Chapter 70: Riding the Sword to Depart on the Wind

Mitaro was shocked, and he swung his sword in a rapid spin, forming a tornado of blade Qi that blocked the crushing pressure of the seawater.

Immediately after, he rushed out of the ocean and landed on the surface of the water; no longer daring to fight, he turned and ran toward the shore at once.

He even shouted, "My Lord, save me!"

Zhang Cheng sensed his plea for help through the mana on Mitaro's body.

He was still some distance from the shore, so he immediately responded, "Hold on, run to the shore."

Hearing the response, Mitaro hurriedly looked back, only to see waves rolling in from behind, with the figures of the Sea Monk and the Crab Princess within them.

He hurriedly replied, "My Lord, they are faster than me, save me quickly!"

Zhang Cheng frowned and immediately summoned the Seven-Star Treasure Sword from his Sleeve Universe.

He instantly channeled a massive amount of mana into it, and the phantom of the Seven-Star Treasure Sword began to grow, soon becoming a large sword of golden light.

He immediately jumped onto the treasure sword; the golden light did not collapse, and he stood firmly upon it.

Zhang Cheng was overjoyed; he had not expected that after learning the Alliance Might Scripture, his mana would double, and now he could actually fly on a sword!

Excited, he urged the Seven-Star Treasure Sword beneath his feet, and the sword flew off with a "whoosh."

The treasure sword flew at great speed, the strong sea wind making his clothes snap loudly, and Zhang Cheng had to cast spells to resist the gale to avoid being blown off.

In the blink of an eye, he had flown to the coastline and saw Mitaro fleeing frantically.

Although Mitaro was fleeing in a sorry state, dodging various magical attacks, he also found the right moment to fire an arrow, forcing his opponent to dodge.

Zhang Cheng immediately steered the treasure sword over and shouted, "Mitaro, you may withdraw!"

The Sea Monk and the Crab Princess looked up and saw Zhang Cheng flying on his sword, their faces filled with horror.

The Onmyoji on the warship also saw this scene through the eyes of the two monsters.

He was greatly terrified and said, "An Immortal Treasure! That person has an Immortal Treasure in his hands!"

The next second, he saw countless bolts of lightning descend, and then he lost his vision.

The Japanese pirates on the warship saw the thunder in the distance, and the captain hurriedly asked, "What happened up ahead!"

The Onmyoji replied, "It is Zhang Cheng, the strongest mage of the young generation in China; he has an Immortal Treasure!"

"Captain, fire the cannons at the sea area ahead immediately, kill him, and seize the Chinese person's Immortal Treasure!"

The captain shouted, "Baka, firing now will expose our operation!"

The Onmyoji hurriedly explained, "Captain, the appearance of the Chinese mage is enough to show that our operation has already been exposed!"

The captain suddenly realized, and he immediately issued orders; the several warships sailing behind turned their cannons one after another and bombarded the sea area where the thunder had just appeared.

But what they did not expect was that Zhang Cheng had already left that spot.

He had taken Mitaro away from that sea area and appeared above the warships.

Mitaro had an excited look on his face and requested, "My Lord, without the interference of those two sea monsters, I can destroy the warships below."

Zhang Cheng nodded slightly and said, "Very well, destroy the warships, and I will record a merit for you. Take this Soul-Capturing Banner and collect all the souls."

Mitaro was overjoyed; he took the Soul-Capturing Banner, jumped into the ocean, and destroyed the flagship first.

"Boom—"

The flagship shook, and the captain shouted, "What is the situation?"

Soon, a soldier reported, "Report to the captain, the cabin has been attacked... it's a Kappa!"

"Ah!"

The soldier's scream followed immediately.

Mitaro picked up the radio microphone and said, "Mere Japanese pirates, you dare to invade my territory? You all must die!"

The captain was furious and said, "Bastard, you are our Kappa!"

Unfortunately, Mitaro had already destroyed the radio and was wreaking havoc in the cabin.

The captain looked at the Onmyoji, and the Onmyoji immediately held a talisman and headed to the cabin.

But by the time the Onmyoji went down, Mitaro had already destroyed the cabin and thrown a grenade, detonating the ship's ammunition depot.

"Boom!"

The warship was blown into two pieces, and the Onmyoji was also stunned by the blast and sank into the seawater.

Mitaro happened to see the Onmyoji, and he immediately swung his sword to kill him and collected his soul.

"Killed Onmyoji, obtained two thousand merit points."

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The fleet carrying an entire regiment was completely silenced, nearly ten thousand people were buried in the ocean, and their souls were all collected into the Soul-Capturing Banner, then sent by Zhang Cheng to the underworld to suffer.

Zhang Cheng retracted Mitaro into the Thousand-Mile Mountains and Rivers Map and quickly left the scene.

He returned to the villa and made a phone call to Ximen Lang, telling him that the Japanese pirates' plan had failed.

Ximen Lang hurriedly expressed his gratitude and said that he would send a sum of money tomorrow to reward Zhang Cheng.

Zhang Cheng thought about it and did not refuse.

In the room, Zhang Cheng looked at Mitaro kneeling before him and said, "Mitaro, from now on, you are a Dharma Protector under my seat.

Starting tomorrow, you will handle daily affairs for me in human form."

The Kappa Mitaro hurriedly bowed and said, "My Lord, I will certainly not let you down."

Having said that, he changed his appearance, no longer looking like the Kappa with a turtle shell on his back.

Early the next morning, Ximen Lang arrived with a box of gold bars, and it was Mitaro who greeted him.

Ximen Lang hurriedly said with a smile, "Brother Mitaro, is Daoist Zhang not here?"

Mitaro took the box swaggeringly and said, "My Lord is currently recuperating; if you have anything to say, just tell me directly. From now on, I will handle my Lord's daily affairs."

Ximen Lang hurriedly congratulated him, "Oh my, congratulations to Brother Mitaro for becoming the confidant of Daoist Zhang; your future is boundless."

Mitaro laughed loudly, "Hahaha, it's all luck, just luck. Brother Ximen, if you have any problems you can't solve in the future, just come to me."

Ximen Lang was secretly pleased; this could be considered a good thing, after all, Mitaro was not as inscrutable as Zhang Cheng.

Moreover, with Mitaro's skills, most matters could be easily resolved, and if he couldn't resolve them, it didn't matter, for he still had Zhang Cheng behind him.

He smiled obsequiously: "Then I must ask Brother Mitaro to look after me. When you have time, let your little brother know, and I will treat you to some relaxation."

Mitaro recalled the happy times from yesterday, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he said: "Easy, easy, hehehe..."

It must be said that the fleet intercepted by Zhang Cheng and Mitaro had indeed caused a great impact.

Originally, the Japanese pirates intended to launch a surprise attack on the government army's defense line, forcing them to retreat to the second line of defense to gain the initiative in negotiations.

But now, they had failed to steal the chicken and lost the rice instead, suffering heavy losses, and early this morning, they had no choice but to accept mediation from the Great Powers like the United States and Britain to make peace with the government army.

However, the Japanese pirates' territory had still expanded quite a bit, so it could not be considered a total failure.

The newly appointed commander looked at the battle report of the fleet's destruction last night, his face gloomy as he said: "The Zhina people's mages are so powerful, what about our mages?"

Abe Yukimasa wore a look of shame, and Fukada Miko and the others also lowered their heads in silence.

The new commander continued: "According to the last message sent back by the fleet, the person who took action is named Zhang Cheng, and he is suspected of possessing an Immortal Artifact that rivals the Kusanagi Sword.

I don't care what method you use, you must kill this person, hmph, dismissed."

Abe Yukimasa returned to the Yin-Yang Bureau with a dark face; he summoned Abe Hiroaki and said: "Kojiro, this time I will send you into the American Concession to make contact with Zhang Cheng and wait for an opportunity to eliminate him. Can you do it?"

Although Abe Hiroaki did not want to resort to assassination, he knew the Head of the Yin-Yang Bureau's situation was not good, so he nodded and said: "Please rest assured, Head of the Yin-Yang Bureau, your subordinate will definitely do his utmost; even if it means death, I will complete the mission."

Abe Yukimasa sighed and waved for him to withdraw.

What he did not know was that Abe Yuko had already changed her attire, carrying a suitcase, and entered the American Concession.

Abe Yuko looked at the luxurious streets, her eyes shining with light, and she was very excited inside.

She secretly encouraged herself: "Now I am An You, a girl who has left home to live independently!"

Abe Yuko's Chinese was excellent, and she was also skilled in the art of paper crafting, so she thought of entering the American Concession to scout for news of Zhang Cheng and share her father's worries.

On the other side, Fukada Miko contacted Takanashi Anko, her tone somewhat reproachful: "Anko, it has been over a month, why is there still no significant progress?"

Takanashi Anko said with an indifferent expression: "Master, I can't help it either; I haven't seen Zhang Cheng come to his company for a month."

"I didn't expect this man to cause such a big incident last night; it seems he has been cultivating somewhere this past month."

Fukada Miko frowned: "Anko, his strength is growing very fast, so you must hurry."

Takanashi Anko nodded: "Please rest assured, Master, I will speed up the plan."

Inside Fang Jingxian's room, she was wearing a silk camisole nightgown, lying lazily on the bed.

She murmured: "Zhang Cheng, the stronger you are, the more I like you, hehehe..."

The next morning, the beautifully dressed Fang Jingxian had just stepped out when she saw Chen Yuhe waiting for her.

In the past, she had always politely declined Chen Yuhe, but today, she said with some anger: "Mr. Chen, I really do not like people like you.

Among the few people I know, I only like someone with ambition like Mr. Zhang; as for you, in my eyes, you are just a playboy."

Chen Yuhe was furious upon hearing this; he wanted to lose his temper, but seeing the beautiful Fang Jingxian, his energy instantly deflated.

He hurriedly said: "Miss Fang, you have misunderstood; actually, I am also very ambitious. Isn't it just opening a company? I will open a company immediately!"

Fang Jingxian shook her head slightly: "I hope so; perhaps when you can be as successful as Mr. Zhang, I will look at you differently."

Having said that, she boarded the pre-arranged rickshaw and left.

Once Fang Jingxian was gone, Chen Yuhe's face instantly turned angry; he grabbed Li Feng by the collar and shouted: "Damn it, I must finish off Zhang Cheng! As long as he is around, Miss Fang will never look at me!"

Seeing that Chen Yuhe was on the verge of madness, Li Feng hurriedly said: "Young Master, if you want to deal with him, it will require a large sum of money."

Chen Yuhe sneered: "Hehehe, if it's a matter that can be solved with money, then it's easy to handle.

I don't care how many men you need, just find them; as long as Zhang Cheng is killed, I will give you one hundred thousand silver dollars!"