"So, you are determined to kill the Governor today?" the old woman asked in a deep voice.
"No, no, no!"
Qin Feng shook his head and smiled. "I am not here to kill the Governor; I am only here to stop her from going to the Prefecture Government. At the very least, she cannot go within a month. As long as the Governor stays here obediently for a month, I guarantee I will not harm her. After a month, I will never stop her from going to the Prefecture Government either."
"A month? What on earth are you trying to do?" The old woman frowned slightly.
Qin Feng shook his head again. "I don't know about that; I am only responsible for stopping you. Vice Pavilion Shifu Long, as fellow Martial Saints, you are not my match; do not force me to take action."
"How can you know I am not your match if we haven't fought?"
The old woman snorted coldly, her hands quickly forming the Sword Art, and thousands of Sword Qi reappeared, sweeping across the sky like a deluge.
Hum!
A protective light screen emerged around Qin Feng, remaining completely undisturbed despite the bombardment of Sword Qi.
Judging by this defense alone, Qin Feng was far stronger than the Green-haired Old Man from before.
"Why bother?"
Qin Feng sighed slightly, raised his hand, and waved it, sending a bloody sword beam slashing through the air.
The old woman moved her sword finger repeatedly, slashing out five consecutive sword beams before barely managing to shatter it. Her expression could not help but become even more grave.
"Martial Saint Middle Stage!"
From this first exchange, she had already sensed Qin Feng's approximate strength.
She was only at the Martial Saint Early Stage; although she was just one step away from the Middle Stage, that short step represented a huge gap in strength.
"I just broke through not long ago."
Qin Feng laughed up at the sky, his bloody Sword Qi billowing around him, shaking people's hearts.
"That's not right!"
The old woman frowned again and said in a deep voice, "When the old Sect Master of the Tyrant Sword Sect and the old Pavilion Shifu of my Heavenly Sword Pavilion were discussing the Dao and swords together, I once saw the old Sect Master's Sword Qi—it was black and carried pure tyranny. Your previous Sword Qi was also black, though far less tyrannical than the old Sect Master's. But now it has turned blood-red and carries a thick, bloody aura. What evil art have you been cultivating?"
Qin Feng smiled wickedly, offered no explanation on this matter, and waved his hand. Streaks of bloody Sword Qi tore through the air, sealing off the area around the old woman.
While the old woman was busy dealing with these bloody Sword Qi, Qin Feng flashed, appearing out of thin air in front of the Flying Boat. With a point of his sword finger, a bloody sword beam flickered, shattering the Flying Boat's protective barrier.
"Prefecture Master Long, please come with me. Rest assured, I will not kill you; after a month, I will naturally let you leave."
Qin Feng looked down at Long Yufei from above, his tone indifferent.
"Qin Feng, if you dare to harm the Governor, I will surely tear you into ten thousand pieces!"
The old woman roared anxiously, wanting to rush over to support her, but the bloody Sword Qi that Qin Feng had seemingly released casually formed a formation in an instant. It was infinitely variable and immensely powerful; she would need some time to break the formation. This story is hosted at novelping dot com.
Yet, that bit of time was enough for Qin Feng to take Long Yufei away.
Qin Feng ignored her threat, simply looking at Long Yufei playfully, and said indifferently, "Or, I could kill them all and then take you. Prefecture Master Long, what is your choice?"
"Fine! I will go with you."
Long Yufei sighed slightly. Even her Shifu had been trapped in an instant; how could she resist?
Rather than increasing casualties in vain, it was better to submit.
"Auntie, you still have to take us to the Prefecture Government to take the teleportation array; you can't go with him."
Chu Chen tugged on Long Yufei's sleeve and said, looking up with his little head.
Long Yufei touched his little head and managed to force a smile, saying, "Sorry, I can't take you to the Prefecture Government for now. You all follow these aunties and find a place to hide. When I return, I will take you to the Prefecture Government."
"Auntie, don't be afraid, I'll help you beat him up."
Chu Xin waved her little fist, speaking in a cute but fierce voice.
"He should have already reached the Martial Saint Middle Stage; he is much stronger than that snake-taming old man from before. You are no match for him."
Long Yufei shook her head. Although she did not know the true strength of the siblings, she thought, how could a three-year-old child defeat a Martial Saint Middle Stage powerhouse without the help of a Martial Saint expert?
"Who said I'm no match for him?"
Chu Xin was displeased. She took flight, hovering level with Qin Feng. With one hand on her hip and the other pointing at Qin Feng, she said in a childish, milky voice, "Hey! You there, Auntie Long is under my protection. If you want to take her away, ask your little grand-auntie me if I agree first."
Qin Feng glanced at her, a trace of surprise appearing on his face. "A three-year-old Martial Emperor?"
Only a Martial Emperor could stand in mid-air, which meant this three-year-old girl had actually reached the Martial Emperor realm? What kind of monstrous talent was this?
"That's not right, I don't feel any True Qi fluctuations."
He soon frowned again, a trace of confusion appearing in his eyes.
Suspending in mid-air using only her physical body without using True Qi? He had never heard of any power that possessed such an ability.
"Hey! I'm talking to you, did you hear me?"
Seeing that Qin Feng was ignoring her, Chu Xin furrowed her little brows, put her hands on her hips, and shouted angrily.
Qin Feng smiled. "Little doll, your talent is very good. Would you like to take me as your Shifu?"
Such a child with peerless talent naturally stirred his desire to cherish talent; with just a little cultivation, her future achievements would surely surpass his own. Find the original chapter at g.com.
"Be my Shifu? You're not worthy."
Chu Xin glanced at him and pouted in disdain.
"I'm not worthy?"
Qin Feng was stunned, then laughed up at the sky. "I, Qin Feng, have achieved the Martial Saint Middle Stage before the age of one hundred. This talent can be ranked in the top fifty even if you look at the entire Nine Provinces. You say I am not worthy?"
"Only top fifty, and you have the nerve to say it out loud?"
Chu Xin said with a face full of disdain. "I'm ranked second in our village; have you seen me bragging about it everywhere?"
"I'm ranked third in our village, and I'm too embarrassed to tell others."
Chu Chen also nodded in agreement, his face also full of disdain.
Pfft!
Long Yufei and the others immediately burst into laughter; these two little ones were simply too cute.
Qin Feng almost vomited blood. Comparing your village's second and third place to my top fifty in the Nine Provinces? Forget it, forget it; why am I arguing with a little brat?
He took a deep breath, trying to calm his emotions, and turned to look at Long Yufei again. "Prefecture Master Long, have you considered it? I don't think you would want such excellent children to die young because of you, right?"
"I..."
Long Yufei had just wanted to speak when she felt a terrifying Sword Intent vibrate, making the hair on her body stand on end and cold sweat stream down. Turning to look, she saw that Chu Xin was suffused with Sword Qi, and even her beautiful eyes were emitting a powerful Sword Intent.
"I said it before, Auntie Long is under my protection."
Chu Xin spoke again, her milky voice carrying an indescribable tyranny.
"So it really was her."
The old woman who was breaking the formation was full of horror. She had previously felt this terrifying Sword Intent, and Long Yufei had also said it was released by Chu Xin, but she hadn't quite believed it.
Especially when later using the Soul-Extermination Talisman to kill the Green Snake, she became even more certain of her guess.
If Chu Xin truly had such terrifying Sword Intent, her sword cultivation must be very strong; why would she need to waste so many Soul-Extermination Talismans to kill the Green Snake?
But how could she know that Chu Xin just didn't want her Sword Qi to touch that disgusting-looking snake venom?
"What strong Sword Intent!"
Qin Feng was also shocked. This Sword Intent made even him tremble; it was hard to believe it came from the hands of a three-year-old girl.