I Only Stomp on Weaklings

"What plans does Miss Nie have next?"

Chen Ming lightly glossed over the matter, not pursuing it further. Naturally, after this incident, he would no longer travel with this woman.

Nie Hongyi caught his meaning, looked towards the north, and said leisurely, "I want to take a look at the Capital City."

Chen Ming said, "Mr. Gu and you are not on the same path, how about we part ways here? In the future, if you want to find me, you can leave a message at the Gu Family in the Capital City, or send a message to Xiazhou City. As long as I receive your message, I will definitely meet up."

"Alright, then let’s part ways here."

Nie Hongyi clasped her hands in salute and then turned and left.

Chen Ming watched her leave until her figure disappeared into the woods, feeling slightly relieved; fortunately, she was sensible enough.

Originally, he thought she would forcibly demand the jade token, but unexpectedly, she left just like that.

It seems the person she wants him to deal with must be extremely important to her.

To be honest, Chen Ming couldn’t see through this woman, and he vaguely felt she was quite dangerous. Because of this intuition, he did not want to clash with her.

How should I put it, she was too determined.

When she came out of the cage, her expression was very calm, not at all like someone who had been imprisoned for several years.

When leaving the tunnel, seeing the platform in the middle of the dark river, those corpses, and even when destroying the secret engravings on the stone wall, her expression did not waver at all.

As if she had no emotions.

Only just now, after he killed Xie Jianqiu, did he see for the first time a glimmer of surprise in this woman’s eyes; evidently, this was the only thing that truly caught her off guard.

The previous encounters seemed irrelevant to her.

That’s too strange.

"She finally left." Jiang Yingxue, hiding behind him, said with a relieved, light-hearted tone, "It’s finally safe."

Safe?

Chen Ming’s expression turned grave; the real danger hadn’t yet arrived.

Given how things have developed, he could already anticipate what was going to happen next.

Now that all five who came together have perished, those from the Jiang Family coming to rescue Jiang Yingxue are likely to face dire prospects as well. When Du Rusong emerges from the Secret Realm, he will surely hunt him down to kill him to silence him.

Du Rusong is not like Xie Jianqiu; in his complete First Grade state, Chen Ming could never match him.

Therefore, the next step is to escape!

How can one avoid the pursuit of a First Grade?

Chen Ming looked towards Jiang Yingxue. Indeed, to escape this tribulation, he must rely on her.

She had already proven with her actions that she is trustworthy. This is camaraderie forged in life-and-death situations.

Jiang Yingxue felt a bit shy under his gaze, lowered her head, and her heart was pounding, thinking, does he want to kiss me? Oh, why is he staring like that, if you want to kiss, then just kiss...

"Listen to me."

While she was lost in wild thoughts, she heard Chen Ming say in a serious tone, "We haven’t truly escaped danger yet; from now on, we need to continue running for our lives."

"Ah?"

Jiang Yingxue looked at him blankly, continue running for their lives?

...

Not long after, a tall figure appeared out of nowhere in a cave on Ringed Head Mountain. It was Du Rusong, his face seething with anger, "Xie Jianqiu, you dare deceive me!"

He was seething with murderous intent, ready to trouble Xie Jianqiu, when he looked around, finding corpses all over. Seeing the corpses of four subordinates, he burned with fury.

Being fooled this time cost him four Third Grades, making it impossible to explain when returning to Six Gates.

Du Rusong swept with his Divine Sense and did not find any trace of Xie Jianqiu, pondering in his heart, "Six Gates is not somewhere I can return. With so many Third Grades dead, not to mention that Gu kid— huh, why isn’t his body here?"

He didn’t pay much attention, dying somewhere else wasn’t strange.

All in all, with Gu Xianyu dead, the Gu Family will definitely not let this go. Given Zhong Danyang’s disposition, he would not protect him.

Returning means death, it’s better to rebel against Six Gates.

As for the family left behind in Xiazhou City, he couldn’t care less; a wife lost can be remarried, children lost can be reborn.

As long as he lives, everything else is possible.

Thinking of this, Du Rusong did not hesitate any longer, "First, capture Xie Jianqiu, this person must be the owner of that Secret Realm. If I can seize the talisman to open the Secret Realm and kill him, I can become the new owner of the Secret Realm myself.

By then, he could use the heavenly treasures within the Secret Realm to unlock the Divine Treasure and could have his own sect. Why should he look at others’ faces?

The more Du Rusong thought, the more excited he became, "Old Xie, see where you can hide."

Having been with Six Gates for years, he naturally possessed his own unique skills and had long marked Xie Jianqiu. Even if the latter escaped to the ends of the earth, he can’t evade his tracking.

He took a small animal from a pouch on his waist, covered in glossy black fur, resembling a small squirrel.

Du Rusong pulled out some nuts, stuffed them into its mouth, and stroked its head, saying, "Treasure, go, find that old man I told you about, remember?"

The black little mouse nodded, squeaked twice, and leaped onto his shoulder, its little head turning to look in a direction, chirping.

"That way!"

Du Rusong’s figure flickered, darting in that direction.

...

Moments later, Du Rusong arrived at the bank of the Danjiang River, with the spirit mouse squeaking on his shoulder.

He gazed at the river, his expression a bit somber, "Are you saying, he’s right at the bottom?"

"Chirp chirp."

Du Rusong felt a bad premonition and leaped into the water. After a while, he indeed retrieved a corpse from the riverbed; it was Xie Jianqiu.

He was actually dead!

Who killed him?

Du Rusong searched the corpse thoroughly but found nothing, as expected.

He tossed Xie Jianqiu’s corpse back into the river and began pondering.

"Could it have been the companions of those other corpses?"

"No, if they were companions, they wouldn’t leave the corpses behind."

"Was it a passing First Grade?"

"Or rather--"

Suddenly, inspiration struck Du Rusong. In the mountain cave, there were only the corpses of those four subordinates; Tao Zhiquan and Gu Xianyu’s bodies were not there.

Could they still be alive?

"Find them first and then we’ll talk."

So, Du Rusong commanded the spirit mice to search for another old man.

Later, in the nearby woods, they discovered a freshly made grave.

"Tao Zhiquan is dead too?"

Du Rusong raised his hand and released Gang Yuan, blasting open the simple grave. After seeing Tao Zhiquan’s corpse and confirming his death, he threw the body back.

"Looks like that kid is still alive."

He thought to himself with some excitement.

The person who buried Tao Zhiquan, no need to ask, could only be Gu Xianyu.

"This kid is quite capable."

Du Rusong ordered the spirit mice, "Find that young man, remember?"

This time, the spirit mice took an unusually long time before they sensed something. They raised their heads and squeaked towards a certain direction.

"Over there!"

Du Rusong immediately pursued.

...

Late that night, several miles outside Jiangzhou City.

Three figures, one chasing two escaping.

"Gu Xianyu, your technique of disguise is truly exquisite, even I can’t see any flaws." The pursuer was none other than Du Rusong.

Not long ago, with the help of the spirit mice, he caught up with Gu Xianyu. But upon seeing the person, he initially thought he had found the wrong one, as the spirit mice pointed to a woman.

Du Rusong thought the spirit mice had made a mistake and was a bit vexed at the time. But after leaving a distance, he felt something was wrong. The spirit mice never made mistakes.

When he returned to find that woman again, he discovered she and her companion were fleeing towards Jiangzhou City.

He was now certain that the woman was disguised as Gu Xianyu.

What surprised him even more was that this kid’s speed was unprecedentedly fast; even while carrying someone, he couldn’t catch up.

With no other choice, Du Rusong had to exhaust his energy, pursue with the utmost speed, and finally catch sight of the two.

While chasing closely, Du Rusong said with leisure, "You’ve already reached Second Grade, tut-tut-tut, it’s surprising to not see you for less than a day."

However, the two women ahead ignored whatever he said and just focused on fleeing.

"Young Gu, my patience has its limits. That thing is in your hand, isn’t it? Hand it over, and I might spare you!"

Seeing the two women ahead still silent, a flash of anger crossed Du Rusong’s eyes. Refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit.

He was now less than a dozen yards from them; he raised his hand, sending forth a Sword Gang.

The two women ahead flashed away and vanished from their original spot, breaking his qi lock. Upon reappearing, they were already ten yards away.

"You do have some skill, but unfortunately, your cultivation is too low."

Du Rusong mocked coldly.

Just then, the Sword Gang twisted mid-course and flew toward the two women again.

Let’s see how many times you can use that body technique.

At that moment, the woman with Gu Xianyu cried loudly, "Help! I am Jiang Yingxue, the heiress of the Jiang Family. Thieves are pursuing us; anyone willing to rescue us will be greatly rewarded by this young lady--"

The heiress of the Jiang Family?

Du Rusong’s face darkened. Jiangzhou City was not far; the Jiang Family was one of Jiangzhou’s Three Great Families. With her shouting like this, masters might arrive soon.

No, he must resolve this quickly!

"Hmph!"

Du Rusong snorted coldly and finally drew his weapon.

This was a Divine Weapon, exchanged for the merits of three First Grade achievements. He nurtured it daily with Gang Yuan, rarely unsheathing it.

Once drawn, it must see blood.

Buzz!

With a sword hum, it transformed into a blood-colored stream of light, flying toward the two women ahead.

They were about to be slain under the sword.

"How bold!"

With a furious shout, a giant hand flew out from the side, grasping the blood-colored Divine Weapon. The blood light struggled back and forth, unable to break through the giant hand.

"What villain dares act in front of me?"

An ambiguous voice spoke.

Divine Treasure Realm?

Du Rusong was shocked; how could he dare continue? He hurriedly landed and said loudly, "Du Rusong of Six Gates in Xiazhou, First Grade Governor. I greet the senior."

Then he presented the seal representing his identity.

The giant hand, initially poised to strike him squarely, halted upon hearing his statement. It gathered the seal from his hand.

Moments later, the voice spoke again, "You, from the Six Gates of Xiazhou, came to Jiangzhou, attempting to kill the Jiang Family’s seventh young lady. How could you justify this?"

"Senior, discern clearly, this junior intended no harm, merely wanted to stop them for a few questions."

"This place is Jiangzhou, not where you can rampage. Since you indeed harbor no killing intent, leave. Depart Jiangzhou immediately."

Then, the Divine Weapon and seal flew back to Du Rusong’s side of their own accord.

"Understood."

Du Rusong gathered the items and turned to leave, moving even faster than before.

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