Night of Killing Intent! Light as a Swallow!

Shi Yong's home was located on the northern side of Black Mountain Village.

It wasn't far from Wang Xuan's place.

Wang Xuan, carrying his bow and arrows, left his house and arrived at Shi Yong's in less than the time it takes to burn an incense stick.

At this moment, within Shi Yong's courtyard.

A faint candlelight flickered, and a figure could vaguely be seen practicing saber techniques clumsily in the yard.

Wang Xuan, watching from afar, saw Shi Yong's figure. His brow furrowed involuntarily, his eyes filled with doubt.

"This guy hasn't slept so late at night, and he's still practicing his saber in the yard?"

"No, this guy's saber technique isn't ordinary. Could it be... martial arts?"

Wang Xuan heard a buzzing, thunderous sound coming from Shi Yong's saber practice, along with a faint golden light. His brow first furrowed, then he guessed something.

His eyes lit up instantly!

"Martial arts! It must be!"

"His younger brother entered the martial arts school a few months ago. It's normal if he secretly passed it on to him, but judging by his appearance, he hasn't been practicing for long!"

"It's like a pillow being delivered when you're sleepy. I just reached the Iron Skin Realm. If I can have a martial art, maybe I can improve even faster!"

A hint of surprise appeared in Wang Xuan's eyes.

"You practice well first. It will be easier to deal with you when you're tired!"

Wang Xuan didn't act immediately.

If he shot and killed Shi Yong directly now, the blood would flow all over the ground, which would be very troublesome to deal with and easily arouse suspicion.

"This guy is an old hunter, and now he's also practicing martial arts. I can't take him lightly. I'll go prepare first."

Wang Xuan watched for a moment, then retreated into the night.

At this moment, in the courtyard.

Shi Yong, holding a plain saber, was diligently practicing a saber art.

"I didn't expect martial arts to be so difficult to practice. I've been practicing for half a month, and I still haven't mastered this Mountain Severing Saber Art!"

Shi Yong finished practicing the Mountain Severing Saber Art once, already covered in sweat, his face flushed, and he couldn't help but stop to catch his breath and rest.

This Mountain Severing Saber Art was a Ninth-Rank Saber Art that his younger brother, Shi Qian, had learned from the martial arts school and secretly brought back to teach him half a month ago.

The martial arts school in town has a rule that if it is privately taught to outsiders, once discovered, their limbs will be severed and their martial arts abolished!

Therefore, Shi Yong only dared to practice late at night when no one was around.

Although it was only a Ninth-Rank Saber Art, it was still martial arts. Shi Yong had practiced for half a month, and he had only learned a little bit of the surface.

"As long as I successfully practice this saber art, I can become a martial artist, and I can completely get rid of this hunter's identity in the future!"

"At that time, I can also enter those big families and become a guard or something, which is much better than being a hunter!"

Shi Yong murmured, his eyes filled with ambition.

Although he was now working with Zhou Bapi, the other party always only regarded him as a lackey and did not reuse him.

But!

As long as he becomes a martial artist, the situation will be very different!

Thinking of this, Shi Yong's whole body was filled with strength, and he continued to practice.

On the other side.

Wang Xuan returned after leaving for half an hour.

Seeing Shi Yong still practicing his saber art in the yard, a hint of killing intent appeared in his eyes. He directly raised his bow and aimed the arrow at Shi Yong's head.

Whoosh!

The sound of air being torn apart suddenly rang out, whistling in the night sky.

Shi Yong, who was practicing his saber art, suddenly felt a sense of crisis in his heart!

"What's that sound!"

He turned around abruptly.

Bang!

The arrow grazed his head and whistled past, slamming into the door panel with a bang.

Shi Yong looked at the arrow stuck in the door and was immediately frightened into a cold sweat, and quickly looked in the direction of the sound!

He immediately saw a figure holding a bow and arrow in the darkness, only forty or fifty meters away from him.

"Who is it?"

Shi Yong glared angrily!

He was practicing his saber here, and someone actually wanted to kill him!

Wang Xuan saw that Shi Yong had recovered, didn't stop, and immediately pretended to be panicked, turned around and ran.

As Shi Yong took advantage of the dim moonlight to make out Wang Xuan's figure, his expression suddenly shifted, and murderous intent surged in his heart!

"It's that brat from the Wang family!"

"Damn little whelp, he actually dares to try and kill me!"

Shi Yong's pupils constricted, his murderous intent exploding!

"Damn little bastard, you have a death wish! There's a road to heaven, but you refuse to take it; hell has no gates, yet you barge right in!"

"Good, good, good. Since you're in such a hurry to die, then I'll send you on your way. I can test out my new saber art on you!"

Shi Yong roared, grabbing his nearby saber and the saber art manual from the table, and set off in pursuit.

Wang Xuan, with his bow and arrows on his back, fled towards the distant Blackwind Mountain, a smile appearing on his face as he saw Shi Yong giving chase.

He deliberately slowed his pace slightly, heading towards Blackwind Mountain, with Shi Yong hot on his heels. The two quickly plunged into the forest.

"Little bastard, where do you think you're going!"

"Sneaking up on me in the middle of the night, I'm going to kill you today!"

Shi Yong's angry roar came from behind.

Wang Xuan, while running, mocked, "If I hadn't missed, you'd be dead already!"

"It's you who dared to secretly learn martial arts from the martial arts school in town. I'm going to tell them!"

Hearing this, Shi Yong's murderous intent soared!

If his martial arts were exposed, he would surely die!

"Little bastard, you'll have to stay alive to do that. You think learning to hunt for two days is enough to kill me?"

"You underestimate me too much!"

Shi Yong wore a sinister smile, not taking Wang Xuan seriously.

Wang Xuan continued to run, goading Shi Yong with his words, making Shi Yong's lungs feel like they would explode. The two quickly moved away from the village and entered Blackwind Mountain.

[You are sprinting at full speed through the forest, gaining the skill: Sprint, Entry Level progress 1/200]

[Gained effect: Light as a Swallow (body like a swallow, ten meters in one step)]

Just as Wang Xuan was running, the crimson panel's notification sounded.

"That works too!"

Wang Xuan glanced back at Shi Yong, who was already panting, and couldn't help but stop and laugh, "How can you be so useless after only running a few steps?"

"You want to kill me like that? Save it!"

"Once I get to town tomorrow, you're dead!"

Shi Yong had only practiced the saber art for two hours, and his stamina was already less than thirty percent.

Now, chasing Wang Xuan had severely depleted his stamina.

His face pale, he panted and roared, "Little bastard, you... you have the guts to stop running. A real man would fight me fair and square!"

"What kind of man only knows how to run!"

Wang Xuan scoffed, "Worthless."

"You can't even catch up to me; just wait to die."

"You!!!"

"Little beast, you just wait!"

"I'm going to skin you alive!"

Shi Yong was furious!

He desperately chased after Wang Xuan.

However!

Wang Xuan didn't move.

"Ah!!!"

A scream suddenly rang out!

Shi Yong had stepped into a trap.

His right foot was pierced directly by bamboo spikes!

Blood flowed freely!

He fell directly to the ground!

[Your trap has injured an enemy, Basic Trap Art experience +10, Minor Accomplishment progress 17/400]

"Little beast... you, when did you set up this trap!"

Shi Yong instantly panicked.

With his foot pierced, he had lost most of his mobility and definitely couldn't catch up to Wang Xuan.

He was an old hunter, but his stamina had failed him earlier. Plus, Wang Xuan had been constantly provoking him, so he hadn't been observing carefully at all!

And he hadn't expected Wang Xuan to set up a trap in advance.

But as soon as Shi Yong finished speaking, he saw Wang Xuan raise his bow and aim it at him, and his pupils shrank sharply.

Shui!

The arrow shot out!

Shi Yong's face changed drastically, and he picked up his unadorned saber with his right hand!

Mountain Severing Saber Art!

The arrow was directly cut into two pieces with a single slash!

Shi Yong roared in anger, "You little bastard, you actually dare to attack!"

"You just wait! I'll kill you sooner or later!"

He immediately got up and chopped off the bamboo thorns that had pierced his foot, then limped backward!

Wang Xuan wasn't disappointed that his arrow hadn't killed Shi Yong.

The other party had cultivated martial arts saber techniques, so he definitely wouldn't be so easy to deal with.

Without wasting words, he immediately launched a second arrow!

Shi Yong retreated repeatedly, using the Mountain Severing Saber Art to counter the incoming arrows.

Wang Xuan fired five arrows in a row, but none of them hit.

Seeing this, Shi Yong couldn't help but laugh.

"Little bastard, save your strength!"

"Although my foot is injured, it's not something your amateur archery skills can kill me with!"

However!

Upon hearing this, a sneer appeared on the corner of Wang Xuan's mouth!

"Is that so!"

His expression suddenly darkened!

Archery Effect, Triple Star Shot!

Shui shui shui!

Three arrows pierced through the air, arriving in an instant like lightning!

Shi Yong's face changed drastically, and he exclaimed in horror, "Triple Star Shot, how is this possible!"

He immediately used the Mountain Severing Saber Art to resist!

But the power of Triple Star Shot was simply not something his superficial saber technique could withstand!

He managed to cut down the first arrow, the second arrow sent the unadorned saber flying from his hand!

And the third!

Directly pierced through his shoulder, instantly depriving him of his ability to resist!

"Ah!!!"

Shi Yong fell to the ground screaming, blood gushing from his shoulder!

His face turned pale instantly!

[You shot an enemy, basic archery experience +10]

The notification sounded, and Wang Xuan raised his bow again.

Watching Wang Xuan continue to aim the bow at him, the fear of death instantly enveloped Shi Yong's heart, causing him to beg for mercy.

"Don't... Little Shi!"

"I was wrong, don't kill me!"

"We're from the same village, you can't kill me! As long as you let me go, I'll tell you who ordered the last incident!"

"And how your father and older brother died, I'll tell you everything!"

"Even... I can give you this martial art!"