novelapdf Chapter 172 Give Aunt Shui a Way Out, the Heavenly Generals Return to Their Positions
Chapter 172 Give Aunt Shui a Way Out, the Heavenly Generals Return to Their Positions
"Good heavens!"
Jiang Mu opened his eyes at the gravesite, his gaze shining brightly in the darkness.
That's quite an amazing ability.
Imagine being surrounded by hundreds or thousands of demons again. All he needs to do is grab his Blood Frenzy Blade and plunge into the horde. Then, he activates the protective aura of the [Mysterious罡 True Understanding], plus this [Whirlwind Slash]...
Isn't this just an invincible giant spinning top?!
What do you mean by chopping it down piece by piece?
That's too inefficient!
Instantly activate the "Musou mowing" mode.
Spinning through the air with sparks and lightning, the speed at which they harvest experience points can definitely be multiplied several times over.
In the next room.
Shui Miaozheng sat on the edge of the couch, her legs still trembling slightly.
She leaned against the bedpost for more than half an hour to recover.
The feeling of exhaustion, as if my soul had left my body and my whole being had been drained, finally subsided a little.
She gritted her teeth, stood up, and rummaged through the cabinet to find a box of high-quality ointment.
After applying the medicine, she sat down cross-legged again.
After closing my eyes and circulating the energy for several cycles, I felt my energy recover somewhat.
Shui Miaozheng walked to the bronze mirror and looked at the woman in the mirror whose face was as radiant as a peach blossom and whose eyes and brows were full of charm. Her cheeks immediately felt hot again, as if they were on fire.
"That bastard!"
She cursed under her breath and ripped off the headband.
Her long, black hair cascaded down like a waterfall.
A few strands of hair, damp with sweat, clung to her cheeks and slender neck, adding a touch of disheveled yet delicate beauty.
Shui Miaozheng made a silent vow in her heart.
If she ever gives in to this brat again, she'll just smash her head against the wall and die.
That's really too much.
Those are all just a bunch of ridiculous and messy methods to torment people.
She sat in the room for a while, feeling both embarrassed and annoyed, but she still couldn't shake off her unease. Judging by the time, Jiang Mu should be at a crucial moment in his attempt to break through to a higher star level.
Shui Miaozheng changed into a clean casual dress and tiptoed out of the house to Jiang Mu's door.
She gently pushed open the door a crack and peered inside.
Jiang Mu was sitting cross-legged on the blue brick floor, as steady as a mountain.
Shui Miaozheng frowned.
This guy is meditating on the ground in the middle of the night, doesn't he care that the ground is cold? What if the cold gets into his body?
But when her gaze fell on the bed...
Ok.
She silently withdrew her gaze.
Indeed, apart from the ground, there seems to be no other place in this room where one can find peace of mind and meditate in tranquility.
Shui Miaozheng sighed softly, pushed open the door, and went inside.
She carefully rolled up the sheets and mattress, carried them to the yard, and began washing them with well water.
A moment later, I heard the sound of the door opening behind me.
Shui Miaozheng turned her head and saw Jiang Mu stretching and walking out of the house.
He had a ruddy complexion and was in high spirits.
He exuded a sharp, transformed aura, clearly having successfully emerged from seclusion after passing the Star Realm test.
"How did it go? Nothing went wrong, right?"
Shui Miaozheng asked softly.
Jiang Mu shook her head, walked to the bamboo chair next to her, and sat down casually: "It went very smoothly, Aunt Shui, don't worry."
At this moment, Shui Miaozheng is sitting on a low wooden stool washing clothes.
As she bent over and exerted force, her voluptuous curves spread out along the narrow edge of the bench.
It's like a pool of solidified fat filled with moonlight.
Jiang Mu looked away, coughed twice, and said with a troubled expression:
"However... it went smoothly, but for some reason, after passing the Star Certification, my internal energy is still a bit chaotic. Aunt Shui, maybe... maybe I still need you..."
"Um?"
Shui Miaozheng paused, a hint of resentment flashing in her phoenix eyes.
She turned her head and glared at Jiang Mu, annoyed. "Little Jiang, are you really not leaving your aunt any way out?"
We'll build it the way he did.
Even the strongest body will eventually succumb to the weariness of life.
Jiang Mu felt a little guilty under her resentful little gaze, and put on an awkward yet ingratiating smile:
"Um... Aunt Shui, I was just saying it offhand."
But I do feel a bit uncomfortable right now, and I don’t know if it’s a side effect of breaking through too quickly just now.
I just feel restless and agitated, like there's a fire burning inside my meridians...
Shui Miaozheng gave him a big eye roll:
"Stop pretending with me! If you're really so agitated and unable to control your temper, isn't that shirt Aunt Shui gave you still in your room? If you're really feeling unwell, you can just take it yourself..."
At this point, she seemed to realize that what she had said was a bit too embarrassing, and blushed as she swallowed the rest of her sentence.
"What use are clothes anyway?"
Jiang Mu looked dejected. "Never mind, it's my own fault for not having enough willpower. I'll go meditate and calm myself down."
After saying that, he shook his head, got up, and went back into the house.
Shui Miaozheng watched his figure disappear behind the door, and habitually bit her soft red lips.
"No way, I absolutely won't tolerate it!"
She turned her head and continued scrubbing the sheets in the basin vigorously, splashing water high into the air.
After washing and hanging the clothes to dry, she went to the kitchen and busied herself for a while, making a few light and refreshing dishes for dinner.
During the meal, she glanced at Jiang Mu several times.
Seeing that he seemed genuinely lacking appetite and absent-minded, she moved her lips, as if wanting to say something but then stopped, and ultimately said nothing. Until night deepened and all was quiet.
Shui Miaozheng tossed and turned in her room for a long time before finally letting out a long sigh of helplessness.
"I must have owed this little devil something in my past life..."
She put on a thin coat, pushed open the door, and quietly slipped into the next room like a thief.
A long time passed.
The sky was almost turning a pale, fish-belly white.
Shui Miaozheng was carried back by Jiang Mu.
For the next few days, the situation on the outskirts of Yancheng was unusually calm.
Perhaps intimidated by Jiang Mu's fierce power, the demon army hesitated to launch a second, decent attack on the Yun Cui Village defense zone.
They would only occasionally send out some minor demons to probe and harass the edge of the defense line.
This, however, left the demon slayers at the base completely bewildered.
The group went from feeling a constant sense of impending doom and intense tension to a state of relaxed idleness. Each of them felt uneasy, as if ants were crawling inside their bones.
Jiang Mu also felt very idle.
Very free.
He would occasionally wander to the edge of the defense zone, using the harassing lesser demons as experience points for grinding, casually slashing them to replenish his mana. As for the vast amounts of boring time he had left…
He basically spends all his time in Shui Miaozheng's room.
To engage in philosophical discussions.
The reasons given for these arguments are varied and numerous.
such as:
"Aunt Shui, I feel my newly attained star position is still a bit unstable, and my spiritual energy circulation is a little sluggish. Shall we have a discussion to help me stabilize it?" For example:
"Aunt Shui, I caught a chill today, and my head is throbbing, and my meridians are also throbbing. Quick, let's discuss some principles to relieve it." There were even more:
"Aunt Shui, while I was meditating just now, I suddenly had a profound understanding of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. This feeling was fleeting, and I must immediately sort it out through discussion, or it will be gone."
In the end, he simply stopped bothering to come up with an excuse.
"Aunt Shui, the weather is really nice today, not a cloud in the sky. I'm so bored, I have to have a discussion."
Even Ji Hongyuan, who was hiding in the shadows, couldn't stand it anymore.
After absorbing Jiang Mu's yang energy one last time, she decided to avoid the sight and thought, and returned to White Deer Peak to replenish and digest her own energy. Before leaving, she spat at Jiang Mu, "What a beast!"
However, in these seemingly peaceful days, the situation in other defense zones surrounding Yancheng was deteriorating.
The demon army's offensive waves against these defense zones have not stopped.
Instead, their offensive intensified.
As time went on, other defense zones fell one after another.
One by one, the troops were forced to abandon their positions and retreat into Yancheng.
In the end, only the defense zones of Fazhou and Huzhou remained on the entire outer perimeter of Yancheng.
Like two nails, they remained firmly in place.
For a time, these two teams became the focus of conversation among the soldiers and civilians of Yancheng.
Of course, they also knew that the reason those two defense zones were able to remain safe and sound was entirely because of that young man named Jiang Mu.
This made the demon army hesitant to act against them.
For a moment, everyone felt a mix of emotions.
There was a sense of awe and wonder at Jiang Mu's strength, and envy that the two departments of Huzhou and Fazhou had such powerful allies.
Of course, there was also some jealousy and bitterness.
However, just as Tian Wenjing had predicted, after eliminating the other defense zones, the demon army began to tighten the encirclement, attempting to surround and encircle these last two tough nuts to crack.
Tian Wenjing and Shui Miaozheng, who was walking unsteadily, also began to organize the team to evacuate.
They did not retreat into the city all at once.
Instead, they adopted a tiered cover strategy, relying on the terrain to resist step by step, always holding the city outside and acting as the last buffer zone for Yancheng. Of course, Jiang Mu was not idle during the retreat.
Every now and then, they would break away from the main force and go around to the flanks of the demon army that was trying to encircle them to launch surprise attacks.
They hit and ran.
This greatly slowed down the demon army's encirclement.
And so, amidst the tense and exciting retreat and counterattack, the sixth day arrived.
Yuan Qianfan's telepathic message arrived as expected.
The Garrison Commander's Office, High and Mighty.
Yuan Qianfan's figure appeared even more transparent than it had been a few days ago.
He gazed at Jiang Mu, his tone indifferent:
"With the support of the Imperial Guard's secret medicine and my secret help, Jiang Sheng'er's injuries have basically healed."
She is currently staying temporarily in a private residence in the east of the city.
So fast?
Jiang Mu was surprised.
It seems this girl's constitution is truly remarkable.
Yuan Qianfan said, "My preparations are all complete. Jiang Mu, are you ready?"
Jiang Mu gripped the hilt of the knife and nodded in response, "Anytime is fine."
Yuan Qianfan said solemnly:
"Alright, I will make my move later and use the power of the incense offerings of the entire city to forcibly suppress her cultivation level, reducing her from the sixth realm to the fifth realm perfection, so that you can compete with her within the same realm."
Whether you can successfully challenge her and seize her rightful place as the Heavenly Star depends entirely on your own abilities.
Jiang Mu frowned and asked with concern:
"Lord Yuan, wouldn't what you're doing be considered favoritism? Won't Heaven judge us as cheating?"
Even if I win, what if Heaven doesn't honor the victory and refuses to transfer my star position? Wouldn't all my efforts have been in vain?
"This is indeed a risk, and it could happen."
Yuan Qianfan did not hide anything and analyzed the situation truthfully.
"But the laws of Heaven emphasize balance and trials. You must consider your current identity: a cultivator who has just entered the early stage of the Fifth Realm and is currently holding a pseudo-Star Seal."
But she is a prodigy who holds the orthodox position of the Heavenly Gang.
The orthodox lineage has an insurmountable bloodline suppression over the pseudo-stars.
Therefore, even if I used methods to forcibly suppress her cultivation level, in the eyes of Heaven, this is still a challenge of "the inferior overthrowing the superior," and it will most likely be recognized.
Moreover, even if she were to be suppressed to the fifth realm, that would still be the peak state of the fifth realm's great perfection.
They are all far, far superior to you, a novice who has just entered the fifth realm.
Hearing this, Shui Miaozheng's heart couldn't help but jump.
She looked at Jiang Mu with a worried expression.
Yes, although they are both in the five realms, one is the initial stage and the other is the great perfection stage.
One is a pseudo-star constrained in every way, while the other is a celestial being with unique advantages.
The difference between them is far from small!
Little Jiang...
Can he really win?
Jiang Mu pondered for a moment, then suddenly spoke:
"Lord Yuan, thank you for your kindness. However... there's no need to suppress her cultivation. Let her maintain her sixth-realm cultivation."
"What?!"
Yuan Qianfan was taken aback, thinking he had misheard.
Shui Miaozheng was so frightened that her face turned pale. She grabbed Jiang Mu's arm and said urgently:
"Little Jiang, what are you showing off for? That's the sixth realm of a true Heavenly Gang level cultivator! Those stupid demons you killed are no match for him! This isn't a challenge, this is courting death!"
"Aunt Shui, please don't get agitated."
Jiang Mu patted Shui Miaozheng's hand reassuringly, a smile spreading across her face, her eyes gleaming with confidence.
"If I rely on Lord Yuan's help to cheat, and Heaven's judgment does not recognize this cause and effect, wouldn't I have wasted my time?"
I must obtain the Heavenly Star position with integrity and honesty.
Anyway, being a level or two below isn't a big deal; just fight it out. In this world, there's nothing that can't be solved with a single strike. If there is, then two strikes will do.
"you……"
Shui Miaozheng wanted to persuade her again.
Jiang Mu looked at her with warm eyes and said, "Aunt Shui, trust me."
When Shui Miaozheng was swept over by that gaze, the scolding that was about to come out of her mouth softened.
"Are you sure you don't need me to come to the border?" Yuan Qianfan asked again to confirm.
"I'm sure."
Jiang Mu said, enunciating each word clearly, "Since I'm going to take her star position, I'll win it fair and square, leaving the Heavenly Dao speechless. I'll show the Heavenly Dao that I, Jiang Mu, got to where I am today through my own fists and my astonishing wisdom, not by borrowing any external force. I never use cheat codes!"
but……"
Jiang Mu changed the subject,
"I do hope that Lord Yuan can do me a small favor."
Please cast a restriction or barrier or something to trap me and that girl in that courtyard.
Today, neither of us can escape.
It not only determines who is superior, but also decides life and death!
Seeing his stubbornness, Shui Miaozheng was so anxious that she wanted to say a few more words of persuasion.
"Listen to me."
Jiang Mu suddenly turned his head, his eyes revealing an unyielding domineering aura.
Shui Miaozheng's delicate body trembled, and in the end she did not continue to dissuade her, her heart filled with worry and grievance.
That bastard, he agreed so readily when he was going to do something bad.
When it comes to serious matters, why do I never listen to her?
You big liar!
I will never compromise again!
Yuan Qianfan watched the interaction between the two, a smile flashing in her eyes.
He turned to look at Shui Miaozheng and solemnly instructed:
"Water Master, since Hall Master Jiang has made up his mind, then we shall do as he wishes."
"Furthermore, you must keep Xun Xiaomo and the others at bay, preventing outsiders from getting close and interfering with Jiang Mu and Jiang Sheng'er's duel." Shui Miaozheng suppressed her unease and nodded helplessly, "Okay."
Yuan Qianfan said no more.
He closed his eyes and formed a mudra with his hands in front of his chest.
In an instant, a vast wave of divine consciousness spread out from his body.
Then, the massive city structure of Yancheng appeared on Gaoshang as a miniature holographic image.
Yuan Qianfan's gaze fell on the private residence in the east of the city.
He stretched out his right hand, as if traversing a distance of space, and cast a distant, ethereal spell down upon the courtyard, establishing a protective barrier. "Go."
Yuan Qianfan gave a low shout.
Jiang Mu, carrying the Blood Mad Blade, turned and leaped into the air, his back silhouetted against the faint light of dawn, exuding a wildness.
The midday sun shone through the sparse clouds and poured into the courtyard, baking the blue bricks on the ground until they were slightly hot.
Jiang Sheng'er sat quietly on the stone chair.
A pair of calves dangled in mid-air, swaying gently and intermittently.
Between her fingers, she held a bone needle and a few strands of red thread, sewing a shadow puppet with swift, deft stitches.
It is a shadow puppet shaped like a cat.
At her feet lay the bloodied carcass of a wildcat, its skin completely removed.
Blood trickled down the cracks in the stone, attracting a few flies that buzzed around it.
In Jiang Shenger's world, the so-called "shadow puppets" are never made of cowhide or sheepskin.
The shadow puppets in her hands, which kill silently and are unpredictable, are all made from real leather that has been skinned alive.
This includes animal skins, as well as human skin.
The girl's eyes, however, showed no emotion.
In her dull eyes, skinning and dismembering was nothing more than a trivial matter, as common as eating and dressing.
Just then, the sky above the courtyard suddenly darkened for a moment.
An invisible force of restriction descended from the sky.
Like an inverted transparent bell, it instantly isolated the small courtyard from the outside world, turning it into a cage.
Jiang Sheng'er paused slightly as she sewed the shadow puppet.
She stopped using the bone needles, tilted her veiled head, and a hint of confusion flashed in her empty eyes.
Driven by some kind of instinctive intuition, she slowly turned her head and looked in the direction of the garrison commander's mansion.
"Bang!"
It was accompanied by a dull thud as it landed.
A tall, slender figure crashed into the courtyard like a meteorite, stirring up a gust of wind that dispersed the stench of blood from the ground.
The person who arrived was none other than Jiang Mu.
Jiang Shenger withdrew her gaze and looked at the man whose legs she had almost crippled a few days ago.
"What are you doing?"
The girl asked with some difficulty.
Jiang Mu placed his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, his gaze sweeping over the girl's legs, which were half-hidden by her skirt, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
The legs have indeed recovered.
"Of course I'm here to spar with you."
Jiang Mu grinned, revealing his gleaming white teeth. "Didn't you realize I'm already at the fifth realm?"
Sensing the powerful aura emanating from Jiang Mu, which was different from before, Jiang Shenger's wooden eyes narrowed slightly.
She looked around, as if searching for something, and then asked:
"Where is she?"
Jiang Mu naturally knew she was asking about Shui Miaozheng, and simply shrugged:
"Don't worry, it's just the two of us today."
This is a one-on-one life-or-death situation. No one will help me, and no one will help you. Show me your true skills.
Jiang Shenger checked her surroundings again.
After confirming that the oppressive aura of the Eighth Realm that had made her wary was indeed gone, her wooden gaze refocused on Jiang Mu:
"You, of the Fifth Realm, are different from me. You will die."
The girl added calmly, "But I won't kill you. I'll break your leg."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mu's smile grew even colder as he drew his Blood Frenzy Blade:
"Thank you so much!"
"Whoosh!"
Before he finished speaking, the blue bricks beneath Jiang Mu's feet shattered, transforming into a blood-red whirlwind, which he then swung his sword at Jiang Sheng'er in a furious attack.
Without any preamble, he immediately unleashed the Heaven-Shattering Slash!
Facing the fierce blade energy rushing towards her, Jiang Sheng'er remained expressionless, lightly flicking her finger in mid-air.
The newly sewn cat shadow puppet flew away.
The seemingly thin shadow puppet transformed into a sharp, dark blade the moment it left Jiang Mu's hand, tearing through the air and slicing straight for his throat. It was accompanied by a piercing, mournful cat's cry.
"break!"
Jiang Mu roared, and the [Tai Su Tian Gang Blood River True Xi] within his dantian surged wildly into the longsword like magma.
The originally dark red blade burst forth with a three-zhang-long scarlet blade light.
"Sizzle!"
The crimson blade light collided violently with the shadow puppet's sharp blade.
The cat-shaped shadow puppet let out a miserable cry as Jiang Mu cleaved it in two with a single stroke.
However, the shadow puppet that was split in two did not disappear.
Instead, taking advantage of the momentum of the blade, it twisted strangely in mid-air, transforming into two pitch-black, sharp ghost claws.
It bypassed the blade at an incredible angle and grabbed Jiang Mu's arms fiercely.
"Sizzle!"
The sound of flesh tearing rang out.
Two bloody welts immediately appeared on Jiang Mu's arms, and blood splattered out.
But Jiang Mu didn't even frown.
Almost at the same instant he was injured, his mind raced.
[Shadow Teleportation!]
His figure left a slowly fading afterimage in place, and his true form appeared out of thin air behind Jiang Shenger like a ghost.
"Go to hell!"
He gripped the Blood Frenzy Blade tightly in both hands.
Using the momentum of its fall, it slashed down on the girl's head with tremendous force, like splitting a mountain in two.
"Pfft!"
The long sword cleaved Jiang Shenger in two from head to toe without any resistance.
But Jiang Mu felt no joy at all.
The blade felt light and airy, as if it were cutting into a piece of worn-out leather.
Upon closer inspection, the split "Jiang Sheng'er" had transformed into two thin shadow puppets, which slowly floated to the ground.
Substitution Technique!
Jiang Mu suddenly raised her head and looked in the direction of the scent.
The real Jiang Sheng'er was already standing gracefully on the roof ridge of the main house in the courtyard.
The night breeze ruffled the hem of her blue skirt.
The girl looked down at him, her eyes still lifeless.
Around her, countless shadow puppets, like a disturbed swarm of bees, began to swirl and dance wildly.
The battle has only just begun.
"go."
Jiang Sheng'er lightly flicked her jade-like fingers.
In an instant, the swirling shadow puppets resembled a large army that had received an imperial edict.
Five enormous tiger and bear shadow puppets roared out first.
They were no longer as thin as paper, but were infused with the power of the Six Realms Stars, each strike accompanied by a heavy, piercing sound like Mount Tai crashing down. Jiang Mu's eyes sharpened, and he immediately activated the [Mysterious Gang True Explanation].
A layer of dazzling pale golden protective energy spread out on his body, resembling a golden bell.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The tiger and bear shadow puppets' sharp claws and heavy blows pounded the golden energy incessantly.
The impact caused the qi to vibrate violently, and light flashed wildly.
Jiang Mu felt as if he had been struck in the chest, his blood and qi surging. The natural hierarchical suppression of a sixth-realm orthodox star official forced his legs to bend slightly.
Immediately afterwards, dozens of shadow puppets in the shape of birds and venomous snakes shot out from tricky angles.
They are extremely fast and specifically target areas where the protective energy is weak.
"Swish! Swish!"
Jiang Mu moved swiftly, teleporting through the gaps between the countless shadow puppets.
But the opponent threw too many shadow puppets, and new small wounds kept appearing on his body, his clothes quickly becoming stained red with blood.
"Trying to wear me down?"
Jiang Mu gritted her teeth, took out a folding fan, and fanned it at the flock of bird shadow puppets swooping down.
[Draw a circle around yourself and imprison yourself!]
A bright blue light shone from the folding fan, as if the space itself had been frozen.
The dozen or so bird shadow puppets froze in mid-air for a moment.
Jiang Mu seized the opportunity, sweeping his blood-red blade across the room, turning them all into minced meat.
Upon seeing this, Jiang Shenger's eyes finally showed a slight change.
She quickly formed hand seals.
A giant python shadow, ten zhang long, burst forth from the sky, its blood-red maw wide open, ready to devour Jiang Mu whole.
Instead of retreating, Jiang Mu advanced, folding his folding fan with his left hand and turning his palm downwards.
"town!"
A jet-black phantom image of the Ghost King Seal suddenly coalesced in the sky.
Carrying immense power to suppress all evil spirits, it slammed down hard on the giant python shadow puppet's vital spot.
"Boom!"
The giant python shadow puppet let out a mournful cry, was smashed to the ground, and its spiritual light quickly dimmed.
But the next moment, a humanoid shadow puppet clad in heavy armor appeared behind Jiang Mu without his noticing, and a halberd came flying at him with a crisscrossing motion.
A golden light flashed on the back of Jiang Mu's hand.
[The Cage of Confinement!]
A translucent golden cage descended from the sky.
The armored warrior was trapped inside.
Jiang Shenger continued to unleash her star power without expression, and more shadow puppets emerged, suppressing Jiang Mu's space to move.
To outsiders, Jiang Mu was at his last gasp, covered in wounds.
Defeat is only a matter of time.
But only Jiang Mu himself knew where his confidence came from.
"A war of attrition? I'm not afraid of attrition at all!"
As his star power was significantly depleted, the [Magic Gauge] began to operate.
A large amount of demonic energy poured into his limbs and bones like a floodgate being opened, repairing his nearly depleted dantian.
As long as the magic gauge isn't empty, he's a perpetual motion machine.
"Let me show you what a real meat grinder is!"
Jiang Muxin's newly comprehended supernatural power was activated with a roar.
【Whirlwind Slash】!
He gripped the Blood Frenzy Blade with both hands, and under the impetus of star power, it transformed into a rapidly spinning crimson top.
The crimson blades clashed together, forming a tornado.
He plunged headlong into the densest group of shadow puppets.
"Sizzle!"
The tearing sound was incessant.
Those shadow puppets that were powerful enough to severely injure ordinary fifth-realm cultivators were shredded into countless fragments in the face of this unreasonable and endless storm of blades, as if they had been caught in a paper shredder.
One, ten, three...
A look of shock finally surfaced in Jiang Shenger's dull eyes.
She doesn't understand.
Why is it that a mere cultivator at the early stage of the fifth realm, after enduring such a high-intensity attack, not only did not have his star power depleted, but instead became more and more courageous and his momentum was unstoppable?
This doesn't make sense!
Meanwhile, in the alleyway outside the courtyard.
Xun Xiaomo also noticed the sudden sealing and restriction immediately and planned to go into the courtyard to investigate.
However, she had just reached the alley entrance.
A graceful figure in light blue stood in front of her.
It was Shui Miaozheng.
"Shui Miaozheng, what are you doing?!"
Xun Xiaogui paused, her face darkening.
Shui Miaozheng spoke calmly:
"We have solid leads suggesting that the girl named Jiang Sheng'er is colluding with the demons outside the city."
Now, Master Jiang is preparing to personally go to the courtyard to interrogate her.
Xun Xiaomo was taken aback at first, then her face turned ashen as if she had heard an absurd joke, and she questioned sharply:
"Shui Miaozheng, do you know what you're doing? You suspect the Imperial Guards of colluding with demons?"
Do you have any evidence?
That's Commander Yang's adopted daughter!
You dared to set up restrictions and unjustly kill the inner guards without any real evidence. If Lord Yang finds out, the Demon Slaying Divisions of Fazhou City and Huzhou City will be buried with you!
Can you bear the consequences?!
Faced with Xun Xiaomo's threat, Shui Miaozheng calmly retorted:
"It's hard not to suspect that she deliberately assassinated Hall Master Jiang before, which makes people suspicious that she was an inside agent planted by the demon in the city. Otherwise, how could she do such a thing at this critical moment when the demon army is pressing in?"
As for the evidence...
Once Master Jiang has finished questioning them inside, the truth will naturally come out.
"Wait a moment!"
Xun Xiaomo finally understood what he meant and stared at the other person with a strange expression: "You mean... Jiang Mu went to find her alone?" "Yes."
Shui Miaozheng nodded.
Xun Xiaomo was stunned, then looked at Shui Miaozheng as if she were a madwoman, and then sneered:
Are you crazy?
Did you know that Jiang Sheng'er's injuries have basically fully recovered thanks to the internal guards' secret medicine?
Shui Miaozheng lowered her eyes and did not answer.
Seeing her like this, Xun Xiaozhang mocked her mercilessly:
"That girl is stubborn by nature. Once she's determined to cripple Jiang Mu's leg, she'll definitely try to kill him if he comes to her. You know perfectly well that she's not only fully recovered from her injuries, but is also a sixth-realm orthodox star official, yet you still let Jiang Mu go in alone?"
You're not sending him to interrogate, you're sending him to his death.
Did he really think he was invincible just because he killed a few low-level demons? What could he possibly use to bridge the gap in their cultivation levels?
Faced with the ridicule, Shui Miaozheng simply tidied her wind-blown hair and gave an ambiguous answer:
"Some grudges can be resolved by ourselves, and naturally we should resolve them ourselves."
Xun Xiaomo was so angry she almost laughed; she was completely speechless.
Is this woman possessed?
Do you really think that wild kid named Jiang Mu has some talent and can overcome the absolute suppression of the orthodox and pseudo-stars?
Just as the two were facing off, the sounds of fighting came from inside the courtyard through the barrier.
Xun Xiao listened carefully, pricking up his ears.
Without a doubt, the two have completely clashed, and it seems that Jiang Mu is indeed fighting a bitter battle alone inside.
Xun Xiaomo glanced at Shui Miaozheng, whose face was ashen, and a mocking smile appeared on her lips:
"Miaozheng, this is my last piece of advice to you. Don't think that just because you hurt that girl last time, Jiang Mu can manipulate her at will."
The difference in realms is a difference, an ironclad law set by the Heavenly Dao.
If you don't want your lover to die inside, it's not too late to stop him now.
Shui Miaozheng remained silent.
Her gaze fell on the faintly glowing barrier, and a hint of worry flashed deep in her eyes, but she concealed it well.
Seeing her so stubborn and unyielding, Xun Xiaomo couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.
Could it be that Jiang Mu really possesses some earth-shattering supernatural power?
But she quickly dismissed the thought as soon as it arose.
No matter how great one's supernatural powers are, they are absolutely no match for a sixth-realm orthodox star official with profound background.
This is common sense!
Hearing the continuous roaring sounds coming from inside the courtyard, Xun Xiaomo sneered, took two steps back, crossed her arms, and adopted a spectator's posture: "Fine! Since you're so eager to send your little lover to his death, I won't stop you."
However, when you see his body, don't think that we, the internal security forces, are bullying him.
He was reckless and courted death.
Inside the courtyard, the fierce fighting continued.
After several rounds of head-on clashes, the situation seemed to have reached a stalemate.
Neither of them could gain a clear advantage.
A look of surprise and confusion appeared in Jiang Shenger's eyes.
She couldn't understand it.
He was clearly at the sixth level of cultivation and possessed a legitimate star position at the Heavenly Gang level, so why was he struggling so much in the fight?
Despite her doubts, Jiang Sheng'er did not hesitate in the slightest.
Her ten fingers intertwined in the air, and amidst the afterimages, she unleashed her final killing move.
"Swish! Swish! Swish!"
From within the wide sleeves of the robe, seventeen ghastly human-shaped shadow puppets flew out.
These shadow puppets were made to the size of a normal person.
Her facial features bear a striking resemblance to Jiang Shenger herself, about seven or eight points.
The next instant, Jiang Sheng'er's true form flickered, transforming into a lifeless afterimage that blended seamlessly into the seventeen shadow puppets. All eighteen "Jiang Sheng'er" figures were now trapped in the center like a net.
The attacks of these eighteen figures were extremely unpredictable.
Sometimes it glides along the ground like a piece of paper, sometimes it launches strangely like a broken bamboo pole, and the thin, yet incomparably sharp blade in its hand comes frantically attacking from all directions.
Even with Jiang Mu's extremely quick reflexes, he was once again at a disadvantage under this bizarre and relentless onslaught.
Without warning, two deep, bone-revealing cuts were made on his shoulder and side, nearly piercing his heart on the spot.
"Damn, that's tough!"
Jiang Mu spat out a mouthful of blood, but her eyes grew even colder and more ruthless.
With a single thought, the Earthly Star's supernatural powers activated.
[Spiritual Divination]!
In an instant, a layer of dark blue starlight appeared in Jiang Mu's eyes.
The eighteen dazzling afterimages around him slowed down in his vision, shedding their pseudo-philosophical appearance and transforming into black and white.
His gaze swept across the area rapidly.
Finally, Jiang Mu's gaze settled on a shadow puppet slightly to the left and behind.
A huge "凶" (fierce/evil) character floated above the figure's head!
"I've found you."
Jiang Mu remained calm and deliberately pretended to be struggling to cope, then swung his knife at the shadow puppets directly in front of him.
He even deliberately stumbled, revealing a flaw.
Jiang Sheng'er, hidden in the shadow puppet, naturally wouldn't let this opportunity pass.
Like a lurking viper, she silently slithered close to the ground, her sharp blade aimed straight for Jiang Mu's back.
Just as she was about to succeed!
A murderous glint flashed in Jiang Mu's eyes, and he stomped his foot, completely ignoring the deadly attack coming from behind.
[Shadow Teleportation]!
"Whoosh!"
His figure vanished into thin air before Jiang Shenger's sharp blade.
The next instant, it flashed directly to the side of Jiang Shenger's main body.
"What?!"
A hint of horror finally flashed in Jiang Shenger's dull eyes.
【Lingfeng Slash】!
Jiang Mu roared, and the [Tai Su Tian Gang Blood River True Steam] poured into the blade again like a flood bursting its banks.
It transformed into a rapidly spinning crimson storm.
The crimson blade light bloomed like a meat grinder, carrying the force to tear everything apart, and crashed into the unsuspecting Jiang Shenger.
"Bang!"
With a loud bang, Jiang Sheng'er was sent flying and crashed into the courtyard wall.
It smashed out a large area of cracked, spiderweb-like patterns.
"puff"
The girl coughed up a mouthful of blood.
A huge gash was torn in her abdomen by the blade's force, and bright red blood dripped onto the blue bricks.
This is the first time she has been injured since they started fighting.
The veil covering her face was also blown away by the sword energy, revealing her true appearance.
Her cheeks were delicate, but there were two scars on either side of her face.
The scar tear extends to the base of the ear.
Her corners were pulled upwards, forming a strange smile.
The sight of such a chilling smile on that lifeless, expressionless face seemed particularly bizarre.
Jiang Shenger scrambled to her feet and wiped away the bloodstains from the corner of her mouth.
His eyes, however, were now churning with a raging torrent of violence and murderous intent, like boiling water.
"This time, I will kill you."
She uttered a few words slowly and deliberately, her torn smile appearing even more distorted and terrifying due to her hostility.
She bit her tongue and spat out a mouthful of black blood.
He formed a mudra with his hands in front of his chest.
Dozens of faint, dark lines, long visible to the naked eye, appeared on Jiang Shenger's arms and legs.
These lines are connected to her joints at one end.
At the other end, Han entered the void.
At that moment, she felt as if she had become a puppet being manipulated by someone with strings.
"Whoosh!"
The sharp blade in her hand whistled as it pierced straight at Jiang Mu's brow.
"Bang!"
Jiang Mu barely managed to parry with his sword.