特么疯子？

Chapter 74 Madman?

Was he a madman?

Was the horse mad too? And were the people trying to stop him mad?

This was the first time the horse had not only failed to be startled when people started fighting in front of it, but had actually tried to charge straight through.

And the person trying to stop it was actually using their head to block the rampaging horse, and had even succeeded?

Hu Ma was utterly shocked. As the carriage overturned, he leaped off. Being a Shousui, he was physically strong and skilled in combat. This sudden turn of events was a good test of his abilities.

Although the horse reared up and the carriage overturned with a great commotion, and even the two baskets on the carriage went flying, it didn't affect him. He twisted his body in mid-air and landed firmly on the ground.

He looked up sharply and roared, "Where are your manners? You come right at me and bully my horse?"

"Manners?"

The man who had stopped him was taken aback for a moment, then smiled strangely. "I'm here to kill you. Why would I need manners?"

"Didn't Dongzi Li or Lady Han tell you to be careful of me before you left?"

"..."

He thrust forward suddenly.

Using the momentum of getting up, he pulled out the jagged knife from his waist with his other hand. Then, gathering all his strength, he stepped forward and executed a solid "Mountain Split," putting almost all of his power into the strike towards the man's chest.

The man's hand shot out, fast and fierce, with a sense that it was impossible to avoid.

"Invulnerable to weapons?"

Having fought the demonic cultivators on Pingnan Road before, he had seen a Lord Shou who was invulnerable to weapons. However, that person used the Siming Sect's methods, using some kind of technique to make himself impervious to blades.

Little Red Tangerine jumped onto his neck and immediately broke the technique, but this felt completely different. Hu Ma immediately thought of the Drought Fiend he had eliminated. It was the same texture.

Hu Ma narrowed his eyes, reached for his waist, and said in a low voice, "No, I didn't hear anyone say to take you seriously..."

This was picked up while cleaning up the battlefield after eliminating those demonic cultivators on Pingnan Road. Most of the other items he picked up were already damaged and tattered, but this ruler was still intact. So Hu Ma carefully kept it and even asked Miss Red Wine how to use it.

Ji Tang glanced at Hu Ma's hand and laughed. "I, Ji Tang, am not so insignificant as to be ignored like that. They must have warned you, so let's skip the small talk."

He had originally wanted to stall for time, waiting for Miss Red Wine to make a move. After all, he was just bait, there was no reason for him to act personally.

But he didn't expect this guy to attack so decisively, so he didn't have time to think. The hand that had been stealthily reaching for his waist suddenly came out.

In that instant, Hu Ma felt an overwhelming pressure. The man was simply reaching out to grab him, but the force was powerful and the posture domineering, giving him the feeling that the sky above him was being blocked, as if it had suddenly turned dark.

This strike was made with all his might, but it didn't cut in. Instead, it made Hu Ma's hand ache slightly.

Hu Ma's pupils shrank sharply.

But strangely, he grabbed nothing, his fingers a few inches short, grabbing a handful of air in front of Hu Ma.

What he pulled out from his waist wasn't a knife, but a dark, dull ruler.

"Clang!"

Taking advantage of the opponent's missed grab, Hu Ma quickly pulled back.

As he spoke, he stretched out a large hand, actually grabbing towards the top of Hu Ma's head.

The moment the ruler appeared, there was a strange feeling in the surrounding area.

"Shopkeeper Xiao is not honest."

This guy who had stopped him, or rather, Ji Tang of the Beggar Gang, was even sturdier than that Drought Fiend.

"Craftsman Li's ruler?"

Just then, Ji Tang of the Beggar Gang, having taken a hit, didn't dodge or evade, but instead focused his eyes on the black ruler in Hu Ma's hand.

Realizing the reason, he suddenly stomped his foot, the immense force causing the surroundings to shake as if there was an earthquake. Hu Ma was a little unsteady on his feet, and the second strike he had prepared failed to materialize.

Ji Tang turned around and grabbed the overturned carriage on the ground. With a lift of both arms, the harness and reins were torn apart. Then, he roared and lifted the carriage high above his head, and was about to smash it down on Hu Ma.

"Not good!"

Hu Ma was startled.

This ruler of Craftsman Li's could influence people, making them misjudge distances and sizes, making it impossible to hit them with a knife.

He had used the Five Thunder Golden Toad Roar back then to directly kill him.

But this Ji Tang directly lifted the carriage and was about to smash it down.

The methods they chose were both overbearing, not caring about an inch or two.

Especially the astonishing strength the opponent was showing at this moment, made Hu Ma's scalp tingle. He was also a Shousui, but looking at this Shousui now, it was as if he was seeing someone from another sect.

Fierce and wild, with soaring malice, this was the first time he had encountered someone who could give him so much pressure in a head-on confrontation.

This was the skill of a Shousui after entering the Fu? (府)

"Swish!"

Just then, as Ji Tang raised the carriage, one of the two large baskets that had fallen to the side suddenly had its lid blown off, and a red figure floated out.

The red figure stretched out in the air, revealing a lithe and graceful figure.

She twirled in the air, her movements exuding an indescribable beauty. She extended her arm and hand, and a silver needle pierced into Ji Tang's back.

"Miss Red Wine?"

Hu Ma was shocked. He knew that Miss Red Wine must be following him and would strike at a crucial moment.

But he never expected her to crawl out of his basket...

Had she been hiding in his basket all this way?

Was the Acrobatics Sect so shameless?

But before the shock in his heart subsided, Ji Tang had a large acupoint on his back pierced by a silver needle, and he burst into great anger. Without smashing the carriage towards Hu Ma, he threw it to the side, and his body twisted strangely. His left hand suddenly reached back.

"Chih!"

His hand plunged into Miss Red Wine's abdomen and pulled out a handful of intestines.

"Ah?"

Hu Ma was frightened by the sudden scene.

But immediately after, his eyes blurred, and he suddenly realized that it wasn't Miss Red Wine, but a dummy made of straw wrapped in red cloth. What Ji Tang pulled out wasn't intestines, just a wad of straw.

Having his guts pulled out, she was still moving. She suddenly reached out and grabbed Ji Tang's shoulders, blocking his eyes. Behind him, another shadow suddenly flickered.

"Chih!"

The second silver needle pierced into Ji Tang's ribs, and the attacker was still Miss Red Wine.

Of course, it was also a fake.

Hu Ma had already realized that this was the shadow play of the Acrobatics Sect.

He had seen people from the Taltar Sect use it before, but the people from the Taltar Sect used human skin to make these things, and they weren't as flexible. Miss Red Wine used red cloth and straw to make them, and they were as nimble as real people.

"Swish," "Swish," "Swish," "Swish."

Red shadows flickered, and Miss Red Wine was constantly crawling out of the two large baskets that had fallen from the carriage.

All of them held silver needles, piercing towards the various acupoints on Ji Tang's body. Their movements were nimble, but also tinged with an air of strangeness.

Watching this scene, Hu Ma was amazed. When did so many dummies hide in his basket?

More importantly...

...Hu Ma's heart suddenly jumped. "Wait, where's my blood food?"

His two baskets were originally full of blood food, and not ordinary blood food, more precious than blood ginseng.

When did she replace the blood food in his basket with the objects of the Acrobatics Sect?

As he was thinking, he heard a rustling sound. Ji Tang was surrounded by so many "Miss Red Wines" all at once, and he didn't know how many silver needles were stuck in his body.

Some of these silver needles were accurately placed, some were not, but they had cut countless openings on his body and peeled off countless pieces of flesh. He, who seemed invulnerable to weapons, had become a bloody mess under these silver needles.

But he suddenly let out a muffled roar, his organs vibrating, his voice like a loud bell. Unlike Hu Ma, who had practiced unique skills, he simply used the power within his organs, along with a roar, to forcefully shake back these light and fluttering shadow puppets that were swirling around him.

Then, he squatted down, grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground, sprinkled it on his bloody wounds, looked around intently, and smiled in a low voice, "Lady Han?"

"Don't hide your head and tail. I knew you would take advantage of this Mingzhou shopkeeper's opportunity to kill me."

"You've always regarded me as a thorn in your side, how could you miss the chance?"

"But have you thought about it? Since you wanted to take this opportunity so badly to end my life, would I not want to end yours?"

"..."

"He guessed that Miss Red Wine followed along, did he also set up a trap to counter-kill?"

Hu Ma's heart jumped, realizing something. He quickly looked around, but found that there was no one in sight, and there didn't seem to be any ambush.

"Swish!"

But at the same time, before Ji Tang's laughter faded, he reached back and pulled out a knife from his waist. The blade was snow-white and extremely sharp, instantly swirling into a cloud of snow.

Immediately, red shadows were seen scattered. It was unknown how many "Miss Red Wines" were touched by the blade in his hand, scattered in pieces. At the same time, the subtle threads that were floating in the air, almost indistinguishable to the naked eye, were also broken.

And Ji Tang, waving the knife in his hand, cut the threads while wielding his knife towards a large tree on the side of the road. The knife was terrifyingly sharp.

Behind that large tree, the real Miss Red Wine was standing.

Her ten fingers were spread open, all wrapped with thin threads. It seemed that she had used these threads to control the shadow puppets from the basket.

But Ji Tang, holding a treasured knife, cut the threads, and took this opportunity to find her location.

He approached and slashed.

Hu Ma glanced and suddenly understood that this madman, this lunatic, had indeed guessed that Miss Red Wine would take this opportunity to kill him, and he also wanted Miss Red Wine's life.

So he prepared a backup plan, but it wasn't gathering a crowd for an ambush or anything, it was that he brought a knife.

For him, bringing a knife was already considered preparing a backup plan.

(End of Chapter)