Chapter 29: Spar

Chapter 29: Spar

The two continued on their way, and suddenly, Qin Feng asked, “Hei Tan Tou*, I’ve always had a question. Is the relationship between your Liu family and the Tang family really that bad?”

Hei Tan Tou, Xing Sheng, twitched his face. “It’s not good indeed. The Tang family controls significant power in the Ministry of War, but they can’t control the Divine Marquis Army. They’ve always regarded our Liu family as a thorn in their side. In the court, the factions led by the Tang and Liu families often clash. This is well-known in Heavenly City.”

“I see. So, actions like Tang Xuan’s yesterday, were they not uncommon?”

“Well...” Xing Sheng pondered for a moment and then shook his head. “Not really. Although the Tang family and our Liu family have always been at odds, it doesn’t escalate to the level of violence. I’m also puzzled. I don’t understand why the son of the Ministry of War’s Supervisor would stage such a spectacle in Jinyang City yesterday.”

Qin Feng lowered his head in thought. He felt he was overlooking something.

He initially thought Tang Xuan was a playboy who came all the way to Jinyang City just to publicly humiliate Miss Liu as part of a marriage proposal.

But upon analysis, it was evident that Tang Xuan was calculative and not as simple as he appeared. Each of his actions was designed to anger the Liu family and stir up trouble.

However, Qin Feng had a strange feeling that Tang Xuan harbored some unexplained hostility toward him. Why? It was their first meeting.

Could it be that Tang Xuan knew he couldn’t harm Liu Jianli, so he shifted his focus to him?The inaugural upload of this chapter took place via N0v3l-B1n.

And what about the ghost cultivator who attempted to assassinate him earlier? Could they be related to the Tang family?

Qin Feng couldn’t make sense of it all. He shook his head with a sigh. The current clues were too few; it was difficult to connect these pieces together.

Just then, a loud rumble came from not far ahead.

Qin Feng and the others turned toward the noise. They saw Qin An in the courtyard, holding a narrow-blade sword, his face filled with excitement.

He had clearly noticed them too and ran over, exclaiming, “Big brother, I did it! I can finally shatter rocks from thirty feet away!”

“Really? Show me.” Qin Feng’s face lit up. It had only been ten days; his little brother was indeed talented.

The group arrived in the courtyard. Qin Feng and Xing Sheng couldn’t help but gasp in amazement. The ground was covered in knife marks. Glancing around, shattered rocks were scattered everywhere, indicating that Qin An had been practicing here for a while.

Qin An picked up a palm-sized rock, placed it thirty feet away, took a deep breath, circulated his internal energy, raised his hand, and slashed! The blade gleamed white, a blade light shot out without deviation, hitting the rock thirty feet away and instantly shattering it!

However, he didn’t expect that after their actual fight, the two were evenly matched. It was evident that Qin An possessed a natural talent for combat.

Xing Sheng also sensed this during the fight and couldn’t help but admire him. But as time passed, Qin An started to struggle. His earlier proactive attacks turned into pure defense.

Qin Feng activated his special vision and observed the battlefield. It was clear that Qin An’s internal energy was running low, while Xing Sheng remained at ease.

This was the gap in combat experience; Xing Sheng knew how to efficiently use his internal energy.

However, after observing for a while, Qin Feng furrowed his brow. He noticed a problem.

Xing Sheng was currently using the widely practiced military technique called Martial Qi Control Art, which focused on offense and was primarily used by soldiers of The Great Qian Dynasty, honed through continuous battles and improvements.

However, every time Xing Sheng swung his halberd forward for an attack, there was always a moment when his internal energy seemed to stagnate. If someone attentive seized this opportunity and attacked that specific spot, the consequences would be unimaginable!

The prestigious Greta Qian Martial Qi Control Art unexpectedly had such an obvious flaw. Has no one noticed it before?

Qin Feng fell into deep thought.

In the courtyard, the fight between the two was nearing its end.

Xing Sheng smirked. “Young Master Qin, it’s over.”

As he spoke, he used his long halberd to force Qin An’s narrow-bladed sword away and then swiftly thrust forward with his right foot.

Qin An stumbled backward.

But just in time, Qin Feng shouted, “Second brother, attack Hei Tan Tou’s right rib, two inches above the left side!”

Qin An unquestioningly trusted his elder brother’s words and immediately followed his instructions.

Upon hearing this, Xing Sheng’s eyes widened in shock, unable to believe what he just heard!

Hei Tan Tou: Black Charcoal Head “黑炭头”