Chapter 2451 - 451: The Origin of the Long-toothed Rats

The people of the Wanyan Family and the Sword Saint Sect were all targeting Helian Tiehua and his companions; no one expected that at this moment, the Knife Saint would suddenly turn his head and start questioning Helian Tiehua. And he was even asking about matters related to Ye Qing. What exactly did the Knife Saint mean by this?

The Knife Saint had been hidden from the world for so many years; he shouldn't know Ye Qing at all. But then why would he be asking about Ye Qing? Could it be that even the Knife Saint already knew of Ye Qing?

On this side, Nalan Jingwei was also greatly astonished, several thoughts spinning through his mind, yet he really couldn't figure out what relationship there was between the Knife Saint and Ye Qing. In his view, though, the Knife Saint should have no real connection to Ye Qing. After all, the Knife Saint had always been hiding inside the Sword Saint Sect. And the Wanyan Family had publicly claimed that the Young Master of Sword Saint Sect was killed by Ye Qing. The relationship between the Knife Saint and Ye Qing should only be that little bit, right? Could it be that the Knife Saint was asking about Ye Qing because he wanted to avenge the Young Master of Sword Saint Sect?

The more Nalan Jingwei thought about it, the more he felt this possibility was very high, and he grew even more excited. If even the Knife Saint personally took action against Helian Tiehua and Ye Qing's group, then there would truly be no one left who could compete with their Nalan Family. This was a great opportunity.

Thinking of this, before Helian Tiehua could open his mouth, Nalan Jingwei hurriedly cut in: "Senior Knife Saint, these people are all Ye Qing's accomplices. They've done plenty of despicable and shameless things together with Ye Qing. This whole setup targeting the Sword Saint Sect is inseparably tied to them. And, it's widely said that the death of the Young Master of Sword Saint Sect was also the result of them joining hands with Ye Qing!"

Hearing Nalan Jingwei's words, Helian Tiehua's expression instantly changed. What shocked him was that Nalan Jingwei actually addressed this man as the Knife Saint. He had just rushed over and hadn't heard what had been said earlier, and he had no idea that this person was the Knife Saint. Of course, even more than shock was anger—Nalan Jingwei's words were clearly meant to sic the Knife Saint onto them. This bastard was truly hateful.

However, what happened was completely beyond Nalan Jingwei's expectations. The Knife Saint sized Helian Tiehua up and down and said, "So by that, your relationship with Ye Qing is actually quite good?"

Helian Tiehua also didn't know why the Knife Saint kept harping on Ye Qing, but he was a straightforward man. Though he knew full well how strong the Knife Saint was, he still wasn't willing to bow his head, and said loudly, "That's right, Ye Qing and I have a very good relationship. So what!"

The people behind Helian Tiehua all looked at the Knife Saint as well, each with a stubborn expression on their face. Even though they knew the situation right now was very dangerous, they still insisted on this stance. That was precisely their nature—if they were the sort to bow to others, then when the Wanyan Family first entered Shenchuan City, they would probably have already yielded; why would they have waited until today?

Nalan Jingwei let out a cold laugh. In his eyes, for Helian Tiehua and the others to speak to the Knife Saint like this was practically courting death. In fact, the people of Sword Saint Sect were also furious; someone had already stepped forward to curse Helian Tiehua's group. If the Knife Saint hadn't spoken yet, those people might have already rushed up and slaughtered them all!

Yet the Knife Saint showed not the slightest hint of anger. On the contrary, he swept a curious gaze over Helian Tiehua and the others and said, "Not bad, not bad. Interesting!"

"Huh?" Everyone present was stunned; they all stared at the Knife Saint, dumbfounded, not knowing what he meant. What did "not bad" mean? What did "interesting" mean? These people are offending you like this, and you're not getting angry?

Helian Tiehua and the others were also dumbstruck. For a moment, they couldn't quite grasp what the Knife Saint meant. Was he not planning to lose his temper? Was he not planning to make a move against them? What was he getting at? What exactly was his relationship with Ye Qing?

Just as everyone was in shock, the Knife Saint spoke again: "Since you're Ye Qing's friends, then go stand behind the Sword Saint Sect for now. Once I'm done fighting over here, I've got something I want to ask you to help me with."

"Huh?" Everyone was stunned all over again, and Helian Tiehua's group were even more slack-jawed, at a loss as to what was happening. Judging by the Knife Saint's tone, he seemed to have quite a decent relationship with Ye Qing? What was going on? Had they seen a ghost?

Nalan Jingwei's mouth was hanging so wide it was about to fall off; in just this short while he was practically going insane. What was this? What was this? What had happened? What the hell was going on? The Knife Saint hadn't killed Helian Tiehua's group? Instead his attitude toward them was actually pretty good? Was he seeing things? Had he heard wrong? Was this an illusion? Had he seen a ghost?

To be honest, at this moment everyone felt like they'd seen a ghost, because they really couldn't figure out what the Knife Saint meant.

The Knife Saint didn't explain either. Seeing that Helian Tiehua and the others were still standing where they were, he waved his hand and said, "Hey, you guys go stand over there first, don't stand in the middle. I'm going to have a one-on-one duel in a bit. If you stand here, you'll affect my performance!"

"Uh, this…" Only now did Helian Tiehua come back to his senses. Though he still didn't know what the Knife Saint was getting at, he nevertheless led the people beside him over to the Sword Saint Sect's side.

The people of Sword Saint Sect also didn't dare stop him—since the Knife Saint had already spoken, who would dare get in the way? Everyone was only filled with surprise and doubt, completely unable to figure out what was going on.

"Ancestor…" The Sword Saint Sect Master quietly walked to the Knife Saint's side and said in a low voice, "These people have a grudge against our Sword Saint Sect. If you do this…"

Before the Sect Master could finish, the Knife Saint shot him a glance and said, "Are you trying to teach me how to handle things?"

"I wouldn't dare!" The Sword Saint Sect Master hurriedly lowered his head. Although the Knife Saint was being relatively polite to Helian Tiehua and the others, the sharp edge in his eyes was fully exposed, making the Sect Master not dare say another useless word.

"If you don't dare, then shut up!" The Knife Saint tossed back, then leisurely turned his gaze to Wanyan Hongfeng and said, "You just said your Wanyan family specifically came up with a method targeting me. That's a bit interesting. I wonder what method you came up with? It's best if it has some challenge to it. I haven't met a worthy opponent in over three hundred years—I'm very lonely!"

Hearing this, everyone looked at one another in dismay. So this is the Knife Saint? Why does the way he talks not sound that serious?

The Sword Saint Sect Master gave a bitter smile. He knew best—this was the Knife Saint's true personality; this was the real Knife Saint.

Wanyan Hongfeng also let out a cold laugh and said, "Don't worry, our Wanyan family definitely won't let you down. Very soon you'll know exactly what we've prepared!"

"Good!" The Knife Saint laughed heartily and nodded. "Just for that sentence, I'll wait for you a while!"

Helian Tiehua and the others stood on the Sword Saint Sect's side. Though the Sword Saint Sect crowd were all harboring hostility toward them, Helian Tiehua and his group didn't care. He looked curiously at the Knife Saint standing in front, while his heart pondered why the Knife Saint would speak up to help them. Could it be the Knife Saint really had a good relationship with Ye Qing? But then, how did Ye Qing get acquainted with the Knife Saint?

Though he couldn't figure out the reason, at the very least, it was the Knife Saint who let them come over, the Knife Saint who helped them break out of the siege. So Helian Tiehua and the others felt some gratitude toward him in their hearts. Seeing the Knife Saint truly waiting here, Helian Tiehua's heart stirred slightly. The Long-toothed Rat Swarm was charging toward Sword Saint Sect's side, and it looked like Wanyan Hongfeng was waiting precisely for that swarm. If the Long-toothed Rat Swarm really rushed over and encircled them, then this time they would be in grave danger.

Since the Knife Saint had helped them once, Helian Tiehua felt he was obligated to remind him, lest the Long-toothed Rat Swarm surround them later and they suffer a huge loss.

"Senior Knife Saint." Helian Tiehua stepped forward and said, "The Wanyan family's Long-toothed Rat Swarm has already blockaded the Sword Saint Sect's exits and is now advancing toward Sword Saint Sect's side. I think what Wanyan Hongfeng is waiting for is probably that Long-toothed Rat Swarm!"

Hearing this, people on both sides were shaken. Those on the Wanyan side were naturally excited, because the reason they came this time was to borrow the might of the Long-toothed Rat Swarm to directly annihilate Sword Saint Sect. Yet after fighting so many matches since coming in, Wanyan Hongfeng had never ordered the Long-toothed Rat Swarm to march, which had left them very puzzled—they didn't know what he was really planning. Now, hearing that the Long-toothed Rat Swarm was charging over, everyone was naturally thrilled. As long as the swarm encircled Sword Saint Sect, this battle wouldn't even need to be fought!

The Sword Saint Sect side, however, was gripped by panic. They of course knew about the Long-toothed Rat Swarm—this was the Wanyan family's other great killing tool. Below Beyond The Pinnacle, no one could escape the swarm's encirclement. They had actually been guarding against the Wanyan family's Long-toothed Rats all along, but now suddenly hearing that the swarm was really coming, their terror was imaginable. The battle at Shenchuan City had already proven that the Long-toothed Rat Swarm was unstoppable. If the Wanyan family truly used the swarm against Sword Saint Sect, then they would be utterly doomed.

After hearing Helian Tiehua's words, the Knife Saint's reaction remained calm. He slanted a glance at Wanyan Hongfeng, chuckled, and said, "Long-toothed Rats? You mean those few rats that came out from within the Heaven Earth Man Three Gates back then?"

"What?" At those words, the whole audience was stunned. Long-toothed Rats actually had that origin? They came out from within the Heaven Earth Man Three Gates? This was the first time they'd heard such a thing.

Wanyan Hongfeng's reaction remained calm. He smiled faintly and said, "How could our Wanyan family have the kind of fortune Senior Knife Saint enjoys, able to enter the Heaven Earth Man Three Gates and obtain the inheritance inside? We can only stand outside, picking up things that Senior Knife Saint wouldn't even spare a glance at. These Long-toothed Rats are indeed things that back then you couldn't even be bothered to look at."

Everyone was shaken yet again, especially the Sword Saint Sect crowd—they were completely dumbfounded. So these Long-toothed Rats had first fallen into the Knife Saint's hands in the early years, and only later ended up with the Wanyan family? In that case, if the Knife Saint had brought them back then, wouldn't this invincible Long-toothed Rat army now belong to their Sword Saint Sect?