9 Chapter 9

"Prepare to die," said the blonde cloaked man as he took a step in front.

Ye Qi could tell that they are fighters, who are here, obviously, for a swift killing strike.

The two cloaked men next to the blonde man had their weapon appear in their hands as they dashed forward.

Given their speed, Ye Qi could tell that they are fighters of a silver rank at least.

Ye Qi channelled his soul force around his body. Although his rank as a fighter is 3 stars bronze, he can use his soul force without fusing with a demon beast and be like a 5 stars bronze rank fighter; with the extra benefits of having soul force.

The daggers in Ye Qi's hands were special, as they had both Snow-Wind type Inscriptions on them. When he channelled his soul force, the inscriptions gave a slight glow.

The cloaked man who was on the left was the first one to arrive, and he waved his sword. A silver rank fighter can easily kill someone like Ye Qi. However, Ye Qi wasn't as slow as someone from his rank.

Ye Qi quickly activated his <<Time- Rate Wrap>> skill.

The man became 3 times slower, and his sword blurry movement became clear to Ye Qi in his eyes.

Feeling his heart skipping a beat, Ye Qi quickly waved his dagger, on the hand of the man, who didn't have enough reaction speed. The Inscriptions glowed in white light, and the dagger's blade cut through his arm like butter.

And then, as the fighter made a horrified expression as he was preparing to kick; it was a surprise for him to realise that his arm was cut.

Although he is Silver Rank and faster, Ye Qi had better reaction time and faster decision making.

The adrenaline was about to make Ye Qi slit his throat. However, as he was about to do that, Ye Qi felt a sword heading toward him.

His trained body knew how to react. Unconsciously, Ye Qi bent down, allowing a sword to pass by his head, and he jumped back, before flipping many times.

Ye Qi landed on his feet 5 meters away from them, before holding his daggers and crouching low, just like his body had been trained.

Ye Qi breathed slowly as he deactivated the Time-Space skill. He didn't want to empty his soul force storage quickly. So, he would only use the skill the right of the clash.

"Bastard, what have you done to me." The man who had his arm cut held it and was about to yell, only for his friend to put a sword on his throat, killing him.

Ye Qi was shocked seeing how his enemy killed their partner.

"You're too loud to expose our cover." Said the man to the corpse of his dead patent.

Ye Qi, although it was the first time he had seen a man die, didn't lose composer. The fact that there are still two assassins looking at him with killing intent made him keep his nerves in check.

Ye Qi couched lowly as the other man dashed at him with his long sword.

When Ye Qi activated his skill again, the sword was ready in front of him; this guy was clearly faster than his now-dead partner.

Although Ye Qi's strength isn't comparable to this guy, physically, he was way faster, and he could use his soul force.

Ye Qi dodged the sword swing and waved his dagger, activating the inscriptions.

A cold air blade rushed out of the dagger, forcing the man to lift his arm in a quick unconscious reaction. The cold blade energy wounded his arm, making ice spread there.

The guy must be trained well not to care about his now frozen arm, and take the sword with the other hand.

However, that took too much time in Ye Qi's eyes, as he already waved his daggers again, sending more snow wind blades.

One of the blades hit him on the shoulder, freezing it, and the other one hit his chest. Not only this wounded the man, but it froze his nerves and internal organs.

Ye Qi, who was under the adrenaline, and the time-slowing effect, quickly circled around the stunned man. Ye Qi saw an opening as the man in front of him had his throat exposed.

Ye Xiu had always taught him that a swift strike in a vital place is always deadly and necessary.

The blonde cloaked man moved in a very swift speed seeing Ye Qi's action.

Not appreciating the human life, Ye Qi waved his dagger.

By the time the blonde cloaked man arrived, the head of his partner was flying in the air.

He couldn't help but stop. Shocked, he looked at the head that fell on the ground, before looking at Ye Qi, whose breathes started getting faster as he jumped back.

Ye Qi had used inscriptions and his own little soul force to slow time. It was quite draining for him.

"You… you aren't a simple 3rd star Bronze fighter!?" The blonde man asked

With sarcasm, Ye Qi said, as he pointed with the dagger at the blonde cloaked man. "Come here, if you want an answer."

The blond sneered. "You think your self something because you killed these two. Look at yourself, how you are panting."

The only reason Ye Qi seemed to breathe like this was because of his Time-Space skill.

Ye Qi took a deep breath."Does it mean something?" Ye Qi asked. He wanted to stall, as he would recuperate more of his soul force before using it in the next clash.

This man seemed to have a stronger aura than the two who died. Definitely, he is a Star or two above them.

"Yes, it means you are going to die when you are tired." He sneered. "Keep that as a note in your next life."

"Thanks for the lesson." Ye Qi mocked.

"Tsk." Clicking his tongue, the blonde man dashed with a sword in his hand. In a quick motion, he appeared next to Ye Qi.

When Ye Qi used his skill, the man was in front of him, and the sword was going next to his neck.

Ye Qi quickly dodged with what would seem inhuman reaction speed.

Ye Qi, who just bent down, stabbed with his daggers.

The man, although he seemed to be oblivious of that, quickly jumped back, dodging the strike.

"You didn't use your soul force." The cloaked man asked, pointing to the fact that Ye Qi didn't activate the inscriptions on his daggers. Ye Qi, before he could speak, the man answered his own question. "Your soul force is over. You're exhausted." He then dashed forward. Ye Qi slowed the time again and dodged this attack before waving a dagger to man's face.

When the man was about to use his sword to block, Ye Qi, who has a better reaction time and speed, halted his attack in the middle of the air in what it seems an impossible fate to achieve, before he quickly gave a roundhouse kick to the man's foot.

The man didn't expect the kick and lost his balance all of the sudden. When Ye Qi was about to follow his falling body and stab, the man placed his hands on the ground and flipped back, jumping very high in the air.

Quickly wrapping time for one of his daggers, Ye Qi threw the dagger, while activating the inscription, at the man, hitting his chest, and missing his heart.

Ye Qi deactivated his skill again. The reason he is not using this skill to its fullest because his soul force was running low.

The man landed on top of one building. He looked at the right side of his chest, and he flinched. The dagger was deep there, and he was frozen from inside.

He sneered as his body started glowing with soul force, as a scroll appeared in his hand. The scroll started glowing as he opened it and aimed it at Ye Qi, who quickly activated his skill.

"Die," when the Blondie said that, the scroll glowed.

A big ball of fire, several meters in size, flew toward Ye Qi very fast. This Inscription can kill a silver rank spiritualist.

'Run away.'

Ye Qi had this solution. Using the fireball as a cover, and using his soul force to the max, he turned and ran forward.

He felt his speed was high. However, from the preceptive of an outsider, Ye Qi would be moving in very swift motions that surpass his rank too much.

The fireball bit the dust as it fell on the ground and hit Ye Qi's original spot, making an explosion.

The man sneered down, expecting to see a burned body.

After the fire had covered his vision, he had seen nothing.

He has now to see the ashes. Then he will come back and report that the mission was successful.

This must be done quickly, as most sellers who usually works here, are busy with some fake auction their group had made. They will come now for sure, given the loud booming sound.

The man landed down. As he went to Ye Qi original spot, he saw nothing. Feeling something approaching him from behind with killing intent, the man turned, expecting to see Ye Qi attack him, and he waved his sword back.

However, when he turned, he had seen a man, whose skin was covered in green scales. His sword was easily caught between his fingers.

"Young master is that him." Said the man who is covered in dark scales and had a lizard-like face.

A demon spiritualist, the man realised and gulped.

Ye Qi's face was quite pale now. Luckily, he was so fast, and that scroll attack had brought the attention of a Golden rank spiritualist, who was shopping and happened to be a part of the City Lord Mansion. Quickly, Ye Qi had brought him here by pointing in one direction and yelling Dark Guild. The spiritualist had quickly carried him and dashed here after he had fused with his Demon Spirit.

And now, here they are, in front of one of the assaulter.

"Yes, he and his guys had tried to kill me, just now." Ye Qi said.

The blonde cloaked man tried to strike again, but his attack was blocked by the bare hand of the golden rank spiritualist.

The Demon Spiritualist clenched his clawed fist and gave a strong punch that broke the ribs of the assaulter and sent him flying back.

The fighter was beaten easily by the Golden Rank Demon Spiritualist and now was unconscious.

When the spiritualist went to arrest the member of the dark guild, since he may have important information, the assaulter was found dead. When the spiritualist examined the body, he shook his head. "He bit a poison that was hiding under his tongue. I have to report this to the City Lord."

Qi, who was now as angry and anxious as he never felt, approached the body while the spiritualist looked at the other two bodies on the ground.

Although he felt it was disgusting, Qi pulled back a hair from the body, not filching at all, and stored it in his spatial ring.

With this, he, later, would find out whoever sent these guys after him, with his <<Eyes of the Present and Past>>

The spiritualist, who had just finished examining the bodies, looked at Ye Qi, who was clueless of his stare.

After he had examined the bodies, he found that the young master was responsible for killing one of them. While the other seemed to be killed by his friend's sword but had his arm lost by the same dagger Ye Qi is holding.

This was big news, to know that, he who is 3 stars bronze rank fighter, managed to survive the assassination of 3 silver ranked fighters.

"Let's go back." Ye Qi said, sweeping his forehead.

"Yes, young master."

-x-X-x-

Ye Qi was at his courtyard at the mansion of the City Lord. He was done washing the blood on his body and changed into new fresh clothes.

His mother and brother had been here and checked him for his health. His mom had just left for the City Lord's office, to complain and yell.

Ye Qi was having some books next to him.

It had been the first time he had ever killed, and he didn't feel bad or anything for killing them. However, something woke up inside of him. The thing that wakes up inside of each killer. A new perspective on the world.

Ye Qi tapped the books. These ones were about assassination and killing. Ye Qi thought about the battle he had, and he realised, he could've ended it if he were sneakier… faster, and more tactical.

Ye Qi, after getting the experience of the martial artists and assassins who wrote those books, went to the cultivation books. Although he had his own cultivation method, he could use the experience of the authors of these techniques to improve his understanding. This should increase his own understanding, and thus, his speed.

'I want to reach the silver rank as fast as possible.' Ye Qi put this in his mind.

When he was done, he cultivated a bit and left his courtyard, as he heard some knocks on his door.

"Ye Qi..."

Ye Qi found that his Ye Ziyun was here, along with an extra guest, Xiao Ning'er. He smiled at them. Two pretty girls were a good distraction from thinking about the blood.

"Hey, how are you, girls." Ye Qi said with a smile. "Came for a visit?"

"It's not about me… how are you? I've heard about what happened. Sorry I wasn't here as soon as I heard." Ye Ziyun lowered her head and brushed the purple bangs back from her forehead. With a sad sigh, she said. "If I insisted on taking you with me to shop, this wouldn't have happened."

Ye Qi let a sigh while feeling the warmth. He patted her shoulder. "It's not important, really. You shouldn't blame yourself or something, or I'll be sad." Ye Qi smiled, "besides, it's a good experience."

"Hey, aren't you a bit too calm, for your first time?" Ye Ziyun lifted her head and stared at him with her lavender eyes.

" For my first time? Sounds wrong, somehow?" Ye Qi's pupils moved to the corner of his eyes as he said this, as if though he was deeply thinking.

Ye Ziyun's face started turning pink from his remark. "How dare you!"

Ning'er on the corner blushed as well and lowered her head.

"You said it, not me." Ye Qi chuckled as if teasing.

Ye Ziyun bites her tongue, looked at Ning'er at the corner of her eyes, and then she looked at Qi. "Don't get hurt, or I won't forgive you." She then opened her arms and gave him a hug, pressing herself to him.

Ye Qi opened his eyes widely, surprised and feeling her chest crushing against his. They had a decent size after all. And her body was soft. Closing his arms around her back, he could tell that she was too soft.

"Ahem, ahem." Ning'er coughed, yet Ziyun didn't pull back from his hug.

Ye Qi, who was surprised how soft this pretty Ye Ziyun and how good her smell was, couldn't hide his biological reaction. When Ziyun felt a hard bulge hitting against her, she opened her eyes, widely, embarrassed, and pulled back on her own.

She stared at him, her cheeks so red.

Meeting with her eyes, Ye Qi smiled. "Don't tell your father or mine."

"I have no idea what are you saying." Embarrassed, she turned her face.

Ye Qi decided to switch the topic and looked at Ning'er, who had her cheeks pink.

"So, you have finally decided to visit the mansion. Seems you're back to being sweet childhood sisters."

"Mm… Sister Ye Ziyun invited me here… then I heard about what you faced and came here." Ning'er took some steps forward until she was in front of him. "Are you fine? Are you hurt. As soon as I heard about what happened, I quickly made some meals that should help you recuperate."

She waved her hand and some lunch boxes appeared.

"You are quick at cooking…" Ye Qi lifted his eyebrows. Ning'er turned her face. Ye Qi smiled slightly. Obviously, these were made before she came.

"You are a fast cooker, to make a healing dish that takes 3 hours, for someone who had been assaulted 2 hours ago."

Ning'er cheeks colour started gradually changing from pink to red. It was obvious by now.

"How do you know how long it takes to make." Ning'er wanted to dodge his remark, but it was hard to.

"I know many things, remember." Ye Qi smirked. He knows some cooking accidentally because of one book. He opened up the lunch box and tilted it between his hands. "It's quite warm for something that had been made not long ago…"

Ning'er bit on her teeth, not knowing what to say.

"Hehe…" Ye Ziyun started chuckling. Ye Qi got her for good. Ning'er stared at her, and Ziyun who couldn't hold her laugh.

"Still good though." Ye Qi's voice came as he was eating.

"Glad you liked it," Ning'er said, sighing inside as he changed the topic.

"By the way…" Ye Qi reached his storage ring and waved it.

Two scrolls appeared as he handed them to Ning'er and Ye Ziyun.

"What's this." Ye Ziyun looked at her scroll.

"Cultivation methods?" Ning'er said.

Ye Qi nodded. These were things he had created. Something he wanted to test.

Ye Qi never thought in his life he would be able to create a cultivation method. But after getting the experience of the makers of the cultivation methods from the old books, Ye Qi was able to understand enough.

Most people would only get the method to train, and only they would understand it after reaching the Legend Rank.

Ye Qi, who was different, could get the understanding of the writer… in all cases, he could understand why they use this instead of this, and how things work for different attribute cultivation realms.

Using the mixed understanding of many Legend Rank spiritualists, Ye Qi could even write purer methods. Something that can cultivate lightning, and some methods that can work better for Ice.

"Is this new!"

"Where did you find this?"

When Ye Qi was faced by the girls' glance, he answered.

"Although I don't claim they are perfectly complete methods. This one works better for lightning," he pointed to Ning'er, and then he pointed to Ye Ziyun, "and this should work better for those who have Snow Wind."

Although he can't claim that they are on the level of Nie Lie's methods, they were Ye Qi's creation, and they should be the best ones around, at least, within the Legend Rank realm.

"Thank you." Ning'er, feeling warm, hugged him. Ye Qi, only looking past her, to Ziyun, who had that warning glare on her eyes, telling him not to have a boner.

However, it was too late. But Ning'er didn't take herself back, and only had a frozen expression when she felt the bulge hitting against her crotch.

'No one can blame me… they have hourglasses figures… very beautiful, and they are curvy with big chests.' Well, a part of his dream was to have beauties around him.

"You are welcome. Ning'er." Ye Qi only closed his hand on her back, not feeling any shame. He had just killed, so what's wrong with this.

Ning'er didn't pull back and hugged him back. For her, who had her chest touched by him, it didn't feel too wrong. When Ye Ziyun appeared behind her, Ning'er was pulled back. Ye Qi was now faced with lavender eyes. Ziyun quickly stole a glance to his crotch, before looking to the side, flushing red.

"That…" "

Mmm," Ning'er only crossed her arms and looked at it with her big brown honey eyes.

"Well, girls, now, you would excuse me." Knowing that the situation would get only more. "I have to cultivate, so, you know."

"Alright, we will talk later." Ye Ziyun said calmly as she looked at his back.

"Please, eat well," Ning'er replied, to see Ye Ziyun gazing at her.

Ye Qi entered his house and closed the door.

Now, he can't just cultivate like this, as there is a tent down that disturb his focus.

Using the ancient technique [The monkey's hands climbing the pillar] he reached a state of clear mind.

Since his soul force had recuperated, he was ready to link strings.

After cleaning his hands from the evidence, he pulled a hair strand from his storage ring.

This belongs to one of the offenders.

Ye Qi held it firmly and looked through it. "Now, let's see what happened, motherfuckers."

His eyes turned silver, and Ye Qi started to see into the past of the hair.

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Activating the Eyes of Present and the Past, Ye Qi was looking at the hair strand that he had stolen from the body of the offender

Ye Qi had been angry, anxious from this. Although he was calm now, he still wanted to know more about this.

Ye Qi felt lucky that he had a Time-space skill to assist him, otherwise, he would've been dead.

The silver eyes of Ye Qi were looking into the past. Images of how things were moving backwards were appearing in his head. Ye Qi saw the assaulter trying to convince marketers to leave the market temporarily for special offers.

Ye Qi sneered and searched more into the past.

Now, the assaulter's face was clearer, as he was in the restaurant that belongs to the Sacred Family… with nothing to be surprised of.

Going more back, Ye Qi finally saw it.

The assaulter now was standing in front of a red-haired man, who was hugging a black haired girl to his side.

The red-haired man was looking at them, as he seemed to be just over from having good sex.

"So, someone in the library, saw him messing up with my woman's chest, and touching her thighs!" The red-haired man said.

"Shen Fie," the black-haired woman opened her eyes widely. "I swear, no other man but you have touched me."

"I wasn't talking about a one-time thing."

The red-haired man retorted angrily and flicked with his finger.

Someone came and took that girl away.

Somehow, the owner of the hair strand, which Ye Qi is using to see the past, didn't look surprised.

"It can be rumours, besides, we heard she was only embarrassed as she was in her place, while he was touching her."

The red-haired man stood up and walked around the room, his hands behind his back.

"So, not only he's talking to Ning'er. But as well, in the library, he had messed up with her boobs, while she was sitting…

"I HAVEN'T EVEN ENJOY THEM. YET SOMEONE DID BEFORE ME."

This man was Shen Fei, one of the primal antagonists, and the fiancee of the Ning'er. Shen Fie was a degenerate man, who usually bed women each night, mess with commoners, impregnate them, before throwing them away. There are rumours that he makes other men take responsibility for his supposed 'stress relievers.'

No wonder no one wants to be his fiancee, especially since the noble family women's knows about him.

Shen Fei was angry, and Ye Qi was watching this through his silver eyes.

One of the guys in the corner asked him to be rational, as the one Shen Fei has grudge against is a member of the Snow Wind Family.

Shen Fie didn't seem to care and ordered his direct subordinates, who were just pity ones, to make a quick assassination.

Ye Qi blinked twice, getting back to the present.

He bit on his bottom lip.

"You ungrateful nephew…" Ye Qi's eyebrows were twitching, his fist clenched, and his eyes went purple again, meaning that he isn't seeing the past now.

Ye Qi thought of getting rid of Shen Fie. That would be a very soon achievable target, as long as he gets to reach the black gold rank — there are problems of his father, not to mention the Demon Lord and his Legend Rank subordinate behind them.

Still, he has time.

"I will beat his ass first, humiliate him, cripple him, before getting rid of him."

As he waved his hand, a chair appeared, and Ye Qi sat down.

But first, he has to get into the silver rank quickly.

Ye Qi decided. Apparently, this time, he had survived because the offenders didn't know his true strength. But now, they do know it.

If there is a next time, then he needed to surprise them again.

Getting to beat Shen Fie now, as he is, would be hard, as the red-haired young master was a Silver Rank Spiritualist.

A silver aura wrapped Ye Qi after he drank an elixir.

Ye Qi closed his eyes and started cultivating. Everything can be dealt with at the right time.