Rise of the Sword Son-in-Law

Chapter 86: Xu Ping’an’s Deal

"Pfft!"

Huang An was chopped in the back by a member of the Third Rank Ninth Layer Realm hunting team.

The cut was deep enough to see bone, and blood was pouring out.

Such wounds numbered more than ten on his body already.

"Old Huang, looks like we’re going to fall here today,"

Song Yang said bitterly as he pushed back a member of the Third Rank Ninth Layer hunting team and retreated to Huang An’s side.

At this moment, there were easily over forty people surrounding them.

Although they had already killed a good twenty-something people, the number of these Third Rank experts was still too overwhelming.

Especially since there were four of the Third Rank Ninth Layer Realm.

At this point, their True Yuan had almost run out, and their injuries were extremely severe.

They were barely hanging on by a thread.

"If we fall, we fall. A few decades later, we’ll be brave men once again. You’re not afraid of dying, are you?" Huang An said with a light laugh.

"Afraid of dying? I’m just afraid of dying before you do and then you’ll piss on my grave," Song Yang said with disdain.

Upon hearing this, Huang An slightly smiled, "We’ve lived for more than seventy years, it’s been enough. Our cultivation hasn’t advanced an inch in many years; I’ve been sick of living for a long time. I just hope those kids can manage to escape with their lives."

"Yes, they are the hope of the Beichen Sword Sect. It doesn’t matter if we die, but they cannot," Song Yang lamented.

Having spent decades at the Beichen Sword Sect, where they grew up, they had profound feelings for the sect.

So when the hunting team attacked, they did not hesitate to protect Xu Ping’an and the others as they retreated.

Unfortunately, their cultivation was too weak, and they could only hold out this far.

"You two old farts, have you chatted enough? If you’re done, then get on your way," a squad leader of the Third Rank Ninth Layer Realm from the hunting team immediately snorted coldly.

He then gestured towards the people beside him.

The next moment, the group behind him launched an attack on the two.

Song Yang and Huang An exchanged glances, both revealing a cold and resolute smile.

"Old Huang, it’s time to hit the road. It’s a pity you hid that jar of twenty-year apricot blossom wine, and I never got to drink it," Elder Song Yang said with a light laugh, a resolute expression appearing in his eyes.

"What apricot blossom wine? I drank all of it a long time ago, I was just teasing you before," Huang An said lightly, with a resolve to face death flitting across his eyes.

Immediately after, the True Yuan within their bodies began to surge, and the next moment, their Qi-Blood churned.

Self-explosion!

Yes, they were planning to self-destruct, to take a few more with them in their final moments.

It must be said that both were ruthlessly decisive.

"Thinking you can kill the elders of the Beichen Sword Sect? You’re not qualified enough."

Just then, a figure suddenly leaped up from the river.

With a sharp sword in hand, he swiftly delivered a strike.

The Sword Radiance was fierce, instantly cutting the leader of the pack, a Third Rank Fifth Layer Realm Cultivator, in half.

"Xu Ping’an?"

Huang An and Song Yang were both taken aback.

They hadn’t expected Xu Ping’an to show up at this moment.

The members of the hunting team were also caught off guard, not expecting Xu Ping’an to return after fleeing.

Atop a distant mountain peak,

Chen Tianqing saw this scene, his eyes became extremely sinister.

"Is Xu Ping’an seeking death? To think he would return after fleeing, I was just worrying about not having a chance to kill him," Chen Tianqing said with a cold laugh.

Wei Yang and Guan Haishan, however, furrowed their brows slightly.

Xu Ping’an’s return was an abnormal event.

But they considered that it was highly possible that Xu Ping’an had been forced back due to being pursued by river demons in the water.

"Xu Ping’an, you were already escaping, why did you come back?" Huang An quickly turned to Xu Ping’an and demanded.

They had felt that by allowing Xu Ping’an and the others to escape, their deaths would have meaning.

But now that Xu Ping’an had returned, didn’t that make their sacrifice in vain?

Yu Xin, who was at a distance, had also noticed Xu Ping’an and stared at him fixedly, shouting furiously, "Xu Ping’an, if you don’t provide a reasonable explanation, I’m going to skin you alive when I get back."

Xu Ping’an leaped out from beside the two elders, Huang An and Song Yang, and upon hearing Yu Xin’s curses, he replied with a wry smile, "I only came back to make a deal with the leader of the assassination squad."

"What deal? Kid, what makes you think you have the right to make a deal with me?"

The leader of the assassination squad, Lei Li, did not cease his attacks, and while assaulting Yu Xin, he spoke.

"I know that Commander Lei Li has reached an agreement with the Prince’s Mansion. I assume the reward the Prince’s Mansion has promised for this occasion is substantial, right?" Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

Lei Li was startled, halting his attack and casting a surprised glance at Xu Ping’an.

This fellow actually knows about my cooperation with the Prince’s Mansion?

Yu Xin, Song Yang, and the others’ expressions changed.

The people from the Prince’s Mansion are scheming behind the scenes?

Why would they do that?

To kill Xu Ping’an?

Even to kill Xu Ping’an, there’s no need to mobilize such a large force, right?

Could it be because of...

A myriad of thoughts flashed through Yu Xin’s mind all at once, and he suddenly understood the motive behind the assassination squad’s action.

They were coming for him!

"Kid, since you know that the Prince’s Mansion has offered me a generous reward, then you should know I, Lei Li, have always been a man of my word. Once I make a promise, I won’t go back on it, and even if the Beichen Sword Sect offers a more generous reward, I won’t accept it," said Lei Li with a light laugh.

"Is that so? It’s only because the reward isn’t generous enough. What if I say my condition is to help Commander Lei break through to the Fifth Layer?" Xu Ping’an said with a light chuckle.

"Break through to the Fifth Layer? You have a method for breaking through to the Fifth Layer?" Lei Li was astonished and fixed his gaze intently on Xu Ping’an.

For someone at his stage of cultivation, making further progress is very difficult.

Breaking through to the Fifth Layer, unless one has an incredible stroke of luck, was practically impossible.

So when Xu Ping’an mentioned breaking through to the Fifth Layer, Lei Li was immediately tempted.

Song Yang, Huang An, and Yu Xin were also looking at Xu Ping’an in surprise.

Xu Ping’an has a method that allows someone to break through to the Fifth Layer?

"Yes, I have a method that will let you break through to the Fifth Layer. Commander Lei should know that the most important aspect of cultivation is the cultivation technique, and I have one that could help you breakthrough to the Fifth Layer. It was created by a Ninth Layer Expert," Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

After he finished speaking, Xu Ping’an tossed over a few pieces of paper.

Lei Li immediately drew the papers into his hands and took a glance.

"It really is a Ninth Layer cultivation technique!"

Lei Li was greatly shocked, then his expression turned incredibly excited.

It truly was a Ninth Layer cultivation technique, and not just any ordinary one—it was a superior grade amongst cultivation techniques.

With this technique, he was absolutely confident that he could break through to the Fifth Layer.

Yu Xin and the others were also shocked beyond measure.

A Ninth Layer cultivation technique?

That was a priceless treasure!

Even the highest-grade technique of the Beichen Sword Sect was only of the Seventh Rank, and it was a treasured heritage of the sect.

Xu Ping’an actually had a Ninth Layer technique?

"Boy, quickly, give me the rest of the technique," Lei Li demanded.

"I haven’t finished writing it. I memorized the technique, and I’ve only written half of it. The rest, I will write down and give to you if Commander Lei is willing to do as I say," Xu Ping’an said with a smile.

"You have no right to negotiate terms with me. Write down the rest now. If you don’t, I will kill all of you," Lei Li immediately threatened.

"Then Commander Lei can try, but I assure you that you will never get the second half of this technique," Xu Ping’an said, chuckling lightly.

Lei Li’s face changed as he glared fiercely at Xu Ping’an.

The latter’s expression remained calm, not showing any fear.

In the end, Lei Li had no choice but to speak, "Tell me, what are your terms?"

Seeing Lei Li’s compromise, Xu Ping’an revealed a smile.

He then said with a laugh, "What I want from Commander Lei is simple: join me in killing the people from the Prince’s Mansion. I intend to have Guan Haishan, Chen Tianqing, and that Wei Yang buried here."

The whole crowd was terrified.

Kill people from the Prince’s Mansion?

Has this guy gone mad?