Chapter 437: Two Demons

The news seemed akin to a thunderbolt in Song Qingshu’s ears, “Ah Qing? How can Yuan Shixiao have connection with her?”

Chen Jinnan shook his head, “I don’t know about that, but the girl seems to call Yuan Shixiao ‘White Gibbon’.”

Song Qingshu only realized the connection after Chen Jinnan left, “White Gibbon? Damn it! The white gibbon who taught Ah Qing the swordsmanship was Yuan Shixiao?” _{(G: in the novel, Ah Qing learned her skills while playing mock sword duels with a white gibbon. The author connected the storyline of the two novels using that plot point.)}

Not far away, Guo Fu saw Song Qingshu’s uncertain expression and hurriedly pulled Huang Rong’s sleeve, “Mom, that person just now seems to be the leader of the Heaven and Earth Society. He didn’t even come to greet you, but he actually went to greet that womanizer?”

Huang Rong couldn’t help but pinch her daughter’s cheek and signaled to her that she was little loud with her voice, “Leader Chen, has a transcendent status in the world. Your parents are just his equal, so why would he come to greet me?”

Then she secretly thought in her heart, ‘Looking at the way the two of them were whispering to each other just now, I’m afraid they have a very close relationship. It is unusual. I wonder what the two of them had just talked about. Leader Chen looked solemn when he left, and Song Qingshu also looked quite shocked.’

Looking at the Four Evils approaching slowly not far away, Huang Rong’s expression condensed, ‘Could it be that they are also looking for Song Qingshu?’

Before Song Qingshu could recover from the shock, he heard an unusually hoarse voice, “I heard that Young Master Song is also going to participate in the Golden Serpent King election?”

Song Qingshu looked up and saw that the iconic voice naturally belonged to Duan Yanqing. So he responded, “It turns out to be Leader Duan. We are really destined. Maybe we can compete on the same stage to decide the winner.”

Duan Yanqing suddenly showed a smile that seemed more like he was crying, “Fortunately I am not in the same group as you, otherwise this Duan would have to forfeit the fight.” 

Duan Yanqing deliberately didn’t lower his voice, Huang Rong heard it clearly, and couldn’t help being horrified. 

The leader of the Four Evils men had a reputation for being full of evil. For decades, he has been a master who was the source of dread in the martial arts world. 

Huang Rong had never heard of anyone subduing him, but this time he was willing to bow down. 

‘Is Song Qingshu’s martial arts really that high?’

Although Song Qingshu’s reputation been on the rise over the past year, it was only limited to the Qing Dynasty and its surrounding areas. The world was very big and people in other places had no idea about his martial arts realm. In the minds of most people, although he was the top master of the Qing Dynasty, it couldn’t be that high considering the fact that there were no well-known masters in the Qing Dynasty.

Song Qingshu had showed his skills at the Lion Slaughter Assembly in the past, and many people in the wulin had witnessed it. At that time, he could only be regarded as a young master, and he was still far from a real master. In just one year, even if his martial arts improved by leaps and bounds, just how high could it go?

What’s more, at the Lion Slaughter Assembly, he was expelled by the Wudang Sect and beaten to the point where all his meridians were severed. Huang Rong only met at that point of time. In addition to knowing the Nine Yin Manual, he was still no different than normal people, so she naturally didn’t think his martial arts skills would be that high.

“Long live Xingxiu, his might is boundless!”

“His supernatural powers are vast, and his might shakes the Central Plains!”

The sound of drums beating was heard from the distance, and Guo Fu was startled, “Do they want to wake the dead or something?”

Huang Rong’s expression changed, and she quickly covered her daughter’s small mouth, “Fu’er, please stop saying such rude things. These are people from the Xingxiu Sect, who are adept at using poison. From now on, when you hear this sound, run as far as you can, understand?”

Guo Fu curled her lips disapprovingly, “Mom, with your and dad’s reputation in the world, why should I be afraid of them?”

Huang Rong looked helpless and said with a wry smile, “Your dad drank the blood of a medicinal Serpent back then and is immune to all poisons. So naturally, he doesn’t need to be afraid of poison. I was fed a lot of miraculous medicines by your grandpa since I was a child, so I have a certain resistance to poisons. Naturally, there is no need for me to be afraid. Fu’er, if you are poisoned, it would be fine if it was some ordinary poisons, but if you are poisoned by Xingxiu’s Old Immortal, we don’t have the confidence to detoxify you.”

Guo Fu looked angry, and suddenly pointed at Song Qingshu not far away and said, “Then why isn’t he afraid of Old Immortal of Xingxiu?”

Huang Rong was startled, and saw that the people from the Xingxiu Sect seemed to be chatting with Song Qingshu.

“What?” Huang Rong felt strange in her heart. ‘This Song Qingshu has a good relationship with the righteous factions such as the Heaven and Earth Society and the Prince Mu’s Mansion, and now he seems to be chatting happily with Duan Yanqing, and the Old Immortal of Xingxiu as well. What was going on?’

“Old Duan, you knew that you were going to face Young Master Song, so did you come here to get close to him in advance?” Old Immortal of Xingxiu’s childlike chubby face was full of smiles as he looked at his acquaintance.

“I haven’t seen you for many days, Old Monster Ding, yet you still have such a bad mouth.” Duan Yanqing snorted coldly, but as both of them were recruited by Song Qingshu to join the Pole Arms in the past, he didn’t mind his rude behavior.

“Hey, there is no shame in getting close to Young Master Song. Look, why don’t I ask my disciple to pay homage to Young Master Song and ask him to be merciful?” After Ding Chunqiu said that, he pushed down a young man with an iron mask behind him. “You Tanzhi, this is your opponent tomorrow, Young Master Song. You are definitely no match for him with his all-powerful martial arts skills. When the time comes, you can experience a few tricks from Young Master Song and you will benefit from them throughout your life.”

You Tanzhi directly knelt down and faced Song Qingshu, then he kowtowed and said, “This one asks Young Master Song for advice tomorrow.”

Being flattered by Ding Chunqiu, Song Qingshu felt a chill and could only laugh dryly, “The competition hasn’t started yet, so it’s too early to say this now.”

Ding Chunqiu shook his feather fan, and calmly said, “It will happen sooner or later, with Young Master Song’s martial arts, he will definitely be able to enter the next round smoothly.”

Duan Yanqing smiled and said, “Of course there is no doubt about Young Master Song’s martial arts, but are you confident that your apprentice can defeat that hero of Jinyang? As far as I know, Xiao Banhe’s strength is quite unambiguous.”

Ding Chunqiu smiled enigmatically, “Brother Duan doesn’t have to concern himself with that.”

Song Qingshu smiled slightly, “This brother possesses the Frost Qi that shocked the world in the past. I’m afraid Xiao Banhe will suffer a loss.”

Ding Chunqiu’s expression changed. No outsider knew about You Tanzhi’s martial arts, and the Frost Qi was even more of a secret. It was their biggest trump card, and Ding Chunqiu was confident that if he wasn’t mentally prepared, even a master like Qiao Feng would suffer a big loss. Therefore, Ding Chunqiu was determined to win the position of the Golden Serpent King. 

This time he only came to greet Song Qingshu in order to lower his guard and strike him by surprise. He was careless and lost to Song Qingshu in Jingzhou in the past, so he wanted revenge. However, he didn’t expect that Song Qingshu was already aware of the truth.

‘Could it be that this kid has some kind of clairvoyance?’ Ding Chunqiu secretly regretted his decision. If he knew that such a thing would happen, he would not have brought You Tanzhi here today, thus exposing him in advance.

After rambling a few random words, Ding Chunqiu angrily led You Tanzhi to his seat.

Seeing him leaving, Duan Yanqing lowered his voice and said, “Young Master Song, I wonder about the Lady Guanyin you mentioned last time…”

Song Qingshu smiled slightly, “Master Duan, you have been in the world for so long, do you really think I will tell you so easily?”

Duan Yanqing’s expression changed, and he lowered his head and said, “This Duan is being impatient. I wonder what Young Master Song requires before you can tell me?”

---

Goblin: Please consider becoming a Patron at Patreon to support me if you can, and you can also support me at BuymeaCoffee! A little support will help me a lot in these tough times.

Check out my other projects: Rehabilitating the Villainess, Pushover Extra Trains the Villainesses, I Picked Up an Amnesiac Witch, My Summons Are Special and Dual Cultivation with a Fox Demon.

Become a Supreme Patron for only $30 to access all the advanced chapters of all the novels on Goblinslate!

Please point out any mistakes if you find one.

Please whitelist this site in your a*blocker to support the translation.

Patrons, please visit the Patreon page for your advanced chapters.

If you enjoy this novel, please take some time to rate it on NU