After she knocked down the guards in the warehouse, she dragged them inside. If they were left to lie in the snow for three days and three nights, they probably wouldn't survive. These people hadn't been interrogated yet, so they couldn't just die like that.
The warehouse was actually not very large; from the outside, it looked like an ordinary courtyard. If it weren't located in the very center of the stronghold and heavily guarded, no one would have associated it with a warehouse.
Cheng Ruyi used one of the uniquely shaped keys she found on Yin Xiangtian to open the door to the middle room. Suddenly, a chilling killing intent came from behind her.
Ruyi's mind went on alert, and she immediately used her lightness skill to dodge to a pillar. However, the black-clad man behind her moved with strange movements, relentlessly pursuing her with deadly attacks. After several exchanges, although she managed to dodge the attacks, she had already sustained several injuries. The opponent's internal strength and attack power were both superior to hers.
This is absolutely a master of "consummate skill"!
Moreover, her opponent's lightness skill was not weak. With her current novice level of lightness skill, even if she used all her strength, she could not shake him off. This was terrible. While dodging, Ruyi thought about what other trump cards she could use.
After several rounds, the two sides were still chasing each other.
Although she couldn't shake off her opponent, the only consolation was that he couldn't catch her for the time being either. Their lightness skills were evenly matched, which led to the current tense situation.
In fact, Cheng Ruyi's lightness skill was superior to her opponent's, but unfortunately she was just a novice, only at the beginner level, and could only exert one-thousandth of this top-grade skill at most!
The opponent, on the other hand, was completely different. Although his movement technique was good, it was not particularly advanced. At least with Ruyi's current level, she could discover the pattern after a few exchanges. However, the opponent was clearly very proficient in his own techniques and had extremely rich combat experience.
Only in this way could the two sides barely achieve a delicate balance.
However, if there were other people watching the battle, they would realize that if the stalemate continued, Ruyi would definitely be the one to lose. As time went on, she would accumulate more and more wounds, which would inevitably affect her physical strength. When she was exhausted, her opponent would not hesitate to take her life immediately.
Unfortunately, Cheng Ruyi is no ordinary person; she is a time traveler with a cheat code!
With a thought, the "Super Concentrated Energy Pill" and the "Basic Healing Pill" appeared directly in his mouth, quickly replenishing his strength and even slightly repairing his injuries.
The other side seemed to have noticed Ruyi's unusual behavior, so they suddenly intensified their attack, wanting to finish the battle quickly to avoid any unforeseen complications.
Perhaps because of his eagerness to attack and his lack of vigilance, he exposed a weakness. When Cheng Ruyi dodged, she successfully tore off the mask, revealing the face of the man in black.
The man in black was clearly taken aback. He hadn't expected that he would reveal a flaw, and Cheng Ruyi would simply pull off his mask. However, he quickly realized that Cheng Ruyi recognized him!
Good heavens, isn't this the same bandit who went out to relieve himself that she knocked down and stripped of his clothes before?
So, did the other person change into a night outfit because they had no other clothes to wear?
Actually, Cheng Ruyi was also wearing night clothes and had her face covered at this moment. In addition, with her chest bound and thick clothes, she looked absolutely androgynous.
Previously, when walking in the snow, she would wear a white rabbit fur coat and hoodie to cover her figure, but when entering Yin Xiangtian's room, she put the rabbit fur coat into her Qiankun bag for easier movement.
The snowfall in the middle of the night seemed to be less heavy than before, but the wind blew even more fiercely. The entire Mangshan Mountain was quiet and there was not a sound of human voices. Only the howling wind made an eerie sound.
Staying in such a cold, snowy night, one must rely on internal energy to control the loss of body temperature, but internal energy can be depleted.
The two men in black standing in the small courtyard were both on high alert, each thinking tacitly how to cut through the chaos and kill the other in one fell swoop.
Cheng Ruyi felt a pang of regret. She had indeed been too careless. The other party had clearly pretended to be knocked unconscious and then held their breath to evade Yun Menghe's fragrance attack.
However, this person not only did not go to report the news or rescue other bandits, nor did he stop her from going to the main courtyard, but instead changed his clothes and ran directly to the storeroom. This didn't seem right at all.
This person's identity is questionable!
Ruyi's eyes darkened. Since she couldn't escape, she might as well take the initiative and attack herself!
In the blink of an eye, Cheng Ruyi suddenly turned around, took out a small peach wood sword from her sleeve, and thrust it straight at the target. She had not formally studied swordsmanship, but after observing Guo Xiaoyu teaching Yun Le the Qingfeng Sword Technique for half a year, she could still roughly use a few ordinary sword moves.
The other party clearly recognized the Qingfeng Sword Technique, a low-level, flashy sword technique, so he couldn't help but feel a bit contemptuous. How dare they use such a common weapon against him? They were simply courting death!
Faced with Cheng Ruyi's numerous flaws, the black-clad bandit was too lazy to continue the fight. Taking advantage of her inadvertently revealing a fatal weakness, he flashed forward and struck her chest with all his might.
Ruyi watched helplessly as the opponent's palm struck her, but instead of dodging, she met it head-on. At the same time as the black-clad bandit hit her, she finally found an opportunity to thrust her peach wood sword at him. Unfortunately, the black-clad bandit was very experienced in combat and managed to twist his body to avoid the heart at such close range. As a result, the peach wood sword went slightly off course and pierced into his shoulder.
At the same time, Cheng Ruyi was also sent flying by a palm strike, crashing heavily into the wall. She immediately spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground unconscious.
The black-clad bandit used all his strength in that palm strike, aiming solely to take the opponent's life.
He realized as soon as he struck the opponent that although the man was skilled in light footwork and had some strange sleeping potion on him, his swordsmanship was very ordinary and his internal energy was pitifully small. He would definitely not survive taking this blow!
However, his years of experience told him that he needed to be extra careful at times like these, in case the other party made a last-ditch effort and had a backup plan.
He ignored the injury on his shoulder; now was not the time to heal. The most important thing was to take the opportunity to finish off his opponent.
So the black-clad bandit cautiously approached Cheng Ruyi, who was lying motionless on the ground, and suddenly swiftly reached out and struck her head hard with a palm!
In the blink of an eye, a large, ancient-looking sword, radiating murderous intent, suddenly appeared out of nowhere in Cheng Ruyi's previously empty right hand, and she instantly used all her strength to slash at the legs of the person who had just attacked.
Although the black-clad bandits were shocked by the incredible scene before them, their well-trained bodies reacted instinctively to dodge. However, strangely, they suddenly found themselves moving slowly. Just a slight delay in their reaction resulted in their entire left calf being severed by a single blade.
The sudden, piercing pain and loss of balance caused him to fall to the ground in the snow. He stared in disbelief at his empty left foot, a chill slowly spreading through his body.
Without giving the other party time to react, Ruyi flashed with her Xuan Tie sword, and while the other party was stunned and distracted, she slashed at his neck. The other party reacted quickly and suddenly flicked a metal plate from his hand to try to protect his neck, but the Xuan Tie sword still broke through his armor and cut off both the metal plate and his neck with one strike.
The bandit in black lay on the ground, his eyes wide open. He died unable to understand how he had suddenly lost, and sadly, he would never know the answer...
Despite her discomfort, Cheng Ruyi went over to confirm the other person's death first. Only then did she slowly sit down, leaning against the wall, panting heavily, her hands still trembling.
She... still killed someone...
In fact, she had already prepared herself mentally a long time ago. After all, this is not a modern society governed by the rule of law. Sometimes you will be killed even if you don't kill someone, so this was bound to happen.
Recalling the situation just now, it was indeed very dangerous. Fortunately, she first used a peach wood sword coated with the poison of the Crimson Thorn to stab the opponent, temporarily paralyzing his mobility. Then, when the opponent knocked her away with a palm strike, she immediately swallowed the "emergency life-saving pill" that she had been holding in her mouth. Her injuries were healed by 90% in just a few breaths. After that, she pretended to be seriously injured and unconscious, which turned the tide of the battle.
Otherwise, with her current rudimentary skills, how could she possibly survive against a master who has reached the "perfect" level?
Actually, to be honest, she was just unlucky. According to Guo Qinglan and the others, under normal circumstances, the top masters would only choose one direction to study in depth, whether it was weapons, internal strength or lightness skills, since time and energy are limited.
The expert she encountered, besides his palm techniques, was also extremely skilled in lightness skills, which perfectly countered Cheng Ruyi's strengths. Not only could she not shake him off, but he also kept closing in, making it impossible for her to even find an opening to use her lightness talisman. This forced her to confront him head-on, trading her life for his.
Although the process was extremely dangerous, with her cheat code, as long as she performed normally, her chances of winning were actually very high, which is why she dared to venture into the mountain stronghold alone.
Cheng Ruyi looked up at the sky; there was no time left for her to continue wallowing in self-pity.
After composing herself and forcing herself to calm down, she put on leather gloves and carefully searched the body of the black-clad bandit. In the end, she found a secret letter and a map in his belt, and a strange blood-red token in the sole of his shoe.
The map was a route map, seemingly marking the location of Wolong Village, while the secret letter was a dispatch order, instructing the man in black to infiltrate the village and secretly search for the lost treasures of the former Qi Kingdom royal family. It was signed Ayizhak Dadan Halik.
Although she hadn't read many books, she still knew that "Ayizhak" was the most common surname among the people of the Western Jin Dynasty. At least five or six out of ten people had the surname Ayizhak.
It is said that it was once the name of their former royal family. When the Western Jin Dynasty was occupied by the emperor of the former Qi State, the royal surname was changed and they were even forbidden from using their own script. Everyone was forced to learn the language and script of Qi State. Of course, this was also because their original script was too complicated and cumbersome to use, so they were required to unify it to facilitate communication.
However, they clearly did not see it that way. This period of history is still regarded as a disgrace by all people of the Western Jin Dynasty and is one of the indelible hatreds between the two countries.
So... this person is actually a spy sent by the Western Jin Dynasty? Such amazing skills must mean he is no ordinary person, yet he was assigned to infiltrate the mountain stronghold just to find what Yin Xiangtian took from the palace back then?
So, what exactly did that traitor steal from the palace back then?
The key point is that even the Emperor of Da Yue himself was unaware of this matter, yet the Western Jin knew it so clearly. It's unimaginable just how far Da Yue had been infiltrated by them!
Ruyi looked at the blood-red token in her hand, and the more she looked at it, the more she felt that it resembled the characters of the Western Jin Dynasty. It seemed very likely that it was an identity token of some secret organization. Unfortunately, she did not know the Western Jin script. It seemed that she would need to carefully study the books when she got back. This token might be useful in the future!
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