Nine Chapters of Strange Cases

Chapter 286 Battle Against Godfather
"Father, those who do many unrighteous deeds will surely perish."

Upon hearing Zhou Zhao call out the words "godfather," Li Tingwei's expression remained unchanged. He still appeared kind and approachable, as if Zhou Zhao were merely a junior making a fuss.

Zhou Zhao looked at his godfather's chest and chuckled softly.

I don't know if you've ever heard the saying, "An eye for an eye." My advice to you is, stop using your inner strength.

As Zhou Zhao spoke, his subordinates did not seem to be in a relaxed mood.

Her sudden leap from the coffin had indeed caught Li Tingwei off guard, but his martial arts skills far surpassed hers. The dagger tore his robes, but it only barely scratched his skin, far from delivering the fatal blow she had envisioned.

The more Zhou Zhao fought with her, the more he felt that his adoptive father's martial arts skills were unfathomable.

Fortunately, she didn't act rashly. If it were just her, Su Changying, and Ah Huang, they would have been easy prey for her godfather and would have been killed without a doubt.

Zhou Zhao glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that Jing Yi, Tian Quan, and Xu Yuan had already joined up with A Huang. Together they had captured Fan Fuma, and he felt a little relieved.

Fan Lishen, finally regaining his senses, shouted, "Ah Zhao, Ah Huang, what's going on? Why are you arresting my father? My father couldn't possibly be plotting rebellion!"

Zhou Zhao did not answer Fan Lishen's question. The incense in the room was still burning, emitting a strong smell.

Li Tingwei's hand gripping the longsword stiffened, and his expression finally changed. "The incense is poisonous and will prevent people from using their internal energy! You should take the antidote beforehand."

He was a little surprised when he came in. How much incense and candles did the Zhou family buy? They must be keeping vigil here all night, and they'd be smoked into cured meat.

Unexpectedly, this was a huge investment made out of fear that he wouldn't be able to get poisoned.

With this amount, let alone him, even if a cow came today, it would be poisoned.

Li Tingwei thought for a moment, then sneered, "Zhou Zhao, Su Changying, you dare to attack officials of the court without any evidence. I think you are the traitors."

As he spoke, his eyes glanced toward the doorway.

Suddenly, Li Tingwei felt a sharp pain in his back. He turned around abruptly and saw the identical twin old men staring at him expressionlessly. Their eyes appeared green in the night, just like Zhou Zhao's dagger, giving off an ominous and frightening feeling.

When the old man on the left saw him turn around, he suddenly pulled out the long sword that was stuck in his shoulder blade and spoke coldly.

His voice was hoarse, as if he hadn't spoken for many years. "What kind of skill is it to bully a little kid? The fact that you can fight the four of us without being at a disadvantage is the biggest problem. We are here on orders to capture the traitor. If you don't surrender, don't blame us for being impolite."

Li Tingwei looked at the two old men, his pupils suddenly contracted, and his kind and amiable face instantly turned cold.

His entire aura changed, becoming like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, exceptionally sinister.

Standing to the side, Jingyi couldn't help but shiver as she looked at him.

The dagger in his hand twitched slightly; he wished he could pull it out again and stab himself in the thigh.

Li Tingwei sneered, "Zhou Zhao faked his death, Su Changying pretended to be controlled, and now even His Majesty's personal guards have come. It's truly a grand scheme."

As Li Tingwei spoke, he forcibly used his internal energy. He felt a sweet taste in his throat, and his blood and qi surged wildly through his body.

His eyes turned cold, and he pressed several acupoints on his body. Suddenly, the longsword in his hand split in two, becoming two swords. He abruptly turned to the side, and without regard for anything else, he thrust the longsword in his hand towards Zhou Zhao's throat.

Zhou Zhao knew inwardly that something was wrong. This guy wanted to break through the encirclement of the four people and had chosen her, the weakest one with injuries, to create an opening from her side.

As she thought about it, her eyes flickered, and she gave Ah Huang, who was poised to pounce, a look.

Then she suddenly flipped backward and hid behind the coffin. At the same time, Ah Huang raised the head of the coffin and smashed it heavily towards Li Tingwei, who was coming with a sword.

The coffin was heavy, and it usually required eight strong men to carry it.

But Ah Huang was born with superhuman strength, and he lifted it up without any effort.

The coffin crashed straight down on Li Tingwei, turning upside down as if to cover his entire body inside.

Li Tingwei sneered, "A petty trick!"

Ignoring him, Zhou Zhao took advantage of the coffin blocking Li Tingwei's view, and with a sliding tackle, her arm, using the shadow of the coffin, plunged directly into Li Tingwei's instep. Li Tingwei had one hand to split open the coffin and the other to deal with Su Changying and the other two, so he couldn't concentrate on dealing with Zhou Zhao.

He raised his foot to try to avoid it, but Zhou Zhao had already anticipated his prediction.

As the coffin was cleaved open, Zhou Zhao's dagger pierced directly through the instep of his foot.

Zhou Zhao landed a blow and immediately rolled away, moving out of danger before Li Tingwei's longsword reached her neck. Just as Li Tingwei's attention was focused on her, A Huang, using the fragments of the coffin as leverage, swung his broadsword fiercely at her.

effective.

Zhou Zhao glanced at Su Changying. Her martial arts style was one of speed and the other of power. The two of them could cooperate to harass the enemy, making him use light and heavy attacks, and buy time for the poison in Li Tingwei's body to take effect, so that he would have less and less internal energy available.

Su Changying and the two imperial guards took the lead in the attack, as the saying goes, "many ants can kill an elephant."

With so many people on the scene, even if they used a rotation tactic, they could wear Li Tingwei down.

As Zhou Zhao thought about it, she swayed her body, lightly stepped onto Su Changying's shoulder, and then suddenly flipped in the air, thrusting downwards towards Li Tingwei.

No matter how skilled Li Tingwei was, he only had two hands. He tried to dodge with a flash, but this movement revealed an opening to Su Changying. Although the opening was fleeting, Su Changying seized it and thrust his long sword through Li Tingwei's chest.

Li Tingwei's breath hitched, and his gaze toward Su Changying became unusually deep.

"The three of you fighting together are indeed far more powerful than fighting alone. If I could have done it back then, I would have kidnapped Zhou Zhao as well."

He had trained many spies who had killed countless people, but he had never seen anyone work so well together as Zhou Zhao, Su Changying, and Liu Huang.

They're like they have the same brain.

No, Zhou Zhao is their head. They use Zhou Zhao's head when they fight.

As Li Tingwei thought about it, he felt that the internal energy he could use was getting less and less. He thought to himself that something was wrong. "If I had all my internal energy, none of the four of you would be a match for me."

Zhou Zhao scoffed, "If it were useful... if I were the father, I wouldn't have given birth to you in the first place."