Coercion (1)

Shangguan Feihe stared at Zhang Ying, his expression unchanged, but inwardly he nodded slightly.

He did not like this person at first because Yue Dewen was very unruly, which he disliked.

But now, the bad impression he had of that old man Yue Dewen seems to be gradually fading from Zhang Ying's image.

"Whatever you do in the future, do what you need to do now."

He said in a deep voice.

"Just remember, this is Jade Void Palace. The Palace Master sets the rules, and I set the rules. No matter who comes, they must abide by them. Whether it's you or anyone else, whoever it is!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Rongfang felt slightly reassured.

He understood what the other person meant.

Shangguan Feihe's meaning is very clear.

That is, here, it doesn't Daozi or not, whether you have a powerful backer or not.

Here, you must follow the rules.

He treated Shangguan Feihe the same, regardless of who they were.

"Thank you Prefecture Lord Shangguan!" Zhang Rongfang solemnly clasped his hands in a salute.

In reality, the other party did not know his true strength; they only thought he was an External Medicine.

At this critical moment, with the only support he had as Daozi, Yue Dewen, seemingly dead, he was in danger of losing his life.

Despite having a falling out with his master back then, Shangguan Feihe is now able to treat everyone equally.

Such behavior, no matter what, deserves to be accepted with admiration.

"Let's go, last stop. Ning An Prefecture." Shangguan Feihe released the Black White Swift Hawk and led the way forward.

The others silently followed suit.

Ning Hongli patted Zhang Rongfang on the back, offering silent comfort. Although she herself looked somber and her eyes were slightly red.

Clearly, her relationship with Lao Yue was not that of ordinary friends, as she claimed.

The group moved forward again.

This time, Ning An Prefecture had already been sealed off and controlled by the Spirit Army before their arrival.

Although the massacre of the city did not begin, no one was allowed to enter or leave.

In the brightly lit temporary camp outside the city.

Shang Dingye walked up to Zhang Rongfang with an inscrutable expression.

"I've heard you're quite Civilian Skill Cultivation. How about it? Without your master's protection, can you still be so arrogant now?"

That Old Undying Yue Dewen deserved to die. He was always scheming and plotting against this person and that person, and now look what happened—he's got himself killed.

Unlike the others, Shang Dingye was not concerned about Yue Dewen's death, and even felt a sense of satisfaction.

Unfortunately, he was unable to get his revenge himself.

However, the master is gone, but the apprentice remains.

This Zhang Ying is Yue Dewen's most valued disciple, so it's the same as counting it as his.

"Master Shang is always making things difficult for a junior because of the affairs of his elders. Does he have no shame?" Ning Hongli said with displeasure.

"What's the point of having a face? Can it help me Further Progress? Or can it add a few thousand taels of gold to my collection?" Shang Dingye said disdainfully.

The grandmaster has his own mindset and will. From the very beginning of his martial arts training to the present day, his greatest motivation has been to become a superior person! To live a more comfortable and dignified life! To enjoy more, to have more wealth and power! Self-interest is the root of all evil!

Because of this belief, he has endured countless hardships and finally arrived at where he is today.

He repays kindness with kindness and avenges wrongs with avenging wrongs—that's his way! Is there anything wrong with that?

"According to what Zhang Ying Daozi said before, since you also like to take action, then don't back down again later. Let us see what kind of skills the dignified Daozi of the Heavenly Treasure Palace has," Shang Dingye said with a forced smile.

Zhang Rongfang remained expressionless.

He was unwilling to kill innocent people indiscriminately or do meaningless things, a fact that seemed to have been seen through by the other party.

Therefore, this must be forcing him to do something he doesn't want to do, in order to judge his true nature and bottom line. Zhang Rongfang glanced at Shangguan Feihe, who was listening to the report from the Spirit Army general who had stopped fighting.

Scattered gunshots could be heard from inside Ning An Prefecture, indicating that fighting had already begun before their arrival.

"Don't be afraid. Lao Yue won't die so easily!" Ning Hongli said in a deep voice. "With me here, Shang Dingye can't touch you!"

"Thank you, Senior Hongli." Zhang Rongfang's emotions had been in turmoil since he learned of his master's death.

First of all, he didn't believe that his master would be gone so easily.

Secondly, regardless of whether his master is still alive or not, Zhang Rongfang has now, at least for now, nominally lost his backer.

The Jade Void Palace has not yet acknowledged his identity; at most, they regard him as a more outstanding fellow disciple.

It's impossible to arrange a large amount of military support for him.

It's also impossible to provide the same level of care and attention as before.

In other words, the pressure that was previously held back by the master will now largely fall on him.

Zhang Rongfang followed the group slowly into the city.

According to Shangguan Feihe, their task was to find the contact person and person in charge of the Rebel Alliance in this area.

As for the clues for the search, they already had information from informants, so all they had to do was head straight for the destination.

Soon, the group of a dozen people was divided into several teams, and together with the local Spirit Army, they headed to various places.

Apart from Zhang Rongfang, they were all Spirit Vein Spirit Guard. Their purpose in coming here was to deal with the high-ranking experts of the Rebel Alliance.

Since Zhang Rongfang was not Worship God, he was arranged to be with Wuyouzi, whom he had met before.

The two, along with First Squad of a hundred Spirit Army, followed the team Captain and headed straight for a secret hideout of the Rebel Alliance called the Black White Chess House.

Bang! The door to the chess hall was kicked down hard.

"Who goes there!?" the guards inside shouted, rushing out from both sides of the door, but their movements slowed down as soon as they saw that it was Spirit Army.

First Squad Spirit Army quickly poured in, securing the doors and windows to prevent anyone from entering or leaving.

The Captain of the 100-man team strode in, his eyes scanning the entire arena beneath his Helmet.

"Who is Luo Chengfei!?"

Several tables of customers were still playing chess in the chess hall. When they saw the commotion, they all stood up, somewhat at a loss.

"Gentlemen, have you come to the wrong place? There is no one named Luo Chengfei here." A plump middle-aged man who looked like the owner rushed out, sweating profusely, with a fawning smile on his face. At the same time, he took out a silver coin and tried to stuff it into the Captain's hand.

"Are you the boss?" The Captain opened the other party's silver coins. "Take it!"

Immediately, a group of the Spirit Army stepped forward to restrain the Fat Boss.

Just then, the Fat Boss's face turned cold, and he suddenly rushed forward, punching the Captain's chest armor hard.

The breastplate caved inward, forcing the Captain to retreat several steps before he could regain his footing.

At this moment, everyone else in the chess hall suddenly leaped up and pounced on the surrounding Spirit Army.

They concealed sharp spikes from their sleeves, capable of killing a Spirit Army in an instant; their ruthlessness was extraordinary.

Seeing this, Wuyouzi was not surprised but delighted. He leaped forward and immediately began fighting with the Fat Boss.

At close range, the crossbow bolts were difficult to aim and had no chance to be fired.

Zhang Rongfang stepped back a few paces to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

It was clear that the Fat Boss was quickly falling into a disadvantageous position and was about to be captured and killed.

To his surprise, the curtain inside the chess hall was suddenly cleaved in two by a sharp blade.

A Shadow soared into the air, and wherever it passed, blood gushed from the necks of the surrounding Spirit Army.

They were all killed by this man by slitting their throats.

Wuyouzi's expression changed, and with his Ninth Grade skill, he shook off the Fat Boss and struck fiercely at the Shadow.

Bang!

He coughed up a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground, only to be deflected by a palm strike that hit his heart, killing him instantly.

Super Grade!? And it's Internal Method! This is a high-ranking member of the Rebel Alliance!! Zhang Rongfang's heart skipped a beat. He instantly judged the level of the opponent's speed and power.

The Shadow figure moved continuously, sweeping through the surrounding Spirit Army, killing soldiers with each sweep.

In fact, the body movement technique is as light and graceful as a swallow skimming the water, reminiscent of the Prince Yan.

"Walk!"

For some inexplicable reason, most of the Spirit Army present were injured, but this person acted as if he didn't see Zhang Rongfang at all, swept past him, smashed open the door and rushed out.

The others also had shifty eyes, completely ignoring Zhang Rongfang. Instead, after repelling the Spirit Army, they charged out of the chess hall under the crossbow bolts.

Zhang Rongfang felt a strange mix of emotions. Regardless of the circumstances, at this moment, as a Daozi, he had to take action. As long as his strength was suppressed to the level of External Medicine... swoosh! He suddenly rushed out the door and struck the leading Shadow with a powerful palm strike.

This move is the Scarlet Smoke Burning from the Flame Emperor Talisman of the Great Dao Sect, suitable for dealing with powerful opponents who are swift in movement.

As for the intensity, he precisely suppressed it at the level of External Medicine.

Bang! Strangely enough, his palm struck the back of the Shadow without any resistance.

Ignoring everything, the other party let out a muffled groan and used the momentum to quickly escape into the distance.

Zhang Rongfang was taken aback. He thought the man would retaliate, but he didn't expect him to only run away.

He was about to give chase.

Before he could react, a figure sped towards him from a distance.

"How dare you! Zhang Ying, you actually dare to collude with rebel soldiers to murder my Da Ling Soldiers?! And to murder my fellow disciples?!"

It's Shang Dingye!

He didn't even glance at the fleeing chess players; instead, he focused his gaze on Zhang Rongfang.

In an instant, Zhang Rongfang understood the other party's scheme.

It's really hard to say whether those people from the chess hall were truly from the Rebel Alliance.

But they are definitely related to this Master Shang!

They had just run away, deliberately letting him go before leaving, allowing him to strike them but not retaliating. Then Shang Dingye arrived! This is a frame-up!

Zhang Rongfang reacted quickly.

But Shang Dingye had already stopped not far in front of him, his face cold and sinister.

"Non-Self hadn't been on the lookout, I wouldn't have been able to be sure that you, Zhang Ying, were actually colluding with the Rebel Alliance Army!"

Instead of launching an attack, he turned his head to look in another direction.

That was Ning Hongli's team that had rushed over.

"Ning Hongli, look at the kind of person you're protecting!? They've even gone so far as to betray their Daozi identity, it's truly amusing!" Shang Dingye laughed loudly.

He's deliberately making a big fuss to completely ruin Zhang Rongfang's reputation.

"This time, I caught them red-handed. Let's see how you dare to deny it now!"

"I know nothing." Zhang Rongfang understood, but his expression remained unchanged. "I didn't do anything. From beginning to end, it's all you talking. Did you see what happened with your own eyes?"

"There were so many people here, quite a few of them witnessed what just happened! And there was also Junior Nephew Ding!" Shang Dingye pointed to Ding Wuyou, who had just gotten up.

"That's right, I saw it clearly. That expert from the Rebel Alliance completely ignored Zhang Ying and didn't make a move against him. It was obvious that he was deliberately letting him go!" Ding Wuyou said righteously at this moment.

"I swear, everything I saw is true! If I'm lying, may I be struck by lightning!"

"Good, good, good!" Shang Dingye laughed.

Those Shadow figures were actually informants planted by the Shang Family within the Rebel Alliance. They conveniently cooperated in setting up this scheme.

He originally thought it would be more troublesome, after all, Zhang Ying was also Super Grade External Medicine practitioner, and he would have to be careful to adjust his approach if he were to use her.

But just now, Zhang Ying didn't immediately take action; she just stood there watching people around her die.

Now, Shang Dingye, who had only a slight suspicion that Zhang Ying was involved with the Rebel Alliance, was certain that Zhang Ying was connected to the Rebel Alliance! Because Zhang Ying was hesitating, hesitating whether he should take action immediately!

This is a pleasant surprise, an unexpected bonus!