Nine Chapters of Strange Cases

Chapter 82 Zhou Zhao is injured
Zhou Zhao smiled bitterly to herself. This man had asked her in prison back then if her sins could be redeemed.
Her answer was that you couldn't, that murderers must pay with their lives.

Clearly, this guy took her advice to heart. When Su Changying kidnapped Chen Qifu, he took advantage of the chaos to escape from prison and then went on to follow the mechanic.

Unexpectedly, despite her meticulous planning, she still managed to capsize in this ditch.

"Brother, what are you saying?"

As Zhou Zhao spoke, she already held the Green Fish Dagger in her hand. The more dangerous the moment, the clearer her mind became.

Her identity was most likely about to be exposed. Liu Huang, because he had always been with her, would find it difficult to clear his name, but Su Changying was different. When he was in Chang'an, he used the identity of Zhu Li, and this fellow had never seen her current appearance.

Su Changying was safe until the relationship between Zhu Li and Zhou Zhao was revealed.

So, he had to die before the strong man could open his mouth.

Upon hearing this, the burly man pounded on the wall even more violently. Zhou Zhao suspected that if he used any more force, he would knock down Qin Tianying's small farmhouse.

The hand that Zhou Zhao had pierced with coffin nails had clearly not been properly treated, and now it burst open again with the force of the pressure, bleeding profusely.

"I would recognize any member of the Zhou family even if they were reduced to ashes!"

The burly man's gaze at Zhou Zhao was exceptionally blatant, like a vulture circling in the wild spotting carrion.

Just then, the people inside heard the noise outside the door. Qin Tianying strolled out unhurriedly. Standing beside him was a gaunt middle-aged man who looked like a skeleton covered by a layer of skin. Zhou Zhao suspected that if he opened his mouth, he would make a clicking sound like a wooden switch.

This person must be the mechanic.

Qin Tianying glanced at Zhou Zhao indifferently, his expression as if he wanted to crush an ant that had disturbed his interest.

Some people are clearly evil spirits, yet they consider themselves gods.

"Yaoguang, kill Zhou Zhao."

Qin Tianying looked at Su Changying with a deep gaze.

Zhou Zhao's heart tightened. This old scoundrel really had eight hundred schemes in his mind, and even now he still wanted to test Su Changying.

Can't wait any longer.

Even if she's captured now, she won't die until the night of July 15th. If Su Changying is safe, then Ah Huang will still have a chance to be sent out of the city by him.

Zhou Zhao made up her mind, her eyes flashed, and she instantly shot out. Her face was calm as water, but the dagger in her hand was as fast as the wind. In an instant, it was already at the neck of the strong man. The strong man took the aggressive route and punched Zhou Zhao directly in the face.

"Lord, let me handle this. I have a personal grudge against the Zhou family of the Court of Justice!"

The burly man remained expressionless, and began shouting with extraordinary excitement.

Seeing all this, Su Changying instantly understood what Zhou Zhao was thinking. He had already drawn his sword and was staring intently at the scene. Qin Tianying, watching this, softened his expression.

That strong man was incredibly strong, strong enough to break through the wind!
Zhou Zhao felt her hair flying wildly, as if she were about to be blown back a step by the strong wind.

She leaned back to avoid the punch, but her hand seemed to have a mind of its own, plunging directly into the burly man's neck.

Using the force of falling backward, Zhou Zhao pulled sharply, and blood spurted out, splashing onto the yellow earthen wall and landing on Zhou Zhao's clothes.

She didn't bother to wipe her face, and suddenly straightened up and stepped back, a little blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.

She suddenly attacked, using a reckless fighting style. Although she landed a blow on her opponent, she was inevitably hit by the force of the punch and suffered a minor internal injury.

The burly man's eyes were wide open, his gaze filled with resentment.

He simply couldn't believe that he had died like this, without even having a chance to tell Zhou Zhao his name.

Damn it!
If I had known, he wouldn't have come to Tianying City. The small farmhouse was silent. Tian Shu, who was standing closest to the burly man, had blood splattered all over her face. She took out a handkerchief and angrily wiped the blood off her face, stomping her foot. "Zhou Zhao, so you were the spy hiding in my Tianying City! No wonder Zhao Yizhou was like a mad dog, chasing after us and biting us."

"So it was you who passed the message to them! You lackey of the imperial court, the traitor of Tianying City."

As Tian Shu spoke, he slammed the handkerchief in his hand to the ground and roared, "Brothers and sisters, if it weren't for the harsh laws created by these damned Legalists, would we have to leave our homes and hide here?"

"In the past, only those damned officials could decide our life and death with a wave of their hand. Today, it's our turn to decide the life and death of the sons of the Minister of Justice!"

As Tian Shu spoke, he lunged forward and launched a fierce attack on Zhou Zhao.

Zhou Zhao did not offer any explanation. From the moment the burly man revealed her identity, given Qin Tianying's suspicious nature, there was no room for maneuver in this matter.

Thinking it over, she didn't hesitate to stab Tian Shu with the Green Fish Dagger. Tian Shu was highly skilled in martial arts and had extremely agile movements, far superior to the clumsy strong man from before. It wouldn't be so easy for her to kill her with one blow.

Seeing that Zhou Zhao aimed for her neck with every move, Tian Shu couldn't help but smile contemptuously and dodged the attacks. However, her smile froze on her face before it could fully open.

Oh no! It's a feint!

Where did Zhou Zhao go?!

As she was thinking, she felt a breeze behind her, and then screamed, "My arm!"

She was horrified to discover that Zhou Zhao's bluefish dagger was so sharp it could cut a hair in two; with a single, effortless slash, it severed her entire right arm!
The hand fell to the ground, leaving another pool of blood in Qin Tianying's courtyard!
Zhou Zhao held the dagger, his eyes filled with endless killing intent, and everyone present felt a chill run down their spines.

Kill crazy!

"My arm!" Tian Shu screamed and fell to the ground. At this moment, she had long forgotten her noblewoman image and was wailing while clutching her arm with her other hand.

Zhou Zhao was extremely calm at this moment. The more hall masters of the seven inner halls died, the safer she would be, because Qin Tianying would need a vigorous and good sacrifice tomorrow night.

Her gaze grew increasingly sharp, and the azure light in her hand was already swung towards Su Changying, who was now closest to her.

She was betting, one, two, three...

Just as the blue light reached Su Changying, Qin Tianying, who had been standing on the steps watching coldly, suddenly moved. With a flick of his sleeve, he was behind Zhou Zhao in an instant, and Zhou Zhao's pupils shrank sharply.

What a great speed!

That old scoundrel Tianying is truly too strong!

Zhou Zhao felt a sharp pain in her shoulder as Qin Tianying's fingers gripped her tightly, instantly leaving five bloody holes in her shoulder.

Su Changying's sword trembled, and she was about to act to save Zhou Zhao, but she was stopped by her eyes.

Su Changying felt his breath catch in his throat, and he gripped his other hand so tightly that it drew blood.

Zhou Zhao slightly shook her sleeve, and three of her ten fingers folded back, leaving seven hanging down.

He wanted to save Ah Huang.

She ventured deep into the lion's den; perhaps she could uncover the secret of the seventh mechanism pillar.

Qin Tianying abruptly withdrew his hand, then with a flick of his sleeve, Zhou Zhao felt as if she were a kite with a broken string, crashing into the bamboo fence on the side of the farmhouse. She rolled several times before her back slammed against a large rock, and she coughed up a mouthful of blood…

"Yuheng, Tianquan, arrest her. Xu Yuan, take Tianshu to Tianji Hall to find someone to treat her."

As Qin Tianying spoke, he put his hands behind his back and looked at the mechanic on the steps. "I'm sorry to have startled you. Your servant is dead. How about I replace him with another one?"

The mechanic chuckled, looking at the burly man's corpse with a hint of disdain. "Just a beast of burden. If it dies, we can just replace it with another one."