At this moment, the other party also saw his appearance clearly, stopped the attack, and said with a hint of surprise and joy in his voice: "It's you?"
The girl in front of me had red lips and white teeth, a delicate oval face, and a pretty little braid tied with a light blue bow, making her look exceptionally charming and lovely. Who else could it be but Qiao Xueying?
"Why did you suddenly come to the Chu family? Did you miss me?" Zu An joked, but she was very puzzled. Logically speaking, she had defected from the Chu family, so it was unlikely that she would come here.
As we spoke, I noticed that her face was flushed an unusually deep red.
Qiao Xueying had clearly realized what was happening by now, and a look of panic appeared on her face: "Quick...quickly go and invite Lord Mingyue out!"
"What's wrong?" Zu'an sensed the panic in her voice and didn't dare to be negligent. He helped her up while keeping a close watch on her.
"It's no use. We just received intelligence that Lord Mingyue is no longer in the manor." A mocking voice came, and then an old figure stood on the wall, hands behind his back, looking at Qiao Xueying with eyes like a cat catching a mouse.
"Shi Lezhi!" Zu An was startled. Although the other party was deliberately masked, he still recognized him at a glance.
The old man was startled, his eyes instantly darkening: "How do you recognize me?"
Zu An shielded Qiao Xueying behind him and smiled slightly: "Your sinister eyes and lewd demeanor have betrayed you."
Shi Lezhi: "..."
Anger from a madman +598!
"I knew you were good with words, you bastard, but I'll soon show you that this world isn't all about empty talk. You'll regret ever having a mouth then." Shi Lezhi's voice was icy cold.
Zu An's expression turned serious, and he said in a strange voice, "My usual joking and cursing are just a facade in front of others. Do you really think I dare to be so unrestrained just because I'm only a mere third-rank? Since that's the case, I won't pretend anymore. I'll show you my true strength."
Sensing his imposing aura, Shi Lezhi's pupils constricted slightly, and he hurriedly channeled all his Yuan energy to prepare himself. What this guy said did make some sense. He was only at the third rank of cultivation, yet he had always been so high-profile. Anyone else would have died countless times by now, but he was still alive and well.
He and Shi Kun had been pondering why the assassination attempt in the secret realm had failed. So many fourth- and third-rank experts surrounded and killed Zu An, any one of whom was more powerful than him. Logically, it should have been an easy victory, but in the end, they were all wiped out.
The two of them couldn't figure out what was going on.
Upon hearing his words, Shi Lezhi suddenly had a thought. Could it be that this guy was actually a person with a very high level of cultivation, but he was just using some secret techniques to deliberately suppress his cultivation and lull the people around him into a false sense of security?
Thinking back to how the other party had cleaved Shi Kun's weapon in two with a single sword strike in the back mountains, the young master realized that if he hadn't intervened, he would probably have been instantly killed.
Which rank three has such ability?
Let alone a third-rank official, even a fourth- or fifth-rank official would never be able to kill the young master with a single strike.
Now it seems that he was probably hiding his true strength.
To be able to defeat the young master, I wonder if he is a sixth or seventh rank, but surely not an eighth rank?
Shi Lezhi's expression turned somewhat grim. The other party was so young, yet his cultivation level was so high; he couldn't help but be wary.
At this moment, Qiao Xueying also looked at Zu An with surprise, wondering if this guy was really some kind of super expert.
In the storybooks I used to read with Miss, I often saw similar plots, like a rich young master pretending to be an ordinary person to take a job, or a super sword immortal pretending to be an ordinary person to pursue a mortal woman, and so on...
Is he like that too?
Just then, Zu'an grabbed her hand, turned around and ran: "What are you looking at? Run!"
After saying that, he summoned a "great wind" and instantly appeared dozens of feet away.
Qiao Xueying: "..."
Shi Lezhi: "..."
His dramatic change left Qiao Xueying stunned. After a slight moment of surprise, Shi Lezhi finally came to his senses. The thought that he had been so frightened by a mere third-rank scum that he was on full guard filled him with shame and rage.
"You bastard, I'll tear you to pieces!"
Anger from Shi Lezhi +1024!
He pushed off with his feet and shot off like an arrow, quickly chasing after his opponent. However, to his surprise, in theory, his speed as an eighth-ranked person was far superior to that of a third-ranked person. Even if a fifth-ranked or sixth-ranked person ran ahead, he could still catch up quickly.
Who knew that even after giving it his all for a while, he still couldn't catch up!
"How is that possible!"
Shi Lezhi was filled with doubt and unease. Could it be that this guy really had something to hide?
As Zu'an ran, he shouted, "Help! Murder!"
The piercing sound carried far through the night sky, attracting considerable attention.
Qiao Xueying's lips curled up slightly. She used to think that this guy had no mastery at all, but now she found that his methods were very practical. At least the guards from the manor who rushed over from not far away proved that his shouts worked.
Upon seeing the group, the two guards drew their swords and demanded, "What are you doing?"
Zu An hurriedly shouted, "I am your son-in-law, and the person behind me is a thief who infiltrated the Chu family."
It was already dark, so it was a little difficult to see his identity, but Shi Lezhi was dressed in black, which made him look like a bad guy. So the two guards instinctively drew their swords to stop him: "Who are you!"
Unfortunately, before they could finish speaking, Shi Lezhi grabbed them by the neck, twisted their wrists, and with a crisp sound, the two lively guards died.
Zuan felt the hairs on his body stand on end. This guy was too ruthless. You have to know that the two guards were also third-rank, yet they were killed instantly without any resistance.
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