Volume 1 Meteor Festival Chapter 20 Annihilation

  Upon receiving the order, the two Blood Eagles transforming into human form at the same time, one on the left and one on the right, slipped away into the darkness of night, attempting to escape Ancient Qing's attack range with the fastest speed.

  However, Gu Qing, although not systematically cultivating the true energy method like the Qi Wang dynasty's practitioners, had spent three years tempering his physical body. His entire body's essence and energy had become incredibly powerful, and the inner strength generated within him was both strong and flexible, in no way inferior to any of the strongest practitioners at the ninth level of Qi cultivation.

  Under the powerful momentum, the person on his right who was locked in pursuit was instantly overtaken and a thick palm force directly slapped his back, causing him to spit out blood and heavily collide with the wall in front of him!

  "Boom!"

  The entire wall collapsed under his impact, creating a huge hole, causing a loud rumbling sound, breaking the tranquility of the Hou Mansion.

  After killing the Blood Eagle who wanted to escape, his feet didn't slow down at all. He borrowed force from the wall in front of him and flipped backwards into the air. By the time he landed, he had already transformed into a different form. With a sudden burst of force underfoot, he chased after the escaping Blood Eagle master on the left with a speed as swift as lightning!

  When he was about 50 or 60 meters behind the Blood Eagle, his right hand suddenly swept past a ordinary camphor tree beside him. Two green leaves were pinched between his fingers and with a burst of strength, they shot out simultaneously the next moment.

  "Hiss! Hiss!"

  Two leaves accurately hit the back of the blood eagle's head and back, a huge force burst out from the fragile leaves, instantly shattering the entire brain of the blood eagle. The inertia of the force caused him to fly out five or six meters before directly crashing into a wall corner, becoming a bloody mess on the spot!

  Killing two people in such a delay, the Blood Eagle leader has taken advantage of this short time to escape far away from the Wuwei Marquis's mansion!

  Their cultivation may not be as great as Gu Qing's, but their skills in hiding and concealing themselves are far beyond what Gu Qing can match. Once they hide in the darkness, even those who have entered the Dan Dao realm and are extremely sensitive to the heaven and earth's original energy, such as powerful masters, would not be able to detect their whereabouts again.

  There must be some master hiding in the dark, relying on the machine to move. Gu Qing did not pursue the Blood Eagle leader again, and after a few jumps, he returned to Luoxueyuan once more!

  At this time, Xu Bingning and Xu Xiaolin in the Luoxue Garden, as well as the guards in the Hou Mansion, also heard the sound of the wall collapsing. They all came out of their residences, holding precious swords and looking around cautiously in all directions.

  "What happened!"

  Xu Bingning asked a team of guards who rushed over in time, and after finishing speaking, she took another look at the bloody eagle corpse that died in the yard: "What kind of people are these!?"

  The leader of the guards had a look of panic on his face, and after hearing Miss's question, he still pretended to be calm and said: "Report to Seventh Young Lady, there is a group of evil-hearted people who have sneaked into our Hou Mansion, committing atrocities in our Hou Mansion. At present, many brothers have been killed."

  "Scoundrel with an evil heart!"

  Xu Bing's expression turned stern, and her gaze immediately fell upon those Blood Eagle Guards.

  As the daughter of General Xu, she was one of the most powerful people in the imperial capital. She had naturally heard of the Blood Eagle Guards, a team under the command of the King of Quanxi that made people tremble with fear. Just now, when she took a glance at the corpse, she didn't notice anything unusual, but after taking a closer look for a moment, she immediately recognized them from their clothes and weapons.

  Finally confirming the identity of the infiltrator, Xu Bingning couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise: "Blood Eagle Guard!"

  Xu Xiaolin's eyebrows furrowed in confusion: "Miss, what is this Blood Eagle Guard?"

  Xu Bingning's face was somewhat solemn: "They really have a big nerve, daring to mobilize the Blood Eagle Guard in the imperial capital! Rumor has it that once the Blood Eagle Guard is deployed, they will inevitably wipe out the entire family... It's simply a tragedy beyond human imagination..."

  "Exterminate the entire family..."

  "Who are they."

  "They......" Xu Bingning just wanted to explain, but suddenly realized that the one asking this question was neither the guard in front of her nor the maid Xu Xiaolin by her side, but Gu Qing who had appeared in the courtyard at some unknown time.

  "Gǔ Qīng, you... did you kill these people?"

  Gu Qing didn't answer, but instead asked again: "Whose Blood Eagle Guard is it?"

  "It's... " Xu Bing hesitated for a moment, considering Gu Qing's abilities, thinking that if he wanted to investigate, he would definitely be able to find out, so he didn't hide it: "It's the King of Zhenxi or... the Lord of Qingping."

  "Master Qingying!" After a moment's thought, Gu Qing recalled the woman who had nearly died at his hands a few days ago, the one who had harbored murderous intentions towards him. He nodded slightly and turned to leave.

  However, before he could leave the yard, a large number of guards rushed in at the gate, and Gu Dingzhong's voice came from afar: "Younger brother and sister, are you all right?" By the time his voice was heard, he had already appeared in the yard.

  "Thanks for your concern, Minister Gu. I'm fine."

  After hearing her response, Gu Dingzhong finally let out a sigh of relief with a look of being relieved of a heavy burden. However, when he saw Gu Qing seemingly about to leave the yard, he hastily said: "Seventh brother, you... where are you going?"

  Gu Qing nodded slightly at him: "You've come just in time, guard this courtyard for a while, I'll be out for a moment and will return soon."

  "Uh..."

  Gu Dingzhong still wanted to ask Gu Qing in detail what had happened, but Gu Qing had already walked past him.

  As he was about to leave the place where the guards were, he hesitated for a moment, but then seemed to remember something and said to one of the guards beside him: "Lend me your sword." After saying that, without waiting for the guard's response, before he could even react, he had already drawn out his sword and was holding it casually in his hand, disappearing into the courtyard...

  "What... what is this? Seventh brother, what does he want to do?"

  Just then, a shrill cry came from the front yard: "Master Hou, Master Hou... How are you, Master Hou..."

  Right after that, a wailing cry like the heavens were falling apart rang out again: "Master Hou, Master Hou has been stabbed to death, Master Hou is dead, oh Master Hou..."

  "Father......" Gu Dingzhong's face changed color and he immediately led many guards running out of the courtyard.

  Xu Bingning and Xu Xiaolin hesitated for a moment, considering their identities, and followed Gu Dingzhong to the front yard.

  There were forty or fifty people in one row, and before long, they had arrived at the front yard of the Hou Mansion.

  At this moment, the front yard was surrounded by many guards. In some corridors not far away, there were also many servants and maids pointing in this direction, but without exception, their eyes all showed a deep color of terror.

  Obviously, to these ordinary people, Wu Wei Hou Gu was the greatest and most capable person in their minds, next only to His Majesty the Emperor. At this moment, even such a capable lord had been killed by someone, if they were to be implicated, none of the people present would be able to keep their lives!

  Everyone was in a state of panic.

  Gu Dingzhong arrived at the front yard with his guards and saw a huge wound on the throat of Wu Weihou Gu Yi, whose eyes were still wide open in terror. He suddenly let out a loud wail: "Father!" and immediately knelt down beside his body, overcome with grief.

  Several ladies who received the news next to him, as well as some servants and other people, also had a sorrowful look on their faces, constantly wiping away tears.

  As soon as the Marquis of Wuwei died, the entire manor instantly lost its backbone. Their tears didn't know whether they were from fear for the future or truly heartfelt sorrow!

  Seeing Wu Wei Hou's lifeless body, Xu Xiaolin also had some misgivings in her heart: "Miss... could it be that the young master was killed by those people just now?"

  Xu Bing's expression was grave as he nodded: "I underestimated the courage of Qingping Junzhu, I didn't expect her to actually dare to summon the most elite death squad of the Quanxi King's residence - the Blood Eagle Guard, and have them make a move on the Wuwei Houfu in the capital today! According to the Blood Eagle Guard's usual way of doing things, once they accept an order, they never leave anyone alive..."

  "Not leaving a single soul alive..."

  "Ye Xueqing... She would rather risk provoking the imperial family's suspicion and even the impeachment of all civil and military officials, just to annihilate us!"

  "This... this... now the young master is already dead at his hands, then we..." Just as she said this, Xu Xiaolin suddenly seemed to remember something and immediately exclaimed in a startled voice: "Seventh Young Master, Seventh Young Master just went out, he shouldn't have gone to find Qingping Junzhu for revenge, right?"

  "Is Gu Qing going to find Qingping Junzhu for revenge?" Xue Bing looked at the already dead Gu Yifeng, thinking of the relationship between this father and son, and doubted: "Will Gu Qing avenge Hou Ye by offending Qingping Junzhu, even if there is the danger of Qingping Junzhu's backing Zhenxi Wang?!"

  "Master... you don't know Master's temperament, he has always been fearless and daring. On that day at the banquet, he even dared to kill Qingping Junzhu...". Pausing slightly, Xu Xiaolin continued: "Moreover, as far as I know, all these years, I have never seen Master hold a sword, but just now, he borrowed a sword from one of the guards. If it wasn't for revenge..."

  "Revenge... for killing the young master of Qingpingshui!"

  Xu Bingning's face changed as soon as she said that.

  The power of the King of Western Quan in the Great Qi Dynasty is enormous, and anyone who has come into contact with the upper class knows it! The young lady of Qingping County, as the most beloved youngest daughter of the King of Western Quan, has always been pampered and spoiled, and everything she does is condoned.

  At present, Gu Qing has the strength of nine layers of Qi Dao, but after all, he has not yet broken through the ninth layer of Qiankun. If he were to kill Qingping Junzhu, the treasure in the hands of Zhenxi Wang, at this time, the consequences would be unthinkable. At that time, even if it were the Emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty, he would absolutely be unable to protect Gu Qing and withstand the anger of Zhenxi Wang, the king who rules over the four continents.