Three days later, Chu Xisheng began regretting that he had not dealt a ruthless blow and killed "Mad Saber" Wang Ming outright.
The man had indeed not gone far. Instead, he had followed them all the way, relying on his art of nothingness to hide near the official ship or lurk aboard it, watching Chu Xisheng's every move.
Whenever Chu Xisheng showed any sign of letting his guard down, Wang Ming would launch a sneak attack, whipping out his saber without warning to slash at his hair.
The fellow seemed to have declared war on his hair, determined to shave his head bald.
In just three short days, Wang Ming had attacked like a madman, launching a hundred and seventy-six sneak attacks.
A full hundred and seventy-six!
He struck almost once every fifteen to thirty minutes.
Chu Xisheng was annoyed beyond endurance. He longed to catch Mad Saber Wang Ming, truss him up, and lash him mercilessly against the mast.
He would torment him for all he was worth, just as Zuo Qingyun whipped that Hundred-Household Commander Zhang Ming every day.
The trouble was that Wang Ming's escape techniques and art of nothingness were truly exceptional.
Whenever he missed, he never lingered to fight. He fled swiftly using his special Dharma Method, giving Chu Xisheng no chance to counterattack.
Once he went into hiding, he was practically impossible to trace.
Helpless, Chu Xisheng could only keep his spirits up and remain constantly on guard. Even when he entered his dreams to cultivate at night, he kept one hand on his saber and maintained a measure of caution.
Yet whenever he fell asleep, Mad Saber Wang Ming quieted down and never appeared to ambush him.
After this continued for three days, however, Chu Xisheng discovered that his "divine knowing" ability was