Published: March 4, 2025
Chapter 53: The Contempt of the Nine Calamity Sword
The man waved his hand and let out a whistle. Instantly, the eighty or so mysterious figures in black masks who had gathered around formed an orderly line. In the blink of an eye, they created a wall of copper and iron, their imposing aura demonstrating their prowess.
Old Gao and the remaining four guards felt as if they were dreaming.
Seeing the precarious situation, with the enemy about to achieve their goal, a deep sense of anger and helplessness surged in everyone’s heart. Just when all hope seemed lost, Chu Yang suddenly grabbed someone and, astonishingly, his first words were to demand both sides to stop!
Remarkably, the enemy actually did stop!
Only then did they hear the conversation and realize that the person Chu Yang had captured was actually the commander of this group!
What the hell! How coincidental is that? How impressive!
In a moment of crisis, single-handedly infiltrating the enemy camp, capturing the enemy leader, and returning calmly under pursuit—was this a myth? Or a legend?
It seemed like such things had never been heard of in reality!
Everyone's gaze towards Chu Yang immediately changed.
"I want to speak to him for a moment," the leading mysterious figure in black said, looking at Chu Yang, "I need to confirm that he is still alive."
"No problem," Chu Yang replied readily, slapping his palm on the back of the captured man. A chill, icy energy seeped into him.
The man shivered all over and instantly regained consciousness. Realizing his predicament, he became furious. Struggling, he shouted, "What are you waiting for? Kill them!"
"But you..."
"Don't mind me!" the man shouted angrily. "What does my life matter at this point?"
"Sir, your mask is still on," Chu Yang gently reminded him. "And you have already lost. In this situation, even if you ordered your men to die with us, do you think that would be possible? Would your subordinates comply?"
The man choked on his words, then angrily retorted, "Bastard! Who do you think you are? Lost? What qualifications do you have to say I’ve lost?"
"My qualification is…" Chu Yang said arrogantly, "…that you are now in my hands! I am the blade, and you are the meat!"
The man fell silent, breathing heavily, his eyes filled with humiliation and unwillingness. Suddenly, he twisted his neck and charged towards the sword's edge!
Gasps arose.
Chu Yang sneered, swiftly turning him around with one hand and delivering a harsh kick to his backside, saying fiercely, "If you don’t behave, even if you die, I will still remove your mask, strip you of your clothes, and hang you on the flagpole of Iron Cloud City! You can try me—see if I can do it!"
The man shuddered all over and finally quieted down. He wasn’t afraid of death, but the method Chu Yang described was utterly cruel!
With his status in the Iron Cloud Nation, dying in such shame was simply unbearable! Not to mention the reputation of his family and military…
"Enough, enough," he sighed deeply. "What you want is merely to safely reach Iron Cloud City, and I promise you I will no longer intercept you!"
"But I don't trust you!" Chu Yang coldly replied. "Therefore, I need you to personally escort us!"
"You!" The man turned abruptly, glaring at Chu Yang.
Chu Yang felt a stir in his heart. Those eyes were filled with power over life and death, and an endless coldness! Along with a pride and disdain that disregarded life itself!
This was definitely a person of high authority!
"Don't glare at me. Once we are safe, I will let you go. I know what you are concerned about, so rest assured I won’t make things difficult for you along this journey, nor will I expose your identity. Not even to myself," Chu Yang said calmly. "I don’t trust your promises, but now you can only trust me."
He paused and added lightly, "You have no other choice!"
The man glared at him for a long moment, then suddenly snorted and waved his hand, "You all go ahead. I’ll just tag along with them for fun."
"Big Brother!" The leading mysterious figure in black suddenly stepped forward, throwing his large knife onto the ground with a clang, and came forward with his arms outstretched. "Let me take my big brother’s place! I promise I’ll listen to you on the way. Please rest assured, although my weight isn’t the same as my big brother’s, we will definitely keep our promise."