Returnee in Jianghu - C28

Shen Lingxiao had indeed been shot, but it was not as serious as Tang Zixuan had imagined.

An arrow shot into the surface of his right calf. It drew a wound that was more than two inches long.

After he killed Qiu Ling and Tang Shan, he began to run down the hill. He gradually began to feel that his wound was numb and itchy, and when he knew that the arrow was covered with poison, he was shocked and angry. He quickly sucked a few mouthfuls of black blood, and only when the blood in his wound turned red did he hurriedly wrap himself up. After a while, his mouth started to become numb as well.

He had once heard the Chastity Monastery say that one must not go through extreme physical training because he was poisoned. He immediately used his Qi to protect his heart as he prepared to heal his wounds at a nearby place with lush vegetation. Just as they were about to hide, Tang Zixuan and the other three found their trail and quietly circled around them twice, catching them.

Suddenly, he had an idea. While they were not paying attention, the cat ran up the hill and climbed up to the top of the big tree. She picked a place with the densest branch to hide and felt relieved. He took off his clothes, gritted his teeth and tried to force the poison out of his body. After a while, steam rose from his head, and sweat started to form all over his red body.

Although his cultivation was not strong enough, the Mysterious Gate’s inner force was very pure. After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the itching in his mouth and wound had finally stopped. He heaved a sigh of relief.

When he heard Tang Hong return from the tree, he assumed that she had gone back to report. His first reaction was to jump down and kill him, but he immediately held himself back. He thought that he still could not expose the enemy’s unexpected hiding place, so he had to expel the poison from his body as soon as possible, and leave before the enemy’s backup arrived.

After detoxifying the poison for a while longer, he felt that the poison should have pretty much cleared out, so he prepared to descend the tree and escape. However, his hands and feet were soft, as if he had just recovered from a serious illness. He thought that not only would he not be able to run in this state, but he would also be unable to beat an ordinary Tang Sect disciple.

He quietly stayed on the tree, continuing to expel the poison while meditating with his eyes closed, slowly recovering some of his energy after a short period of forgetfulness.

After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly heard the sound of someone approaching and opened his eyes.

“It’s right in the grass beside that big tree!” Shen Lingxiao did not know that his name was Tang Hong. He looked down. The foliage was so thick that he could not see the ground, but only the greenery.

The sound of footsteps came to the foot of the tree. He heard the young man say, “Right here. That guy jumped down from the tree, stabbed Big Brother Qiu, then jumped into the grass. Big Brother Qiu and Tang Shan chased after him and got set up by him …”

The shadow moved towards the bushes there.

“This fellow is so vicious!” It turns out that you have already prepared a sharp stick here! ” Boss Sha’s voice was filled with grief and indignation. “Boss Qiu, why are you so careless!?” “He was actually plotted against like this!”

“Where are your companions?” Boss Sha calmed down and asked.

“Bring us there quickly!” Boss Sha instructed.

The three of them descended the hill and arrived at the hillside only to see Tang Zixuan and the other two were resting on a boulder beside a pine tree.

“What are you guys doing here?” “Hurry up and go find him!”

Tang Yao shook his head and said, “Big Brother Sha, we also just sat down. We’ve searched back and forth dozens of times. Where are the tracks of those two? ”

Sha Ol’second snorted, “Idiot! She had already run far away! What are you looking for here? ”

Tang Zixuan sneered, “Second Brother Sha, you might not know this, but that guy was hit by my Sky Net Crossbow. The arrow was smeared with ‘Poison Arrow Wood’ poison. If he dares to escape, within five kilometers, he will die from the poison! We searched around the area within two miles, but could not find any trace of them. It’s really strange! ”

“What’s so strange about that? This place is filled with trees and grass. If someone were to casually hide somewhere, how would you guys be able to find him? ” Sha Old Two ridiculed.

“But, geese leave marks! We’ve carefully searched all the places that we’ve found traces of, but we haven’t found any of them. ” Tang Zixuan affirmed.

“Do you think those two guys went back to the tree?” Boss Sha narrowed his eyes in thought, as if he had thought deeply before coming to a conclusion.

A few disciples of the Tang Sect were secretly laughing at his naivety, but Sha Lao Er actually dared to say it out loud: “Boss, can you be a bit more brainy? Would I be as stupid as you? ”

“Stupid? Second Bro, you said Big Bro is stupid! I’m so pissed off! I said they must be hiding in that tree, don’t you believe me? “Let me go and pull them down!” Boss Sha was so angry that his face turned deathly pale, and he started striding up the hill in large steps.

“Yes!” Brother Sha’s words make sense! ” Tang Zixuan suddenly slapped her thigh and stood up abruptly, “Why didn’t I think of that? Fast! “Follow Big Brother Sha and capture them!”

Everyone hurriedly followed Boss Sha until he reached the tree. Boss Sha raised his head and shouted, “Two thieves! Get the hell down the tree! I heard your voices! ”

There was not a sound from the leafy trees.

“Use concealed weapons!” Tang Zixuan called out. The four weapons shot down towards the treetop like locusts, but there was no sound at all.

Tang Zixuan shook her head in disappointment, “It’s not on the tree.”

“Maybe he shot to death!” Boss Sha was indignant. I’ll go up the tree and take a look! ” While everyone shook their heads sadly, Boss Sha used his hands and feet to quickly climb up the tree and scuttled around like an ape to search for something.

“Over there!” Everyone was overjoyed when they heard Boss Sha’s sudden shout. They saw him leap off the ground with a “hualala” and dash down the slope on the other side. Unable to understand what was going on, everyone hurriedly chased after him.

It turned out that Boss Sha was looking down from the treetops and actually saw Shen Lingxiao running down the mountain.

* *

Shen Lingxiao had heard that the Sha Brothers were here, and feared that they might be discovered and lose their footing. As soon as they left, he hurriedly slipped down the tree. He stepped onto the ground and suddenly felt a hundred emotions. Tears welled up in his eyes as he kowtowed three times respectfully towards the tree trunk. He got up and quickly ran down the other side of the hill.

After running half a mile, the ground gradually leveled out. They had reached the foot of the mountain. Before them was a field full of crops and vegetables. He was hungry and thirsty. When he saw that there was a tomato field next to him with red tomatoes hanging from its branches, he was overjoyed. He immediately picked two large red tomatoes and wolfed them down.

He had just eaten two and was about to pick another two when he heard shouts coming from the top of the mountain. He turned his head and saw a group of people flying towards him. It was the Sha brothers and the Tang Sect disciples.

Shen Lingxiao quickly picked two tomatoes and started sprinting as he bit into them.

Shen Lingxiao’s qinggong was better than the enemy’s, gradually leaving the enemy a mile behind. At this time, there were already many farmers farming in the fields. Seeing him running all the way, they all stopped what they were doing and looked at him in surprise.

Shen Lingxiao ran while an old farmer in the front asked, “Sir, may I ask which direction you are going to take to Hanzhou?”

The old farmer was so scared that he retreated a few steps and pointed in the northwest direction. Shen Lingxiao thanked her as he ran, heading northwest.

After running about one kilometer, he saw a three meter wide river in front of him. Just as he was about to jump over, Shen Lingxiao suddenly felt dizzy and weak. He realized that the poison in the arrow was much more toxic than he had expected. He had not really forced the poison out of his body, but he had temporarily suppressed it. Once it started to run, it would start acting up again.

He hurriedly used his power to protect his heart, and when he looked back, he saw that the Sha brothers had already rushed to within a few miles behind him, and were looking around.

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a large clump of aquatic plants under the root of a mulberry tree on the bank of the river. The clump of aquatic plants grew abundantly, spreading out over the river for almost five feet before quickly jumping into the river and walking towards the clump of aquatic plants.

The river was shallow, not nearly as deep as his chest. He tightened his bundle, dived into the water, and gently dived under the clump of water grass. He lifted his hand to brush away the roots on the surface of the water, and half squatted, exposing his face to the river. Then, he drew his sword.

After hiding for a while, the Shah brothers ran to the river, panting.

“Eh, there’s a small river!” “Did he jump to the other side?”

“I don’t think so!” “I’ve been keeping an eye out for this entire time. I’m sure I haven’t gone to the other side yet!”

“Yes, I also have my eyes on him. When he reached the river, he suddenly disappeared!” Sha Ol’second agreed.

“It must be somewhere nearby! We’ll search carefully. ” Boss Sha said coldly.

“Boss, look. The water beside this pile of aquatic plants is a little muddy. This guy can’t be hiding under this pile of aquatic plants, right?” Sha Lao Er pointed at the aquatic plants.

“There is such a possibility! Let’s go take a look! ” Boss Sha said.

Second Brother Sha held the silver hook in one hand and the trunk of the mulberry tree in the other. Suddenly, he felt that there was a face hidden within the plants. The eyes on the face were staring at him, and its expression changed. Just as he was about to swing the hook and slash down, the water grass suddenly moved and water splashed everywhere. A head popped out from the water grass and he felt a strange pain in his chest.

“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” Second Brother Sha let out a frightened and painful scream, and fell into the water with a splash. He struggled in the water for a few moments before slowly sinking with the water grass. Immediately, he dyed the surface of the river red.

With the sudden change in events, Big Boss Sha, who was standing to the side, was startled and shouted, “Second brother!” With bloodshot eyes, he leaped towards Shen Lingxiao who was covered in water grasses. The pair of hooks in his hands struck violently, seemingly wanting to tear him to shreds.

Tang Zixuan and the other three, who had caught up later, did not manage to see the situation clearly. They could only stare in shock at the two people fighting their way through the river. Tang Hong suddenly saw a pair of feet floating in the blood and exclaimed, “Ah! Second brother Sha has been killed! ”

Shen Lingxiao used his full strength to assassinate Sha Ol’second, and felt a pang in his chest. Seeing the fierce look on his brother’s face, he did not dare to take the blow head on and retreated two steps. Boss Sha showed no mercy, like an enraged lion as he roared and hacked at him furiously.

Shen Lingxiao could not muster up the strength in his arms. He tried his best to block several moves, but the sword was almost knocked out of his hands several times and he could not block any of them. Therefore, while blocking the retreat, he waved his palm and sent streams of splashes flying towards Boss Sha’s face.

Boss Sha became angrier and angrier. He allowed the water to hit his face and watched Shen Lingxiao’s figure through the water curtain. He was prepared to find the best opportunity to kill this despicable opponent in one fell swoop.

Suddenly, a stream of white water splashed towards Boss Sha’s face. At the same time, Shen Lingxiao shouted, “Watch my sword!” He lunged at him.

Boss Sha’s body danced in front of him like a dazzling hook, but he was still unable to cut through the splashes of water. With a slam, the splashes landed solidly on his eyes. Boss Sha’s skin was rough and thick. Although he didn’t feel much pain, his eyes immediately became blurry.

As he continued waving his hooks in front of his body to protect himself, he shook off the water stains on his face. He could finally see Shen Lingxiao’s figure clearly in front of him.

Just as Boss Sha was wondering, he suddenly felt a cold feeling in his stomach, followed by a heart-wrenching pain.

Shen Lingxiao watched as Boss Sha dived into the water, his sword stabbing into Boss Sha’s abdomen. He then swung his sword horizontally and immediately retreated backward.

“Ah!” He was like a beast that had fallen into a trap. He waved his hooks in despair and slashed at the water in front of him a few times. Then, he fell into the river and immediately dyed the surface of the river around him red.

* *

The four Tang Sect disciples were dumbstruck by the scene in front of them. Tang Zixuan was the first to recover and screamed: “He’s still in the river! “Use hidden weapons!”

Shen Lingxiao stuck his head out and saw a bunch of arrows shooting towards him like a meteor. He hastily pulled Boss Sha’s corpse in front of him, and with a “snatch” sound, the twelve arrows nailed themselves onto his chest.

Tang Hong held a seven-inch flying knife as she looked at the river’s surface, looking for Shen Lingxiao’s figure. Suddenly, the surface of the water moved as a bright object burst out from the water. The object was holding onto the water stain as it snatched the chest with lightning speed. Tang Hong managed to move a few inches sideways. “Crack!” A silver hook struck his right chest, knocking him to the ground and breaking his right sternum.

The other three shouted out with bloodshot eyes as their hidden weapons shot towards Shen Lingxiao. Shen Lingxiao used Boss Sha’s corpse to block a few more times. Suddenly, he leaped into the air, climbed onto the other side and dashed forward.

“Let’s chase!” Tang Zixuan couldn’t be bothered with the injured Tang Hong. Waving a hand to her companions, the three of them leapt up and headed to the other side.

Tang Jing’s qinggong didn’t dare to be praised as she was almost half a meter away from Tang Yao before she fell into the river with a “plop”. Tang Zixuan hurriedly pulled her up from the river and followed behind Tang Yao.

Tang Yao excitedly shouted as he chased, “It’s just a few dozen feet in front! “Look, he’s staggering! He can’t even run anymore!”

Tang Yao took the lead and watched him run into a patch of cucumber patch. After that, he slowed down a little, holding a steel knife in one hand and digging into the concealed weapon bag with the other. He had just turned around a row of cucumber racks when he saw him squatting in front of him. Shocked, a sword light pierced down towards him.

Luckily, he was prepared, and with a “clang”, he blocked the sword. Shen Lingxiao stepped forward and struck his chest with a “Peng”. Tang Yao let out a muffled groan as his vision turned black and he spat out a mouthful of blood before falling down.

When Tang Zixuan saw Tang Yao fall to the ground, she couldn’t bother to check on his injuries. With the Heaven’s Net Crossbow in hand, she looked around for traces of Shen Lingxiao.

“Suddenly, the cucumber rack on the other side quivered, and twelve arrows rained down like a torrential downpour.” “Ah!” Shen Lingxiao screamed.

“It hit!” Tang Jing was in high spirits. With the two women’s weapons and concealed weapons in hand, she carefully moved closer to check.

“Why is there no one here?” Tang Zixuan, who was at the front, was shocked.

Before he finished his sentence, with a “Hua La” sound, the cucumber rack beside him suddenly fell over, pressing down towards the two girls. The two girls’ beautiful faces paled as they hurriedly jumped away.

A figure sprang out from behind the cucumber rack. With a flash of sword light, an “Ah!” sound was heard. Tang Jing screamed miserably as she was struck on her right rib. She immediately sat on the ground, covering her bleeding wound.

Tang Zixuan’s reaction was fast. The twelve arrows chased after Shen Lingxiao’s figure, brushing past his toes and missing him. Shen Lingxiao seemed to be very afraid of the might of the Heaven’s Net Crossbow. He did not dare to stop and staggered as he dashed forward.

“Little sister Zi Xuan, don’t worry about me! I’m fine!” Hurry and kill him! ” Tang Jing was drenched in cold sweat as she said with a trembling voice.

Tang Yao slowly woke up as well. He struggled to get up, coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood, and then fell to the ground.

Tang Zixuan gritted her teeth as she chased after him at full speed.

Shen Lingxiao felt his chest throbbing violently. The pale sunlight made his vision darken. After running for a mile, he collapsed beside a vine at a corner, panting heavily.

After a while, she looked around to see that Tang Zixuan had already walked dozens of steps away. As she ran, she vigilantly searched for her trail.

Shen Lingxiao had somehow managed to muster the strength to stand up and hide behind the vines.

Tang Zixuan arrived at the side of the pumpkin vine and immediately discovered the flaw. Just as she was about to fire her Heaven’s Net Crossbow, a long sword flew out from the leaves of the pumpkin tree, howling as it snatched at her chest.

Tang Zixuan didn’t dare to use her Willow Leaf Knife to meet him head-on, and so she slipped away in a flash. A figure jumped down from behind the flying sword. With a “peng” sound, he knocked her down. The Lancet fell to the ground with a “pa” sound.

Even though Tang Zixuan had fallen, she still held onto the Sky Net Crossbow tightly. Just as she was about to shoot at Shen Lingxiao, she suddenly felt her wrist tighten as she was grabbed by him.

Shen Lingxiao exerted his strength and twisted, causing Tang Zixuan to feel like her wrist was about to snap. She could no longer hold onto the Sky Net Crossbow and fell to the side.

With a “peng” sound, Shen Lingxiao’s punch landed on Tang Zixuan’s lower abdomen, knocking her until she stood up with her back arched.

“Take … The antidote! I’ll forgive you… “Lives!” Shen Lingxiao sat on top of her, one hand on her shoulder and the other on her neck, gasping for breath. These few rounds had almost exhausted his physical strength.

“Don’t even think about it!” Tang Zixuan struggled with all her might, but was firmly held down.

“I … He didn’t want to kill anymore! It’s you. They forced me! ” Shen Lingxiao could only see golden stars appearing in front of his eyes as he gathered all his remaining energy and grabbed her neck with all his might. Tang Zixuan’s hands and feet kicked wildly as her eyes angrily glared. She blocked the Qi in her body and her face turned completely red.

Shen Lingxiao glanced down at Tang Zixuan, who was staring at him with wide eyes. Her fair cheeks were covered with sweat, and her jade-like nose was stubbornly shrugging. Her heart softened as she slowly let go.

Tang Zixuan coughed a few times as she panted heavily.

“There is no antidote! Just wait for your death! ” Tang Zixuan also sneered as she cast a sidelong glance at Shen Lingxiao.

“Alright then!” I’ll have to search for it myself! ” Shen Lingxiao laughed sinisterly, reaching his hand out towards her chest.

“Take your dirty hands away!” Tang Zixuan panicked, “Let me go, I’ll take it myself!”

“Then that’s it!” Shen Lingxiao stopped her hand and released it from her neck.

Tang Zixuan made as if to touch the antidote in her bosom before suddenly pushing Shen Lingxiao away. On one hand, Shen Lingxiao was unprepared, and on the other, he only had 20% of his power. He was pushed to the side immediately.

Tang Zixuan sat up, grabbed the Sky Net Crossbow beside her, and sneered at Shen Lingxiao, “Don’t move!”

He suddenly realized that there was a dagger glued to his abdomen. The tip of the blade had cut through his robe and almost cut his skin.

Shen Lingxiao had lost his sword, but the dagger was hidden in his sleeve. The Chastity Monastery had once told him not to use it carelessly. Only in times of life or death would it be used, and only then would it have the effect of making people unable to guard against it.

“A venomous woman!” Shen Lingxiao stared at her angrily, “Good! Let’s perish together! “