Chapter 53: To Die Alongside with Young Master
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Ma Clan’s expert?
Jiang Yi got roused by the roars from Jiang Rulong and the expert. His eyes were like a saber as he turned to look at Jiang Rulong. With a flash of killing intent, Jiang Yi stopped going after the rest of the martial artists and shot towards Jiang Rulong like an arrow instead.
The Ma Clan had reinforcement, and it was a Purple Mansion Realm expert. Now that he crippled Ma Heiqi and so many of the Ma clansmen today, would the expert from Ma Clan let him off? Jiang Yi didn’t know the answer, but he was certain that he wouldn’t be a match for the expert. Thus, he wanted to drag a few more victims along with him before he was dead.
“Tsk Tsk!”
As Jiang Yi went past Ma Heiqi, his Green Destiny Sword flashed once more, drawing across Ma Heiqi’s other leg and also stabbing swiftly at this dantian’s area.
He didn’t kill Ma Heiqi but turned him into a completely handicapped person instead; this was worse than killing him. Grand Elder Jiang Yunhai had taught Jiang Yi from a young age: one shouldn’t go seek for trouble, but if someone came provoking them, one shouldn’t give any mercy. This person should instill fear into their enemy’s guts and let all every enemy fear them so that their enemies wouldn’t dare come asking for trouble!
“Jiang Yi, you are dead. Brother Ma Yin is here, and you are dead for sure!”
A voice that was filled with resentment echoed and attracted the attention of Jiang Yi who was preparing to rush at Jiang Rulong. He swept his gaze and instantly let out a smirk when he saw that it was Ma Fei. With a single push from his leg, his body flitted toward Ma Fei like a violent dragon.
Jiang Yi was engrossed in the killing earlier and didn’t realize Ma Fei was hiding at the side. But wasn’t this kid as dumb as a hog? Why didn’t he maintain his silence while he hid but spoke with intimidation instead? Since Ma Fei had so much hatred that could surpa.s.s his own fear, why not let him have more hatred?!
“Tsk Tsk!”
The green short sword drew across the sky like a green stream and slid across Ma Fei’s body. It was reacted with a miserable scream. Ma Fei was already disabled and couldn’t dodge while one of his arms got severed. The Green Destiny Sword even took off one of Ma Fei’s legs.
“Uh!”
Jiang Rulong and the other Jiang clansmen watched in horror. This normally well-behaved trash actually had such guts and was so cruel? He slashed his enemies without any change in expression; his hand didn’t even tremble at all while he slashed his enemies like slicing a watermelon.
“Urghh!”
A few of the Jiang clansmen violently vomited once again and wanted to escape from this hill, just like Jiang Song. They wanted to flee from this purgatory of the human world, but their legs went wobbly at this moment. In addition, if Jiang Rulong didn’t leave, they didn’t dare to leave either.
“Jiang Rulong!”
Jiang Yi removed the black cloth on his face and recklessly wiped the blood on top of his eyes, smearing the blood all over his face instead. He now looked as horrifying as a devil. He glared at Jiang Rulong and his group while taking large strides towards them. The Green Destiny Sword in his hand was gradually dripping with blood; the s.h.i.+ning green light sent s.h.i.+vers down the spines.
“Jiang Yi, you have committed a grave sin! Stop now and turn yourself in, then you might have a path of life. Or else, you and your servant girl shall die without a doubt!”
Jiang Rulong felt afraid while Jiang Yi was walking towards him. He might have doubted the strength of Jiang Yi in the past, but now, he had to admit Jiang Yi’s incredible strength. How could he still be the useless trash that he used to be… when he had defeated Liu He and crippled Ma Heiqi?
Jiang Rulong actually thought of fleeing, but when he heard the roar of Ma Yin, he was afraid that the Ma Clan would mistake him as an accomplice of Jiang Yi. This might incite a war between the Jiang and the Ma Clan. What’s more, he thought that with Jiang Xiaonu as his trump card, Jiang Yi wouldn’t dare make any reckless moves.
But when he regretted his decision when he saw Jiang Yi’s speed accelerating while his murderous intent intensified. He frantically retreated while shouting, “Jiang Yi, what are you trying to do? You want to kill us? Are you trying to create internecine strife? Are you going to kill your own clansmen?”
“Retreat!”
Seeing Jiang Rulong retreating, the rest of the Jiang clansmen frantically retreated in fear while a majority of them cursed and swore. But there were two of them who stood at their original spot and vomited. Although their faces were abnormally afraid, they weren’t able to force their legs to move.
“Tsk Tsk!”
The hand was raised, and the sword fell!
Two arms flew across while two bodies rolled on the ground, howling in pain. Jiang Yi didn’t stop for a moment and continued das.h.i.+ng straight ahead. His eyes swept across all the frightened faces, and he laughed, “Internecine strife? Killing my own clansmen? d.a.m.n all of you! Which of you treated me as a clansman? Would you have repeatedly come after me if you treated me as a clansman? Would you kidnap Xiaonu to force me into withdrawing from the tournament? Would you collude with outsiders and harm me? Since all of you don’t treat me as a clansman, why should I? Since all of you wish to kill me? Why can’t I… kill all of you?”
“Tsk Tsk!”
Jiang Yi’s speed drastically increased, and he rushed into the group of Jiang clansmen. These Jiang clansmen, who were already trembling in fear, could even utilize a third of their original strength. Jiang Yi, who already had insane reaction speed, was increasingly agile in his killing skills. Being forced into a corner—no matter where the Green Destiny Sword swept to, there would definitely be an arm or leg being severed.
“Shoo!”
A signal flare rose into the sky. Jiang Rulong, who was completely frightened, had finally awoken. He retrieved the Jiang Clan’s emergency signal flare and shot it into the skies. The Jiang Clan was right below the Western Hills, and if they could drag some time against Jiang Yi, they might have the chance to survive.
“Young Master Long, Jiang Qi is here! Hold on!”
A loud roar could be heard under the hills, it instantly raised Jiang Rulong’s spirits. It was an expert at the first stage of the Purple Mansion Realm, and he was a part of his family’s bloodlines; once he arrived, they would be safe!
“Brother!”
Right at this moment, a plump shadow leaped out from the woods. One of his hand was carrying a la.s.s drenched in blood. When he saw Jiang Yi in the midst of a slaughter, he panicked and yelled, “Jiang Yi, stop right this instance! Or else, I will kill Jiang Xiaonu!”
Jiang Yi turned to glare at Jiang Ruhu, but his expression didn’t have any hint of change. Jiang Yi scoffed and replied, “Go ahead and kill her then! If you kill her, I will chop all of you here into pieces! Did you think that… Xiaonu and I could still survive after today?”
Before he ascended the hill, Jiang Yi did intend to save Jiang Xiaonu at all costs. But after severing Ma Heiqi’s leg and knowing about the arrival of the Ma Clan’s Purple Mansion Realm expert, Jiang Yi had given up his original intention. Since he and Jiang Xiaonu couldn’t leave today, what qualms did he have left?
“Jiang Ruhu, accept your death!”
Jiang Yi used a single blade to hack away Jiang Song’s leg; he then jumped high and launched an attack at Jiang Rulong. With his eyes locked onto Jiang Rulong, he totally ignored Jiang Ruhu who pointed a dagger on the neck of Jiang Xiaonu.
Jiang Rulong looked at Jiang Yi—who attacked at him like a maniac—and could only helplessly raise the long saber in his hand to fend off again his enemy. But his eyes turned to the side. Instead of blocking against Jiang Yi’s short sword, he slashed at Jiang Yi’s head. He then shouted, “Ruhu, get rid of all the la.s.s’s limbs!”
Jiang Yi wasn’t afraid that Jiang Ruhu would kill Jiang Xiaonu; it wasn’t possible for him to witness her limbs being chopped off, right? Once he attempted to save Jiang Xiaonu or get distracted, Jiang Rulong had the confidence to slay Jiang Yi!
“Good!”
Jiang Ruhu’s eyes had a flash and immediately understood Jiang Rulong’s intention. He abruptly raised his dagger and ruthlessly hacked at Jiang Xiaonu’s limbs.
“You dare?!”
Jiang Yi indeed got distracted and turned his sights onto Jiang Xiaonu. His body turned and dashed towards Jiang Xiaonu, too; he seemingly forgot about Jiang Rulong who was slas.h.i.+ng at him from behind.
“Swis.h.!.+”
Jiang Rulong’s eyes instantly lit up like the stars as his long saber drew across the sky and resolutely slashed at Jiang Yi’s head.
Who knew… just as Jiang Yi’s head was about to get cleaved, Jiang Yi suddenly ducked and swept his leg backward. His other hand held the Green Destiny Sword in a reverse grip and thrust upwards, he then shouted, “Jiang Ruhu, your brother is dead!”
The long saber ultimately still slashed on the back of Jiang Yi, but Jiang Rulong’s tall and st.u.r.dy body fell over from the leg sweep by Jiang Yi. What made him frightened stiff was when he fell over, the Green Destiny Sword was also penetrating towards him.
“Tsk Tsk!”
Blood violent spurted from Jiang Yi’s back. Jiang Rulong’s chest was also penetrated by the Green Destiny Sword while fresh blood surged endlessly from his mouth. Jiang Rulong’s eyes widened with disbelief, thinking: wasn’t Jiang Yi distracted by the situation at Jiang Xiaonu’s side? How did he calculate everything so accurately as though he had eyes on his back? Could he truly have disregarded Jiang Xiaonu, and everything he did was a scheme? Was Jiang Yi’s true purpose to kill him?
“Brother!”
When Jiang Ruhu’s dagger was about the strike, he saw the quick change of events and paused his dagger in mid-air. He yelled while he convulsed with fear, “Jiang Yi, since you dare kill my brother, I shall kill this la.s.s!”
“Bang!”
Jiang Yi used an elbow strike to send Jiang Rulong flying. He endured the tearing pain on his back and shook his shoulders and scoffed, “Your brother isn’t dead yet, but he was pierced in the chest by me. Yet you aren’t quickly bringing him back to the Jiang Clan for rescue. In about an hour’s time, he would certainly be dead! Release Xiaonu, and I shall let the two of you survive.”
“Pfff!”
Jiang Rulong was indeed pierced in the chest while blood was constantly spurting from his mouth and chest. But it was obvious that his heart was still intact; if not, he would already be dead and motionless.
Jiang Ruhu’s eyes glimmered a few times but still didn’t release Jiang Xiaonu. He strangled Jiang Xiaonu with a single hand while pointing the dagger at her chest with his other hand. He spoke while trembling, “Jiang Yi, don’t lie to me! I might have not studied much and be smart, but I know that once I release her, you will certainly kill me.”
“Cough, cough!”
Jiang Xiaonu seemed to finally regain consciousness after being strangled too tightly by Jiang Ruhu. She let out some violent coughs and looked around her surroundings. Once she saw Jiang Yi, her eyes lit up; and she cried out in alarm, “Young Master, is it really you? This isn’t right… Young Master, run!”
“Hahaha!”
Jiang Yi let out a gentle expression and laughed while looking at Jiang Xiaonu, but his face, which was covered in blood, looked extremely sinister. His eyes flashed of a cruel intent and violently rushed towards Jiang Xiaonu and Jiang Ruhu. He then roared, “Xiaonu, Young Master isn’t able to save you. Young Master can only kill everyone and then die along with you!”
“Young Master Qi!”
Young Master Long!”
Right at this moment, two shouts could be heard from a distance while two figures which looked like hawks skimmed over from far away. Their terrifying roars shocked everyone, so much that even their eardrums hurt.
“Jiang Yi, catch this!”
When Jiang Ruhu saw the approaching figures, he felt as though he was falling from the cliff and saw a rattan appearing out of nowhere, giving him hope. Basking in joy, he tossed Jiang Xiaonu to a side and threw the dagger in his other hand at the la.s.s. As long as Jiang Yi went over to save Jiang Xiaonu, he would have extended enough time before Ma Yin and Jiang Qi arrived.
“Swis.h.!.+”
Jiang Yi didn’t change his direction but shot out the Green Destiny Sword in his hand instead. He continued rus.h.i.+ng at Jiang Ruhu like a violent dragon. His iron fist that shone in black and blue light swung at full force, instantly rupturing Jiang Ruhu’s head like a watermelon.
“Clang!”
The Green Destiny Sword accurately hit the dagger than Jiang Ruhu threw, and Jiang Xiaonu’s body rolled safely on the ground. But Jiang Yi’s face didn’t have any hint of cheerfulness but looked at the two approaching shadows with a wry smile instead. He turned and asked, “Xiaonu, are you afraid to die alongside with Young Master?”
Jiang Xiaonu crashed onto the ground while feeling an intense, tearing pain in her entire body. Her face didn’t show any painful expression and smirked while revealing two of her cute canine teeth instead. She nodded and replied, “To be able to die alongside Young Master—is the happiest thing in life!”