I am about to die of old age, and I have awakened the character of longevity.

Chapter 64 The mantis stalks the cicada, but the oriole follows behind
However, after the Plum Blossom Monster climbed over the wall and left Chen Mansion with the red cloth box, he did not blow the whistle to signal retreat.

In fact, he had previously agreed with his subordinates: once he got the magic treasure, he would immediately order a retreat.

But he didn't do that at this moment.

It’s because Fang Baiyu is too fierce.

He needs his men to use their lives to hold Fang Baiyu and his men back, giving himself time to escape!
"Brothers, you died heroically. I will report to the hall master afterwards and give you a credit for your achievement. I will also treat your families well." The Plum Blossom Monster thought to himself, then raised the red cloth in his hand and strode away.

After leaving Shuideng Town, the Plum Blossom Monster did not stay. He followed the mountain path straight to the majestic Dayin Mountain in front of him, with an uncontrollable smile on his face.

"My Corpse Refining Hall has been searching for our ancestral tomb for hundreds of years, and by some strange coincidence, it was unearthed by the Chen family. Now I've even recovered the immortal treasure. If the Hall Master knew, he would definitely reward me with the position of Deputy Hall Master."

"Zizizizi, the predecessor of our Corpse Refining Hall was the Changsheng Sect, the state religion of the previous dynasty. Even though our Corpse Refining Hall is just a branch of the Changsheng Sect, our ancestor was a disciple of the previous emperor. He took the immortal treasure with him to the grave, and now it has reappeared. The revival of our Corpse Refining Hall is in sight. And I am the source of its revival. In the future, there will be a record of me in the annals of history...hahahaha."

Meihua was laughing strangely when his expression suddenly changed. He stopped and stared at the dense forest behind him. "Whoever is hiding in there, come out."

The wind blew through the dense forest, causing the leaves to rustle, but there was no response.

Clang!

The Plum Blossom Monster immediately drew the broadsword from his waist, leaped forward into the dense forest, and slashed at a pine tree the size of a bowl. Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and the pine tree fell down.

At the same time, a silver light burst out from the dense forest and slashed fiercely at the back of the plum blossom monster.

This sudden blow was not only swift but also extremely well-angled, aiming precisely at the handle of the Plum Blossom Monster's knife, making it difficult for the Plum Blossom Monster to return to defend. Even though the Plum Blossom Monster dodged urgently, it was still struck by the knife and fell to the ground.

"Plum Blossom Monster, that's all."

With a cold snort, Zhang Hengshui quickly walked out of the dense forest, sword in hand, looking quite confident of victory. "Don't think that no one knows that you disguised yourself as the second master of the Chen family and killed Chen Da. Throw the magic treasure over here immediately, and I can give you a quick death."

While speaking, Zhang Hengshui's eyes were fixed on the red cloth box hanging on the belt of the Plum Blossom Hand.

He secretly thanked himself for being smart. He did not keep fighting with the gang of thieves in the ancestral hall, but kept an eye on Chen Da in the hall. Suddenly, when he saw Chen Da and Chen Er carrying the magic treasure to the backyard, Zhang Hengshui quietly followed them.

It happened that Fang Baiyu was held back by the fake plum blossom monster at that time and couldn't get away for a while, which gave Zhang Hengshui an advantage.

He hid in the dark and saw with his own eyes how Chen Er killed Chen Da. If Zhang Hengshui had roared at that time, and Fang Baiyu had arrived, the Plum Blossom Monster would have been unable to escape.

However, Zhang Hengshui didn't do so. On the one hand, he was confident in his own strength. On the other hand, he also wanted to keep the immortal treasure for himself. That's why he followed the Plum Blossom Monster all the way, waiting for a quiet place to attack it.

He hadn't expected the noise he made earlier to get noticed by the Plum Blossom Monster, but he didn't think it was a big deal, since he had succeeded in his sneak attack after all.

"You birdman are so insidious. If you had roared in the backyard and attracted Fang Baiyu, I really wouldn't be able to take the magic treasure away. But now... hehe." Chen Er simply stopped pretending, slowly stood up, tore open his coat, and found that he was wearing a set of inner armor inside.

Zhang Hengshui was shocked: "You are actually wearing inner armor..."

"Hehe, I just want to lure you into action so that I can send you to death! When I was traveling around the world, you were still in your mother's womb." The Plum Blossom Monster roared and rushed forward with a knife.

Zhang Hengshui was already half exhausted, secretly thinking that the Plum Blossom Monster was truly cunning, but he also knew that he had no other choice but to wield his sword to fight. Even with his full strength at the Copper Skin Realm, the Plum Blossom Monster wasn't much stronger than him, and it was wearing an invulnerable inner armor!
Zhang Hengshui slashed him with a knife, but he was fine.

Zhang Hengshui couldn't bear it when someone stabbed him.

The equipment is not on the same level, so there is no way to fight.

In just a few dozen breaths, Zhang Hengshui was completely at a disadvantage. He was seriously injured in many places and was dying. He had no choice but to kneel down and beg for mercy, "Master, I was wrong. I will never covet the immortal treasure again..."

The Plum Blossom Monster, knife in hand, approached Zhang Hengshui, grinning grimly, "This is the most precious treasure of the ancestor of my Corpse Refining Hall. If you covet it... you will die!"

He raised his broadsword and was about to cut off Zhang Hengshui's neck.

call out!
The Plum Blossom Monster suddenly sensed a strong sense of danger approaching rapidly, accompanied by a sharp sound of breaking through the air. The experienced Plum Blossom Monster immediately gasped.

Sharp arrow! He no longer cared about killing Zhang Hengshui, and his body fell forward instinctively.

An extremely powerful arrow grazed his chest. Although he reacted quickly, the arrow still pierced through the skin at the edge, causing large pieces of skin to roll up and blood to splatter.

The Plum Blossom Monster ignored the pain and quickly crawled along the ground, approaching a big tree three meters away, trying to find shelter.

With his vast experience in the martial arts world, he naturally knew...

Met an archer.

And he is not just an ordinary archer, but a sharpshooter who can pull a four-stone heavy bow.

Even though the Plum Blossom Monster was very confident in his own strength, he also knew very well... that he could not deal with such a terrifying sharpshooter in an open area.

Just then——

call out!
The second arrow shot out and pierced through the Plum Blossom Monster's right hand holding the broadsword, nailing his right hand to the ground and making him unable to move.

"what!"

Even though Plum Blossom Monster was a tough guy, he couldn't help but scream at this moment. An indescribable chill made his whole body tremble.

He knew very well that the other party had shot through his hand and nailed him to the ground.

This is a shock.

In fact, the other party is fully capable of shooting himself to death.

Hateful!
The Plum Blossom Monster suppressed his anger and looked around but couldn't find the archer's location, so he smiled ingratiatingly, "I don't know how I have offended you, sir."

The one who shot the arrow was naturally Xie An.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it. This kind of tactic... Xie An is very good at it.

At this moment, Xie An was hiding behind a pine tree dozens of meters away, thinking to himself: This second master of the Chen family is indeed the plum blossom monster Qiao Zhuang in disguise.

No wonder the masked man I saw earlier was different from the Plum Blossom Monster I saw last time...

The Chen family teamed up with Fang Baiyu to set up a trap, trying to make the plum blossom monster jump in.

Unexpectedly, the Plum Blossom Monster made a counterattack and killed Chen Er. He also tricked Chen Er into getting close to Chen Da, and killed Chen Da to get the magic treasure... He was quite smart.

This meant that Fang Baiyu and the Chen family master had missed their target and were fooled by the Plum Blossom Monster...

With this in mind, Xie An drew his bow again and shot a second sharp arrow, which pierced the Plum Blossom Monster's left hand. He then shot a third arrow, which hit the Plum Blossom Monster's chest, piercing through its soft armor as well!
This is the power of a heavy bow and armor-piercing arrows!

Then he shot a few more arrows at the Plum Blossom Monster's legs, nailing him to the ground.

The buzzing sound of the bowstring rebounding made Xie An's eardrums shiver.

The power of the four stone bows is truly not to be underestimated.

Even for a warrior who has just entered the elite flesh realm, it is difficult to use such a heavy bow.

Xie An has been practicing archery for more than a year, and now he has finally achieved extraordinary results.

Seeing that the plum blossom monster was nailed to the ground and Zhang Hengshui was seriously injured and dying, Xie An put away his heavy bow and slowly walked out of the dense forest.

Zhang Hengshui, in despair, saw Xie An's clothes and recognized him as Wei Dian's second steward. He was immediately overjoyed and said, "Quick, kill the plum blossom monster. This magical treasure will be divided equally between you and me."

(End of this chapter)