Chapter 931: Chapter 665: Take His Life While He’s Ill
"What’s the situation?" Yang Xiao made a direct phone call.
After confirming that it was indeed Yang Xiao on the other end, Ling Yanyu explained everything in detail. A few hours ago, he received news that several unidentified masters had suddenly arrived at Xiang Ma Town. Initially, he was still investigating these people’s backgrounds, but somehow, Sui decided that these people were targeting him and knocked him out.
When he woke up, which was just recently, he found a note beside him stating that Sui had gone to kill the Pingxi Marquis and, regardless of success or failure, he would leave Xiang Ma Town, telling Yang Xiao not to search for him anymore. Sui considered this act as his repayment to Yang Xiao.
"Now Xiang Ma Town is in chaos. There are many Ghost Slaves appearing on the streets, and Pingxi Marquis’s territory is ablaze with a large fire, and there were explosions earlier." It was evident that the usually composed Ling Yanyu was somewhat panicked, his voice uncontrollably trembling.
"Don’t panic," Yang Xiao reminded softly, "Haste leads to chaos, and chaos leads to mistakes. The more critical the moment, the more calm you need to be!"
"Yes, but now...what should we do now?" Ling Yanyu was out of ideas at this point.
"Apart from you, who else knows that Sui is with us?" Yang Xiao asked in a lowered voice.
"There are... there are two others, both fairly reliable people, without any significant bases in Xiang Ma Town and reliant on me," Ling Yanyu reported.
"First, control these two people and prevent them from having any chance of contacting the outside world. For now, stay put, keep your composure, and send someone to inquire about the Pingxi Marquis’s situation only after dawn," Yang Xiao strategized, aware that even if Sui had caused a huge disturbance, there was nothing they could do at the moment.
"But I’m worried about Sui..."
"Worrying is useless, as the event has already happened," Yang Xiao interrupted him, "Besides, Sui is stronger than you think."
Yang Xiao had experienced Sui’s capabilities himself; as a Ghost-level Apostle, although injured, a sneak attack might give him a chance of winning.
After a sleepless night, Yang Xiao went to work as usual the next day. By noon, he finally received news from Ling Yanyu, which stated that last night, the Pingxi Marquis’s residence was attacked by an unidentified master, killing several of his men and slightly injuring the Pingxi Marquis himself. The attacker, heavily injured, managed to escape, and now a substantial reward has been issued by the Pingxi Marquis for his capture.
"It’s fake," Yang Xiao immediately determined. Sui was consistently reliable in his actions; if he said he went to kill someone, that meant he did, and the Pingxi Marquis’s lackies would stand no chance against Sui.
Moreover, Yang Xiao had checked with Ling Yanyu; it had rained all night in Xiang Ma Town, which would have been an excellent battlefield for Sui’s abilities. Even if he didn’t kill the Pingxi Marquis, he would have at least heavily injured him, so the minor injuries were just false information being spread.
"By the way, another thing, I mentioned earlier that some unidentified masters arrived in town, and indeed, those guys were after Sui," Ling Yanyu added, not sure why Sui’s instincts were so sharp.
Yang Xiao knew without thinking that these people were from the Yiling Academy’s Search and Arrest Team, determined to see Sui dead.
"What are your plans?" Ling Yanyu asked cautiously.
After a moment of silence, Yang Xiao suddenly spoke, "Prepare a map of the Pingxi Marquis’s territory, try to pinpoint his location as accurately as possible, and send it to me quickly."
"Are you going to kill him?" Ling Yanyu was shocked. He had been in Xiang Ma Town much longer than Yang Xiao. As one of the Four Major Families managing Xiang Ma Town, recognized by the Peace Hotel, the Pingxi Marquis had a formidable reputation in town. Although Yang Xiao was also strong, Ling did not yet think he was qualified for a direct conflict with the Pingxi Marquis.
"Do as I said," After finishing his orders, Yang Xiao hung up the phone, leaning back into the wide office chair. Ling Yanyu was right: Yang Xiao indeed had the intent to kill, but this matter was highly confidential, ensuring success and permitting no failure, therefore, Yang Xiao could tell no one, not even Ling Yanyu.
The Pingxi Marquis claiming to have sustained minor injuries was a clear sign of his vulnerability. Yang Xiao firmly believed that he must have been severely injured and trusted Sui completely.
This was a rare opportunity; the Pingxi Marquis had been an enemy for a long time. Although the Peace Hotel had been a mediating force, a conflict was inevitable sooner or later. It was better to seize this opportunity created by Sui and strike while the iron was hot, thoroughly eliminating Pingxi Marquis as a threat in Xiang Ma Town. Otherwise, the people Yang Xiao left in Xiang Ma Town might be cleaned up by the Pingxi Marquis any day, and his efforts would vanish into thin air.
The sooner the better, Yang Xiao, a man of action, decided to leave tonight after receiving the information from Ling Yanyu in the afternoon. He did not notify anyone, including his subordinates in Xiang Ma Town, as this matter was of great importance and had to be kept absolutely confidential.
Another important thing was that these people were too weak; they would be of no help against an opponent like the Pingxi Marquis.
In the evening, Yang Xiao ate in the cafeteria and made sure to show his face in public. After what had happened yesterday, he was genuinely a bit scared; fame could indeed be troublesome, he hoped that from now on, there would be fewer legends about him in the world of martial arts.
When the night had completely fallen, Yang Xiao left the office, first went to a barbershop to change his hairstyle, then found a secluded place to change his clothes, took his backpack, and hailed a black cab, transferring at three different locations before finally arriving at Xiang Ma Town around 2 AM.
Yang Xiao was in no rush; one of his strengths was having adequate patience. He waited until half-past three in the morning, when people were at their most tired. Like a ghost, he quietly infiltrated the Pingxi Marquis’s villa located in the west of the town.
As expected, just as he had anticipated, after the incident with Sui, there were many more eyes around Pingxi Marquis’s villa, at least a dozen people.
These were all underlings of Pingxi Marquis, among them was a Fierce Level Apostle, not very old, probably just over 40, with a fierce face, clearly not someone easy to provoke.
This person was sitting on a stone bench in the middle of the courtyard, enduring the wait for dawn with a pot of hot tea.
These were minor characters, Yang Xiao originally hoped to avoid them and head straight for Pingxi Marquis’s room, but he did not expect that after using the Soul-Capturing Mirror to investigate, there was simply no place inside the villa to which he could teleport.
Indeed, Pingxi Marquis was full of tricks; having clashed with him before, he knew that Yang Xiao had a mirror capable of teleportation, and was guarding against him.
Yang Xiao did not act recklessly; first, he used the Soul-Capturing Mirror to scout the area nearby, and indeed, in a few inconspicuous houses nearby, he found traces of some other apostles: one Fierce Level Apostle, two Grudge Level Apostles, all three of them injured, probably left by Sui, lying in ambush nearby, ready to strike any intruder by coordinating from inside and outside.
But this was useless against Yang Xiao; first, he put on a mask and disguised himself, then, choosing a good teleportation spot, he decisively made his move and directly sent the three to their next lives using the Ghost Duster.
Only the Fierce Level Apostle among the three had a slight reaction, but it was too late to defend, and he was pulled by Yang Xiao into the Mirror World, then was smeared against the wall with a whisk.
Clenching the horsetail whisk, feeling the powerful spiritual power flowing in him, Yang Xiao felt a surge of pride in his chest. Indeed, Nightmare World was the best place for tempering; the more dangerous the Nightmare World, the more exaggerated the enhancement to one’s spiritual power after coming out. Lu Youdao had explicitly told him that his spiritual power was now close to the upper tier of Fierce Grade.
But what Lu Youdao didn’t know was that relying on a whole body of Evil Magic Tools, Yang Xiao had been able to fight back and forth with Elder Pu of Yiling Academy, who was half into the Ghost Level. If it weren’t for the fear of being caught by law enforcement recorders, along with considerations of scene handling issues, if he had displayed all his ability, defeating Elder Pu would just be a matter of time.
In fact, it was largely Elder Pu who had given Yang Xiao the confidence to come alone to challenge a Ghost-level Apostle today.
After clearing out the external threats, just to be safe, Yang Xiao extended the radius and thoroughly searched a few buildings nearby that looked suspicious, and after confirming there were no oversights, he returned to the villa, but before he could act, he realized that the villa itself had started to scramble.
Under the direction of the Fierce Level Apostle in the courtyard, a dozen people stationed outside transferred a person draped in a white robe, with their head covered by a hood, to an off-road vehicle, and then everyone got on the vehicle and drove off urgently, the scene as rushed as fleeing for their lives, and in their panic, they even forgot to close the villa’s main gate.
It seemed that Pingxi Marquis and his group had noticed the mysterious disappearance of their guards and realized someone had infiltrated, hence they immediately moved.
With everyone gone, the villa fell into dead silence, obviously leaving not a single living creature behind.
Seeing this scene, Yang Xiao couldn’t help but laugh; these people were really good at acting, did they really think he was a pig? He was certain the real Pingxi Marquis was hidden inside the villa, hadn’t moved at all, the earlier movements were just a poor Blinding Technique.
However, seeing this scene made Yang Xiao feel much more at ease. He was sure that Pingxi Marquis must have been severely injured by Sui, scared stiff, otherwise he wouldn’t have done something that would damage his own reputation like this. It seemed... he had come on the right day after all!
Intending to finish quickly, Yang Xiao flashed into the courtyard, and strode towards the villa’s door, but the next second, as if sensing something, the villa’s door suddenly opened, and a figure appeared behind it.
This person was dressed in gray casual clothes, wearing sneakers, very unremarkable in appearance, but Yang Xiao recognized him from his aura, he was indeed Pingxi Marquis.
"It’s you." Pingxi Marquis, who removed his mask, revealed his true face, a pale-skinned, handsome man, around his early 30s, only now looking pitiful, having had his left arm brutally cut off.
Recognizing Yang Xiao, the fear in the man’s eyes slowly receded, replaced by anger, "Someone like you dares to trouble me?"
Yang Xiao understood, Pingxi Marquis wasn’t guarding against him, but Sui; had he known earlier it would be him coming, all those previous Blinding Techniques would have been unnecessary.
Their previous encounter was almost a one-sided beatdown by Pingxi Marquis over Yang Xiao, the vast gap in strength gave Pingxi Marquis absolute confidence.
Yang Xiao gathered his strength, instantly pulled out the Human Bone Staff, and struck at Pingxi Marquis’s annoying face without a word, catching him off-guard. Sui Chengguo had severely injured him, leaving him in poor physical condition, and due to excessive use of his spiritual power, his head was now dull, and even his reactions were several beats slower.
Yang Xiao struck hard and vicious. Barely dodging a blow, he hit Pingxi Marquis directly on the shoulder with the next strike, taking advantage of his distraction, Yang Xiao surged forward, drawing out the Ghost Duster intending to send this Ghost-level Apostle to reincarnation.
The Human Bone Staff had an enemy-tracking effect; once used, unless encountering a special Magic Artifact like the Soul-Capturing Mirror, a hit was guaranteed.
Yang Xiao timed his attack with the Ghost Duster perfectly; as he charged over, the previously dodged staff was just about to swing back, hitting the man from behind, and he just took the opportunity, to strike with a whisk, even if it didn’t kill, it would disable the man’s other arm.
New hatreds and old, settled all at once today!!
