System: I Can Open Martial Arts Chests

Chapter 345 - 204: Cover Your Ears

Watching Cao Qiupu leap down, Ling Fei and Cao Qiupu exchanged a glance.

Since they were under the Hall Master’s protection, they naturally couldn’t just watch the Hall Master get into trouble.

They were about to follow...

"Wait, the situation below is unclear. Wait for my signal."

Chu Qing spoke, halting them as his figure suddenly plunged into the bottom of the gorge.

With Chu Qing’s words, the two exchanged a glance and decided to listen.

The miasma below was prevalent; no one knew what the scene was like.

If so many people rushed down together, it could indeed be counterproductive.

And at this moment, Chu Qing had already reached the gorge’s bottom.

He saw Tie Lingyun engaging three enemies, holding Tie Xiaofeng with one arm.

The three appeared bewildered, with a bloodied "Soldier" character on two foreheads, and one carried the "Pawn" character.

The three struck chaotically; their force was fierce, but their attack lacked any method.

Tie Lingyun easily managed with one hand.

The Iron Blood Hall Grand Hall Master himself possessed a secret technique known as "Cloudy Mist Thousand Peaks Palm," with palm momentum rich in ingenuity and combining agility with weight, an extremely skillful palm technique.

Back at Luochun Manor, Chu Qing had seen Tie Chuming using one hand against those third-rate Martial World figures.

To not reveal her origins, she only used the essence of the technique, yet it was incredibly ingenious.

Making those Martial World scoundrels difficult to resist.

Now what Tie Lingyun displayed was even more fierce.

Bang bang bang, three consecutive sounds were heard; three palms landed on the three ’chess pieces,’ making them spurt blood and fly backward.

Yet these individuals showed clear signs of abnormality; even with Tie Lingyun’s astonishing palm force, hitting their chests concave.

They remained oblivious, spraying blood from their mouths. After landing, they still wanted to rush forward to attack.

They hadn’t noticed they were already within the poisonous miasma.

This miasma was truly vicious; when the three emerged from it, their skin was already corrupted by the poison, revealing raw muscle tissues and bones.

Tie Lingyun’s heart tightened, seeing these pieces in such a state still wanting to charge forward.

She was about to use Sky-Cracking Palm Force to kill them when suddenly these three collapsed to the ground and died.

Chu Qing also arrived before Tie Lingyun:

"What’s the situation?"

Tie Lingyun snapped back to reality, quickly patting Tie Xiaofeng’s cheeks and infusing his inner strength into him.

Tie Xiaofeng slowly awakened, upon seeing Tie Lingyun, he quickly said:

"Dad, it’s bad, second brother was captured by them!"

The phrase sounded familiar, like someone carrying luggage always said similar things.

Chu Qing and Tie Lingyun exchanged a glance, each seeing the other’s troubled expression.

Beitang Zun’s words had come true, and those missing ’pieces’ were all at the bottom of the Ghost God Canyon.

"While this was expected, we never thought these pieces would really be here...

"If we’d known earlier, we shouldn’t have let them lead."

Chu Qing’s expression was somewhat grim.

These pieces were active at the gorge’s bottom with unclear intentions.

Tie Xiaoyang being captured left his fate uncertain.

Tie Lingyun, ultimately deserving of her role as the Iron Blood Hall Grand Hall Master, said gravely:

"Feng’Er, tell Dad how they captured your brother?"

Tie Xiaofeng quickly explained the situation.

The process was simple; after they descended, no pieces were initially seen.

They intended to call those waiting above down, but then the pieces attacked.

Tie Xiaoyang, caught off guard, was directly carried away by several pieces.

Tie Xiaofeng resisted briefly but was knocked out, nearly taken before being rescued by Tie Lingyun.

The whole event happened astonishingly fast.

Leaving no room for reaction.

Chu Qing noticed this point.

These ’pieces’ were different from ordinary people, though they had pulses and heartbeats, they were much weaker than normal, making them difficult to detect.

This wasn’t unique to the current pieces; even the fifteen pieces previously set up in the Life and Death Chess Array were similar.

The night Chu Qing first explored Blazing Hall, searching for Beitang Lie, even passing through the grand hall, didn’t detect those two "Lieutenant" characters.

This was partly because Chu Qing didn’t expect people hidden in the empty hall.

His attention wasn’t on the shadows, so he didn’t closely investigate.

Moreover, the movements of those two were extremely light.

Fortunately, despite being light, they were indeed alive.

From the recent encounter with Tie Lingyun, while they were fearless, grievous injuries would still lead to death.

Additionally, the poison miasma within the gorge was truly as fearsome as rumored.

The three pieces quickly went through a layer of skin.

If they lingered longer, there might be no trace left.

Having listened to Tie Xiaofeng, Chu Qing glanced at Tie Lingyun:

"It seems their goal is to capture people..."

As he said this, Chu Qing’s eyebrows slightly furrowed, sensing something awry.

Tie Lingyun deeply inhaled:

"Regardless, we need to explore this Ghost God Canyon. No matter what they intend, we can’t let them succeed...

"However, we must focus on the bigger picture, not just the son.

"If the son indeed perishes, it’s just unfortunate fate."

"There’s no time to say more."

Chu Qing looked up: