Chapter 62

These three men were all trained assassins from the Longteng Marquis's mansion, usually fearless of death. However, Jiang Chen's smile sent a chill down their spines, making them feel a terrifying dread.

"Jiang Chen, since you already know, why bother asking? Give us a quick death!"

"Kill us!"

"Want to die? It's not that easy. Tell me, how many of you are there, and who is leading you?" Jiang Chen had no doubt that all this was related to the Longteng Marquis. What mattered most was how many people the Longteng Marquis had sent.

"Since you can't escape anyway, why not tell you? The one leading the hunt for you is a True Qi Master. Jiang Chen, even though you've killed us, you are destined to die!"

"True Qi Master?" Jiang Chen hadn't expected that he would be so important to the Longteng Marquis, to the point of sending a True Qi Master!

However, the more the Longteng Marquis did this, the more it fueled Jiang Chen's pride.

"So what if it's a True Qi Master?"

True Qi Masters were indeed powerful, but Jiang Chen was not without his advantages. The three cultivation techniques, including the "Heavenly Eye Divine Pupil," gave him many advantages that even True Qi Masters lacked.

Moreover, he had made many preparations, and many of his backup plans hadn't even been used yet.

With these preparations and his own advantages combined, Jiang Chen was confident he could hold his own against a True Qi Master. If he used them well, even killing a True Qi Master was not impossible!

After extracting the information, Jiang Chen naturally wouldn't leave these three alive. After killing them one by one, he chose an assassin whose build was similar to his own.

Jiang Chen immediately began to disguise himself. His skill in disguise was not just talk.

Soon, Jiang Chen transformed into a person who looked about 70-80% like the one he had chosen. He also took the black clothes and mask from the dead man.

After the transformation, Jiang Chen had a plan. He disposed of the remaining four bodies and cleaned up the scene. Then he continued on his way.

"This ambush won't be the only one. I wonder if the True Qi Master is waiting ahead. To deal with a True Qi Master, I must catch them off guard."

If it were a direct confrontation, with his Seventh Pulse True Qi, it would be very difficult to face a True Qi Master. He could barely survive, and killing the opponent would require a stroke of luck.

However, if he caught them off guard, the chances of success would be at least 60-70%.

After all, the "Shattered Moon Flying Blade" technique, combined with the nine mysterious heavy feather flying blades, was best at catching opponents off guard and winning with surprise.

After walking about thirty to fifty miles, he was getting closer to the capital.

After crossing this mountain path, it would be the main road leading directly to the capital. On the main road, the enemy would have to think twice before making a move.

Therefore, the final ambush would definitely be before this mountain ridge.

Sure enough, within a kilometer of the mountain ridge, Jiang Chen's "Rock Heart" technique sensed a subtle pressure.

This pressure was hidden very well, almost undetectable.

If Jiang Chen hadn't cultivated the "Rock Heart," relying solely on a martial artist's instinct, he definitely wouldn't have noticed it. Even a True Qi Master might have missed it.

However, the "Rock Heart" technique enhanced Jiang Chen's intuition, making it much sharper than many True Qi Masters.

"Fine, if I face them head-on, I'm in the open while they're hidden, and I definitely can't win. I have to take a risk. I hope they only sent one True Qi Master. If there are two, I'll have to run and hide in the deep mountains."

Jiang Chen made up his mind and continued forward.

Sure enough, when he reached about 300 meters from the ambush, several figures shot out from the shadows, blocking his path.

"Old Ge, why are you here alone?"

The speaker's voice was sharp like a blade, his eyes like a sharp sword, scanning Jiang Chen.

If Jiang Chen hadn't cultivated the "Rock Heart," his calm mind might have been shaken by the other's gaze.

"Sir, I have information about Jiang Chen."

"What information?" The leader, naturally, was Long San, a trusted strongman of the Longteng Marquis and the one leading the hunt for Jiang Chen.

"We found something along the way." Jiang Chen handed over a prepared package with both hands, respectfully.

The leader, clearly cautious, used a long sword to open the package.

At that moment, Jiang Chen suddenly moved, his palm shaking, and a burst of True Qi sent the package flying directly at the leader.

At the same time, his left arm swung like an ape's.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

The heavy feather flying blades turned into five streaks of cold light, shooting at the five surrounding men.

At such close range, with the attributes of the heavy feather flying blades and the mystic "Shattered Moon Flying Blade" technique, the flying blades were even more deadly.

Except for one who was slightly farther away and instinctively dodged, the other four had no reaction.

They only felt a chill on their necks, and their throats were already pierced.

The one who dodged was not completely safe; the heavy feather flying blade had shot into his left shoulder.

Of course, these five were just secondary targets for Jiang Chen.

His main target was still the leader. The moment the package was shaken open, a cloud of dust spread out, driven by True Qi.

Long San, who had seen many battles, immediately knew something was wrong with the dust. He quickly covered his nose, his eyes showing a hint of alarm, and his body rapidly retreated a hundred steps.

Looking at his four dead and one injured subordinates, Long San growled, "You... you are Jiang Chen!"

"You guessed right," Jiang Chen said calmly, "I've seen you at the Longteng Marquis's mansion."

"Hmph, so what? Your family's opposition to the Long Marquis is a path to self-destruction," Long San didn't hide his identity.

"Self-destruction?" Jiang Chen smiled lightly, "Do you think, as a man about to die, you have the right to say such things to me?"

"What do you mean?" Long San's eyes narrowed.

"You must think that by covering your nose, you avoided the poison in the dust."

Jiang Chen's lips curled slightly, showing a hint of mockery, "But my poison is everywhere. Did you cover your ears?"

"Even if you covered your ears, could you cover every pore on your body?"

"Unless you were prepared, with True Qi defenses in your body, and used them to expel the poison as soon as it entered."

Jiang Chen's voice was cold. Whether it was a True Qi Master or a regular martial artist, once they let him get within ten meters, it was almost like giving him half their life.

Long San's pupils rapidly contracted, his eyes shining with a fierce, beast-like light.

Jiang Chen, however, was not in a hurry to advance. He circled around, staying about 300 meters away from Long San.

Now, with four of Long San's subordinates dead and one injured, and Long San himself poisoned, Jiang Chen naturally wouldn't rush to attack.

He had time to wait.

But Long San didn't have that luxury. The longer the time, the more the poison would spread.

He kept pulling out various detoxifying medicines from his pocket, but none of them worked.

"Zhang Qi, are you still my subordinate? With a shoulder injury, do you lose the courage to fight?" Long San knew that waiting any longer was not an option.

Now, his only hope was this injured subordinate. The shoulder injury was not fatal.

Zhang Qi kept circling, not too far away.

Hearing Long San's rebuke, he growled, "Sir, I, Zhang Qi, will go back to report and bring people to avenge you!"

Saying that, Zhang Qi leaped into the bushes, fleeing.

Jiang Chen smiled lightly, "Stay."

Two heavy feather flying blades, one on each side, sealed Zhang Qi's path.

Pfft!

The "Shattered Moon Flying Blade" could shatter the sun, moon, and stars.

Although Zhang Qi was an Eighth Pulse True Qi expert, with his will broken and fleeing in panic, he was like a live target to Jiang Chen.

With Jiang Chen's "Heavenly Eye Divine Pupil," he could precisely predict Zhang Qi's escape route and next move.

Thus, the flying blades, when thrown again, would definitely not miss!

Long San's face turned ashen, muttering, "Coward, coward. I never thought that the assassins I trained would include such a coward."

...

Half a day later, at the entrance of the Longteng Marquis's mansion, several wandering cultivators stopped their carriage.

"Who are you, daring to loiter at the entrance of the Longteng Marquis's mansion?" The guards immediately appeared, ready to drive them away.

One of the middle-aged cultivators smiled apologetically, "Sir, please calm down. We are not here to cause trouble. We are here to help, to deliver a person."

"Deliver a person? What person?" The guard's tone was unfriendly.

"The person we were asked to deliver is named Long San. He is a strongman of the Longteng Marquis's mansion, who was poisoned while on a mission. We were asked to bring him back urgently, to be seen by the strongest poison master in the mansion. We are just fulfilling our duty."

"Sir Long San?" The guard was taken aback, "Where is he?"

"In the carriage. Please, sir, check if he is from your mansion. If not, then we were tricked."

The guard pulled back the curtain of the carriage and looked inside. His face changed dramatically, and he shouted, "Wait here, I'll go report!"

Soon, a group of important figures from the Longteng Marquis's mansion came out. Long San, though just a strongman, was one of the five strongest in the mansion.

Though just a guard commander, he secretly did many things for the Longteng Marquis and was highly trusted.

Now, Long San, a True Qi Master, had been poisoned and brought back by some wandering cultivators, his condition unknown. How could this not shock the entire Longteng Marquis's mansion?

Long San was a True Qi Master! The number of people in the Eastern Kingdom who could injure him could be counted on one hand!