Chapter Thirty-One: Settling on a Plan

  Ling Jing's eyes gleamed with a hint of cold-blooded intent, and just as Wan Danyan had taken three or four steps away, he suddenly grasped the hilt of his sword, drew it out, and stabbed it towards Wan Danyan's back.

  "Hum!"

  The soft hum of the long sword finally still alerted Wan Dacheng, he only felt a chill that made his back hairs stand up suddenly coming from behind, all the sweat hairs on his body stood up, and he quickly pushed Liu Jing aside, drew his sword and turned around to block.

  Ling Jing smiled coldly, this small courtyard was not far from the front hall, if he really let Wan Da Nian make any noise, even with wings he would find it hard to escape. So as soon as he made his move, he used the most ruthless move in "Fast Sword Thirteen Styles", the sword tip firmly locked onto the opponent's vital spot.

  He turned around and saw Da Nian's face, his eyes wide with surprise, saying: "You......"

  He really didn't expect that a disciple of the Huashan Sect would have the guts to suddenly attack him from behind. With the current power and prestige of the Songshan Sect in the Jianghu, even the Northern Dipper Shaolin Sect and Wudang Sect wouldn't dare to be so presumptuous, but where did this Huashan Sect disciple get the nerve to draw his sword against him?

  However, he only had time to utter a single word before Ling Jing's long sword drew a silver arc, passing over his greatsword and directly piercing his heart.

  Wan Danyan's body slowly fell, and his martial arts were already among the top in the second generation of disciples. His internal strength had reached the threshold of the fourth rank. If he really fought with Ling Jing, at least within ten moves, Ling Jing would not have been able to gain the upper hand. However, Ling Jing's sword was unexpected, and his "Fast Sword Thirteen Styles" was a top-notch superior sword technique that had not yet reached the level of absolute mastery but was far more brilliant than ordinary Mount Song swordsmanship, which is why he could kill Wan Danyan with just one move.

  Ling Jing sheathed his long sword, while Liu Jing beside him was already shocked, her small mouth agape. "Ling Shidi, this...this..." She pointed at Wan Danyan, who lay on the ground, a hint of horror on her face. Although she also detested this disciple of Songshan Sect, she had not expected to see him killed directly. Ling Jing's actions left her stunned and speechless.

  Qu Feiyan saw Ling Jing kill Wan Danyan, but clapped her hands and jumped over, happily saying: "Ling big brother is really awesome, haha, let him bully me just now."

  Ling Jing turned around and patted Qu Feiyan's head, thinking to himself that this little girl was indeed the granddaughter of a demonic sect elder, with a personality that was quite peculiar.

  Qu Nai wrinkled her nose and dodged Ling Jing's hand, but Ling Jing didn't pay attention to her anymore. Instead, he calmly said to Liu Jing on the side: "Liu Shijie doesn't need to be afraid, this man surnamed Wan will die at my hands and definitely won't implicate Shijie."

  Liu Jing's face showed a hint of hesitation, and she said, "But..." She knew that the Songshan Sect had always been tyrannical and unmatched in their actions, and this sect was so powerful that it could be ranked alongside Shaolin and Wudang. Now, a Songshan disciple had died at the Liu Manor like this, although she hadn't taken action herself, but she feared it would bring trouble to her father.

  Ling Jing looked at Liu Jing's face and naturally guessed what she was worried about in her heart. He thought to himself, "Your Liu family will be exterminated today, yet you are still concerned about the Sungshan Sect. How truly pitiful and laughable."

  He smiled slightly and said, "Liu Shijie, I will handle this matter myself, you don't need to worry about it. But have you already known about the crisis that Liu Fu is facing today?"

  Liu Jing felt somewhat displeased, with the Liu family's current prestige in Hengshan City, plus her father Liu Zhengfeng's position in the Hengshan Sect, who would dare to be unfavorable to the Liu family? The word "crisis" coming from Ling Jing's mouth was inevitably a bit alarmist.

  She frowned and said: "Ling Shidi, what do you mean by this? Is there someone who dares to be unfavorable to our family's father?"

  She said with a proud tone, but Ling Jing sneered coldly in his heart and said: "Sister, now the Songshan Sect has set up a trap for you at the Liu Mansion. Three of the 'Thirteen Taibao' of Songshan have also arrived. How Wan Danyan treated you just now, I'm sure you saw it with your own eyes. But until now, you still haven't reacted. Should I say that you're too naive or that you have a lot of guts?"

  Liu Jing stood there in a daze, actually she had already sensed the commotion in the hall earlier, and later when Wan Danyan was rude to her, she felt somewhat uneasy in her heart. But it wasn't until now that Ling Jing brought up the topic, yet she still couldn't quite believe it, only hesitantly asking: "Ling Shidi, are these things you're saying really true?"

  Ling Jing glanced at her lightly, knowing that he was just a humble disciple of Huashan Sect's second generation. It seemed that Liu Jing still didn't take his words to heart. So, he said: "If you don't believe me, Sister, you can go and see for yourself. Aren't all the others in the Liu Manor being watched by people from Songshan Sect at this very moment?"

  Liu Jing took a step back in surprise, the color on her face also starting to fade. She thought to herself, if the Songshan Sect people have come for me, then my mother and siblings can't be spared either. At this point, she didn't say anything else, hastily pushing away Ling Jing and Qu Feiyan before rushing out.

  Qu Fei Yan looked at Liu Jing's back, a rare hint of worry on her small face, and asked Ling Jing: "Ling big brother, did the Songshan Sect really bring so many people?"

  Ling Jing looked at Qu Feiyan, and for a moment didn't speak. It wasn't until he stared at her to the point where she felt uneasy all over that he finally said: "Where's your grandfather?"

  Qu Yun was shocked and knew that her identity had been seen through by Ling Jing, but she immediately smiled and said: "So Brother Ling already knew my identity, I knew Brother Ling was the smartest."

  Ling Jing smiled and tapped her little head, saying: "Alright, stop being cheeky at this time." His face suddenly turned serious, looking into Qu Fei Yan's eyes, "Fei Yan, do you know that it's very dangerous here? Your grandfather is a skilled martial artist, so he's not afraid, but if you continue to stay here, you'll definitely distract him. So you must leave quickly, understand?"

  In his heart, the demonic sect and the Jianghu righteous path are actually not much different. In the demonic sect, there is Qu Yang who loves music, and Xiang Wentian who is a good man with strong bones and a sense of justice. Although there are many scoundrels among them, one cannot judge people by their "path". Even in the righteous path, aren't there people like Left Cold Saber and Yue Buqun who have wild ambitions to dominate Jianghu? So, Qu Feiyan, although she is from the demonic sect, in his heart, she is just a little girl. He really can't bear to see her get entangled in this vortex.

  She didn't expect that after her parents passed away, there was still someone in this world besides her grandfather who cared about her. She suddenly felt a sour nose and smiled tenderly: "I know Brother Ling is for my own good, don't worry, I'll leave here soon, but what about my grandfather..."

  If everything Ling Jing said before was true, then even if his grandfather and Liu Zhengfeng were added together, they might not be able to escape safely.

  Ling Jing smiled and said, "Don't worry, although Brother Ling's martial arts skills are not high, if it really comes to a critical moment, I will think of a way to lure the powerful masters of Mount Song away."

  His second main task was to help Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang escape from the ascension, at this moment, whether he was willing or not, this move was inevitable.

  Qu Fei Yan responded with a sound and said: "That Ling big brother you must be careful yourself."

  Ling Jing nodded and watched Qu Fei Yan leave, then carefully thought about it again. The reason he told Liu Jing about the crisis in the Liu mansion at this moment was to let her inform others in the Liu mansion, so they could take precautions early. If the people of the Liu mansion really resisted at that time, there would definitely be a big mess here. After all, this is the Liu mansion's headquarters, and its strength is not to be underestimated. Even if the Songshan faction wants to suppress it, it will have to make some effort.

  As long as things get messy here, he can naturally muddy the waters and take advantage of the situation to win a chance for Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang.

  And this small courtyard's layout will also be an important part of his next plan, when he makes his move and whether he can escape to rise to the heavens will all depend on here.

  He had already made up his mind, so he first dragged Wan Daren's corpse into a bedroom and then used his lightness skill to jump onto the roof of a house, carefully hiding himself.

  He was in a dark corner of the house, looking towards the main hall. At this moment, Liu Zhengfeng had also started fighting with the three great masters of Songshan School.

  PS: I know the recent updates haven't been very powerful, but lately there have been a lot of things going on. Everyone should know that moving is a troublesome thing, with a bunch of luggage to deal with, it's really annoying. For now, I can only try my best to ensure daily updates, and after a few days when everything stabilizes, I will resume normal updates.