Under the bright moonlight of August 14th, the capture outside the small courtyard in Jiangning City had only just begun before it descended into chaos.

The black-clad figure, surrounded by pursuers, wielded the Peacock King Sword (Kongque Mingwang Jian) with broad, sweeping motions, cutting down a member of the Undying Guard (Busi Wei). He darted left and right, attempting to break through the encirclement. The Undying Guard members responsible for the capture gave chase, while others emerged from the courtyard, armed with guns, clearly belonging to Miao Zheng, the owner of the residence.

A figure hurtled from afar, skimming over the courtyard wall before rushing across the waterway, lunging at the black shadow attempting to escape. His movements were exceptional, and this sudden surge, combined with the Undying Guard's encirclement, was meant to capture the enemy in one strike. However, the black shadow had been warned in advance. With a twist of his body, the sword whistled, and the Peacock King Sword's killing move unfolded. Taking advantage of the opponent's relentless charge, he unleashed the most powerful Dancing Slash (Zhan Wu), recklessly throwing himself forward.

On the waterway, You Hongzhuo leapt from the rooftop, slamming the net-wielding lackey beside Kuang Wenbo to the ground with a thud. Kuang Wenbo and the lackey had been intently focused on the opposite side. The sudden descent of a hundred-plus-pound body onto the lackey's back, combined with the force of the impact, drove his face directly into the bluestone edge of the waterway, causing it to explode like a watermelon in a gruesome scene.

Despite the sudden upheaval beside him, Kuang Wenbo, a seasoned veteran of the Jianghu, reacted swiftly. He swung his single whip forward. The figure rolled on the ground, heading towards his legs. Kuang Wenbo was startled and retreated, and the figure sprang up. The next moment, Kuang Wenbo felt a dull thud in his head and a sweet taste in his mouth. He flew backward, crashing into a pile of mud and tiles.

As the lackey was slammed to the ground, You Hongzhuo rolled in front of Kuang Wenbo, rising with a punch, a conditioned reflex honed over time. The entire process was swift and seamless.

Back when the seven of them swore brotherhood in Jin, Kuang Wenbo's martial arts skills were undoubtedly superior to You Hongzhuo's. But over the years, his movements had become childish in You Hongzhuo's eyes. The instinctive punch to the face was intended to avoid injuring him with a blade. Who knew that the punch would send the man flying backward into the pile of mud and tiles. Slightly stunned, You Hongzhuo quickly turned, picked up the fishing net with its various barbs, and swung it wildly as he sprinted.

"Chirp, chirp chirp, chirp..."

The unexpected turn of events left no room for hesitation. You Hongzhuo waved the large net as he sprinted along the waterway, blowing the Green Forest (Lulin) secret code he had used for a time in Jin. The figure wielding the Peacock King Sword was also running swiftly, cutting down the bamboo and wooden poles lining the path. The figure with exceptional lightness skill chased from behind, briefly hindered by the severed bamboo poles.

The figure wielding the Peacock King Sword suddenly accelerated, leaping towards You Hongzhuo across the waterway.

She had no other choice at this point. The large net that You Hongzhuo held was a weapon designed to deal with Green Forest experts. Covered in barbs, anyone caught in the net would immediately lose the ability to resist. If You Hongzhuo were an enemy, her leap would be tantamount to throwing herself into the net.

You Hongzhuo swung the fishing net, casting it towards the waterway. He had specifically trained in this skill while in the Chinese Army. As the net spread, its lower edge just cleared the figure leaping through the air, while it descended like a barrier over the pursuers on the opposite bank.

In the nick of time, the captain of the Undying Guard grabbed a bamboo pole and hurled it at the net. The pole intercepted the net and fell into the water. The leaping figure released his long sword, grasping the bluestone bank of the waterway with his sword hand. You Hongzhuo rushed over and pulled her up. In his sight, the enemy with exceptional lightness skill also leapt over, slashing down with his long knife towards the two of them.

You Hongzhuo pulled the woman's hand, rolling forward. The woman's combat awareness was also exceptional. As she was pulled ashore, she used the remaining sword in her hand to slash defensively. As the enemy who jumped over delivered a strike, there was only a very faint "ding" sound, which was a mark of the assassin who was extremely skilled at lightness skill and good at using assassination blades. This strike did not go well, and You Hongzhuo saw his left hand waving down with a sharp sound. A shadow of a whip swept across the night sky and struck downward.

You Hongzhuo and the woman wielding the Peacock King Sword ducked instinctively, and the long whip swept past their sides, hitting the ground and sending debris flying.

He cursed inwardly. The man in front of him held a knife in his right hand and a long whip in his left. Judging by the opponent's lightness skill and the way he used the whip, it would be unwise to retreat and lengthen the distance to try to escape. He moved forward and slashed out with his knife.

On the narrow river bank, the man brandished his long whip like a giant python, smashing the walls of the courtyard next to the road and tiles on the wall rattled. He also exchanged a few blows with You Hongzhuo, who was slashing over with the knife, and the sword-wielding woman. On the other side of the waterway, the Undying Guard members shouted as they came together from both sides.

Long whips are good at reaching far. Once the distance from the other party is widened, it is equivalent to attacking the enemy with your own weaknesses. Moreover, according to the other party's lightness skill, it is tantamount to dreaming of running away directly by widening the distance. After a few exchanges between the two sides, You Hongzhuo couldn't do anything to the other party, and the other party couldn't do anything to You Hongzhuo and the sword-wielding woman for a while, but the members of the "Undying Guard" had all rushed over. The man was confident and smiled.

"Haha, your martial arts skills are not bad, this seat is 'Raven' (Han Ya) Chen Juefang, you are—!"

A cloud of lime powder burst open.

You Hongzhuo pushed the woman behind him, picked up his knife and slashed forward, wanting to take the other person's life directly at this moment.

The gray fog spread on the river bank, and Chen Juefang danced his knife and whip, and his whole body was wrapped in a cloak and almost danced into a frenzy. He stepped back many steps and didn't know how many steps he took to get out of the lime powder. He saw that his upper body was white at this time, his cloak and clothes were torn, and he didn't know how many knife wounds he had on his body.

The fierce figure in the lime powder saw that he had failed to kill him with one slash, so he screamed and drew his knife and retreated, and then fled to the side alley with the previous woman.

"Raven" Chen Juefang stood there, trembling all over for a while. He felt that he was sure of victory in the previous moment, but in the next moment he almost lost his life. Naturally, he could no longer chase him with several knives on his body at this time. After a while, those "Undying Guard" subordinates had also rushed over, and he waved his knife.

"Send a signal and call people. Even if we tear up the entire Jiangning City, we will find them next—"

His roar was like thunder, and then he spent a lot of vegetable oil to wash the lime off his body.

…

The rocket signal chasing the murderer flew into the sky and decorated the night scene of Jiangning City.

You Hongzhuo and the woman holding the long sword ran through several dark alleys and stopped briefly under a bridge hole.

"Liang Si Yi." You Hongzhuo pointed to the other person, and then pointed to himself, "You Hongzhuo, we met in Zhaode."

The other party looked at him, and after hearing his name, he looked at him again and nodded, turning his head to look outside the bridge hole: "I have heard your name."

"Why are you here?"

"How did you get here?"

"To attend the Heroes Conference and join in the fun."

"Um." The woman nodded, but looked outside the bridge hole, unwilling to answer his question, and at this time she didn't know what she was thinking, and said in a low voice, "That's terrible." Then he was about to rush out.

You Hongzhuo grabbed her hand: "It's too late for you to go out now."

The woman struggled and glared at him: "What do you know!"

"The one named Miao Zheng, right?"

"..."

The woman's eyes darkened, and she turned her head to look at the night sky, which was beginning to become lively.

"If he can't protect himself, it's useless for you to go."

"Maybe there is a way." Seemingly persuaded by You Hongzhuo's words, the other party sat down in the bridge hole at this time. She put her long sword aside and stretched her legs. You Hongzhuo could see her face clearly in the dim light. Her appearance was quite heroic, and the most recognizable feature should be the knife scar on the left eyebrow. The scar cut off the eyebrow and added a bit of sharpness and murderous aura to her face. She looked at You Hongzhuo and said again: "I heard about you a few years ago. You are a key figure in helping the female prime minister."

You Hongzhuo naturally couldn't praise himself, and the woman said again: "I can't tell you the purpose of my visit."

Her eyes were sincere, and You Hongzhuo nodded: "I know, it's just those things. A Heroes Conference is going to be held here. General Wang is an old man from the Yongle Dynasty. The Great Bright Religion, the Manichean Religion, the Maitreya Religion, and the Yongle Dynasty are all the same thing. The one named Miao Zheng..."

He stopped here and stopped talking, and the woman named Liang Si Yi shook her head noncommittally. Although there was heroism between her eyebrows, the hostility had faded. You Hongzhuo said: "Do you have a place to go?"

Liang Si Yi said: "Yes."

"I will be staying at the Dongsheng Inn in the south of the city for the next few days. I don't know when I will leave. If you need anything, leave a message for someone named Chen San there. I will try my best to help if I can."

"Okay." Liang Si Yi sat there, pretending to rest for a while, and waved her hand outside. You Hongzhuo put away his long knife and walked outside. He took a few steps and heard Liang Si Yi say behind him: "Thank you." When You Hongzhuo turned around, he saw the woman's figure roaring out of the bridge hole and running in the opposite direction from him. She probably didn't trust him and was afraid that he would track her from behind.

You Hongzhuo smiled, and seeing the signals being sent continuously in the city, a large number of "Undying Guards" were mobilized, and the streets under the jurisdiction of the "King of Reincarnation" forces were beating gongs and drums. He changed his clothes slightly and sneaked to the most lively place again, but to observe how his fourth brother Kuang Wenbo was doing. Logically speaking, he just knocked him out with that punch and was far from dead, but the situation was urgent at the time, and he didn't have time to confirm it carefully, and he was a little worried at this time.

If that punch goes down, and the back of the opponent's head hits the brick, and he dies here, and the great revenge is avenged, he really doesn't know what to do.

In this way, he observed in the night, but he did not see Kuang Wenbo that night, but he heard that Miao Zheng, who was contacting Liang Si Yi, saw that things were exposed, turned around and took his family into the territory of "King Yama" Zhou Shang. That night, the two sides were in a confrontation and quarrel, and almost fought.

Since there was no real fight until dawn, You Hongzhuo went back to sleep in disappointment.

…

Jiangning City passed most of the night in hustle and bustle, and it was close

At dawn, he sank into the most comforting quietness.

When the first ray of dawn appeared on the horizon, young Long Aotian and the bald little monk had already gotten up on the hillside more than twenty miles west of the city. Guangguang headed for the little monk to do boxing by the stream and did a round of morning exercises.

His boxing skills are superb. At this age, he focuses on nourishing his energy, maintaining flexibility, and stretching moderately. It is similar to what he did back then. It is obvious that there are superb masters who specialize in teaching him, but there are also some very domineering methods, which make Long Aotian feel that the other party's master is not upright and generous enough.

His current role is a doctor and he is relatively low-key. Facing this little bald head who knows the ropes, the exercise methods he used in front of Lu Wenke and other scholars are not suitable, so he simply practiced a set of peerless martial arts "broadcast exercises" he learned from his father, which made the little monk a little dumbfounded.

"Brother Long, aren't you playing Five Animals Play?"

"Can't understand it, right?"

"Um."

"Of course Brother Long is playing peerless martial arts, you can't understand it... Look, this jumping exercise, it...it will make people very sensitive..."

Hey ha, hey ha...

Long Aotian jumped seriously in front of the little monk, and the little monk opened his mouth to look, and finally raised his hands and clapped his palms with some admiration and complexity.

Breakfast was meat buns bought at the market in front. He gave a few to the little monk, walked a little further, and gave a few more. When the buns were finished, the two parted ways at the nearby fork in the road.

Although they hit it off at first sight, they both had their own things to do. The little monk needed to go to the temple outside the city to see if he could stay there or ask for something to eat, while Ning Ji decided to enter Jiangning City earlier and have a good tour of his "hometown". Of course, these can also be regarded as "excuses". The main reason is that each other does not know the details, and having a meal on the road is considered fate, but there is no need to go together.

Of course, if we meet in Jiangning City in the future, we can still have fun together.

"Wukong."

At the time of parting, Ning Ji touched the little bald head's head and said: "In the future, if you encounter any difficulties in the world, remember to report my name, Long Aotian. I promise, you won't be beaten to death."

"Okay, hahaha." The little monk laughed. He was pure in nature and had a very good personality, but he was not ignorant of the world. At this time, he put his hands together and said, "Amitabha."

The two walked towards different roads, and after walking like this for a while, they both turned back and waved to each other. Then he strode forward.

After saying goodbye to the little monk here, Ning Ji walked briskly, heading towards the direction of the rising sun, and then strode to run. After only half an hour, the outline of the ancient city has appeared in sight across the winding road.

With the fragrance of sweet osmanthus and the taste of dew, the refreshing morning breeze is blowing across the wilderness...