Chapter 1882: Poison_2

The words of the Fourth Shock that hadn’t been uttered reached her throat, and turned into:

“What was I going to say just now?”

This time, she wasn’t actually forgetful but was feigning ignorance.

The advantage of practicing this skill was that she could choose not to say things she didn’t want to, and nobody would know whether she truly forgot or was just pretending to.

Having just praised Qu Yi’s swordsmanship, yet Qu Yi was completely suppressed.

Thus, the words of praise naturally couldn’t be said aloud.

She expected the Fifth Shock would surely use words to tease her again.

Unexpectedly, the Fifth Shock remained surprisingly silent.

She stealthily glanced over and noticed the Fifth Shock furrowing his brow, staring intently at Qu Zhongzhi, who had casually drawn his sword.

As if sensing the Fourth Shock’s gaze, he spoke in a deep voice:

“Blossoms Four Sword…”

The Fourth Shock heard but didn’t understand, eventually blinking and nodding.

Meanwhile, the Fifth Shock sighed:

“This is the Third’s swordsmanship…

“It consists of four moves.

“The first move is Bouquets, the second is enjoying the fragrance together, the third is Hundred Flowers Blossom, and the fourth is… Hundred Flowers Kill!

“This last move, Hundred Flowers Kill, truly corresponds to the saying ‘after flowers bloom, they all kill’.

“It emphasizes drawing the sword later; when the sword edge rises, no matter how brilliant the colors are, they all dim.”

“The Third’s swordsmanship?”

The Second Shock was somewhat puzzled upon hearing this.

Dongmen Yong’s swordsmanship, how could it be used by Qu Zhongzhi?

Moreover, since the Fifth Shock knew this swordsmanship, it indicates it was either created or obtained decades ago.

When Qu Zhongzhi wielded his sword, there was still a slight awkwardness in his moves.

Everyone present could see this clearly.

This indicates he hasn’t been immersed in this path for decades.

More importantly, when Dongmen Yong went to Donghuang back then, Qu Zhongzhi was not yet born.

Today’s swordsmanship is manifestly that of a novice.

Then… who taught it to him?

He claimed to be here at Hualong Hall specifically to have Dongmen Yong come out to face death.

Why is he now using Dongmen Yong’s sword technique?

At this moment, except for the Fourth Shock who had forgotten the previous conversation, a look of confusion appeared on the faces of the Second Shock and the Fifth Shock.

Just then, Qu Zhongzhi uttered gently:

“Strike!”

As the word fell, a hand gripping the sword was suddenly flung away.

Qu Yi’s face showed no sign of pain, only bewilderment.

Staring at the longsword and hand flying away, it seemed his future and prospects had also flown away.

At once, all hopes were dashed.

Before more thoughts could emerge, the longsword had already pierced through his throat.

Qu Zhongzhi kicked Qu Yi’s corpse into the main hall of Hualong Hall.

Yet there was no trace of pride on his face; he simply asked:

“Where is Dongmen Yong?”

“Impertinent.”

The Fifth Shock shouted angrily in a cold voice:

“The name of the Third Shock is not something you can call directly.

“Where did you learn this swordmanship, tell the truth now?”

“Fifth Shock?”

Qu Zhongzhi glanced at the Fifth Shock, gently shook his head:

“I am no longer the Eleventh Shock of the Jinglong Association, even if I am bold, what can you do?

“I came today only to seek out Dongmen Yong, that rogue.

“Yet surprisingly, at today’s gathering, Dongmen Yong isn’t here.

“Since it is so, continue, I bid you goodbye.”

After saying this, he indeed turned to leave.

The Fifth Shock couldn’t help but laugh angrily:

“Do you take this place for what?

“Do you think you can come and go as you please?”

As his words fell, the disciples of Jinglong Association who had come forth with Qu Yi, one after another leaped forward, intending to capture Qu Zhongzhi.

However, Qu Zhongzhi had held back during his exchange with Qu Yi.

Now facing the crowd, with a turn of the longsword, dozens of sword flowers carried Sword Qi and bloomed within the hall.

Screams echoed continuously from the mouths of these disciples.

Each person’s wrist bore a sword mark.

Their weapons fell to the ground as their bodies instinctively staggered backward.

“This is Hundred Flowers Blossom…”

The Fifth Shock was all the more perplexed, seeing Qu Zhongzhi about to leave, he immediately moved:

“Stop!”

Qu Zhongzhi had just taken a step when he sensed something was amiss, immediately raising his body, followed by the sound of a colliding bang.

An invisible force struck the wall not far away.

Qu Zhongzhi himself flew onto the beam, looking down at the Fifth Shock, realizing that if he couldn’t escape this person today, he won’t be able to leave Hualong Hall.

Instantly, he turned his body, the longsword descending from midair.

The sword edge pinpointed, the stars flew swiftly.

Seemingly reckless, yet inherently cautious.

The Fifth Shock’s martial arts were extraordinary, as far as Qu Zhongzhi knew, the skill he practiced was called Supreme Qi Divine Technique.

If mastered, this skill is invisible and formless, without appearance and infinitely powerful, its transformations endless.

Although Qu Zhongzhi had a fortuitous encounter, resulting in his swordsmanship advancing, and his Inner Strength growing rapidly.

Nevertheless, facing this Longmen Jing Emperor, especially experts like the Fifth Shock, he dared not hold a single hint of underestimation.

He primarily aimed to test first.

Unexpectedly, upon thrusting his sword, it felt like it was trapped in a quagmire.

Not the slightest bit of relief.

Furthermore, an extremely dangerous sensation suddenly approached.

Even though the Fifth Shock was unmoving, Qu Zhongzhi knew he was in a situation of life or death.

He immediately let out a furious shout, Sword Qi coursing through his body.

Turning around, he forcefully extricated himself from the invisible mire.

The Fifth Shock saw this and couldn’t help but exclaim ‘huh’, slightly surprised.