Stranger Danger

Chapter 147: Godspeed! 2

Li Lang and everyone else were looking at Ye Qing expectantly as well.

Ye Qing ignored them all and continued his explanation, “The Nameless Hair’s true body is, obviously, a hair. To kill someone with it, all you need to do is to drop it on someone’s head, and the Nameless Hair would automatically take root in the victim’s scalp, crawl into their brain, and destroy their central nervous system little by little.”

“The Nameless Hair looks and feels just like a normal hair, and it gives off no noticeable vital signs that a warrior might be able to pick up. Practically undetectable in most situations, it is why those who own it usually use it to carry out assassinations!”

A pause later, Ye Qing continued, “But of course, the Nameless Hair has its fair share of weaknesses.”

“One, it takes an extreme amount of time and effort to cultivate a Nameless Hair into existence. Two, the Nameless Hair cannot move too far away from its host. And three, the Nameless Hair’s death would damage its host severely!”

Ye Qing smiled confidently. “This is why I’m certain that Luo Feibai’s murderer is still present at the scene!”

“An excellent deduction, Joyless. Now tell us: who is the murderer?” Lin Yuhuai asked smilingly.

Ye Qing fired a question, “Who was the one who stirred up trouble at the start?”

As if on cue, the servant who accused Ye Qing of murder and kept drawing everyone’s suspicion back to him, Luo Shen argued instinctively,? “That is a lie, and you have no proof! For all we know, you could be the owner of the Nameless Hair!”

“That’s strange. I haven’t even started throwing out names yet, and someone is already all too eager to defend himself!” Ye Qing sneered. “But if proof is what you want, then proof is what you’ll get!”

“There is only one way to cultivate the Nameless Hair, and that is to provide it with most of your nutrients and especially your hair’s. Naturally, anyone who cultivates the Nameless Hair is hairless, or to put it another way, bald.”

Ye Qing took one step forward and appeared in front of Luo Shen. Then, he pulled his hair right off his head. All of it.

“It’s a wig!”

“He’s bald!”

“You are the murderer, Luo Shen!” Li Lang erupted in rage and made a grab for the servant. Since Luo Shen was standing right next to him, and he was only a late-stage Vessel Augmentor, Li Lang thought for sure that he would be able to capture him. However, Luo Shen let out a bark of savage laughter and sprouted hair from every pore on his body in the blink of an eye.

Caught off guard, Li Lang was pushed away by the massive swarm of hair. Luo Shen immediately seized the opportunity to slip into the crowd. When Li Lang tried to give chase, the crowd themselves suddenly pounced toward him with eerie unison like puppets on strings! It took him a second to realize that they were being controlled!

“Keke… you can try and apprehend me if you don’t care about these people’s lives, Constable Lin.”

Somewhere behind the crowd, Luo Shen let out an eerie cackle. There was a strand of hair behind every person he was controlling. He then looked at Ye Qing and cackled again. “I will remember this, Patrolman Ye!”

Ye Qing was unperturbed by the dangerous situation, however. He raised his right fist slightly, and the Burning Wind abruptly swept through the place. Before they knew it, every hair behind the controlled people had burned into ashes. They immediately stopped in their tracks and collapsed on the ground.

Luo Shen turned as pale as a sheet. He shot Ye Qing a furious glare but did not hesitate to race toward the exit.

Unfortunately, he had just taken a few steps when Ye Qing’s voice suddenly rang beside his ears, “If you miss me so much, then you might as well stay!”

Every hair on Luo Shen’s body stood on end immediately. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Ye Qing cracking a smile at him and showing off a strand of hair between his fingers. Then, he snapped it in half with a bit of strength. The hair automatically burned into ash when Ye Qing let it drop to the ground.

“Hmph!” Luo Shen let out a muffled groan and staggered on his feet. His complexion abruptly turned sickly pale, and a trickle of blood poured down his bottom lip.

Because the Nameless Hair was tied to his heart’s blood, losing it was like losing his heart’s blood. It was a huge blow to say the least.

It was at this moment Ye Qing appeared beside him in a blur and raised his left hand. Panicking, Luo Shen grew out his hair even more and wrapped himself in a cocoon. Not only that, countless strands of hair floating outside the cocoon and swinging with enough strength to trigger mini sonic booms.

“You think this is going to stop me?” Ye Qing smirked and brought down his left hand. The Netherflame immediately engulfed the hair and burned it all into ash. Then, he grabbed the cocoon and exploded it like a bomb.

There was no one inside the cocoon, however. It was because Luo Shen had seized the opportunity to slip away while Ye Qing was breaking through the obstacles.

He’s over there! Ye Qing’s spirit told him that Luo Shen had ducked into a nearby guest room.

Ye Qing burned the remaining cocoon into ash. Then, he made a beeline for the guest room. He had just reached when suddenly, he felt a fierce and vicious fist force flying straight toward his head!

Ye Qing turned around and dispelled the fist force with his own punch. Then, he looked at Xue Shiwu and asked, “What is the meaning of this, Little Commander?”

Xue Shiwu was the one who had attacked him.

The Little Commander let out a cold chuckle. “That is my room, and I’m treating an esteemed guest inside. No one is allowed to enter it without my permission!”

“Is~ that~ so~?” Ye Qing purposely dragged out his sentence, smirking. “My innocence counts on capturing Luo Shen though. What if I must enter your room?”

Xue Shiwu sneered. “You can certainly try!”

Chu Nianjiu sipped his wine and taunted, “Why are you blocking Joyless from capturing the murderer, Little Commander? You’re not in cahoots with Luo Shen, are you?”

Xue Shiwu narrowed his eyes dangerously. “Fuck off with your accusations. I just told you I have an esteemed guest inside. It’s not just him, no one is allowed to enter my room!”

Chu Nianjiu’s smile abruptly disappeared. A bit of coldness entered his eyes as he said, “I think someone’s forgotten that I’m not as easy-going as I appear to be. Get into that room, Joyless. I’ll deal with the Little Commander!”

“Thank you!” Ye Qing chuckled and tried entering the guest room once more.

Unfortunately, Xue Shiwu had more tricks up his sleeves. He sneered audibly as he ordered, “Wind, Forest, Mountain, Fire, stop them while I deal with this so-called Patrolman who doesn’t deserve his title!”

“As you command!” His four personal bodyguards answered and charged toward Chu Nianjiu and the others fearlessly.

Xue Shiwu knew that there was no chance his four bodyguards could even defeat Chu Nianjiu, not to mention Lin Yuhuai, Wei Yueshan and Xu Banren were present as well. At most, they would be able to stall them for a short time.

That was all he needed though. Based on what his senses were telling him, Ye Qing was just an early-stage Astral Refiner. It would be all too easy for him, a late-stage Astral Refiner, to capture him. Once he had Ye Qing in his grasp, Chu Nianjiu and the others would have no choice but to submit to him.

This was why Xue Shiwu didn’t hold back. Blood red astral qi sprung into existence as he swiped at Ye Qing. It looked so ominous it was like a mountain of corpses, a sea of blood, and an infinite amount of souls screaming into eternity.

“Greedy Wolf Howls At The Moon”

“Awoooo!”

There was a piercing howl as a bloody wolf rose from the sea of blood. Souls were screaming as it stepped over a mountain of bodies, and a bloody moon slowly rose over its head. When the murderous astral qi washed over the Cuiwei Boat, those who were weak-willed or weak-bodied immediately experienced all kinds of horrifying illusions and collapsed to the ground, shivering from the bottom of their souls.

When the Greedy Wolf howled at the moon, a sea of blood was surely to follow!

“What a fierce and forceful intent!” Ye Qing exclaimed in surprise. He was feeling a terrific amount of pressure even before the punch could reach him.

Xue Shiwu’s astral qi was a match for his fist art. It was the average grade astral qi, the Greedy Wolf Blood Qi.

The Greedy Wolf was one of the Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper. Excelling at combat, the Greedy Wolf Blood Qi was commonly found in battlefields or places of terrible death and slaughter. In that sense, there was no astral qi more bloody and violent than the Greedy Wolf Blood Qi.

The Greedy Wolf Blood Qi could negatively impact the enemies’ mind and spirit. Excluding those who were too strong to be affected by the astral qi, it could instill fear into the enemy at best or terrify them to the point of breakdown at worst. Not only that, it gave the user infinite courage and allowed them to fight bravely no matter the circumstances.

It was why the Greedy Wolf Blood Qi was considered to be the best offensive astral qi on the battlefield. It was especially popular with soldiers.

Xue Shiwu was the son of the Black Feather Guard’s commander, and he possessed a fierce, brutal personality. Therefore, he was a perfect fit with the Greedy Wolf Blood Qi and could unleash its maximum power.

As if that wasn’t bad enough, Xue Shiwu was a late-stage Astral Refiner; a warrior who had entered the realm of Expression. He was capable of combining his astral qi and his fist intent and bringing his Expression into reality.

Ye Qing took half a step backward and pulsed his spirit. The shape of Xue Shiwu’s fist intent, the minute changes of his energies, and the strong and weak points of his astral qi immediately became reflected in his mind. Then, he stepped horizontally with his right foot, bent halfway to the ground, and raised his fist one meter into the air. Inside his fist, a tremendous amount of lightning was coagulating and spinning wildly as if waiting for an opportune moment to unleash its power.

From Xue Shiwu’s perspective, it looked like Ye Qing was stunned by his “Greedy Wolf Howls At The Moon”. He thought the young man was paralyzed with fear right after he finished assuming a pose.

“Kill!” Xue Shiwu growled triumphantly.

Right before the bloody fist would punch Ye Qing squarely in the head, the young man abruptly sprung to full height and punched right through Xue Shiwu’s fist force. Not only that, the punch was coming from an angle that prevented him from pulling any counterattack and disrupted his energy flow. It was almost as if the young man could see the weakest spots of his attack and the shape of his energies!

Thud!

Ye Qing’s fist continued forward until it struck the bloody wolf right in the neck. There was a loud crack, and the seemingly invincible wolf abruptly shattered into a million pieces like glass.

Shattering the bloody wolf released a terrifying amount of force and astral qi inside the boat. It was like a mini cyclone had sprung to existence. The man bearing the full brunt of the gale did not budge an inch, however. His fist continued forward until it finally struck Xue Shiwu in the wrist.

Boom!

Thunder boom, and all the lightning, astral qi and force condensed within his fist erupted at the same time.

“Strength of Dragon Elephant”

“Cloud Vaporization Style”

Xue Shiwu shuddered violently as his clothes abruptly exploded into smithereens. His face turned beet red, and his pores started spitting tiny jets of dark red flames.

“Godspeed!”

Ye Qing grinned and took one step forward. Then, he slammed his elbow into Xue Shiwu’s chest like a hammer.

Crack!

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Xue Shiwu’s eyes bulged as his chest caved inward. The next second, he flew through the corridor and the window before sinking into the Luo River.

Glug glug glug!

The surrounding waters immediately started boiling unnaturally. Hot air and bubbles kept rising to the surface.

“Phew…” Ye Qing sucked in a deep breath. He then withdrew his fists and shot the stunned crowd a glittering smile.

Lin Yuhuai, Chu Nianjiu, Wei Yueshan and Xu Banren weren’t too surprised. They had witnessed Ye Qing sending Wei Yueshan to the stars and even holding back the Purple Star Demon Subjugation Restriction temporarily before. Li Land and the others though, they could hardly believe what they were seeing. Not only had they just witnessed an early-stage Astral Refiner defeating a late-stage Astral Refiner with one punch, this was the Little Commander they were talking about! The son of the commander of the Black Feather Guards himself!

Just how was this possible?

1. The unpopular sequel to Chapter 72: Godspeed!