Chapter 103 The Suspended Soul Silk Runs Away

"We've finally waited for you!"

The young man at the head of the group looked at Shao Yanzhe, his gaze sweeping over Xuan Yao.

"I wonder what you gentlemen intend to do here?" Shao Yanzhe moved Xuan Yao's finger, and the jade hairpin pen was taken into his hand.

He knew perfectly well that he had clashed with this young man at the previous post station and had even beaten him up.

Judging from the current situation, this person wants to get revenge.

The young man slightly raised his chin, crossed his arms, and looked at him, saying, "Now give me the black cat you have, and then kneel down and kowtow three times to apologize, and I will not pursue the matter of your previous offense against me."

"Then it seems there's no need for us to continue this discussion." Shao Yanzhe shook his head with a regretful expression.

The young man snorted coldly, glanced at the other people, and finally fixed his gaze on Zhou Jiming, a fleeting look of apprehension in his eyes.

"Young Master Zhou, I advise you to leave now. Otherwise, if things get heated later and you get hurt without being careful, that would be terrible."

Zhou Jiming glanced at him, glaring at him with displeasure: "You dog, I can go wherever I want, what right do you have to tell me what to do? Let me tell you, if you leave now, I won't pursue your offense. But if you continue to be stubborn, don't blame me for being impolite!"

The young man took a deep breath, his chest filled with anger. He hadn't expected that these people would not only show no fear when facing the Heavenly Decree, but would also be so arrogant.

If that's the case, then don't blame him for being impolite!

"Attack!" he roared, then charged toward Shao Yanzhe and the others.

He had already discussed the plan with the others beforehand. Among these scholars, only Shao Yanzhe, who had just entered the sect, was a bit more difficult to deal with; the other scholars were easy to handle.

Therefore, of the eighteen people from Tianluo Zhao, ten surrounded Shao Yanzhe, and they had no intention of using long swords.

After all, Shao Yanzhe was a Juren (a successful candidate in the imperial examinations at the provincial level). If he really killed someone, unless they were absolutely certain that no one else would find out, they would be in deep trouble.

Even without using weapons, they firmly believed that ten against one could teach the other a lesson.

Shao Yanzhe watched them warily. Xuan Yao had already jumped down from his arms. His golden-black heterochromatic eyes stared sharply at the young man, and his cat paws on the ground were open, revealing hook-like nails.

The young man was unaware of the danger. He rushed towards the black cat, intending to catch it first so he could act freely.

Seeing this, Xuan Yao narrowed his cat eyes and charged towards the young man with a powerful leap from his hind legs.

He flew through the air, his claws poised to strike, and then slammed down on the young man's eyes.

Upon seeing this, the young man smiled, turned his head to avoid him, and reached out to grab his neck.

Unexpectedly, the black cat in front of them suddenly grabbed up with its other paw.

He was too fast, and the young man couldn't react in time. He was a little too slow to dodge, and several cuts appeared near his eye.

Blood immediately began to flow from the wound.

The Tianluozhao members who surrounded Zhou Jiming and his group looked helpless as they put the man under guard, and then gathered together to look at the situation on the other side.

Do you think we can catch them?

"Definitely!"

"Yes! But it will probably take some effort."

"What's the deal with that cat? Why does the boss want it?"

"I'm not sure, but it must have something special about it."

The person standing in the far corner heard this and his eyes flashed, a hint of something flickering in his gaze as he looked at Xuanmao.

"Damn it!" The young man wiped his eyes and saw the red liquid on his hand, his eyes filled with anger.

He was truly angry now, and his eyes were full of malice as he looked at Xuan Yao.

He originally planned to release the black cat after he obtained it and used it to improve his own strength.

But now he's changed his mind; it's better for that ungrateful cat to die.

Shao Yanzhe took a moment to glance at Xuan Yao's side, and was relieved to see that he had the upper hand.

In fact, his situation was more dire than others.

The saying goes that two fists can't beat four hands, let alone now that there are not just four hands, but twenty.

What's more troublesome is that these ten people are also novice scholars, and they can also use literary energy.

Shao Yanzhe's several attacks with literary energy were all neutralized by these people. If it weren't for the large amount of literary energy he had stored in his body and the Xie Zhi seal at his waist that could replenish his literary energy, he probably wouldn't have any literary energy left to use in a short time.

"You might as well surrender. The boss just wants your cat, not your life. If you like cats, you can always go and get another one."

"That's right. You are no match for us by yourself. You will be taken down by us sooner or later. You might as well surrender now and suffer less."

"I see you have great potential. When you pass the imperial examination in the future, we might become colleagues. Do you really want to offend us?"

"Yes! It's not worth it for a cat!"

Shao Yanzhe ignored these words, treating them as nonsense. Why should they give away my things just because they want them?

He was unaffected, but Xuan Yao, who was dealing with the young man, was.

Upon hearing the last sentence, he subconsciously glanced at Shao Yanzhe, wanting to see how he would react.

Seeing that Shao Yanzhe remained unmoved, he felt relieved.

But it was this one glance that gave the young man an opening, and he sent him flying.

Fortunately, he adjusted his posture in mid-air in time, landed on all fours, and used the momentum of the launch to jump onto the tree trunk next to him, and then charged towards the young man again.

He gripped the young man tightly with all four limbs, leaving many scratch marks on his body.

After several such incidents, the young man became completely enraged.

"Kill him!"

He looked at the other idle members of the Heavenly Order and gave them orders.

Since this cat is so ungrateful, it might as well die.

Even if the dead Xuan Cat would be less useful to him, he didn't care.

The members of the Tianluo Zhao guarding Zhou Jiming and the others exchanged glances, a fleeting hint of mockery in their eyes.

Some even curled their lip in disdain as they turned around, but since the young man was their superior, they could only obey his orders.

They then surrounded Xuan Yao, taking out their own spiritual energy mediums and working together to weave a huge net that trapped him inside.

"Meow!"

Upon seeing this, Xuan Yao's golden and black heterochromatic eyes suddenly flashed with a fierce expression. He flashed forward and rushed towards the young man, then launched himself forward and kicked him away.

The young man was caught off guard and did not expect the black cat to have such great power. He flew towards the large net that was about to gather.

Seeing this, the members of the Heavenly Net Order who had woven the vast net hesitated for a moment, but ultimately dared not do anything to the young man, and directly withdrew their literary energy.

The net that was about to envelop them vanished, and their gazes toward the youth grew increasingly hostile, but they could only suppress it.

Xuan Yao escaped from the net and ignored the young man. He ran towards Shao Yanzhe, kicked over the Tianluozhao man who was trying to ambush him, and together they broke through the Tianluozhao's encirclement.

"run!"

Shao Yanzhe grabbed Xuan Yao and told Zhou Jiming and the others to run away.

There were too many of them, and he really couldn't defeat them all by himself in a short time, so he had to run away first.

"Boss, what do we do now? Should we chase after them or...?" someone stepped forward to help the young man up and asked.

After being helped up, the young man's face was flushed and bruised, and he was extremely angry.

He shoved away the person who was supporting him and yelled, "Idiot! What are you waiting for! Chase after them!"

After he finished speaking, he took the lead and chased after them.

The feud between them has now become quite serious; he won't be able to quell his hatred until he kills them all!

Watching his retreating figure, the remaining dozen or so members of the Heavenly Order exchanged glances and then resigned themselves to following him.

Shao Yanzhe and his companions were, after all, scholars with limited stamina, and they became breathless after running for a short distance.

Hearing the approaching footsteps behind them, they dared not stop and could only continue running forward with their aching legs.

Seeing this, Shao Yanzhe said, "You guys keep running forward, I'll hold them off for a while."

"Okay, be careful!"

Zhou Jiming and the others didn't want to agree, but they knew that if they stayed, they would only be a hindrance to Shao Yanzhe. Their strength was too weak to be of any help.

Shao Yanzhe watched them run away, glanced at the young man and the Tianluozhao members behind him, his eyes darted around, and he pointed the tip of his jade hairpin pen at his head, launching an attack.

The young men ran to this spot and noticed his movement. They knew something was wrong, but they were running too fast and didn't have time to stop. They were crushed by the falling branches.

Seeing this, Shao Yanzhe chuckled and ran in a different direction.

But this only delayed Tian Luo Zhao and his group for a short time, and they quickly caught up again.

Shao Yanzhe glanced around and saw that none of the people chasing him were missing, which put him at ease. It seemed that these people had not gone after Zhou Jiming and the others.

"Huff, you, huff, you stop right now!"

The group of young men were originally scholars, but after joining the Tianluo Zhao, they traveled all over the country, which improved their physical strength. However, after running for so long, they were still exhausted.

"Huff, huff, keep going!" Shao Yanzhe resolutely refused and ran even faster instead.

The young man gritted his teeth in anger. How could this poor scholar, who looked so weak, run so fast?

Hmph! Once we catch him, we'll definitely cut off his legs first!

Shao Yanzhe led the people behind him, running all the way through narrow alleys, through secluded paths in the city, and then out of the city gate and into the woods.

Finally, it stopped at the edge of a cliff.

Shao Yanzhe glanced at the cliff. Fortunately, it wasn't steep. Just as he was about to descend along Xuan Yao, several streams of literary energy shot out from behind him, weaving together to form a large net that blocked his path.

"Hmph, keep running!" The young man stood with his hands on his hips, staring at him with malice in his eyes.

Shao Yanzhe: ...

Are you a little pig? Still grunting!

The young man looked around. There were few people around, so even if he made a big commotion, no one would notice.

If that's the case, then don't blame him for being impolite!

He let out a cold laugh.

Coincidentally, Shao Yanzhe thought the same thing.

This is truly a perfect place to kill someone and cover up the crime!

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