Chapter 512: Yellow Sparrow Behind? Forget It, Let You Dogs Bite Dogs!

"Starlight Positioning?"

Wang Ping'an frowned slightly; from the name alone, he could roughly guess what kind of skill this was.

He could extract such a skill from this Seven‑Star Jade Pendant—Tian Shu, so it was clear that the pendant already possessed that skill.

He suddenly understood why Luo Lekang had given him such a pendant.

"I knew you had designs on the Sword Apparatus inside me, but you held back because of Lü Tu and dared not commit murder‑and‑theft in public!"

Wang Ping'an sneered inwardly; based on this skill, he could roughly infer Luo Lekang's true purpose in presenting him the Seven‑Star Jade Pendant as a gift.

It was nothing more than using the pendant's Starlight Positioning to pinpoint his location and carry out murder‑and‑theft under the cover of a deserted night.

He knew that since Luo Lekang had a disciple like Yuan Ziming, this master could not possibly be a good person.

"Fine, then. I'll show you what it means to play the pig and eat the tiger!"

Wang Ping'an snorted softly to himself; a flash of smugness flickered in his eyes as he said, "I just don't know how much Merit killing this old man will bring me!"

Not long ago.

Luo Lekang, from his hand, palm‑struck his uncle, sending him flying and leaving Ji Nian gravely wounded; instead of commanding the Flying Sword to grapple with Luo Lekang, he, in Luo Lekang's presence, pulled the Flying Sword that had nearly taken Ji Nian's life back into his own body.

At that time.

The Flying Sword's speed was indeed extraordinary, like a streak of Flowing Light that vanished in an instant; even a close look might not catch its disappearance, which is why his earlier attack on Ji Nian with the Flying Sword, even wounding him, went unnoticed.

Not only the onlookers, but even Ji Nian himself did not realize it was his doing.

But he knew Luo Lekang had witnessed everything; Luo Lekang had just taken him from his mother's hand, using his Dharma Eye to scrutinize him inside and out, his gaze lingering on the Flying Sword within him as proof.

Before the Flying Sword returned to his body, he already knew that this act would be known to Luo Lekang; he didn't mind, not because he was unaware that Luo Lekang had the nerve to commit profit‑seeking, life‑taking deeds.

His disciple Yuan Ziming could even engage in forced buying and selling, so as a master, he could naturally commit murder‑and‑theft.

Yet.

He didn't care; withdrawing the Flying Sword in front of Luo Lekang was deliberate, intended to stir Luo Lekang's greed. If Luo Lekang dared to commit murder‑and‑theft, he would show him what it means to play the pig and eat the tiger.

And he would also obtain a large amount of Merit from Luo Lekang!

"You'd better come quickly, and don't keep me waiting!"

Wang Ping'an vaguely noticed that while Luo Lekang boarded the carriage, he furtively glanced his way, his smug smile growing even wider.

It was the influx of numerous talents, skills, and techniques he had obtained in this period that allowed him to keep upgrading his Merit in bulk; if he could extract a massive amount of Merit from Luo Lekang, it would suffice to meet his short‑term Merit consumption.

He couldn't say that all the newly acquired talents, skills, and techniques were upgraded to the Greater Attainment Realm; at best they could be raised to Mastery or even Cultivation. When Wang Ping'an just retrieved his gaze toward Luo Lekang's carriage, he suddenly noticed an anomaly in the distance—the direction Ji Nian had fled—where two warriors dispatched by Yuan Ziming to chase Ji Nian were present; his peripheral glance fell on Yuan Ziming among the guards, his complexion extremely grim, and he muttered:

"Indeed, a creature that can engage in forced buying and selling, doing deeds worse than pigs and dogs!"

Earlier.

He heard Yuan Ziming's dialogue with the two warriors loud and clear; though he wasn't a worm in Yuan Ziming's gut and didn't know his thoughts, he could deduce from the words.

He not only shifted all the blame onto Ji Nian, but also intended to commit murder and silence.

At this moment.

Under Yuan Ziming's arrangement, the two warriors pursuing Ji Nian had already engaged him in combat, but to Wang Ping'an's surprise, despite Ji Nian's severe injuries being aggravated by the assault, he seized the opportunity and slew the two warriors.

Dragging his scar‑riddled body, having consumed countless healing pills, he mustered every ounce of strength and fled at the highest speed.

"No wonder he can serve as a personal guard to the magistrate's son; he has some skill— even severely wounded, he can still turn the tables and slay two elite warriors!"

Through the Paper Person, Wang Ping'an witnessed the clash between Ji Nian and the two warriors; the fight was brief yet spectacular.

You have reached this novel.

Ji Nian employs a trade‑off of injury for life; within a short span, before his wounds worsened, he instantly took the lives of the two warriors in a clean, decisive kill, clearly not his first murder.

Of course.

It is also possible that as Ji Nian left, he had already guessed Yuan Ziming's intentions and prepared thoroughly, whereas the two pursuers failed to consider this and treated Ji Nian as a sick tiger, thus handing their lives over to him.

This episode, with Ji Nian dragging his gravely wounded body to slay the two pursuers, gave Wang Ping'an a vivid lesson, teaching him many truths.

First, one must not underestimate a severely injured person, even if they have only a breath left.

Second, even when cornered, one must be fully prepared; seizing a slight chance can turn the tide.

"Unfortunately, you don't know that the mantis catches the cicada while the yellow sparrow waits behind; even if you manage a comeback against the wind, I'm still here, so you might as well obediently report to the Yama King!"

Wang Ping'an sneered to himself; he hadn't forgotten how Ji Nian had wounded his uncle, and could not let Ji Nian slip away with a single blow, even if Yuan Ziming didn't chase him.

Just as Wang Ping'an prepared to command the Paper Person, watching Ji Nian's departing silhouette to deliver a fatal strike, he heard Ji Nian's muttering, full of resentment toward Yuan Ziming, and a flash of insight sparked in his mind, causing his hand's movement to gradually halt.

Witnessing Ji Nian's vanished silhouette!

"I almost forgot, you may be detestable, but there's someone even more detestable!"

Wang Ping'an, focusing on multiple things, as the Paper Person's gaze withdrew from Ji Nian's vanished silhouette and turned to the Yuan Ziming who had remounted his horse and was about to depart, he thought:

"If I kill you now, that beast would be overjoyed; I'd rather wait for you dogs to bite each other—just don't disappoint me!"

(End of Chapter)