System: I Can Open Martial Arts Chests-Chapter 33: Assassination Attempt?

Wu Qianhuan still returned to the City Lord’s Mansion.

Chu Qing was right; the matters of Luoyu Hall and potential changes in the Chu Family left her no time to continue entangling with Chu Qing here.

Especially with Luoyu Hall, the opportunity must not be missed.

Just before leaving, she gave Chu Qing a deep, meaningful look.

After she left, Chu Qing did not return to the inn either.

Wandering around, he arrived outside the Chu Family estate.

Under the night sky, the Chu Family was in chaos, with people inside moving back and forth, and occasionally a person wearing a cyan robe would enter and exit through the main gate.

Everyone had a heavy expression...and perhaps even sorrow?

Chu Qing had a bad feeling, but it wasn’t until he heard words like ’the lord was assassinated’ from a group of people in cyan robes, that something from his memory suddenly hit him, causing a dizzying sense of bewilderment.

"Assassinated...Chu Yunfei was assassinated?"

He suddenly looked towards the Chu Family, instinctively wanting to go in and take a look.

But after just two steps, he stopped.

"Something’s not right!"

Chu Qing took a deep breath:

"This whole thing is a ruse!

"I know Bai Qi’s methods; the continuous scheme during the day was everything he had.

"Both assassins have been dealt with; how could Chu Yunfei possibly still die?

"Moreover, since Bai Qi has already withdrawn from Celestial Dance City...it means this assassination attempt is a complete failure.

"In this situation...could the so-called assassination be fake?"

Thinking of this, he gently patted his cheek:

"The Valley of Myriad Nights hired the Mirror of Sin to assassinate Chu Yunfei, but ended up failing.

"Chu Yunfei is trying to feign death...to trap the Valley of Myriad Nights."

This was the most reasonable explanation Chu Qing could think of at the moment.

However, though reasonable, this explanation was still all speculation...whether things were truly as he thought, that remained to be verified.

And the method of verification...

Chu Qing suddenly turned around, and saw not far away, a black-clothed figure standing in the rainy night.

As their eyes met, the black-clothed figure turned and ran.

Chu Qing narrowed his eyes slightly, gathered his energy, and followed him from behind.

The person ahead had an exceptionally fast body technique, soaring through the rainy night, surrounded as if covered by a layer of cyan energy, traversing the rain curtain like chasing stars and moon.

Chu Qing’s eyes narrowed slightly, a purple gleam flowing within.

The speed that was initially slow instantly surged, and in almost a blink of an eye, he was already behind the black-clothed figure.

The black-clothed figure glanced back, seemed momentarily stunned, and then a hint of joy flickered in his eyes:

"What great lightweight technique!"

At this time, they had reached the city wall of Celestial Dance City. The black-clothed figure spread his arms like a snow goose soaring into the sky, leaping two to three meters up, then tapped quickly with his toes, seemingly walking on air along the city wall, and in no time, he was atop the city wall.

Looking back, he saw Chu Qing had already leaped to the top of the city wall.

He was executing the Soaring in the Void technique, rushing toward him.

The black-clothed figure was startled again, turned around, and without thinking, soared into the air, running towards the outskirts.

Chu Qing made continuous strides, walking thirty steps in the air, closely pursuing the black-clothed figure from behind.

The Celestial Dance Guards atop Celestial Dance City only just now snapped out of their daze.

Watching these two vault over the wall, they shouted loudly:

"Who goes there?"

But wanting to give chase, they couldn’t possibly catch up, could they?

With one in front and one behind, the two exited the city and traveled scarcely three to five miles, reaching a dense forest ahead.

The black-clothed figure suddenly turned back:

"With such remarkable lightweight technique, let’s see how good your hand-to-hand combat is?"

As he said this, he thrust out a single palm abruptly.

With this palm strike, it was as if a wall of air was summoned around them.

The shadows of trees swayed, rain converged, and an enormous palm appeared amidst it.

Seeing this, Chu Qing also flipped a single palm, covering his hand with a layer of purple aura.

The same swaying tree shadows, the same converging rain, and a similarly enormous palm appeared amongst them.

Anyone who saw this scene could tell...these two people were using the same martial art.

Cyan Void Palm!

Boom boom!!

With a loud blast, the black-clothed figure’s body shook, involuntarily taking a step back, while Chu Qing remained unmoved.

"What martial arts are you using? How is it so formidable?"

The black-clothed figure’s voice was full of astonishment.

"What do you think..."

Chu Qing looked helplessly at the black-clothed figure in front of him:

"Big brother, stop kidding around."

The body technique was the Chasing Star and Moon Step, the palm technique was the Cyan Void Palm.

These are both secret techniques of the Chu Family, passed on only to the three brothers besides Chu Yunfei.

Chu Fan wouldn’t have come masked to meet him...the person in front of him could only be Chu Tian.

Chu Tian glanced at Chu Qing and removed his mask:

"How come you’re not surprised at all?"

"Since saving the old man during the day and leaving the Chu Family afterward.

"You’ve been following behind me and Wu Qianhuan all along...

"Wu Qianhuan couldn’t sense it, but you couldn’t hide it from me."

Chu Qing spoke softly:

"I thought you would appear to meet me after Wu Qianhuan left, but I didn’t expect that after killing Xin Youhen, you also left."

"At that time, your second brother was around, I was afraid he would rashly pick a fight with you.

"I had to lead him away..."

Chu Tian sighed lightly at this point:

"When did you know, recognize me?"

"Just now."

Chu Qing’s words surprised Chu Tian:

"Just now?"

Chu Qing laughed:

"Wasn’t it only after I used the Cyan Void Palm that you really confirmed it was me?"

Chu Tian was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, the laughter filled with relief:

"Good, good, good, third brother, after seven years...you’ve really grown."

Growing up, maybe not entirely...

If he had really grown up, how could he be deceived by the Mirror of Sin, ultimately ending with mutual destruction?

Chu Qing exhaled gently:

"But given that you’re here, it means that the supposed assassination was indeed false."

Chu Tian nodded:

"The Valley of Myriad Nights hired the Mirror of Sin to kill our father, because they feared his martial arts.

"Father’s mastery of Ruo Xu Scripture was on the brink, just a step away...and that step remained because you hadn’t returned, making him worried, unable to break through.

"Now that you’ve returned, father’s mastery of the Ruo Xu Scripture is within reach.

"The Valley of Myriad Nights feared him, wished him dead...so father simply decided to die temporarily.

"Let’s see how they act, granting their wishes."

As he spoke, he paused, then said:

"Before this, though it couldn’t be completely confirmed whether it was you, as soon as news of father’s assassination spread, it was hard to say if you could remain calm.

"In case it really was you, and you thought the Valley of Myriad Nights and the Mirror of Sin succeeded.

"Not knowing the truth, I feared you would rush at them, so I thought to see you, at least to convey a message...

"But seeing you now, you seem to have guessed it for a while?"

"I only dared completely confirm after seeing your face."

Chu Tian, hearing Chu Qing’s words, instinctively touched his face, realizing:

"I thought I was testing you, but it turned out, you were testing me..."