47: Chapter 047: The Number One Swordsman in Jianghu – Liu Sanjian 47: Chapter 047: The Number One Swordsman in Jianghu – Liu Sanjian “Were you waiting for me?” Ning Fan said with a faint smile as he glanced at the three people.
One was a two-meter-tall muscular man, bursting with explosive power, obviously strong.
Another was a seductive and enchanting woman with evenly-toned muscles on her exposed thighs, clearly a trained fighter.
The third was a pale-faced, sickly-looking young man, almost as white as snow.
Ning Fan intentionally took another look at the sickly young man, who, if not for his pale complexion, could have been considered handsome.
In his hand he held a folding fan, his smile eerie and chilling, his whole being exuding a bone-penetrating coldness.
The enchanting woman sneered when she saw Ning Fan, then followed with a coquettish laugh.
“Having waited so long, and only to find such a young boy, I thought it was some perilous task.
All this fuss just for him?
The enchanting woman’s name was Hong Yaoyao, a notorious assassin in the jianghu known for her Twin Swords, striking as fast as lightning, with countless jianghu denizens fallen under her blades.
The muscular man behind Hong Yaoyao was known as Hun Tianlei,
Hun Tianlei, carrying a Battle Axe, laughed boldly and said, “Liu-bro, for this young boy, one axe from me and it’s done.
Why bother with such effort?”
But the sickly young man just sneered and shook his head.
The sickly young man was named Liu Sanjian, the number one swordsman in Zhonghai City of the jianghu, renowned, as his name suggested, for defeating anyone in the jianghu with just three strikes of his sword.
He slowly said, “Ha, you are all mistaken.
Do you really think he is just a young boy?
This one is the notorious Dark Lord of the jianghu.”
Hong Yaoyao and Hun Tianlei immediately froze, the Dark Lord, a figure famous throughout the jianghu, was this young boy?
The Dark Lord’s reputation was widespread in the jianghu, unknown perhaps only to those at the very bottom of the underworld.
But beyond a certain level, every person in the jianghu would engrave the Dark Lord’s name in their minds.
Xu Ruolan and Xu Xiaoqing, hearing the words of the sickly young man, also looked up and listened intently.
“Hard to believe you’re such a renowned figure in the jianghu, the famous Dark Lord?” Hun Tianlei asked in astonishment.
Ning Fan looked at them calmly and said softly, “If there’s anything, you can come at me but let these two frail women go.”
Hong Yaoyao, with a seductive laughter, said, “You think too much, we are not here for you.
You are just incidental.
Our brother Liu wants to meet you.”
Hun Tianlei added, “The employer specifically wants their lives, we wouldn’t be foolish enough to let money slip by.
We were just waiting for you while keeping them alive.”
Ning Fan knew these three must have been hired, and they were cornered, to have mobilized so many assassins directly!
He coldly said, “You know what I am called, just tell me who hired you, and I might spare you this time.”
The three burst into loud laughter.
Liu Sanjian gave a bitter laugh, “Dark Lord, what’s most important in the jianghu?
Rules are the most important.
If we were to tell you who hired us, how could we continue in the jianghu?”
The muscular Hun Tianlei, tired of talking, dropped his Battle Axe to the ground, creating a pit, and sneered:
“Why say so much, I want to see if the so-called Dark Lord can withstand my Sky Splitting Axe!”
No sooner had he spoken than Hun Tianlei’s Sky Splitting Axe came chopping down at Ning Fan, either chopping or sweeping.
The flurry of axe swings made Xu Ruolan and Xu Xiaoqing break out in a cold sweat, knowing a single hit meant death, both of them worried for Ning Fan.
Ning Fan, without even looking at Hun Tianlei, merely shifted his footsteps to dodge the attacks of the Battle Axe.
When Hun Tianlei chopped right, he moved left; when Hun Tianlei lunged forward, he stepped back.
Hun Tianlei swung his Sky Splitting Axe several times, but Ning Fan easily jumped and dodged, completely avoiding any touch.
Hun Tianlei looked at Ning Fan’s calm demeanor and suddenly couldn’t contain his anger, furiously swinging the Sky Splitting Axe in his hands.
The power of the Sky Splitting Axe was immense, smashing the stone slabs on the ground to pieces multiple times.
But … it still had no effect, as it could not even touch Ning Fan, and what was even more infuriating was that Ning Fan hadn’t even made a move.
This implied an insult to the opponent in the Jianghu!
Liu Sanjian frowned, and even the enchanting woman, Hong Yaoyao, found it strange.
Even though Hun Tianlei’s strength wasn’t considered strong, he was still a member of the international mercenaries.
Why did he seem so feeble against Ning Fan?
“He’s probably scared of Hun Tianlei’s Battle Axe, merely focusing on dodging,” Hong Yaoyao thought.
Hun Tianlei’s rage was sky-high as he heavily swung down the Battle Axe and repeatedly asked, “Dodging around, what kind of hero are you?
If you don’t make a move, I’ll chop you to death with my axe!”
Ning Fan said indifferently, “Then go ahead.”
The muscles in Hun Tianlei’s body trembled and suddenly swelled even more; he felt humiliated.
Not seeing Ning Fan’s true strength, he regarded Ning Fan as just an eel, only capable of dodging, not attacking.
The Battle Axe became heavier with each strike, and its speed also increased significantly, ensuring that Ning Fan had nowhere to hide, yet Ning Fan always dodged at the critical moments.
“Why do you only dodge?
If you have the ability, make a move!”
Ning Fan shrugged his shoulders, glancing at Hun Tianlei.
“Someone like you isn’t worthy of making me act!”
Once spoken, Hun Tianlei was instantly furious, having never endured such humiliation.
He swung his Battle Axe again, aiming for Ning Fan’s vital spot, swinging it even more furiously.
Ning Fan frowned; this fellow was trying to chop him to death!
How could this be tolerated?!
With anger flashing in his eyes, he sternly watched the robust man’s Battle Axe slash toward him, and Ning Fan simply dodged.
Immediately afterward, he swung a heavy punch, striking Hun Tianlei in the chest.
One punch pushed Hun Tianlei’s robust figure back several steps before he stopped.
That was when Hun Tianlei realized how formidable Mister Jiuye was; he couldn’t bear the force of that punch, a strength no ordinary person possessed.
Seeing Ning Fan finally make a move, his heart switched from worry to joy, and he immediately swung the Sky Splitting Axe left and right, aiming to take Mister Jiuye’s life.
The life of Mister Jiuye was quite valuable; if people in the Jianghu knew that he had killed Mister Jiuye, his fame would skyrocket.
“Heh heh, I’ll chop you to death with one axe, then we’ll see what you, Mister Jiuye, are capable of!”
Veins popped out on his ferocious face, and he directly used the “Sky Splitting Mount Hua,” slashing down at Ning Fan.
Ning Fan’s eyes narrowed; he waved his hand, and his two fingers clamped directly onto the opponent’s Battle Axe, rendering it immovable.
It was very close to Ning Fan, yet it could not strike down!
Hun Tianlei was sweating profusely, feeling as if he didn’t hit Mount Hua but iron mountain, unable to penetrate even a millimeter.
As he tried to retract the Sky Splitting Axe, using all his strength, he still couldn’t pull it back…
Hun Tianlei was dumbstruck; Ning Fan merely used two fingers to resist all his strength—how formidable was that?!
He looked at Ning Fan, who coldly watched him, seemingly effortlessly!
“Is that the extent of your ability?” Ning Fan said with a cold expression.