Chapter 68

Zhang Jin gritted his teeth in hatred, this bastard had really completely changed. He glanced sideways, and his heart sank even more when he saw that Huang Zhong, Shi Huang, Xu Deng, and Kuai Qi were all staring at him intently, their eyes filled with strange expressions.

"They..."

He knew that these people had been further suspicious due to Zhao Song's few words.

He didn't care about the forces in Jingzhou and Cangwu. Once he fled back to Xudu and was under the protection of Cao Si Kong, they would be powerless to retaliate even if they wanted to.

However, selling goods to the aristocratic families and spreading them across the world! He didn't know if there would be any Transcendent Masters coming to hunt him down at that time.

Zhang Jin glared at Zhao Song with intense hatred: "Zhao Song, you defeated general, you shameless scoundrel, don't spout nonsense!"

"Is that so?" Zhao Song laughed, slowly getting off the wooden bed and standing up. "I haven't had the pleasure of experiencing my second brother's invincible staff technique for a long time. I wonder if you've regressed after living a life of luxury in Xudu these past few years?"

With a thud, Zhang Jin also stood up from the wooden bed, his purple robe fluttering.

"Zhao Song, then come and try."

Lai De suddenly said, "Brother Zhang, don't worry. As long as you're willing to cooperate with me, I'll share the techniques, treasures, and secret medicines with you equally."

He had a strange smile on his face and added, "I'll teach you the first half of the Turtle Breath Technique right now. How about it..."

Before Lai De could finish speaking, Zhang Jin's vision suddenly blurred. Amidst the rapid rustling sounds, all the colors in the sky vanished, and the world turned pitch black.

Qin Yu saw clearly that when Zhao Song raised his hands, countless black chess pieces shot out, and for a moment, the sky and earth seemed to change color.

There were at least seventy to eighty chess pieces.

Kuai Qi exclaimed, "Well done!" He hadn't expected that Zhao Song would dare to make the first move and attack an ally who was about to sign a contract with a Transcendent Master, especially when Lai De was trying to win Zhang Jin over. This courage alone was worthy of the great title "Yellow Turban Spear King."

At the same time Zhao Song attacked Zhang Jin, a blood-red, long-handled treasure saber appeared in Huang Zhong's hand. A flash of blood flames, and an invisible blade of light slashed directly at Lai De's neck.

"Damn it, I want my share of what you have too!"

At the same time, a red whip silently slid through the air, coiling around Lai De's legs.

Lai De sneered, and a sword appeared in his hand. It was four feet long and about two and a half to three fingers wide, a common iron sword.

He was about to slash with the sword.

For a moment, two major battles officially began.

Xu Deng raised a small golden crossbow with both hands, the short arrows gleaming blue lying quietly in the black crossbow slot.

Under his chubby arms, the miniature golden crossbow looked particularly charming, though no one knew where he had gotten it from.

When he aimed at Lai De's back, Lai De instinctively felt extremely uncomfortable, twisted his body, and dodged the vital spot of his heart. The direction of his sword slash also slightly changed, clashing with Huang Zhong's double-handed saber.

A dull sound echoed.

The surface was calm, but the undercurrents were surging! Huang Zhong involuntarily retreated three steps before regaining his footing.

Lai De also took a step back.

Huang Zhong's confidence grew. In a pure contest of internal strength, although he was not a match, he didn't feel that the other side was much stronger than him.

Shi Huang's twin whips had already quietly entangled Lai De's legs.

Lai De's legs, which had been forced apart by his step back, were slowly bent and brought together by the ochre whips.

Lai De was furious and slashed back with his sword at the ochre whip.

Shi Huang frowned, realizing that no one was responding to his intentions, and quickly retracted the long whip, then lashed out again, this time from above, like a hammer striking from the sky.

Huang Zhong swung his saber again, slashing at Lai De's face.

Xu Deng's eyes were fixed, afraid of losing track of Lai De's movements. He repeatedly aimed his golden crossbow, looking for the opportunity to strike a fatal blow.

Lai De darted two steps to the right, avoiding Xu Deng's lock while once again facing Huang Zhong's long-handled treasure saber.

This time, with a loud clang, Huang Zhong was forced back three steps again. Lai De's body, however, remained still, and he slashed back, cutting off the tip of the ochre whip.

The ochre whip quickly retreated.

Then Huang Zhong's treasure saber attacked again, and Xu Deng continued to hold the crossbow, restraining Lai De's movements, preventing him from easily moving away.

Lai De was furious. These three big ants had completely entangled him!

He didn't know that these three, who seemed like ants to him, were all extraordinary. The saber, whip, and crossbow they held were all top-notch weapons in the world.

Although the quality of Lai De's iron sword was also good, it was far inferior to his opponents' divine weapons.

He was at a great disadvantage in terms of weapons, and all the various magical techniques of the Transcendent Master were used to deal with the fierce and cunning attacks of the three, leaving him unable to display any offensive power.

...

On the other side, after dodging Zhao Song's rain of chess pieces, Zhang and Zhao both moved away from the crowd. However, they didn't engage in combat as expected but instead fell into a stalemate.

"What are they doing?" Xi Zhilan asked nervously.

As soon as the battle began, Qin Yu had let her go, allowing her to see the fight between her grandmaster and Zhao Song, but forbidding her from joining in.

"Anyway, you can't help, just watch," Qin Yu didn't say that he would step in at the end to clean up the bodies.

The young man holding the zither, Sima Yin, who was also unable to intervene, moved closer and said, "My master and Uncle Zhang are too familiar with each other. They are all about the same level, so they dare not act rashly, fearing that the other might see through their weaknesses. Master's chess pieces were just to interrupt Uncle Zhang's deal with Mr. Lai."

Qin Yu looked at him, "You still call him... Uncle Zhang?"

Sima Yin smiled shyly, "Well... they used to be very close. After all, he's an elder, and Master has always forbidden me from calling him anything else behind his back."

"So, you used to call him whatever you wanted!" Qin Yu concluded, ignoring the young man's expression and comforting Xi Zhilan, "Xiao Lan, look, even Xiao Sima said they won't act rashly, so there's no danger!"

Xi Zhilan's face still looked a bit off.

Qin Yu frowned, suddenly seeing someone and immediately had an idea, "Xiao Sima, can you help me with something?"

Sima Yin asked, "What is it?"

"That, that guy, stole my stuff. Now, I want to get it back. Will you help me?"

Sima Yin followed his finger and saw Lai Yugua gesturing and forcing Yun Er to go up and help his grandfather in battle. Yun Er's face was full of difficulty, hesitating to move.

"That guy, fine, I'll help! How do I help?"

Qin Yu was a bit surprised by Sima Yin's enthusiasm.

"You don't seem to be afraid of Transcendent Masters at all?"

"I am afraid!" Sima Yin's eyes showed a strange look, "But seeing you charge at a Transcendent Master with a spear, I also want to learn."

Qin Yu was stunned, "Brother, I didn't know who he was at the time. If I had known he was a Transcendent Master... well, thinking about it, it seemed that at the time, I had no choice but to stab him, regardless of who he was."

Forget it, bad luck!

"Let's go!"

Qin Yu lifted his black spear and led the way toward Lai Yugua.

Xi Zhilan and Sima Yin, one holding a short sword and the other a plain zither, followed closely behind.

Lai Yugua was threatening Yun Er, "Go up quickly, tie up one of them, and my grandfather can handle the rest. This is your chance to earn great merit. When we return, I'll have my grandfather reward you heavily. Otherwise, hum! You know the consequences..."

"The consequence is, if you offend me, you won't even be able to die easily!" a voice suddenly came from behind.