System: I Can Open Martial Arts Chests-Chapter 40: Encountering Junior Sister Wen Again
Chu Qing silently looked up, listening to the person approaching with the sound of tiles clattering beneath their feet, and after a moment, the sound gradually faded away.
He pondered for a moment but didn’t pay it much mind.
In the martial world, there are too many affairs and too many people.
Everyone is busy with their own matters every day, and it’s not unusual to see people running around in the middle of the night.
The curfew of the City Lord’s Mansion can keep the common people in check, but it can’t control these high-flying martial artists.
He had no reason to watch every commotion.
Unless something is related to him or if there’s a job to take up, it’s better not to get involved in other people’s business.
Thinking this, he closed his eyes again and started practicing the Purple Mist and Void Scripture.
However, just as he practiced for no longer than the burning of an incense stick, the footsteps that had left earlier suddenly returned.
This time it wasn’t just one person...
Chu Qing distinguished the footsteps and realized that the person who passed by earlier now had a markedly more hurried pace.
It seemed they were fleeing in panic.
The person behind them was faster, unfortunately catching up with them on Chu Qing’s roof.
The two began to fight on Chu Qing’s rooftop.
Chu Qing helplessly withdrew his inner strength into his dantian, then propped himself up on his elbows to look up at the roof.
He saw the tiles crackling underfoot, dust continuously falling down, and momentarily felt frustrated.
"Why is this never-ending?"
A hint of vigilance arose in Chu Qing’s heart. How could such a coincidental event occur?
First, someone passed over his roof, then came back to fight on it.
Could it be that the people from the Mirror of Sin have found his whereabouts and are putting on a show on his roof?
These two rascals, might they suddenly break through the roof and unleash a deadly move on him during the fight?
Thinking of this, Chu Qing grew cautious.
But soon, the two of them went from fighting on the roof to fighting on the ground... hearing the initial sound of someone falling, it seemed someone got knocked off the roof, landing in the courtyard.
Without lighting a lamp in his room, Chu Qing approached the window, sneaking a side glance.
The one who fell was a black-clad individual.
Observing their behavior, Chu Qing felt a sense of familiarity... a kindred spirit.
"Assassin?"
Chu Qing squinted slightly, and just at that moment, the person on the roof also jumped down into the courtyard.
Under the starlight, the person’s true appearance was revealed.
She wore a cyan robe, her skin pale as snow.
Her eyebrows, shaped like distant mountains, framed a particularly striking face.
However, her almond-shaped eyes held no emotional fluctuations, her face entirely cold...
It seemed she cared for nothing in this world.
Upon seeing this person, Chu Qing felt a headache.
Wasn’t this Senior Sister Wen?!
What’s she doing here?
Was this assassin trying to kill her?
If it were anyone else, Chu Qing might have gone out and thrown these two unexpected guests out.
But there’s something mysterious about this Senior Sister Wen.
Before at the teahouse, it seemed she noticed something, and later, in the Chu Family, she even returned a broken bowl he once used into his hands.
There’s a high probability that, somehow, she figured out that the beggar from before the teahouse and the Chu Family’s servant were the same person.
Currently, Chu Fan still doesn’t know he’s in Celestial Dance City. If Senior Sister Wen finds out he’s living here and brings Chu Fan to "visit," it will certainly stir up trouble.
No way!
He had to move, he must move tomorrow!
Just as he thought this, he saw Senior Sister Wen looking at the assassin and speaking in a deep voice:
"What are you... never mind."
Her deep tone turned slightly lackluster.
She then tapped her finger forward, aiming directly at the assassin’s forehead.
This move confused not just the assassin, but even Chu Qing.
Wasn’t she trying to ask something earlier?
Did she give up halfway through the question?
Did she know assassins keep secrets tight and nothing would come out?
Or was there another reason?
This finger technique was incredibly fierce; pondering it, Chu Qing realized that among the secret techniques of the Unchanging Celestial Book, he had only heard of the Taiyi Divine Fist, Taiyi Divine Palm, and Taiyi Divine Leg, but never a Taiyi Divine Finger.
Yet, judging by the skill of this finger technique, it was definitely not inferior to the Taiyi Sect’s martial arts.
The assassin seemed unaware of what methods Senior Sister Wen used; faced with this finger, he couldn’t resist at all, only closing his eyes to await death.
Just as it seemed he would die unjustly on the spot, Chu Qing suddenly looked up, realizing another uninvited guest had joined on the rooftop.
This person had even higher martial arts skills, descending so lightly, surpassing both Senior Sister Wen and the assassin.
It was only in this instant that Chu Qing noticed this person’s presence.
At the same time, Senior Sister Wen turned her head back, exerting strength from her fingertips, suddenly sending it forward.
With a humming sound, a steel bead was stopped three inches from her finger, unable to advance further.
Simultaneously, Senior Sister Wen swept her left hand backward, causing the assassin on the ground to suddenly spit a mouthful of blood, his body flying backward, as her Sky-Cracking Palm Force indented his chest by more than an inch.
"How ruthless!"
The person on the roof spoke coldly, while Senior Sister Wen, fending off the steel bead, spoke somewhat confusedly:
"It’s you."
"Hmm?"
The voice of the person on the rooftop was a bit astonished:
"You know who I am?"
Senior Sister Wen pressed her left hand on her right arm, and her finger force instantly surged.
With a loud bang, the steel bead was crushed between the two sides’ inner strength.
Senior Sister Wen then said:
"I returned your lost fan to you yesterday; how could I not know who you are?"
The person on the rooftop didn’t speak for a moment, then flew down from midair.
Only then did Chu Qing realize this person was also dressed in black with a masked face.
He was a little speechless...
This person was in black with a mask, yet Senior Sister Wen could still recognize them.
How did she do it?
"How did you recognize me?"
The same question obviously troubled the masked person.
But Chu Qing didn’t think Senior Sister Wen would easily share such a secret,
By now, he had roughly figured out the situation.
Senior Sister Wen had somehow picked up this masked person’s fan.
Kindly, she returned the fan to them.
Just like when she returned that bowl to Chu Qing...
As a result, the identity-unknown masked person became worried about their identity being exposed.
They hired an assassin at night to eliminate Senior Sister Wen.
Unfortunately, the assassin lacked skill and failed, leaving them to act personally.
The situation was clear, yet even more confusing...
What exactly was going on with Senior Sister Wen?
Did she possess an Innate Item-Picking Saint Body?
She picked up his old bowl, and also picked up the fan of this masked person, then could find the item’s owner.
What kind of ability is this?
Then they heard Senior Sister Wen say:
"I smelled it out.
"The fan had your scent; it was easy to know it was yours."
The masked person was utterly dumbfounded.
Chu Qing, however, came to a sudden realization:
"Like a police dog!"
