Chapter 58: Blocking the Spring to Kill

On the other side, the Double Absolute Sect.

The Double Absolute Sect's garrison is located on two adjacent peaks.

This place is also called Double Absolute Mountain, one peak named Fist Peak, the other Palm Peak.

Because they have a decent grasp of fist and palm martial arts, the Double Absolute Sect's strength in the Eternal Peace Commandery martial world is absolutely top‑notch; it is said they also have a talented disciple who entered the Six Gates, and because of his talent he went to some secret place to further his studies, so about half of the martial world regards this Double Absolute Sect as the leader of the martial arts.

Moreover, the Double Absolute Sect has also made considerable achievements in business, constantly using underhanded means to seize industries relying on its strong strength.

Up to now.

From the small Ping An Town to the large Qiu Shui City and Luo Shui City, the Double Absolute Sect's industries can be seen.

These are also why the Double Absolute Sect is so hard‑lined, daring to say that the Embroidered Uniform Guard should come personally to ask for his confidence.

On Fist Peak.

Dim firelight keeps flashing.

Fang Ming was tightly bound by several iron chains and hung in midair, while the same situation also played out in other rooms.

Fang Ming's face was solemn as he looked at the elder before him: "Ma Gu Elder, why bother? Our Embroidered Uniform Guard and your Double Absolute Sect have always kept to ourselves."

"Why did you tie me up here today? Instead, let me go now, and I'll pretend today's events never happened."

Ma Gu's face darkened: "Fang Ming, stop pretending—you saw Wei Jing, didn't you?"

Wei Jing was the hundred‑household officer who previously defected to the White Egret Marsh; unexpectedly, after winding around, he actually returned to the Eternal Peace Commandery and hid in the Double Absolute Sect.

Fang Ming's heart sank a bit; while on a case, passing by the Double Absolute Sect, he happened to see Wei Jing, and he quickly averted his gaze, pretending nothing had happened and left with his subordinates.

But unexpectedly, Wei Jing also noticed them; not long after Fang Ming left, he brought members of the Double Absolute Sect in pursuit.

Fang Ming reacted quickly as well; at once he ordered the Embroidered Uniform Guard to disperse and head to the nearest town to notify the Guard Command.

However, the chances of success were not high, because this case wasn't a major one; Fang Ming brought only ordinary Embroidered Uniform Guard members, several of whom were even new recruits.

Nevertheless, judging from the current situation, it seems some Embroidered Uniform Guard members were not captured.

Since the matter was out in the open, Fang Ming also stopped pretending, curling his lips into a cold smile.

"Ma Gu, you're hiding remnants of the White Dragon Sect—I see you're asking for a knife."

Ma Gu shouted: "Fang Ming! Don't give me face and then reject it! Where did the Embroidered Uniform Guard with the short sword run off to?"

"If you speak now, I can still give you a lenient treatment; otherwise, when I torture you, don't regret it!"

Fang Ming laughed loudly: "Regret? Your punishments I looked down on ten years ago—come on, if I even blink, you'll be my son!"

"You dare to seize me? Do you know whose person I am?"

"You dare to seize Shen Qing's person? I fuck—you're dead!"

Ma Gu's face turned utterly ugly; this was also what he feared most.

He took a deep breath: "Fang Ming, I never imagined that after years of hiding we'd be ruined by this accident."

"Fang Ming, Fang Ming, you say when would it have been bad for you to pass by? Why did you have to pass just then? Wei Jing came down the mountain after only the time it takes to finish a cup of tea, and yet you happened to run into him."

Fang Ming laughed loudly: "That shows my luck has arrived—heaven is letting me achieve this merit!"

Ma Gu gave a cold smile: "A dead person still wants to earn merit? Are you still thinking Shen Qing will come to save you?"

"Where are there any Embroidered Uniform Guard troops surrounding the mountains now? Qin Chuan and Lu Tong took five hundred‑household officers into the White Egret Marsh; now who's left at the Guard Command?"

"Mobilize a large army? Recently the Wokou have been raging in Jia Shui Jun, the troops are all there; if you bring them over you'll already be cold."

"In two days we'll have already fled; you say if I hang your corpse at the mountain gate, will Shen Qing be angry when he sees it?"

Fang Ming looked at Ma Gu: "Do you think you really understand the Embroidered Uniform Guard?"

What Ma Gu said is correct: the Guard Command really has no one now, and the troops have indeed all gone east to Jia Shui Jun; overall, Ma Gu indeed understands the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the troops quite well.

But does he really understand Shen Qing?

At the Hundred Households Office, when idle, Shen Qing often explained to them some maxims of truth.

Shen Qing had a saying that he remembered very clearly.

It is called: "Upon hearing the Dao in the morning, one may die content in the evening!"

They all thought this sentence meant that knowing the supreme truth in the morning makes one unafraid of death at night.

But Shen Qing gave them another layer of meaning.

That is: knowing your news in the morning, you must go and kill you by evening!

Ma Gu snorted, turned and left, waving his hand: "Xiao Ling, kill him and hang him on the mountain gate!"

Beside him, a young man Ma Ling nodded: "Understood, Grandfather."

After Ma Gu left, Ma Ling looked at Fang Ming with a face full of arrogance.

"To be honest, I've never actually fought a Chief Banner before."

"I don't know if practicing boxing with a Chief Banner would have any special effect."

Fang Ming merely narrowed his eyes: "Kid, your fists aren't big, but your mouth is huge."

Ma Ling gave a cold smile and threw three punches at Fang Ming's waist and abdomen; Fang Ming felt a sweet taste in his mouth.

But Fang Ming was tough; he swallowed the blood in one gulp and gave a sneer.

"Hey, it doesn't hurt. Was your fist technique taught by your master's wife?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Ling also grew a bit angry, coldly smiling and nodding repeatedly.

"Good, good, good! You've got a tough mouth, huh? Then try this."

Saying this, Ma Ling put on something like a brass knuckle and threw a punch straight at Fang Ming's face.

Just then, a black shadow to Ma Ling's side shot toward him at greater speed; with a bang, Ma Ling was blasted away.

Immediately after, the sound of breaking iron chains rang out; the iron chain suspending Fang Ming was snapped.

Ma Ling clutched his waist and abdomen, gritting his teeth.

"Who is it? Don't you want to live?"

Shen Qing lowered his head; a strand of true qi sliced through, and the iron chains binding Fang Ming also snapped.

"Your mouth reeks; you've managed to learn a bit of my true transmission."

"You're alright, right?"

Fang Ming shook off the iron chains on his body and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Ants bit me twice, but I'm fine; it doesn't hurt."

"By the way, sir, I also have intel: that Wei Jing is right up this mountain, he's the White Dragon Sect's plant in the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

Shen Qing didn't mind: "Just kill them all together."

Ma Ling also saw clearly Shen Qing's hundred-household officer uniform, his face turned pale: "A hundred-household officer? How did you get in? Where's my grandfather?"

Shen Qing lifted the skull he had just smashed Ma Ling's with, pointed at it, and said: "Is this your grandfather?"

"As soon as I came in, I saw this old thing, I just snatched it offhand, I thought it was a speed bump."

Ma Ling's face turned deathly pale in an instant: "Grandfather..."

In the next instant, Shen Qing swung a palm, directly slicing off Ma Ling's head: "You want that so badly? Then I'll send you to see him."

Fang Ming suddenly thought of something: "Sir, what about my other few subordinates?"

Shen Qing lifted his foot and walked toward outside the prison: "They're waiting outside; the one who sent the message is down the mountain, when you turn back you ought to treat him well to a meal."

"That's right, that's right, I'll become sworn brothers with him when I turn back." Fang Ming hurriedly stepped to keep up with Shen Qing's pace.

Walking out of the prison gate, the eight Embroidered Uniform Guard members all emerged from the shadows: "Sir, there's no situation; the Dual Absolute Sect probably hasn't discovered us yet."

Fang Ming also looked toward Shen Qing: "Sir, should we now sneak down the mountain or..."

Shen Qing shook his head, raised his hand, a sleeve arrow shot out, a brilliant red firework exploded in the air, and Fang Ming and several Embroidered Uniform Guard members were dumbfounded.

A green light flashed in the air, and the Azure River Blade was unsheathed.

Shen Qing's voice turned colder.

"You guys hide well."

"We've come, so we might as well."

"Then we'll block the spring and kill."