Ink Blade Chapter 48 (Part 1)
Translated by Sylver
Ambush (part 1)
In an instant, a gust of wind blew, rolling a few light clouds over their heads. The identity of this man in black was unknown, but at this moment, he spoke over Qi Qian, his momentum clearly suppressing the latter.
When Chu Yan’s gaze met his, he felt a chilling murderous intent piercing like a cold blade, causing the surrounding air to stagnate slightly.
“Master.” Mo Ren, who was originally standing behind him, couldn’t help but frown slightly, transmitting his voice into the palace master’s ear through internal force, “This person seems to have inexplicable hostility towards the Master, please be careful.”
The guard’s voice was very steady, and with concern, it was even more pleasing to the ear. A cold smile flashed in Chu Yan’s eyes, and he also transmitted his voice back to Mo Ren. “Ah Ren, don’t be afraid, this is a big fish that this Master has been trying to catch… it seems to have taken the bait.”
He tucked his long sleeves behind his waist and walked towards the man in black, raising his voice, “This friend, you are mistaken.”
In his heart, he thought: It’s time to reel in the dark net that's laid out.
At this moment, the gazes from all around were focused on these two people. Chu Yan was calm and composed, raising his eyebrows and saying, “Bai Hua is this Master’s pillow person. He has been in the Jiuzhong Palace for three years, treating this Master with sincerity. How could this Master do such ungrateful things?”
Bai Hua’s breathing became erratic.
He was already nervous, and now, hearing Chu Yan’s words “treating this Master with sincerity,” he felt something was wrong. He instinctively felt that he couldn’t show his face anymore, but…
His gaze fell on the man in black across from him, and Bai Hua’s eyes suddenly showed a hint of struggle. In the end, he adjusted his expression to one of indignation and stepped forward to speak, “How could Brother Chu be that kind of despicable person? You slander him without evidence, where is the justice!”
“..…” The man in black glanced at Bai Hua, his expression becoming even more chilling.
Chu Yan nodded in satisfaction, turned around and raised his sleeve to the crowd, "Isn’t that right? Besides, there are so many people gathered here now. Even the most vicious and evil person wouldn’t dare to… "
No one noticed that Mo Ren quietly put his hand on the hilt of his sword. Qiu Jin sneaked a glance at her elder brother, her body also silently tensing up.
Xu Fangchuan’s face was heavy, and he suddenly whispered to Shui Miao’er next to him, “Something’s wrong, I always feel something’s wrong. Miao’er, did Palace Master Chu plan something? The night before last, you guys were at Shuijing Tower…”
On the stage, Chu Yan squinted his eyes and smiled, finally elegantly continuing his drawn-out tone, “To commit murder and silence the witnesses, right?”
The change happened just as the palace master’s words fell.
Suddenly, a cold light flashed in the distance!
A small shadow, like a ghost, attacked, breaking the wind and tearing the sky, and the naked eye could only capture a trace of the afterimage.
Only the murderous intent was sharp and unmatched, and it was all the way towards the only white clad beauty among the people present who had no martial arts to defend himself!
Screams exploded around them. Chu Yan suddenly turned around, “Not good! Hua’er—”
However, just now on the high platform, several people took turns walking around, and at this moment, he was too far away from Bai Hua!
“Ah…!” Bai Hua’s face changed drastically, but he could only watch as the deadly shadow pounced on his chest.
But suddenly, the man in black next to Qi Qian silently slid his steps, ghostly blocking in front of him, and made a move.
With a “clang” sound, the object that came was knocked down by the man in black’s palm and fell to the ground—it was a small hidden weapon flying hook.
Bai Hua’s soft body shook, and tears welled up in his eyes as he looked at the man in black, tremblingly said, “Master…”
The man in black’s face sank, and he cursed lowly, “Waste, you’ve messed things up!”
It wasn’t until this moment that the envoy of the Alliance Leader Mansion turned pale and shouted, “There’s, there’s an assassin—!!”
Below the stage, Xu Fangchuan’s pupils suddenly shrank.
The move just now fell into his eyes, and it actually carried the trajectory of a sword. The man in black seemed to be unarmed, but what he used was not palm technique…it was sword technique!
Xu Fangchuan’s mind was dizzy, the senior brother of theXuyang Sword Sect staggered a step, murmuring, “Xuyang Sword Technique…how is that possible!?”
However, at this moment, the whole scene was in chaos, with people from all walks of life in the martial arts world pulling out their weapons, and the angry shouts and calls were mixed together, as noisy as a pot of boiling water.
In the next moment, in the small streets and alleys around the high platform, cold lights rose again. Countless hidden weapons, their cold light as thin as cow hair, fell on the crowd like a shower of flowers from a heavenly maiden.
In an instant, there was chaos everywhere.
Qi Qian, who was simply a “fool”, could only cover his head and scurry around, shouting and crying, pulling at the man in black, “There’s an ambush, quick, run! Run!”
“…..” The man in black’s face was ashen, he changed his martial arts skills, and knocked down a round of hidden weapons. As soon as he used his old sword technique, he knew it was bad, and he vaguely realized that he had been tricked. At this moment, he viciously pushed Bai Hua to the ground, turned around, grabbed Qi Qian, and was about to leave.
Xu Fangchuan’s eyes were red, and for a moment he even doubted whether he had seen it wrong. But at this juncture, how could he let someone run away without knowing why?
He didn’t care about the overall situation or his demeanor, he drew his sword and flew onto the stage, “Stop!”
Qi Qian’s eyes were wide open in anger, “Young Hero Xu, what do you mean, are you going to be an enemy of the Alliance Leader Mansion!?”
Where would Xu Fangchuan listen to him? His green sword moved like a comet, pointing at the man in black’s heart, “Who are you, just now that move…”
The man in black gave a cold hum, didn’t answer, and drew Qi Qian’s sword with his backhand, exchanging a move with Xu Fangchuan.
The two swords clashed, sparks flew, and Xu Fangchuan only felt a huge force coming from the hilt of the sword, causing his body to uncontrollably retreat—this man in black’s martial arts cultivation was far above his!
