Unusual Fate Records

Chapter 252, Section 043: Threat
The night was as dark as ink, yet sparks flew everywhere.

Jin Ziyue moved at high speed through the fields, leading Wei Zheng and Xu Hong out of the grassland near the ancestral home and to the side of the half-bald grass.

The man, wielding a greatsword, gave chase, his eyes gradually turning red. Dragging a greatsword while running at high speed was already quite physically demanding, and Jin Ziyue was simply trying to outlast him, waiting for who would make the first mistake.

Xu Hong followed closely behind. The two were incredibly fast. Carrying a knife and a sword, Xu Hong could only watch their figures from afar as they ran. Their swords clashed from time to time, producing a series of clanging sounds, but neither of them could gain the upper hand.

"Zheng!" the woman called out worriedly. Ever since they started fighting again, her husband's behavior had been strange, with an inexplicable sense of unease.

Soon, the two figures disappeared from sight.

She placed her hands on her knees, gritted her teeth, and tried to take a step, but when she looked up, she heard a rustling sound coming from the sparse woods ahead.

"Rainbow! Watch out!" came the man's urgent voice.

Xu Hong was startled to find that Jin Ziyue had already leaped down from mid-air, his long knife pointed directly at her neck!

In her haste, she crouched down, and the blade, gleaming coldly, swept past her head.

Jin Ziyue's attack failed, and he had some cushioning after landing. When he stood up, Wei Zheng had already arrived behind him.

Before his eyes, Jin Ziyue held a knife horizontally against his wife's neck.

"Rainbow!" Wei Zheng's eyes widened in anger, veins bulging on his neck. He glared at Jin Ziyue and cursed, "Despicable!"

"Zheng, don't worry about me!" the woman shouted stubbornly.

She had barely finished shouting when Jin Ziyue's icy blade touched the skin of her throat.

"Stop!" Wei Zheng shouted angrily in a tense manner.

"If you want her to live, kill Chu Pingqiu." Jin Ziyue's face was half-hidden behind the woman, revealing a sinister look in his eyes. He held the woman's wrists with one hand, while the other held a knife firmly against her throat.

“Zheng…” The woman shook her head vigorously.

Chu Pingqiu is a member of the Chu family. If he offends the Chu family of Xiangshui, his life as a man will be over.

"I'll go." Wei Zheng's answer was decisive.

After the man finished speaking, he turned around and took a step forward, glancing back at him one last time. "Don't you dare touch a hair on my wife's head, or I'll haunt you even in death."

Seeing him walk away, Jin Ziyue put away his knife, grabbed the woman's throat, and said, "Treat me."

Xu Hong's face was full of anger, but she refused to use her life as a threat: "You can threaten my husband with my life, but can you threaten me?"

Jin Ziyue didn't waste any more words and directly placed his hand on the top of her head.

The woman groaned and collapsed. The mantra "Regeneration of Thigh Flesh" followed the pull of the palm, flowing from her limbs and bones to the top of her head, where it was finally completely pulled up by Jin Ziyue.

Jin Ziyue used the [Hip Fat Regeneration] technique to accelerate blood circulation and restore his strength.

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Chu Pingqiu dodged Fu Xun's kick by sidestepping, but in his haste, he was punched in the chest and staggered backward.

"You brat!" he gritted his teeth, but could not hide his disheveled state.

Fu Xun stretched his neck and said, "Is there anything else you want to say before you die?"

"You!" Chu Pingqiu was startled. His previous arrogant expression vanished, and he said somewhat helplessly, "You can't kill me!"

"Who should I pass this on to?" Fu Xun glanced at him.

"No! No, I am a member of the Chu family... You can't..." Chu Pingqiu turned to run away.

Fu Xun, fearing that his teleportation wasn't fast enough, decisively rushed forward.

Suddenly, Chu Pingqiu turned around, stopped, a can dangling from his lips, his crazed expression still unmistakable, and mumbled, "Kill me? Die!"

The atmosphere suddenly changed.

Suddenly, the jar emitted countless plumes of red smoke. Fu Xun raised his hand to protect his eyes, mouth, and nose, only to find that a whooshing sound arose all around, like swarms of insects buzzing and flying around haphazardly.

Those are Chu Pingqiu's piano strings.

Fu Xun was taken aback and immediately prepared to use [Unstable Shift] to retreat, but found that [Unstable Shift] had no effect and he was still standing in the same place.

"What the hell!" Fu Xun quickly retreated, realizing that there was something seriously wrong with the red fog and he had to leave as soon as possible.

Chu Pingqiu's aggressive voice rang out: "Run? Do you think you can run? Don't you even look around? How many piano wires have I laid down?"

With a flick of his wrist, the piano string that had been lying somewhere flew over and whizzed past Fu Xun's cheek.

Fu Xuncai dodged one tangled ball, but another tangled ball of piano wire was already following him like a shadow.

"Are you kidding me?!" Fu Xun jumped up and down, frantically dodging Chu Pingqiu's silk threads. If he was not careful, his clothes would be torn, and his arms and wrists would be scratched. Some of the threads would even go straight to his legs. It was impossible to defend against them.

"You're so arrogant! Weren't you quite smug before I finished setting up my trap?" Chu Pingqiu flicked his wrist, and a string of piano wire shot out, hooking onto the piano wires that had been set up. With another pull, the entire string of piano wires shot back as if it had touched a spring mechanism. What seemed like a chaotic bounce before now revealed its deadly fangs.

Fu Xun escaped quickly, barely dodging clumps of piano wire, only to find that the piano wire was like a spider web in the dense forest, greatly restricting his movements.

"Fu Xun is in danger!" Chen Ruolan noticed his change immediately and said to Sanshui, "Let's go help him."

Zhang Rang rushed forward, but Chen Ruolan took a powerful kick from him with her spear, and used the momentum of her retreat to turn around and go back to help.

Sanshui quickly followed, leaving the sword-wielding attendant to cover the rear.

The swordsman cleaved through the scorching heat with his sword, fighting and retreating until he finally reached the place where Fu Xun and Chu Pingqiu were fighting.

Some young trees have been deeply marked by piano wire; if a person gets entangled in it, broken limbs and fractures are just a matter of minutes.

"Be careful, there are piano wires everywhere."

Fu Xun saw them arrive and gave them a reminder.

Upon touching the red mist, San Shui Lin Xin felt dizzy, as if she were floating and her soul was about to leave her body.

"Are you alright?" Chen Ruolan quickly helped her up.

"There's something wrong with this fog; it can temporarily disable the life-altering spells." Fu Xun noticed that Chu Pingqiu's attacks had slowed down and quickly came over to check on Sanshui's condition, his voice tinged with anxiety: "How are you?"

"I'm fine, just a little weak in the legs."

Fu Xun knew that the [Soul Naturally Perfected] had been suppressed.

"What, you're not running away?"

Chu Pingqiu and the others around him stood still, revealing smug smiles.

"Kid, let me teach you another lesson: never believe appearances." His tone was relaxed, but the previous struggle and ignorance were gone, and his eyes gleamed with shrewdness.

Chu Pingqiu's previous arrogance and conceit were merely a disguise; his true trump card would only be used once.

When an opponent feels they know enough about you, the information gap becomes extremely dangerous.

"Now, let's close the net." Chu Pingqiu beckoned with his finger and said to the others, "Let's go together."

Just then, someone suddenly walked up from behind.

Wei Zheng.

"They're here." Chu Pingqiu glanced at them and said, "Perfect, let's take care of them all at once."

Chen Ruolan remained silent, but the light from the tip of her gun flickered frequently.

"You guys are—uh!"

Chu Pingqiu cried out in pain and turned his head to see Wei Zheng's greatsword slashing down on his back.

The other Fate Masters all turned their heads, looking incredulous.

Chu Pingqiu then carefully observed Wei Zheng. At this moment, his eyes were white, but there was no pupil visible.

Then came the burning sensation from the broken bone.

There's only one chapter today... I'm working on the later plot points. It's almost at the end, but the content is a bit disappointing.

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