The Blade-Wielding Legend
Chapter 137 - 111 Tit for Tat

Chapter 137: Chapter 111 Tit for Tat

"Be careful!"

"Quick, dodge!"

The constables were completely flustered.

They hadn’t expected that Li Yan would actually dare to strike.

These people were nothing more than the ruffians of Fengyang City. Even with some martial training, they had long wasted their bodies in a routine of alcohol and indulgence.

Qiao Sanhu had sent all of his truly tough men to Manchuan Pass, as it was a place full of opportunities, with North and South gangs gathered there.

The gangs from Shan State still gave him some face, but the southern gangs from Ezhou were completely unafraid and had secretly targeted him several times.

In Fengyang City, these men roamed arrogantly by virtue of their uniforms, calling themselves constables, but in truth, they were inferior even to street thugs.

When faced with a truly formidable person, they were utterly panic-stricken.

And Li Yan did not hold back.

Speaking nicely was impossible. If caught by this bunch of bastards and thrown into prison, there would be no chance of survival. Outnumbered, there was no room for hesitation.

Thud!

The Guan Mountain Blade impaled a man’s chest and abdomen.

This was a somewhat fat man, with a double chin and layers of neck fat, his constable hat falling off, revealing a head full of tattoos.

Combined with his fierce face, he looked like one of those ruffians whom commoners avoided on the street.

Yet at this moment, his face was full of terror.

"Hero, spare, spare..."

Looking at Li Yan, who was covered in blood and with eyes as cold as stars, fear and pain prevented him from completing his plea.

Li Yan could not be bothered, yelling furiously and using the strength of his waist and arms, he pushed the man, sending him flying three meters away.

It happened to evade two strikes aimed at him from behind.

Li Yan spun and kicked, overturning the fat man, while swiftly withdrawing the Guan Mountain Blade, creating a spray of blood that blocked the air.

Clang!

He blocked two long blades instantly.

"Get lost!"

Zhao Kui was also enraged, wielding a pu dao, and chopped down fiercely.

The pu dao, also known as the broadcasting saber and colloquially as the "double-handed saber," first appeared during the Song dynasty, featuring a steel blade with a long handle, sitting between a large saber and a one-handed saber.

Because it could be grasped with both hands, it allowed for powerful strikes, becoming widely adopted.

Zhao Kui practiced the land and water pu dao technique.

This blade style had a water-based technique for shipboarding, originating from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, suitable for jumping aboard ships in battle, and a land-based technique for dry land use.

Due to Manchuan Pass being a water and land dock, the technique was quickly propagated by the Cao Gang and spread widely.

Zhao Kui had mingled in Manchuan Pass since childhood. Though he was decent in blade techniques and had reached Hidden Energy level, because the area was full of experts, he hadn’t made a significant mark, so he gritted his teeth and joined Qiao Sanhu.

Unexpectedly, after a small oversight tonight, he had already lost seven or eight men.

Thinking of Qiao Sanhu’s ruthlessness filled his heart with resentment and a hint of fear, prompting him to go all out in his attack.

This leaping chop was forceful and heavy. Li Yan was also cornered, and if struck, he would be cleaved in two.

However, Li Yan reacted faster.

His Guan Mountain Blade sank, causing the two constables to feel their hands empty, staggering with their steps.

Utilizing the opportunity, Li Yan spun, using his left hand in a Coiling Silk hold, grasping the shoulder of a constable and pushing him forward.

The movement was swift and sharp.

Thud!

Zhao Kui’s blade came down,

decapitating the constable.

But Li Yan had already powered up his steps, with two consecutive close-range Dragon Strides, finding the constables who were lacking skills again.

Though there were many constables, their skills varied, and being assaulted by snakes with flickering torches had created chaos.

Li Yan relied on his smell superpower to grasp the situation around him, dodging and striking, taking lives in the turmoil.

"Kid, don’t run!"

Zhao Kui was infuriated, raising his blade and giving chase.

Yet it wasn’t just Li Yan who caused chaos.

The snake controller who came to assist was Lv San.

He already held a grudge against these people, and seeing Li Yan strike, he showed no mercy. While whistling to summon animals for an attack, he weaved through the darkness, his arms constantly waving.

This kid was also a skilled user of Hidden Weapons.

He wielded a type of Shuttle Dart, enhanced with Hidden Energy, possessing incredible power to either pierce through chests or embed in heads.

With a wave of his hand, a life was taken.

Sha Lifei wasn’t idle either, taking the remaining porters and driver Lao Meng, wielding knifes, spears, and sticks, guarding the entrance.

They knew their own limits, rushing into the enemy’s ranks would only cause trouble, thus they just coordinated, wielding tools to repel the advancing constables repeatedly.

Inside the ancestral hall, only Wang Daoxuan remained.

"Hahaha..."

The possessed porter let out a sinister laugh, boasting, "The time is near, these are all my people, soon you will all die."

He wasn’t wrong.

With such effortless possession spells, and Li Yan and the others not knowing how to break it, combined with the constables besieging them outside, their defeat and death were just a matter of time.

However, Wang Daoxuan paid no attention, instead taking out a large stack of Fire Paper, placing it in a brazier, igniting a foot-high flame.

"Burning paper to send yourself off early?"

The possessed porter mocked at the sight.

To his surprise, Wang Daoxuan gave him a glance, directly taking out the Hook Paper, and holding it with his left hand over the brazier, saying in a deep voice, "If you use Evil Technique to possess again, this thing will be burnt."

"It’s not important to us..."

The possessed porter was stunned, not expecting Wang Daoxuan to use this move, and became anxious, "Don’t, what do you want to do?"

Wang Daoxuan said sternly, "Without using this Evil Technique, if you can capture us, I’ll willingly admit defeat."

He knew this person wouldn’t spare them, because Li Yan occupying the living Yin messenger position meant he had to die for the other side to have a chance.

Moreover, by this point, the constables outside would not relent either.