Whoosh!
A great saber came slashing down with brutal force.
In an instant, heads rolled and crashed to the ground.
Blood gushed like a fountain, spraying from the severed necks.
Zhang Xiuwen moved with practiced efficiency. Beneath the cold gleam of his Crescent Great Saber, not a trace of life remained.
At the sight of this, Qin Zheng's pupils suddenly contracted.
Qin Zheng was all too familiar with the act of beheading.
But when he saw that the heads beneath the saber belonged to innocent people—people he knew—
he felt the blood throughout his body begin to race, a surge of hot blood rushing straight to his head.
The soldier who had just been beheaded was the one who had praised the sharpness of his blade and reminded him to collect his wages.
He suddenly lunged forward, about to vault over the city wall and charge down.
With the strength of his Flesh-Refining Realm body, and with the Great Sun Golden Cicada Skill activated, that height would not hurt him at all!
And with his current martial arts, rescuing these familiar soldiers from among the bandits would be no problem whatsoever!
But just then, a large hand caught hold of him.
It was Zhang Wei, the chief of the Canoe Gang. He shook his head at Qin Zheng, then gestured in a direction.
Qin Zheng turned his head and saw Magistrate Gao finally hurrying onto the city wall.
With his currently enhanced five senses, he immediately caught the scent of rouge on the man, along with the smell of lust and debauchery.
At a time like this, he had actually still been doing that sort of thing!!
Qin Zheng's heart immediately flared with rage.
Then Magistrate Gao first cupped his fists toward the people around him before looking down below the city.
At that moment, Zhang Xiuwen raised his Crescent Great Saber again, preparing to cut off the second person's head.
Upon seeing Magistrate Gao appear, he gave a faint smile, then slashed down. Another head went rolling away.
"Gao Wusheng, open the gates, and I'll let you leave."
Afterward, the Bandit leader leisurely called up to Magistrate Gao atop the wall.
"Zhang Xiuwen, I advise you to return from the lost path and find your way back. Do not remain stubbornly obsessed, or today I will make sure you cannot escape calamity!"
Magistrate Gao frowned and roared angrily.
At that moment, Zhang Xiuwen swung his saber twice, chopping off the heads of the remaining two soldiers.
"If you insist on continuing this entanglement, I do not mind. But Zhang's saber thirsts for blood. I fear it will not stop beheading people."
After cutting off the heads of those four soldiers, he clapped his hands. A new batch of captured soldiers was immediately brought forward.
And the soldiers brought up this time made Qin Zheng's expression instantly sink.
Because at the very front was Wang Er!
That honest man who had voluntarily bought him meat and grain and looked after him when he had first transmigrated here!
Wang Er's face was bleak. He seemed to have suffered no small amount of torture as he was led before Zhang Xiuwen like a dog.
He raised his head, seemingly catching sight of Qin Zheng on the city wall. His eyes first widened slightly in surprise, then turned somewhat embarrassed, as though an acquaintance had seen him in such a miserable state.
At last, he gave Qin Zheng a slight shake of his head. His lips moved soundlessly, forming four words: "Don't leave the city."
Zhang Xiuwen's Crescent Great Saber slowly rose.
On the city wall, Magistrate Gao was still shaking his head as he said unhurriedly, "I am advising you to walk the righteous path. How could—"
Whoosh!
Below the city wall, Zhang Xiuwen brought his great saber down.
Bang!!
A sharp tearing sound suddenly rang out atop the city wall.
A sense of danger abruptly surged through Zhang Xiuwen's heart. He immediately reversed the direction of his long saber and slashed fiercely.
Clang!!!
The Ghost-Head Saber and the Crescent Great Saber collided, erupting with violent sparks.
Then they separated at the first touch. Zhang Xiuwen's body shot backward dozens of meters, crashing into the crowd behind him.
The Ghost-Head Saber flew back through the air, spinning as it descended before finally landing in someone's hand.
Boom!
Qin Zheng had only just dropped from midair and landed on the ground, his entire body giving off a faint golden glow like a god of war!
And all of it had happened in the blink of an eye!
From the moment Zhang Xiuwen lifted his Crescent Great Saber, to Qin Zheng suddenly hurling the Ghost-Head Saber and then leaping down from the city wall—
it had happened almost instantaneously, so fast that Magistrate Gao had not even finished speaking!
Immediately afterward, Qin Zheng stamped down fiercely. The ground instantly exploded into a huge pit, and his figure shot forward like an arrow.
In the blink of an eye, he arrived beside Wang Er and the others. His great saber came down with force, severing all the chains binding them.
"Run!!"
Qin Zheng spoke in a low voice.
At this moment, the surrounding bandits came to their senses and immediately pounced toward Qin Zheng.
Qin Zheng looked at the bandits around him, his gaze icy. He swung his saber and charged into their midst.
Under his overwhelming strength of nearly three thousand jin, the Ghost-Head Saber swept through them as if entering uninhabited territory, almost like a slaughter as Bandit after Bandit fell beneath his blade.
On the city wall, Magistrate Gao's expression instantly darkened when his words were interrupted.
He watched Qin Zheng charge alone into the bandits, yet gave no order for a long while.
Zhang Wei, the chief of the Canoe Gang, looked at Magistrate Gao and said, "Magistrate Gao, please open the city gates!"
Several Muscle-Refining Realm experts atop the wall also spoke up. "Magistrate Gao, please open the city gates!"
Qin Zheng was displaying such ferocity, forcing the bandits back all by himself. This was precisely the chance to wipe out the bandits in one fell swoop!
Seeing everyone like this, Magistrate Gao could only nod with a dark expression.
Thus, the city gates opened. Several Muscle-Refining Realm martial artists led the disciples of their respective factions, shouting as they charged out of the gates.
With reinforcements arriving, the pressure on Qin Zheng suddenly lessened sharply.
Whoosh!
Just then, a piercing sound tore through the air.
He suddenly turned around and slashed back with his saber.
The newcomer was none other than the Bandit leader, Zhang Xiuwen!
The two sabers collided once more.
This time, it was Qin Zheng who staggered backward!
Without damaging his internal body, he could at most wield two thousand five hundred jin of strength.
But Zhang Xiuwen, on the other hand, was a genuine Bone-Refining Realm martial artist, possessing three thousand jin of tremendous strength!
Thus, Qin Zheng was suppressed at every turn, each exchange fraught with peril.
Yet to outsiders, the two seemed like humanoid beasts. Every collision kicked up dust that filled the sky, with sparks flying in all directions.
"Good, good, good! I never expected Black Goose City to have an expert like you!"
Zhang Xiuwen roared as he attacked.
Qin Zheng's face remained icy as he continuously swung the Ghost-Head Saber, replying at the same time, "There is plenty more you did not expect!"
Fourth Layer of the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill!
Four thousand jin of tremendous strength!!
Qin Zheng suddenly broke through his limits and unleashed all his strength!
He stepped forward, and the Ghost-Head Saber cut out like a crescent moon, slashing fiercely upward at the Crescent Great Saber before him.
Zhang Xiuwen gave a savage grin and slashed down with his saber.
But the instant the two sabers touched, his expression suddenly changed drastically!
An irresistible force instantly traveled from the Crescent Great Saber in his hands into his limbs and bones, shaking through and battering his five viscera and six bowels!
Then, in only an instant, the Crescent Great Saber flew from his grasp. At the same time, his entire body was sent flying dozens of meters before crashing viciously to the ground!
Pfft!!
At the same time, he uncontrollably spat out a huge mouthful of blood.
That single strike had grievously wounded him completely!
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