Chapter 84

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A large net flew up three or four meters high, spreading out to cover Cao Muhu. At the same time, the centurion Li Qing, who was hiding behind the door, roared and rushed out with his long saber.

Cao Muhu's reaction was not slow. Although the net was covered with sharp fishhooks and infused with internal energy, coming at him with great speed, he still managed to roll on the ground and avoid it.

At this moment, the long saber of the centurion Li Qing also swung towards Cao Muhu!

"Kill!"

Su Peng, along with the Black Water Army and the scouts, who were hiding in the side courtyards, rushed out.

Cao Muhu, who was rolling on the ground, suddenly spun and leaped backward, avoiding Li Qing's saber. However, Su Peng and Han Tuo, along with the Black Water Army, had already rushed out.

"Scoundrel, your time has come!"

Han Tuo immediately recognized Cao Muhu and roared, jumping three meters high and thrusting his iron spear downward several times.

Cao Muhu's martial skills were exceptional. In this situation, he still managed to counterattack. He shook the blue long package on his back, and a long saber suddenly appeared. He slashed upward, striking the tip of Han Tuo's spear!

"Bang!"

Su Peng heard a burst of internal energy. Han Tuo's internal energy was probably at the maximum level of deep blue, and Cao Muhu was not far behind. The explosion of energy stung Su Peng's face, and Cao Muhu, unable to withstand the power of Han Tuo's iron spear, retreated two steps.

"Kill!"

Li Qing, now free, swung his saber with great force, aiming at Cao Muhu. Cao Muhu, calm despite the chaos, raised his saber in a defensive stance.

"Bad! The scoundrel is trying to escape!" Su Peng immediately recognized this move as a way to borrow force. Indeed, after Li Qing's powerful strike, Cao Muhu was sent flying like a thin piece of paper, not because of Li Qing's strength, but because Cao Muhu was using the force to escape.

"Bang!"

At this moment, a bowstring sounded behind Su Peng and the others. It was the centurion Bao Ze firing an arrow.

Cao Muhu, in mid-air, let out a strange cry and urgently swung his saber downward, striking the black arrow. There was a "thud" as the arrow was deflected slightly, embedding itself six or seven inches into the brick wall.

"Good martial skills! Watch my continuous arrow technique!" Bao Ze shouted, drawing three iron-tipped arrows and using a special technique to fire them in quick succession in a triangular formation.

The iron-tipped arrows shot towards Cao Muhu, but his agility was remarkable. He arched his body in mid-air, and the three arrows passed through the gap, missing him entirely.

"Thank you for clearing the way, I'm leaving!"

Cao Muhu's agility seemed even more impressive than his martial skills. His arched body bounced in the air, and he stepped on the arrow embedded in the wall, leaping four or five meters high, almost ready to jump onto the roof and escape the encirclement.

"Thud!"

Suddenly, another bowstring sounded below the house. Cao Muhu cried out, blocking with his saber, but a black arrow still pierced his shoulder!

"Crossbow?" Cao Muhu stumbled onto the roof, exclaiming.

The sound of crossbow shots rang out again. Cao Muhu rolled on the roof, dodging two more arrows, and then leaped in a certain direction.

"Damn! So many people, even with the military crossbow, he still escaped!" Li Qing shouted in frustration.

"I'll chase him!" Su Peng, who had not yet joined the fight, leaped onto the roof and disappeared from Han Tuo's sight after a couple of bounds!

...

Su Peng leaped onto the roof and saw that Cao Muhu was not using a high-flying technique but was jumping through the streets, heading towards the western city gate.

As long as it wasn't continuous high-flying, Su Peng was confident in his lightness skills. He used the Divine Agility technique to chase after Cao Muhu.

Cao Muhu's agility was truly remarkable, even faster than the lecherous Yao Tong that Su Peng had encountered. He quickly reached the city gate, and the guards had no time to close it, allowing him to escape.

Su Peng was increasingly alarmed as he chased. Cao Muhu's agility was astonishing, even faster than his own.

"If I don't catch him this time, I might never have another chance. He is injured, and now is the best time to capture him. I'll use that thing."

Su Peng thought, then waved his hand, pulling out a talisman from his body and quickly attaching it to his leg.

It was the Divine Agility talisman obtained from the mysterious shop!

Suddenly, Su Peng felt his speed increase by ten percent. Combined with his lightness skills, he was almost as fast as Cao Muhu.

"I must catch you today!" Su Peng thought, using his lightness skills to chase after Cao Muhu!

...

Cao Muhu and Su Peng chased each other at incredible speeds, covering over ten miles and entering the wilderness near Jiangning County.

Su Peng's speed was very stable, maintaining a certain pace, but Cao Muhu, with a crossbow arrow in his shoulder, was in pain and losing blood, gradually slowing down. The distance between them was closing.

Cao Muhu, realizing the situation was dire, suddenly changed direction and ran in a certain direction. Su Peng, confident and undeterred by any tricks, followed.

Soon, they reached a cliff. The edge of the cliff was an open area, suitable for combat.

Cao Muhu stopped suddenly, holding his saber in one hand and turning to look coldly at Su Peng.

Su Peng also arrived, smiled slightly, and said, "Not running anymore?"

"I am injured, and your speed is not slow. Continuing to run is disadvantageous for me. It's better to end this here and then leave. Besides, I know that a month ago, you didn't even know martial arts..." Cao Muhu said, looking at Su Peng.

"Really? Do you still think I'm so easy to bully?" Su Peng's smile widened, and he pointed his sword at Cao Muhu.

"I regret underestimating you before, which led to this situation. But I have adjusted my mindset, and you... even with a stroke of luck, what skills could you have learned in half a month?" Cao Muhu sneered, biting his saber with his teeth and using internal energy to break the arrow in his shoulder. He then took the saber from his mouth and pointed it at Su Peng.

"Let's see, then." Su Peng smiled faintly, not eager to attack. The longer the fight, the more advantageous it was for him.

But Cao Muhu also understood Su Peng's thoughts and did not give him the chance to prolong the fight. He roared and rushed at Su Peng with his saber!

Su Peng held his sword, forming a defensive stance. A protective field seemed to form around him, blocking the rolling waves of Cao Muhu's saber. He appeared to be only defending, but he was secretly gathering strength for a killing blow.

The two engaged in combat...

...

Forty minutes later.

"Boom... Boom..."

Thunder rumbled in the sky, and large raindrops fell. At the cliff, Su Peng held his sword, looking at Cao Muhu.

Cao Muhu's left shoulder, where the crossbow arrow had hit, was now a pool of blood. His right arm also had a sword wound from Su Peng's half-completed killing blow. Cao Muhu's face was ashen.

Su Peng held his sword, looking at Cao Muhu. The weakness of his half-completed sword technique was again exposed. It was effective against strong enemies, but against weaker ones, it lacked the necessary sharpness. After forty minutes, he had not managed to complete a pseudo-killing blow, and it was only the final killing blow that rendered Cao Muhu unable to fight.

"Cao Muhu, do you have anything to say? Once I take you back to Jiangning County and throw you in prison, you won't have the chance to speak freely," Su Peng said, pointing his sword at Cao Muhu.

"Is this the martial arts you learned from the Purple Mist Sect? Indeed, they are powerful... to allow someone who didn't know martial arts half a month ago to defeat me after twenty years of hard training! If I had such martial arts, why would I fail in my revenge?"

Cao Muhu, weakened by blood loss, looked pale and said.

"Revenge? For what? Did you learn martial arts just to kill the rich? I didn't think you were so envious of the wealthy," Su Peng said, looking at Cao Muhu.

"What do you know? The people I killed were all evil and deserved to die! What do you know?"

Cao Muhu's face was almost疯狂 (crazy), and he said to Su Peng.

"He seems to have some grievances?" Su Peng, seeing Cao Muhu's emotional state, which didn't seem fake, felt a sense of unease. Could there be more to his story?

"You say they were beyond redemption... then tell me, what did they do to deserve such hatred?" Su Peng said, looking at Cao Muhu.

"If I tell you, you will be involved. Do you dare to listen?" Cao Muhu looked up at Su Peng, his eyes challenging.

"Ha, I can't say I'm fearless, but I have some courage. Tell me, what are your grievances?" Su Peng said to Cao Muhu.

"Alright... I'm going to die anyway, so I'll tell you... I don't actually have the surname Cao. My real name is Xie An..."

Cao Muhu, or Xie An, said slowly.

Su Peng listened intently, his expression more serious than before. He noticed a system message in the lower left corner of his vision: "You have triggered the quest clue 'Xie An's Story'..."...

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