Chapter 338

He never expected that just as the people hidden in the shadows left, he would encounter such a thing.

He had once imagined that perhaps he would be assassinated once he walked out of Xianyang City.

But he never expected that he would have already fallen into the hands of these people before even leaving Xianyang City.

"What, are you afraid to come out and meet me?"

Standing in the courtyard, there was still no movement at all in the surroundings, except for the rustling sound of the wind blowing through the leaves.

Zhang Liang's expression had already turned completely cold at this moment.

Star Soul, hidden in the woods, looked at this figure in the courtyard.

A cold killing intent flashed through his eyes.

The red dark patterns on his cheeks were even more enchanting at this moment.

A red light appeared slightly on his palm.

The red light seemed to possess a powerful force.

Just as it appeared on Star Soul's palm, a sense of oppression spread out from the surroundings.

Zhang Liang, standing in the courtyard, immediately sensed a dangerous aura.

His entire person immediately entered a state of alert.

His eyes continued to sweep the surroundings.

Guarding against the enemy hidden in the shadows.

The Lingxu Sword in his hand had long been gripped tightly in his palm.

A red light slashed out directly from the woods.

All the branches along the way snapped under this red light, falling onto the ground with a rustle.

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After launching the attack, Star Soul immediately changed his position,

shifting his location toward other large trees not far away.

And Zhang Liang had already been in a state of alert; the moment the blood-red light appeared, he had already locked onto the position.

Upon seeing this attack, his eyes contracted violently.

He felt that this attack seemed somewhat familiar.

But the short amount of time gave him no way to think further; his body's instinct had already reacted.

Raising the long sword in his hand, he executed a sword technique, and countless sword lights appeared around his body.

These sword lights were filled with a sharp aura;

originally a decisive sword technique, at this moment, it was like a shield.

The moment the red light was about to touch him,

these sword lights seemed to have received a summons, simultaneously rushing out toward the red light.

The two powerful attacks collided in mid-air, emitting a huge disturbance.

Zhang Liang, standing not far from the attack range, had his entire robe flapping with sound.

Such a large disturbance in the dead of night naturally had already caught the attention of some people not far away.

Fu Nian's residence was very far from Zhang Liang's.

But such a large disturbance on Zhang Liang's side still caused Fu Nian to open his eyes from his sleep.

"What happened?"

In the dead of night, Fu Nian asked.

"It seems to be the situation on Young Master Zhang Liang's side."

A somewhat cold voice replied.

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Hearing this reply, a sharp light immediately flashed through Fu Nian's eyes.

"Hurry over there."

After saying this, he stood up from the bed with swift movements and quickly put on his clothes.

He did not expect these people to strike so quickly.

The news of his junior brother just planning to head to the Northwest had spread so quickly.

Otherwise, those people would not have made a move against his junior brother at such a time.

A look of regret appeared on Fu Nian's face.

He should not have agreed to let his junior brother head to the Northwest in the first place.

Otherwise, his junior brother would not be facing an assassination tonight.

That group of people would not let his junior brother off so easily.

The toxins in his junior brother's body had only just healed; he could not be a match for that group of people.

The anxiety in his heart made Fu Nian's speed inevitably quicken by a few notches.

In just a moment, he had already changed his clothes and was walking hurriedly toward Zhang Liang's location.

And after the huge collision, Star Soul knew that he could only finish the battle quickly now.

If he dragged it out, it would very likely alert the people nearby.

His figure, like a hunting leopard on its toes, suddenly darted out from the woods.

The long sword in his hand flashed with a gloomy light in the night.

The position the sword pointed to was exactly Zhang Liang's brow.

Zhang Liang immediately raised the long sword in his hand to block it.

The two of them began to engage in battle directly in this courtyard.

Star Soul's purpose in coming this time was not to assassinate Zhang Liang, but to feel out Zhang Liang's swordsmanship.

So he had specifically changed his weapon this time, choosing a long sword.

Although Star Soul was not good at using sword techniques, his strength was higher than Zhang Liang's.

But this was only slightly higher than Zhang Liang's.

Zhang Liang, on the side, was becoming more and more alarmed as they fought.

He did not expect this figure's strength to be so high.

A person of such strength would actually choose to come and assassinate him.

He could not help but guess in his heart, what kind of faction had their Confucianism offended?

"You and I have no grudges, why come to kill me?"

Zhang Liang said while moving, his gaze fixed tightly on Star Soul's face.

But Star Soul clearly had no intention of answering him; the long sword in his hand moved with an extremely agile posture.

It stabbed directly toward Zhang Liang's chest.

Zhang Liang had all his attention pulled back by this move.

At this point, he did not dare to spare any more mental energy to examine Star Soul's face.

When experts fight, a tiny fraction of a second can decide the outcome of the battle.

He had split a portion of his attention to see this person's true face, so naturally, he would be found with a flaw by this person.

Zhang Liang gathered all his focus.

He sank his entire heart and soul into this battle.

This resulted in him occasionally being able to gain the upper hand while fighting Star Soul.

It seemed that he sensed danger was about to arrive.

Star Soul's movements became even more fierce and rapid.

The sword technique that was originally like spring rain was now like a summer storm.

The suddenly changed sword technique caught Zhang Liang off guard for a moment.

But fortunately, he was a genius in swordsmanship; it was just a moment of being at a loss, and he quickly returned to normal.

Even when facing the summer storm, he was still able to block it.

Without showing any sign of being at a disadvantage.

Even in such a fierce attack, Zhang Liang seized an opportunity to slash through Star Soul's sleeve with his sword.

A cold light flashed through Star Soul's eyes.