Eternal Sword

Chapter 116 Assassination
Chen Tang bought some qi-replenishing and blood-tonifying herbs at a street-side pharmacy and took them home to have Mei Yingxue prepare them.

Afterwards, he helped Meng Liangyu change some medicine, chopped firewood and fed the horse, and after everything was packed up, he went to Qinglongsi.

The days passed by.

The Huo family and the Blackwater Gang actually quieted down and stopped causing trouble for Chen Tang.

This is more like the calm before the storm.

Chen Tang practiced hard and did not dare to slack off.

Being in such a turbulent situation, every improvement in your cultivation will give you a little more chance of survival!
Later on, Chen Tang would report to Qinglongsi every day and then go home to practice.

During the day, he would drink a sip of Tianshen Monkey Wine, and practice the Subduing Tiger Fist, Vajra Hand, White Ape Swordsmanship, Gecko Wall Climbing Skill, Listening to the Wind Skill, and the Burning Wood Knife.

When I sleep at night, I rely on the guidance of my soul and silently use the Fu Hu Gong to breathe.

At first, the breathing sounds became louder and louder, then as time went on, they subsided and finally became quiet.

Over the past month, Chen Tang has been much more obedient at night. He no longer plays with Qing Mu, but instead concentrates on sleeping and practicing.

Since he moved into this room, Zhiwei has not had that kind of nightmare again.

In other words, what the fat old man said before does make sense.

However, this method only treats the symptoms and not the root cause.

Meng Liangyu's injuries have also mostly healed.

After all, no muscles or bones were injured. In addition, Chen Tang had been taking medicinal supplements almost non-stop during this period. Meng Liangyu had a good foundation and recovered quickly. He could already hold a sword and practice in the yard.

Mei Nianzhi has woken up.

However, his condition was far worse than Meng Liangyu's.

He looked like he was ten years older and could only move around in the yard with the help of Mei Jixian and Mei Yingxue.

After this incident, the differences between the Mei brothers and sisters were revealed.

After this disaster, the Mei family lost their glory. Mei Jixian wasted his time every day and stopped practicing.

But Mei Yingxue is just the opposite.

When she was at the Plum Blossom Martial Arts School, she didn't take martial arts training seriously.

After this incident, she practiced diligently every day, even staying up later than Chen Tang!
That childish face gradually lost its youthfulness.

Only one month had passed and Mei Yingxue had become a little different from before.

Early in the morning of that day, Chen Tang was practicing the Subduing Tiger Fist in the yard. After finishing the last move, he stood there for a while before he let out a long breath.

He could clearly feel that the strength had been cultivated in every bone of his body, and this strength had even reached his limbs, hands, and feet!
His bones are as hard as iron!

Eighth grade!
By practicing day and night, and with the help of many superior techniques, Chen Tang's cultivation improved faster than he had imagined!
After reaching the ninth level, only one and a half months had passed and he had already cultivated to the eighth level.

Chen Tang calmed down and felt happy.

He put on his armor and sword and walked towards the bun shop.

During this period, whenever he went out, he would wear the Qinglong armor and hang the Qinglong sword on his waist to prevent accidents.

"Master Chen, would you like five more trays of steamed buns?"

The boss asked with a smile.

"Correct."

Chen Tang nodded.

He comes here every day and has become familiar with the boss.

There are many people in the family, and they all practice martial arts, so they have big appetites.

Five drawers means fifty buns.

The northern part of Qian Country is full of big meat-filled buns, each about the size of an adult man's fist. Even Qing Mu can eat five or six.

Plus the little yellow dog and Hu Leibao, who eat and drink the same thing as them every day, there is almost nothing left out of the fifty buns every morning.

Fortunately, Chen Tang had saved several hundred taels of silver before, so he could occasionally gain some by searching corpses.

Otherwise, with so many people, his monthly salary of five taels would not be enough to support them.

Hu Leibao's food and drink alone cost more than five taels per month!
No wonder Hu Leibao can’t be sold. Most people really can’t afford it.

The lame waiter skillfully wrapped Chen Tang's buns in oil paper, five buns in one piece of oil paper, and finally ten oil paper packages, tied them together with a thin rope, and handed them to Chen Tang.

Chen Tang took it with his left hand.

The sloppy guy turned around again, limping as he made soy milk, filling a jar with his arms clasped together with great difficulty.

Chen Tang hurried forward, stretched out his right hand, held the bottom of the wine jar, and took it.

suddenly!

Chen Tang heard something strange.

He didn't see anything unusual. The people queuing behind him, the people passing by him, including the lame waiter who was handing him the jar of wine, all seemed normal.

The lame guy still nodded at him with that immature but polite smile on his face.

But he still sensed the crisis!

This is the change that Tingfeng Jue brought to him.

Almost all the people, shouting and walking back and forth, looked extremely harmonious.

But at this moment, there was a sudden change in the air flow!
Everything was silent, but the flow of air changed and was captured by Chen Tang in an instant!
Moreover, it’s so close!
Chen Tang wanted to step back, but found that there were many people queuing behind him.

If he retreated, he would inevitably bump into these people. If he delayed for a moment, he would most likely not be able to avoid the attack.

However, both of his hands were holding things, so he couldn't free his hands to resolve the situation immediately.

Not to mention drawing the sword and fighting back.

Chen Tang suddenly realized that this was an assassination carefully prepared for him!

Every detail is for this moment!
who is it?

The closest person to him was the lame fellow.

But Chen Tang could not sense any murderous intent from this lame guy. Even at this moment, there was no abnormal emotion in the eyes of this lame guy, and there was only a green smile on his face.

Chen Tang instantly entered a state of divine illumination.

With the help of the divine state, Chen Tang immediately captured the source of the murderous intent!

Just under the wine jar, his view was blocked by the wine jar.

The moment the lame waiter handed him the jar of soy milk, he already had a dull dagger in his hand and stabbed it towards his armpit!
It's too fast.

Moreover, this angle is extremely tricky.

Chen Tang held the wine jar with his right hand, leaving just enough space under his armpit.

With the help of the wine jar blocking his view, the lame waiter's arm was hidden under Chen Tang's arm, covered by the shadow.

The two arms almost overlap each other.

Even at the moment when the lame guy stabbed Chen Tang, he couldn't see the trajectory of the opponent's attack!

This knife could penetrate directly into the heart if it were inserted horizontally from the armpit!
Even the Qinglong Armor can't stop it.

The Qinglong Armor does not cover the entire body. The front and back plates are connected by silk thread, and the gap is right under the armpit!

A fatal blow.

Perfect assassination!

If Chen Tang had not been in deep meditation, he would have died for sure.

If he didn't have the Listening to the Wind Technique, he would have died without even realizing the danger.

If he possessed any one of them alone, he would be doomed to die.

But if you combine meditation with listening to the wind technique, the situation will be completely different!
In a flash, Chen Tang became extremely focused, his reaction speed increased dramatically, and he loosened his hands and let go of the jar of steamed buns and wine.

At the same time, he hunched his chest and straightened his back, and his entire chest seemed to collapse inward!

If Chen Tang had not practiced bone-changing to perfection, he would never have been able to do this.

Swish!
The knife passed across Chen Tang's chest, cutting off the entire piece of Qinglong Armor!

What a sharp dagger!

If Chen Tang had been a little slower, his chest would have been cut open by the dagger!

The lame guy missed his attack, and a hint of surprise finally flashed across his eyes, and the immature smile on his face disappeared.

He prepared for this attack for a month and waited patiently for a month.

It was not until he figured out Chen Tang's habits, movements, routines, and even the way he took the buns and soy milk every day that he chose to take action today.

It should have been a sure hit.

But Chen Tang dodged it.

How can it be?

Not to mention that this person is only at the eighth rank, even if he is at the seventh or sixth rank, it would be difficult for him to avoid this attack.

Normally, if he missed the first strike, he should retreat.

It was recorded in the hermit's notes that the most sensible situation is to escape immediately if you miss the attack.

Although the assassination failed, there is a high probability that he will survive.

If you continue the assassination, every additional move, every moment you stay, the danger to yourself will increase exponentially!
However, he was unwilling to do so.

There is no reason for this attack to fail.

The lame guy used his dagger to cut through the Green Dragon Armor, and suddenly changed his tactics. The dagger hovered in front of Chen Tang's chest and pushed forward fiercely!
"Ok!"

At this moment, the lame guy groaned and felt a sharp pain in his elbow.

My own dagger could no longer stab!
At the moment when Chen Tang hunched his chest and straightened his back, he also counterattacked at the same time, drew his sword with his left hand, flipped his right hand down, and grabbed the lame guy's elbow with the dragon-catching hand!

When the lame guy planned to use the Green Dragon Armor and then change his tactics, he was actually one move slower than Chen Tang.

Chen Tang instantly grabbed his elbow joint and exerted force with his five fingers!
"Canglang!"

With a flash of cold light, the Qinglong Sword was unsheathed!
Click!

The sound of bones breaking was heard!
The lame guy actually took the initiative to break his elbow joint in order to break free from Chen Tang's grasp. At the same time, he raised his right hand and a handful of powdery substance flew in his face with a faint fragrance!
This powder is poisonous!
Not only that, it can also block the view.

Chen Tang felt a strange sound of wind at his wrist.

He did not dare to be careless, and quickly let go of his hand and retreated quickly to avoid the area covered by the powder.

Only at this time did the jar filled with soy milk fall to the ground and shatter into pieces.

The two exchanged two moves in a row without even taking a breath.

The people around were still stunned and did not react.

Chen Tang watched the lame guy limping into the crowd with his arms hanging down.

He leaped up and shouted, "The powder is poisonous, get out of the way!"

It was only at this moment that the crowd dispersed.

Chen Tang stared at the lame guy and chased him for a few steps.

Originally he could still lock onto this person, but in the blink of an eye, the time limit was up, and he quickly exited the state of divine illumination.

After leaving the divine light, all perceptions returned to normal.

The lame guy flashed in the crowd a few times and disappeared mysteriously.

Chen Tang jumped onto a roof, looked down from above, and peered back and forth among the chaotic crowd.

After looking for a while, Chen Tang frowned.

The lame fellow has disappeared.

He was lame and had a broken arm, but he could still run away right under his nose. Who is this guy?
Although there was only one person on the other side, the scene just now was the most dangerous moment Chen Tang had encountered since his time traveling through time!

If he hadn't been in deep meditation, he wouldn't even have the chance to fight back.

(End of this chapter)