Chapter 1427: Killer
Zu An and the others reacted quickly to dodge the incoming arrows. When they prepared to retaliate, however, they were shocked to discover that the arrows had actually curved in midair, circling around before going after them again.
âThey even have heat-seeking properties?!â Zu An exclaimed, flabbergasted. However, he didnât have time to admire the arrows, because he hadnât expected them to be like that. The women had prepared to retaliate too, so they didnât have any opportunity to dodge.
Zu An used Grandgale to move in front of the three women. He had no time to bring out any weapons, so he sent a fist flying toward an arrow.
However, the arrows werenât tangible, and his fist didnât hit anything. The incorporeal arrows pierced directly into his body, causing bursts of bloody mist to spew forth.
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âAh Zu!â the three women all cried out in alarm.
âItâs fine. I wonât die from something like this,â Zu An said with a pale smile. Fortunately, he had used the Heaven Devouring Sutra to neutralize quite a bit of the force at the last moment. Otherwise, if he had used his body alone to defend against them, no matter how tough he was, he would still have exploded under the four arrows.
As expected of someone the divine archer Yi had personally taught! These arrows were too powerful. He wondered just how powerful they would have been if Yi had fired them himself.
Seeing that there was no danger to Zu Anâs life, Yun Jianyueâs gaze filled with killing intent. She quickly rushed toward Pang Meng.
Yan Xuehenâs expression grew cold, and she rushed over with the Flying Snow Sword as well.
Yu Yanluo took Zu An into her embrace, tears falling from her eyes. She quickly applied medicine on his wounds.
When he saw that Zu An hadnât actually died from the arrows, a look of shock and regret appeared in Pang Mengâs eyes. However, he knew that in his injured state, he wouldnât necessarily be a match for the two women. He could only toy with them slowly once he recovered completely. Thus, he turned into a streak of black energy and disappeared.
Yun Jianyue and Yan Xuehen were both dejected. It turned out the Fengxi Boarâs demonic energy hadnât been eliminated from Pang Mengâs body, or perhaps he had been the Fengxi Boar to begin with! More importantly, they had seen the speed at which the black energy disappeared. The two of them werenât at their strongest, so they wouldnât necessarily be able to catch up to him.
Just then, Zu An laughed coldly and taunted Pang Meng using the Fragrant Barf skill. âYou want to run?â
The black energy paused for a moment, condensing into Pang Meng again. He stared at Zu An with red eyes and yelled, âIâm going to kill you!â
This guy was clearly worse than him in every way, so why did he have three women who were so beautiful at his side?
Even someone like you?
The women only cared about that guy, just like his martial mother who only cared about Yi!
At that instant, the man and his former master began to combine in Pang Mengâs mind. His many years of hatred and grievance were multiplied many times over. He wanted to kill the three womenâs lover right before their eyes and make them clearly understand who the strongest man was.
He raised his arms, and an intangible bow appeared in his hand. Even though it didnât have a physical form, when he drew the bowstring that shouldnât have existed, an arrow of light condensed on it. The arrow contained a terrifying aura.
Right at that moment, a streak of poignant moonlight flickered past Pang Meng, and he was shocked to discover that his hands seemed to have left his body. Yun Jianyue had used the Star Shattering Imprint on her Crescent Ring, increasing its power tremendously.
The intense pain coming from his severed arms made Pang Meng come to his senses. Did I go crazy? I actually ignored the two women who were attacking me, all because I wanted to kill that man?
He was about to withdraw when the Flying Snow Sword pierced through his forehead like a streak of flowing light. He was completely stunned. He mumbled to himself, âMartial motherâ¦â
Afterward, his body came crashing to the ground, completely devoid of life.
As soon as the two women released a sigh of relief, a strand of faint black energy appeared from Pang Mengâs body and moved toward their group. It was clearly the Fengxi Boarâs demonic energy, trying to find a new host.
Yan Xuehen and Yun Jianyueâs expressions changed. If they were possessed by the demonic energy, that really would be a life worse than death. Unfortunately, they didnât know any skills that could deal with the energy. One of them relied on killing intent, while the other used a profound sectâs techniques.
Just then, Zu An calmly intoned, âDust to dust, earth to earth. What ought to have departed, do not remain hereâ¦â
The black energy seemed to have met something extremely terrifying. It released a miserable shriek before vanishing into thin air.
Yan Xuehen and Yun Jianyue both turned around to look at Zu An, looking a bit absent-minded. Because they were so powerful, they often ended up becoming shields for the people around them. They were always the ones who protected others. Now that they were the ones being protected, it really felt amazing. When they recalled how calm and steady Zu An had sounded just then, they felt a mysterious sense of safety.
The two of them realized they were in a daze. Their faces turned red from guilt. They quickly moved over to Zu Anâs side and asked, âAre you okay?â
âIâm pretty thick-skinned. I wonât die,â Zu An said. He tried, to show them a confident smile, but he quickly grimaced in pain, tarnishing his image quite badly.
âDonât do such reckless things in the future. Iâm a powerful grandmaster. Did you think that I couldnât take one of those arrows?â Yun Jianyue replied, looking unhappy.
Yan Xuehenâs face was as white as frost as she added âRight. With our cultivation, even though we are injured, we could still at least have taken an arrow each. You just needed to save little sister Yu.â
Zu An chuckled. These two had already been famous for many years, but after being around them for so long, he had discovered that they were sometimes like little girls. Of course, other people would likely never have the chance to see this side of them.
He replied, âThere was something strange about those arrows. You should have seen that from how I miscalculated earlier. Itâs better for me to get injured than for you beauties to have some bloody holes in your bodies, right? Either way, I recovered really quickly.â
âEven if you recover quickly, that doesnât mean you shouldnât cherish your body,â Yu Yanluo said as she gently touched the area around his wounds, her voice trembling a bit.
Yun Jianyue gave Zu An a conflicted look, saying, âBrat, you really do use your very life to flirt with women. No wonder Honglei⦠Ahem, you can use this stuff to deal with little sister Yu and the stone cold woman, but itâs useless on me. Donât do this again in the future.â
Yan Xuehen began to panic, exclaiming, âWhat does this have to do with me? Do not use that on me either.â
Yu Yanluo said with a frown, âAh Zu is already this badly wounded. Are you two really going to argue now?â
Normally, with Yan Xuehen and Yun Jianyueâs status, who would dare to lecture them? For the first time, though, they didnât get angry and felt a bit guilty instead. They thought to themselves, had they gone too far? It wasnât that they werenât grateful to Zu An, but rather that they couldnât express it too openly. Even so, they couldnât bring themselves to explain that out loud.
Sensing that the atmosphere was becoming a bit awkward, Zu An stepped forward to resolve things. He asked, âRight, did you guys hear a warning earlier?â
The three women were stunned. They all nodded, saying, âYes. Just now, we did indeed hear a faint voice.â
Just who did the voice belong to? They looked around, but they didnât see anyone. Cold wind rushed past them, and they couldnât help but feel a chill run down their backs.
Zu An suddenly thought of something. He turned around toward the large mulberry tree and called out, âIt should be your respected self who warned us, right?â
âWho are you talking to?â The three women werenât stupid and reacted quickly.
A light breeze blew past them. The leaves rustled with a noise that resembled a personâs voice, but it was extremely indistinct. âIndeed, it was this old one who warned you.â
The group was stunned. This large mulberry tree really had developed sentience?
As if seeing through their thoughts, the big mulberry tree sighed. âThe laws of this world are a bit deficient, so that is why I have not been able to fully take form. I have only developed a consciousness.â
âThank you, your respected self, for saving us,â Zu An said, continuing to speak politely. After all, this entire place was the mulberry treeâs domain. Offending it wasnât a wise choice.
âIt cannot be considered saving you; it was merely a reminder,â the large mulberry tree said, sounding deeply moved. âI simply did not want that Fengxi Boar to harm any more people.â
Zu An was startled, asking, âWas that the Fengxi Boar the entire time? Then was he also fooling us by claiming to be Yiâs disciple Pang Meng?â
âThose words were not spoken to deceive you either. He was indeed Yiâs disciple Pang Meng. However, the master and disciple had a poor relationship, and it is rumored that he plotted to cause Yiâs death,â the mulberry tree said, revealing an earth-shattering secret.