick reactions as a martial artist. The hidden short sword in his shoe and the hidden needles in his mouth showed that the young man was extremely cautious.

As the silver needles flew towards Ding Qi, the young man pulled out another well-hidden short sword from his sleeve and aimed it at Ding Qi's vital points.

However, no matter how much the young man schemed, he could not harm Ding Qi in the slightest.

In the end, he was easily killed by Ding Qi's palm strike.

Looking at the young man's expression of disbelief as he died, Ding Qi sighed deeply.

The young man, whether in terms of his scheming, caution, or judgment, was an extraordinary person.

A person like this would surely achieve great things in the future and was not someone who would remain in obscurity.

The young man, surnamed Bai, had a clear understanding of his many exceptional qualities and was confident that he would achieve great things in the future.

However, he never expected to encounter someone like Ding Qi, who was beyond the norm.

He had not yet had the chance to show his abilities in the world and achieve something, and he ended up dying in this nameless underground palace, which he never would have imagined.

Because of this, the young man, surnamed Bai, showed a look of deep regret on his face even as he died.

Ding Qi sighed deeply, looked at the body of the young man, whose name he never knew, and then turned his head to look at a corner of the maze passage.

"Have you two had enough? Isn't it time to come out now?" Ding Qi frowned and suddenly said to the direction he was looking at.

After a moment, seeing no movement in the direction he was looking, Ding Qi's frown deepened.

"Are you two not coming out? Do you want me to make a move?"

Only after hearing these words did the two people hiding at the corner of the maze passage realize they could not hide any longer. After a brief silence, two figures emerged. These two people had clearly seen how Ding Qi killed the young man, surnamed Bai, and now fully understood the terror of Ding Qi.

When the two people emerged from the corner, they looked at Ding Qi with extreme fear.

These two people turned out to be Wei Zhuo and the delicate young lady who had a special relationship with him.

"Sir, we didn't see anything that happened just now," Wei Zhuo said in a dry, fearful voice as he looked at Ding Qi's gaze.

Ding Qi looked at Wei Zhuo with a somewhat amused expression and then said, "Do you think I would believe that? Besides, since you two are here, you must have received the order from Zuo Yang and Guan Qiu to kill me, right?"

Seeing Ding Qi's unfriendly gaze, Wei Zhuo's face turned pale, and he finally cleared his throat and said, "This... as you said, we did see what happened. But with your terrifying skills, even if all the people from the sect, including the sect leader, were to appear before you... they would not be a match for you. We two, as ordinary disciples of the sect, you... don't need to worry about us."

Wei Zhuo had clearly seen Ding Qi's invulnerability and incredible speed. With just a finger, he had ended the life of a core disciple of the Qingyun Sect. These terrifying abilities had completely surpassed all his previous understanding.

With such terrifying abilities, the Qingyun Sect was nothing to him.

"Besides, I and you... we did meet once before... do you remember that?" Wei Zhuo asked Ding Qi, trembling with fear.

Ding Qi looked at Wei Zhuo with an expressionless face and said, "Oh, the Qingyun Sect's assessment seven years ago, you still remember it?"

"In the same carriage, only you and I had true qi in our bodies. How could I forget? So, sir, this time...," Wei Zhuo's face lit up with joy and he quickly said.

Ding Qi looked at the two of them again and then said, "Back then, you didn't leave a good impression on me, but I'll consider it as a past acquaintance. If it were just one person, I might let you go. But now... I feel more comfortable with dead people."

Hearing Ding Qi's words, the young man, surnamed Wei, turned pale.

However, he seemed to realize something from Ding Qi's words, and his pale face slightly recovered.

The young man's expression changed several times, and he looked at Ding Qi with a brightened expression. Then, he suddenly increased the distance between himself and the delicate young lady beside him.

Seeing the young man, surnamed Wei's, strange actions, Ding Qi was initially stunned but quickly realized something.

Then, Ding Qi looked at Wei Zhuo and the delicate young lady with a mocking expression.

The young lady also realized something and looked at the young man, surnamed Wei, with a look of shock and anger.

But at this moment, Wei Zhuo's face showed a ruthless expression. A cold light flashed, and he pulled out a short sword from his waist, looking at the young lady beside him.

"Since only one person can survive," Wei Zhuo's ruthless expression became even more intense.