Chapter 4: Enemies Meet

After witnessing Zhou Yu's extraordinary talent, Si Si urgently said, "This place is not safe to stay in; let us leave here as soon as possible."

After all, Liehun Senlin is teeming with Spirit Beasts and fraught with danger at every turn.

The moonlight, like water, reflected upon their advancing steps.

Just as they were crossing a low-lying area, a towering tree caught Zhou Yu's eye.

A cold light flickered on that tree trunk, as if hiding some kind of grim aura.

"What is that?"

Driven by curiosity, he summoned his martial soul and cautiously approached the tree.

"Zhou Yu, what are you doing?"

Si Si quickly lit the fire starter in her hand and followed Zhou Yu's steps.

When she drew near, she found Zhou Yu tightly gripping an iron short arrow, obviously pulled from the nearby tree trunk.

Zhou Yu recognized the short arrow at a glance, and his emotions instantly surged: "It's him!"

Si Si asked in confusion, "Who are you talking about?"

Zhou Yu took a deep breath and replied, "This short arrow is exactly the same as the weapon that killed my father; that person must be nearby!"

He suddenly remembered that Tang San and Yu Xiaogang should also be in Liehun Senlin at this moment, searching for suitable Spirit Rings.

Chameleons possess 360-degree vision, capable of viewing two different objects simultaneously, rotating and focusing their eyeballs separately to observe the surrounding environment without turning their heads.

Moreover, their night vision is dozens of times better than that of humans.

After some investigation, Zhou Yu discovered signs of a fight nearby and immediately chased in that direction.

Sure enough, tens of meters away, a four-meter-long giant snake was rolling and twisting violently, dancing wildly like in a storm, raising clouds of dust.

Where its hard body passed, shrubs and small trees were severely damaged, branches and leaves shattered and scattered by the wind, as if struck by a fierce storm.

Zhou Yu hid in the shadows, silently taking in everything before his eyes.

"He... is that Tang San?"

At this moment, he finally saw the face of his enemy and etched that face into his memory.

Tang San was seen stepping on Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, skillfully dodging the sweep of the Mandala Snake's tail.

As the saying goes, a centipede does not die stiff even after death; he understood the characteristics of snakes extremely well and would never think the giant snake would die immediately.

"Xiao San!"

Grandmaster's urgent cry woke Tang San, and he clearly knew that his actions just now were exposed in Grandmaster's eyes.

His soul did not belong to this world, and this was obviously something no one could know.

For this benefactor-teacher, he instantly conceived a killing intent.

Tang San firmly believed that with the power and unique nature of the Silent Sleeve Arrow, plus Luo Sanpao having no attack capability at this moment, he had at least a seventy percent chance of killing the other party.

At this time, Si Si chased up and called out, "Zhou Yu!"

Although Zhou Yu turned around hurriedly, signaling her not to make a sound.

Unfortunately, it still aroused Tang San's alertness.

Since an unexpected situation had arisen, and considering his few days of interaction with Yu Xiaogang, Tang San temporarily abandoned the thought of killing to silence the witness.

He deliberately stumbled with his feet and rolled directly onto the ground.

Yu Xiaogang quickly extended his arm; as a Level 29 Great Spirit Master, although his martial soul was somewhat inferior, his soul power remained.

He grabbed the other party and asked with concern, "Xiao San, how are you?"

Tang San pretended and said, "Teacher, you scared me to death! Why didn't that giant snake chase us?"

Yu Xiaogang stared intently at the scene of the Mandala Snake raging wildly and reproached, "Why did you suddenly let go just now? Do you know how dangerous this is?"

In fact, what he saw was not as much as Tang San imagined.

After all, in the dead of night, he did not have the visual ability of the Purple Demon Eye.

He only vaguely saw Tang San's body falling backward, and the light flickering on that blue short sword. He even did not notice the crisp sound of the sleeve arrow hitting the Salamander Snake.

Tang San replied without thinking, "I don't know what happened either; it seems my hand was sweaty, and I slipped accidentally. Teacher, I just swung the short sword you gave me, and it seems I stabbed that snake."

Yu Xiaogang must have also guessed that Tang San had inadvertently stabbed the Mandala Snake, and it was highly likely he hit a vital spot.

Otherwise, how could such a fierce, cunning, and vindictive Spirit Beast suddenly stop the pursuit? "Do not act rashly first; snake-type Spirit Beasts have exceptionally tough vitality and will not die easily."

The master and disciple stood cautiously at a distance, watching, their gazes locked tight.

The Mandala Snake, which had been struggling wildly, gradually calmed down; its body continued to wind and twist on the ground, and the surrounding vegetation shattered and scattered under its power, exposing the soil below.

Seeing the Mandala Snake's struggle become weaker and weaker, Yu Xiaogang finally gradually relaxed, then exclaimed with wild joy, "Great! Xiao San, your Spirit Ring is secured!"

Tang San asked in surprise, "Teacher, are you talking about this giant snake?"

Taking advantage of the two's conversation, Zhou Yu activated the First Spirit Skill he had just obtained, 【Green Shadow Flying Needle】, intending to launch a sneak attack.

Just as the flying needle was about to leave his hand, he remembered that Tang Hao was very likely hiding in the shadows to protect Tang San.

"Now is not the time to reveal my identity..."

Zhou Yu immediately dismissed this irrational thought.

"Who is it?"

Unexpectedly, Tang San had already discerned that someone was hiding in the forest.

Forced by the situation, Zhou Yu had no choice but to change his strategy, redirecting the flying needle originally aimed at Tang San toward the giant snake that was struggling in its death throes.

The flying needle traced a green trajectory in the air, light and swift, shooting out instantly.

Who would have thought that the giant snake, whose body was thrashing violently on the ground, miraculously dodged the flying needle shooting toward it.

In the end, the Green Shadow Flying Needle shot toward Tang San in a dramatic manner.

However, on Tang San's still somewhat youthful face, a cunning smile appeared, as if everything was under his control.

He poured nearly all the power of his Mysterious Heaven Skill into his palm; blue light flickered in his palm. His left hand shot up and actually caught the flying needle that was about to pierce his body with his bare hand.

"..."

Zhou Yu was secretly startled; he never expected the opponent's Mysterious Jade Hand to be so formidable.

Before he could come to his senses, Tang San's furious roar echoed in his ears: "Come out!"

At the same time, Yu Xiaogang summoned his martial soul, Luo Sanpao, once again.

Seeing his whereabouts exposed, Zhou Yu could only steel himself and reveal himself.

He forced calmness onto his face and explained apologetically: "I am truly very sorry. I was just aiming at that great snake. I didn't expect it to dodge..."

"..."

Tang San clearly did not buy such an excuse.

Yu Xiaogang, eager to protect his disciple, immediately stepped forward and demanded: "Who are you people?"

Seeing the atmosphere turn sour, Si Si hurriedly stepped forward to defuse the situation for Zhou Yu: "I am truly sorry. I am an inspection officer of the Spirit Hall in Nuoding City, and he is my student."

After stating her identity, she added: "Just now, as we were preparing to leave the forest, we accidentally heard the sounds of a fight, so we came over out of curiosity. My student intended to help you, but he missed. I am truly sorry."

Upon learning they were from the Spirit Hall, Yu Xiaogang said no more.

Moreover, he firmly believed that a child of only six or seven years old would never have the intention to kill deliberately.

"In that case, please leave this place as soon as possible."

Si Si understood the meaning behind Yu Xiaogang's words.

She saw a pale yellow light beginning to gather on the body of the Mandala Snake, took Zhou Yu's hand, and said softly: "Let's go!"

With matters having reached this point, although Zhou Yu's heart was full of unwillingness, he could only leave together with Si Si.

(End of this chapter)