The Hwangbo Clan’s Beloved Live-In Son-in-Law - Chapter 35
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Chapter 35
“Good instincts. I can’t believe you’re just a patrol guard.”
Only three figures emerged from the darkness.
One was a giant with a pale, closely shaved head, another was a long-haired man with the aura of a blade.
And the third was radiating fighting spirit from his entire body.
“What’s your name?”
The man before his eyes.
Though shorter than Xie Baowei, his presence burned like flames.
The relentless fighting spirit made his skin tingle.
“Xie Baowei.”
As Xie Baowei spoke, he faced his opponent squarely.
His feet spread appropriately apart, sword held upright.
The most basic and orthodox middle stance.
It was the ready position of the Five Great Swords, the Hwangbo Family’s basic sword technique.
“Not a swordsman.”
The blade-sharp long-haired man spoke.
He looked ready to draw the long sword at his waist at any moment.
However, someone stopped him.
“Just do your job.”
It was the man whose fighting spirit had grown even fiercer.
His grinning face, baring his teeth, looked like a beast.
The bald giant shrugged his shoulders and moved first.
The blade-like man followed with apparent regret.
Then they walked past Xie Baowei with heavy steps.
Xie Baowei let them pass quietly.
“You’re not stopping us.”
“This is already more than my pay’s worth.”
Haha. The man laughed clearly.
“That’s right. If a mere patrol guard tried to stop me, that alone would be worth more than enough.”
Words revealing pride and high self-esteem in himself, and fierce presence that made those words seem natural.
Xie Baowei gripped his Blue Cold Sword tightly.
Sweat dripped from his hands with a squelching sound.
This was the first sense of crisis he’d felt since returning.
“Your name?”
“Yan Hui.”
The man drew his weapon.
It was a blade that seemed more suited for crushing than cutting, solid rather than sharp.
“Tougui!”
Shi Chen screamed as if in terror.
Now far away, he looked behind him as if ready to flee at any moment.
Xie Baowei’s face hardened at that name.
There were many in the martial arts world called Tougui, but only one like this.
One of the Six Demons of the Evil Eight Heavens!
“Mad Fighter Who Never Returns. Is it true you’ve never let an opponent you fought live?”
“Rumors tend to be exaggerated, but well. It’s not unfairly so.”
“Then you’ve never lost once?”
“Not yet. Even when I promise to die if I lose, no one can beat me.”
The attack began without warning.
With a thud, a long shadow instantly fell across Xie Baowei’s face.
A large blade came crashing down toward Xie Baowei’s face.
Clang!
Xie Baowei’s sword roughly deflected Tougui’s blade.
Huff. Huff.
He’d nearly died in an instant.
Xie Baowei stepped aside and caught his breath.
The piercing killing intent made his neck feel cold.
Tougui felt the vibration remaining in his blade and hand as he spoke.
“Definitely good. Xie Baowei… Hmm. I’m sure I’ve heard that name before.”
“It’s not an uncommon name.”
No. It’s probably not the way you’re thinking of.
Xie Baowei examined the edge of his Blue Cold Sword as he spoke.
It had been a strike too fast and strong to even think of deflecting.
A few more clashes and even this fine blade would be damaged.
The Five Great Swords technique of meeting force with force wasn’t good here.
-This sword is important, but you’re more important, Baowei.
Suddenly useless words came to mind and he shook his head.
Fortunately, his opponent was completely at ease.
“Hmm. I don’t think so.”
Thud.
Again, clang!
This time he deflected half of it.
Along with the deflected sword, he used the counter-force to leap back.
Following that,
Clang! Crack! Clang!
Sparks flew continuously from the blades.
Xie Baowei gritted his teeth and deflected with all his might before stepping back.
Thud. The wall of some hall touched his back.
There was nowhere left to retreat.
“Lord Xie!”
Shi Chen’s voice grew even more distant.
Whether it was a remaining thread of courage or loyalty, he still hadn’t run away.
Xie Baowei shook his head.
His eyes still persistently focused on Tougui.
The moment he lunged was impossibly fast to gauge.
Even wielding that large blade with one hand, his power was tremendous.
Xie Baowei ground his teeth.
He’s treating me like a joke.
Though he didn’t consider himself a martial artist, the life-and-death struggles he’d overcome had become his pride.
“You’re definitely not bad. Good enough that it’s a shame to meet in a place like this. No. Maybe that’s why it’s fortunate?”
Tougui, savoring the sensation remaining in his hands, laughed roughly.
His eyes began to gleam.
-Shriiiiek!
-Aaah! Ugh!
Just then, the whistles and screams of the guards protecting Munseo-go rang out simultaneously behind him.
Soon.
-Crash!
He thought another fire bomb had exploded.
But it wasn’t.
The bald giant took a deep breath and threw a punch, causing the wall to crumble down.
“That bastard’s showing off his strength uselessly again, leaving perfectly good doors alone. Crazy monk.”
Xie Baowei’s gaze wavered for a moment, but Tougui remained relaxed.
As the wall collapsed, the long-haired man entered inside while the giant conversely guarded the outside.
Soon guards appeared from here and there and began charging at him.
Only then.
“Let’s do this properly.”
Tougui charged again.
Xie Baowei nodded and kicked off with his foot.
-Crack.
This time Xie Baowei was first.
Fine sand and stones flew like arrows from his kicked foot.
Yan Hui raised his arm to cover only his eyes. White teeth showed beneath it.
“Good!”
He only needed to block his vision briefly.
Xie Baowei’s body turned right as he lightly gripped his sword hilt and swung.
From shoulder to arm curved like a whip, sweeping out diagonally.
The sword tip of Hwangbo Family’s basic technique Yijiaopian, Light Slanting Hidden Shadow, aimed for Tougui’s temple.
Slash!
“Ha! You’re definitely not a swordsman.”
Tch.
Xie Baowei gritted his teeth.
His sword barely grazed the area around the man’s shoulder before scattering.
Pretending to aim for the temple, then rapidly changing to the shoulder – Tougui had ghostly perception and spun his body like a storm to dodge the blade.
He had struck from outside his field of vision!
Swish!
This time it was the opposite.
He barely dodged the slashing attack that came using the momentum from turning, by leaning his back down.
Feeling the wall touch the back of his head sent chills down his spine, as the blade flickered before his eyes.
Gritting his teeth until his jaw ached, he twisted his body.
Scraaape.
The blade scraped against the wall and struck.
If he had been even slightly slower, his face would have been split.
Without time to catch his breath, Xie Baowei rolled his body.
The blade persistently pursued him.
Xie Baowei tensed his abdomen and bounced his body away, his arm curving like a whip again.
Once more the defensive technique of Yijiaopian, Flowing Sun Wild Dance, unfolded.
At the roughly scattered sword light, Tougui’s lips curved up diagonally.
“Struggling!”
Clang clang clang clang!
Tougui’s blade struck down every one of Xie Baowei’s swords and charged in.
Xie Baowei retreating and Tougui charging.
The two men’s faces came close, exactly one arm’s length apart.
Since he held the sword hilt lightly and long, it was a disadvantageous distance for Xie Baowei.
“Got you. I’ll take your future.”
Tougui, Yan Hui struck down with his blade without hesitation.
The rough, thick blade that hadn’t been maintained aimed for Xie Baowei’s neck.
Even that, to the left.
A trajectory where his injured leg wouldn’t move easily.
Indeed, Tougui.
Only then did Xie Baowei bare his teeth.
Xie Baowei’s left arm came up to his neck as if it had been waiting.
At the same time, Xie Baowei’s sword also stabbed at Tougui, though a step late.
Tougui’s eyes gleamed.
Whose courage was greater.
Whose strength was stronger.
Who was faster and who was stronger!
This gap between life and death was the power that kept him alive, and he had never lost once in such fights.
“Good!”
A cheer escaped naturally.
Thud!
Crash!
“Gah!”
Xie Baowei’s body was flung to the right.
The power contained in Tougui’s blade was so strong that he had to roll on the ground several times.
“Get up.”
Tougui spoke as if spitting toward Xie Baowei lying on the floor.
His mood that had soared to the sky plummeted to the ground.
It felt like thinking he was putting premium beef in his mouth, only to chew rotten entrails.
Cunning bastard.
First jumping to reduce the impact, then pretending to be hurt – what bullshit.
He wanted to rush over and slaughter him, but he couldn’t.
Blood spurted from the top of his right foot.
If it had been a little deeper, it would have been completely useless.
“Damn bastard.”
Xie Baowei slowly got up.
Seeing his left hand hanging limply, it was clearly broken.
Then again, who knows. It might be fine.
He looked like an honest bear, but fought like a fox.
“Tougher than I thought.”
Xie Baowei seemed surprised himself as he raised his arm to stroke his armor.
Roughly pushing aside his torn clothes, the plate armor was bent but not broken.
It didn’t weigh like iron but was hard like iron, and tough like leather – truly a remarkable item.
“This bastard is mocking me!”
Tougui flared up at that sight.
Acting like he couldn’t believe what he couldn’t believe and charging in? When his own hand was at risk of flying off?
Even though it was obviously provocation.
It got to him.
“Damn it.”
When he stepped forward firmly, the blood that had barely stopped gushed out again.
Seeing that, Xie Baowei shrugged his shoulders.
The first move of Delightful Three had hit properly.
Pretending to aim for something big while stealing something small always worked well.
“Now we’re somewhat equal, aren’t we?”
Or not? I’m limping and have a broken arm, while you only hurt your leg.
“Hmm. I still seem insufficient.”
Tougui growled.
“I thought you were at least a wolf, but you were just a rat.”
His anger wasn’t because of using equipment in the fight, or because he was badly hurt.
It was always like this.
Only I am serious. Again.
Damn it!
Tougui frowned and pulled out a small fire tong from his chest, lit it, and pressed it against his foot.
A terrible pain arose with a sizzling sound.
Even so, he neither let go of his blade nor took his eyes off Xie Baowei.
Straightening his back again, he held his large blade straight as if nothing had happened and aimed it at Xie Baowei.
His fighting spirit soared to the heavens as if it would pierce the sky.
With the momentum to leap in at any moment, he raised his voice.
“Come here! Come and decide life and death. Let us cross blades and stake our lives. I’ll wager my life and joy, so stake your life and future. Come. Come and face me!”
This bastard!
A murderous aura so fierce it could shake the heavens surged upward.
It was a declaration that would stir the warrior’s heart in anyone who practiced martial arts.
Xie Baowei shook his head.
“…I don’t want to.”
“Hah.”
Tougui let out a hollow laugh.
What an incomprehensible fellow.
It doesn’t matter.
Whatever you are, we’ll soon decide life and death.
Just then.
With a creaking sound, the door of Gungrijae opened.
The sword-like man who had entered Munseo-go walked out covered in blood.
Blood dripped from the blade in his left hand, and in his right hand was a bundle stained red.
Judging by its angular shape, it was a book.
“Let’s go. I found it.”
Just then, the sounds and flashing lights from the direction where the thumping and sparks had been flying also stopped.
Had it been even a moment since Xie Baowei and Tougui faced off?
That was more than enough time for masters to be deployed.
If they waited just a little longer, renowned figures would come running.
The guards who knew this also spread out wide to form an encirclement.
Even so, the three fierce beasts seemed leisurely as if they lived in another world.
“Go.”
Tougui said.
He showed no intention whatsoever of leaving Xie Baowei behind.
The sword-like man tilted his head, but the bald man stopped him.
“Leave him be. Liberation through blood is the natural order. Destruction is one’s own fate, and if he seeks death, let him meet it.”
“Bullshit.”
Tougui grumbled as if annoyed.
The bald man paid him no mind and looked in one direction into the darkness, then stomped his foot with a thud.
“Ha!”
With a great lion’s roar, a bang rang out and the ground caved in.
In an instant, three guards flew through the air and the encirclement was torn apart.
It was as if a cannon had fallen.
Seeing this, the bald man nodded and quickly disappeared.
The sword-like long-haired man also looked at the empty space the bald man had been watching, then spoke to Tougui.
“How pathetic, getting worked up over some bastard who isn’t even a swordsman. Don’t lower your standards and just die.”
Then he hastily launched his body.
The guards tried to catch him, but when the man swung his blade, two guards instantly fell clutching their throats.
The remaining guards gritted their teeth and rushed in, but only bought a brief moment of time.
Just when they unconsciously hesitated at that overwhelming difference.
Thud.
A massive energy wave arrived with a sound.
“You bastard!”
It was someone Xie Baowei also knew.
Beiyu, Yixia, Daowan, Zhangzhonghu…
Countless titles came to mind, but only one remained.
“Alliance Leader!”
It was Martial Arts Alliance Leader Fang Maqing.
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