Chapter 71: A Soft-Legged Tiger or Something Like a Crawling Snake

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Cultivators always kept their eyes on all eight sides and listened to all six directions. Lei Qing, through a series of life-and-death trials, had already cultivated his awareness to a deep level. Although he did not turn his head, he simulated in his mind, with extreme clarity, the actions of Li Xiangling drawing her sword, taking a step forward, and charging with the blade.

The sound of the sword cutting through the air, footsteps, breathing, and the rustle of clothes brushing against the air. To the ears of a master, these sounds were as vivid as if they were in three dimensions. Lei Qing’s cultivation was on the verge of Silver-rank, only a step away. How could he fear such a sneak attack?

Without turning his head and without unsheathing his sword, he spun the Treasure Sword, still in its scabbard, in his hand. The Lian Zhan moved like a spinning top before he used it to block behind him.

With a clang, he struck her sword blade with the scabbard, causing Li Xiangling to stagger. Although Li Xiangling had reached the Entry-rank Bronze level in cultivation due to various considerations, her combat experience was obviously poor.

“Ling’er, no!” Jiang Yu rushed forward desperately, throwing his body between the two of them. His face was filled with extreme horror.

“How dare you!” The bandits also rose up in fury. They drew their swords and knives one after another and charged forward, ready to chop the boldly audacious little girl into minced meat, shouting loudly: “Protect the Boss!”

In a very short time, Lei Qing had already conquered these unruly bandits with his charm and martial prowess. They wholeheartedly and sincerely supported Lei Qing.

“Everyone stand down,” Lei Qing waved his hand and smiled. “This little girl is just joking with me. Why are you all fussing over nothing?”

The bandits’ tension instantly dissipated. They stopped their steps and retreated with grins. After all, who was the Boss? He was a fierce character who dared to charge into and out of armies of thousands. How could he be hurt by such a mere little girl? Didn’t they see that the Boss didn’t even turn his head? Was he not showing off? Perhaps the Boss was teasing the little girl to make her happy, preparing for a master-servant couple adventure later.

Why should we subordinates worry about nothing? We should just watch the show.

“Pervert, who is joking with you?” Li Xiangling was not grateful that Lei Qing did not hold a grudge against her. Her face flushed red and pale with anger as she trembled and cried out: “Big Brother Jiang, if you still remember our old feelings, please step aside for me. I must kill this bandit who dares to defile the Miss’s purity and avenge her.”

“Ling’er, don’t act recklessly. This man is my Boss. He is righteous, Righteous and High-Minded,” Jiang Yu could only advise with a bitter smile. “Can we discuss this matter over time? Let’s speak calmly.”

“Big Brother Jiang, how can this shameless and despicable bandit leader be spoken to calmly? How can we discuss this over time?” Li Xiangling was so anxious that she stamped her feet, and tears fell. “It was my ignorance that harmed the Miss. If I had not betrayed the chamber’s interests, the Miss would not have come here to seek justice. I… I… I am sorry to the Miss.” Saying this, overcome by anger, Li Xiangling directly drew her sword and tried to slash it across her neck.

“Ling’er, no!” Jiang Yu’s face turned extremely pale with terror, and he rushed forward urgently. However, his cultivation was too poor, and he was unable to stop her in time.

“Clang!”

The Lian Zhan Treasure Sword was unsheathed for battle. Triggered by the Fighting Qi, the scabbard shot forward like a sharp arrow. With a slap, it hit Li Xiangling’s elbow joint accurately.

Her joint went numb, and her arm swung outward. The sword also deviated slightly, narrowly missing her neck. Just as she was about to retract the sword, determined to slit her throat, Lei Qing moved again. Using the Thunder Flash movement technique, he was as swift as lightning. In less than two zhang, he arrived almost instantly with a single step.

The Lian Zhan sword moved like a meteor, flashing like lightning. This was one of the Lei Family’s ultimate Fighting Technique moves, the One-Character Lightning Sword. It emphasized speed, cruelty, and accuracy, a reckless move with no retreat, focusing only on the enemy and forgetting oneself.

A killing intent that seemed to have walked through a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood rushed fiercely and domineeringly toward Li Xiangling. Having never experienced real combat killing, Li Xiangling, despite having a body full of cultivation, was shocked and shivered by that killing intent. Her self-slaughter action slowed down by half a beat.

“Zhi!” The tip of the Lian Zhan sword pierced her wrist. Under strong control, the sword only broke the skin slightly. However, the influx of Heavenly Thunder Fighting Qi into her body made her delicate body ache and go numb. Her wrist went soft, and she could no longer hold the sword.

“Clink, clink.” The sharp sword fell to the ground.

Jiang Yu swooped in like a hungry tiger, snatching the sword away. His back was covered in cold sweat, and he was left in a state of lingering fear, terribly shaken. This incident had happened because Li Xiangling, remembering old feelings, helped him. If Xiangling had truly slit her throat because she felt guilty toward the Miss, Jiang Yu would live in regret for the rest of his life.

Most importantly, he did not want Xiangling to die either.

Li Xiangling had no sword, but she still had teeth and claws. Seeing that pervert Lei Qing right in front of her, she let out a cry of extreme grief and anger and pounced on him.

With Lei Qing’s cultivation level, how could he be pounced on by such messy moves? He placed the sword behind his back and used the elegant and gorgeous Thunder Flash technique, dodging left and right with ease and calmness. Since Xiangling the little girl had indeed helped Jiang Yu, and had also helped him, he could not bear to see her go mad. So, he smiled and said: “Little girl, you didn’t listen to what I said completely. Stop acting crazy and seeking death here. Your Eldest Miss is fine.”

“Huh?” Upon hearing this, Li Xiangling’s body trembled, and she stopped. Her face was pale, and she stared at Lei Qing with fear and uncertainty. “What… what you say is true? You… you haven’t done anything to my Miss?”

Just as Lei Qing was about to admit it, he saw all the bandits staring at him. So, he swallowed his words. Damn it, if he admitted it, these subordinates would definitely think strange things about him. Even if he said he had shown great mercy, they wouldn’t believe it.

Think about it, a strong and muscular bandit leader and a young, beautiful Miss had been in the same room all night long, yet nothing happened.

Not only would these subordinates feel embarrassed, but his bandit nickname in the future would probably be something like Impotent Wolf, Soft-Legged Tiger, or Crawling Snake. Given Lei Qing’s temper, how could he tolerate such a nickname appearing?

Immediately, he raised his eyebrows and said with a proud smile: “Impossible? Yesterday night, your Miss slept in my arms all night, and when she woke up in the morning, she wouldn’t even let go of my arm.”

Hearing this, the bandits breathed a sigh of relief and secretly thought to themselves that the Boss was indeed the Boss. An entire night.

Li Xiangling became anxious again upon hearing this. She pounced forward fiercely, her eyes filled with killing intent: “Pervert, I will fight you to the death.”

Lei Qing spun around to avoid her and chuckled. “Saying your Miss is fine doesn’t mean that. In short, your Miss’s impression of me has greatly improved. Early this morning, we even flirted with each other.”

Li Xiangling immediately stopped her hands and looked at Lei Qing in disbelief. Stamping her feet in anger, she said: “My Miss is educated, knows etiquette, and understands propriety and shame. She is not the kind of person you described.”

“If you don’t believe me, I can take you to see your Miss.” Lei Qing smiled proudly and looked around. Indeed, he saw the bandits wearing expressions of vulgarity mixed with worship. The Boss was truly the Boss. Not only had he conquered the horses, but he had also subdued the people.

“Good. If you tell even a single lie, I… I will fight you to the death.” Li Xiangling thought that she really had to see the Miss.

And so.

Lei Qing, amidst the worshipful and admiring gazes of the bandits, led Li Xiangling through that pretentious yet tacky little courtyard, entered the room, and hurriedly turned back to close the door.

“Miss, Miss, are you okay?” Li Xiangling hurriedly went to check on her Miss, whose hands and feet were tied, and asked anxiously: “Miss, this pervert said he has already… already…”

“How dare he.” Li Baobao cursed in anger and humiliation.

“Shh!” Lei Qing hurriedly put a finger to his lips, walked forward with a ingratiating smile, and bowed, saying: “Um, Miss Li, great Miss Li, let’s keep it down, keep it down.”

“I didn’t do anything shameful with you, why should we whisper?” Li Baobao was already extremely angry with Lei Qing and scolded him harshly. However, she still lowered her voice as requested, snorting coldly: “Stinky bandit leader, what tricks are you playing to tease me again?”

“This…” Lei Qing chuckled dryly twice, leaned in, showed an ingratiating face, and whispered a few words.

“What?” Li Baobao flew into a rage, her apricot eyes wide with anger. “How dare you make me… Wuwu…” At the last few words, Lei Qing covered her mouth, making her speech muffled and unclear.

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