Without waiting for Zixi to make a strategy to deal with it, Zuo Lengxuan laughed out loud and charged forwards, pointing a finger towards Zixi’s brow.
The wind from the finger came, Zi Xi was shocked in her heart, only to feel the cold wind, freezing her body to the point of numbness. The light in front of her eyes was so bright that she couldn’t open her eyes.
The cultivation gap between the two died too great, there was no suspense, Zuo Lengxuan sealed Zixi’s Qi Sea with just one strike.
“Boom! ”
Zixi screamed miserably and fell to the ground.
Her body curled together as she pulled that short sword out, pointing it at Zuo Lengxuan who was ten paces away.
Zuo Lengxuan smiled disdainfully and walked over, saying, “I wouldn’t have put you in my sights even when you were able to activate your true qi, let alone the fact that you can’t activate your true qi now. So what if you are a Xuan Ranked Martial Artist, in front of me, you are unbeatable. I advise you, it’s best if you don’t choose to strike a stone with an egg.”
Zuo Lengxuan’s gaze stared recklessly at Zixi, it had to be said that the Zixi at this moment, indeed looked extremely similar to Chen Xi’er, not only was she stunningly beautiful, even her temperament was just as noble and cold.
Once upon a time, Zuo Lengxuan had more than once visualised the current scene, but he simply didn’t dare to really be disrespectful to Chen Xi’er, so he could only suppress the evil thoughts in his heart.
However, this woman in front of him was different, she didn’t have a noble status like Chen Xi’er, moreover, now that he was in a deserted place, the evil thoughts that Zuo Lengxuan had suppressed in his heart continued to expand and finally erupted.
Zixi noticed that Zuo Lengxuan’s eyes were out of place, a look of desperation appeared in her eyes, and without hesitation, she swung her sword towards her neck, wanting to end her life.
Right at this moment, a finger wind, flying from the darkness, accurately struck on top of the short sword, bouncing the short sword in Zixi’s hand out.
“What person?”
Zuo Lengxuan was startled and looked towards the direction where the finger wind had just flown from.
Zhang Ruochen walked out from the darkness with a metal mask on his face, not even looking at Zuo Lengxuan, but staring at Zixi, saying, “Luckily I followed, you’re not injured, right?”
Zixi shook her head.
Seeing Zhang Ruochen, Zi Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had something to rely on and finally did not have to worry about Zuo Lengxuan anymore.
Zuo Lengxuan, however, tensed up and stared at that one mysterious teenager who suddenly appeared, saying, “Are you …… Chen Ruochen?”
“Sort of!” Zhang Ruochen said.
Knowing that Chen Ruo’s cultivation was too powerful to be messed with, Zuo Lengxuan carefully said, “Senior Brother Chen, I suspect that she is not Senior Sister Xi’er at all, so don’t be fooled by her!”
Zhang Ruochen said, “Of course I know that she is not Chen Xi’er.”
Zuo Lengxuan’s eyes narrowed as he said, “Then who is she?”
“The assassin of the Hellmouth Sect, Zixi.” Zhang Ruochen said matter-of-factly, “Don’t you know that the Hellmouth Sect’s Silkworm Butterfly Technique can change a person’s appearance and body shape?”
Zuo Lengxuan’s face turned a few shades of pale, his hands couldn’t help but squeeze tightly as his entire body’s true qi revolved, saying, “Since you know that she’s an assassin of the Hellmouth Sect, why do you still want to help her? Could it be that …… you are also an evil person from the Hellmouth Sect?”
Zhang Ruochen shook his head and said, “My relationship with her is something that people like you will never understand.”
“Haha! Aren’t you just looking at her to see how pretty she is and wanting to sleep with her, why do you have to talk so nobly?” Zuo Lengxuan snorted coldly.
Zhang Ruochen said, “Think whatever you want.”
Zuo Lengxuan knew that he was not Chen Ruo’s opponent and took two steps back slightly, saying, “Since she is the woman that Senior Brother Chen wants, Mister Zuo naturally doesn’t dare to intervene, and I’ll pretend that I didn’t see what happened tonight. Farewell!”
“Since I have told you everything, do you still want to leave?” Zhang Ruochen said.
Zuo Lengxuan’s eyes chilled as he said, “Chen Ruochen, could it be that you still want to kill to silence? You should know that with your cultivation, you might be a step stronger than me, but if you want to kill me, you are still far from it. We have no grievances or hatred, there’s no need to fight to the death, right?”
Zhang Ruochen said, “Who said we have no grudges? Have you forgotten that in the Martial City Palace, my martial arts cultivation was almost scrapped by you. Is this, not considered a deep grudge?”
Zuo Lengxuan’s brows frowned slightly as he collected his thoughts in his mind, and suddenly, as if recalling something, his face changed and he said, “I see! You are ……”
“Swish!”
Zhang Ruochen didn’t even give him a chance to speak as he moved his feet and rushed forward as a stream of light, passing through Zuo Lengxuan’s body.
Zuo Lengxuan’s right hand was still still pointing forward, but his body became petrified and motionless, with only a bloody hole appearing at the centre of his eyebrow, from which blood kept gushing out.
“Boom!”
Zuo Lengxuan’s body fell heavily to the ground.
Zhang Ruochen turned his back to Zi Xie as he gazed out into the night, his eyes sharp as he said, “Brother Zi, since you’ve arrived, why haven’t you shown yourself?”
A moment later, in the darkness, a cold voice resounded.
“Worthy of being a secret disciple, actually able to detect my aura.” Zi Yin Yang walked out from the darkness, his body standing straight, wearing a metaphysical coat and holding a black battle sword.
Before Zhang Ruochen killed Zuo Lengxuan, he had already sensed Zi Yin Yang’s aura. Therefore, Zhang Ruochen did not let Zuo Lengxuan speak his name.
If Zi Yin Yang knew that Chen Ruo was Zhang Ruochen, I’m afraid that the two of them would have already fought at this moment.
After Zi Xi saw Zi Yin Yang, her eyes became unnatural and she deliberately avoided Zi Yin Yang.
Since Zi Yin Yang showed up, Zi Xi would naturally no longer be in danger.
Zhang Ruochen stared at Zi Yin Yang and travelled straight towards the darkness.
Zi Yin Yang stared at the departing back of “Chen Ruochen” with killing intent in his eyes, but in the end, he did not strike. He did not have absolute certainty that he could kill Chen Ruo, so he could only let him go.
Until Chen Ruo’s figure completely disappeared, Zi Yin Yang then looked towards Zi Xi’s direction and said in a cold voice, “You didn’t even come out to salute your elder brother when you saw him, believe it or not, I can bring you back to the Law Enforcement Hall right now and hand you over to the Law Enforcement Elders to be disposed of?”
Zi Xi regained her original appearance, her eyes coldly staring at Zi Yin Yang, saying, “I know the way to the Law Enforcement Hall, I don’t need you to escort me, I’ll go now.”
“You stop right there.” Zi Yin Yang said in a deep voice.
Zi Xi stopped and said, “Zi Yin Yang, what else do you have to teach me?”
“Is this the attitude you have when speaking to your elder brother?” Zi Yin Yang stared at Zi Xi’s back, and eventually, with some intolerance, his tone became softer as he said, “You think I don’t know that you exposed your identity because you were trying to save Zhang Ruochen. It was also because of you that my mission to kill Zhang Ruochen was lost.”
“So what?” Zi Xi said.
Zi Yin Yang said, “Father sent you to the Martial City Academy for a major mission, yet you exposed your identity for a man. If father knew about this, he would definitely kill you.”
Zi Xi laughed, “In my father’s eyes, he has never treated me as his own daughter, and since I was a child, he has not given me any cultivation resources, so I can only rely on my own efforts to have my current martial arts cultivation. Zi Yin Yang, let me tell you, if I had as many cultivation resources as you do, my current cultivation would definitely be stronger than yours.”
“Do you want to be sentenced out of the Hellmouth?” Zi Yin Yang said.
Zi Xi was silent for a moment and said, “I don’t need you to care about my affairs. When I return to the Earthly Mansion Sect, I will naturally report to the Law Enforcement Hall.”
Zi Yin Yang said, “You don’t need to go to the Law Enforcement Hall! I’ve already taken on all of your responsibilities for you. Father has given you a new mission, if you can complete the mission, not only will you be able to make up for your mistakes, but you’ll also have the opportunity to go to the ‘Black Market Hall of One Piece’ for further studies.”
“Black Market One Piece Hall!” Zi Xi’s heart was slightly startled.
Zi Yin Yang nodded and said, “Your efforts in the Martial City Academy are completely in the eyes of your father. He hopes that you will be able to be at the Xuan Extreme Realm and impact the top ten of the Xuan Ranking. You should understand that father still loves you very much.”
Zixi sneered and said, “Father has so many daughters, if I hadn’t shown outstanding cultivation talent in the Martial City Academy, would he have noticed me? Before I reach the Heavenly Extremity Realm, I won’t return to the Hellmouth Sect, you can tell me about the new mission now.”
Zi Yin Yang stared at Zi Xi and took out a jade bottle from his pocket, handing it over, saying, “This is a drop of holy liquid rewarded to you by your father, it can help you improve your physique.”
Zi Xi nonchalantly accepted the drop of holy liquid.
Zi Yin Yang’s lips moved and told Zi Xi about the new mission, then he turned around and left, disappearing like a ghost.
……
The next day, the martial artists of the Martial City Academy Palace, finally discovered Chen Xi’er, who was being held in the dungeon.
After Chen Xi’er was released, she immediately dispatched all the martial artists from all the Lingkong Manor, wanting to capture Zi Xi back again.
Unfortunately, those martial artists did not find Zixi at all, and merely found only Zuo Lengxuan’s corpse.
At noon, Zhang Ruochen and Duanmu Xingling left Lingkong Manor without anyone noticing, and no one suspected them at all.
“The dungeon is so tightly guarded, how on earth did you manage to save Zixi from the dungeon? And how did you put Chen Xi’er in the dungeon?” Duanmu Xingling asked curiously.
Zhang Ruochen shook and said, “It must not be said.”
“If you don’t tell me, I’ll go tell Chen Xi’er and ask her to arrest you. She likes you so much, after arresting you, she might even train you to be her face head, and make you serve her every night……. Would it be too cheap for you, after all, Chen Xi’er is one of the top ten beauties of the Heavenly Demon Ridge, and to be her face head is something a lot of men can only dream of.” Duanmu Xingling kept flashing fluttering, her eyes very bright.
Zhang Ruochen knew that Duanmu Xingling was just talking for fun, so he didn’t take it to heart and said, “Senior Sister Duanmu, let’s leave it at that! I’m going back to the King’s Palace!”
Duanmu Xingling pouted her lips and stared at Zhang Ruochen obliquely, saying, “Calling me Senior Sister and never inviting me to the King’s Palace as a guest. Zhang Ruochen, I hate you!”
After saying this, Duanmu Xingling tilted her chin and left straight away.
Zhang Ruochen looked at the playful and adorable Duanmu Xingling and a smile appeared on his face once again, then he thought of the three Divine Amphibious Grasses that Duanmu Xingling had given him.
“There are still twenty-five days until the Sacrificial Ceremony, we must successfully cultivate the ‘False God’s Body’ before the Sacrificial Ceremony.”
The situation in the King City was unpredictable, so as long as one continued to improve one’s strength, one would have the power to defend oneself.
Zhang Ruochen immediately returned to the royal palace and once again entered the inner space of the Space-Time Crystal Stone to cultivate in seclusion.
