What a lucky world!

Chapter 27 Li Er: I bet you didn’t dodge!
Early in the morning, Zhang Mu ate a big meal in the kitchen.

There is no other way. Practicing the Broken Star Step all night consumes too much internal energy.

Zhang Mu took a sharp bite of the pheasant leg, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it. The Qi and blood energy from the pheasant leg was absorbed by several acupoints on the Shaoyin Heart Meridian of the Hand, transformed into internal energy, and then transported to the empty acupoints, becoming the cost of Zhang Mu's martial arts.

No wonder I heard that when the escort team is escorting goods, if they encounter a battle, they must have a big meal after the battle, and the escort agency will pay for it. This is entirely for the purpose of maintaining combat effectiveness.

"Brother Mu, congratulations..." The chef in the kitchen had become familiar with Zhang Mu during this period. Seeing Zhang Mu wolfing down his food, he smiled and said, "You've become a warrior so quickly. Maybe you'll become a escort leader in the future..."

The leaders of Yuanwei Escort Agency are all masters with cultivation levels above the seventh level of Tongmai Realm.

"Thank you for your kind words, but we still have to take one step at a time, just like eating a meal one step at a time, right?" Zhang Mu wiped his mouth and said, "Master Hu, how much silver is this?"

He is now a warrior, so he no longer has the benefit of free lunch in the outer courtyard, and he has to pay for eating in the kitchen.

"Hey, what are you talking about..." Master Hu pretended to be unhappy and said, "You've become a warrior, so what's wrong with me, Old Hu, treating you to a meal?"

Zhang Mu glanced at Fatty Hu with his eyes slanted and smiled: "Oh, Master Hu invited me?"

"He's treating me like shit!" A cook came in with a basket of vegetables, scolding with a smile, "Chunxi from the Flower Hall came over to say hello. She said all your meals in the kitchen lately are being charged to the Flower Hall account. Old Hu, you dare even claim Madam Zhuang's favor?"

"You woman, I said I would treat Brother Mu to a meal, but I didn't say it was this meal..." Old Hu hurriedly explained.

The cook ignored him and placed the basket of vegetables in front of a young apprentice who was staring at Zhang Mu in a trance. She smiled and said, "Stop staring at him. Go wash this basket of vegetables."

"Hey!" The apprentice came to his senses and quickly ran away with the vegetables.

Zhang Mu smiled. As the youngest new warrior, he was almost becoming the idol of these apprentices.

"Okay, since you don't have to pay, I'll be leaving first..." Zhang Mu said goodbye and was about to leave the kitchen when the cook called him back, "Brother Mu, Chunxi said you've been practicing hard these past few days. You don't need to come to the kitchen for dinner. I'll have my apprentice bring it to you."

"Thank you..." Zhang Mu smiled and agreed.

……

With the joy of having eaten and drunk his fill, Zhang Mu returned to the guest room courtyard, but he stopped immediately at the door and became alert.

His Zhenwu destiny was activated at this time, making him realize that there was someone in his courtyard.

After a moment, he breathed a sigh of relief and walked into the courtyard.

"Brother Mu, you're back..." A pretty and bright maid called out shyly when she saw Zhang Mu returning.

It was Chunxi, Madam Zhuang’s personal maid.

"Sister Chunxi..." Zhang Mu bowed.

"Don't call me sister. I don't deserve it." Chunxi saw this and made a blessing gesture. "Just call me Chunxi like everyone else."

Zhang Mu didn't respond, but asked, "Do you have something to talk to me about?"

"Yes!" Chunxi nodded, took out a document from his sleeve and handed it to Zhang Mu, "This is the contract of the escort agency. Madam asked me to show it to you."

Zhang Mu then remembered that Zhuang Xiaomeng had said yesterday that the previous contract between him and the escort agency had expired. He was now a warrior, so he would sign a new contract.

Zhang Mu picked up the contract and looked at it carefully.

This contract stipulated that Zhang Mu would voluntarily sign up to join the Yuanwei Escort Agency as a escort, also known as a "porter," with a monthly salary of ten taels of silver for a period of five years. If he were to advance to the fourth or seventh rank, his contracts as escort master and escort leader would be renewed, respectively.

In addition, it is also stipulated that Zhang Mu can obtain contributions from the escort agency by completing the tasks assigned by the escort agency, and use the contributions to exchange for martial arts, elixirs and other benefits from the escort agency.

The contract was written in great detail, and generally the terms were very generous.

It was already a matter of agreement, so after reading it, Zhang Mu asked, "I have no problem. Where do I sign?"

Chunxi produced a box of ink pads like a magician and said with a smile, "Just press your handprint."

Zhang Mu nodded, pressed his fingerprint on the contract, kept a copy for himself, and returned the remaining copy to Chunxi.

Chunxi put the contract away, then took out a silver ingot from his sleeve and handed it to Zhang Mu, saying, "This is what Madam told me. She said it's the reward for you opening the ninth acupoint."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Mu immediately laughed and quickly reached out to take the silver ingot.

Suddenly, a wisp of white gas emerged from the silver ingot and hit Zhang Mu's eyebrows.

"Okay, I'm going back." Chunxi waved his hand and left Zhang Mu's courtyard.

After watching Chunxi go away, Zhang Mu walked back to the stone table and sat down.

You can try out your combat power after you get the product.

Zhang Mu immediately closed his eyes and entered the Tianbang space.

Only about five minutes later, Zhang Mu opened his eyes with a gloomy face.

Lost!

Third place, Sun Xiaozhuang, has reached the first level of Tongmai realm and wields a knife.

Zhang Mu knew him. He was originally a security guard for a family. Because he was so audacious that he wanted to do something inappropriate to the hostess, he was arrested and taken to the government office. After he was released, he hung around Wuren Lane and became a rogue.

But Zhang Mu couldn't beat him in the Heavenly Ranking.

The main reason why he couldn't win was that Zhang Mu didn't master the martial arts. His punches didn't have enough killing power on the opponent. On the contrary, the opponent's swordsmanship was very sharp, forcing Zhang Mu to rely on the Broken Star Step to dodge.

But after using the Broken Star Step too much, Zhang Mu's internal energy was not enough. He was not paying attention and was hit in the neck by Sun Xiaozhuang, and lost the duel.

"I need to practice the Broken Star Step more and solve the problem with the killer as soon as possible. I also need to exchange it for a martial arts book on fighting methods." Zhang Mu made a secret decision in his heart, stood up immediately, and started practicing the Broken Star Step again.

……

In the blink of an eye, the sun sets and the moon rises, and the day has passed.

At the back door of Yuanwei Escort Agency, a young man poked his head out and looked outside.

If Zhang Mu were here, he would definitely recognize that this was the young apprentice who was sent by the cook to wash vegetables in the morning.

The young man waited for a while, and a masked figure approached quietly and suddenly appeared in front of him.

"grown ups……"

"Let's talk inside!" The figure flashed and squeezed into the back door, which was quickly closed.

Behind the door, the figure took off the mask, revealing a terrifying face with only one eye.

It was Li Er.

"Sir, how is my wife?" the young apprentice asked anxiously.

"Don't worry, mother and child are safe." Li Er said softly, "Have you found out what I want?"

"Well... Zhang Mu lives in Lumingyuan in the east. Here is the map." As he said this, he was about to take something out of his arms, but was grabbed by Li Er.

Li Er looked at the other person and said coldly, "You come with me!" "Huh?" The young apprentice's legs went limp. "I...I'm going too?"

"Hmph, how would I know if you've snitched?" Li Er said fiercely. "Besides, what if we run into guards along the way? If you come with me, we'll have some cover. If anything happens to me, you'll be the first to die, and your wife will be dead too."

"No... no... no, I haven't told anyone." The young apprentice said quickly, "I'll take you there, I'll take you there."

Li Er then released his hand and said, "Lead the way."

The young man turned around trembling and walked forward, and Li Er hurriedly followed.

……

In the dark night, Li Er followed closely behind the young man, with the long knife in his hand against the young man's back. He only needed to push it forward lightly to end the other person's life.

Doesn’t Li Er know that it’s dangerous in the escort agency?

Doesn’t Li Er know that with his second-grade Tongmai cultivation, if he is discovered by the escort agency, he will definitely die?

He knows it all.

Then why did he break in?
Because there is no time!

The fox demon only gave him fifteen days, and it was already the thirteenth day.

He also had to reserve time to leave the city and contact the fox demon.

So he was anxious!

If Zhang Mu really stayed in the escort agency for a few days without coming out, he would have died of the poison without Zhang Mu having to do anything.

If Zhang Mu set a trap to lure the snake out of its hole, he would have no choice but to fall for it, and the result would be death.

If he wants to survive, he can only seek survival from death.

He wanted to go deep into the tiger's den and assassinate Zhang Mu directly.

His confidence came from the last time he killed Zhang Mu. He saw clearly that Zhang Mu was just an ordinary person who had not yet reached the rank.

As long as I can get close to him, I can take his life silently.

Now he can only gamble.

Fortunately, the escort agency was large and the patrol density was not high. In addition, the young apprentice was very familiar with the road, so it only took a little effort for them to reach the guest room area.

"Sir, there's no one in the first two courtyards. Zhang Mu lives in the third courtyard."

Li Er nodded, and the next moment, he reached out to cover the young apprentice's mouth and scratched his neck hard. The young apprentice's body went limp and he looked at Li Er in disbelief.

Li Er didn't care at all. Instead, he dragged the young apprentice's body to a hidden corner, then crouched down and walked towards the yard where Zhang Mu was.

……

Zhang Mu was still practicing the Broken Star Step in the yard at this time. With repeated practice, his mastery of the Broken Star Step had gradually matured, and the coordination between his body and internal breath had gradually become perfect.

Just as he was about to go back to sleep, he suddenly stopped.

Zhenwu's fate is different, he realizes that there is someone outside the wall.

Sneaking around in the middle of the night is not a good thing!

Zhang Mu immediately hid behind a big tree in the yard and raised his alert to the maximum.

Soon, he saw a masked figure entering his courtyard.

The masked man was walking towards the house with a knife in his hand, but suddenly stopped and turned his head to look behind the big tree where Zhang Mu was hiding.

He sensed the fox demon's evil aura.

"Want to hide?" A fierce look flashed in Li Erdu's eyes. After he suddenly rushed towards the big tree, he suddenly attacked with incredible speed. In the blink of an eye, he rushed in front of Zhang Mu and almost saw Zhang Mu's surprised expression.

"Go to hell!" Li Er swung the cold knife in his hand and cut towards Zhang Mu's throat.

The second-grade Tongmai realm, face to face, took the initiative.

The advantage is mine!

Li Er really couldn't think of any reason why he couldn't kill Zhang Mu!
But soon, Zhang Mu gave him a reason.

Zhang Mu's mind moved, and he activated the Star-Breaking Step that he had already mastered. He teleported half a meter to the side and avoided the blade.

I dodge!

In the blink of an eye, Li Er was stunned and swung his knife again.

At this time, Zhang Mu launched the second step.

I'll dodge again!
Li Er shook his wrist and thrust his long knife forward.

Zhang Mu's third step was also launched at the same time.

I'm still dodging!
Three consecutive attacks, three consecutive flashes, all happened in a flash.

In just two blinks of an eye, Zhang Mu had already distanced himself from Li Er. Zhang Mu had experience fighting against warriors on the Tianji Ranking, so without hesitation, he turned around and ran, shouting as he ran—

"Killing!"

Seeing this, Li Er knew that he was exposed. He no longer cared about reporting to the fox demon. He just wanted to capture Zhang Mu as a hostage, so he rushed towards Zhang Mu again.

But Zhang Mu had already caught his breath at this time, and quickly launched the Star-Breaking Step again!

"Whoosh", "whoosh", "whoosh"!
Three flashes!
Li Er: (_)
Damn it, that’s too much!

After more than ten days, have you achieved the level?
Are you TM proficient in this kind of martial arts?
Where can Li Er go to seek justice?

Li Er took a deep breath, jumped up suddenly and pounced on Zhang Mu. At this moment, catching Zhang Mu was his only hope to survive tonight.

But the next moment, there was a sound of breaking through the air, and a dart came from the front and directly pierced Li Er's shoulder. The huge force brought him backwards, and then he fell heavily to the ground.

He looked up and saw Zhang Mu pointing at him and shouting at a group of people rushing towards him: "That's him!"

"He's the killer!"

At this moment, Li Er realized that he had lost the bet.

A tear streamed from his one eye.

Please, be a human being.

kill you?
Can you be killed?
A killer? I'm not worthy...

(End of this chapter)