Chapter Thirteen He said his name was Yang Zehong

  He told me his name was Yang Zehong.

  "Why can't I go out at night?" I suspected he knew something.

  "No, I just said it casually, but also for your own good." Ze Hong said calmly.

  "Hmm, I won't let them run around at night either." Just as I finished saying this, I heard footsteps and voices outside, it was Zhang Ting and the others.

  "Sorry, I'll go out for a bit and come find you later." I bid farewell to Ze Hong and followed them out, walking behind their group of people. I saw Zhang Ting, who seemed to be in low spirits.

  I saw the seven of them coming to the village entrance again, walking towards the willow tree. I thought something was wrong. At night, under the moonlight, the willow tree looked even more eerie. From my angle, I saw that the shadow of the willow tree looked like a person stretching out their hand.

  The seven of them came together and sat under the tree, with Lin Yifan next to Zhang Ting. I saw that Lin Yifan's hands were getting out of line again! Although Zhang Ting deliberately kept a distance from him, he still shamelessly leaned in close. Damn it, I want to beat you to death.

  "Let go of that girl!" My voice floated over and all seven of them turned around, seeing me running towards them.

  "Willows broken, flowers fallen, I ask travelers if they return or not? Are you returning?"

  This sound... This sound is coming from the willow tree! After I saw this strange sound, Zhang Ting and several others were originally all looking at me, but slowly stood up, surrounded the willow tree, and each stretched out their hands to break off a willow branch...

  My heart screamed no! Because I saw that the willow tree had stretched out many willow branches to tie up all of their necks, slowly lifting them upwards. The top of the willow tree had actually opened a blood hole!

  "In the midst of it, metal, wood, water, fire and earth, three births and five elements, shape gold sword, slay evil spirits! All soldiers in battle arrayed before!"

  I don't think this tree spirit is easy to deal with, don't think I'm still stuck in the realm of that fruit knife! Since Master left, I dare not slack off his requirements for me, and I am also growing up!

  A knife gathered from gold in the air flashed and slashed towards the willow tree!

  The willow tree let out a strange, inhuman cry and was forced to drop them down. Seeing Zhang Ting and the others fall down, I felt a bit relieved, but the willow tree targeted me! It started gathering those vines together, growing thicker and thicker, with one root as thick as an electric pole stabbing towards me.

  I instinctively dodged to the side and saw a huge object almost brush past me from beside. What a close call!

  A ghost face floated out from inside a willow tree. It was seen this afternoon that the ghost face! It really was hiding inside!

  It opened its big mouth and came at me!

  "The stillness of a mountain is what makes it strong; when it's calm, it's at peace. When facing an army ready for battle, all are arrayed before you!"

  It floated like golden light, that ghost face directly rushed into my golden light, I felt a huge pressure, and heard a burst of shattering sound! I saw my protective golden light slowly appearing cracks, what a big evil energy!

  That ghost face keeps colliding with me, I can barely hold on.

  My seal was broken by it! I spat out a mouthful of blood, and the backlash was too great.

  What's to be done! If Master were here, it would be all right!

  That ghostly face didn't stop, and continued to charge towards me, biting down on my shoulder! This was a pain that pierced into the soul, I felt like my own soul was being sucked out! But when this monster came into contact with my blood, it suddenly got burned, it retreated back a bit, quietly staring at me...

  I originally thought it would just end like this, but that willow branch somehow surrounded me from all sides!

  I was entwined by willow branches and suspended in mid-air, when suddenly a willow branch transformed into a sharp thorn and stabbed towards my forehead from the front!

  This is going to pierce through my brain!

  "The Azure Dragon lies dormant under the crescent moon, and all ten thousand ghosts cower in hiding!"

  I saw a figure in the air, a figure holding a large knife flew over my head, jumped down and cut off the willow branches on me! I saw the cut-off willow branches wither and fall to the ground, while the willow tree let out a painful moan, and its body bled even more!

  I fell to the ground, and my body was still sore all over from being tossed around just now. I looked up and saw that it was actually Yang Zehong!

  At this time, he was standing in front of me with a large knife in his hand, which was completely inconsistent with his elegant appearance.

  "Are you okay?" He looked at me.

  "Be careful!" I saw countless willow branches and vines behind him stabbing towards him. It was a critical moment when I shouted out!

  The great sword stands under the moon, the green dragon appears with its body afloat.

  "A single righteous energy, and all evil spirits will be subdued!"

  Zehong didn't neglect, suddenly throwing the big knife in his hand into the air, Qinglong Yan Yue Knife! I saw the big knife in the air emitting a strange light under the moonlight at night, which made my eyes ache!

  The green dragon on top seemed to have flown out vividly, and I even had an illusion that saw the shadow of the green dragon wrapped around Ze Heng's body! Whoosh! Ze Heng exhaled a breath, jumped into the air, and caught the big knife.

  At this time, his veins bulged! His face was red with rage! He directly chopped off all the willow branches!

  Ze Hong didn't stop, sheathing his knife behind him as he charged towards Gui Lian!

  He leaped into the air, swinging his sword down at the ghostly face!

  That ghost face was split in two, I thought the matter would be settled like this, but that broken ghost face actually split into two halves and flew towards the willow tree, merging into the trunk.

  The ghost face returned to the tree body, and the tree seemed to become much more ferocious. The willow branches and vines came pouring in towards Ze Huan, who ran towards the willow tree while swinging his large knife to chop them off one by one!

  As I approached the tree quickly, I saw Ze Heng's speed slow down, suddenly stop, his whole body went limp, spat out a mouthful of blood, and the willow branch pierced through his shoulder!

  Ze Hong was blown by the willow branch and flew to my side.

  "It's no use, I've run out of time, can't hold on any longer." Coughing, Ze Heng said this and then spat out two mouthfuls of blood in front of me.

  "You're a Jiuzi Gate person, you should know... the Bingzi Jue!" Ze Hong struggled to prop himself up from the ground.

  The character "Bing"! How could I have forgotten the character "Bing"?!

  "Hmm! Right, I'll use the Soldier's Seal!"

  "You take my sword and use the Bing character to rush over and slash down with one knife!" Ze Heng looked a bit weak, his face very pale. He wants me to hold his sword?

  "The Azure Dragon returns to its original position in the Eastern Palace. One of the seven mansions, the dragon's shadow constantly flies." Ze Heng bit his tongue and spat a mouthful of blood onto the knife, which suddenly turned bright red and shone brightly in the dark night. He tossed the knife to me.

  "The art of war is to advance like a whirlwind, with clouds and mist rising. When facing the enemy, all troops are arrayed in front!" I took over the big knife, used the "Bing" character technique, and charged towards the willow tree.

  "The character 'Bing' is a secret technique that can boost your speed and reaction to the limit, even allowing you to brush past a thousand flowers without a single petal sticking to you!" This was something my master had mentioned to me before.

  At this moment, I hold a large knife in my hand and feel that the things around me are flying away quickly! I don't know how fast I am now, but I only know that the Bingzi Jue has made it unnecessary for me to pay attention to the willow branch, and I have already appeared in front of the willow tree!

  "Qing Long appears, break!" Ze Heng shouted loudly behind me! At the moment I chopped down, I saw this knife's dragon roar and let out a loud cry. The dragon head was wide open, as if revealing a king-like aura!

  Crash! That willow tree was cut in half by me and split into two segments!

  Inside was all bright red blood seeping out! Damn it! I cursed in my heart, and I only saw that tree slowly recovering!

  "Green dragon belongs to wood! It can't be eliminated at all!" Ze Hong said behind me.

  Wood! Fire overcomes Wood! That's right, the Li Huo curse!

  Suddenly this idea appeared in my mind... but.

  But what? I tried to cast a fire spell before but it didn't work, because I felt like there was something in my body blocking the communication between heaven and earth and the fire!

  Anyway, give it a try.

  I'm walking on tiptoes.

  "In the midst of metal, wood, water, fire and earth, three births and five elements, depart from fire and be born! Depart from fire and burn! Those who are about to engage in battle all array themselves in front!"

  I opened my eyes and took a look, there was no sign of the fire coming at all! Can't you even give me a lighter as a symbolic gesture?

  I turned back to help Ze Heng along. "Let's go first! Before it recovers!"

  The willow tree recovers at a speed that is not very fast, but it can be seen with the naked eye.

  "Wait!" I put Ze Hong by the side of the road, remembering that Zhang Ting was still there! I supported Zhang Ting on my shoulder and walked step by step with Ze Hong.

  "What about those people?" I was referring to Zhang Ting's classmates, and I was a bit worried. I couldn't take all of them back by myself, forgive me for being selfish, but I only thought of Zhang Ting.

  "It's alright, the sky will be bright soon. At this speed of the willow spirit, those people should be fine, at least until tomorrow night!" Hearing Ze Hong's words, I also felt relieved and took him and Zhang Ting back home.

  I put Zhang Ting in my room and opened another room for Ze Hong.

  "Are you okay?" I asked Zehong.

  "It's nothing, just a minor injury."

  "You're bleeding so much, it's just a minor injury!"

  "Don't worry, it's okay, but I think it'll take a few days to recover."

  "Are you also a Taoist?" The scene of Ze Hong's sudden appearance just now shocked me too.

  "Hmm, I don't think you're a Taoist either. Our school's martial arts are passed down through generations. But I didn't expect you to know the Nine Character True Words, famous among cultivators in the nine realms... Is he your master?"

  This is the first time I heard someone comment on my master, it made me think of where my master is now.

  "Uh-huh, yes. What department are you from?"

  "Close the door."

  "Which door was closed when the dog was beaten?"

  I don't know if he will be angry with me for saying this, but I subconsciously came up with this idiom.

  Ze Hong didn't get angry either, and spoke warmly with me saying "yes".

  That night I learned from Ze Huan that they were closing down and serving Guan Yu. I asked him, would Guan Yu also catch ghosts?

  "It is said that Guan Yu was the reincarnation of the Green Dragon, known as the God of War and Wealth, and also the Guardian Deity."

  It fills me with curiosity about this world, and I'm eager to know what else there is besides Jiuzi Gate.

  "Is that a Qinglong Yan Yue Dao? I pointed at his large knife, because when he just picked it up, I felt the appearance of a Qinglong floating around."

  "No, the Green Dragon Crescent Blade is said to be a transformed soul of the Green Dragon. After Guan Yu became an immortal, the blade was said to have returned to the Green Dragon as well. This one I have is just a replica made for worship."

  "Has Guan Yu become a deity? He wasn't killed by Lü Meng, how did he become a deity?" I've read the Three Kingdoms, it's told that way in there.

  "Most of the Three Kingdoms is fabricated, but in history, Guan Yu was indeed killed by Lü Meng. However, this was because he reincarnated to specifically help Liu Bei, so his death can also be considered as achieving immortality."

  Moreover, our closure will not be in Wen Fa, but in Wu Fa... The so-called Wen Fa refers to the strokes and characters, while Wu Fa refers to the techniques used by Ze Huan.

  "What should we do now? What's with that tree spirit?"

  "That tree spirit was arranged by my master for me to go down the mountain and temper myself, our sect has a special requirement, that is, every disciple must go down the mountain and temper themselves when they reach a certain level to see if they meet the requirements. Previously, our sect had been paying attention to the affairs of Liu Hu, perhaps many sects were also paying attention, because Liu Hu was called Qian Gui Hu in our cultivator circle!"

  Qian Gui Lake? How did Liu Hu become Qian Gui Lake!