I Knew It

In an instant, countless possibilities flashed through Eunuch Wei's mind, all of them ultimately turning into wariness.

Chen Luo felt as though he had been injected with chicken blood, heat rising from every inch of his body. The Internal Qi he had cultivated coursed through him like hormones, keeping his entire body in an excited state.

He had killed someone.

He felt no discomfort.

Perhaps he had seen too many corpses. Killing someone now felt no different to Chen Luo than slaughtering two chickens; his heart remained utterly still.

"Xiao Luo?"

Chen Laosan swallowed hard and called out cautiously.

"Third Uncle, move farther away. Don't get blood all over yourself." Chen Luo stared at the Old Eunuch opposite him, murderous intent surging in his heart.

Killing one was killing; killing two was also killing.

This fellow was clearly an enemy. If he did not butcher him now, was he supposed to keep him around for the New Year? As for the consequences, who could care about that at a time like this? At worst, he would roll up his bedding and head into the mountains, taking Third Uncle with him to become outlaws.

There were plenty of bandits in this feudal era. Which Jianghu Wanderer did not have a few murders on his record? After killing them, he could use their heads as his token of admission.

Chen Laosan numbly retreated two steps. The moment he moved away, Chen Luo sprang into action. With a stomp, he shot forward like a hunting tiger. In mid-air, both hands formed claws, one reaching for the White-haired Eunuch's throat and the other for his heart.

His fists flew like the wind, Sha Qi spilling outward.

Bang!!

Eunuch Wei finally came to his senses. He could no longer spare a thought for any possible conspiracy behind this. Keeping himself alive came first.

His arm collided with the tiger claw with a muffled sound, and both men staggered back.

Eunuch Wei retreated three steps. Chen Luo retreated five.

"Internal Qi?"

Eunuch Wei's face was filled with shock. He could not understand which godforsaken corner such a master had emerged from, nor why he had become enemies with them.

Could he be those people's backup plan?

The thought made Eunuch Wei's expression turn even uglier.

"A master at your level cannot possibly be unknown. Speak—who exactly sent you?"

Chen Luo did not say a word. He simply attacked harder.

Eunuch Wei's face darkened, and he stopped wasting words. His narrow eyes fixed on Chen Luo. He extended his left hand and drew his long, slender palm across his waist. A Soft Sword like a Spirit Snake appeared in his grasp.

"Good, good, good."

"You're just a eunuch dog, yet you sure have a lot of questions."

How could Chen Luo know about the twists and turns behind these people? He had only one thought in his mind now.

Beat this Dead Eunuch to death.

"You don't know whether you're dead or alive!"

The White-haired Eunuch's figure flashed. Ghost Image-like afterimages suddenly appeared beneath his feet, and his speed increased dozens of times in an instant. Cold Light flashed, and a sky-filling Sword Screen swept toward every vital point on Chen Luo's body.

The Soft Sword was extraordinarily nimble and fast.

At that moment, in Chen Luo's eyes, it felt as though every part of his body had been targeted, danger looming everywhere.

Use the terrain!

He did not know which Jianghu Wanderer's brainwaves had sent him that prompt. At the same instant, his body reacted. Sword light flashed, and the slender blade grazed Chen Luo's cheek, leaving a thin wound on the left side of his face.

The remaining sword lights struck the pillars beside him. Using the beams and pillars in the courtyard, he successfully evaded that killing blow.

"Die!!"

After circling an entire round around the pillar, Chen Luo pounced back through the air, his arm sweeping out like a Tiger Tail.

Bang bang bang!

The Old Eunuch reacted with incredible speed, exchanging more than a dozen moves with Chen Luo in the blink of an eye.

After one final clash, they separated, both their breaths violently fluctuating.

Chen Luo panted, blood dripping from his left hand, the killing intent in his eyes growing even fiercer. The Old Eunuch's sword hand was trembling without pause as well. He was clearly not as composed as he appeared.

The courtyard had been wrecked by the aftershocks of their exchange. Tables, chairs, and benches had all been smashed apart. Not far away, the two corpses were still gurgling blood. The pungent stench of blood filled the air, making the atmosphere increasingly unsettling.

"You cultivated such fine martial arts at such a young age. Why not choose to serve the Imperial Court?"

Eunuch Wei panted as he stared at Chen Luo, secretly regulating his breath to recover.

Chen Luo was doing the same.

His exhaustion was even greater than Eunuch Wei's. Under normal circumstances, he could not have been a match for this Old Eunuch. Their experience in life-and-death combat was on entirely different levels, let alone the fact that the Old Eunuch's Internal Qi was stronger than his.

But Chen Luo had more "brains."

With so many Jianghu Wanderers' brains gathered in one person, he possessed combat experience far beyond that of ordinary people.

Swords, spears, blades, halberds, staffs, and forks—there was not a single weapon he did not understand.

"If you are willing, I can recommend you to Your Majesty. Then you and I can both serve the Emperor. Would that not offer a better future than your current path?" Seeing that Chen Luo remained silent, Eunuch Wei continued.

His consumption was enormous. He needed more time to recover.

These words were merely meant to distract Chen Luo. He had already made up his mind that this boy had to die. Who would dare keep someone who held no fear of Imperial Authority at their side? He clearly knew Eunuch Wei had come from the palace, yet he had shown no mercy in his attacks, utterly unafraid of being tracked down afterward and having his entire family exterminated.

"Have you rested enough?"

Chen Luo suddenly spoke.

His previously heaving body instantly steadied. Internal Qi surged, and he pounced forward in an instant. Eunuch Wei, who had been about to keep talking, changed expression and raised his Soft Sword before him at the fastest speed.

Clang!!

Sparks flew everywhere.

Terrifying Great Force bent the Soft Sword and slammed straight into Eunuch Wei's chest, its momentum undiminished as it struck home. A series of cracking ribs followed. Only then did Eunuch Wei See Clearly that Chen Luo had somehow acquired something in his hand.

Half a brick!

When the two had fought earlier, they had knocked over the Stone Table in the courtyard.

Chen Luo had taken advantage of that moment to pick up this half-brick.

"Didn't you use fists?"

Eunuch Wei's face went pale, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

That strike had injured his Internal Organs, instantly shattering the evenly matched situation. What frustrated him most was that Chen Luo simply refused to play by the rules. A perfectly good fist-fighting expert had actually used a brick in battle!

Chen Luo had no intention of wasting words with him. Strike while he was sick and take his life! Explaining things kindly to an enemy was something only an idiot would do. The mistakes villains so often made would never happen here.

His figure flashed, and he charged forward again with the brick in hand.

Eunuch Wei suppressed his injuries and was forced into a second exchange.

But This Time, Eunuch Wei grew more and more frustrated as they fought. Before long, he took two more bricks to the head, and his forehead was smashed open. Blood streamed continuously down his face, making him look utterly miserable.

Chen Luo was injured too. Eunuch Wei's Soft Sword was extremely vicious.

His arm and back had both been cut, though the sword wounds did not look nearly as dramatic.

"I surrender. Give me a chance."

Eunuch Wei spat blood, his lungs burning with pain.

"Fine."

Chen Luo took a deep breath and finally stopped moving.

The moment his movements slowed, Eunuch Wei could no longer hold on. A wave of dizziness washed over him. Weakness from blood loss surged up, and his mind grew muddled. Perhaps the bricks had knocked something loose in his head.

Before the thought had even finished flashing through his mind, Eunuch Wei saw a blur before his eyes.

He raised his head just in time to see half a bloodstained brick smashing toward his face.

Bang!

I knew it.

The final thought of Eunuch Wei's life flashed through his mind.