“What a nimble hand!”
“Yeah, it feels familiar!”
Old Li muttered to himself, hiding to the side.
Zhang Chen's hidden weapons were already quite formidable.
But this young lady was no slouch either.
Her flying knife skills were likely honed from a young age.
And, look at her personality, she’s not afraid at all.
“Come again!”
The woman glared and uttered a word.
Immediately, two more flying knives flew out.
At this moment.
Zhang Chen had already recognized her.
It was...too familiar.
That pretty face!
That figure!
Wasn't she Hong Gu Niang, the second-in-command of Chang Sheng Shan in "怒晴湘西"?
But...
Even if he recognized her, there was nothing he could do.
She went straight for attack.
And her moves were all lethal.
Moreover.
Could he say he’d seen her on television?
This was different from television now.
And.
If Hong Gu Niang was here.
She must have something to do with the Blood Corpse Tomb.
Did she mistake them for tomb raiders?
Competing for the loot?
If so.
Then the people behind them... must be bandits from Chang Sheng Shan.
He could hear footsteps behind them.
They'd probably be here in a few moments.
Since they were bandits.
They must have firearms.
Although he and Old Li had retrieved two working box pistols while looting the bodies.
He didn't know how to shoot.
Now, he was blocked by Hong Gu Niang.
He couldn't escape either.
More troublesome was.
His iron nails were about to run out.
He had even started using pebbles in his pocket.
“If I want to break out, I must capture Hong Gu Niang first!”
Having made up his mind.
Zhang Chen suddenly took out a handful of pebbles.
He unleashed them in a technique called "a shower of flowers from the sky", a flurry of projectiles covering the area.
Next moment, he pushed off the ground, deploying the lightfoot technique called "ghostly shadow and mystery", and charged directly towards Hong Gu Niang.
“Good lad, want to capture the king first to win the battle?”
Hong Gu Niang wasn’t a fool.
When she led her men here, she saw the flames on the ridge.
She already sensed a change.
Arriving there, under the cover of night, she saw four corpses near the tomb entrance.
Two of them were still burning.
There were two, one old and one young, looting the bodies.
She had her own sources.
She knew that four tomb raiders had come to plunder the Blood Corpse Tomb.
Now there were two more.
They killed those four directly.
It seemed like a mantis catching a cicada while the oriole lurks behind.
They wanted to steal the tomb she had set her sights on.
Naturally, there was no need for mercy.
But seeing their ruthless methods.
And that they were still a distance away.
She had her men go through the main path.
She took the detour from the back.
Following their inevitable path, she planned to launch a surprise attack.
Little did she know that this young man was so formidable.
His hidden weapon skills were vaguely superior to hers.
Only, she noticed his hidden weapons were too simple.
He was even using pebbles now.
He probably ran out of his hidden weapons.
And seeing him charging towards her, he must want to capture her?
“This man’s skills are extraordinary, I can’t let him get close!”
Hong Gu Niang saw the danger.
Immediately, she flicked her garment, revealing dozens of flying knives tucked in the sides.
She flew her hands in a flurry.
Flying knives pierced the air, creating a whistling sound.
But the man on the other side, despite only having pebbles.
He remained calm and collected.
Only, Hong Gu Niang was from the Moon Gate.
She had learned flying knife skills since childhood.
She threw a knife, aiming directly for his face.
The moment the first knife was thrown.
Came the second, the third...
Five flying knives in a row, aiming at Zhang Chen’s face, chest, head, and landing spot.
Blocking all his escape routes.
“This Hong Gu Niang’s flying knives have some essence of the "Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record" dark weapon techniques!”
Zhang Chen’s mind raced.
But his feet didn’t stop.
He flung two pebbles, knocking away the two knives aimed at his face.
The moment he landed, unexpectedly, Hong Gu Niang sent two more knives towards the grass beneath his landing spot.
Her eyes were sharp, and her methods cruel.
But, unbeknownst to her, Zhang Chen’s "ghostly shadow and mystery" had reached the level of "walking on grass".
His feet touched the ground, meeting the meager resistance of the wild grass, combined with his refined steps.
He actually leaped into the air, seemingly defying the laws of physics, soaring again.
Those two knives, which were bound to hit him, missed their target.
The Hong Gu Niang on the other side was shocked.
She never imagined that there were such extraordinary people in this world.
She had heard of the "walking on grass" lightfoot technique in Moon Gate.
But they were treated as legendary stories.
She never thought she’d see it today.
That moment of stunned silence.
The young man had already pounced before her.
Despite seeing such incredible lightfoot skills.
She was also about to face a major crisis.
But Hong Gu Niang remained fearless.
Seeing Zhang Chen flying towards her, grabbing at her.
Hong Gu Niang snorted coldly, raising her hand to block him.
At the same time, her right leg, like a whip, slashed upwards, aiming for Zhang Chen’s chin.
Hong Gu Niang had been trained in Moon Gate since she was a child, mastering flying knife techniques and dark weapon skills, her physique was incredibly flexible.
This right leg, flying up from beneath to kick Zhang Chen’s chin, used the tip of her toes.
And that toe had an iron blade attached to it, if kicked, he would surely die.
Simultaneously, she blocked with her right hand.
Her left hand reached for her bosom.
Two flying knives were already in her hand.
She was about to fling them out.
Suddenly, the young man abruptly stopped in place.
Also defying the laws of physics, he froze just like that.
And so, he dodged Hong Gu Niang’s flying kick.
After that, in a flash, he used a seizing technique with his right hand, instantly locking Hong Gu Niang’s right ankle.
His foot moved in, his left hand lightning-fast, gripping Hong Gu Niang’s throat.
He tightened his grip, Hong Gu Niang instantly broke out in a cold sweat.
She could feel the incredible strength of his seizing grip.
If he really exerted himself, she would be strangled to death.
And because of this push forward.
It pressed Hong Gu Niang’s right leg almost against her cheek.
Her whole body, in an extremely ambiguous pose, was captured by Zhang Chen.
She felt her right leg pressed against Zhang Chen’s body.
It was so intimate.
But the danger involved was not apparent to outsiders.
“Kid, don’t kill her!”
Just then, Old Li was startled, and he yelled.
Seeing Zhang Chen did not immediately take a life.
Old Li was relieved, he hurriedly came in front of them, saying, "Kid, quickly let her go, do you know who she is?”
Old Li’s words had not finished.
The people behind them had arrived.
Those six or seven brothers ran up to them.
Looking down from above, they saw their second-in-command, big sister, Hong Gu Niang, who was as fiery and passionate as she was, being held by a young man.
Her right leg was held high, performing a "one-character horse facing the sky", a martial art pose.
Her whole body was practically pressed against the second-in-command’s leg.
What an ambiguous position?
It left those six or seven people bewildered.
What was going on?
Did the second-in-command get taken advantage of?
No!
Could it be that the young man was the one being taken advantage of?