APTnovel Chapter 370 - 216: Night Escape (Part 2)
Chapter 370 - 216: Night Escape (Part 2)
He did not have such impressive Lightweight Technique to leap over the city walls, so he made his way up via the stairs. The Blazing Hall disciples stationed on the wall couldn’t stop him; after shaking them off, he flipped over the wall and jumped down.
He heard the sudden neighing of horses. When Chu Qing stood on the city wall, he saw that person already galloping away on horseback.
Outside the city, a man dressed as a groom stood bewildered, watching the scene unfold.
Before Chu Qing could give chase, the city gates were already opened.
A few riders on swift horses charged out, and the first one behind the escaping man vaulted onto an empty steed, pointed at the groom:
"Capture him!"
After saying this, he grabbed the reins and shouted angrily:
"Chase!!"
The Lightweight Technique shifted into horse riding.
Chu Qing also had to muster some strength.
He thought to himself, the chain reaction of all this seemed to have started because of him.
Ye Feifan, although staying at Shen Juke’s house to learn Martial Arts, didn’t really trust Shen Juke.
He set a trap on the bed and slept elsewhere.
Once the mechanism was triggered, he would be alerted and, like a startled bird, immediately flee Brahma Shock City.
The prior firework signaling must have been his doing.
Shen Juke, indeed uneasy about him, had people chase him as soon as he made any move.
All the disturbances within the city might not have been prepared for him, but it was evident that Shen Juke had developed many secret pawns in Brahma Shock City over the years.
Ye Feifan’s fireworks were a signal for the groom to prepare a horse for him.
To pick him up from outside the city... but Shen Juke’s men reacted quickly, ensuring the chase never paused for a moment.
Judging from the situation, it wouldn’t be long before they caught up.
Chu Qing, using the Flying Floss and Green Smoke Technique, moved like a wisp of smoke in the dark night.
His Lightweight Technique was extremely fast, far surpassing ordinary galloping horses.
Perhaps only the White Brother of Cao Qiupu could rival him. Chu Qing caught up with those pursuers and looked at the young man galloping in the night.
His appearance didn’t give away the impression of a mere servant, though not remarkably handsome, his features weren’t unattractive, and his piercing eyes showed sharpness. Despite fleeing in panic during the night, there wasn’t a hint of panic on his face.
Yet, just as he was on the broad road ahead, he suddenly turned the reins, steering the horse towards a nearby grove.
At this point, he showed a bit of urgency, seemingly hopeful for something in the woods.
"Could it be that he has some arrangement in this forest? If he’s blocked here, he might truly manage to shake them off."
Chu Qing thought to himself but didn’t want to let him escape so easily.
With a thought, he lightly wobbled a hand over the ground and used the Nine Chapters of Divine Jade to summon a stone, which he threw directly at the horse’s leg.
The horse wasn’t any top-grade steed, and with the pain, its knee buckled, rolling over and falling.
This sudden change startled Ye Feifan as well.
He quickly leaped, barely tapping the horse with his toe, somersaulted in mid-air, and landed on the ground.
Seeing the forest right before him, he still wanted to enter first...
But at that moment, the pursuers reached him, and before he could react, they had already surrounded him.
"Junior Brother Ye, off for a nocturnal excursion? Such a good mood, why didn’t you invite your senior brother?"
The first pursuer was a man in his thirties, a bit rugged-looking, with a long sword on his back, broader than usual.
He sat on horseback, looking down on Ye Feifan, who was surrounded, with a hint of pride in his voice.
Ye Feifan sighed helplessly:
"Second Brother, you’re joking. I just suddenly had some urgent business that I needed to handle outside.
"Why bother my senior brother over such a small matter?"
"A small matter?"
The second brother sneered:
"But how do I recall that Master has issued a clear command, stating that Junior Brother, you’re not proficient enough in your practice, and you’re not allowed to leave without permission from Master.
"Otherwise, should any accident occur, not only would your own life be at risk, but Master would also lose face...
"Are you treating Master’s words as mere air?"
"I wouldn’t dare; it’s just a pressing matter, and I beg second brother for mercy."
Ye Feifan cupped his hands toward the second brother.
The second brother chuckled:
"Don’t say more, Junior Brother Ye. It’s hard to defy Master’s orders; you should come back with me to see our Master and explain to him yourself... take him down!!"
As soon as he spoke, several people around simultaneously took action.
All of them wielded swords, and as they made their moves, they naturally formed a Sword Array.
Chu Qing didn’t understand formations much, but he could see some subtlety in it.
Yet, within the formation, Ye Feifan raised his head simultaneously, his eyes showing no panic but instead flashing with a glimmer of light.
In the next moment, with a sword in hand, he leaped up; the sword seemed to fly as he sought to soar skyward.
A shout was heard as one of the swordsmen was swept by the sword light, falling to the ground from mid-air, clutching his throat, clearly no longer alive.
Having broken through, Ye Feifan escaped from the formation. When he landed, he was already mounted on that swordsman’s horse.
Turning the reins, he shouted ’Go’, ready to break out again.
Chu Qing wore a peculiar expression, seemingly realizing that Ye Feifan hadn’t wasted these ten years entirely; he could break the formation with a single sword, either due to hard work or prior study.
Yet, that sword technique seemed rather peculiar.
The Sword Technique was quite remarkable, but it seemed to lack some might.
All form but missing the essence...
Did he learn it secretly?
Thinking of this, he did the same, letting a Flying Stone drop. Ye Feifan, who had just started, almost found himself rolling on the ground with the horse.
Even with Ye Feifan’s strong resolve, encountering such a situation repeatedly wore on him, and his expression changed:
"Tonight, did I run into a ghost or something?"
Chu Qing guessed correctly; indeed, there was an arrangement in the woods ahead.
If he could just get into the woods, he could escape safely.
The pursuers would be stalled in the woods while he changed identities several times, completely disappearing.
Yet, who would have thought, despite having everything planned out, the horse kept encountering problems.
Whose horses just fall on flat ground?
He seriously suspected someone was secretly sabotaging him but had no evidence.
"Fine, fine, the Sword Cage Array can’t hold you, yet you dare to secretly learn the Heaven and Earth Shocking Mist Sword. Master was right, you truly harbor ill intentions!!"
The second brother and his men once again surrounded him.
Ye Feifan, hearing this, was infuriated:
"Nonsense! Is it I who harbors ill intentions, or has he never thought of treating me as a disciple from the start?
"Otherwise, why did he teach you all Heaven and Earth Shocking Mist Technique, and only passed down to me some third-rate Sword Techniques and Martial Arts?"
"Insolent! When Master teaches Martial Arts, you learn what you’re taught. Do you think you can just pick and choose!?"
The second brother sneered:
"Master may teach you, but you can’t steal learn. Indeed, you, lowborn scum, being called Junior Brother Ye is a courtesy, and you truly took yourself for something?
"To be honest, someone like you isn’t even fit to carry my shoes!
"I advise you to surrender honestly, don’t struggle any longer; otherwise, don’t blame me for being ruthless!!"
"Hahaha."
Ye Feifan laughed heartily:
"Fine, fine, no more pretense, eh? Then let me experience Senior Brother’s skill. Let’s see how well you’ve mastered the Heaven and Earth Shocking Mist Sword!?"
The second brother sneered:
"A provocation? What makes you think you’re qualified to face me?
"Attack! Life and death are of no consequence!!"
With the second brother’s command, several swordsmen around made another attack. But this time, lacking numbers, they couldn’t form the Sword Cage Array and each used their own skills, rushing to kill Ye Feifan.
Chu Qing hid in the shadows, stroking his chin, feeling like the timing was just about right.