Chapter 364: Chapter 249: Dealing with Wang Tao, the End (2)

"Lead the way to the Gold and Silver Pavilion," Qin Yuesheng said.

"Sure."

When Qin Yuesheng arrived at the Gold and Silver Pavilion, Elder Qian was already waiting for him at the entrance. Upon seeing Qin Yuesheng, he eagerly welcomed him with extreme friendliness.

If he could find out the location of the gold mine from Qin Yuesheng, his profits would naturally be substantial.

"Honored guest, you’ve finally arrived. Our Steward Wang is inside; please follow me."

Qin Yuesheng followed him into the Golden Dragon Silver Phoenix building, ascending to the second floor along the way.

Even without meeting Wang Tao in person, Qin Yuesheng felt an inexplicable chill emanating from this floor that made his spine tingle.

As Master Qian led him into the tea room, Qin Yuesheng’s expression changed instantly. The chill in this room was even more intense, and its source was the man sitting in the chair, drinking tea.

Wang Tao!

Even without engaging, Qin Yuesheng could tell this was a formidable opponent not to be underestimated.

"Please have a seat, young brother." Wang Tao gestured to a chair beside him and said, "Is what you told my subordinate about the gold mine true?"

"Of course." Qin Yuesheng sat down, and the two sword sheaths on his back immediately caught Wang Tao’s attention.

"So, what is your purpose in telling us this? Cooperation? Or selling it, perhaps you can’t handle the gold mine alone, so you came to seek help from the Gold and Silver Pavilion." Wang Tao chuckled.

"There is no particular purpose. The reason I insisted on finding you is simply to ask a question." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Wang Tao was curious: "What is your question?"

"I wonder, how many silver taels would it take to buy your head, Steward Wang?"

At these words, the entire tea room fell silent.

Master Qian looked at Qin Yuesheng incredulously, never imagining he would say such a thing.

Wang Tao, who had seen a lot in his position as a steward, slowly put down his teacup and said, "Young brother, you didn’t come with good intentions and used the gold mine as bait to meet me personally. You must be very confident in your abilities. I wonder how I have offended you?"

"Wang Tao, you secretly sent people to Pengqiao Village to raise evil creatures and harm people — that’s the first crime. You hired an Evil Beast Maker to kidnap children, harming families — that’s the second crime. You forcefully took another man’s wife, destroying families — that’s the third crime." Qin Yuesheng patted his sword sheath: "I am an official here to kill you; surely that makes sense?"

"Great!" Wang Tao laughed heartily, suddenly slamming the table, causing all the teacups to fly up and, with a wave of his hand, crash towards Qin Yuesheng.

"No rush to kill, let me offer you a cup of tea first."

Qin Yuesheng reached out and caught all the teacups, shattering them into pieces with an internal strength that turned them into dust, slipping through his fingers like sand.

Wang Tao spread his five fingers into a claw and reached for Qin Yuesheng’s chest. Black inner strength emerged from within him, surrounding his hand like a fierce beast. If that claw landed, it would tear off flesh and skin.

After switching to the Nine Yin Extreme Dao Scripture, the inner strength in Wang Tao’s body transformed into Nine Yin Internal Power, its power reaching a new level.

Qin Yuesheng, approaching on his own, was a perfect opportunity to test his cultivation results and see the power of the Nine Yin Extreme Dao Scripture.

Qin Yuesheng immediately countered with a palm, activating the Profound Celestial Internal Power within him, which instantly clashed head-on with Wang Tao’s hand.

The chairs beneath them shattered instantly, unable to withstand the force of their clash. Fortunately, as masters of inner strength, their lower body remained as steady as a mountain, still seated as if nothing had happened, appearing quite calm.

"Hmm?" Wang Tao’s expression remained unchanged, but his mind was filled with doubt.

His internal cultivation methods were from the Nine Yin Extreme Dao Scripture, yet the inner strength of the man before him seemed to match his Nine Yin Internal Power evenly?

Could the opponent’s internal cultivation methods also be divine skill level, or was it because he hadn’t fully learned the Nine Yin Extreme Dao Scripture?

Before Wang Tao could think further, Qin Yuesheng’s other hand moved, and the two swords in the sheath on his back flew out automatically, hacking straight towards Wang Tao’s head.

This unexpected turn of events took Wang Tao by surprise, prompting him to withdraw his move, roll across the table, and narrowly avoid the two attacking swords.

Qin Yuesheng grabbed the hilts of the Dragon-Slaying Sword and the Black Dragon Sword without hesitation and immediately charged at Wang Tao.

Without a weapon at hand, Wang Tao could only lift the table as a shield, attempting to block the assault.

However, even copper and iron couldn’t block the blades of the Dragon-Slaying Sword and Black Dragon Sword, let alone an ordinary wooden table.

In an instant, Qin Yuesheng chopped it into four pieces.

Though it provided no real defense, it gave Wang Tao a brief chance to catch his breath. His claws flashed out rapidly, casting multiple shadows towards Qin Yuesheng.

These claw shadows all contained Nine Yin Internal Power. Qin Yuesheng’s swords swung out swiftly, exchanging blows with the claw shadows.

The tea room was filled with a flurry of claw and sword shadows, furniture shattering and flying about. Master Qian, not quick enough to dodge, was caught off guard and slashed across the chest, collapsing to the ground, bleeding profusely.

After several exchanges, even with the aid of Nine Yin Internal Power, Wang Tao fell short in weaponry.

Understanding that continued entanglement would lead to certain defeat, he gathered his inner strength, shrouded in black energy, and launched a black claw attack.

Qin Yuesheng stabbed with the Dragon-Slaying Sword, piercing through the black claw, while Wang Tao pushed off with his feet, breaking through the tea room’s ceiling, reaching the upper level.

"Trying to escape!" Qin Yuesheng slashed his swords, two crescent-shaped Sword Qi instantly cutting through, collapsing the ceiling. Seeing Wang Tao fleeing to the upper corridor, Qin Yuesheng leapt up, quickly pursuing.

"If I had mastered the entire Nine Yin Extreme Dao Scripture, I wouldn’t be in such a predicament." Wang Tao rushed down the corridor, thinking to himself.

Even with divine skill-level techniques, their full power comes only when fully learned. Wang Tao had only mastered a portion of the incantations, making him less than a match for Qin Yuesheng, who had practiced the Profound Celestial Scripture.

"Is anyone there? Where have they all gone? Bring me my weapon now!" Feeling Qin Yuesheng rapidly closing in, Wang Tao panicked.

In a flash of inspiration, he remembered someone who could assist him. He continued upwards, forcing through the upper floor’s boards, reaching a higher level.

"The old eunuch, that old eunuch belongs to the No-Root Sect and possesses considerable strength. He can certainly hold off this guy." Upon reaching this level, Wang Tao immediately ran in one direction, shouting, "Godfather! Godfather, save me!"

A door opened from within a room, and Guang Zhao, the eunuch, emerged in casual attire, hair disheveled.

"What happened? Why the panic?"

Qin Yuesheng sped towards him, both swords thrusting, Sword Qi aimed at Wang Tao’s back, intent on claiming his life.

"How daring!" Seeing someone dare to attack his godson, Guang Zhao’s eyes flashed sharply. In a blink, he appeared behind Wang Tao, clamping Qin Yuesheng’s swords with his fingers.

"Hmm?" In all this time, it was Qin Yuesheng’s first encounter with someone who could block the Dragon-Slaying Sword this way. Though both the Dragon-Slaying Sword and the Black Dragon Sword were sharp, Guang Zhao pinched them without touching the blades, making their sharpness useless.

Like Wang Tao, this man exuded a black inner strength, its chilling sensation as though standing in icy water unsettling Qin Yuesheng.

Qin Yuesheng quickly harnessed his Profound Celestial Internal Power, a warm current dispelling the cold enveloping him.

"Interesting." With ordinary swords, Guang Zhao’s move would be to break them with his fingers followed by successive strikes. However, the Black Dragon Sword and Dragon-Slaying Sword were not ordinary, making it hard to break them. Unable to do so, he tossed the swords aside and aimed his fingers at Qin Yuesheng’s chest.

A vivid black snake emerged from Guang Zhao’s Nine Yin Internal Power, baring fangs as it lunged towards Qin Yuesheng.

Qin Yuesheng quickly countered with a knee strike, causing Guang Zhao’s wrist to tilt upwards, and the black snake swept past Qin Yuesheng’s nose.