strokinit Chapter 42 Showdown
Chapter 42 Showdown
Inside the courtyard, swords clashed.
Two figures, radiating intense blood energy, were locked in a fierce battle amidst the increasingly dense fog.
They were so fast that even Chen Ran could barely catch a glimpse of them.
The ground and houses were frequently slashed by swords, leaving deep marks.
The knife marks on the ground made Chen Ran's heart pound with horror.
This is clearly a battle between three blood levels.
"Just accepted one mission, and he's already unlucky enough to be ambushed? And by someone of this caliber?"
Just as Chen Ran was preparing to stay quietly in the background and not get involved in these things.
"Whoosh~"
A long sword suddenly came toward his kidneys.
Chen Ran rolled on the ground, instantly dodging the fatal blow.
"Huh, you actually managed to dodge my sneak attack? You're not bad."
Chen Ran slowly stood up, looking at the other person with some lingering fear.
"Aren't we all patrons of the Canal Gang? Why kill them?!"
Chen Ran looked at the two dead men behind the other man with "fear" in his eyes and asked angrily.
At the same time, it activated all its senses, attempting to locate any potential enemies.
"Heh, the situation is already so clear, and you still have this kind of thinking? Heh, how can someone like you break through limits?! How can you become a martial artist?!"
It's because of people like you, you beasts, that my sister, my family, my brothers died! I'll tear you to pieces... um.
Before he could finish speaking, the man looked at his chest, pierced by a long sword, his face filled with astonishment.
He didn't understand why a long knife had suddenly appeared in his chest.
The martial artist, whose life force was at its peak, looked up and a fist the size of a sandbag was right in front of him.
"Bang!!"
One punch.
The entire room was covered in splattered blood and flesh.
"You actually answered my question? Who else but you will die?"
After finishing his rant, Chen Ran quickly looted the corpse.
He took out a piece of white cloth from his pocket and wrapped the several money pouches together.
The white cloth remained unchanged in color, so Chen Ran placed it on his chest with peace of mind.
This white cloth was given to me by Wu Heng and his sister as a poison-detecting cloth; it can detect most poisons.
This was also an essential procedure he performed every time he looted a corpse.
The main concern is that we might accidentally capsize in a ditch.
The sounds of fighting outside gradually faded into the distance.
Clearly, it was the three-blooded elder who lured the assassin away.
Thinking of this, Chen Ran jumped out of the window and immediately used the Divine Form Step to rush towards the direction of the entrance to Xijia Village in his memory.
From the old man's angry roar, Chen Ran knew that their target was Sun Miao.
Even if there are other experts in the shadows, their primary target would definitely be Sun Miao.
Now is the best time to escape.
As for the missions of the Grand Canal Gang, I'm sorry, I'm not very familiar with them.
Nothing is more important than one's own life.
"Ding ding ding ding~"
Ahead, the sound of clashing swords came from ahead. Upon hearing this, Chen Ran quickly changed course.
"My friend, please save this humble woman! I am Sun Miao from the Sun family, one of the four great families of Qinghe County. If you can lend me a hand, I will repay you handsomely once I escape! *Pfft*"
"Bang! Bang!!"
Before Sun Miao could finish speaking, the sound of two bodies hitting the ground rang out.
Hearing this sound, Chen Ran moved even faster.
After a short while, Chen Ran could no longer hear the breathing of those people.
Just then, Chen Ran suddenly stopped.
"Something's not right. It should only take a quarter of an hour to get from this house to the village entrance, but I've already run for more than a quarter of an hour at full speed. Even if I didn't run in a straight line, I should have already run out of there by now."
Looking around, Chen Ran could vaguely see some thatched huts, and his brows furrowed.
Before he could even react...
A figure suddenly threw himself into his arms.
"Help me."
After saying that, he immediately fainted.
With the warm jade in his arms, Chen Ran frowned as he held its enormous size in his hands.
Because she's not a great beauty, but a big problem.
"Whoosh~"
A gust of wind swept in.
Chen Ran quickly dodged to the side.
But the palm seemed to have a mind of its own, and continued to strike straight at Chen Ran.
Upon seeing this, barbaric skin appeared.
"Bang!!!"
He struck Chen Ran with his palm, sending him flying.
After smashing through two thatched huts, Chen Ran finally managed to stabilize himself.
He looked at the spot where he had just been hit with a strange expression.
Just then, the palm strike arrived again.
Having prepared, Chen Ran quickly tossed Sun Miao aside.
He unleashed a powerful Tongbei Fist.
"Bang!!!"
As their fists and palms clashed, both men retreated several steps.
Meanwhile, dust slowly floated on Chen Ran's body.
"A second-tier martial artist? External martial arts? Fist? Heh, this remote and impoverished place is just that. You're practically ruining your martial arts career."
"Die!!!"
"Bang!!!"
Chen Ran didn't say anything, and continued to exchange punches with his opponent.
In a moment, Chen Ran was sent flying.
This time, even more dust was shaken off his body.
His face turned even redder.
Bai Wusi looked at Chen Ran's performance and a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes. Even in his weakened state, the martial artist from this remote and impoverished area would only be slaughtered by him.
He immediately pressed his advantage.
"Bang!!"
By the third time they exchanged blows, dust was everywhere.
Bai Wusi felt a strange sense of weakness coming from his body.
"!!!"
"You poisoned me?!"
"puff!!!"
Yeah, the air is humid now, how could there be so much dust?!
All that dust just now was clearly poisoned by that utterly despicable brat.
Bai Wusi suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood.
He was about to turn around and run away.
Chen Ran opened his sleeve, and an arrow flew out, striking Bai Wusi squarely.
"Aaaaaah!!!"
With just a scream, the dignified master of the third blood level perished completely.
A hissing sound kept coming from the corpse.
Clearly, this thing is poisonous from head to toe.
Chen Ran suddenly darted hundreds of meters away, then quickly took out several antidote pills from his pocket and swallowed them before he felt safe to come back.
"This Five-Step Powder combined with snake heart poison is really terrifying. We should try to avoid using it in the future if possible."
If I absorb any more, I'm afraid I'll perish too.
Even now, Chen Ran was still shaken.
After all, the three-blood warriors died so tragically, he should be careful.
He approached Sun Miao, who was not far away, and hit him with a stone to confirm that he was still unconscious.
Chen Ran then carried the other person back the way they came.
Going out is impossible, but returning to the starting point is quick.
Before long, the blue-brick and black-tiled house, affected by the aftershocks of the two three-blood experts, appeared in front of Chen Ran.
Chen Ran left Sun Miao in the yard and returned to the room where he had been staying.
After smearing some blood on himself and cutting himself a few times, Chen Ran sat down in the room.
Half an hour later, a figure staggered back into the house.
Not long after, a conversation could be heard outside.