System: I Can Open Martial Arts Chests

Chapter 383: Chapter 223: The Swindler

A person’s martial arts can fluctuate with changes in their condition.

Whether it’s a cold, a fever, relentless sneezing, or even poor rest, mental exhaustion, and eating the wrong thing leading to unbearable stomach pain and the urge to use the toilet,

all can prevent a person from displaying their full martial arts potential.

How was Hero Jinglan’s martial arts at his peak, Chu Qing had never witnessed.

But today, in his duel with Li Hanguang, he didn’t truly showcase his martial arts.

Though the Heaven and Earth Shocking Mist Sword had an impressive aura, such grandeur failed to break through the Three-foot Cyan Blade in Li Hanguang’s hand.

It was thus seen as overly showy and of ordinary power.

This may be due to Liu Sanniang’s death, leaving him heartbroken, and he hasn’t been in good condition these past few days.

His spirits were low, and he was melancholic.

Not every martial art deserves to be called the Soul-Devouring Palm, which is why he didn’t perform to his fullest potential, which is understandable.

And after an intense battle with Li Hanguang, facing Chu Qing’s Celestial Frost Fist, he had no strength to resist.

This punch froze his meridians and simultaneously shattered all the veins in his body. When his heart vein was crushed, he naturally died.

Therefore, this might be the easiest task Chu Qing has completed since his debut.

[Task Completed!]

[Successfully assassinated Hero Jinglan Shen Juke, received a ’Random Martial Arts Treasure Chest.’]

It wasn’t really an assassination... but the system insists on calling it that, how could Chu Qing change it?

Anyway, the task was completed, and the rest didn’t matter.

He turned his head to glance at Li Hanguang, who was still drinking, and was momentarily speechless:

"Injured like that, can’t you drink a little less?"

"Third Young Master may not know... I am fond of wine, and unlike normal people, the more I drink, the clearer my mind becomes.

"Especially when seriously injured, the more I drink, the faster I recover."

By the end, Li Hanguang wasn’t sure if he had aggravated his injury or been choked by wine, causing him to cough continuously.

This truly was a wine-loving fool.

Chu Qing gestured to Qi Zhenhai nearby.

Qi Zhenhai quickly came forward and knelt down:

"Young Master."

"Announce the matter of Shen Juke to the Martial World.

"Search the Shen Family thoroughly..."

At this point, he whispered a reminder:

"If you find anything related to the Mirror of Sin, it needs to be well-preserved."

"Yes."

Qi Zhenhai nodded immediately.

Chu Qing then said:

"I still have some things to do, will meet you at the City Lord’s Mansion later."

"Subordinate respectfully sees off Young Master."

Qi Zhenhai clasped his hands in salute, bidding farewell to Chu Qing.

Chu Qing nodded, and in the end, pointed at Li Hanguang:

"Find someone to take a look at him, don’t let him die."

He wanted to remind, especially to check his mind more, he had reason to suspect Li Hanguang’s brains were all soaked in wine.

But considering they hadn’t known each other long enough, such words were somewhat inappropriate, so he resisted the urge.

If there’s fate in the future, and they become closer, it’s necessary to take him to the Yin Yang Hermit to have a good look.

After Qi Zhenhai agreed, Chu Qing led Gentle and Wuchen and left Brahma Shock City directly, heading to the fenced yard by the lake.

The fenced yard remained the same as when Chu Qing and his companions first visited, with the gate closed.

Chu Qing casually pulled open the gate of the fenced yard, and inside was silent.

The time was too short, and one couldn’t discern from the surroundings, such as the table inside, how long Liu Sanniang had been gone. But when Chu Qing opened the stove, he discovered it hadn’t been used for a long time.

There was no firewood in the yard, no embers in the stove.

A layer of dust had settled on the dish cabinet...

Wuchen took a look and softly said:

"It seems that after we left that day, this lady also left this place."

"Yesterday, I inquired at the Liu Family, and these past two days, Liu Sanniang hasn’t gone back home for a visit, and even they don’t know Liu Sanniang’s life or death. They thought she was just secluded by this lakeside."

Chu Qing’s expression was somewhat strange.

Gentle blinked her eyes:

"So, that person was really not Liu Sanniang?"

Chu Qing was silent, he had not been without doubts regarding this matter.

When Ye Feifan said Shen Juke was the assassin of the Mirror of Sin, Chu Qing had already had doubts.

After all, if Shen Juke held such an identity, how could Liu Sanniang go to the Mirror of Sin’s branch to find an assassin to kill Shen Juke?

Therefore, Chu Qing suspected Liu Sanniang might only know Shen Juke found the location of the Mirror of Sin’s branch but didn’t know their true relationship.

Otherwise, this matter cannot be explained.

But now it seems there’s another explanation... her going to find an assassin at the Mirror of Sin might not have been to find someone from the Mirror of Sin but for another purpose.

Chu Qing paused in silence, then without speaking, found some tools like a shovel in the yard, apologized before the grave, and began to dig.

Gentle and Wuchen exchanged a glance, then Gentle joined in the grave-digging.

Wuchen, meanwhile, sat in front of the grave, reciting Buddhist scriptures.

Chu Qing suddenly thought bringing a monk along wasn’t such a bad idea...

Killing people himself, while he chanted scriptures, digging up graves and he still chanted scriptures... it seemed to reduce quite a bit of karmic force for him.

If he were cultivating immortality, perhaps tribulations and the like would have less power compare to normal cultivators.

Both Chu Qing and Gentle were skilled in martial arts, so they dug the grave much faster than the average person.

Soon, a coffin revealed itself from the soil. After clearing the surroundings, Chu Qing checked and didn’t see any coffin nails, so he reached out and pushed...

Inside the coffin lay, to their surprise, two corpses!

One had already turned into white skeletons, while the other, though already starting to rot, was not severely decomposed.