NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 17: The Assassination (Part 2)
Chapter 17: The Assassination (Part 2)
"More money?" Kuimu Zhenren's face darkened upon hearing this, almost dripping with displeasure.
This time, inviting this person to act had already cost him and Zhuang Wuxian almost half their family's fortune. Everything had been agreed upon, and now this?
"Yes, otherwise, it's hard for me to help you with such a small amount of money," said the figure wearing a straw hat, glancing at the two and sighing.
Kuimu Zhenren's face turned a mix of green and white.
He glanced at the retreating figures of Chen Tianliang and his companions, then finally made a decision, taking a deep breath. "Fine, I'll increase the previously agreed price by fifty percent. How about that?"
"Hahaha, now we're talking." The straw hat figure laughed and asked:
"When do we act?"
Kuimu Zhenren looked at Chen Tianliang's back, a flash of murderous intent in his eyes. "Now!"
Instantly, the two stepped out of the alley.
At the same time.
Chen Tianliang, who had just bought a wooden hairpin, gently inserted it into Ying Shuangshuang's hair.
"Wife, you look beautiful."
Chen Tianliang looked at Ying Shuangshuang and smiled foolishly.
At this moment.
"Chen Tianliang, you've committed numerous crimes. Today, I will enact justice on behalf of heaven!"
A loud shout suddenly rang out.
Following that.
A figure wearing a straw hat, holding a long knife, slashed fiercely at Chen Tianliang from the sky!
The sharp and cold blade light blossomed in the dark night, like a startling dragon emerging, cutting straight down!
"Hmm?"
Chen Tianliang suddenly turned around, flipped his right hand, and a black-gold dragon-patterned halberd appeared.
He casually slashed diagonally.
Boom—!!
A golden halberd light instantly shot out, colliding fiercely with the cold blade light in mid-air!
Bang!!!
As if two mountains collided, a thunderous explosion resounded instantly!
A massive shockwave spread out from the point where the two clashed.
The roofs of countless houses around were directly blown off and collapsed.
The originally bustling and lively lantern festival turned into a scene of human tragedy in an instant.
Some civilians were hit by flying bricks and died on the spot.
Many more civilians screamed and fled!
Chen Tianliang waved his hand, scattering the aftermath, then looked up sharply, his eyes fixed on the straw hat figure.
"Causing trouble in Chen's territory? You're courting death!!!"
Chen Tianliang said coldly, stamping his foot heavily, creating a crater in the ground.
He shot up like a cannonball, appearing in front of the straw hat figure in an instant.
"Slash!!"
Holding the halberd with both hands, the mixed yuan power within him surged as he slashed down fiercely.
"I want to see the true strength of the famed Chen family’s Third Master Chen."
The straw hat figure snorted coldly, a surge of true essence at the third level radiating from him.
He slashed forward horizontally.
A blade light, like a silk ribbon, illuminated the entire night.
Boom—!!
They clashed again!
The blade light shattered layer by layer upon contact with the halberd.
The halberd struck heavily on the straw hat figure's blade.
"This power..."
The straw hat figure's face changed instantly, feeling a terrifying force that could shake a hundred mountains. Before he could react, he was sent flying.
Bang!!
He fell heavily in mid-air, crashing through several tall buildings before coming to a stop.
A crater with a diameter of over ten meters appeared where he fell!
Chen Tianliang stood in mid-air, holding the halberd in one hand.
His towering figure, with his black hair flying wildly, looked down at the straw hat figure, his eyes filled with fierce killing intent.
"Even weaklings like roadside weeds dare to attack me?"
The straw hat figure coughed up blood, leaping out of the crater.
"The mixed yuan power of the Ziwei Chen family indeed lives up to its name." The straw hat figure said coldly, looking towards the void beside him. "Aren't you going to act?"
The next moment.
Kuimu Zhenren, wearing a large hood that covered most of his face, stepped out from the void.
A first-level true essence radiated from Kuimu Zhenren.
The two formed a pincer attack, blocking Chen Tianliang's escape route.
"Kill!"
Kuimu Zhenren's voice was hoarse, spitting out a single word.
In an instant, the two attacked Chen Tianliang again!
"Nine Desolate Slashes!"
The straw hat figure unleashed his cultivation to the extreme, slashing out nine times in an instant!
Kuimu Zhenren, to avoid revealing his identity, threw a large number of talismans of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning at Chen Tianliang.
In an instant, thunderbolts struck, torrential rain poured, and storms swept through, creating various terrifying phenomena!
"Wife, protect the child."
Chen Tianliang instructed Ying Shuangshuang.
He then looked up again, his eyes gleaming with excitement as he faced the attacking Kuimu Zhenren and the straw hat figure.
"How can ants kill an elephant?"
Chen Tianliang laughed, emitting an immortal golden light, charging towards the two.
Bang bang bang!!
In the blink of an eye.
Chen Tianliang, fighting two opponents, exchanged hundreds of blows!
Half of Lin'an City seemed on the verge of splitting open!
Buildings and pavilions collapsed, resembling an apocalyptic scene!
Boom!
Chen Tianliang swept horizontally, forcing Kuimu Zhenren and the straw hat figure back.
"We can't keep fighting like this, or the entire Lin'an City will be destroyed."
Chen Tianliang thought.
The next moment.
He stepped forward, letting out a low laugh from his throat.
"Halberd Technique: Open Heaven and Earth!!!"
Boom—!
In an instant, mysterious golden patterns emerged on the black-gold dragon-patterned halberd in his hand.
Roar!!!
A dragon's roar echoed from the halberd.
"Die!!!"
Chen Tianliang slashed down fiercely.
A golden dragon with sharp horns and a mountainous body emerged from the halberd, sending Kuimu Zhenren and the straw hat figure flying.
Boom—!
The two were sent flying a thousand meters, crashing through the city wall, landing outside Lin'an City.
"Weak! Weak! Weak!!!"
"With such tricks, you want to kill me, Chen Tianliang?!"
"Come on! Continue trying to kill me!!!"
Chen Tianliang, like an ancient demon god, exuded a terrifying aura.
Bang!
He lifted his right foot and stomped in mid-air again.
Bang bang bang~!
In an instant, with the sound of explosive airflow, Chen Tianliang leaped, continuing his attack on Kuimu Zhenren and the straw hat figure outside the city.
The straw hat figure, seeing this, was terrified and said urgently, "Chen Tianliang is only at the second level of true essence. How can he be so strong?"
Kuimu Zhenren, his internal energy surging, couldn't help but sneer.
Nonsense!
If Chen Tianliang wasn't strong, why would I pay so much to hire you?
"Relax, Chen Tianliang has a reverse energy syndrome. In less than a hundred breaths, it will flare up!"
Kuimu Zhenren said with a cold smile.
Hearing this, the straw hat figure felt slightly relieved, quickly taking out a bottle of pills and swallowing them.
Instantly, his aura surged.
The two faced Chen Tianliang again.