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After forcing Qu Ming back with his sword, Lin Qing did not give up. Like a long dragon, like a shadow, she continued onwards. In the blink of an eye, she was already in front of Qu Ming, brazenly attacking towards Feng Bao Sword.

At this moment, Qu Ming was not flustered in the face of danger. He spat out a mouthful of cold air.

As for Lin Qing, who had fought against Qu Ming, how could she not know that Qu Ming had used such a strange technique.

A cold light whistled past, brushing against Lin Qing's scalp but not injuring her in the slightest.

After dodging a few rays of cold light, Lin Qing struck his sword at Qu Ming, producing a resplendent sword light.

Qu Ming had just spat out a cold light with his strange technique. Although it had not produced any effect, it still inevitably hindered Lin Qing's speed.

In a fight between experts, there was only one thing to contend for. There were many things that could be done in the span of a single breath.

Qu Ming bent his body and gripped the sharp sword in his hand, slashing towards the incoming Phoenix Treasure Sword.

"Ding!" A crisp sound rang out in the air. Lin Qing and Qu Ming, both wielding sharp swords, looked at each other and actually came to a stalemate for a moment.

It was as if they were one and the same as each other, as he swung his sword out at the same time.

"Peng!" The two palms collided. Lin Qing and Qu Ming both took a few steps back before stabilizing their bodies.

However, before Lin Qing could launch her next attack, Qu Ming's silhouette flashed, leaving behind only an afterimage. The next moment, Lin Qing discovered a streak of cold light appearing above her head.

His heart chilled, Lin Qing could not help but raise her head and see Qu Ming walking away with his sword like a flying immortal. Once he struck out, the entire world would be shocked.

His heart chilled, Lin Qing took a deep breath and hurriedly raised the treasured phoenix sword in her hand, pointing it at the top of her head.

"Clang clang!" The sound of metal clanging against metal rang out. Lin Qing felt a huge force, and felt a sharp pain in her arm. She staggered and almost fell to her knees.

Gritting her teeth, Lin Qing endured the intense pain in her arm. She raised her sword, and the sword vibrated upwards.

Upon sensing this, Qu Ming only chuckled. Borrowing the recoil from Lin Qing, he immediately retreated.

Qu Ming's strength was truly powerful, and it was not something that the current Lin Qing could handle. If it wasn't for the fact that they were in a life and death battle, there would be no need to fight for his life and death. At this moment, Lin Qing was afraid that he would have already been killed.

However, before Lin Qing could even rest, Qu Ming once again stomped on the ground. He wielded the sharp sword in his hand, and as the sword swung down, the astral light radiating from it carried with it a fatal danger.

Lin Qing could no longer be bothered with regulating his breathing. Taking a deep breath, he tightened his grip on the treasured phoenix sword in Lin Dong's hand and shouted softly, "Kill!"

The sword in his hand struck out brazenly like a long dragon diving into water, spitting out clouds and mist. In that instant, one could see layers upon layers of mist shrouding the sword as the sword intent loomed like a faint mist.

The two swords briefly met in the air and then retreated like flowing water. Lin Qing and Qu Ming crossed paths and each fell to one side.

After she landed, a muffled "hmph" sound came from Lin Qing's mouth. Lin Qing's chest was in pain and a mouthful of blood sprayed out from Lin Qing's mouth. Her face was also pale.

It turned out that although the two sword strikes from before had crossed each other like dragonfly touching water, the sword intent between the two had suddenly clashed. In the end, it was Lin Qing's technique that was slightly weaker, being injured by the sword shadow from Qu Ming Sword.

Although Qu Ming was also injured by Lin Qing's sword shadows, they weren't much of a threat to him.

Qu Ming landed and turned to look at the pale Lin Qing. With a trace of ridicule, he said, "Helmsman Lin, you don't seem very powerful, huh? "He is not qualified to talk to me at this level of strength."

Hearing this, Lin Qing merely wiped away the blood on the corner of her mouth. With a trace of a smile on her face, she coldly said, "Is that so?"

Qu Ming did not speak, as if he had sensed something. He couldn't help but stroke the strands of hair on his forehead, only to see a strand of black hair fall to the ground without a sound.

In Lin Qing's hand was a tuft of black hair. It looked somewhat strange, and was obviously not her own.

Qu Ming couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine. He didn't know when Lin Qing had cut off his long hair, but he hadn't noticed it at all. The more Qu Ming thought about it, the more alert he became.

All of this made Qu Ming's face darken. After a while, he seemed to recall something and smiled, "I have misjudged you. Helmsman Lin is indeed qualified to be stationed here with us."

Actually, with Qu Ming's strength, he could have killed him with his formidable strength. However, Qu Ming did not do so; at least, he would not do so until he had settled the matter with the government. It was enough for him to have experienced this kind of thing once.

If he killed Lin Qing now, other than settling his personal grudge, there would be no other use. It was more likely that once the influence of the Red Leaf Town's Tiger Gang collapsed, the rest would be the Green Bamboo Gang fighting against the entire Red Leaf Town's government.

Even if Qu Ming was confident, he didn't think that he could handle Long Xiao Tian and the other officials by himself.

"Being able to do so, I was merely lucky." Lin Qing looked at Qu Ming as she casually said.

Qu Ming did not say anything. He looked deeply at Lin Qing before saying indifferently, "I believe that Branch Lord Lin is aware of our current situation. In a battle between two tigers, the one at a disadvantage can only be us.

Lin Qing also understood Qu Ming's meaning, it was no different from his and Qu Ming's common opponent being Long Xiao Tian. After they dealt with Long Xiao Tian, the two of them would depend on each other's strength, whether the Tiger Gang was destroyed or the Green Bamboo Gang was destroyed in the end, they would rely on their own means.

After understanding all of this, Lin Qing lightly breathed in, cupping her fists as she said, "Before we settle this matter with the government, the members of my Tiger Gang will not provoke the members of your Green Bamboo Gang."

Qu Ming also said with a faint smile, "My Green Bamboo Gang will naturally do the same."

After saying that, the two of them looked at each other and laughed.

"Helmsman Lin is the host here. For the members of my Green Bamboo Sect to stay here temporarily, we need you to make arrangements." Qu Ming glanced at Lin Qing, then looked at Shen Wansan beside him, with an indescribable sense of meaning.

"Of course." Lin Qing laughed heartily.

"With this, I have solved my problem. I just hope that Branch Chief Lin will not forget what you said today. Otherwise, my sword will not be weak." Qu Ming's eyes were filled with a mysterious light, deep and unfathomable.

"Rest assured, I am not such a disloyal person." Lin Qing cupped her hands together and solemnly said.