Chapter 91: Impersonator: New Project

"Yingying, hide quickly!"

Liao Daheng was too far away to intervene, so he clenched his fists and shouted a warning toward the bridal chamber.

The bride was merely a weak woman; how could she escape the grasp of a martial artist with internal strength?

The flower-plucking thief was extremely fast; he rested one hand on the edge of the window sill and flashed them a mocking smile, a gesture that was undoubtedly a provocation.

It was always like this; the women's families would roar in impotent rage, watching helplessly as he took their kin away.

These little seasoning episodes brought more flavor to his hunt! Inside the window, red candles cast flickering shadows, and the elaborately dressed bride sat upright on the edge of the bed, waiting anxiously for the groom to enter.

Had she ever imagined that the one breaking in would be the despair-inducing flower-plucking thief?

The flower-plucking thief felt a dry heat in his heart; it was his first time playing with a bride, and it would surely be even more stimulating if he could do it right in front of the groom.

There were two martial artists with internal strength not far away, but time was pressing, so he had better snatch the person away to enjoy first.

"Bang!"

The flower-plucking thief smashed the wooden window with a palm strike, and through the shattered window, he saw the bride shrinking back in a panic.

Just as he was about to dive headfirst inside, a voice suddenly rang out by his ear, "Where do you think you're going?"

His hair stood on end instantly; with no one else in close proximity, where did this third person come from?

Liao Daheng's expression was one of shock; he rubbed his eyes, for just a moment ago a black shadow had flashed, and Zhou You had arrived behind the flower-plucking thief, having started later but arrived first.

The speed was so great that the person arrived first, and only then did the roar of a fierce tiger resound.

Zhou You grabbed the back of the flower-plucking thief's neck with one hand and reached out to grab the other's arm with the other.

The movement was just like an eagle catching a chick! "Coo-coo!"

The flower-plucking thief's throat twitched, and internal strength surged from the soles of his feet, making him instantly slippery beyond compare.

He actually dodged Zhou You's palm and leaped into mid-air, his feet level with Zhou You's eyebrows.

"Lightness Skill."

It was the first time Zhou You had seen such agile footwork; the opponent didn't fight him at all and simply greased his soles... to leave.

Yanxing Quan also had moves for gliding in mid-air, but the purpose was to attack; by comparison, the flower-plucking thief's Lightness Skill was more professional and the technique more brilliant.

His reaction was extremely fast, and before the flower-plucking thief could disappear into the night sky, he let out a loud shout.

"Tiger Leaps the Ravine."

Zhou You decisively unleashed his level 2 Lightness Skill, his feet feeling as if they had grown springs, and he leaped violently into mid-air, grabbing the flower-plucking thief by the waist and dragging him down toward the ground.

It was just like a fierce tiger leaping in an arc to pounce on a bird in flight.

At this moment, the words agility and ferocity were perfectly combined, perfectly embodied in him.

The flower-plucking thief fell in a heap, struggling to pry off Zhou You's palm while rubbing his feet on the spot.

His agile body rotated and rose, looking for all the world like a little bird soaring into the clouds.

"Sigh!"

A Hu Zhua struck heavily against his back; the bird's wings were broken, and he plummeted into the courtyard like a cannonball.

The wine table that hadn't been cleared away yet collapsed for the most part, and all the leftovers and mixed soups poured down in a heap.

Zhou You stepped forward and kicked him directly in the lumbar spine, followed by a crisp cracking sound.

"Hoo-hoo!"

Liao Daheng watched the flower-plucking thief on the ground twisting like a maggot, unable to crawl up ever again.

Zhou You's strike was truly ruthless, kicking his lumbar region to pieces; never mind Lightness Skill, even walking would be a problem from now on.

Thinking of how this dog-thief had attempted to defile his niece, a raging fire surged in his heart.

"You dog, don't you recognize your Grandpa Liao?"

Liao Daheng grabbed a handful of bamboo chopsticks and jammed them into the flower-plucking thief's nostrils, piercing through his cheeks, causing him to howl in agony.

He felt both relieved and fearful; if Zhou You hadn't been present, this guy would have already succeeded.

These past few days, due to the flower-plucking thief's affairs, the immigrants in Su Cheng had been blamed and were under immense pressure.

Now that the culprit had been caught, there was finally some accountability.

"The thief has been caught."

Song Fugui helped a few elders back, and looking at the messy courtyard, he felt a lingering fear. If the flower-plucking thief had succeeded, their family would have had no way to survive.

He only realized afterward that Zhou You had deliberately sent them away earlier, all to deal with the flower-plucking thief together with his uncle.

"Uncle, how should we deal with the flower-plucking thief?"

Liao Daheng snorted coldly, "That's letting him off easy; report it to the authorities."

A moment later, the small courtyard became lively.

Song Fugui went to invite Constable Liu, but unexpectedly, it wasn't just Constable Liu who came; a large group of people arrived one after another.

Head Constable Qu, one of the victims and also Constable Liu's direct superior, arrived in a rage, wielding a saber.

Upon seeing the flower-plucking thief, he didn't say a word, chopped off a few ounces of the man's lewd flesh from a certain area, and then ordered his men to stop the bleeding for him.

"Kid, now that you've fallen into my hands, I won't let you die easily."

"I'll make you taste every one of the 108 tortures of Heilao."

The flower-plucking thief was in so much pain he couldn't even speak clearly, begging for mercy repeatedly, "It really wasn't me!"

"Still trying to quibble? Lubricate his bowels for him, and pick the thickest stick."

Another round of heart-rending screams followed.

Head Constable Qu learned it was Zhou You who had taken action and was filled with gratitude, "A high-achieving student of the Jian Xiong Martial Arts Hall, truly lives up to his reputation!"

"You're too kind, it was just a coincidence."

Head Constable Qu shook his head, "Don't be modest; this guy's Lightness Skill is remarkable, and we've cast a wide net several times but couldn't catch him."

He also felt it was strange, "As far as I know, the Lightness Skill of the Tiger-Subduing Fist isn't that powerful."

As expected of a government official; he doesn't forget to probe for information while expressing gratitude—it's an old occupational disease! "I don't know any Lightness Skill; I've just practiced the Tiger Leap Ravine move until I'm proficient, so naturally, my speed is fast."

So that's how it is!

Head Constable Qu had heard of the Tiger Leap Ravine move; it has extremely strong explosive power, allowing one to dash over ten meters in the blink of an eye.

If Zhou You truly brought this move to perfection, he could indeed catch up to the speed of the Flower-Plucking Thief.

"I'm wronged, I'm wronged, this really wasn't me!"

"I'm just a fake; I only started business a few days ago and have only committed one case, the one at the pastry shop; the others weren't done by me."

"Every grievance has its perpetrator and every debt has its debtor; the real Flower-Plucking Thief is at the Blood-Qi Level."

"Don't bully me, a mere Jinli Level; if you have the ability, go find him!"

Not far away came the wails and pleas for mercy from the Flower-Plucking Thief.

He had been subjected to a broken waist, a pierced nose, castration, and anal rupture, suffering greatly, but a martial artist's vitality exceeds that of an ordinary person, so he could still speak in his own defense under the punches and kicks of a group of Constables.

At first, no one took it seriously.

As he said more and more, Head Constable Qu's expression changed.

Zhou You knew in his heart that these words were likely true; the Flower-Plucking Thief under his feet was just a copycat.

The real Flower-Plucking Thief targeted noblewomen and had brilliant methods; even though wealthy families all hired martial arts experts skilled in fist techniques, he still succeeded time and again.

The Jinli Level couldn't achieve that, unless it was... a Blood-Qi martial artist! "Hmm, you say you only committed the one case at the pastry shop?"

Zhou You walked forward and asked.

The Flower-Plucking Thief nodded desperately, "That's right, that little lady was quite succulent..."

"Succulent" was the last word he ever spoke in his life.

The next moment, the Flower-Plucking Thief's head exploded on the spot, Zhou You's fist having punched through from his chin to the top of his head.

"This punch is for Cui Erjie."

Zhou You wiped his fist and turned around, "Head Constable Qu, I acted on impulse, please forgive me."

"It's nothing, nothing at all; a base creature like a dog, killing him is fine."

Head Constable Qu waved his hand, unconcerned, "It's a pity we didn't catch the real Flower-Plucking Thief."

A line of text quietly appeared on the panel before Zhou You's eyes: "Trial Project Four (Three-Star Rating): Capture and kill the Flower-Plucking Thief."

(End of this chapter)