Chapter 283: Chapter 173: Deceitful Poison

In the hall, everyone exchanged glances, except for the four tigers and Tie Chuming, who were unaware of the situation.

The expressions of the others were rather complex.

Just a while ago, they heard such a big rumor about the Xu Family from Hua Jinnian’s mouth.

And now, the key players have arrived?

Seeing Hua Jinnian’s indignant face, Tie Chuming couldn’t help but ask:

"What’s going on? Why do you all have such expressions?"

Gentle whispered in her ear, explaining what Hua Jinnian had gone through earlier.

As Tie Chuming listened, her mouth formed an ’O’.

Chu Qing glanced at the agitated Hua Jinnian, then looked at Chen Zhengnan:

"Chief Chen, what do you think?"

"There will always be a conclusion to matters of right and wrong. Why not invite them in and confront them face-to-face?"

Chen Zhengnan glanced at Hua Jinnian.

Everything said earlier was one-sided from Hua Jinnian; now that people from the Golden Hook Xu Family had arrived, it was the perfect time to clarify.

Chu Qing nodded:

"That’s reasonable."

Chen Zhengnan then instructed his men to go and open the door.

Two Darts Masters left in a hurry, and moments later, a group of seven or eight Jianghu people, covered in wind and snow, stepped into the main hall.

The leader looked to be in his forties, with his left hand hidden in a black cloth bag, and his face appeared somewhat gloomy.

Upon entering the hall, he saw Hua Jinnian.

Rage immediately appeared on his face:

"It’s you, you scoundrel!!"

With that, he leaped straight toward Hua Jinnian to attack.

The six or seven people behind him also spread out instantly.

Though abrupt, this scene was not unexpected.

After all, the purpose of the Golden Hook Xu Family’s trip was to hunt down this ’scoundrel’ Hua Jinnian, so it’s only natural that enemies would be particularly agitated upon meeting.

However, as these people sprawled out, Chu Qing suddenly felt something was amiss.

Logically, today only Hua Jinnian was the Xu Family’s enemy.

These people should be targeting only Hua Jinnian.

But looking at their techniques now, although they seemed to envelop Hua Jinnian, each one hid their tricks, vigilant against everyone around.

Their attack on Hua Jinnian seemed like a feint?

This was illogical...

The Xu Family hated Hua Jinnian to the bone, and there should be no question in acting against him.

Even if they suspected Hua Jinnian of having ties with the other people in the hall, they should have concentrated all their efforts on killing Hua Jinnian first.

If stopped, only then should they discuss the key points.

But at this moment, it’s as if they already saw everyone as Hua Jinnian’s ’accomplices’?

The attack took merely an instant, and though Chu Qing felt something was off, he had no time to ponder further.

He slapped the table:

"Stop!"

A cold aura suddenly spread out violently. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

To resolve this matter, it wasn’t necessary to kill.

With the truth not yet clear, if they rashly killed the Xu Family members, Hua Jinnian would be labeled a ’scoundrel’ without a doubt.

Even if Chu Qing didn’t care, as the Chief of the Weiyuan Escort Agency, Chen Zhengnan could never allow Chu Qing to kill them all.

As escorting goods through the Jianghu is most concerned with connections all around.

The Golden Hook Xu Family might not be remarkable, but if the ’mass murder’ label were put on the Weiyuan Escort Agency, who would dare entrust them with their goods in the future?

Hence, Chu Qing’s intervention was precise, using his Inner Strength to suppress the Xu Family’s attack on Hua Jinnian.

Allowing Hua Jinnian to escape unscathed so that they could face each other and clarify the details afterward.

With this obstruction, Liu Family members’ movements indeed paused, and they involuntarily tumbled midair, scattering around the hall.

Seeing this, Chu Qing was about to speak when Hua Jinnian suddenly shouted sharply:

"They are not from the Golden Hook Xu Family!!"

"What?"

Everyone present was startled by the words.

None had ever seen the people from the Golden Hook Xu Family; their fame was obscure, mostly hearsay.

The Martial World is vast; who could possibly know everyone?

The fact that the person earlier had his left hand covered in a bag, attacking Hua Jinnian on sight, was what led everyone to assume.

Now with Hua Jinnian’s words, the places where Chu Qing felt something was off earlier resurfaced in his mind. Observing the changes within the hall, he noticed those scattered subtly encircled around Cao Qiupu and Miss Ling Fei.

He immediately warned:

"Brother Cao, beware!!"

But the words came a moment too late, as their plan had been plotted long before, and just as Chu Qing spoke, a flash of sharp light streaked across.

Cao Qiupu and Miss Ling Fei thought this commotion was aimed at Hua Jinnian; little did they expect it was directed at them.

Seeing the sharpness of the attack, Cao Qiupu didn’t have time to draw his sword and instead leapt in front of Ling Fei, his shoulder struck by a flying needle.

The remaining people each showcased their skills, attempting to kill Cao Qiupu and Ling Fei.

Chu Qing’s face was gloomy; with a single palm strike, the sound of a dragon’s roar arose.

Bam bam bam!

Several waves of Palm Force were unleashed, immediately knocking a few figures flying.

Cao Qiupu and Miss Ling Fei now free to act, a voice like Celestial Tone resounded, the Golden Sword unsheathed, and Sword Qi crossed the sky.

The figures knocked away by Chu Qing’s Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms had barely hit the ground before they were pierced by the Golden Sword.

Miss Ling Fei’s eyes were glaring angrily, as plum blossoms swirled around her, erupting forth like an ocean of flowers.

The ’Patriarch of the Xu Family’ who rushed forward was immediately penetrated by this ocean of flowers, with each petal stained with blood.

The person was sent flying, landing directly at the threshold of the main hall.