Promise!

Chapter 119, Chain Reaction

'Gan Lin's mother, you promised to give me guidance, how can you use more people to teach me less?'

Before Dong Pei could even start cursing, he saw Zhuang Jin's figure, leaving a series of afterimages in the moonlight, rushing towards him with incredible speed.

'This speed...how is that possible?!'

His face was full of disbelief, but he had no time to think about it, because Zhuang Jin had already come in front of him and struck out with his palm.

boom!
Dong Pei took the blow head-on, staggering back several steps, the blue tiles beneath his feet shattering into pieces.

"Master Dong, again!"

Zhuang Jin made the first move, immediately unleashing her full power with the Swift Wind Step to seize the initiative and gain the upper hand, relentlessly pressing forward.

Bang bang bang bang... Boom!

Zhuang Jin moved with lightning speed, each move expansive and powerful, striking directly at Dong Pei's weaknesses. Under the bright moonlight, his figure appeared in all directions, as if he had created multiple clones. Several Zhuang Jins were attacking him, directly suppressing Dong Pei. After more than ten moves, he suddenly delivered a heavy palm strike from above, slamming Dong Pei down from the rooftop and crashing him to the ground.

When Liu Licheng caught up and saw this scene, he was completely stunned. He didn't expect Zhuang Jin to be so fierce. Judging from the situation, even in a one-on-one fight, Zhuang Jin would not lose!

However, who would complain about having a greater advantage? Such a golden opportunity is perfect for kicking someone when they're down and giving them a good beating when they're down!

Swish!
His sudden movement put Dong Pei at a complete disadvantage, leaving him only able to parry hastily and powerless to retaliate.

After dozens of attacks from the two, Dong Pei was already in dire straits. He managed to escape by taking a blow to the back, and with a leap, he quickly retreated into the distance: "Very well, Zhuang Jin, and Liu Licheng... I, Dong, will remember this grudge!"

Zhuang Jin looked at Liu Licheng.

"Don't chase poor bandits."

Liu Licheng shook his head: "Our Shen family and the Medicine King Gang have a tacit understanding. So far, no one at the Seven Classics level has died in battle in the north of the city. Once we start, we can't stop... Moreover, Dong Pei is also a veteran Seven Classics expert. If we really try to kill him, one of us will be seriously injured in the counterattack."

"That makes sense." Zhuang Jin nodded slightly.

It was his first time working with Liu Licheng, so it was impossible for them to have great chemistry. They didn't have the kind of trust that would lead them to entrust each other with their lives, and they were worried that the other might be too careful at the crucial moment. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for Dong Pei to escape with only one blow.

If you're on guard and I'm cautious, in this situation, if we were to force a kill, there's a high probability that one of us would be seriously injured in a counterattack.

"Furthermore, as Liu Licheng said, there's no precedent for a seventh-rank official dying in battle in the north of the city. Killing Dong Pei will break this security environment and drag other ward-guarding officials down with him... While I might be riding high, what will they think? They'll likely face a united front against me and target me."

The one who started this will have no descendants!
……

Dong Pei was wounded and fled, sending a signal for his men to retreat ahead of schedule. This disrupted the plan and exposed a flaw. Zhuang Jin's Dongqiaowu and Liu Licheng's Pingshuibo would not let this opportunity pass. They seized the chance, pursued relentlessly, and achieved considerable success.

A street.

Gao Shi and two other martial artists were cornered. As the two martial artists who had passed the first and second levels of martial arts died, he was also surrounded and attacked by two squad leaders, and was in grave danger.

Gao Shi gritted his teeth, preparing to risk his life to replace one of them.

"Wait, capture this man alive!" Qian Wende recognized Gao Shi and, thinking Zhuang Jin might be useful, quickly gave the order. ...

At the rear of the Medicine King Gang's base, Dong Pei reunited with his retired subordinates.

A junior incense master of the Six Classics reported: "Master Dong, the retreat was hasty, resulting in the loss of a junior incense master of the Fourth Classic and sixteen martial artists of the First to Third Classics... The martial artists of Dongqiaowu and Pingshuibo were also very cautious, stopping after occupying three streets, without recklessly scattering to pursue, and unable to find an opportunity..."

"It was just a casual move to begin with, so if it doesn't work out, so be it... cough cough!" Dong Pei said, coughing violently, his handkerchief covering his mouth stained with a bright red stain.

This was caused by the palm strike he received from Zhuang Jin earlier when he tried to escape.

To be honest, he showed up in front of Zhuang Jin and Liu Licheng for two reasons. First, to hold them back and prevent them from giving orders, and to see if the Shen family's warriors would become reckless and scattered because they were having a good time, giving them an opportunity. Second, he considered that Zhuang Jin was a young man who had recently broken through, and he planned to find an opportunity to provoke him and see if he could fight him one-on-one and gain an advantage. However, he did not expect that Zhuang Jin's strength was so great that he was no less than him, a veteran of the Seven Classics. He was also more skilled at bullying the weak with numbers and had no martial ethics whatsoever.

"Master Dong, are you alright?"

"It's alright!" Dong Pei raised his hand to stop the group of martial artists who were surrounding him, and looked at one of the junior leaders, asking, "How is the matter I instructed you to do?"

Fei Xu, who was also the head of the inn in Gao Shi's neighborhood, agreed: "I will arrange for Gao Shi's squad to stay behind as the rearguard. The location will be near Zhuang Jin's personal guards, so they should be able to be recognized and captured alive."

"That's good."

This was another of Dong Pei's schemes, and also a follow-up move to make Gao Shi go openly and legitimately at noon today!
"Judging from the intelligence, Zhuang Jin is a man who values ​​relationships and seems to have some affection for Gao Shi. I'll send Gao Shi there so Zhuang Jin can capture him alive. If he doesn't kill him, there's a lot we can do: stir up trouble, create discord, widen the rift... and gradually push him into the abyss. If Zhuang Jin does kill him, the subsequent plan will fail, but it will also greatly annoy him, making him feel uneasy every time he thinks about it, creating a weakness in his mind, and perhaps even affecting his martial arts."

It is now generally accepted that talent and comprehension determine martial arts prowess, but there are also rumors that mental state has an influence. However, the mental state aspect is very mysterious and there is no conclusive evidence yet.

'No matter what, it's worth sacrificing three sets of consumables and causing Zhuang Jin so much trouble!'

This thought intensified even more after being so badly beaten by the young Zhuang Jin tonight: "I, Dong, will definitely... cough cough!"

Before he could finish speaking, blood spurted from his back, and his face turned as pale as paper.

……

On the evening of December 6th, Zhuang Jin's Dongqiaowu and Liu Licheng's Pingshuibo battlefield occupied three streets, killing one of the four masters of the Medicine King Gang and more than ten martial artists of the first to third masters... Other battle lines also went smoothly, but Dongqiaowu and Pingshuibo were quite outstanding among all the battle lines.

Upon verification and inventory, Zhuang Jin, as the ward's garrison commander, had earned 872 merits for occupying the streets and having his men kill people and share the spoils, which was quite impressive.

Afterwards, the street was handed over to higher authorities for management and disposal, and the Dongqiaowu and Pingshuipo neighborhoods were returned to their original locations.

Because they had retreated to the rear, where the environment was safe, and because they had just experienced battle the previous night, the warriors were taking turns to rest and release the pressure from the fighting.

The next afternoon.

Qian Wende came over and handed him something: "Brother Zhuang, this is the information you asked me to investigate about Gao Shi over the past six months."

Zhuang Jin opened it and looked at it. The indifference on her face gradually turned into indifference, and even coldness. The temperature in the air seemed to drop a lot: "Alright, Dezi, you can go first!"

……

(End of this chapter)