304: 187 Trample 304: 187 Trample Fang Zhixing climbed up a large tree, activated his Red Blood Pupil, and surveyed the entire Tingyu Pavilion.
This mansion, resembling a villa, was not as large in size as Yixiang House.
Fang Zhixing saw plumes of Qi-Blood bursting out from various parts of the estate.
The most powerful plume was emanating from the second-floor loft located in the center of the back courtyard.
Judging by the layout of the mansion, under normal circumstances, the person who lived in that loft would usually be the master of the house.
Fang Zhixing gently landed on the ground and, looking at the pale-faced man in yellow, instructed, “You go back now and report, telling Shen Zhiyue that you have already killed me, but only you survived.”
The man in yellow hesitated, “Aren’t you afraid I’ll report the truth and betray you?”
Fang Zhixing responded, “If Shen Zhiyue continues to pursue me after this, you will be the first one I kill.”
The man in yellow was terrified and repeatedly assured, “Rest assured, I won’t joke with my own life.”
He bowed deeply, covering his blood-drenched severed arm, and turned to run towards the front gate.
Xigou watched him leave and blinked, “This guy will definitely betray you when he sees Shen Zhiyue, why are you letting him go back alive?”
Fang Zhixing’s eyes were blood-red as he followed the man in yellow with his gaze, and he smiled softly, “I need him to help me lock on to Shen Zhiyue’s location.”
Xigou was at first stunned but then quickly came to a realization.
After all, Tingyu Pavilion was not a small place; Shen Zhiyue could be in any one of the rooms.
If Fang Zhixing and he were to infiltrate and fumble around in the dark, there was no telling how long it would take to find him.
A misstep and Shen Zhiyue could slip away.
But with the man in yellow leading the way, Fang Zhixing could effortlessly find him.
“Good idea!”
Xigou couldn’t help but be impressed; Fang Zhixing’s mind worked quickly.
Leaving a survivor to precisely lock onto Shen Zhiyue’s location, who would have thought of that!
The man in yellow soon knocked on the main door of Tingyu Pavilion, looked back at the pitch-black street, and quickly walked inside.
He made his way deep into the mansion and, with utmost speed, arrived outside the second-floor loft at the center of the back courtyard.
At that moment, the loft was brightly lit and laughter from women could be heard from inside.
The man in yellow stood outside the door for a moment.
Soon, a tall-faced young man opened the door, and upon seeing the injured state of the man in yellow, he was startled.
Without a word, the man in yellow hurriedly entered and looked around.
Inside the bedroom, there were four attractive women, their clothes disheveled, lying on a large bed, playing with each other, reveling with abandon.
Shen Zhiyue lay naked among the four beauties, his face full of enjoyment.
“Master, something terrible has happened!”
The man in yellow kneeled on one knee, extremely flustered, and urgently said, “Hall Master and the others have all been killed by Zhang Changji!”
“What?!”
Shen Zhiyue abruptly sat up, shoving away the beauty on top of him, disbelief coloring his face as he exclaimed, “Feng Jinghui is dead?
He was at the Fifth Beasts Realm!”
The man in yellow continued, “That Zhang Changji is terrifyingly powerful, and he has a…”
Before he could finish, whoosh!
An unexpected arrow struck, piercing the man in yellow’s neck.
He collapsed sideways, his head hitting the ground as a gush of blood choked out of his mouth and splattered onto Shen Zhiyue’s legs.
Shen Zhiyue looked down at the man in yellow and his eyes widened in shock.
“Ah!”
A scream suddenly pierced the air!
Shen Zhiyue looked up just in time to see the tall-faced young man clutching his chest as he fell backwards, an arrow stuck deep in his heart.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The sound of arrows breaking through the air was incessant.
Shen Zhiyue, his face a mix of horror and consternation, turned to see another young man also hit by an arrow, falling rigidly.
An arrow was lodged in his mouth, piercing through the back of his head.
The four beauties attending to him were also struck by arrows, each hit fatally, and died on the spot.
In an instant, everyone in the loft was killed, leaving only Shen Zhiyue alive.
“Mere arrows can’t harm me!”
Shen Zhiyue’s expression turned dark, his muscles tensed violently, and his skin faintly turned to a dark, black-metallic color, with a subtle sheen.
Arrows shot in from different directions, through doors, windows—the assassins were surely not limited to a single shooter outside.
“I’m surrounded…”
Shen Zhiyue quickly blew out the candles in the room.
The room plunged into total darkness.
Right after, the arrows suddenly stopped.
Shen Zhiyue felt no panic as he grabbed the treasure sword beside the bed, poised for action.
However, what puzzled him was that from beginning to end, not a single arrow had been aimed at him.
The night outside was tranquil, darkness swallowing everything in its vicinity.
Shen Zhiyue’s brow furrowed tightly, his mind filled with suspicion and alarm.
He predicted that the enemies were scattered around the loft, within a radius of twenty or thirty meters.
If he rushed out, he might encounter unexpected peril.
If that’s the case, it would be better to secure the attic and respond to changes with constancy.
With this in mind, Shen Zhiyue quickly hid in the darkest part of the room, concealing himself.
The moonlight was faint, casting a thin frost on the ground as it shone through the door.
Suddenly, a pair of large feet stepped into the doorway!
Shen Zhiyue held his breath and immediately looked up intently.
That one look set his heart to clench.
The newcomer was clothed in black with a masked face, had a burly figure, carrying a heavy broadsword, and his eyes, a glint of blood-red.
Just by locking gaze with those blood-red pupils, Shen Zhiyue felt an unstoppable chill rising from the depths of his heart, his skin crawling.
“Has this person awakened some kind of Pupil Power?”
Shen Zhiyue’s face was taut as he stepped out from the darkness.
Because the person with opened eyes had easily discovered his hiding place.
In front of the special Pupil Power, hiding was meaningless.
Shen Zhiyue, true to being an elite of his clan, quickly adjusted his mindset and devoted himself entirely to combat readiness.
“Who are you?”
Shen Zhiyue drew his sword from its sheath, pointing it at Fang Zhixing.
In the darkness, all he could see were a pair of blood-colored pupils, especially since Fang Zhixing was dressed in night attire.
Fang Zhixing replied indifferently, “If you can withstand one chop from me, then I’ll let you die with understanding.”
“Arrogant!”
Shen Zhiyue laughed in anger, “Who do you think you are, and who do you think I am?”
In his fury, Shen Zhiyue released a terrifying ferociousness, violently bursting forth, his hair standing on end in his wake.
“Shen Family’s Inherited Divine Skill, Broken Water Sword Skill!”
The long sword flowed like water, swinging obliquely, dragging the might of a sword that could sever rivers!
Fang Zhixing sneered, holding the broadsword with one hand, swung it around, and executed a vertical chop!
No technique, just a simple and crude chop!
Crack~
Shen Zhiyue’s arm trembled, suddenly stopping, his entire body stiffened, frozen in place as if locked.
His eyes trembled slightly, staring fixedly at his own long sword.
It broke!
The long sword had been chopped in two!
To think his sword with the power to sever a river, regarded as extraordinary by Heavenly People, was reduced to a futile attempt, thoroughly defeated.
“Is that, a Third Level Treasure Saber?!”
Shen Zhiyue quickly realized something, deeply moved, an indescribable unease flooding his heart.
His own sword was no common blade, but a Second Level Upper Grade treasure sword.
It was a birthday gift from his mother, congratulating him on breaking through to the Four Beasts Realm.
“Hmm, you possess more than a hundred thousand jin of Qi strength, quite impressive indeed,” Fang Zhixing commented blandly, hands on the hilt of his saber.
A horizontal cut!
Thud!
Shen Zhiyue’s body trembled, his waist dislocated, blood gushing like a fountain.
His body split in half, toppling in two directions.
Ultimately, he ended up facedown, butt-up.
“You, you…”
Shen Zhiyue spat blood from his mouth, his face etched with disbelief, his eyes reflecting unwillingness, rage, and resentment.
Gradually, his eyes lost all light, every emotion morphing into despair.
Fang Zhixing lifted his foot, stepped on Shen Zhiyue’s face, a harsh trample!
Bang~
After that, Fang Zhixing quickly rummaged through the belongings and then knocked over the oil lamp, starting a fire.
Soon after, Xigou ran back, transmitting his voice, “I made a round inside the mansion and took care of the others.”
Fang Zhixing nodded, no longer hesitant, quickly leaving Tingyu Pavilion.
Then, he and Xigou immediately headed for the residence of Green Peony.
Green Peony had once witnessed Fang Zhixing being besieged; just to be safe, it was best to silence her.
Once they arrived at Green Peony’s home, they found it in disarray, with all the wardrobes wide open.
“The scent is strong, Green Peony definitely came back here not long ago,” Xigou sniffed around and stated with certainty.
Fang Zhixing looked around and commented, “All the gold and jewelry are gone, all the valuables have been taken, Green Peony must have sensed something wrong and fled early.”
“She ran?!”
Xigou was astounded and wondered, “Could she have anticipated that we were coming to kill her?”
Fang Zhixing shook his head, “Not necessarily, she might be fleeing from the people of the Five Beasts Hall.”