Chapter 31

Because of Tang Zheng's advancement, the small courtyard that had been in a mess was now completely renovated.

The furnishings inside had also been completely replaced, no longer the large red vases, red tables and chairs, red beds, and red curtains of the past...

"This evening is perfect for moving bricks!" Tang Zheng finally felt refreshed.

He sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath.

Tang Zheng mobilized the star power within his body, transforming it into wisps of green smoke that silently entered the purple-golden waistband.

Then, the star power gathered in the purple-golden waistband, one strand, two strands...

Hundreds of strands of star power, with a substantial and tangible feel, gradually gathered, and those silent wisps of smoke slowly condensed into a massive force!

Crack!

Unlike the repeated collisions of the first time, the hundreds of strands of star power condensed into one, instantly doubling the size of the spatial passage.

After a few more strikes, the spatial passage was directly opened to the size of a gold brick.

However, with just these few strikes, Tang Zheng almost felt completely drained, a feeling he wouldn't have had even after manipulating ordinary star power for half an hour.

"One strand of star power, though stronger than ordinary star power, is much harder to use..." Tang Zheng lay on the bed, panting.

Now it seemed that those innate one-star geniuses were far from as smooth-sailing as they appeared.

Even Tang Zheng, who had previously practiced with ordinary star power, found it strenuous to use one-star power, let alone Meng Fenghua and others who were truly born with one-star power and had no gradual foundation to build upon. The difficulty was unimaginable.

For the first time using one-star power, Tang Zheng had to rest for a while before taking out the purple-golden from the purple-golden waistband.

While resting, he opened the third volume of the "Star Attraction Technique," "Star Attraction into Life," and started reading.

After reading for a dozen pages, he suddenly raised his head.

Ding... Ding... Ding...

A few very slight sounds echoed from the roof.

Even if a cat had run across the roof, it would have made much more noise.

At most, it would be the gentle sound of a light spring rain falling on the roof!

But even such a subtle sound could not escape Tang Zheng's ears.

Tang Zheng did not summon his star constellation.

However, the one-star power within his body had already slowly circulated to his hands!

The sounds on the roof were still very faint...

But for Tang Zheng, it had been many years since he judged things by the volume of sound.

The sounds on the roof, in terms of speed, frequency, and position, all converged to give Tang Zheng one piece of information: footsteps.

Tang Zheng stood up and slowly moved to the corner of the room.

Just this standing and moving revealed a significant difference!

Tang Zheng's feet seemed to be treading on air, making not a single sound.

And he didn't think the person on the roof had particularly good footwork, because he could easily hear that the reason the sound was so well suppressed was simply because... his shoes were good!

Although he didn't know the reason, from the multiple attempts over the past few days, Tang Zheng was now certain that the person was not looking for something...

This was an assassination attempt against him!

But when it came to assassination, who could be more experienced than an assassin who could easily take the head of an enemy guild leader in the midst of a thousand soldiers?

Tang Zheng sighed, filled with nostalgia.

How many years had it been since he had seen someone try to assassinate him in the game?

Tang Zheng yawned, and only two words came out of his mouth: "Hehe."

Bang... Thud.

Just as he finished yawning, a large hole suddenly appeared in the roof above his bed!

A sharp sword pierced down the moment the roof was broken.

It had to be said, the assassin who came was very quick!

But Tang Zheng was even faster!

Just as the assassin's sword, with its overwhelming force, plunged into the bed, Tang Zheng's breath was already right behind the assassin's ear.

The star constellation behind the assassin, revealed as he burst in, was very familiar to Tang Zheng: a spotted leopard!

The bright star on the spotted leopard's tail illuminated the entire room.

In Tang Zheng's hand was just a chopstick.

But it was this chopstick that, in the moment of the assassin's shock, he thrust forcefully towards the major artery in the assassin's neck!

"Hmph." The assassin, though unable to channel star power to his vital points in time for defense, still had a considerable amount of star power stored in those areas—he was already at the peak of one-star, and killing a warrior who hadn't even summoned a star constellation didn't require him to specially channel star power for defense.

The star power stored in his vital points was enough!

But the assassin, who thought the warrior had "no star constellation," saw a layer of pale purple mist rise on the chopstick in the warrior's hand...

The chopstick, like a sharp weapon, pierced straight into the body!

"How can this be..." The assassin's sword quickly retracted, swiftly cutting the chopstick on his neck.

If he had been half a second slower, Tang Zheng's simple chopstick would have been enough to kill him on the spot.

However, even after cutting the chopstick, his situation was no better!

Because, as his sword successfully cut the chopstick, it was now positioned horizontally across his neck...

Whoosh! Tang Zheng's purple-golden star constellation rose behind him, and he gathered all his star power in his palm, pushing directly at the assassin's sword!

Without hesitation!

As expected, Tang Zheng saw blood gushing from his palm!

He was only at the initial stage of one-star, while the other was at the peak of one-star. Both were using one-star power, and although the quality was the same, the total amount of star power was vastly different.

So, Tang Zheng had only one thought: he must not let the other have a chance to use martial techniques!

Meng Fenghua had demonstrated the entire process of using martial techniques to him. Although he hadn't mastered it himself, he could at least prevent a close-range enemy from using martial techniques.

As the sword pressed down, the star power of both sides fiercely competed!

Clang!

The assassin's sword was actually shattered into two pieces by the star power protecting his vital points.

"You... you are already one-star..." The assassin's eyes widened, and it was a woman's voice.

However, Tang Zheng didn't have time to pay attention to whether she was a woman.

The identity of the intruder was not hard to guess: either to avenge the two servants of Yinlan Manor he had killed, or someone from Yinlan Manor had determined his exact location!

These past few days at Tang Family Castle, Tang Zheng had almost heard every day about the tragic state of Yinlan Manor's flower fields.

So, it wasn't too surprising that Yinlan Manor had sent someone to kill him.

What he couldn't understand was, if they had determined his location, why had they only sent a one-star warrior? Yinlan Manor had boasted that they would "dig him out even if they had to turn the earth upside down"...

"Probably only this one-star warrior has a pair of shoes that can move freely in and out of Tang Family Castle..." Tang Zheng could only guess this, "So, people need a good pair of shoes... cough, I'm getting off-topic..."

Tang Zheng stepped on the half-broken sword on the ground, picked up the other half, and thrust it straight at the assassin's heart.

But the assassin, seeing Tang Zheng's star constellation, clearly didn't want to tangle with him anymore and jumped onto the bed, then leaped towards the roof.

Snap!

Tang Zheng's figure flickered, and he rushed to the bed before the assassin, using his star power to stomp hard on the bed.

Crack...

The wooden bed broke instantly, and the assassin, of course, failed to use the bed's height to jump onto the roof.

"Do you have lightness skills?" Tang Zheng pursued.

Seeing no hope of returning through the roof, the assassin decisively turned and rushed towards the front door.

Then, with a bang, she crashed into the door, the impact force almost embedding her in the door.

"When did you...?" She was completely confused. She had clearly run towards the door first, so why was Tang Zheng faster?

"Rookie," Tang Zheng kicked her off the door, and the half-broken sword in his hand flew straight at her heart, "Do you think you're playing an assassination game in front of who?"

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Alright, this chapter is finally written, after five hours of editing. I'm too tired today, so I'll put the list of rewards and the next chapter together. I'm going to sleep now, see you all tomorrow!

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