Through their previous exchange, Zuo Wumei had already figured out his opponent's strength: Qi Blood Sixth Stage, with decent saber techniques. He was a rare expert among those in the Qi Blood Realm, but to him, that was all he was.
At this moment, Zuo Wumei's killing intent had risen. In his eyes, the person before him was already a dead man.
Swish!
Dense saber light illuminated in front of Zuo Wumei, as if it had conjured a swirling Dragon, striking down towards Chen Ping'an.
Under the killing intent, Zuo Wumei no longer held back.
Eighty-one Roads of Gale Saber!
Every saber strike aimed for a life!
At this moment, his eyes only contained the person before him.
Zuo Wumei's movements were very fast.
But Chen Ping'an's movements were not slow at all. His hundred pattern blade emerged, swinging continuously.
Swish, swish, swish!
The sounds of clashing blades rang out one after another.
"Die!"
A cruel smile appeared on Zuo Wumei's face.
His saber twisted in mid-air, suddenly changing its move, accelerating sharply, and slashing towards Chen Ping'an's neck.
Even before the saber reached him, Chen Ping'an could feel the sharp intent at his neck.
"What fast saber techniques!"
Chen Ping'an's Qi Blood surged throughout his body, almost pushed to its limit, and his saber techniques became even swifter.
Clang!
With a metallic clang, Chen Ping'an's saber managed to parry Zuo Wumei's strike just in time.
"Qi Blood Sixth Stage Perfection!"
Zuo Wumei's eyes widened abruptly, his expression one of astonishment.
The opponent had actually been holding back his strength!
Swish!
With a block of the blade, Zuo Wumei's saber was flung aside.
Chen Ping'an's Qi Blood surged, taking advantage of the situation, striking with every saber for a life.
Although Zuo Wumei's saber was fast, under the suppression of Chen Ping'an's Qi Blood, he temporarily fell into a disadvantage.
Compared to Chen Ping'an, Zuo Wumei had a fatal weakness: his injuries had not yet recovered. Once he was drawn into a prolonged battle, his Qi Blood would only decline further.
"Cannot contend, retreat!"
A trace of panic flashed across Zuo Wumei's face. He wanted to escape, but in his haste, he left himself wide open, exposing a flaw.
Swish!
Saber light flashed, and Chen Ping'an seized this flaw, striking directly.
To seize this fleeting flaw, with the saber's momentum forward, Chen Ping'an's body's center of gravity inevitably shifted slightly.
"He took the bait!"
A look of mockery flashed across Zuo Wumei's face.
He had only feigned a slight flaw, and the opponent was so impatient that he eagerly took the bait. What good was strength, no matter how great!? His combat experience was nowhere near as seasoned as his.
The saber in Zuo Wumei's hand twisted into a strange arc, accelerating sharply in an instant. This acceleration far surpassed the previous one.
Gale Quick Saber Slash!
As a trump card he had only comprehended in the Inner Qi Realm, Zuo Wumei unleashed it at this moment.
Swish, swish, swish!
Saber shadows seemed to fill the sky, exuding an intense sharpness.
"Die!"
Zuo Wumei laughed unrestrainedly.
With the Gale Quick Saber Slash, his saber momentum was extremely fast, far surpassing Chen Ping'an's saber.
Under this saber strike, there would be no escape.
As the quick saber slashed down, Chen Ping'an's body tilted downwards with his center of gravity, and the saber that was originally aimed at his neck landed on his shoulder.
"What a fast reaction!"
A hint of surprise flashed across Zuo Wumei.
"I'll block!"
Clang!
Zuo Wumei's saber struck Chen Ping'an's shoulder, but the expected scenario did not occur. Instead, it was as if a mud ox had entered the sea, being forcefully blocked.
"A master of hard qigong!"
Zuo Wumei's face instantly changed dramatically. He wanted to retract his saber and quickly defend.
However, Chen Ping'an would not give him this opportunity.
His entire body's Qi Blood seemed to boil, and his physical strength was utilized to its extreme.
Swish!
Saber light flickered, striking fiercely.
Zuo Wumei changed his footwork and dodged, trying to evade Chen Ping'an's saber, but he was ultimately one step too slow.
Pfft!
Chen Ping'an's saber struck Zuo Wumei's chest.
In the nick of time, Zuo Wumei managed to avoid a fatal wound.
Having endured this saber strike, as soon as he retracted his saber, he would still have a chance.
Before he could even let out a sigh of relief, his wrist suddenly throbbed with pain. Years of Cultivation had made his grip on the saber very stable; although this intense pain did not cause the saber to slip from his hand, it interfered with his action of retracting the saber to defend.
Zuo Wumei felt a chilling aura, and at this moment, he truly felt the crisis of life and death.
Pfft!
Another saber strike!
This saber strike directly hit a vital point.
Zuo Wumei only felt a flash of saber light, and then his vision suddenly inverted, falling from the air.
The next moment, he saw a bloody, headless corpse.
He had overcome great winds and rains, only to capsize in a ditch.
"I..."
Zuo Wumei's expression was one of terror, and his consciousness plunged into infinite darkness.
Zuo Wumei, the former Inner Qi Second Level expert, a renegade of the Shadowless Saber Sect, was decapitated!
A burial ground!?
"Sorry, you can keep it for yourself!"
Chen Ping'an stood with his saber sheathed, looking at Zuo Wumei's headless corpse with a half-smile.
He didn't maintain his profound demeanor for long before Chen Ping'an instantly broke character, beginning to grimace.
"That really was, quite painful!"
Chen Ping'an glanced at his shoulder, which was already completely swollen.
Iron Cloth Perfection, Thirteen Taibao Horizontal Training Perfection, and Golden Bell Cover Minor Achievement—these three combined barely managed to withstand Zuo Wumei's saber.
Zuo Wumei's saber techniques were truly fierce!
If it were an ordinary person, Chen Ping'an could definitely withstand this saber strike.
"Next time, I can't play like this anymore! If the opponent's lethality is stronger than I imagined, then it's completely out of control."
At the same time, Chen Ping'an made up his mind that he would never actively do this again until the Golden Bell Cover reached Perfection.
To be honest, this Zuo Wumei was truly cunning. If it weren't for his block, it would have been extremely difficult for him to kill Zuo Wumei. There was even a significant possibility that Zuo Wumei would have escaped.
"Let's see what good stuff there is."
Looking at Zuo Wumei's corpse, Chen Ping'an couldn't resist the urge to loot the body. He quickly went forward and thoroughly searched him from inside out.
Zuo Wumei's chest was bulging, containing quite a few good things. Chen Ping'an didn't look closely and simply collected them all. Additionally, there were a few silver notes hidden in the soles of Zuo Wumei's shoes.
After checking and confirming that nothing was missed, Chen Ping'an walked out of the corner to call over the Yamen Runners on night patrol.
Today was different from the past!
Now, he could openly display his strength and suppress Zuo Wumei.
He wanted the credit of two ranks of promotion and a thousand taels of silver.
...
The next day, the news of Zuo Wumei's death spread like wildfire in the Nanquan Lane Garrison Office.
"Have you heard?"
"What?"
"Zuo Wumei is dead!"
"Who killed him?"
"Lord Chen. Just last night, Zuo Wumei encountered Lord Chen and was suppressed and killed by Lord Chen in one fell swoop."
"Lord Chen killed him? Was Zuo Wumei injured to that extent?"
"I'm not sure about the details, I also heard it from Erhu and the others."
"..."
While the news was spreading wildly, Chen Ping'an's people had already rushed to the Nancheng Suppression Office and were reporting the situation from last night to Mu Wanjun.