Chapter 63

As night fell, Tang Zheng crossed two compartments and climbed onto a windowsill, spreading his hands and closing his eyes, then leaped directly out of the second-story window!

A Zhi followed and climbed onto the windowsill but hesitated for a moment.

Tang Zheng's way of jumping was purely suicidal. Although it looked impressive, landing like a pancake would likely result in severe injuries or even death.

"Hmph!" A Zhi snorted.

If Tang Zheng dared to jump just by relying on his footwork, what was there to fear with martial skills?

Jump!

Thud, thud.

The two sounds were not of landing on the ground but on something soft. A Zhi looked down and realized that the spot where he landed from this window was right on a hay stack.

A Zhi was taken aback and said, "He really has some kind of foresight!"

Tang Zheng, hearing this, almost stumbled.

Turning to the main street, Tang Zheng paused briefly, looking back at the two people chasing him, and then started running again.

"Are you crazy? You greet them and then run away?" A Zhi glanced back at the two people disdainfully.

"If I don't run, what do you want to do?" Tang Zheng asked.

"Kill them outright," A Zhi replied.

"Killing is such an important matter; can you treat it like a game? Of course, we need to find a feng shui treasure spot!" Tang Zheng continued running at high speed.

A Zhi grunted, not objecting to this suggestion, and said, "Then... there are two chasing us. This time, you have to leave one for me!"

Tang Zheng responded in a tone as if coaxing a child, "Got it. I took one from you last time, so I was planning to give you one back. That Feng Le, you've had a grudge against him, so I'll leave him to you."

"You sure know how to pick," A Zhi sneered. He had heard in the compartment that Feng Le said the other one was at the peak of the first rank.

"The one at the peak of the first rank needs to be kept alive; I have a lot of things to 'ask' him! Can you handle it?" Tang Zheng shot him a look.

"..." A Zhi remained silent.

He was good at killing, but keeping someone alive was something he wasn't confident about.

As the night deepened, the moonlight began to shine down.

A Zhi followed Tang Zheng, feeling increasingly dizzy. Tang Zheng clearly had no martial skill for footwork, but his steps were more elusive and unpredictable than those with martial skills.

Tang Zheng led A Zhi through twists and turns into a small alley.

Without taking a few more steps, A Zhi stopped, "A dead end? Is this the feng shui treasure spot you mentioned?"

"Yep, this is the feng shui treasure spot," Tang Zheng's voice came from somewhere... A Zhi couldn't see where he was.

Searching carefully in the darkness, A Zhi finally found Tang Zheng's position!

He was actually pressed against the wall at the entrance to the alley.

The moonlight cast shadows, making that spot particularly dark. Tang Zheng was tightly pressed against the wall, and when A Zhi rushed in, his eyes were focused on exploring the inside, so he didn't see Tang Zheng standing at the entrance to the dead end.

"Nice..." A Zhi silently noted.

"Don't look, finish the job and then I'll teach you slowly," Tang Zheng, seeing A Zhi's gaze, knew what he was interested in.

However, choosing a hiding spot at any time and place is not something that can be achieved by rote memorization.

He could do it because of ten years of research, summarization, and experience.

If this were mishandled, it could bring unnecessary danger to oneself!

As soon as the two finished speaking...

Feng Le and Lan Yan Yi rushed into the alley!

"This is..." Lan Yan Yi, realizing where he was standing, his face turned cold.

West Street, Echo Alley, the second alley entrance.

It was precisely where the two servants from Fengmen Village were killed last time!

...

The night was too quiet, and Echo Alley was a place rarely visited by people, making it even more eerie.

Lan Yan Yi, seeing A Zhi alone in the dead end, instinctively looked up and down carefully.

At this moment, Tang Zheng had already retreated to the entrance of the alley.

So, after Lan Yan Yi looked around, he saw nothing.

His gaze returned to A Zhi, and he smiled coldly, "Kid, where did your friend go?"

A Zhi smiled even more coldly, "I don't know. Maybe he was kind and let me have both heads?"

"Ha? Hahahaha..." Lan Yan Yi didn't immediately understand his meaning. When he realized the kid was actually trying to take on both of them, a series of laughs escaped his throat.

One of them was at the peak of the first rank, and the other had even reached the second rank!

And this boastful kid, no matter how talented, could be at what level? Mid-first rank? High-first rank?

"Ha ha," Feng Le elegantly drew his sword and smiled, "Kid, tell us where that person is, and I'll pretend I didn't hear your big talk."

"Do you really want to know?" A Zhi beckoned to him with his fingers.

This gesture, he had learned from Little Bell, and he had only learned it a couple of days ago.

Unexpectedly, as Little Bell had said, this gesture was incredibly effective when done by a child!

Any adult who saw this gesture would instinctively move closer.

Feng Le was no exception!

However, just as he moved closer, before he could lower his head to listen to A Zhi, his steps stopped, and he quickly tried to jump away...

Suddenly, A Zhi's dual swords came out!

They blocked Feng Le's escape routes to the left and right.

At the same time, the dark red Blood Sea Corpse King constellation behind A Zhi had already risen...

Feng Le, who had never had his eyes so wide open in his life, exclaimed, "Second rank! How can it be second rank!"

The faith on which Feng Le had always relied seemed to collapse in that moment.

Once one enters the second rank, the difference from the first rank is like heaven and earth!

Because, over 90% of second-rank martial artists have awakened their constellation talents!

Feng Le was nineteen years old and had already introduced his second main star, earning him the reputation of being a once-in-a-century genius in the Qintian Sect!

Although the constellation talent he awakened was not particularly strong, it was still considered very good in the Qintian Sect...

It should be noted that since a hundred years ago, when the Qintian Sect was established by a five-star strong person with the Red Beast of Heaven constellation and several three- and four-star strong people with the same constellation, only Feng Yuan and Feng Le had been able to light up two stars before the age of twenty.

But how old was this kid in front of him?

At twelve or thirteen years old, he had already lit up two life palaces, which was completely beyond Feng Le's understanding!

Just this moment of distraction, A Zhi's dual swords thrust forward, and dark red star power quickly shot out from the sword tips...

Ambush!

Feng Le's ribs were directly pierced.

When he swept his long sword forward, A Zhi ducked his head, and his left foot kicked Feng Le's ankle. Unexpectedly, this kick made Feng Le grunt and almost kneel to the ground...

A Zhi was somewhat taken aback.

This combat technique was something he had learned from Tang Zheng in the past few days and was not yet proficient.

If not using star power, Tang Zheng could easily deflect such a kick and even counter with a stomp or a control move to cause trouble.

But this kick to Feng Le didn't even use his constellation talent, and he didn't even gather much star power!

Feng Le was a second-rank martial artist!

He shouldn't have been unable to handle it...

Unless, when A Zhi suddenly attacked his lower body, his star power hadn't even started to flow.

"Fluff, pure fluff!" Tang Zheng, from a distance, didn't hesitate like A Zhi. He immediately saw that Feng Le must have been living in a protected environment for a long time, probably without ever experiencing a real battle!

And when Lan Yan Yi saw the two stars on A Zhi's rising constellation, he knew things were bad.

He knew Feng Le all too well.

In terms of cultivating star power, Feng Le indeed had good talent, but because of his talent, he had been treated like a treasure and protected by the Qintian Sect since childhood. Additionally, his brother held a high position in the sect, and any other disciples who said something he didn't like would be expelled or even executed.

Moreover, Feng Le's constellation talent...

Neither Feng Le himself nor Lan Yan Yi wanted to mention it.

Second-rank martial artists generally awaken constellation talents, but even with the same constellation totem, the awakened talents can differ. These talents are influenced not only by the innate constellation but also by the method of introducing stars and even the individual's personality.

Neither Lan Yan Yi nor Lan Shaoze had ever expected Feng Le's combat ability. He had lured Feng Le to get his brother, Feng Yuan, involved in the plan to swallow the Tang Family Castle.

"Master Feng Le, you go first," Lan Yan Yi, knowing there was no way to resolve this peacefully, shouted and prepared to charge at A Zhi to let Feng Le leave first...

Lan Yan Yi wasn't at all panicked.

After all, this was still West Street, still the territory of the Hidden Blue Manor!

But if Feng Le didn't leave, he would not only get hurt, but dragging him along would make it more difficult to fight or escape.

However, before he could take a step toward Feng Le, he felt someone friendly pat his shoulder.

Turning around, he saw Tang Zheng's familiar yet strange face!

"Sorry, you're surrounded!" Tang Zheng whispered to him with a smile.

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