Chapter 60: The Little Paper Figures Accomplish Great Deeds

Qin Feng was extremely powerful.

As the former steward of the Yang Residence, he had originally possessed a solid foundation in martial arts.

Later, when Lady Yang Yan became an Imperial Consort, the entire Yang Family relocated to the capital.

He, however, remained behind and became the head of the Qin Family.

The Yang Family appreciated Qin Feng’s contributions from years past and would occasionally send down rewards from the capital.

For example, gold and silver, premium medicinal herbs, and... various martial arts manuals and spell manuals collected within the imperial palace.

Although they were not among the very best, how poor could manuals from the imperial palace’s collection possibly be, even if they were not top-tier?

Under the combined effects of premium medicinal herbs and excellent martial arts manuals, Qin Feng’s martial skills rose steadily.

He even learned several spell techniques.

In truth, he could have become a Spirit Hunter.

But he disdained the idea.

The dignified head of a family becoming a Spirit Hunter?

He felt it would lower his status.

Therefore, when he saw the masked men jumping down from both sides, he felt no panic.

Instead, he was excited.

“Thieves, I’ve finally been waiting for you.”

Qin Feng burst into wild laughter.

With a palm strike, he sent one masked man flying.

Then he grabbed the bronze wire net descending upon him with both hands and twisted forcefully.

The four masked men holding the net were immediately flung away.

Hahaha!

Qin Feng threw the bronze wire net to the ground.

Turning around, he struck another masked man who had closed in on him, causing him to cough up blood and fly backward.

He was about to kill several more masked men with his palms when Ding Junhui and Wang Tianyou, both masked, attacked from the side.

Ding Junhui wielded an iron staff, narrow at the front and broad at the rear.

Most of his attacks were thrusting techniques, and every strike targeted the lower body.

Wang Tianyou’s flexible sword danced into a mass of silver blossoms.

Both men were outstanding among the younger generation, rarely encountering rivals.

Yet even when working together, they could only suppress Qin Feng briefly.

Avoiding the iron staff thrusting toward his groin, Qin Feng glanced around and shouted,

“Where is that bastard who keeps hiding his face? Why doesn’t he dare come out?”

Neither Wang Tianyou nor Ding Junhui spoke.

They merely continued attacking.

Although the Ding Family had brought over twenty experts, and Wang Tianyou along with his three subordinates were also quite capable, while Qin Feng’s side had fewer than ten people, they still could not completely suppress the Qin Family’s counterattack despite such favorable conditions.

It had to be said that the Qin Family’s experts were truly formidable.

Li Lin remained behind an eave, exposing only half his head as he observed the battle below.

These people fought with flying sand and stones, flesh and blood scattering everywhere.

From time to time, someone screamed and fell.

He watched in amazement.

Although he had recently trained his spear techniques to a respectable level, there was still a considerable gap between him and those who had immersed themselves in martial arts for years.

Not to mention facing Qin Feng directly.

Even Wang Tianyou’s flexible sword, dancing like a mass of silver blossoms, would be difficult for him to defend against despite the advantage of a longer weapon.

Still, this was a rare opportunity.

He could observe how true experts exchanged moves and learn a thing or two.

He watched intently.

At the same time, his hands slowly formed seals.

It was not that he did not want to form them quickly.

Rather, the faster he formed seals, the stronger the resulting spiritual fluctuations would be, making them easier for enemies to detect.

After more than a dozen breaths, Li Lin finally completed the seals.

Moreover, he had done so without causing any noticeable spiritual fluctuations.

A chain of blue-green and crimson lightning formed above the battlefield.

The instant it was about to strike, Qin Feng abruptly retreated.

At the same time, Ding Junhui and Wang Tianyou also dodged backward.

The lightning struck the ground, nearly blinding everyone on the battlefield.

To their eyes, the world went dark for an instant.

Then it suddenly became bright for an instant.

Then their vision returned to dimness once more.

At the same time, a deafening thunderclap erupted beside their ears.

For true experts, even heavily concealed spell fluctuations remained too obvious.

They were relatively easy to avoid.

Li Lin understood that this was mainly because he had only learned the spell recently.

If he were given another two or three years, Qin Feng might not be able to dodge that bolt of lightning.

At that moment, Qin Feng covered his vision with his sleeve and shouted,

“Qin Six! That bastard is nearby. Find him.”

His eyes were bloodshot.

A middle-aged man dressed as a Qin Residence servant jumped out from behind a nearby rooftop.

The first thing he saw was Li Lin.

There was no helping it.

After using a spell, Li Lin had emerged from his stealth state.

Li Lin immediately turned to leave.

But the man’s qinggong was extremely fast, and he caught up before long.

Hearing the whistling sound approaching from behind, Li Lin thrust his spear backward.

Returning Horse Spear!

The man seemed to have anticipated this move long ago.

The moment the spear tip rose, he had already stopped in place.

The spear tip halted directly in front of his nostrils.

If Li Lin pushed the shaft forward even a little farther, he could wound him.

But Li Lin’s attack had already reached its limit.

He immediately withdrew the spear into a defensive position.

The man known as Qin Six held a short blade and immediately pursued the retreating spear.

Under normal circumstances, when weapons clashed, the longer weapon held the advantage.

But some martial arts techniques were specifically designed for short weapons to counter long weapons.

This man was one such practitioner.

Li Lin withdrew his spear quickly.

However, the other man’s qinggong was exceptionally impressive.

He closed into point-blank range directly.

Then the short blade in his hand slashed toward Li Lin’s right hand.

Li Lin retreated two steps.

There was no time to thrust the spear forward again.

He could only raise the spear vertically before himself.

The short blade struck the shaft.

At that moment, Li Lin suddenly flew backward.

He abandoned the spear entirely while kicking the shaft with one leg.

The spear swung toward Qin Six.

Qin Six dodged the sweeping spear strike.

Then he looked at the now unarmed Li Lin and grinned sinisterly.

What he did not expect was for Li Lin suddenly to fling out a handful of paper figures.

There were at least a dozen of them.

After landing on the ground, these pink paper figures scampered forward enthusiastically.

Some hopped, some ran, all surrounding Qin Six.

The sight frightened Qin Six into retreating repeatedly.

Who knew whether these paper figures were some bizarre and sinister spell?

Although the little paper figures were slower than Qin Six, they were persistent.

They continued chasing him relentlessly.

Unable to endure it any longer, Qin Six used his short blade to chop the dozen or so paper figures into several pieces.

For a moment, paper scraps filled the air.

They were this weak?

Then he focused his gaze.

Li Lin had already disappeared.

Even the red-tasseled spear that had fallen onto the rooftop was gone.

Qin Six looked around.

Unable to find Li Lin, he immediately headed toward a tall overhanging eave nearby.

Only that location seemed capable of concealing someone.

He leaped across from above.

Finding nobody behind the eave, he landed on the rooftop and prepared to continue searching.

Then a sharp pain erupted from the area of his right kidney.

His eyes widened until they seemed ready to split.

Looking down, he discovered that a short sword had pierced through from the front of his right abdomen.

The agony was so intense that he lacked even the strength to scream.

He could only barely turn his head.

There he saw Li Lin crouching behind the eave, smiling as he stabbed him through the waist.

There had clearly been nobody there just moments ago!

Qin Six’s body swayed twice.

His eyes began to lose focus.

At the same time, he muttered,

“Invisibility... spell!”

Then his entire body collapsed onto the rooftop.

Li Lin let out a breath.

This Qin Six clearly lacked Qin Feng’s keen instincts and reaction to killing intent.

Otherwise, the one in trouble would have been Li Lin himself.

His luck had been fairly good.

Grabbing Qin Six’s clothing, he immediately threw the corpse from the rooftop.

At that moment, Qin Feng was pressing Wang Tianyou and Ding Junhui back in battle.

Seeing a dark figure flying through the air, he instinctively dodged aside.

Then he looked and saw Qin Six’s corpse, eyes still open in death.

Immediately, he abandoned Wang Tianyou and Ding Junhui and jumped onto the rooftop.

“Bastard, if you’ve got the guts, come out and face me!”