Chapter 584: Common roots and mutual suffering (Part )

"Everyone step back and make room!"

Deng Changchuan shouted, and all the disciples from the Xianwang Mansion and the Qin family subconsciously stepped back a few steps, leaving an open space in the middle of the yard.

Torches were held high all around, illuminating the "arena" as bright as day, and at the same time reflecting the two completely different expressions of Qin Ku and Qin Ming extremely clearly.

At this moment, Qin Ku had a grim smile on his face, and was eager to fight. Qin Ming had a cold look on his face, and his face was ashen.

In fact, Qin Ming was not willing to risk a fight to the death with Qin Ku, because whether he won or lost, it would be dishonorable.

Everything that happened tonight made Qin Ming more and more certain that he had unknowingly fallen into the trap set by Luo Tianjin.

This time, Luo Tianjin did not use a "conspiracy" but an "open conspiracy".

Taking advantage of the special relationship between Qin Ku and the Qin family, coupled with the powerful bargaining chip of "Xuan Shui Xia Juan", and coordinated with Xie Xuan's covetous eyes, Qin Ming was caught off guard. He had to fight even though he knew he should not fight.

If Qin Ku had not taken action, Luo Tianjin would have had no excuse to attack Qin Ming.

Unfortunately, Luo Tianjin also knew what Qin Ming knew. In this game of open and covert fighting, whoever takes down Qin Ku first will be sure to win.

Because of this, Qin Ming felt very ashamed and angry. Qin Ku was obviously his nephew, but he was used by Luo Tianjin again and again.

Last time, he killed Qin Tianjiu. This time, is it Qin Ming's turn?
Thinking of this, Qin Ming's eyes became even colder. He would never allow what happened in Huashan to happen again in Luoyang City, and he didn't want to follow in Qin Tianjiu's footsteps.

Therefore, Qin Ming had to temporarily put aside his hatred for Luo Tianjin, discard all distractions, and fight Qin Ku wholeheartedly.

After all, Qin Ku today is no longer the little nephew who allowed himself to be slaughtered by him, but has transformed into a master who can compete with him head-on.

In terms of martial arts, Qin Ming and Qin Tianjiu were only a hair's breadth apart. And Qin Tianjiu, who fought to the death, was also only a hair's breadth apart from Qin Ku.

Qin Ming and Qin Ku fought each other, with half winning and half losing, and neither of them was completely sure.

If Qin Ku could comprehend the "Xuan Shui Xia Juan" for a few more years, he would definitely be able to surpass Qin Ming. But today, it is hard to say.

This is also the reason why Qin Ku has not yet sought revenge on Qin Ming, as he has not yet made sufficient preparations to kill him.

Qin Ku never did anything without seeing the rabbit, and rarely did a business that would lose money. If he hadn't cared about Liu Xunyi's life this time, he would not have risked his life and faced Qin Ming in advance.

But no matter how worried I am, now that the sword has been drawn, there is no reason to put it back in vain.

Qin Ming put aside all distractions, and Qin Ku was equally focused. They were both first-rate swordsmen who had fought in the bloody storm, so who could be much different in terms of state of mind?
"I haven't seen the Changkong Sword for many years."

In the deathly silent courtyard, Qin Ming took the lead in breaking the deadlock, implying that he was ready to take action.

"Really?" Qin Ku's mouth twitched a few times, and he said with a half-smile, "I haven't seen your Longyuan Sword for a long time. Back then, I often watched you and dad sparring with each other. Every time, you fought with your life, and my father showed mercy. But the result was... you were defeated every time you fought."

When he mentioned what happened in the past, a hint of shame and anger flashed across Qin Ming's eyes. He swung the Longyuan Sword to the side, and immediately it made a golden sound.

"Since I was little, your father has always looked down on me. Now, even a little bastard like you dares to look down on me? You really overestimate your own abilities!"

"You are not as skilled as others, but instead of working hard, you let jealousy breed hatred and even kill your brothers. How despicable and shameless! If you rank second, I'm afraid no one in the world would dare to rank first."

"You are the same as your father, you like to teach others but you don't know what you are talking about! Watch out!"

Faced with Qin Ku's sarcasm, Qin Ming finally couldn't suppress his inner anger. He kicked his feet and his body turned into a black shadow, rising into the sky like a ghost. The speed was so fast that it was astonishing.

In mid-air, the Longyuan Sword flashed out, accompanied by a sharp whistle. A flash of fire appeared on the extremely sharp blade, and it struck Qin Ku fiercely like thunder from the sky.

"hiss!"

This move made everyone in Prince Xian's Mansion gasp and break out in a cold sweat for Qin Ku.

"Lightning and fire?" Facing Qin Ming's sudden attack, Qin Ku showed disdain, "After so many years, you are still using those outdated moves. It turns out that you are dull and don't know how to work hard."

While speaking, Qin Ku shifted his feet, and his fat body turned half a circle strangely to the side, allowing the flaming Longyuan Knife to stick to his big belly, and chopped down with a "whoosh", burning the linen clothes on his body.

"It's my turn!"

With a cold shout, the sky was filled with wind and dust. It was like a huge wave that rushed towards Qin Ming who fell from the sky.

"Quickly open!"

Seeing the two of them using their powerful killing moves right from the start, Xie Xuan's face changed and he hurriedly called on all the disciples of the Prince Xian's Mansion to evacuate the backyard.

It happened so fast that as the people watching the fight fled in all directions, the walls and houses around the courtyard collapsed under the continuous impact of the strong energy.

Many Qin disciples were unable to dodge in time, and were hit by flying sand and rocks, or buried in the gravel and sand. For a moment, wailing and screaming were heard everywhere.

Under the incredulous gazes of the crowd, the courtyard that was originally well-arranged and had extraordinary artistic conception was completely turned into a ruin with broken walls and dust.

"Clang clang clang!"

At the same time, the fight between Qin Ku and Qin Ming was getting better and better. The two of them soared and swooped in the dust, flying up and down, fighting fiercely, inseparable.

Tonight, the Changkong Sword and the Longyuan Sword seemed to have souls, venting out the resentment that had been pent up by their respective owners for more than a decade.

A move that may seem ordinary to others can actually produce earth-shattering power.

The silver vase was broken, water slurry burst out, and the cavalry stood out with swords and guns.

Qin Ming's swordsmanship was open and closed, showing the exquisiteness of "Red Fire Rolling Upward". One move was like driving thunder and lightning, and another was like thousands of horses being silenced. Moreover, one sword was as fast as another, and one move was more ruthless than another. Every sword move was deadly and every move was ruthless.

As the Longyuan swords flew all over the sky, it was dazzling, and at the same time, it made the spectators feel what it meant to be majestic and to move forward without hesitation.
On the other hand, Qin Ku's swordsmanship is quite strange, making it difficult to figure out his moves.

The sword came out like a violent storm, but the sword was put away like a gentle rain. Sometimes it was fierce and swift, like the rushing Yellow River. Sometimes it was gentle and slow, like mist lingering on the mountain. Sometimes it was like a meteor chasing the moon, and sometimes it was like a snake in the grass. Every move was both unfamiliar and familiar to Qin Ming, and he suffered a lot of losses secretly because of it.

In a flash, the two had fought for more than a hundred rounds, but there was still no winner, and both sides suffered injuries.

"Qin Ku, don't think that you can show off in front of me just because you have mastered the basics of 'Xuan Shui Xia Juan'." Qin Ming challenged Qin Ku, "In terms of swordsmanship, you are still far behind!"

"Want to distract me? Humph! Compared with the real "Gui Hai Sword Technique", I am indeed far behind. But it is enough to deal with people like you." Qin Ku acted decisively and retorted.

Tonight, whether it was a fight of swords or a battle of words, the two of them were tit-for-tat and showed no sign of weakness.

"I'm afraid it won't be easy to avenge your stupid father!" "Don't insult my father!"

Qin Ku shouted, and his anger increased by three points. For a moment, his eyes were full of anger, and his veins were bulging. He rushed towards Qin Ming with his knife like a madman, as if he didn't care about his life.

In an instant, the long-sky sword flashed across the night sky, showing a strange half-red and half-green color.

At the same time, a ball of bright red fire appeared from the left side of the blade, and another ball of blue-white water swept in from the right side of the blade.

As the colors changed from green to red, the Sky Blade became faster and more powerful, accompanied by a howling of a tiger or a dragon. The Sky Blade seemed to tear apart the sky and earth and split the night apart.

Seeing this, Qin Ming's heart trembled immediately, and a breath of death quickly rose from the bottom of his heart.

"Could this be the legendary "Gui Hai Sword Technique"? " Deng Changchuan asked in surprise.

“Although it’s not perfect, I’ve already seen some of its power.” Yan Bugui sighed sincerely, “No wonder the Guihai Sword Sect was so famous back then, the ‘Number One Sword Skill in the World’ is indeed extraordinary.”

"hiss!"

Facing the murderous sky knife approaching him, Qin Ming took a deep breath and said in his heart, "Not good."

Without having time to think, his eyes suddenly changed, and at the same time, he tapped his feet lightly and flew backwards, trying to avoid the attack and find another opportunity.

However, Qin Ming's luck seemed to be bad. In a hurry, he pulled away and dodged, not rushing towards the Qin family disciples, but rushing towards the people in the Xianwang Mansion.

In a moment, Qin Ming appeared three meters in front of Xie Xuan.

At this moment, Qin Ming focused all his attention on Qin Ku who was chasing him, and did not pay any attention to Xie Xuan behind him.

Seeing this, a chilling murderous intent flashed across Xie Xuan's eyes.

"Since you are seeking death, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Xie Xuan muttered secretly in his heart, and his right hand, which was tucked in his sleeve, flipped up inconspicuously, and his middle finger popped out. An invisible energy shot out from the fingertips, instantly penetrated Xie Xuan's sleeves, and silently hit Qin Ming's vital point on the back.

"Forehead……"

The sudden killing move made Qin Ming's eyes widen suddenly, and a hint of astonishment flashed across his brows.

However, before Qin Ming could figure it out, the furious Qin Ku had already arrived. The Changkong Sword whistled out, knocking the Longyuan Sword that was trying to block it away. At the same time, the blade was erected, and with a roar, the tip of the blade mercilessly pierced into Qin Ming's heart.

White in and red out, blood splattered three feet.

I have endured humiliation and lived in seclusion for more than ten years, just for this day.

The revenge for his father's murder was avenged, and the bright red blood splashed on Qin Ku's body was the best comfort to his father's spirit in heaven.

At the moment when Qin Ming's life force was fading, Xie Xuan pretended to be fine and coughed twice. He curled up his right hand and covered the pea-sized hole on his sleeve without anyone noticing.

Qin Ku seemed to have not expected that he could succeed so easily, and he just stood there in a daze.

He held the Changkong Sword in both hands, and the huge inertia caused the blade to penetrate into Qin Ming's chest. At the same time, his facial features were ferocious and he was panting like a cow.

Looking at Qin Ming, who had already died with his head drooping, the expression on Qin Ku's face gradually froze.

At this moment, he wanted to laugh out loud, but the laughter stopped abruptly as soon as it came out.

No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't laugh. The expressions on his face kept changing, sometimes ferocious, sometimes sad, sometimes happy, sometimes roaring... It was so horrifying.

The unexpected ending seemed to come too suddenly. Even after Qin Ming's death, the Qin family disciples still hadn't recovered from the shock. Their expressions were frozen and they looked like wooden chickens.

"Dear friends of the Qin family!"

Deng Changchuan looked at the stunned crowd and said loudly: "Now that Qin Ming is dead, if you don't pay homage to the new head of the family now, when will you do so? Could it be that... you still want to avenge the death of Qin Ming?"

Deng Changchuan's words awakened the Qin family disciples, and immediately made them change their expressions. They looked at each other in fear, hesitating and at a loss.

"This is your family affair. As outsiders, it is not convenient for us to interfere." Xie Xuan said quietly, "But I would like to kindly remind you that the dead cannot be resurrected. The dead are gone, but the living... must continue to live."

Xie Xuan's words once again shocked the Qin family's disciples. From what he said, it seemed like he was trying to coerce or bribe them.

The powerful Hexi Qin family will be greatly weakened after losing Qin Ming. If a new head of the family is not elected as soon as possible, it will sooner or later be swallowed up by other forces in the world.

The winner is Qin Ku, who is not only as good as Qin Ming in martial arts, but also possesses the "Xuanshui Xiajuan", which can help the Qin family escape the "short-lived" misfortune. Not only can it help the Hexi Qin family regain its strength, but it can even reach a higher level than when Qin Ming was in power.

No one present is a fool, and they can tell the pros and cons.

"As for whether to kill or release Song Yu..." Having said this, Xie Xuan cast a meaningful look at Qin Ku who was still immersed in a trance, and said calmly, "It's up to you."

After saying that, Xie Xuan called out to everyone in Prince Xian's Mansion, and everyone left the mansion in the east of the city one after another.

The three Qin family heroes stared blankly at Qin Ming's body, and then looked at the expressionless Qin Ku. At this moment, the three of them all frowned, as if they were thinking about something.

"The rules have been made very clear. In this battle, life and death are up to fate and have nothing to do with others." Qin Ku sheathed his sword with tired eyes and murmured, "My great revenge has been avenged and my wish has been fulfilled. As for the position of the head of the Qin family... I don't covet it, so you don't have to make it difficult. I'm leaving, you can arrange my funeral!"

After saying that, Qin Ku dragged his wounded body and staggered out of the yard.

"and many more!"

Just as Qin Ku was about to step out of the hospital gate, Qin Da's voice suddenly rang out.

Qin Ku frowned and turned around slowly. Before he could speak, the three heroes of the Qin family knelt down on the ground with a plop. They bowed to him with solemn expressions and said, "Greetings, head of the family!"

Seeing this, all the Qin family disciples no longer hesitated, and knelt down to pay their respects, shouting in unison: "Greetings to the Patriarch!"

Qin Ku was stunned for a moment, then his eyes gradually became moist, and a smile of relief involuntarily appeared on his long-numb face.

Looking up at the sky, a tear that came more than ten years late rolled down unnoticed.

"Dad, I have been wandering outside for many years. Today, I finally return home as you wished."

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(End of this chapter)