All Heavens: A Role-Playing System Starting from Tianlong

Chapter 148 Takeoff

Taking advantage of their familiarity with the terrain, the two weaved through the alleys of Yangzhou City and turned to a wall.

Kou Zhong lifted the wooden plank leaning against the wall, revealing a dog hole in the wall.

"Hey, whatever their tricks are," Kou Zhong said smugly. "Bamboo Pole Chen and Big Mouth Liu are both tall and big guys. Once they pass this place, they'll never catch up with us again."

Xu Ziling nudged him from behind: "Hey! Young Master Zhong, stop being so cocky. They're catching up quickly, hurry up and get in the tunnel!"

Without a word, Kou Zhong crouched down and crawled into the hole. He was agile and quickly poked his head out from the other side.

Beyond the dog hole was a back alley, rarely visited by anyone, piled with broken baskets and buckets, and smelling rather unpleasant.

But there was no time to worry about that now. As soon as Kou Zhong reached out, he braced himself against the ground, preparing to pull his body out of the hole.

But then, he suddenly froze. Less than a foot away from him, there were two pairs of spotless shoes.

Kou Zhong was certain that when he peeked out just now, there was nothing there.

His gaze slowly moved upwards. The man in black was burly and imposing; the woman in white had skin as white as snow and a smiling expression. The two were looking down at him.

Kou Zhong's back hairs stood on end instantly. This was bad.

Without a word, he immediately tried to retreat back to the other side of the wall. But as soon as he leaned back, he saw the man in black raise his hand and grab, and an invisible suction force suddenly surged, dragging him away.

Kou Zhong clung desperately to the brickwork at the entrance of the hole, his fingers turning white from digging. However, the force was too great, and he was still pulled out inch by inch.

"Young Master Zhong!" Xu Ziling, who was on the other side of the wall, and Kou Zhong were always of one mind. Seeing that he had stopped halfway through the hole, he knew that something had changed, so he immediately grabbed Kou Zhong's legs and pulled him back with all his might.

However, the suction force was so strong that it dragged Xu Ziling and the two of them out of the dog hole together.

"Bang! Bang!" Two muffled thuds, and the two of them fell solidly to the ground, rolling half a circle.

Kou Zhong scrambled to his feet, covered in dust, and his first instinct was to reach behind him to touch Xu Ziling. "Young Master Ling! Young Master Ling, are you alright?"

"Young Master Zhong, I'm fine." Xu Ziling rubbed his elbow as he stood up, his gaze fixed on the man and woman in front of him. He pulled Kou Zhong to his side and whispered in his ear, "Are we... possessed? These two... could they be the new Black and White Impermanence of Yangzhou City? But we haven't done anything that would shorten our lifespan recently, have we?"

Kou Zhong seemed to only then remember that there were two fierce men in front of him. He immediately knelt down like a tiger and bowed his head: "Great immortals, it's a misunderstanding, a huge misunderstanding! We two brothers are just the most inconspicuous hooligans in Yangzhou City. We can't squeeze a penny out of us, and our souls are coarse, neither tasty nor useful."

He kept rambling on and on, but his eyes darted around, searching for any opening to slip away.

"If you two are going to take orders, why don't you go to the south of the city and take a look? There's a butcher there, and he's incredibly fat and strong—"

Looking at these two clowns, Zhang Cheng used his inner strength to lift Kou Zhong up from the ground and hold him in his hand.

"Smooth-tongued, I suppose you must be Kou Zhong." Then he turned to Xu Ziling, "So you must be Xu Ziling then."

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Xu Ziling quickly waved his hand: "Two great immortals, you have the wrong people. My name is Wei Ling, and this is my brother Wei Zhong. We are brothers born of the same mother, and we live at the end of Liuxiang Lane in the east of the city."

We recognize Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, those two orphans you mentioned. They're orphans, without parents, and live near the dilapidated temple in the west of the city. Release my brother, and we'll take you there right away.”

Zhang Cheng grabbed Xu Ziling in his hand as well, and said indifferently, "You kid, you don't even bother to change your name when you lie. That's a bit too perfunctory."

Seeing that they couldn't fool Zhang Cheng, Kou and Xu began to desperately try to pry his fingers off. But Zhang Cheng's large hands seemed to be made of iron, and no matter how much they struggled, they couldn't budge a single finger.

Unable to break free, the two thought of tearing at the hem of their clothes that were being held. But they stopped halfway through.

Because they suddenly realized that there was nothing but empty space beneath their feet.

They took flight. Literally, they took flight.

The rooftops, streets, and pedestrians beneath my feet are all shrinking rapidly. The entire city of Yangzhou is like an unfolded map, spreading out beneath my feet and receding further and further away.

At this moment, Zhang Cheng was standing on a huge flying sword made of light blue sword energy, carrying the four of them as they soared into the sky and flew at high speed towards the outside of the city.

The flying sword was as fast as a shooting star. The people in the city only saw a blue light streak across the sky and could not see what was on it at all.

Kou and Xu had never seen anything like this before, and were instantly terrified. "Aaaaaaahhhhhh—!"

But after the initial fear subsided, Kou Zhong became excited, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Young Master Ling! They're truly immortals! We've stumbled upon a divine destiny!"

Xu Ziling reacted even more strongly, his voice changing tone: "Wow! Young Master Zhong, it's so high! I'm a little scared!"

But misfortune never comes singly. The two had already torn their clothes in half, and now, with the wind howling high above, the tear was showing signs of breaking completely.

The two were so frightened that they didn't care about anything else. They each used all their strength to grab one of Zhang Cheng's arms and refused to let go.

Zhang Cheng glanced at Li Qiushui, who was secretly laughing beside him, and with a slight tremor of his inner strength, he flicked Kou and Xu off his hands.

"Waaaaaahh ...

After calling out for a while, they realized they had landed steadily on the flying sword and hadn't fallen. Once their initial shock subsided, the two, like two curious children, crouched down to touch the sword beneath them.

"Young Master Ling, is this the legendary Sword and Fairy?" "Young Master Zhong, I'm still a little dizzy—let me catch my breath."

"Tch, what a loser." Kou Zhong scoffed at his good brother, then turned to look at the two "immortals" beside him.

His gaze swept over Zhang Cheng, then turned to Li Qiushui. Seemingly because Zhang Cheng looked more intimidating, he decisively shifted his focus to Li Qiushui, who seemed easier to talk to.

"My esteemed fairy sisters, may I ask what important positions you two hold? What brings you two rascals like us?"

Upon hearing this, Li Qiushui gave him a half-smile. "Didn't you two already guess? We are the Black and White Impermanence of the Underworld, here to collect the souls of you two little devils."

As she uttered the last few words, she subtly activated a wisp of divine thought. In Kou Zhong's eyes, that smiling, exquisitely beautiful face suddenly transformed into a vengeful ghost, startling him so much that he stumbled backward and nearly tumbled off his flying sword.