System: I Can Open Martial Arts Chests

Chapter 288 - 175: Revealing Exotic Studies (Part 2)

"Have you betrayed us?"

"...What are you talking about?"

Chu Qing rolled his eyes:

"Can’t you see? That’s Cao Qiupu’s mistress!"

"Mistress!?"

Tie Chuming’s eyes lit up:

"White Horse Golden Sword Cao Qiupu, with such a big name, and he found a female assassin as a mistress?

"How thrilling is that?"

As soon as she said this, Miss Ling Fei turned to look at her.

Tie Chuming shrank her neck... To be honest, if the young lady really had any shadow, the time outside Luochun Manor where she almost got killed would absolutely count as one.

Then she watched as Miss Ling Fei walked towards them.

She immediately jumped up and hid behind Chu Qing:

"She’s coming, she’s coming!!"

Miss Ling Fei stood three meters away from Chu Qing and slightly clasped her fists:

"I have yet to thank the Third Young Master for saving my life."

"It’s not a life-saving grace."

Chu Qing waved his hand:

"It was a coincidence, and I had history with him, so I couldn’t just watch him die without helping.

"If he can truly turn danger into safety this time, it would be Cao Qiupu’s fate."

The Yin Yang Hermit needed to save a person using the Blood Spirit Thirteen Needles, and the set of thirteen silver needles happened to have one missing, which Chu Qing coincidentally found.

This fortuitous coincidence is something novels wouldn’t even dare to write about.

But reality is often stranger than fiction, so it’s not surprising.

Miss Ling Fei’s expression was complex as she spoke softly:

"Whether he lives or dies this time, the Third Young Master has been immensely kind to us, and in the future, if there’s anything you need, we’ll definitely do our utmost."

"That’s too far ahead."

Chu Qing glanced at her:

"When did you start being hunted by the Mirror of Sin?"

"...Shortly after leaving Luochun Manor.

"We wanted to find a place to live in seclusion and no longer get involved in the Martial World’s affairs.

"But the Mirror of Sin doesn’t intend to let me go."

As Miss Ling Fei spoke, her gaze was rather calm, clearly having expected this.

After all, the Mirror of Sin would not easily let go of a listed expert, which is understandable.

Her gaze at Chu Qing was also quite complex at times.

Mainly because the Mirror of Sin had promised her.

After investigating the person behind the fake Mirror of Sin, they promised to release her from it.

But Chu Qing disrupted these plans.

However, despite the complexity, there was no resentment, as what credibility did the Mirror of Sin really have?

Chu Qing nodded:

"The Mirror of Sin is incredibly powerful, unlike anything ordinary.

"You two just plan to keep running like this?"

Miss Ling Fei’s eyes showed a hint of confusion, and she spoke softly:

"Previously, Qiupu and I planned to run for as long as we could, and if we could escape the Mirror of Sin’s sight, we would find a place full of reeds to settle down.

"But now it seems... we may never find that place."

Because they didn’t know how long they could keep running.

Be it Miss Ling Fei or Cao Qiupu.

They were both experts in the Martial World.

But faced with the endless and varied pursuits of the Mirror of Sin, it was okay at the start, but over time, mistakes were inevitable.

Not to mention being schemed against this time, even without this, who could guarantee they could always remain safe and sound?

Experts are still human after all.

And humans have their issues.

Camping out every night and day, it’s inevitable that there will be times when one’s condition isn’t great.

Forget about catching a cold; even if you accidentally ate something bad or didn’t rest well one day, resulting in poor mental state... all could hinder one’s martial arts prowess.

The people from the Mirror of Sin, however, can rest in shifts, someone always pursuing.

As soon as they get hurt, troubles will come one after another.

Under endless wear, they will inevitably be driven to a dead end.

This is almost a hopeless escape.

Chu Qing rubbed his palms together:

"Never thought of fighting back?"

Miss Ling Fei was stunned:

"Fight back?"

"Being relentlessly hunted, one day you’ll die.

"You’re an expert, you should understand the vulnerability of long-term defense.

"If you want peace of mind, you should address the source of the problem... and nip it in the bud."

Chu Qing raised his eyes to look at Miss Ling Fei:

"Haven’t you made three or five friends from your years at the Mirror of Sin? Someone you can rely on?"

"This..."

Miss Ling Fei froze for a moment, seemingly never having considered this question.

Chu Qing sighed, it was clear this woman and Cao Qiupu had a ’romance-brain-tragic-ending’ script, thinking about love every day and roaming the world, constantly persecuted by the Mirror of Sin.

They never even thought about having a ’couple-strong-revenge’ script.

Not even considering fighting back...

"As a renowned expert on the Evil Extermination List, having mingled with the Mirror of Sin for years, even if you didn’t make friends, you should have some understanding of the Mirror of Sin’s affairs.

"Have you never thought of using what you know to give the Mirror of Sin a hard time?"

Chu Qing looked at this woman, feeling a bit like he was drawing blood from a stone.

As assassins themselves, he thought about how to thwart the Mirror of Sin daily.

Yet, this woman only knew to romance Cao Qiupu?

"But... if we fight back, won’t that bring even more retaliation?"

As Miss Ling Fei said this, she herself didn’t realize her voice was lacking confidence.

Chu Qing got even angrier:

"What if they retaliate? If they don’t retaliate, will they stop pursuing you?

"At this point, do you have any room for reconciliation with the Mirror of Sin?"

Miss Ling Fei thought for a moment, feeling what Chu Qing said made sense:

"Indeed, there’s no room for negotiation... The Mirror of Sin will hunt someone to the end if they want them dead.

"The two of us are already on the Mirror of Sin’s must-kill list.

"Between us and them, it’s either live or die."

Tie Chuming, hearing this, perked up her ears and stuck her head out:

"So, you’re not an assassin anymore, huh?"

"I..."

Miss Ling Fei looked at the little girl who nearly died at her hands, her expression complex:

"Not anymore..."

"So you won’t kill me?"

Tie Chuming asked again.

Chu Qing waved his hand:

"Get aside, I’m teaching someone here, don’t cause trouble."

Tie Chuming shrank back, feeling wronged, and mumbled softly:

"What’s the big deal, I’m still the heiress of Iron Blood Hall, speak to me politely."

"What did you say?"

Chu Qing turned to look at her.

"The weather’s nice today."

Tie Chuming looked up at the overcast sky, dodging the question.

Chu Qing couldn’t be bothered to argue with her and continued:

"You know yourself that between you and the Mirror of Sin, it’s a life-or-death situation, and peace is impossible.

"In this situation, if you don’t use the information you have to counteract the Mirror of Sin soon.

"If you don’t cause them any loss, what you know will eventually not be enough to harm them."

"But... we’re outnumbered and overpowered, just me and Cao Qiupu..."

Miss Ling Fei was still hesitant.

"Leverage someone else’s power!"

Chu Qing clapped his hands:

"Not to mention you’re a renowned expert, though being an assassin isn’t a great title.

"But the name White Horse Golden Sword is famous enough that if you join a faction, you could leverage their power to fight the Mirror of Sin.

"Though the Mirror of Sin is powerful and covers the world.

"They can’t launch a large-scale attack on a specific region!

"If a great influence shelters you, one day you could grow strong enough to even launch a counterattack against the Mirror of Sin!"

Miss Ling Fei felt her mind was a bit muddled as she listened.

This content was gradually crowding out her romance-brain, forcefully inserting a revenge script into her head.

She frowned:

"But, can this really work?"

"Why can’t it?"

Chu Qing sneered:

"The Mirror of Sin is just an assassin organization, you really think they can run rampant with impunity?

"There are countless people out there who wish for the entire Mirror of Sin to perish!

"If you can find these people, they can all join you in resisting the Mirror of Sin!"

"It does sound reasonable!!"

Chu Qing’s words completely opened a new door for Miss Ling Fei.

But she was still troubled:

"But, which big tree should we seek shelter under?"

She looked at Chu Qing, her eyes full of inquiry.

Chu Qing thought for a moment, then suddenly looked at Tie Chuming, who was squatting in the corner drawing circles.

Miss Ling Fei followed his gaze, deep in thought.

Tie Chuming sensed the burning stare and looked up puzzled:

"Why are you both looking at me, Miss?"