Chapter 922: Opportunity (3400-word supplement)

Although Zhao Jianchen was held hostage by Zhang Chengxiang back then, he truly did not suffer much abuse; he only endured a little hardship.

Even so, he still hunted down Li Xiao's family for many years.

But when his father fell from power, he truly plummeted from the clouds into the mud, suffering untold torment, and even his original face was ruined.

"Those enemies, just wait for me... Once I master magic, I will surely take ruthless revenge on each and every one of them!"

He secretly clenched his fists, having long since sworn to take revenge.

Zhao Jianchen was somewhat fortunate; amidst his plight, he actually made the acquaintance of a Demon Sect Daoist.

That Daoist called himself "Bat Duke," was a person who truly possessed magic, and even took in several disciples.

Tongxin Taoist opened his eyes, sensed the situation for a moment, and then gave a bitter smile.

But upon chasing them to the outskirts of Yuanjia City, the bloodstains broke off at a large river, and there were no more traces to be found.

And after Tongxin Taoist finished all this, he finally let go of his worries and immediately breathed his last!

Li Yao had superior movement techniques, dodging the sword tips one after another, and feeling annoyed in his heart, he shouted: "If you come again, I'm going to fight back!"

At this moment, his only thought was to help Bat Duke complete this great task, so that he could be accepted as a disciple and master Daoism to take his revenge!

After all, he was very familiar with the Zhao Mansion, and after his face was ruined, no one could recognize him anymore; furthermore, he possessed some martial arts skills, so with the help of Nangong Jie, he successfully infiltrated the Zhao Mansion and became a guard.

Not long after, Zhao Jianchen brought men to find him, and upon seeing the wounds on the corpse, his expression changed drastically, and he immediately took action!

"I told you, I don't know this person, and I didn't find anything on him."

He looked at the little cowherd and asked with difficulty: "You... what is your name?"

"I... I'm called Aniu!"

Upon hearing Nangong Jie's order, his heart suddenly tightened, and he chased out along the bloodstains.

The cowherd hurriedly dragged the man onto the shore, and even though the man was not heavy, it still took every ounce of his strength.

First, they discovered a corpse in the river; Li Yao and his wife, being quite chivalrous and kind-hearted, rescued it, only to discover it was a Daoist who had been dead for some time.

Bat Duke letting both disciples come to the Zhao family naturally involved a grand scheme; he knew the Zhao family possessed a treasure, but he did not know what it looked like, nor where the Zhao family had hidden it, so he sent his disciples one after another to investigate.

A moment later, Aaron stepped across the water with an unhurried air and sighed: "Sigh... I'll just consider it a good deed."

Zhao Jianchen, whose face resembled a malevolent ghost, wielded his long sword, executing a set of sword techniques with fierce cruelty, which, combined with his burned face, terrified Li Qi into hiding in her mother's arms and crying.

When he said the last sentence, his palm gripped Aniu's wrist tightly, scaring the little cowherd out of his wits.

Zhao Jianchen searched the vicinity until dawn before returning sullenly, having been cursed as a good-for-nothing by Nangong Jie more times than he could count.

Aaron looked at the cowherd's departing back and rubbed his chin: "Should I... trade for it with a string of candied haws?"

……

A cowherd grazing his cattle was by the river, feeding them water, when he saw a dead body floating on the river surface.

The cowherd answered honestly, with snot hanging from his face.

He just followed silently, watching as a black ray of light struck Tongxin Taoist in the shoulder, watching him struggle all the way out of the city and jump into the river to escape.

Magical duels were truly too dangerous.

He had been struck by the extremely vicious "Mourning Nail" shot by Nangong Jie; this Mourning Nail could not even be considered a Magic Tool, being at most like the Five Poisons Needle that Aaron had once refined—a semi-finished product, yet it was extremely sinister.

What if the other party had hidden some trump card?

But after thinking about it, Aaron gave up on this rather tempting plan.

"Eh? These weapons and moves are somewhat familiar!"

She never imagined that just coming out for an outing with her parents today would lead to encountering so many troublesome things!

"Fivefold Temple is truly miserable; this inheritance is about to be finished..."

His palm did not move much, yet the corpse on the shore returned to the river, continuing to drift downstream.

Nangong Jie had a guilty conscience and increasingly felt that the person from last night might have discovered his secret, so he immediately sent out all the martial arts experts he had recruited, strictly ordering them to capture the person from last night at all costs!

Coupled with the news that the Zhao Mansion had been visited by a petty thief spreading like wildfire, the entire Yuanjia City became lively.

He immediately took a pair of Judge Pens from his waist and, with a light tap, knocked several martial arts experts who were besieging him to the ground.

"That Steward Nangong is actually a cultivator in the Condensing Evil Realm! He's at the same level as me..."

Although Aaron had polished his skills in the Condensing Evil Realm for many years and far surpassed that person in terms of true Qi, Dharma Power, and swordsmanship, and even had the confidence to kill the opponent with one sword strike, he would not truly make a move.

In this way, it would be a mutually agreed-upon transaction, and the karma would be small.

Tongxin Taoist sighed, took out the Turtle Shell, and handed it to the cowherd: "This thing, I'll give it to you... Remember, I am about to die. After I die, you push me into the river as usual. You cannot tell anyone about what happened today, do you understand?"

Although he knew this would surely succeed.

……

The eldest disciple among them was the wandering Daoist who had been slain by the Sword Hero back then!

After all, if Tongxin Taoist's corpse died here, it might attract people from the Demon Sect, bringing a catastrophe to Niu Family Village and the cowherd Aniu!

He had even spent decades of effort and invested no small amount of heart's blood.

"Let's just wait and see... Who knows, in a few generations, this Turtle Shell might become an ownerless object."

The second disciple was this Nangong Jie.

Several hours later, he discovered people fighting.

After hearing this news, Zhao Jianchen volunteered to come and act as a helper.

The cowherd was ignorant; if he took a string of candied haws to trade for the Turtle Shell, the other party might really agree.

By this time, Tongxin Taoist already knew that even the gods could not save him.

……

He was startled, but the floating corpse happened to drift right in front of him, revealing a young face and even coughing once.

What if the other party's master came looking for them?

It was a coincidence.

Niu Family Village.

Aniu held the Turtle Shell in his hand and suddenly let out a loud cry, as if he had finally awakened from some Nightmare, and hurriedly rode his ox away, forgetting even the instructions of Tongxin Taoist.

Having made up his mind, Aaron continued to walk downstream along the river.

"Good child..."

"Just because the karma is small, does it mean it is not karma?"

If one can avoid fighting, it is best to avoid it as much as possible.

Furthermore, both parties in the fight were his acquaintances!

"Speak! Are you accomplices of this person?"

Once it entered the wound, it turned into countless fine needles as thin as ox hair, continuously burrowing into the heart and lungs.

"When the time comes to take it, there will be no more future troubles."

"Sigh... I can die, but the inheritance of the Fivefold Connection Temple cannot be extinguished."

Zhao Jianchen felt a start of surprise in his heart, but he also saw that Li Yao's Wu skills were superior to his own; seeing the mother and daughter nearby, a plan immediately came to his mind, and he turned his long sword, using the move 'Phoenix Comes to Ritual' to strike at Li Qi and her daughter!

This was a tactic of attacking where the enemy must rescue!

"Despicable!"

Sure enough, Li Yao saw this scene and became extremely anxious; his pair of Judge Pens flew out, striking each other with a loud clang in mid-air, and then shot toward Zhao Jianchen's vital points—this was the killing move of his lineage of Judge Pens: 'Laboring Swallow Flying Apart'!

Zhao Jianchen's move had originally been a feint; he used a 'Returning Horse Sword' to knock the Judge Pens away, but he finally understood where the sense of familiarity came from and shouted: "So you are the remnants from the Li Family Inn back then! This Young Master has been looking for you for a long time!"

(End of this chapter)