Lanke Chess Edge
Chapter 47: A Dangerous World

The large man in the carriage seemed to have forced himself to calm down a little, and cautiously got out of the carriage.

Wei Wuwei had heard of the Thirteen Thieves of Yan Di before, and he knew that they were a group of very vicious people with high martial arts skills. When dealing with such bandits, it was best for ordinary people not to resist too much.

“Xiang, Master Xiang! That blue jade is actually just a piece of ancestral jade pendant, what’s so magical about it? Do you want money or jewelry? I can give it to you? I can guarantee that you will be satisfied.”

As Wei Wuwei spoke, he took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. Even though the sky was dark, it was clear that the expression on his face was full of panic. He then looked at the two guards who were wounded and bleeding, each of whom had a knife at their necks, and his expression became even worse.

Seven fierce bandits surrounded the carriage. Xiang Feng just stared blankly at this beardless, large man.

“Of course money is good. How about 5,000 taels to buy your three lives? As for that blue jade, I will be the one to decide whether it is truly magical or if its fame is made up!”

As he spoke, Xiang Feng was already advancing towards Wei Wuwei, step by step.

“Xiang, Master Xiang, I really… I… although I’m already the head of the Wei family, I’ve only just been appointed by the old man. That blue jade will not be passed on to me until the banquet at my house on the 15th next month… Lan Yu will have to wait for the banquet at my house on the fifteenth next month… It’s really not with me!”

Xiang Feng sneered.

In fact, regardless of whether the blue jade was on Wei Wuwei, the three guards wouldn’t survive. However, Wei Wuwei was still somewhat useful for the time being, for some other purpose.

Seeing the fierce men approaching, Wei Wuwei was so frightened that his body trembled, and he hurriedly touched the collar of his robes.

“Don’t, don’t, don’t! I have something to say, I have something to say, the blue jade is here with me, right here!”

As he spoke, his chubby hand tugged at a red rope around his neck in a panic, and he pulled a blue jade pendant out from below his neckline.

“Here…this, this is it…”

Blue jade pendants were extremely rare, and this one felt extraordinary the moment he saw it. It was particularly conspicuous in the dim light after dusk.

Xiang Feng couldn’t help but reveal a hint of joy, watching the slightly trembling, thick hand pass it along. He subconsciously reached out to pick up the jade pendant.

The moment he touched the jade pendant, Wei Wuwei, who was in a cold sweat and scared to death, suddenly popped out three silver needles from the tips of the fingers on his right hand, and struck out like lightning. The three needles stabbed Xiang Feng’s chest, clustered together.

Immediately afterwards, he used his left hand to strike hard at Xiang Feng’s chest, blasting a wave of air.

“Bang!”

Without even managing to draw his Yanling dao swords, Xiang Feng was directly knocked two feet away, and his body fell to the ground stiffly.

“Big brother!”

“Brother!”

While the other thieves exclaimed urgently, Wei Wuwei’s earlier timidity had now changed to fierceness, as if he were suddenly a different person. While everyone around him was still stunned, he had already rushed like a galloping horse towards the bandits holding two of his guards.

“Get away!”

He dodged the two knives subconsciously thrown by the bandits, and a fierce power surged out from his palms, one on the left and the other on the right.

“Bang!”

“Bang!”

Just as the two robbers flew out with their bodies hunched over, the large man, who seemed too heavy for the movements he was making, ran after them at a terrifying speed, preparing two more palm strikes in the air before the two robbers landed.

“Bang!”

“Bang!”

“Pfft…”

“Pfft…”

The blood spurted from the two fierce bandits who supposedly had outstanding martial arts as they were thrown three feet away, and fell into the forest to the side, completely dead.

“Old Qi! Old Ba!”

“Bastard!”

“This beast is vicious!”

The situation changed very quickly. Before anyone else could react, their leader, one of the Thirteen Thieves, was seriously injured, and two of them had been killed.

“Uh ho… ugh…”

Xiang Feng struggled to stand up, but he couldn’t find any strength to do so. He felt a strong sense of nausea and numbness. It was obvious that the three needles he had been hit by were highly poisonous.

“Wei… Wei Wuwei… You, you actually… know how…”

The poison acted extremely fast, and with the force of the palm strike that had penetrated his inner organs, even if Xiang Feng were to force an increase in his qi, he still couldn’t finish his sentence.

“Do you know martial arts?”

Wei Wuwei turned around and looked at him.

“Are you surprised? Annoyed? Unwilling? Hahahaha, I freaking love seeing this expression on your face!”

Wei Wuwei laughed, taking a cheap shot, seemingly arrogantly letting the remaining bandits gather around Xiang Feng to feed him a pill. In fact, he was also regaining his breath, and at the same time slowly approaching the bandits, who realized they were facing a formidable enemy.

Although the two injured guards were equally shocked, they had also regrouped and came to Wei Wuwei’s side.

“Without you, Xiang Feng, the remaining four thieves no match for me. Now, I will give you a chance to survive. Who told you about the blue jade passed down by my Wei’s ancestral family? Was it the same as those who told you about the Fan family before? Was it the same person who wanted the Sword Intent Inscription?”

“Haha…cough…will you let us go if we tell you?”

Xiang Feng replied sarcastically as he raised the power of his Qi to dissolve the medicine.

“I, Wei Wuwei, am different from scum like you. I act openly and honestly, and above all, I always keep my word!”

Having seen Wei Wuwei pretend to be cowardly only to use poisonous needles, and chasing people to death though all possible means, it would be strange for Xiang Feng and the other bandits to believe him at this moment.

Seeing the situation be overturned in front of him, Ji Yuan was a little stunned. He didn’t expect that this Wei would pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger.¹ He was so honest and straightforward that when he saw this trick, he realized that it was really dangerous for him!

Wei Wuwei also felt very happy at this moment. He had always pretended to be an ordinary person. The more he suppressed himself, the more comfortable he felt when he unleashed it. Seeing that Xiang Feng wanted to stall for time, he stopped talking nonsense. From stillness, he exploded into movement, and lifted his hands, generating a wind from his palms.

“Follow me to destroy the four other bandits first, and then I will question Xiang Feng!”

“Yes!”

“Yes!”

As they shouted their agreement, the two guards accompanied Wei Wuwei to attack the Yandi thieves.

At this moment, three “whoosh, whoosh, whoosh” sounds came through the air.

Just as Wei Wuwei and the others were forced to dodge the hidden weapons, two people wearing dark blue stealth clothes jumped out of the forest on the other side. They stepped off of the the delicate branches of the shrubs, and landed lightly in front of Wei Wuwei and the others.

Seeing this movement skill, Wei Wuwei’s pupils shrank, and he suddenly became nervous. There were actually two masters whose strength he couldn’t determine. Why hadn’t they come out to besiege him from the beginning?

“Last time, we lost the Sword Intent Inscription, and this time, we fell into the hands of Wei Wuwei. The Thirteen Thieves of Yandi are really worthless. If we hadn’t followed, we might have been found out by Wei Wuwei!”

“Deal with it quickly, we still have our own things to do!”

After one of them finished his words, he took a ghostly step forwards and shot at Wei Wuwei, while the other attacked the two guards.

Wei Wuwei retreatd wildly, but he could not avoid the sharp edge of the blade. He could only move his palms to meet his blow.

A “ssshh” sounded out, like a punctured water pouch.

Enduring the pain and exerting force in his legs, Wei Wuwei’s large body flipped backwards to escape. From the corner of his eye, he could see that the palm of his right hand had been punctured.

‘Mom!² I’m afraid I won’t be able to escape today!’

Just as this thought arose, Wei Wuwei, who had just landed from his flip, suddenly found that the man had already reached him with his strange steps. He kept retreating in small steps, gathering the momentum to jump backwards, but the man followed him like a shadow, and pointed the blade straight at his eyes once more to his eyes again. This time, there was no way to avoid it!

1. One of many similar proverbs. An English equivalent would be “pretend to be a sheep to eat a wolf” or “wolf in sheep’s clothing.” ↩︎
2. “Mother” or “Mom” used as an exclamation of surprise, desperation, or a curse. It has come up before, but I just haven’t translated it exactly since there has been a better English translation ↩︎