System: I Can Open Martial Arts Chests-Chapter 45: Truth and Lies

In the blink of an eye, Ge Jingchun, who was just calm and composed, fell to the ground like a dead dog, his face ashen.

What can he do now, except to close his eyes and wait for death, there is no other path he can take.

Following the direction of the voice, he looked but couldn’t see Chu Qing’s face, as it was covered.

"Who are you?"

Ge Jingchun’s voice trembled.

His suffering surpassed that of Mei Qianluo.

His arm was torn off from the shoulder directly, and both his legs were severed.

This person’s saber technique was fast and vicious, with distinct characteristics.

However, Ge Jingchun carefully thought through all the skilled saber users he knew, but couldn’t connect any of them to the person before him.

"A passerby with a caring heart."

Chu Qing chuckled casually:

"Seeing you people, first chasing an innocent girl, then trying to silence others here.

"It was unbearable, so I stepped in to deliver justice."

"..."

This was pure nonsense.

Ge Jingchun didn’t believe a word of it.

He gave a bitter smile:

"Enough, give me a quick death."

Today, there’s no chance of survival; even if Chu Qing doesn’t kill him, with such severe injuries, there’s only one path to death.

Rather than slowly die from pain, it’d be better for Chu Qing to give him a swift end with a blade.

But Chu Qing shook his head:

"There are some things I wish to inquire about... Has your Divine Sand Gang already submitted to the Valley of Myriad Nights?"

Ge Jingchun’s face turned cold:

"Them... do they even deserve it?"

"So, it’s a collaboration?"

Chu Qing seemed thoughtful:

"Tell me, what are you planning to do in this Celestial Dance City? And how did you infiltrate?

"Even if the city’s defenses are lax, it shouldn’t be so easy for renowned figures like you to sneak in and hide.

"Is Cheng Sihai, the leader of your Divine Sand Gang, currently in Celestial Dance City?"

Ge Jingchun gave Chu Qing a hard look and suddenly said:

"Entering Celestial Dance City was with Luoyu Hall’s assistance.

"We used Luoyu Hall’s secret passage to infiltrate...

"You’re right, we do have a collaboration.

"The intention of this inside-outside collaboration is to take over Celestial Dance City, and at that time, its forces will be split in two, with our Divine Sand Gang and the Valley of Myriad Nights each taking one half!!"

He paused slightly, then sneered:

"If the gang leader were here in Celestial Dance City, how could he let you act so rampant here!

"Tonight, you are surely doomed!"

Just as Ge Jingchun finished speaking, a weak voice in the corner began:

"He’s lying...

"Cheng Sihai is right here in Celestial Dance City!"

Ge Jingchun’s face turned black immediately.

Lies, often mix truth with falsehood.

His revelation of Luoyu Hall’s secret passage was already a significant amount of information, with reasonable motives.

The only thing he intended to conceal was the gang leader’s whereabouts.

Yet, before Chu Qing could react, Xia Wanshuang exposed him directly.

Reflecting on the night’s events, Ge Jingchun regretted not having strangled Xia Wanshuang when Mei Qianluo brought her in.

He thought her life and death were under his control.

He even planned to use her to lure out Chu Qing... but hadn’t expected Chu Qing’s martial arts to be even stronger than he imagined.

He succeeded, but also failed.

He managed to lure out Chu Qing, but it led to Mei Qianluo’s head being chopped off by Chu Qing.

Later, during the confrontation with Chu Qing, he was ambushed by Xia Wanshuang.

This resulted in his complete and utter defeat.

If Xia Wanshuang had died back then, would he have ended up like this?

But when he asked himself this, he had no answer.

Chu Qing’s martial arts remained a mystery to him.

This person emerged from the mist, with all his skills hidden beneath layers of mystery, evidently possessing powerful martial arts, yet not engaging directly with him.

Instead, he used various means to ambush and scheme.

But just from this person’s saber technique alone, he was certainly no ordinary person... in a true life-and-death duel, not having faced him, it’s hard to say.

It’s no wonder Ge Jingchun was uncertain, as an assassin, Chu Qing didn’t follow the path of those righteous heroes in the Martial World.

They disdained sneaky attacks, preferring upright confrontations.

But what kind of assassin cares about being upright?

Unless his martial arts could one day crush the world, he would always seize the initiative wherever possible, gaining huge advantages.

Even without advantages, he would forcibly strive for them.

That is a basic quality of an assassin.

Chu Qing silently looked at Ge Jingchun, then shifted his gaze to Xia Wanshuang:

"And how do you know Cheng Sihai is in Celestial Dance City?"

"The Divine Sand Gang and I have a vendetta of extermination, since I achieved proficiency in martial arts, I’ve been yearning every moment to annihilate Cheng Sihai and his treacherous cohorts.

"Thus, I have always lingered around the Divine Sand Gang, watching their every move.

"Hence, I know Cheng Sihai, Ge Jingchun, Mei Qianluo, and the four Protectors of the Divine Sand Gang left the gang together and came to Celestial Dance City."

As Xia Wanshuang spoke, she felt a bit unsteady in her breath, and after taking a couple of deep breaths, she continued:

"He said they entered Celestial Dance City through a secret passage, and that should be accurate.

"I personally saw them arrive at a grove, where someone welcomed them into the secret passage... I dared not rush in, but I recognized the person receiving them as Luoyu Hall’s Young Hall Master Tang Xi.

"Afterwards, I waited outside the city for several days without seeing a trace of them, so I came into Celestial Dance City.

"While secretly investigating, I discovered the residences of Ge Jingchun and Mei Qianluo.

"Unfortunately, Cheng Sihai is well concealed... I couldn’t find him."

Chu Qing nodded and said to Ge Jingchun:

"See, I find this girl’s words more convincing than yours.

"Why don’t you go on and tell about Cheng Sihai’s current whereabouts?"

Ge Jingchun seemed as if all the strength had been drained from his body, looking weakly and feebly at Chu Qing:

"I genuinely don’t know where the gang leader is."

"This means you’re unwilling to cooperate."

Chu Qing sighed, reached out to press a few acupoints on his body, so his blood wouldn’t flow as fast.

Then he turned to Mei Qianluo’s corpse and began searching through his belongings.

After all, being the third in command of the Divine Sand Gang, his possessions were much more than others.

There were silver notes worth over a hundred taels, quite a bit of silver and gold, all stuffed in a money bag, bulging.

Besides that, there were three small porcelain bottles.

The contents were hard to discern.

This person specialized in hidden weapons, and certainly had some knowledge of poison, yet it’s unclear which one could cure Gentle’s poison.

While Chu Qing was doing these things, he noticed Xia Wanshuang had been watching him the whole time.

Being gazed at for so long, Chu Qing thought for a moment, then took a small piece of gold from Mei Qianluo’s money bag and tossed it to her:

"A share for the onlooker."

"..."

Xia Wanshuang’s gaze towards Chu Qing changed, but after pondering for a moment, she didn’t dwell on it and asked:

"Why are you looking for Cheng Sihai?"