Ch 83: How Could One Know the Oriole Lurks Among the Trees

Ghost Sword Sorrow and Zhang Zifang lightly stepped forward, speeding against the gale.

The wind howled past, carrying bursts of hissing sounds, like the shrieks of vengeful spirits in the black night.

Zhang Zifang was extremely surprised in his heart: “Does that group of bald donkeys from the Buddhist Sect want to stir up trouble again?”

“What are they doing in Great Liang again?”

“Wasn’t twenty years ago enough fighting?”

Ghost Sword Sorrow coldly laughed twice, saying: “These bald donkeys have always been extremely hypocritical. Others may not know, but are we two still unclear?”

“Back then, you designed for them to withdraw from Great Liang. Now, I’m afraid your prestige is not what it once was.”

“You can’t suppress this place of Great Liang anymore.”

Zhang Zifang coldly snorted once, saying: “This group of bald donkeys, whoever gets involved with them is unlucky.”

“They talk about benefiting all people, but in reality, they are just using it as a guise to seek some Buddha reincarnation.”

“I was able to make them roll back once, and I can do it a second time.”

Ghost Sword Sorrow slightly frowned, saying: “Compared to the Buddhist Sect, I am more curious about Tianmen Mountain fifty years ago. How exactly did you win against that guy?”

“That Zhang Zhiling was not human at all. His mastery of lightning techniques was superb and transcendent. The might of heaven was vast and mighty. Which martial artist in this world dares to look directly at the might of heaven?”

Zhang Zifang chuckled twice, saying: “People in the Jianghu all know that I fought him to a draw, but they don’t know that my strength is only half of his.”

“But well, we come from the same school and are also martial brothers. What’s wrong with using some tricks?”

“It’s just adding a little drug.” Having said that, Zhang Zifang burst into loud laughter.

Ghost Sword Sorrow was stunned at first, then said: “Good, you deceived me so miserably.”

“I thought you possessed unparalleled divine skill and were invincible in the world, making me afraid to fight you for decades.”

“So it turns out you are just a silver spearhead, good-looking but useless.”

Zhang Zifang chuckled, saying: “I’m old, out of oil, can’t work anymore.”

“If you want to fight, just say it directly, but don’t expect to win.”

Ghost Sword Sorrow “hehe” laughed: “If I can’t beat Zhang Zhiling, I can still beat you! But Zhang Zhiling is also old, when will we go see this old friend?”

Zhang Zifang’s thoughts also sank upon hearing these words: “Pitiful is my martial brother, the burden is too heavy, confined to Dragon Tiger Mountain for life.”

“The world knows that our Daoist Sect suppresses the Jianghu, but they don’t know that now the Daoist Sect only has a few old men left.”

“The younger generation is all unbearable to look at. The Buddhist Sect is looking for the Buddha reincarnation. Should we also learn from them and find the Dao Ancestor reincarnation!”

“Alas!”

Zhang Zifang heavily sighed. Calculating people and calculating heaven, some things ultimately cannot be calculated.

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Qingfeng Stronghold

The imagined scene of the Marquis of Nantian raising private soldiers did not appear. Instead, the people were gone and the stronghold was empty, leaving only empty stockaded villages.

Chi Tao looked at Guang Quan, who was closely chasing after him, gnashing his teeth, wishing he could swallow Guang Quan alive.

“Stinky monk, what madness have you gone into!”

“What kind of dog fart Buddha statue treasure!”

“I, Chi Tao, disdain to take it at all.”

Responding to Chi Tao was Guang Quan’s full-force palm strike. Guang Quan’s expression at this moment was somewhat ferocious, completely different from his previous compassionate demeanor.

He was already making a deadly move, determined to capture Chi Tao.

“Good monk, you really are relentless.” Chi Tao dodged this fatal palm strike, then laughed in extreme anger, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

He waved his hands, and black mist wriggled out like poisonous snakes, making hissing sounds in the air.

That black mist seemed to have life, sometimes twisting like a long snake, sometimes scattering like dark clouds, every wisp of black mist exuding a cold aura.

Chi Tao lightly flicked his finger, and a streak of black mist shot towards Guang Quan like a sharp arrow, so fast that it left a black afterimage in the air.

Guang Quan was expressionless, and with a flick of the Buddhist beads in his hand, the Buddhist beads instantly enlarged, smashing towards Chi Tao like shooting stars.

The Buddhist beads rotated, carrying golden light and powerful force. Wherever they passed, the air seemed to be torn apart.

Chi Tao hurriedly avoided the Buddhist beads, leaning his body forward, closing the distance with Guang Quan.

He saw the mist on Chi Tao’s body surge, wrapping towards Guang Quan like tentacles.

Those black mist tentacles were extremely agile, quickly entangling Guang Quan’s arm, trying to corrode him completely.

Guang Quan let out a low shout, and the golden light on his body surged violently, instantly shattering the black mist. The golden light was as dazzling as the scorching sun, and the black mist melted like ice and snow under this light.

“Chi Tao, today you cannot escape even if you grow wings.” Guang Quan’s voice was cold, like a great bell.

Chi Tao sneered: “Stinky monk, you are as arrogant as ever.”

After saying that, he waved his hands, and the black mist suddenly changed shape, forming countless evil spirits, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws as they pounced towards Guang Quan.

Those evil spirits had different forms, some with green faces and fangs, some with blood-filled mouths, and some with strange lights in their eyes.

They emitted bursts of miserable cries, which were chilling.

Guang Quan narrowed his eyes, chanting scriptures in his mouth, and the golden light transformed into a barrier, blocking the evil spirits outside.

The evil spirits crashed into the golden barrier, making banging sounds, but were unable to break through.

The two fell into fierce battle again, with light shining and energy overflowing.

The surrounding vegetation was affected by the energy, breaking one after another.

Some vegetation was stained by the black mist and withered instantly; some was swept by the golden light and ignited into a raging fire.

Chi Tao was secretly anxious in his heart. He knew that this was not a solution, and he had to find a way to get rid of Guang Quan.

Suddenly, Chi Tao had a flash of inspiration, and with a flash of his figure, he sped away in one direction.

Seeing this, Guang Quan immediately chased after him. After chasing for a while, he stopped and frowned. At this time, he lost track of Chi Tao.

Guang Quan “hehe” laughed, and stopped chasing. He stood in place, being blown by the cold wind.

His long eyebrows swayed left and right with the wind: “This old monk is very curious, how did you escape from what should have died ten years ago.”

“Relying solely on the Wusheng Bone is probably not enough. This old monk was present when you died.”

“You, who are neither human nor ghost, reincarnation is your destination, why don’t you quickly come out!”

Guang Quan said as he slowly walked forward. He knew that Chi Tao had not left, and had used some method to hide.

Just at this moment, Guang Quan frowned and looked at the ground. Black mist transformed into a sharp sword and shot out from the soil, stabbing directly at Guang Quan’s lower body.

If this strike hit, Guang Quan would probably be skewered from tail to head.

At the critical moment, Guang Quan dodged to the side. Just as he dodged this attack, the ground under his feet suddenly exploded.

Chi Tao didn’t give Guang Quan a chance. His expression was fierce, and the long sword transformed from the black mist, carrying bone-chilling cold, stabbed directly at Guang Quan.

Guang Quan was shocked in his heart and secretly cried out that it was bad. He flashed to the side, but was still stabbed in the shoulder by the sharp sword.

In the blink of an eye, the golden light in Guang Quan’s hand flourished, and he roared.

“Vajra Palm!”

Bang!

Killing one thousand enemies, sacrificing eight hundred of your own. The two exchanged move for move, and neither could gain an advantage.

Chi Tao was sent flying by this move, rolling forward all the way, and his body crashed into a stone, causing the stone to explode. It could be seen that the power of Guang Quan’s strike was not small.

Chi Tao was not feeling well, and Guang Quan was also not feeling well. Blood seeped out from the wound, and the black mist corroded the wound like maggots attached to the bone, sizzling and smoking.

“What insidious methods.” Guang Quan glared at Chi Tao.

Black and purple blood flowed from Chi Tao’s mouth and nose, and he laughed loudly: “Dead bald donkey, we will meet again another day.” After saying that, Chi Tao turned around and was about to escape.

Guang Quan was ruthless in his heart. This was the only chance. If he missed it, it would probably be difficult in the future. He couldn’t let him go.

Just as he was about to chase, he saw a great wind rising in the air, and black petals quietly fell like ghosts.

The petals resembled black butterflies, dancing in the night wind.

A puff of black smoke suddenly appeared in front of Chi Tao. Chi Tao stopped, and he smelled a trace of danger. He had only smelled this aura on the Ghost King.

The black smoke slowly dissipated, revealing its true appearance. A woman stood gracefully on a large stone.

She was wearing a black, waist-cinching luo skirt, revealing her exquisite figure.

The luo skirt was thin, like thin gauze. Her pair of slender, beautiful legs were faintly visible.

She was barefoot, and her small, exquisite toes were as cute as pearls, as if they were a masterpiece of nature.

She wore a half-fox spirit mask on her face, and the half of her face that was exposed was as flawless as beautiful jade. Her eyebrows were like distant mountains, her eyes were like autumn water, and her vermillion lips were red without any rouge.

Seeing this scene, Chi Tao did not dare to have any distracting thoughts in his heart. He really couldn’t figure out the intentions of the woman in front of him.

He immediately smiled and said: “Is the lady also here to find this bald donkey? This monk is not a good thing. On the surface, he is compassionate, but in reality, he has done all kinds of bad things.”

“Today, for that so-called Buddha statue treasure, he has been chasing after me, determined to put me to death.”

“If the lady has a feud with him, then we might as well join forces and clean up this bald donkey.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt an irresistible force rushing towards him. Chi Tao suddenly flew backwards, rolling directly to Guang Quan’s side.

Guang Quan hurriedly flashed to the side. At this moment, he was overjoyed in his heart, but he did not dare to make too many movements. The woman in front of him was incredibly strong, and he wanted to see what exactly this person wanted to do.

The woman’s slender jade hands and feet exuded an alluring luster under the moonlight, as if they were carved from mutton-fat white jade.

Whoosh!

Whoosh whoosh!

A great wind rose, and clouds flew, and black petals all over the ground began to sway and spin with the wind.

Those petals seemed to be pulled by a mysterious force. The petals intertwined and entangled each other, and the speed became faster and faster. Gradually, a black sharp sword formed in the wind.

The woman held the black sword and twirled it, staring straight at Chi Tao.