Chapter 430: A Calculated Trap
Meng Liuquan chuckled without a word. He picked up the wine pot with his left hand and his treasure sword with his right, about to head upstairs.
This was the opportunity Lin Ye had been waiting for. He wanted to provoke Meng Liuquan, fight him, and fulfill his wish. He said, “What sword god, nonsense! Arrogance is too much. If you have the guts, don’t leave.” But Meng Liuquan didn’t even listen to him and continued walking upstairs.
Enraged by Meng Liuquan’s disdain, Lin Ye was about to draw his sword and charge, but the Little Fairy grabbed him and said, “Little brother, let’s go. Don’t provoke him.” Although Lin Ye was reluctant, he left with the Little Fairy.
As soon as the two of them left, the innkeeper emerged from inside.
Strangely, he was holding a large saber. The back of the saber was inlaid with a blood-red, translucent gem that gleamed brilliantly in the fading twilight.
The innkeeper, holding the saber, silently approached Meng Liuquan from behind. His gaze was cold and strange as he stared at Meng Liuquan’s back. He let out a cold laugh and said, “General Fei ordered that you, Meng Liuquan, must not be shown mercy and must be dealt with ruthlessly. Since you are not of use to General Fei, you must die. To let you die with understanding, I will notify you before killing you, so you don’t die without knowing what’s going on.” Meng Liuquan stepped onto the wooden staircase, drinking as he said, “Boss, if you want to kill me, just do it. I, Meng Liuquan, never resort to force against nobodies.
However, considering you are working for the court, I won’t bother with you. Bring it on, I’ll wait for you to hack my back. I’d like to see if your saber is sharp enough.” The innkeeper still sneered, “Meng Liuquan, don’t think I can’t kill you. You can try if you don’t believe me.”
Meng Liuquan walked upstairs step by step, without looking back, because he already understood that the innkeeper had delayed his attack because of Yu Kefan.
If his guess was correct, someone had already snuck upstairs from another direction, intending to kidnap Yu Kefan to threaten him, Meng Liuquan. At this moment, Meng Liuquan suddenly felt regret. He shouldn’t have left Yu Kefan alone to go downstairs to meet Lin Ye and the Little Fairy.
In fact, Fei Bu Fan had always wanted to win Meng Liuquan over, but Meng Liuquan had always refused. It seemed Fei Bu Fan was truly determined not to let him go this time. Since things had come to this, there was no escaping.
He could only rely on his own fate. His death was not important; the only thing he couldn’t let go of was Yu Kefan.
Yu Kefan was his fatal weakness. If anything happened to Yu Kefan, he, Meng Liuquan, might suffer a mental breakdown. Kefan, you must not get into trouble.
Meng Liuquan shouted in his heart, his mind inexplicably becoming somewhat blurry. At that very instant, a flash of saber light streaked from behind. It turned out the innkeeper had suddenly attacked.
Meng Liuquan ignored the saber light attacking from behind and looked up at the second floor. He saw a beautiful woman’s face covered in desperate tears. It was the face of Yu Kefan, like an immortal in the mortal world.
Yu Kefan was already under the control of the inn’s employees.
The inn employee tightly gripped Yu Kefan’s fair neck and held a cold, flashing short knife against her throat, looking at Meng Liuquan with a bizarre smile, thus threatening him.
Yu Kefan was already in tears. She worried that from now on, she would never be with Meng Liuquan again. The current situation told her that she and Meng Liuquan seemed to have no hope of survival.
The innkeeper’s saber cleaved through the air, whistling as it swung towards Meng Liuquan’s back.
He thought that with this strike, even if he couldn’t kill Meng Liuquan, he could severely injure him.
Unexpectedly, Meng Liuquan paid no heed to his saber and continued to walk upstairs, but his speed suddenly increased significantly. He disappeared before the innkeeper like the wind, causing the innkeeper’s strike to hit the wooden ladder with a crack, breaking it.
And Meng Liuquan miraculously appeared in front of Yu Kefan, the tip of his sword pointed at the employee’s throat.
The employee looked at Meng Liuquan, filled with murderous intent, in terror. He said nothing, knowing what to do. He slowly lowered the short knife he had held against Yu Kefan’s neck and withdrew.
Meng Liuquan smiled and, taking Yu Kefan’s hand, walked down the wooden stairs.
The innkeeper watched Meng Liuquan coldly and said, “Don’t think you can just walk out like this. I’ve already poisoned the wine you drank.
Your complexion is starting to change, your vision is blurring, and you’re feeling confused. These are all signs of poisoning.”
Yu Kefan turned pale with shock, but quickly composed herself. She understood that at this critical juncture, she couldn’t afford to be careless for a moment and must not give the innkeeper any chance to kill them. She believed in Meng Liuquan.
Even if Meng Liuquan was poisoned, he would still lead her to safety. However, she worried that Meng Liuquan wouldn’t last long.
So Yu Kefan said to Meng Liuquan, “Don’t worry. As long as I, Yu Kefan, am by your side, no matter what happens, I will choose to stay with you without hesitation.”
Meng Liuquan smiled, his gaze fierce as he stared at the innkeeper. “Old sir, you probably don’t know that I, Meng Liuquan, saw through your poisoning of the wine long ago. I didn’t drink any of it. If you don’t believe me, you can try to hack me with your saber and see if you can hurt me.”
The innkeeper naturally didn’t believe him and chuckled maliciously, “Haha, since you want to die so badly, I’ll fulfill your wish.”
With that, he raised his saber and swung it at Meng Liuquan again. Only then did Meng Liuquan realize that the innkeeper was left-handed.
The saber light was incredibly fast. Meng Liuquan snorted, embraced Yu Kefan with his left arm, and thrust his sword out with his right.
The sword’s glow emanated a pure white light, piercing past the innkeeper’s blade in the dark, candlelit night. With a *poof*, it pierced the innkeeper’s hand holding the saber, exiting through the muscle of his palm. Its speed did not diminish.
It slid along his arm and headed straight for Meng Liuquan’s left shoulder blade, piercing his shoulder blade. The sword’s edge was snow-white and bare, showing no trace of blood.
Meanwhile, the innkeeper’s steel saber had chopped into the empty space outside Meng Liuquan’s arm.
The innkeeper was horrified. He had never seen Meng Liuquan fight like this, nor had he ever seen such a swift sword technique. Cold sweat beaded on his forehead. He lost his grip on the saber, which clattered to the ground. He retreated painfully.
He pulled out his left hand pierced by Meng Liuquan’s sword and glared at Meng Liuquan hatefully, “Boy, remember this. If you somehow survive the poisoning, I will get my revenge on you.”
Meng Liuquan burst into laughter. “Old man, I, Meng Liuquan, never wanted to make enemies. I advise you to do good deeds in the future. You poisoning my wine is now settled, and I will no longer hold it against you.”
At this point, he suddenly felt a wave of dizziness. He weakly propped himself up with his sword to avoid falling.
Seeing this, Yu Kefan burst into tears, terrified.
