Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 93 Boarding the Ship_1

Chapter 93: Chapter 93 Boarding the Ship_1

As Xue Lingxue strummed her strings, heart-healing music flowed through the audience. The spectators, still excited from the thrilling scene they just witnessed, began to calm down as the music enveloped them, their hearts settling into a peaceful tranquility.

The "Song of Rejuvenation" was quite different from the previous "Surging Wave Assistance Song," each carrying a distinct emotion.

The divine pressure of True Qi added on was separately acting on Chu Liang alone.

He felt a warm energy pulsing into his body with each note, focusing on his wound and combating the force that kept harming him, slowly promoting the healing of his wound.

Feeling the energy of life infused into him, he also gradually calmed down.

Though Master Lu was a cultivator of the Sixth Realm, the power attached to the weapon was not something Xue Lingxue couldn’t eliminate. However, the process of elimination was quite difficult, startling Xue Lingxue.

The degree of tenacity of this power indicated the high level of cultivation of the one who launched the attack. The fact that Chu Liang had fought against such an enemy and survived was indeed remarkable.

Just a while ago, he was bearing his injury and confronting Marquis Ding Shan, a cultivator of the Sixth Realm. He resisted the opponent’s pressure and did not relax his vigilance.

This was no easy task.

After a while, the song ended.

The power attached to Chu Liang’s wound was finally eliminated. The bleeding stopped completely. Even though the wound was not completely healed, it was no longer fatal. As long as he could heal himself, recovery was just a matter of time.

"Thank you, Miss Xue, for saving my life." Chu Liang opened his eyes and stood up to thank her.

"It’s nothing, Young Hero Chu’s actions of punishing the evil and promoting the good are admirable. I’m just doing my bit," Xue Lingxue praised him. It was clear that she had watched the previous scene and believed Chu Liang’s words.

Actually, all the spectators present had already understood that Chu Liang was telling the truth. The guilt of Marquis Ding Shan Residence was not fabricated.

On one hand, there had been frequent cases of missing girls in the Southern Region over the years, which confirmed this; on the other hand, the audience’s eyes were discerning ones.

Virtue and evil...

Perhaps some people couldn’t see clearly, and some people didn’t want to see clearly, but in the end, most people could see clearly.

"I’m sorry for disturbing Miss Xue’s performance," Chu Liang apologized again. "But ultimately, the fault lies with this immensely sinful father and son... Huh?"

Chu Liang turned his head and found that the young Marquis, who was bound by the Demon Binding Rope and had been at his side, had disappeared. Where could he have gone?

Looking up.

There was the young Marquis, tightly bound by the Turtle Shell Binding, crawling on the ground, moving forward with difficulty like a squirming larvae. He had crawled to the edge of the stage in all this time. If he had the time of one more song, he might have been able to escape under the stage.

"Heh..." Chu Liang chuckled and walked over to bring him back.

The young Marquis had intended to escape unnoticed while attracting no attention, but unfortunately, he found it too difficult. Feeling a chill in his neck, he knew he had been caught again. He had a look of despair, full of grief as if his father had just died.

Though his father had indeed just died.

But possibly, being caught again was even more despairing.

"Should we hand him over to the Imperial Court?" Lin Bei asked.

"Not yet," Chu Liang frowned, "We don’t yet have concrete evidence of Marquis Ding Shan Residence’s guilt. If we send him to the Imperial Court now, and they can’t draw a conclusion, we, Shu Mountain Sect may have to take responsibility. We still need solid evidence before handing him over."

Upon hearing these words, the young Marquis suddenly burst into laughter, "Ha ha ha, that’s right! You guys don’t have any evidence! You are just slandering the Imperial Family! This is a crime punishable by death! I suggest you release me now, and I won’t pursue this matter, otherwise..."

Smack.

Lin Bei stepped forward and gave him a hard slap, sending several of his teeth flying. He snorted, "Shut up."

Then, Lin Bei flicked his hair, puffed his chest out, and revealed a proud expression. "Insignificant evidence is in my grasp already."

...

Sunset faded over the Qin Nan River.

From the distance, the melodious sound of piano music echoed. Upon hearing it, Xue Hu’s eyes lit up.

"Set sail." He climbed onto the deck and ordered his men.

In an instant, the members of the East Whale Guild began to set sail and depart. The three large ships slowly moved towards the center of the river. Leaving the Qin Nan River and following the Divine Light River eastward, they would reach the Eastern Region.

That was their territory.

With all eyes in Southern Border City focused on Xue Lingxue’s performance, their voyage today would be safer and smoother than usual.

Xue Hu stood at the bow of the ship, pondering.

As these thoughts ran through his mind, a piercing shriek echoed from high above. It seemed to be the call of some divine bird, shrill and imposing.

"Hm?" Xue Hu looked upwards.

What met his gaze was a ball of intense flame.

Boom—

A burst of noise sent his senses reeling.

The sphere of flame landed on the ship’s deck. He swiftly turned around and saw the flames recede, transforming into a tall and domineeringly attractive woman.

A vague realization dawned in his heart; he had heard a name when he was in the martial world. He had a vague impression, but he wasn’t confident about it.

So he asked, "Who are you? Why have you boarded the Whale Guild’s ship?"

The woman did not waste words and merely raised an eyebrow and commanded, "Kneel."

Bump.

The pressure descended.

A huge wave seemed to crash down from the sky. Not just this ship, but all three ships, all the members of the Whale Guild standing on them, whether they were martial artists with cultivation or ordinary people, heard the not-so-loud sound.

Then they knelt down obediently.

There was no hesitation.

Instead of a command, it was more like a rule.

Clank... Only Xue Hu struggled against it. After all, he was a martial artist at the peak of the Fifth Realm. He had gone through a hundred battles and had an unyielding will, and he would not blindly submit to the pressure exerted by a powerful person. Although his knees were already creaking, he still struggled against the pressure.

Seeing this, Empress Feng just slightly frowned, "Hm?"

With this subdued "hm", Xue Hu’s shoulder seemed to be hit by a heavy hammer, and he immediately kneel down! With a cracking sound, two pits were smashed into the deck!

His heart was filled with unimaginable fear because the pressure exerted by this person goes beyond ordinary power; it was the legendary Phoenix Divine Pressure!

It was pure domination!

Had there not been such Phoenix Divine Pressure, how could Marquis Ding Shan obediently stand there and allow Empress Feng to kill him with a single punch?

It was indeed that fearsome name; Empress Feng of Shu Mountain Sect... in the hearts of many martial artists, she is a ruthless demoness who kills without batting an eye.

Today, he was just unlucky enough to encounter her.

When Chu Liang and Lin Bei arrived, they saw this scene: Empress Feng was standing openly on the deck, all three ships were stationary with everyone onboard kneeling as if they were welcoming a queen.

This was within expectations, so the two didn’t say anything further. They immediately opened the cabin, and sure enough, after removing some cargo that was meant to obscure view, they saw a large number of women hidden in the cabin.

All these women were captured from various places in the Southern Region; there were hundreds of them in total in three cabins. Seeing the daylight, their eyes were filled with a certain terror.

After briefly calming them, the two returned to the deck to report to Empress Feng.

"Indeed, all the women in the cabin have been kidnapped," Chu Liang said.

"Hmph..." A murderous intent flashed in Empress Feng’s eyes, "You mixed breeds..."

In the flicker of her gaze, she raised her hand, preparing to slaughter!

Xue Hu saw her intent to kill. He looked up and said, "You can kill me... but could you tell me how the matter was exposed... otherwise, I won’t die in peace!"

"Hee hee hee..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a strange laugh sounded. A figure leaped forward, swaying his waist at Xue Hu. It was Lin Bei.

"It’s you!" Xue Hu recognized him immediately, his eyes brimming with rage. He could not believe that he had fallen into the hands of such a man.

"Did you think I was really a drunkard? Did you think my appearance that day was a coincidence?" Lin Bei gave a wicked grin, "Under the wise leadership of the strongest Peak Master of Shu Mountain Sect, Empress Feng, the two disciples who possess both wisdom and bravery, had long seen through your evil plot. Our arrival at Southern Border City was solely to solve this case. The crucial step of my feigned urination that day to steal information was aimed at destroying your operation! Every single action of yours couldn’t escape the law from Uncle Feng, the Empress Feng!"

Empress Feng nodded heavily, "That’s right, it is so!"