Book 22 - Chapter 1 – Shock at Every Step (1/2)
Chapter 1 – Shock at Every Step
Xu Ziling barely stepped out of his room when he immediately wanted to step back inside It was not because he suddenly changed his mind, or perhaps he suddenly curbed his murderous intention, but because he suddenly sensed that he was facing an extreer
In that split second, he knew that his secret identity has been penetrated, and that the ene out flawless ultimate troop disposition, to let hiht zhang-long corridor was e, all around hi only the decoratedon the east end of the corridor on his left, and the stairs leading down to the lower level at the west end of the corridor on his right
The evening breeze was blowing gently into the corridor fro along the corridor were swaying The sound of string and ind instru and cla faintly penetrated the doors of the other five roo Even fro, where the ene, long zither, with 13 to 16 strings]
On the surface, everything was so happy andLife’ has triggered spirit of consciousness in Xu Ziling, enabling hirasp the layer upon layer of et
He put his saber on his back and slowed hisspeed
The biggest problem in front of hi away fro, he also had to protect Mada, who did not knowthat caet exposed
Lu Miaozi’s mask could be said to be coenuine; otherwise, how could he deceive Zhu Yuyan?
Slowly he reached the aze fell on the last room at the western end of the corridor
Even if Li Zitong, Shao Lingzhou, and the others got suspicious because of his surreptitious conducts, they could not be 100 sure that he was Xu Ziling in disguise Even if they had a sliver of suspicion, they would not dare to take risks by killing hi they killed the wrong person, they would suffer Kou Zhong and the real Xu Ziling’s revenge
Upon further contedu was his top priority Even if he knew for sure that he was Xu Ziling, he would not lightly and presu a little only to lose a lot, and to invert root and branch [ie to put the cart before the horse]
Ruling out Li Zitong, only Xiao Xian’s side remained Immediately Yun Yuzhen’s lovely countenance appeared in his ue, immediately became clear
When he stepped out of the door just now, he sensed five ene in the dark, ready to deliver hi in a roo behind the door of two e ene outside the decorativeon the eastern end of the corridor This person’s h; it should not be inferior in any aspects to Xu Ziling’s He was certain that this person was the ‘Passionate Prince’ Hou Xibai
This was really not because he made associative connection with Yun Yuzhen’s arrival, but it was purely his feeling; so he started to sense that Hou Xibai was lurking like a glaring tiger watching its prey so, when he closed his eyes, he could see in his ainst each other
As for the other four enemies, it was due to the fact that their bodies emitted invisible, yet real, true qi, which aroused his alertness
He could even detect the strength and weakness of each individual enees in their ‘intention’
As all these thoughts and perceptions were flashi+ng through hishad already taken steps toward the ing
The ene momentum immediately elevated and condensed one step further Except for one person, they were all highly controlled and filled with subtle calculation, waiting for hie, at which point their poould just reach the peak, so that they would be able to deliver the most severe attack, and put him in the land of perdition
The exception was, quite naturally, Mai Yunfei Not only his skill had heaven-and-earth, cloud-and-mud difference with Hou Xibai, he was also far inferior to the Da Li Shen [titan] Bao Rang, the Vicious Dog Qu Wuju and the Exiled Disciple Su Chuo, three th to its limit immediately, and was unable to re the fluctuation in his energy level
Up to this point, Xu Ziling had not even seen the enerasp the actual layout of the enemies, so much so that he could deduce that by the tio all-out in attacking hi beyond the shadow of doubt, that he had no ability to deal with five enemies, where Hou Xibai was one of them
Even if it were a face-to-face confrontation with Bao Rang, Qu Wuju and Su Chuo, he was completely without any odds of success either
The only sliver of hope was to exploit Hou Xibai’s ‘must not be exposed’ secret identity
Unless Hou Xibai was 100 confident that he could ‘kill people to shut hisas an eneuessed wrong, Xu Ziling would have put his life to an end
‘Chi! Chi! Chi!’
Xu Ziling took three steps in succession, passing the first enemy hidden in the side roo, well-trained true qi, he was positive that behind the door was the overbearing, well-trained ‘Da Li Shen’ Bao Rang
Although the other party deliberately restrained his qi to hide, there was no way he would be able to evade Xu Ziling’s close to ical induction and efficacious senses
It should be noted that whena face off, other than the substance of the physical exchange, the greater key was the invisible battle between the essence, qi and spirit, three aspects To , whose senses were unusually supernatural, there was practically no such thing as sneak attack As soon as the murderous intent arose in the opponent’s heart, it would i Xuyan, an expert in concealing his presence, was unable to hide fro and the others, ere not really experts, but te his fifth step, and was co behind the door to his right
The enemy’s qi momentum immediately sped up and thickened, hence he knew exactly that based on his current speed, within two more steps he would reached the ‘death point’, where the ene sensed that behind this door ought to be the ‘Exiled Discipe’ Su Chuo, because his sawtooth saber’s blade was exuding a cold qi Quickly he focused his attention, and entered the ‘no person no self’ state, the realm where his spirit reached the extre the next step forward
Life or death, victory or defeat, would be decided within these two steps
The sail boat turned around to return to Liangdu at full speed Kou Zhong and Lup Fang were standing on the bow, discussing iinal did not have separator here
Luo Fang said, “Xiao Xian appointed top rank great general under his cozhen, and the Commander-in-Chief He deployed nearly thirty thousand elite troops to enter Yiling Also using civilian shi+ps, they ht cross the river to the north anysaid, “Then how come he has not crossed the river yet? Is it because he is afraid hewas unable to reply to his question Shaking his head, he said, “I as toward Du Fuwei, Xiao Xian still have to deal with Dong Ting’s Lin shi+hong The longer he can’t pacify the south, the longer he can’t go up north with all his strength”
Pondering deeply, Kou Zhong said, “What exactly is the relationshi+p between Xiao Xian, Zhu Can and the Three Bandits? Could it be that Zhu Can and Cao Yinglong did not know that if they let Xiao Xian gains stronghold north of the River, later on they need not co wastorrent he replied, “Currently the situation south and north of the River is unprecedentedly co, he holds back his troops without du violently Those with discerning eyes can see that he wants to divide east and west, two routes of going north Therefore, in case Jiangdu fell, by using Jingling as his base of operations, he ought to , and the others, to stop Xiao Xian fro the River Under this kind of circu to cooperate with Xiao Xian, it would not be surprising at all”
Kou Zhong said, “But everybody knows that the Ranch does not have any aht over the world Those you have ambition to have the Ranch should be because they wanted to obtain your warhorses; therefore, if they really attacked the Ranch, ill reap the benefit?”
Scratching his head, Luo Fang said, “This is not too clear; theyshook his head, “There can’t be any agree tens of thousands warhorses, ould be willing to hand it over? Therefore, I still say that Xiao Xian, Cao Yinglong, and Zhu Can still harbor ulterior ies, and this is precisely the crucial point; it is also the key for us to gain victory We ’s same old stuff, and shi+ft our attention to deal with Zhu Can and Cao Yinglong, to ensure they all have grey hair on top of their head”
His spirit greatly aroused, Luo Fang asked, “How?”
Kou Zhong reached out and put his hand on his shoulder; set back to Liangdu! If we can o to the Ranch at full speed At that ti Xiuxun’s absolute beauty jade countenance suddenly e floated in his heart