Chapter 4: The Crisis of the Imperial Cat

  I have never regretted, for the so-called justice, for the so-called righteousness, I will never back down!

  In two lifetimes as a human being, I have lived a fulfilling life. I have no regrets for the path I've taken in this world!

  The only one I owe an apology to is her!

  Really...

  At the mention of this name, Zhan Zhao's heart ached and he forcibly interrupted his thoughts, afraid that he would fall into the memories of the past. Zhan Zhao smiled slightly, with a hint of bitterness and gentleness, his right hand lightly stroking the giant sword, facing the two black-clad men who rushed up, directly slashing out with one sword, charging forward!

  Then it's all over, my past life and this life, died for the same reason, it can be said that I didn't live in vain!

  "Get out of my sight!" Zhang Zhao bellowed loudly, his body suddenly taking a slanted step forward. This one step happened to land right between the two people, and with a swift motion, he raised the giant sword in his hand and stabbed it at one person!

  That man held a long knife at an angle, chopping straight down. At the same time, another person also raised his long knife and stabbed towards Xianzhao's heart. The two men moved quickly, their actions almost simultaneous. One of them chopped straight at Xianzhao's neck, his left hand clenched into a fist as if he was about to strike out to the left. The other man directly stabbed at Xianzhao's heart, his left hand formed into a palm shape as if he was going to slap Xianzhao on the right side. The two men's angles of attack were cunning, and with one move, they had already sealed off all possible directions for Xianzhao to escape, leaving him nowhere to hide!

  Zhan Zhao's heart suddenly felt a chill, and in the blink of an eye, at this moment when facing life and death, Zhan Zhao's mood had actually become completely calm. His footsteps slightly paused, without dodging or evading, his body slightly crouched, his right foot heavily stomped on the ground, and his speed suddenly increased by several degrees!

  The two of them were stunned, completely not expecting Zhan Zhao to make such a move. This one move made the countless backup plans they had prepared lose their purpose. One person's body paused for a moment, turning left, while the other turned right, and both simultaneously turned back, with a flash of knife light slashing towards Zhan Zhao!

  Zhan Zhao had not yet turned around, when a sense of danger arose in his heart. Before he could escape, he retreated backwards instead, and the two of them rushed over at an extremely fast speed. In an instant, Zhan Zhao finally made thorough contact with the two of them!

  Zhan Zhao's footstep was heavy on the ground, a woman's self-defense technique!

  His right foot heavily trampled on a person's heel, and that person let out a loud cry of surprise. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhan Zhao's right leg kicked back straight, aiming at the man's vital spot. However, that person was indeed a master of martial arts, and instantly used an outer hook to block Zhan Zhao's attack, with his knee bent and his calf slightly extended outward, pinching Zhan Zhao's leg. Zhan Zhao's left hand reached backward, already grabbing onto the person's collar, and with one exertion of force, lifted that person directly up!

  Shoulder throw!

  The shoulder throw was a success, but because several people were too close together, although their weapons couldn't be used, the two men's palms heavily slammed onto Zhan Zhao's back!

  Zhan Zhao was thrown to the ground, but he felt a burning sensation in his chest and his body involuntarily lunged forward. He took advantage of the momentum and rolled away to escape!

  Just now, Zhan Zhao's back was hit with three palms, each of which contained internal force, stirring up the internal energy in his body into a mess!

  Zhan Zhao's chest was burning with fire, and after rolling out, his left hand supported the ground, his body leaped into the air, spitting out a few mouthfuls of blood. A cold light flashed before his eyes, and once again, the two men's long knives attacked!

  However, Zhan Zhao's arm went limp and with a loud crash, he fell heavily back down.

  But the two men's sword styles were calculated to occupy the space where Zhan Zhao had jumped, and yet Zhan Zhao dodged their attacks once again!

  One person let out a cold snort, took a step forward, and slashed out with his long knife at an angle. After being knocked to the ground, Zhan Zhao felt pain all over his body, especially in his chest, as if it was about to explode. However, at this moment, when life and death hung in the balance, he couldn't afford to fall down just yet!

  Once again, he dodged the man's attack, but the long knife in the man's hand had already fallen with a drop of blood. Zhan Zhao's arm was injured!

  Zhan Zhao let out a low growl, and his left arm suddenly burst forth with fresh blood, revealing a dark green color!

  Zhan Zhao's heart skipped a beat as he realized that the two men's weapons were already coated with poison, wasn't Bai Haozi severely injured and unable to get up because of being poisoned after being scratched?

  The giant sword in his hand was no longer a move, and it was swung up in a flustered manner to block the attack. However, he was slashed again by another person on his arm, and at the same time, a kick was launched, heavily kicking Zhan Zhao's chest, sending him flying four or five meters away!

  Zhan Zhao only felt that the golden stars in front of him were flashing wildly, and his ribs seemed to have been broken four or five times. His internal organs had also suffered an unprecedented severe impact. He couldn't bear it, and a mouthful of blood spurted out with a "whoosh" sound!

  Zhan Zhao felt his whole body go limp and weak, a cold light flashed before his eyes. Zhan Zhao mustered up his spirit, the giant sword flew upwards with a clang, suddenly he felt his hand lighten, the giant sword slipped out of his grasp, flying over 20 meters into the air, then fell back down, inserting itself upside down three meters away from Zhan Zhao!

  His head was dizzy and about to sink, Zhan Zhao's mind was clear, this was the toxin surging up, his consciousness was about to disappear!

  One person flew the giant sword grid after, once again, one foot kicked on Zhang Zhao's chest, and he was kicked flying four or five meters away, hitting a tree, softly falling down, with blood hanging from his mouth corner, and two eyes without spirit.

  Zhan Zhao's face turned pale, and he struggled to get up, but as soon as he moved, a mouthful of fresh blood spurted out!

  Two men stepped forward quickly and fell in front of Zhan Zhao. One of them sneered, "Your internal organs have been displaced, you're finished! The so-called Southern Hero Zhan Zhao is nothing but this. You can't even compare to Jin Mao Shu or Bai Yu Tang!"

  Zhan Zhao's head was dizzy and although he heard the two men's conversation, he didn't have any strength to refute them. Moreover, at this moment, he indeed couldn't catch up with Bai Yutang!

  "Shall we go after them now, is it still possible?" someone suddenly asked!

  Another person snorted, "Can't catch up, being delayed by Zhan Zhao for this period of time, several people have long since disappeared without a trace. However, it doesn't matter, the four products of the imperial guard with swords were defeated in our hands, and they are about to die in our hands. Even if Zhang Qing enters Kaifeng Prefecture, taking his life is as easy as turning over one's hand!"

  "Kill Zhan Zhao, then we'll rush to Kaifeng Prefecture!" One person turned around and walked out, pulling out Zhan Zhao's giant sword!

  Another person nodded and hummed coldly, with a long knife directly stabbing towards Zhan Zhao's heart!

  Zhan Zhao was almost losing consciousness, but suddenly heard that the two were going to Kaifeng Prefecture to kill someone. Zhan Zhao bit his tongue and forced himself to wake up, no matter what, he still had to delay time!

  The current delay is not for letting the Wang Dynasty escape, but for waiting for the Five Rats of Trap Island to arrive and open the seal, in order to protect the human evidence!

  "Roar~" Zhan Zhao's eyes suddenly turned blood red, and he didn't know where the strength came from, but he suddenly jumped up from the ground and violently collided with the black-clothed man. His hands stretched out as if wanting to strangle the black-clothed man's neck!

  That person slightly stunned, Zhan Zhao suddenly jumped up, letting the originally should have pierced Zhan Zhao's heart long knife directly pierce Zhan Zhao's abdomen. The person reacted quickly, coldly snorted, leaned back, dropped the knife, swung his fist and struck angrily!

  At this moment, the black-clad man's fists heavily smashed onto Zhan Zhao's chest. The black-clad man suddenly heard a "crack" and a series of "thud" sounds, and suddenly found himself turning around, and saw the scenery behind him, saw the incredulous gaze in his companions' eyes!

  What's going on? The man thought strangely, and the next moment, a red shadow rushed up to his eyes, everything in front of him disappeared, leaving only the crimson blood. The black-clothed man let out a mournful cry, already understanding that his neck bone had been twisted off!

  With the last of his consciousness, he turned around to see what had become of the person who had broken his neck. However, as soon as he turned around, that person had already fallen to the ground with a thud. Although it was a forward fall, their head was facing upwards, an inexplicable and eerie sight!

  Zhan Zhao's chest sank deeply, and he fell to the ground, with blood foam constantly appearing at the corner of his mouth. His eyes seemed to be exhaling more than inhaling...