Chaos and monsters begin with the red dragon's clone.

"How could this be!?"

"Isn't he just like me, unable to even get the basics of boxing, only managing to barely cross the line by luck!?"

"Zhang Xun, how could his strength have increased so much in just over a month!?"

Deng Changshun's eyes were blinded, and he felt a burning pain that made it difficult for him to see. He stumbled and ran through the forest. But the pain in his eyes was nothing compared to the panic and fear in his heart. Almost the instant he made his move, he heard a cry for mercy. Although he couldn't see and didn't know what was happening, he immediately realized that his plan had not gone smoothly.

Then came Che Tiezhu's screams and Kong Gaozhuo's wails, all within a fleeting moment. Zhang Xun's ability to defeat them so quickly demonstrated his strength far exceeded expectations. His eyes were blinded, making him even less of a match.

"escape!!"

"Escape immediately!!"

"He's that strong! He must have killed Liu Biao. We can get rid of him by spreading the word!"

Deng Changshun fled in panic. The wailing behind him stopped, and the forest immediately became quiet, which was even more frightening. He ran for his life, panting heavily, his heart pounding like a drum, almost bursting. The sweat made his eyes burn and ache, almost killing him, but he couldn't care less about that now.

boom.

Just then, he tripped over some vines and fell to the ground with a thud, screaming "No!" Before he could get up in his panic, he vaguely saw a figure standing in front of him. He couldn't make out who it was, but he knew who it was. Fear surged into his heart like a tidal wave, and he completely broke down, screaming wildly.

"Zhang Xun, you despicable scoundrel, all you do is launch sneak attacks!!"

"Why?! Song Zhou is a genius, fine! You were just like me, why were you able to get into the field? And Geng Ping too, why did his uncle have good luck and take him along? Why am I still struggling in the mud?!"

"Why?! I'm not having it! It's not fair—"

Swish.

A flash of light, and the words came to an abrupt halt.

A head flew up and rolled into the woods, its twisted, resentful expression frozen on its face.

Zhang Xun turned and left. He knew the other party was narrow-minded, but he didn't expect it to go this far. He originally wanted to question him a bit, but given his crazy behavior, he figured he wouldn't get anything out of him, so he decided not to waste any more time talking nonsense.

A few steps back to the mountain path, another person, Kong Gaozhuo, was still weeping and sobbing.

Zhang Xun went to reset his dislocated jaw, and he immediately cried and begged for mercy: "Zhang Xun, I was wrong, please forgive me! It was all Deng Changshun's doing that made me come here. I promise I won't tell anyone about what happened today. Please, for the sake of our friendship at the boxing academy, forgive me this once!!"

"Do you think that's possible?" Zhang Xun stared coldly at him. "Tell me the whole story from beginning to end, and I might spare your family!"

"To...family..."

Kong Gaozhuo was jolted awake by the cold stare and realized that he could not escape death. He gave a bitter laugh and recounted what had happened.

Zhang Xun grew increasingly horrified as he listened. Looking at Deng Changshun's corpse in the distance, he felt even more strongly that the man deserved to die. It turned out that he had been watching him ever since he entered the house, and suspected that Zhang Xun was likely the murderer who had ambushed Liu Biao, and had hired someone to orchestrate this whole affair for money.

Fortunately, while being cunning, he also knew that things should be done in secret, so he didn't reveal his actions to others, relieving him of the trouble of cleaning up the mess.

Seeing that Kong Gaozhuo had not lied and had explained the whole story, they realized that Kong Gaozhuo had not lied to them.

Zhang Xun then killed the man with a single stroke.

He quickly crouched down beside the body, searched it, and after a few quick movements, determined that the body was a pitiful creature with no money or valuables, he hurriedly got up and left the crime scene, running up the mountain. The battle was resolved in a short time thanks to his two trump cards, Dragon Might and quicklime, but it had caused quite a commotion, and he needed to get down the mountain from the other side before anyone else arrived.

I had only run a dozen or so steps when I heard a rustling sound and a loud shout from behind:

"How dare you! Murder and robbery in Zhujiashan Forest!"

"Damaging the reputation of Zhu Family Mountain Forest!"

"Stop immediately! Surrender!"

Zhang Xun's heart sank. The Zhu family had arrived so quickly.

He dared not stop, nor dared he look back to see how many people were there. He turned off the mountain path into the forest and ran wildly into the depths.

"How dare you!!"

"You dare to run away?!"

After running through the woods for a short while, Zhang Xun began to breathe rapidly, while the footsteps and shouts behind him grew closer and closer, and he sensed something was wrong.

Not only could he not shake off the people behind him, but if he continued running, the chances of encountering other members of the Zhu family's patrol would greatly increase. If they were more numerous and attacked from both sides, the situation would be even more unfavorable, and he would have no chance of escaping... He couldn't keep running!

How many people are on the other side?

Zhang Xun turned around and saw two patrolmen, one wiry and strong, the other muscular. Both had bulging temples, wore neat gray patrol uniforms with the character "朱" (zhu, meaning red) on them, straw hats, and long knives at their waists.

At this moment, her eyes were gleaming, staring at him like prey, as she strode after him.

"His aura is disordered; he's not even a martial artist?!"

"They even dare to cause trouble in Zhujiashan Forest!"

These two were second-level martial artists, and they immediately saw through Zhang Xun's true abilities.

Zhang Xun shouted, "They were trying to harm me, not me killing or robbing! But this matter is difficult to clarify. Could you two gentlemen please pretend you didn't see anything? I will certainly repay you with generous gifts!"

As he spoke, he slowly stopped, panting heavily as he turned around, only to see two people with strange expressions on their faces chasing after him.

The martial artists who came to patrol the mountain were all short of money, so they were naturally tempted when they heard this.

Zhang Xun breathed a sigh of relief. It would be best to settle this privately; all other issues could be discussed later.

He quickly added, "Each of you brothers gets ten thousand coins, no, twenty thousand coins! I guarantee they attacked first!"

The two patrolmen surrounded Zhang Xun and exchanged a glance.

The burly man said in a deep voice, "Twenty thousand coins? That's not enough for us brothers to take responsibility for this. The Zhu family values ​​their reputation above all else; if someone dies, we'll investigate to the end!"

Zhang Xun gasped for breath, "It's their first time here, and they didn't tell anyone. They'll let wild animals and ghosts devour the corpses at night, and then no one will know they died here. Brothers, my family can only come up with a little over 20,000 yuan right now. I'll have to borrow the rest from others. I really can't borrow any more."

He was already thinking of borrowing money from Senior Brother Zhao to cover up the mess.

At this moment, Kong Wuhanzi leaned close to the burly man and whispered, "If we take his money, he'll definitely hold a grudge. What if he seeks revenge later?"

The burly man hesitated and whispered, "You mean hand it over to the Zhu family? But we could have made at least 20,000 coins for free..."

His tone was somewhat resentful.

A ruthless glint flashed in Kong Wuhanzi's eyes: "Yes, one option is to hand him over to the Zhu family and let them handle it, since this matter has nothing to do with us; another is to do him a favor and let him go; the third is if we choose to offend someone, then we must go all the way and take him down, draining him dry and preventing him from contacting anyone else, lest any complications arise or the news leak out!"

The burly man remained unmoved upon hearing this: "His clothes and shoes were patched and faded from washing, his knife was old and worn, and he was all alone. The three who died also looked poor and shabby. Are you saying he had no connections? He probably got a windfall and attracted trouble?"

Kong Wuhanzi nodded almost imperceptibly.

At this moment, on the other side.

Zhang Xun watched them whispering to each other, initially assuming they were discussing the amount to settle the matter privately. But gradually, he sensed something was wrong, and a strange chill ran through him. When the two finished their discussion and looked at him, his heart skipped a beat, and he caught a glimpse of cold light.

Something's wrong! These two have changed their attitude... they've become hostile?!