The 40th Return Gets Ancient Melody

  (Just a few days ago, I would like to thank the "Heartfelt Gift", "Ultimate Electricity", "Eternal Bull Stock" and "Wang's Treasure" brothers for their generous rewards of 100,000 coins, as well as other friends' support, which allowed Xian Nian to produce six more alliance leaders.)

  With a loud thud, Shi Sheng fell heavily onto the ground far away!

  "Haha, looks like your external skills are not bad, but you took my Tiger Slaughter Fist and didn't die. However, your footwork and internal strength are really too poor!" Zha Long was almost the top master in the martial arts world, and with one glance, he saw Shi Sheng's shortcomings. Apart from being thick-skinned and having some brute force, there was hardly any martial arts technique to speak of.

  "Cough, cough..." Shi Sheng coughed twice, swaying as he stood up, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. He felt that two of his ribs were already broken, and his internal organs were churning like a stormy sea. If it weren't for his body's enhanced physical quality after advancing to the Hua Hai realm, this one punch might have really taken his life.

  "Shi Mou was somewhat perplexed, with your skills, how could you be caught by the government?" Shi Sheng tried to delay for time, his internal energy was a bit turbulent, preparing to catch his breath before making another move. After all, he wasn't the martial arts master that the other party thought him to be, and didn't have any inner strength or body techniques, not even this sturdy physique was from external training.

  "Hmph!" Zha Long's face flashed with ferocity: "If it weren't for Lu Tingfeng, the 'Dragon Slayer', meddling in other people's business that day and severely injuring me, how could a mere constable possibly capture me?

  However, Lu Tingfeng was indeed a top-notch martial artist and acted with integrity. Instead of killing me, he watched as I was taken away by the authorities. A person so indecisive would have died many times over if not for his exceptional skills.

  "So that's how it is. However, your time of death has arrived, Shi Mou won't show any mercy when dealing with someone like you!" After finishing speaking, Shi Sheng shook his sleeve.

  Whoosh!

  In the hazy moonlight, eight silver lights shot out, and Zha Long seemed to have been prepared, but seeing the speed of the silver lights, his expression also changed slightly.

  He dodged to the side, then used one leg to exert force and avoid three silver lights. He twisted his waist to avoid another three silver lights, and finally, he leaped up like a fish, narrowly avoiding the last two silver lights with both legs.

  With a loud crash, Zha Long fell to the ground, dodging eight silver lights and escaping unscathed. His movements were so divine that Shi Sheng couldn't help but change his expression, feeling that even the white-clothed youth he had met before didn't have such agility.

  "Hmph, Zha has been wandering the world for over twenty years and has never heard of such a hidden weapon. But looking at your technique, it's so sinister, could you be a descendant of the 'Dark Image Pavilion'? However, no matter what, today you will undoubtedly die." Zha Long said with a raised corner of his mouth.

  "Shi Mou couldn't help but admit, you may indeed be a top-notch master in the martial arts world, but compared to us, except for close combat, you don't have any other advantages, you can rest assured!" Shi Sheng said with a smile.

  "Youngster, how dare you speak such arrogant words... what's that?" Zha Long had barely finished speaking when he suddenly sensed something and turned his head to see nine silver lights shooting towards him from behind.

  "What? The hidden weapon that was fired has come back to attack?" Zha Long's face changed, and he hastily dodged, but due to the suddenness of the situation, despite his quick reflexes, he only managed to dodge eight of the silver blades. The last one merely scratched the skin on his arm.

  Having narrowly escaped the attack, Zha Long's face lit up with joy, but before he could say anything, his expression suddenly changed. He felt a strange sensation in his body, as if his blood was flowing slowly and gradually solidifying.

  "Silver needles are poisonous... Who, who are you? Could it be that you're the legendary... Xiu Nian Zhe? Otherwise, how could you have such a sinister and mysterious dark technique?" Zha Long was indeed knowledgeable and experienced, seeing the silver needle fly out and then return to attack, he guessed Stone's identity, and immediately circulated his internal energy, preparing to force out the poison.

  But in a short while, Zha Long found that the more he worked hard to expel the poison, the faster the toxicity spread. In an instant, Zha Long spat out black blood, his face turned pale, and his body shook as he fell to the ground.

  "Spare me, give... give me the antidote! We were never supposed to be on the same path. I beg of you, Master Immortal, have mercy!" Zha Long's eyes were filled with intense fear and unwillingness, how could he, an ordinary person, dare to oppose a cultivator?

  "Even if Shi Mou wanted to let you go, I don't have an antidote. Although Shi Mou doesn't consider himself a hero who can defy the heavens and stand upright on earth, he absolutely won't do anything that goes against heaven and reason. For someone as ruthless as you, it's better not to release you to cause more harm!" Stone said with a serious expression. Who doesn't want to be a hero? But one must also consider whether they have the capability to be one.

  "Y...o...u..." Zha Long vaguely spat out a few words, and finally his eyes widened, completely losing his breath, looking like he died with his eyes open.

  Shi Sheng glanced around and saw no one, hastily put away the Blood Condensing Needle, then picked up Za Long's corpse and ran to a distant place, finally throwing it beside a mountain valley. After thinking for a moment, he took out a purple sandalwood dagger from his sleeve and placed it in Za Long's chest.

  "Huh? What's this? Tiger Fist, Ling Kong Body Method?" Shi Sheng had just put the dagger into Zha Long's arms when he suddenly discovered two ancient manuals, which seemed to record some sort of martial arts routine.

  After a moment of hesitation, Shisheng put it away in his bosom: "Forget it, although it's just an ordinary person's martial arts routine, maybe it'll come in handy someday!" With that said, Shisheng left.

  It wasn't until a long time later that Shi Sheng finally rushed back to the scene of the fight, cleaning up the bloody footprints along the way, so that the original crime scene was completely unrecognizable.

  "That's all, otherwise Lin Wan'er would have been anxious!" Shi Sheng felt that there was nothing left to do, and quietly returned home. Lin Wan'er was anxiously waiting outside the courtyard.

  "Asheng, you're finally back! I was worried to death!" Lin Wan'er flung herself into Asheng's arms, her heart seemingly filled with boundless worry, her small hands clenched so tightly they turned white.

  "Ah......" Shi Sheng's mouth twitched, and the two broken ribs were knocked by Lin Wantong, causing Shi Sheng's face to turn pale immediately.

  "What's wrong, Ah Sheng? Are you hurt? How is it? Is it serious?" Lin Wan'er asked with a worried expression after noticing Shi Sheng's abnormality.

  "Hey, it's nothing, just got punched once, no big deal. Let's head back first, the sky is almost bright!" Shi Sheng endured the pain and returned to the room with Lin Wan'er.

  "Although Sister Wan'er isn't a martial artist, she's also heard of Zha Long's notorious name. If you stay there yourself, how can I not worry? If it weren't for your hint to return, I really wanted to go take a look, but I'm afraid of dragging you down even more!" Lin Wan'er was indeed clever and didn't let emotions cloud her judgment.

  "I knew Sister Yuanyuan was clever and would understand my meaning. Oh, I didn't sleep all night, I'm a bit sleepy. Sister Yuanyuan should also go to bed early, and get up late tomorrow morning!" Shi Sheng stretched his waist.

  "Alright, I'll head back to my room first. Tomorrow morning, let you sleep in, hehe!" Lin Wan'er smiled and left Shi Sheng's room. However, instead of resting, she began to meditate according to the method Shi Sheng had taught her.

  "I didn't expect that an ordinary martial artist would have such terrifying strength. It seems that if I were to encounter a truly top-notch expert, even with my current abilities, I might struggle to cope and could possibly be killed."

  His close combat martial arts routine and body method were truly not comparable to those of a cultivator. After all, one was cultivating the mind and the other was cultivating the body. Perhaps I will practice this Ling Kong body method for a while, it might be beneficial in the future!" Shi Sheng said as he took out two ancient manuals from his bosom. (End of chapter, next chapter is even more exciting!)

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