Legend of Zhan Zhao

Chapter 77 True Body
“'Zhong Kui'!!

Enemies meeting are bound to be furious. Pei Handeng's body was barely cold, which ignited the desire for revenge within the Six Doors. Even though they couldn't confirm the authenticity of the other party's identity, they all attacked together.

"Humph!"

But "Zhong Kui" seemed to only make an appearance in front of the Six Doors, letting out a provocative and mocking sound, his black robe fluttering as he moved backward.

The Gu family mansion was located on the banks of the Bian River. When "Zhong Kui" retreated gracefully, he seemed like a wisp of a ghost walking on the water.

Each time the toes touched the water, it was only for a fleeting moment, yet the reflection of the shattered moon was already swept away, and the silver light splashed like stars.

His movements were incredibly fast.

"Don't leave!!"

The Six Doors were furious, but to their relief, two figures chased after them at the same time.

The first place naturally belongs to Zhao Wujiu, who has the best lightness skill.

The Riding the Yellow Wind True Technique is a peerless lightness skill ranked among the top on the lightness skill list. At this moment, Zhao Wujiu's clothes fluttered, and his figure seemed to be blown through by the night wind. In an instant, he also arrived on the river.

As he passed by, the water remained perfectly still, except where the toe of his boot lightly touched the surface, where the cold waves dipped slightly, as if gently lifted by a breeze, before instantly returning to their mirror-like state.

The second person was Zhan Zhao, who leaped into the air.

The woman in red left a trail of fiery afterimages under the moonlight. Before her sword was even drawn, its chilling aura stirred up water droplets, accompanied by a sharp, piercing sound, as it chased after the fading dark afterimage.

While lightness skill wasn't his forte, he had the capacity to unleash invisible sword energy while chasing at full speed.

This is not a simple long-distance, straight-line race, nor is it a situation where both sides can only flee headlong and cannot disturb each other.

Therefore, Zhan Zhao predicted the opponent's landing point by changing the qi of the hexagram, and streams of invisible sword qi shot towards the landing point under Zhong Kui's feet.

"Zhong Kui" was extremely sharp, moving like lightning, and dodged the four invisible sword energies with the utmost speed.

But he was almost out of breath when he saw a ship passing by. He ducked down and squeezed into it.

"what happened?"

These boats were clearly not unmanned; the people inside heard the noise and came out to investigate.

Two figures were seen walking on the river, and suddenly a chill ran through them, as if something was shooting towards them.

In the blink of an eye, another hand reached out and grabbed his shoulder.

Zhong Kui intervened, grabbed the boatman, and tossed him aside.

But when that invisible sword energy reached him, it dissipated on its own, demonstrating an exquisite level of control.

Even if Zhong Kui doesn't intervene, this passerby won't be accidentally injured by the sword energy.

So it's more like...

'A test?'

Zhong Kui paused slightly, his eyes beneath the Nuo mask met Zhan Zhao's across the distance, he snorted coldly, and rose again.

Upon reaching the mast of the cargo ship, the man stepped backward onto the sail, his body shrinking and expanding rapidly. His bronze mask flickered in and out of focus under the moonlight, resembling a suspended will-o'-the-wisp.

However, their act of rescuing the person had already caused them to miss the best opportunity to escape.

In that instant, Zhao Wujiu caught up and immediately questioned, "Yun Heming?"

Zhong Kui paused slightly, and a hoarse curse came from beneath his mask: "Pah!"

"Don't deny it!"

Zhao Wujiu said in a deep voice, "You are not Yun Heming, so why are you appearing at this crucial moment? Your appearance now is just to help Madam Gu clear her name, isn't it? But this will only make us in the Six Doors more certain that you and your husband are the real culprits!"

Zhong Kui's robes fluttered as he finally spoke: "I've come forward because you've been instigated by someone, allowing the murderer of Pei Handeng to go unpunished!"

Zhao Wujiu said coldly, "You mean, you didn't harm Elder Pei?"

Zhong Kui said, "No!"

"Bring me the evidence!"

Zhao Wujiu said, "Come back with us and find out who killed Elder Pei. If you are innocent, our Six Doors will never falsely accuse you of committing the crime!"

"impossible!"

Zhong Kui resolutely declared, "Your Six Doors are incompetent and muddle-headed. My current predicament with you means all my efforts have been in vain!"

Zhao Wujiu said in a deep voice, "Then let's see who's the best!"

Even as they were talking, their movements didn't slow down at all; they remained as elusive as ghosts.

Zhan Zhao arrived at the area a step too late, overhearing the entire conversation between the two, but without uttering a word, he drew his sword and pressed forward.

Zhong Kui rose up again, this time rushing towards the shore.

Staying on the Bian River would mean fewer and fewer usable terrain options, and a large number of constables had already rushed to deploy defenses on both banks. Once they were in position, with Zhan Zhao and Zhao Wujiu constantly suppressing them, escape would be impossible.

Therefore, they must be the first to escape before the Six Doors (the government offices) can set up a trap.

Then there are no other options.

Get ashore as soon as possible.

But just as he stepped onto the shore, a moon-like sword light suddenly pierced out from the shadows.

Lian Caiyun, holding the Bright Moon Sword, unleashed a powerful strike.

Her agility was overlooked.

In fact, as early as the night she infiltrated the Six Doors, Lian Caiyun had already demonstrated her exquisite lightness skill of walking on snow without leaving a trace. Now, she had bypassed the battlefield early on and seized the best opportunity to attack.

Sword of Thoughts - A Thousand Thoughts Weave a Web!

This is the move in the Seven Emotions Sword Intent of the Heart Sword Divine Technique that is most inclined towards the secret art of the mind.

Whether it's a tangible sword net that seems both real and illusory, or an intangible net that touches the soul, both can make the enemy feel controlled at every step and hindered at every turn.

Lian Caiyun's attack was stronger than ever before, unleashing the most ferocious sword strike she had ever made since she began practicing swordsmanship.

"Take your life!!"

She has never killed anyone.

Even during the annihilation of the Blood Dragon Gang, her senior brothers and sisters took special care of her because she was too young, so they only injured the enemy without taking their lives.

Therefore, Lian Caiyun's most proficient swordsmanship is the Joyful Sword - Spring Breeze Cutting Willows, which allows her to wield her sword intent perfectly.

But at this moment, she felt no joy, only murderous intent.

They kidnapped their master, murdered their eldest brother, killed Pei Handeng, and now they've even caused their master's wife to suffer an unjust injustice.

Each and every incident made her feel such a strong killing intent towards someone for the first time, and she poured all her rage into the weapon in her hand.

"Om-!!"

The bright moon was inside the sword hilt, and the string from the Heavenly Demon Harp suddenly trembled, emitting an eerie hum.

Zhong Kui's figure suddenly froze, his gaze behind the bronze Nuo mask fixed on the flying sword light.

"Certainly!!"

At the same time, Zhao Wujiu's words thundered, and the moment his shout exploded, even the rapidly fluttering hem of his clothes froze, seemingly frozen in the night wind.

Combined force from both ends.

In an instant, Zhong Kui froze on the spot as if he were having a nightmare.

"Shh-"

But just as Lian Caiyun gritted her teeth, aiming for the opponent's vital point to deliver a fatal blow, a sword beam shot out like lightning, flying straight towards them.

However, Zhan Zhao threw his longsword directly, striking first despite being behind, and blocking Lian Caiyun's sword tip with extreme accuracy.

clang!
The moon, about to drink blood, was violently swept away.

Lian Caiyun's body trembled, and she flew backward, exclaiming in surprise, "Brother Zhan? You..."

Zhan Zhao offered no explanation.

Because no explanation is needed.

Just as he blocked Lian Caiyun's killing move, he simultaneously flicked out an invisible sword aura with his left hand.

This time it's different from the previous tests.

A flash of light.

It traced a graceful arc, gliding across Zhong Kui's face.

Not to mention that even in his normal state, Zhong Kui would have had a hard time avoiding this unpredictable sword strike, even under the influence of Mingyue and Dingfeng.

Click!

Cracks appeared.

The Zhong Kui mask is split in two, revealing a pale and handsome face.

A face that left Lian Caiyun speechless, completely unable to believe what she was seeing:

"Senior Brother? You...you're still alive!!"

(End of this chapter)