Chapter 8: First Show of Blade

  Zhang Yu Fan walked out about a mile when he suddenly heard the sound of beasts roaring on the road they came from. The voice was neither human nor ghost, with bears, pigs and wolves, apparently fighting with someone.

  Can Jinpinger handle it? The southern border is extremely dangerous, and it's also a place where many beast demons appear. If he encounters one of the thirteen beast demons, it will be enough for him to suffer.

  Zhang Yufan shook his head, wondering why he was worried about that vicious little girl, it was truly inexplicable. As he said this to himself, his feet inexplicably stopped moving, and when he turned around, he saw a cloud of dust rising from the depths of the forest, where a black dragon-like creature would occasionally appear and disappear, its aura fierce and menacing, especially with the continuous emission of black mist from its mouth, which kept flashing, causing the surrounding trees to turn into ashes without warning.

  "Hei Huo!" Zhang Yu Fan was shocked, and this evil dragon wasn't the black wooden mount of the witch demon, how could it appear here? No way, that girl was a bit wicked but couldn't just disappear like that. With a stamp of his foot, a string of dust flew up behind him.

  The distance was almost ten meters away from a large tree.

  Jin Ping'er, the purple mang blade's chill gradually faded away, and this fierce battle with the evil dragon was clearly a great loss. Although she wasn't seriously injured, her clothes were disheveled and external wounds were inevitable.

  "The youngest of the Three Great Evil Cults is indeed famous for a reason, to be able to withstand this long in front of the evil dragon, you are also the first person to do so!" The witch's face was hidden in the darkness, making it impossible to discern her expression.

  Jin Ping'er struck several times with her sword, and the evil dragon retreated. She cursed loudly: "What kind of good man are you? You can't even drive away this beast! Let's have a duel to see who's better!"

  "Haha, I haven't fought anyone for thousands of years. With this evil dragon around, I don't even need to lift a hand. Moreover, I've always been a coward who fears death. If I'm not careful and you cut me with your sword, wouldn't that be a waste of my life?" The warlock's attitude was a bit too arrogant, and it's unknown what kind of contract he had with the beast king to have this evil dragon delivered to him, truly another great calamity.

  The evil dragon spewed out another blast of dark flames, and Jinpinger barely dodged it, but her body stumbled and fell to the ground, looking like she was about to collapse.

  Zhang Yufan knew he couldn't hesitate anymore, but the most powerful martial art in "Wuxia" was Jin Daxia's unique skill. He shouted a sentence randomly and suddenly shocked the nine heavens, even the evil dragon was stunned for a moment.

  Jin Ping'er, fortunately escaped with her life from the evil dragon's giant claws, rolled out of the circle with difficulty, and suddenly saw a hint of surprise in Zhang Yu Fan's eyes. She slowly said: "It's you, didn't you leave?"

  "Wife, you're in danger! How can I just stand by and do nothing as your husband?" Zhang YuFan shouted from the top of the tree.

  Jin Bier covered her shoulders and gave him a fierce stare, scolding: "You damned rascal, be careful or I'll chop you to pieces!"

  "Wait till I get rid of them, then you can kill or rob me as you please!" Zhang Yufan continued to play the poor mouth, determined to infuriate Jinping'er to death.

  "If you can really get rid of him, I'll even call you husband!" Jin Bao'er didn't believe for a moment that this young man could defeat the evil dragon. If he died, it would be his own fault and she wouldn't care at all.

  Zhang Yufan burst out laughing and said to those below: "Miao Miao, don't you regret being my little wife?"

  Jin Bier'er coldly smiled: "You can be whatever you want, but don't blame me when you're dead!"

  Zhang Yufan burst out laughing again, who knew that the evil dragon beside him had been holding back for a long time and suddenly couldn't hold it in anymore. With a loud roar, it spat out a ball of black fire, instantly burning the big tree to ashes. Zhang Yufan shouted "Not good!" as he disappeared along with the tree.

  The witch saw how fierce the evil dragon was and rejoiced in her heart, calmly saying: "A self-proclaimed powerless guy!"

  "Hmph!" A hint of loss flashed across Jin Biao'er's face, followed by a cold laugh. She spoke in a low voice, her words laced with a tinge of sadness: "Good riddance! You deserved to die!"

  Just then, a strange noise suddenly came from behind her. She had just thought of swinging the Purple Mang Blade, but it was already too late. A strong hand grabbed the hand holding the Purple Mang Blade, and in front of her eyes appeared a face that looked like Zhang Xiaofan's, which made her feel nauseous as he kissed her pale face.

  Jin Bier's face turned red, and she stretched out her other hand to hit him, but the man suddenly said "Pfft pfft pfft!" and said: "This is my first kiss, how come there's so much mud on it?!"

  She was about to get very angry, when suddenly the evil dragon let out a loud roar and a black gas rushed over. Jin Ping'er shouted loudly that something was wrong, and all of a sudden there was a strong gust of wind by her ear, and when she opened her eyes again, she found herself mysteriously transported three zhang away. As she was still in shock, Zhang Yuefan's figure flashed once, and he quietly appeared under the evil dragon. With a loud shout, he launched a double palm strike, and before the evil dragon could even react, it was knocked flying several zhang away with one palm, letting out a long screech that clearly showed its extreme pain.

  Only one move on the scene, all three were shocked. The witch monster howled, Jinping's face changed and was a bit embarrassed, but the most surprising thing was Zhang Yufan. He never thought that what he thought in his mind could be used by his hands. For escaping, it was naturally Lingbo Weibu, for dodging, it was Qiankun Dashun, and for fighting the evil dragon, it was surprisingly Dali Jinguang Zhang. His face was filled with joy, and suddenly he remembered Jin Dashao's move "Xianglong Shou" that could capture targets from a distance of several feet, his blood boiling with excitement.

  "Let Miao Miao be the evil dragon that hurts you!"

  Jin Bier was stunned, and after a while, she said: "Yes, yes, if you really can..." Her words were only half spoken, and she didn't have the courage to continue. In her heart, she felt ashamed and regretful, wondering why she had agreed to it earlier. Now that he had used just one move, victory or defeat was almost certain, but he had lost two people, and their lives were at stake, full of contradictions.

  Zhang YuFan let out a loud shout "Descending Dragon Hand!" and felt a surge of heat flow from his right arm, emanating from the spaces between his five fingers, grasping at something several meters away. With a swift motion, he shouted "Go!", and the evil dragon's body was suddenly thrown into the distant sky under the powerful force.

  The witch let out a strange howl and chased after the monster dragon as it flew away.

  Without the witch and the strange dragon, dozens of beast demons around immediately roared, their cannibalistic nature was exposed, and they rushed towards the two people.

  Zhang Yufan slightly tried his skills and unexpectedly came out of nowhere, with an even more intense fighting spirit. He thought to himself that Jin Dashao's most famous martial arts were the Nine Suns Divine Art and the Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms. I'll try it too! With a double palm thrust, in an instant, a pure Yang energy coursed through his entire body, and his true strength was already secretly accumulating, ready to be unleashed.

  He didn't know what kind of power the Nine Suns Divine Skill combined with the Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms would be, he thought to himself, using all his strength to let out a loud roar "Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms" instantly a giant dragon roared, eighteen golden lights flashed and ravaged the surroundings, in an instant, except for Jin Ping'er, all the beast demons were killed.

  Jin Ping'er was shocked and didn't speak for a long time, secretly thinking that this kid was a bit crazy, but his strength wasn't any weaker than Zhang Xiaofan's. If it weren't for the lack of those eerie and mournful eyes, just based on his strength alone, he would be an exact replica of Zhang Xiaofan. But Zhang Xiaofan would never kiss her precious face like that, she thought to herself, and suddenly felt as if she had forgotten something.

  Zhang Yufan withdrew his true strength and returned in front of Jin Ping'er, slowly saying: "Miao Miao, are you alright?"

  "It's nothing!" Jin Ping'er said stubbornly, leaving the original place without even looking at Zhang Yu Fan, and walking straight forward from his side, surprisingly in the direction of the Snake Valley.

  Zhang Yufan felt that it was not interesting at all. The other person had saved his life, but didn't even say thank you. Where in the world is there such an unreasonable person? Originally, he wanted to put aside what happened earlier, but now he didn't want to let go of it anymore. He must teach this arrogant girl a lesson.

  "Hey, I'm telling you, Jin Bao'er, does your word count or not?"

  Jin Bier's body suddenly stiffened, and she said: "This young lady is clear about favors and grievances, and of course her words count!" Apparently, she didn't remember what she had just said.

  Zhang Yu Fan was overjoyed and quickly walked a few steps forward, saying affectionately: "Miao Miao, good wife, little wife..." But before he could finish his sentence, the cold light surged up again, and a cold glow flashed by. Fortunately, he was prepared and grabbed the jade-like hand with a swift move. Upon closer inspection, the purple hilt of the knife had a delicate pattern engraved on it, especially the large red gemstone in the center of the blade, which was priceless. The entire body of the knife had a subtle transparency to it. However, Zhang Yu Fan didn't have time to admire it further and chuckled: "Hey, I said earlier that if you retreated from that evil dragon, you could be anything you wanted, right? You wouldn't let me treat you like cattle or make you my slave, but rather my lawfully wedded wife... Yet now you're trying to murder your own husband! Truly, a woman's heart is as deep as the ocean!"

  Jin Bier was speechless for a moment, and naturally thought of what she had said earlier. But weren't those just angry words? How could she get out of this situation now? Although this person was a bit ruthless in her actions, she had always been someone who meant what she said. Was she really going to marry this scoundrel with whom she only had a one-sided relationship? She would rather be shattered jade than intact pottery.

  "I keep my word, but as for marrying you, a scoundrel like you, forget it in this lifetime!" As she spoke, her hand struggled and was about to slash the purple mang blade at her own throat, the purple mang blade being so sharp that even a slight touch would cause bleeding, a beauty destroying herself.

  "Miao Miao, what are you doing!" Zhang Yufan shouted loudly. "Fine, I'll just have to make you my wife then!"

  "You'd rather I die, wouldn't you? To be humiliated by you like this is worse than dying right here!" Jin Bao'er was indeed a woman of strong character, not some ordinary girl, and the force in her hand didn't decrease in the slightest.

  Zhang Yufan was shocked, a joke had ruined this beautiful woman's true fate. He let out a long sigh and said: "Alright, stop making a fuss, I've wronged you twice, it's all my fault, but I also saved you, so we're even, can't we just leave it at that? You don't have to get entangled with me in any way, okay?"

  Jin Bier heard this and her beautiful eyes sparkled with a hint of movement. The strength in her hand loosened slightly as she shouted, "Let go!"

  Zhang Yu Fan nodded after confirming that she didn't have any intention of taking her own life, then slowly let go and said: "It's all my fault, but I still need a favor from you. Just please don't use your feminine charms on me again in the future. After all, it's not glorious for a man to fight with a woman.

  Jin Ping'er smiled slyly, still using her usual seductive tactics, and Zhang Yu felt his bones turn soft, almost unable to hold on.