In fact, all of Zhang San's guesses had been correct. The new magistrate of Xiaoyun County, or the former leader of the Lesha Gang "Lin Nu" from 20 years ago, was actually gambling!
Deep down, he also knew that even if he escaped for the time being, he would still be hunted down for life by the top expert Xiu Wangchou.
Lin Nu understood even more clearly that a man in his early thirties who already had mid-stage Earth Realm martial arts would most likely become someone even the Dark Building did not dare provoke once he cultivated to the Heaven Realm in the future.
So he gambled!
He gambled that during the time Xiu Wangchou was severely injured, in order to be absolutely certain he could kill him, Xiu Wangchou would not act rashly for the time being and would only keep him under surveillance, because Lin Nu's martial arts were still a bit stronger than Wang Hu's.
As long as he could wait, or drag things out until the people from the Dark Building in the north arrived.
Everything would be over then.
...
In a bamboo forest south of Xiaoyun County, there was a very small temple, enshrining the immortal from the story.
The door of the small temple was open, and the immortal statue inside looked out of the temple, as if watching the avenger in white taking revenge 20 years later.
The black bamboo forest swayed in the wind, and a bloodstained bamboo leaf fell to the ground.
In front of the temple...
A man dressed as a government runner lay bloody on the ground, looking extremely pathetic as he crawled forward while shouting, "Leader...Leader, I listened to you and kept waiting here to meet you, save me...Save me..."
After shouting a few times, the man gradually stopped moving.
The swordsman in white, Xiu Wangchou, was standing behind this dead man, while the black-clothed Lin Nu was not far in front of the man.
There was blood all over Xiu Wangchou's sword. It was evident that the pitiful man who had just died tragically was killed by him.
Raising his sword and pointing it at Lin Nu, Xiu Wangchou forcefully held back his hideous expression and said, "Leader Lin, we haven't seen each other for 20 years. I didn't expect you to join the government. How delightful..."
Lin Nu looked indifferently at the corpse in front of him. He suddenly smiled and said, "I should thank you for killing these 'good brothers' of mine, including Wang Hu. Now there is no one else who knows my identity."
Xiu Wangchou said indifferently, "I said this was a game. You...are the last one. I will slit your throat and chop off your limbs, then slowly play with you."
His words were as terrifying as a devil!
Perhaps when facing the greatest vengeance in one's heart, even the most righteous swordsman no longer retained any sense of "righteousness."
At this moment, the swordsman in white in the bamboo forest was simply a pure avenger.
Yet facing Xiu Wangchou's threat, Lin Nu smiled instead.
Lin Nu grinned widely at Xiu Wangchou.
It was mockery, it was ridicule.
Xiu Wangchou frowned, vaguely sensing danger.
At that instant...
Whoosh! A cold arrow shot out from behind!
Sensing it immediately, Xiu Wangchou raised his sword to parry. The fierce Star Sea Swordplay he executed as quick as lightning split the arrow before it came close.
But in the instant that Xiu Wangchou turned around, eight black-clothed masked men suddenly appeared around him from the depths of the bamboo forest. They fired eight more black iron arrows at him!
It was obvious these men were experienced masters. The first arrow was only meant to induce Xiu Wangchou to reveal a move, and these eight dark arrows were several times faster than the first, flying in from all directions in the blink of an eye.
"Star Sea Style - Chaotic!" Xiu Wangchou shouted loudly!
His sword lifted up, sword qi danced!
It all happened in an instant. The powerful sword winds that erupted from his move were forceful enough to deflect even the speeding black iron arrows. However...
Seven black iron arrows were deflected, but one remained to pierce through his calf.
Blood flowed out at once.
Even an expert like Xiu Wangchou could not deflect all arrowheads in the face of black iron arrows while being ambushed, and in that instant of pain he knelt down on one knee, supporting himself on the ground with one hand.
Lin Nu laughed loudly beside him, arrogance overflowing as he said, “Truly, you are worthy of being called the Dark Building! Knowing he was a mid-stage Earth Realm expert, you still dared to attempt assassination! The Black Cloud Dojo and Poison Valley would have considered it carefully even if the reward was higher!”
Xiu Wangchou looked up coldly at the scarred, emaciated man. From hearing the "Dark Building" and seeing the black heavy blade at the man's waist, he had roughly guessed his opponent's identity.
Yet the black-clothed men had already approached, raising their bows and taking out black iron arrows from the quivers on their backs.
"Wait." Hei Shanke raised his hand to stop his subordinates from nocking their arrows.
Walking closer, a cruel smile appeared on his scarred face. Hei Shanke said, "Ever since the death of the Formidable Hero Xiu Hai, I thought the Star Sea Sect no longer had any masters left, but that previous sword move, the Star Sea Style, definitely inherited the essence of Star Sea swordsmanship! It would be too much of a waste for me not to kill a master like this personally!"
Xiu Wangchou glanced coldly at him. He stood up, sword raised, slashing twice to sever both ends of the arrow piercing his right calf.
Raising his sword to point at Hei Shanke.
Xiu Wangchou actually did not want to speak originally.
Because his master had told him that speaking with despicable petty men would dirty one's mouth. But hearing his master Xiu Hai's name, Xiu Wangchou decided to make an exception this time.
The wind swayed his white clothes in the bamboo forest.
Xiu Wangchou smiled and mocked, "Master Xiu Hai? Is a filthy mouth like yours even worthy of addressing my master's name directly?"
"Bold! Still daring to disparage our Dark Building master even in death!" one of the eight masked men shouted angrily.
But Xiu Wangchou only laughed loudly and said, "Even if your Dark Building master came himself, I would not fear! Much less you bugs? One on one? Are you even worthy? If not, you might as well all come at me together!"
Hei Shanke's identity as a mid-stage Earth Realm expert did not overawe Xiu Wangchou at all. On the contrary, it provoked his fighting spirit to the maximum!
Removing the black blade at his waist, Hei Shanke grinned widely with a smile that seemed innocent yet cruel.
"I haven't seen such an arrogant junior in a long time. Since this is the case, don't blame me for taking advantage of your plight. My subordinates will not make a move, but I will still make you understand that even at the same mid-stage Earth Realm, there are differences between martial artists!"
Hei Shanke raised his blade, his inner strength shaking his black clothes.
Though his blade had not moved yet, it already exuded an overwhelming pressure.
Xiu Wangchou lifted his sword, a faint sword aura fluctuating from the blade, seeming to resound with the melody of steel.
Though his sword had yet to leave its sheath, it already made hearts tremble with fear.
Below the Heaven Realm was the Earth Realm. At this moment, two top mid-stage Earth Realm masters were about to begin their mortal combat amidst the bamboo grove.
Explosive Plot Song Gua crossed over into another world, bringing along a whole crew of his doppelgangers—all of them mischief-makers. This was a world where everyone could choose a class. Song Gua became a "Bondweaver," capable of borrowing power, while his doppelgangers took on a wide variety of classes, covering just about everything. The number of doppelgangers grew day by day, each one a talented individual with a charming way of speaking. Under Song Gua's brilliant leadership, they would "greet" each other daily and engage in friendly "sparring," pulling off one major scheme after another on Earth. Sometimes they were bandits—stealing bosses, plundering mines, snatching resources. Sometimes they were saviors—descending like divine warriors to face world bosses threatening to massacre cities. Sometimes they even went undercover, infiltrating various major factions to stir up trouble from within, keeping their enemies constantly on edge. To prevent their doppelganger abilities from being exposed, Song Gua made them wear masks with mahjong tile patterns and don Taoist robes in various colors. "Remember, in front of outsiders, call me 'The Dice.'" "Got it! Boss!" "Not 'Boss'—it's 'The Dice.' Think about the vibe, pay attention to the vibe." "Yes! Boss!" "For crying out loud..." From then on, whenever they appeared, they would have their own theme song playing: ~Hey~ paying respects at the mountain stronghold at night~ whose arm is draped over whose shoulder~ gather your courage and follow along...
orn and Humiliation】【Forced Love】 In his past life, Lin Ran was betrayed and murdered by his girlfriend and family, while the yandere female aristocrat, who had treated him as a mere plaything, avenged him by doing in his enemies. Upon seeing the yandere female aristocrat lying in the same coffin, ready to die with him, Lin Ran realized how profoundly mistaken he had been. Reborn, he abandoned the fickle campus beauty and wholeheartedly embraced the yandere female aristocrat's arms. "Ran! If I dig out your eyes and turn them into a specimen, you'll only be able to look at me!" Lin Ran: "Darling, kiss me!" "Ran! If I break your legs, you won't run away anymore, right?" Lin Ran: "Love, hold me tight!" "Ran! If..." Lin Ran: "Hush now! Love me more!" Luo Yao: ... Seeing his scumbag dad: "Take him out!" Seeing his stepmother: "Get rid of her!" Seeing his brother: "Eliminate him!" Seeing his white moonlight: "Send that to Southeast Asia!"
. As long as he maintains the villain image and follows the plot to the grand finale, he can obtain generous rewards and return to the real world. So Gu Chen'an entered the role and began to act as a scumbag villain, but who would have expected that the female leads could hear his inner thoughts. Miss Su from the Su family was shocked: "I originally thought Gu Chen'an was a scumbag, but I didn't expect he turned out to be a gentleman! What? You said I have to call off the engagement? I definitely won't, I'll piss you off!" Bai Yuan Tian was dumbfounded: "Young Master Gu is usually unreasonable and a complete brat, but he actually calls me little sweetie in his heart? What, Young Master Gu even said he likes me?" As the female leads' images collapsed more and more, the plot also collapsed with it. Gu Chen'an looked at all this chaos. "Ladies, don't aggro me, if you keep this up the male lead really will stab me, I still need to survive to the grand finale!"
Heart] Chen Yi traversed the cultivation world for eight hundred years, charging his way to the Tribulation Transcendence stage. Just as he was outwitting his 81st Heavenly Tribulation to ascend to immortality, he was suddenly pulled into a chat group called the "Multiverse Transmigrators Support Group." To his surprise, the group was filled with nothing but fresh-faced newbies who had just transmigrated. [Help! I transmigrated into a disgraced concubine in the cold palace, and the tyrant emperor is about to execute me!] [I ended up as a cannon-fodder villain, and the protagonist is still chasing me—WTF!] [I woke up as the protagonist’s father, but I’m about to be sacrificed in a ritual! What do I do? Urgent!!!] Chen Yi stared at the chaotic flood of desperate pleas in the group and fell into deep thought. "Seriously? You drag me into a newbie transmigrator chat group… only after I’m one step away from becoming an immortal?"
