Chapter 47: What a Coincidence!

The poisonous bees were hideous, their buzzing incessant.

Bursts of sinister laughter reached his ears.

“Li Changhai, how does it feel?

Last time, at the critical moment, you broke my cultivation.

I remember it like it was yesterday!”

The voice was elusive, its location impossible to pin down. The old Taoist, who was pressing down firmly on Zhang Yian while waving his sleeves to block the approaching poisonous bees, frowned, but his mouth didn’t stop.

“Cultivating with the blood of human hearts and ruining people’s innocence!

Do you even have the equipment for that, you motherfucker?

If you hadn’t run so fast, this old Taoist would have turned you into a sieve long ago!”

The old Taoist cursed while searching for that ‘Little Ghost’.

Little Ghost, one of the Thirteen Protectors, was skilled in using poison.

Born a dwarf, his personality was naturally twisted.

After practicing evil techniques, he became even more depraved.

He would kill in a fit of rage and loved to torture people.

Ever since being shot by the old Taoist last time, he had vanished for three years.

He hadn’t expected that upon his return, he would have learned the art of bee control.

When he was suddenly poisoned just now, the old Taoist guessed it was the Little Ghost’s doing.

Now that it was confirmed, he understood even more that this was a fight to the death.

But,

he had to leave a way out for Zhang Yian.

Thinking of this, the old Taoist prepared to use his trump card.

Although the Little Ghost’s voice was elusive, he was definitely nearby.

And that monk?

Naturally, he wanted to reap the benefits while others fought.

He must be trailing from a distance.

This distance was enough for him to take Zhang Yian and leave.

‘I don’t know what you were talking about, kid.

But,

Junior Martial Uncle is helping you!’

The old Taoist glanced at the semi-conscious Zhang Yian, took a deep breath, and prepared to risk his life.

‘Little Ghost’ didn’t know what the old Taoist’s trump card was.

But everyone in the Jianghu had something for self-defense.

The old Taoist definitely had a trump card.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have earned the title of one of the ‘Thirteen Protectors’.

Therefore, ‘Little Ghost’ had no intention of showing his face at all.

At least, until the old Taoist was dead, ‘Little Ghost’ definitely wouldn’t appear.

Crouched on one side of a roof ridge of a nearby house, the already small ‘Little Ghost’ was curled into a ball, hiding behind it. He only peeked out with a pair of eyes to look into the house where the old Taoist was, completely unaware that a figure had silently appeared behind him.

It wasn’t that ‘Little Ghost’ was careless.

It was because after choosing this spot, ‘Little Ghost’ had scattered three types of poisonous powder nearby.

One of them was specifically for rainy days.

It would automatically create smoke upon contact with rainwater.

It was indistinguishable from the mist in the rain.

But within that haze, it took lives.

Especially when the three poisonous powders were mixed, they almost reached the level of a secret medicine poison.

Let alone a person, even an elephant would be poisoned to the ground if it came here.

‘Little Ghost’ was incomparably confident in his methods.

This confidence naturally put ‘Little Ghost’ at ease.

But Ding Xie was wearing the 【silk thread armor】.

The 【silk thread armor】 possessed the 【Poison Warding】 effect, granting immunity to all ordinary poisons and resistance to secret medicine-level poisons!

Looking at the enemy lying there, Ding Xie didn’t hesitate and reached out with a claw.

Silent and without wind.

It could crack tablets and split stones, and it could also sever a head.

Crack!

‘Little Ghost’s’ neck was snapped.

The man died just like that, without even a reaction.

【Toxin check in progress…】

【Checking silk thread armor. Poison Warding, check passed!】

【Toxin check invalid!】

【Tiger Fist kill ‘Little Ghost’, Experience +1000】

【Judged as combat, talent ‘Martial Star’ active, experience increased by 100%!】

【Judged as rookie instance, experience increased by 100%】

【Experience +3000】

…Looking at the experience points brought by ‘Little Ghost’, Ding Xie was stunned.

It wasn’t about how much experience it was.

But it was the first time he had gained so much experience so easily.

Even when he used explosives against the Sea River Gang, it wasn’t this easy.

It was as simple as dipping a dumpling in vinegar and putting it in his mouth.

Of course, that wasn’t the most important thing.

The most important thing was… there were still people in the distance!

Five monks.

The leader was a fat, middle-aged monk bedecked in jewels, followed by four young monks carrying shields and guns.

The five were walking slowly toward this place.

The fat monk in the lead was saying—

“The old Taoist has special skills.

Little Ghost is the same.

We monks seek wealth, the Spirit Pills and precious medicines of the Imperial Household, and the ultimate bliss of Hevajra Tantra. This poor monk cannot let go of such a large family business and those female benefactors in the secret room.

So, let them fight.

It’s best if they fight to the death.”

The monk said this with a smile of victory on his face.

It was precisely because he knew the old Taoist and ‘Little Ghost’ had a grudge that the monk chose to cooperate with the latter.

He knew that one of the two must die.

And the remaining one?

Must die too.

Even ‘Little Ghost’ was no exception.

Between two people entering the Imperial Household Guard and one person entering, which was more comfortable?

There were only so many Medicinal Pills.

With an extra person, there’s one less share of pills.

So, it’s better for ‘Little Ghost’ to die.

Of course, there were also the methods ‘Little Ghost’ showed this time that startled the monk.

Before, ‘Little Ghost’ used poison and practiced evil techniques, which didn’t matter.

For the former, one just needed to be careful, and the latter was naturally suppressed by the Cultivation Technique he practiced.

But this bee control was truly terrifying!

It simply wasn’t something human strength could contend with!

He absolutely could not be left alive!

The monk began to think about how to make his four disciples strike for a one-hit kill on ‘Little Ghost’ in a moment.

Him?

It certainly couldn’t be him.

He was to enter the Imperial Household Guard and meet the Old Buddha.

Such dangerous work should naturally be handled by his disciples.

Even if these disciples were his biological sons.

When the father is in trouble, the sons do the work.

This was only natural.

Unwilling?

Then go die!

The monk was ruthless in his heart, but his pace became slower and slower.

But Ding Xie’s bullets were fast enough.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

Four shots in a row.

The four young monks following the fat monk were shot in the forehead and fell to the ground.

Decades of hard training were no match for smoking lead.

With the continuous improvement of Firearms, the rules of the entire world were changing.

Ding Xie could use a gun.

Others naturally could too.

Therefore, Ding Xie had always been quite careful.

When he saw the four young monks carrying guns, Ding Xie’s primary goal was to take out these four first.

And this gave the fat monk a chance. At the moment the shots rang out, the monk grabbed two shields from his disciples to block in front of him.

The monk didn’t run.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to run.

It was that he couldn’t run.

The noble’s mansion was right in front of him. If he ran, how could he enter the Imperial Household? How could he join the Imperial Household Guard? How could he meet the Old Buddha?

Moreover, the monk wasn’t sure if he could outrun a bullet.

Can’t run!

Then kill!

The monk’s eyes widened, and he raised the shields, charging toward Ding Xie.

He took a step out, moving as fast as if he were flying,

his breathing synchronized, lifting his Qi to lighten his body.

Compared to his previous slow pace, the monk at this moment was shockingly fast.

Although the monk had originally practiced only the Shaolin Body Lightening Technique, after defecting from Shaolin, he had improved it.

Not only did it make his speed more than twice as fast, but it also gave him extraordinary agility.

Especially when fighting for his life, he erupted with potential.

In a few breaths, he leaped onto the roof where Ding Xie was.

His arms closed, the shields tightly shut.

His waist and shoulders shook, and his kasaya flew out.

“Amitabha!

Benefactor, you have wantonly created killing intent; it truly shouldn’t be so.

Today, this poor monk shall subdue the demon.”

Sanskrit chants rose from his mouth.

Deadly intent was born from his heart.

The monk spoke with a solemn and dignified expression, but he was using his hidden ultimate technique: Kasaya Demon-Subduing Technique!

And then—

“Ah! It’s poison!”