Chapter 78 Taking advantage of the situation
Su He and his men did not participate in the fight. After all, Cao Rui's kidnapping was a private matter of Yuhu Hall. Su He came on behalf of Chifengling, so it was not easy for him to intervene. Moreover, the number of people on both sides of the battle was very different, so there was really no need for them to help.

Su He was surprised that the disciples of Yuhu Hall had been prepared in advance. When he heard Cao Qin's order to kill Lei Biao, he was shocked. When he saw that every disciple of Yuhu Hall had hidden weapons, he immediately understood that Cao Qin had never intended to let this group of Westerners leave alive.

Thinking about it carefully, it is not surprising. After all, Cao Qin is the head of the Tianshan Jade Dragon Palace. If he does not say anything when being bullied at his doorstep, how can he gain a foothold in Huodu in the future? If Cao Qin is not ruthless, sinister, and cold-blooded, I am afraid he will never be able to sit in the position he is today.

The fight lasted for more than half an hour. The two sides fought until the sky was dark and the ground was dark. The fallen leaves in the forest were dyed blood red. People died tragically everywhere. Broken limbs and internal organs ripped out by swords could be seen everywhere. It was a sea of ​​blood and corpses, and it was extremely tragic.

There was a strong smell of blood in the air, which was nauseating.

For Bai Shuang, this scene was undoubtedly hell on earth. She was so frightened that her face turned pale. Her legs went weak several times and she almost couldn't stand.

After half an hour of fighting, the forest gradually returned to calm.

Lei Biao, covered in blood, held the head of the Western Region leader in his left hand and the skull knife he had just picked up from the sea of ​​blood in his right hand. He walked towards Cao Qin with a grim smile, leading dozens of wounded and bloodstained disciples of the Jade Tiger Hall.

"Hall Master!"

Lei Biao handed the head in his hand to Cao Qin, wiped the blood off his face with his big hand, and snorted and laughed: "Now he should know who is in charge here, haha..."

"What are the casualties?" Cao Qin just glanced at the heads coldly and asked, "Are there any fish caught in the net?"

"Don't worry, Hall Master. We will kill them all without sparing a single one." Lei Biao's wounds moved as he moved his hands and feet. He grimaced in pain and said, "Thirty-seven disciples of Yuhu Hall died, and the rest were injured, big or small."

"These beasts really fought to the death and killed thirty-seven of my people." Cao Qin seemed to have not expected that he would lose so many disciples, and his tone was slightly surprised.

Lei Biao chuckled, then took a black bamboo tube from the disciple behind him, presented it to Cao Qin, and said seriously, "Master, the map is back!"

Cao Qin glanced at the black bamboo tube with an ambiguous expression, nodded slowly, then looked at Cao Rui who was choking with sobs, and whispered to comfort him: "Rui'er, I will arrange for someone to send you home to recover. After your father goes to Tianshan to pay his respects to the Palace Master, I will go back to accompany you."

"Dad..." Cao Rui looked at his severed wrist with an aggrieved look on his face and cried, "The one who chopped off my hand was a big guy, and he was not among the group of people just now." The big guy Cao Rui was referring to was Xunzhen's close bodyguard Abaolu.

Cao Qin caressed Cao Rui's arm lovingly and sighed, "Go back and heal your wounds first, and we'll talk about other things later. Dad will definitely avenge you."

After saying this, Cao Qin left behind a dozen of the Yuhu Hall disciples who were less seriously injured to accompany him, and the rest of the disciples were arranged to escort Cao Rui back to Huodu.

"Master, now that the young master is safe, do you think we should send someone to Longxiang Inn now to kill the couple who are behind this?" Lei Biao looked at the receding backs of Cao Rui and others, walked up to Cao Qin and whispered.

Cao Qin frowned, pointed at Lei Biao and said, "Stupid! The reason why the couple didn't show up is because they had anticipated that we would have a backup plan. Do you think you can find them if you go to Longxiang Inn now? It's really stupid!"

Being scolded by Cao Qin, Lei Biao did not dare to refute and could only give an awkward smile.

"Are you sure those people are dead?" Cao Qin looked sideways at the corpses scattered on the ground not far away and asked cautiously, "Are there any survivors?"

"Everything is done according to the hall master's instructions. I have led my men to stab each of the corpses twice to make sure they are all dead." Lei Biao said.

Hearing this, a look of relief flashed across Cao Qin's eyes.

"Why don't you catch them alive and ask them the whereabouts of the mastermind?" The courageous Bater suddenly interrupted and asked, "From what you said just now, these people are just scapegoats and minions. You shouldn't kill them all, you should catch a few and ask them the hiding place of the mastermind, and then wipe out the roots!" After saying that, Bater looked at Cao Qin with a look of "contempt", as if he was mocking Cao Qin for being too stupid.

"Shut up!" Su He shouted, "This is Hall Master Cao's private matter, how can you comment on it?"

Cao Qin didn't seem to mind and just replied calmly: "What you said makes sense, little brother. I was just angry and lost my mind just now." After that, Cao Qin ordered his men to simply collect and bury the bodies of the Yuhu Hall disciples and ignored Su He and others.

Lei Biao led his men to dig a big pit in an open space in the forest, and then lined up the bodies of the thirty-seven Yuhu Hall disciples in the pit. They then covered it with loess and fallen leaves to form a big mound. In front of it stood a broken log, on which was an inscription written by Lei Biao with his sword stained with blood: "Tomb of the Thirty-Seven Heroes of Yuhu Hall".

Standing in front of the tomb, Cao Qin sighed thoughtfully: "Thirty-seven disciples died in a flash. I wonder how the Palace Master will punish me when he finds out. Alas!"

"In the eyes of the Jade Dragon Palace Master, the death of thirty-seven disciples is nothing, but you lost the Shocking Wind and Rain Diagram, which really caused big trouble."

Suddenly, a cold and sharp voice suddenly sounded in the forest, and then a group of elegant birds in the deep woods flew away, accompanied by the rustling sound of leaves swept by the wind. A white shadow suddenly flashed through the air and flew quickly between the trees, stepping on the wind and leaves, and moving with the help of willow branches. The high level of lightness skill made Su He secretly praise it.

In the blink of an eye, the figure in white stood firm on the top of a birch tree in front of Cao Qin, looking down at the new grave with expressionless eyes. The white clothes fluttered in the wind, looking quite chic, but his tightly pursed mouth, cold expression, and especially the ruthless sword in his hand, all showed that this person had bad intentions.

"The Merciless Sword." Cao Qin immediately recognized the unique sword in the world and subconsciously exclaimed, "You are the Merciless Swordsman, Tang Afu?"

"Since Master Cao knows my name, I think you should also know why I am here." Tang Afu said lightly, and glanced at the black bamboo tube in Lei Biao's hand.

Cao Qin turned around and suddenly realized what was going on. He asked, "You are here for the Shocking Wind and Rain Painting as well?"

"Since Master Cao knows Tang's intention, please give up!" Tang Afu didn't draw his sword, but just pointed at the black bamboo tube with the scabbard, his tone was still calm, as if what he said was a matter of course. "Humph!" Lei Biao had just experienced a fight, and at this moment he was full of anger and blood. He handed the black bamboo tube to the disciple beside him, pointed the skull knife at Tang Afu, and shouted: "Where did this young dog come from? Don't you see the corpses on the ground over there? You don't know what's good for you. If you want to become one of them, I can help you."

"No wonder they wanted to slap you in the face just now. What you said was really unpleasant to hear." Tang Afu said indifferently, "I consider myself an impatient person. I hope that Master Cao will not make things difficult for us."

Cao Qin's face darkened, and he said thoughtfully, "I've heard for a long time that the ruthless swordsman Tang Afu is a master of martial arts, especially his swordsmanship, which is unparalleled in the world. I just don't know whether this is just a false reputation or is it true?"

"I think Master Cao probably doesn't want me to draw my sword." Tang Afu chuckled, "Because your curiosity could kill someone if you're not careful."

"How arrogant!" Lei Biao raised his knife and shouted, "Come down and compete with me if you dare. The legend in the martial arts world is how powerful you, Tang Afu, are, but I just don't believe it. If you want to take the Wind and Rain Map, you have to ask the knife in my hand first!"

Tang Afu looked down at Lei Biao with disdain, and said with a half-smile: "You don't even have the ability to come up, and you still dare to speak wildly and make irresponsible remarks. You are really stupid and pathetic!"

After being humiliated by Tang Afu, the hot-tempered Lei Biao screamed in anger, and all the ugly dirty words came out of his mouth without restraint. He wished he could curse Tang Afu's ancestors for eighteen generations. His words were so vicious and the wording was so unpleasant that even Cao Qin frowned slightly. Su He tried to dissuade him several times, but was stopped by Chagan and Bater.

"court death!"

Tang Afu was finally aroused into anger. His eyes turned cold and he immediately flew down from the tree. The Merciless Sword came out of its sheath in mid-air. With a light "clang" sound, everyone saw a dazzling silver light flash before their eyes, and in an instant Tang Afu had landed on top of Lei Biao's head.

"Be careful!" Su He shouted subconsciously.

"I'll kill you with one blow..."

"Keng!"

"bass!"

"laugh!"

Before Lei Biao could finish his angry curse, three light sounds were heard almost at the same time. Everyone saw that after a flash of silver light, Tang Afu did not pause for a moment, but turned around in the air and landed steadily beside Lei Biao. He threw the Merciless Sword at his side. The blade was shining with cold light and was extremely smooth without any trace of blood.

Looking at Lei Biao again, after the cursing stopped abruptly, he stared with his eyes that were about to bulge out, his face full of unwillingness and surprise, and stood straight beside Tang Afu, holding the skull knife in his hand, but not moving.

"Lei Biao?" Cao Qin looked at Lei Biao, who was standing still, with a serious look in his eyes, and a sense of foreboding suddenly arose in his heart.

"Tang..."

Lei Biao suddenly came to his senses and was about to answer when a "red line" as thin as a hair suddenly appeared on his neck. In an instant, the "red line" rapidly enlarged, and bright red blood began to seep out along the increasingly deeper "red line".

In the blink of an eye, the red line had completely split into a shocking bloody wound, and Lei Biao's head began to tilt backwards strangely. As the bloody wound continued to expand, blood began to seep out and then spurt out. Deep in the flesh and blood, the white cervical vertebrae were already faintly visible.

The next moment, as everyone watched with bated breath, there was a slight "crack" sound, and Lei Biao's cervical vertebrae broke, and his head fell off his shoulders. Only a piece of flesh on the back of his neck was barely connected, which prevented Lei Biao's head from falling to the ground.

Seeing Lei Biao's head suddenly hanging upside down on his back, the Jade Tiger Hall disciples standing behind him were immediately scared pale, and then they felt their stomachs churning, and several of them couldn't help vomiting. Some were even trembling with fear, their mouths seemed to be blocked by something, and they couldn't even scream or wail.

Until this moment, Lei Biao's eyes were still wide open with surprise, and a hint of life force could still be seen in his eyes that was gradually dissipating.

"Remember, don't be so outspoken in your next life."

Tang Afu, who had just killed someone, was calm and composed at this moment. His calmness was even more terrifying than Lei Biao's tragic death.

At this moment, many Yuhu Hall disciples couldn't help but feel their scalps tingling when they looked at Tang Afu.

It is not uncommon to draw the sword faster than the opponent, but it is really horrifying to put away the sword faster than the opponent dies.

"Master Cao!" Tang Afu suddenly turned around, staring at Cao Qin, whose face was as dead as water, and said, "Do you believe it now?"

As soon as these words came out, Cao Qin's body trembled violently.

"There are indeed many talented people in the martial arts world, and some are better than others. Tang Afu is so young, but his martial arts are so amazing. Whether Cao is willing to admit it or not... I am no match for you." Cao Qin's tone was deep, bitter but helpless.

But before Tang Afu could reply, Cao Qin suddenly changed the subject and said with gritted teeth: "But even so, you may not get what you want today!"

……

(End of this chapter)