Humans in All Heavens: Starting with Detective Dee

The same applies to shadow-lightness skill.

Upon hearing the news, Di Chun acted swiftly, neither dodging nor avoiding, and quickly killed the assassins in front of him.

With a sudden flick of his wrist, the chain knife, like a nimble snake turning its head, clashed head-on with the steel knife in the shadow's hand with a clang.

A force struck, sending the shadow staggering back four or five steps, sparks flying. Startled, it exclaimed, "Your internal strength is so powerful?"

Di Chun did not answer, but moved like an arrow, rushing forward.

Seeing this, the other assassins rushed forward to help.

The black iron chain knife sometimes slashed left and right like a real knife, and at other times the iron chain shot out like a steel whip, whipping and swung left and right in Di Chun's hands.

Sometimes the iron chain, carrying the blade, would spin and slash, each move aimed directly at vital points.

Relying on his unpredictable movements, the shadow swiftly slashed with his steel blade, dodging left and right.

He quickly discovered Di Chun's weakness: his moves were too rigid. So he chuckled and moved his steel knife left and right, thrusting and slashing, each move deviating from Di Chun's prediction.

Following the martial arts taught by Li Yuanfang, Di Chun wielded his chain knife with great force and precision, but his moves were too rigid and followed a fixed routine.

Shadow seized this weakness, his movements becoming increasingly unpredictable. He would use his steel blade to stab at the gaps in Di Chun's attacks, sometimes feinting, sometimes launching surprise attacks.

For a moment, Di Chun was restrained. Although the chain knife in his hand was still sharp, several of his attacks only grazed the hem of Shadow's clothes, failing to cause any real damage.

The two exchanged blows, and in the blink of an eye, they had already fought more than thirty rounds. In the courtyard, most of the assassins had already fallen.

Shadow became more and more composed as the fight progressed. With victory in sight, Di Chun's mind raced, and his experience was rapidly increasing.

Some of the moves that were awkward when I was practicing martial arts before can now be used with ease.

The moves became more and more agile, no longer as rigid as before.

Watching the two fight, Xiao Qingfang, believing that Shadow had gained the upper hand, said smugly, "Shadow, kill him."

After more than ten rounds, when Shadow feinted again and thrust his sword straight at Di Chun's left shoulder, he did not block it horizontally according to the fixed move.

Di Chun slightly lowered his chain knife, and the blade shot out, the thin iron chain precisely wrapping around the hilt of the Shadow Steel Knife. At the same time, he shifted his body to the side, avoiding the attack.

Shadow's expression changed drastically. He subconsciously tried to draw his sword, but found that the steel blade had already been locked by Di Chun's chain sword.

Di Chun's eyes were sharp. He pressed the mechanism on the hilt of the knife, and the thin iron chain suddenly retracted. With a tremendous force, Shadow's wrist trembled, and the steel knife in his hand flew out and crashed to the ground.

His body involuntarily flew forward, and seeing this, Di Chun kicked out and kicked the shadow straight in the chest.

With a loud bang, the shadow flew backward and rushed into the lobby.

The assassins who were besieging Di Chun in the courtyard changed their expressions drastically when they saw that even Shadow, one of the six snake heads, had been defeated by Di Chun.

"Big sister, Shadow is seriously injured."

One of the assassins surrounding Di Chun stepped forward to investigate the situation.

"I saw it." Xiao Qingfang trembled with fear, never expecting that Di Chun's martial arts skills were so high.

"Big sister, run! We're doomed today!"

Shadow, who had been kicked and seriously injured by Di Chun, pushed aside the person next to him, snatched the steel knife from his hand, and, enduring his injuries, charged at Di Chun again.

At the same time, he shouted to Xiao Qingfang.

"Shadow..." Xiao Qingfang looked anxiously at the shadow rushing towards Di Chun.

"Run!" the shadow shouted again.

Xiao Qingfang thought that her own life was more important. If she stayed any longer, she would not only be unable to kill Di Chun, but she herself would probably be killed as well.

Being killed was considered good; if it had fallen into the hands of Wu Zetian, she, the Grand Secretary of the Inner Guard and a close confidant of the emperor, would have been unaware that the leader of the Serpent Spirit was actually her.

Dismemberment? Cut into pieces? Or skinning alive?

Given Wu Zetian's hatred for her, these punishments would probably not be enough to quell her anger.

"withdraw."

Xiao Qingfang stomped her foot angrily as she watched Di Chun, who was beating the shadows back in the courtyard.

Several assassins quickly protected her and helped her escape.

Moments later, the courtyard was littered with the bodies of the killers.

Di Chun's blade sliced ​​across the shadow's throat.

The last body fell heavily to the ground.

"Phew." Looking at the corpses scattered all over the ground, arms and legs flying everywhere, all kinds of limbs, arms, thighs, all kinds of internal organs, some of them just a single head.

Some had their heads split in two.

During the fight, my adrenaline surged, my heart raced, and I was in a state of extreme excitement.

Having dealt with everyone, I calmed down for a moment.

"I did all of this?" Di Chun looked at the scene before him, somewhat incredulous.

On his first attempt, he killed dozens of people.

Using such a brutal method, this is truly a dismemberment maniac.

Without realizing it, I've become just like Li Yuanfang, enjoying dismembering people when I kill.

In the past two years, he has seen many people who were dismembered, cut into pieces, or skinned alive on Wu Zetian's orders.

Having witnessed too many horrific scenes, the cruel scene unfolding in the courtyard before him did not frighten him.

No other reason than that I've gotten used to it.

He had seen even more horrific scenes.

He rested for a while and recovered his internal energy.

Di Chun stepped out of Xiao Qingfang's residence.

This residence was not the office of the Imperial Guard.

In any case, this is also for her own benefit, and it's impossible for all the members of the inner guard to be from the Snake Spirit faction.

To avoid being discovered by other guards in the Imperial Guard, this courtyard was a relatively private location.

……

When they left the courtyard and came out onto the street, some people saw Di Chun covered in blood.

I was immediately startled.

"Run! Run faster!"

Upon seeing this, the people scattered and fled, and the entire street instantly became as quiet as night.

Everyone is gone.

Before he had gone far, the sound of horses' hooves came.

Looking into the distance, Di Chun saw several soldiers in bright armor walking towards him.

It was the Jinwu Guard, responsible for maintaining order in Luoyang and patrolling the city regularly.

Presumably, other citizens had reported the incident, so the Imperial Guards rushed over.

"Don't move!" Several guards were startled when they saw Di Chun covered in blood. They drew their swords and warned Di Chun.

"I am Di Chun, a military advisor of the Thousand Bull Guard. I have encountered some villains, which is why I am in this state." As he spoke, Di Chun took out his official credentials from his bosom and threw them to one of the men.

The man opened it with some skepticism, and sure enough, it was real.

He quickly dismounted and bowed to Di Chun, saying, "General."

"Well, help me find an inn nearby. I'll take care of things a bit, and then send someone to Lord Di Renjie's residence to inform him that something has happened to me and request that Lord Di Renjie and General Li Yuanfang come over."

"Yes, General."

Led by the Imperial Guards, Di Chun went to the nearest inn.