Chapter 13: Chapter 13 In the Rain Chapter 13: Chapter 13 In the Rain Editor: Atlas Studios “Are you Yu Lingxin?”
The black-clothed man looked towards the woman and shook his head gently, “Years ago, when your Yu Family clan was wiped out, you, the young lady of the Yu Family, were the only one who escaped. The whereabouts of the Brocade Box have come full circle, and despite the many years, in the end, it has inevitably fallen into your hands. Just now, that man did indeed seek his own death with reason, but he also managed to send your information to us, which is somewhat meritorious.
“Unfortunately, his merit does not make up for his faults.
“Tonight, do you plan to surrender willingly and come back with me?
“Or do you intend to resist to the bitter end, forcing us to cut off your limbs and take away only a tortured soul?”
His tone was indifferent as if the person standing before him was neither a living being nor a master of martial arts.
Just like a sheep waiting to be slaughtered, not worth taking seriously at all.
However, the woman called Yu Lingxin did not speak, instead taking the brocade box back into her arms.
She just stared unwaveringly at the other party, as if trying to discern their true identity from that masked face.
In the end, she couldn’t help but sigh, “That year I was still young, and like tonight, you came in the dead of the night, dressed in black. Upon seeing someone, you would kill… Maids, servants, disciples, my brothers and teachers in the clan, my parents, my entire Yu Family of three hundred and seventy-one people, all perished at your hands in one night.
“It’s laughable that, over these many years, I’ve never really managed to discover your true identities.
“You ask me about my choice tonight?
“The answer is simple… Tonight, I want all of you to be utterly eradicated!!!”
As the woman’s voice fell, her blade split the night sky, and a thunderous boom erupted as the downpour began to pour down at the moment she struck.
But faster than the rain was blood!
Yu Lingxin’s movements and techniques were profoundly unpredictable, but what truly shocked people was the blade in her hand.
The blade moved without wind, dropped without a shadow, only epitomizing the word ‘kill’ to the fullest extent.
A black-clothed man opposite her hadn’t even reacted when a blade had already pierced through his heart.
The circulating Qi snuffed out all signs of life.
“It really is the Yu Soul Killing Technique!”
The remaining eight black-clothed men scattered in all directions in an instant, not even giving another glance to their fallen comrade.
The black-clothed man who had spoken earlier was standing on the branch of a tree by Su Mo’s side, swaying with the wind. Despite the heavy rain, his voice remained clear and resounded in everyone’s ears.
“You dare to be proud of the mere Yu Soul Killing Technique? We could kill the Yu Family in the past, and naturally, we can kill you today as well!”
He flicked his wrist, and the remaining seven black-clothed men suddenly attacked at once.
In a flash, a myriad of cold stars dotted the sky, even harder to distinguish in the torrential rain.
Yet with the blade light soaring through the sky, piercing the barrier of rain, it completely isolated these myriad twinkling lights at a distance of merely a foot in front of her.
A brutal fight suddenly unfolded under the rain-soaked night.
Su Mo realized that he was indeed just an outsider.
If it wasn’t for the dying man in the forest who had had a brainstorm and given him the brocade box, he should not have appeared here tonight.
Unfortunately… wanting to leave now was difficult.
Several black-clothed men were engaging in a fierce fight with Yu Lingxin, but the one standing on the treetop seemed to envelop Su Mo with an almost imperceptible Qi.
Any slight movement would undoubtedly provoke thunderous fury.
Su Mo’s mouth twitched as he sighed, “What is all this about?”
Unable to leave for the moment, Su Mo simply lost the desire to leave at all and watched the figures clashing in the rain, his brows furrowed.
Yu Lingxin’s martial arts were indeed very high.
Based on her moves, these men in black, with the exception of the one in the trees, definitely stood no chance against her in a one-on-one fight.
However, facing multiple opponents, she ultimately fell into a disadvantage.
While her martial arts and Blade Technique were decisive and lethal, aiming for instant kills, every time her blade was drawn, a life would surely be taken.
But as the encounter dragged on, she inevitably suffered injuries.
Injuries would certainly affect her movement, weakening her martial arts, and as time passed, she was gradually being overpowered.
At this moment, her blade bore no blood, and no red stains were to be seen on her body.
The pouring rain had washed it all away.
Looking at her footsteps, each step leaving a bloody imprint, made it clear that she was not as at ease as she appeared.
“You used the Mysterious Mechanism to lure those four fools into acting rashly and snatch it, all to draw us in. It’s a pity… your martial arts aren’t bad, but in the end, two fists can’t match four hands.”
“So… where is the trump card that you’ve hidden until now?
“Is it this little young Escort master?”
The tree-top black clothed man spoke again, and this time, he directly aimed his accusation at Su Mo.
Su Mo was taken aback for a moment, quickly shaking her head: “Don’t talk nonsense, I’m not familiar with her.”
“…”
The black clothed man was stunned, apparently not expecting Su Mo to respond this way.
Looking at Yu Lingxin again, she also seemed a bit confused.
Many things about tonight made sense, but Su Mo… why did he seem so out of place with tonight’s affairs?
“Him?”
Yu Lingxin’s eyes flashed a fierce light, as she gently wiped away the blood that had mingled with the rain at the corner of her mouth, offering a faint smile: “He’s just an Escort master caught in the crossfire… As for what I’m relying on?”
She pulled out the Brocade Box from within her robes: “The Mysterious Mechanism is right here, whether true or false, you might as well take a gamble, no?”
As soon as her voice fell, she flung the Brocade Box into the air.
Immediately following was a Blade Qi that tore through the curtain of rain!
Blade Qi chased after the Brocade Box, about to shatter it in the blink of an eye.
In that instant, black clothed men took to the air, rushing towards the Brocade Box, shattering the Blade Qi with a swing of the hand and reaching out to grab the box.
“I’ve caught it!!!”
He exclaimed softly.
However, a cold glint flashed across Yu Lingxin’s eyes, followed by a sigh, carrying an indescribable disappointment.
And at that very moment, thousands of bright lights suddenly burst out from the Brocade Box; the man holding the box had not even landed yet but was already drenched in blood.
He was lifeless even before he hit the ground!
Was there even a Mysterious Mechanism in the Brocade Box?
It was certainly a hidden weapon, but how it was activated and triggered at the precise moment the other person took hold of it was unknown.
However, if used well, this move was incredibly dangerous.
The pupils of the man atop the tree shrank: “Impermanence Rain Needle! You little girl, what a venomous scheme!! Regrettably, you have underestimated our resolve. What can you rely on now?”
But before the black clothed man had finished speaking, Yu Lingxin suddenly pointed at three spots on her own body.
“Jade and Stone Burning Together!? Stop right there!!!”
The pupils of the man in the trees suddenly contracted and in an instant, he leaped into the air, his Blade Light slashing across the sky, heading straight for Su Mo: “If you don’t stop, this person will die because of you!!!”