Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 367 - 349: Vengeance of the Vermilion Bird

Chapter 367: Chapter 349: Vengeance of the Vermilion Bird

The joy of the housewarming was disrupted as the door was kicked in.

At this moment, everyone who was about to toast in the front hall was shocked.

What was even more astonishing to everyone was that as the door was kicked open, they found the guards from the Pei Family and Lady Yu’s people who were originally guarding outside had been beaten to the ground.

Clearly, those guarding outside had tried to stop the intruder.

But they had failed.

At this moment, a woman in a fiery red long robe, with wine-red hair cascading down her back, walked step by step toward the front hall.

With each step she took on the tiles, flames would ignite around her.

And on this woman’s forehead, there was a mark of flame.

Zhang San saw her attire and although she wore neither armor nor armor and helmets nor held a huge and fearsome divine weapon, he could feel the immense pressure she was exerting on him and sensed her formidable strength.

As the host here, Zhang San was the first to rush out of the front hall, stopping about twenty to thirty steps away from the woman.

"I don’t know who you are, or why you have come to disturb the joyous occasion of my housewarming."

The woman glanced coldly at Zhang San and said sharply, "Are you Zhang San?"

Zhang San gave a cold laugh and replied, "I could be Zhang San, he could be Zhang San, even you could be Zhang San. Zhang San is just a name, a code. Who Zhang San is doesn’t matter, what’s important is, who are you?"

The woman spat at Zhang San.

Though it was only spit, when it landed on the stone tiles of the ground, it actually etched a hole into the bluestone tile.

"Cut the crap! You are Zhang San, and today I am here to kill you, to avenge my son!"

As she spoke, the woman leaped forward, raising her hand and driving it down toward Zhang San.

Although they were twenty to thirty steps apart, the woman’s palm was infused with powerful fiery energy, and just by lifting her hand, Zhang San felt such intense heat that it seemed to evaporate almost all the moisture in the surrounding air.

This palm strike was still just gathering power, yet its overwhelming might made it so Zhang San’s legs seemed unable to move.

Zhang San immediately took out the Horizontal Blade from his Gluttonous Bag.

He combined the Power of the Five Elements with the Thunder Method and the Might of Ghosts and Gods, along with Blade Intent and his own Tiger’s Life Spirit Gang!

At this moment, Zhang San was stacking all his abilities into this one slash.

Boom!

With a loud bang, Zhang San’s slash nearly severed the flame-concentrated palm strike.

However, the palm that was cut two-thirds through by Zhang San’s blade didn’t break completely and still came crashing down.

Zhang San was sent flying and crumpled heavily to the ground.

Only then did the others in the front hall rush out.

It wasn’t that they had delayed on purpose, it was just that everything that had just happened was too fast.

At this moment, Zhang San, being supported by both Hu Xingxiang and Ximen Jinxing, was puzzled.

In stories where the small fries are defeated before the bigger fish appears, aren’t the villains usually brainless, ranting for five minutes before doing anything?

How come this person didn’t talk much trash and just started with a powerful move?

Wow—

The more Zhang San thought about it, the angrier he got. Why were the enemies everyone else encountered when they time-traveled all idiots, while the ones he faced were one more vicious and decisive than the next?

The woman who had attacked him looked at Zhang San vomiting blood and couldn’t help being surprised.

"You only spit out a mouthful of blood after taking one of my palms; you sure have a tough life! Today, I want to see whether your life is tougher or my palm technique!"

As she spoke, the woman was about to strike again.

At that moment, Third Miss Gan roared, "Vermilion Bird Principal Officer, do you realize what you’re doing? You are harming a colleague from the Town Martial Office!"

Hearing this, Zhang San was dumbfounded.

What’s going on? How have I offended the Town Martial Office’s Principal Officer again?

Ximen Jinxing also shouted toward the woman, "Vermilion Bird Auntie, is there some misunderstanding here? Zhang San isn’t that kind of person."

At this moment, Vermilion Bird was also somewhat shocked, looking at Zhang San with a slight frown.

"How can such a murderer be allowed into the Town Martial Office! Who permitted him to join the Town Martial Office?"

Zhang San, gritting his teeth, shouted, "Bai Yucheng!"

"Where is Bai Yucheng?" The angry Vermilion Bird wanted to find Bai Yucheng for an explanation.

"Bai Yucheng harmed his colleagues and was killed by me!" Zhang San had been waiting for Vermilion Bird to ask about Bai Yucheng, taking the opportunity to disgust her a bit.

I can’t beat you, but can’t I disgust you?

Vermilion Bird, grinding her teeth, struck again.

Seeing Vermilion Bird about to make another move, Zhang San felt terrible.

Damn it, why is this villain so decisive!

However, this time when Vermilion Bird made a move again, the old lady guardian beside Lady Yu, as well as Aunt Nine, both took action at the same time.

For a moment, a huge purple treasure bead phantom and a massive snow-white fox phantom appeared, finally blocking the enormous flame palm print.

Lady Yu took measured steps forward, glanced at Vermilion Bird, and said in a cold voice, "Vermilion Bird, shouldn’t you explain yourself before making a move?"

Seeing Lady Yu, Vermilion Bird slightly restrained herself and did not continue to attack.

"Three years ago, my son died tragically. Before he died, he left a crucial clue—’My killer is Zhang San!’

"Not long ago, the Vermilion Bird Bronze Statue in the Town Martial Office in the Capital sensed my son’s presence."

"I rushed back from the Southern Border and as soon as I entered the city, I heard that someone named Zhang San had arrived recently in the Capital!"

"So, it must be him who killed my son!"

Zhang San was completely bewildered and hastily stepped forward to explain, but considering Vermilion Bird’s decisive and fierce moves, he decided it might be safer to hide behind his sister.

"Don’t talk about scents and such. Maybe some Cultivation Pill I got at the Town Martial Office was in a bottle your son used before. Or maybe a weapon he used somehow ended up in my hands. That’s all possible. Besides, there are countless people named Zhang San in this vast world. It’s more likely that someone else is impersonating me, using my name to kill people. Do you have any evidence that I killed your son?"

At that moment, Vermilion Bird was stumped.

Because she really had no evidence.

"A father’s death at the hands of another cannot coexist under the same heaven! If I find the evidence, Zhang San, you will die!"

"And what if you can’t find any evidence?" Zhang San was now reassured. Vermilion Bird might be overly brave, but without evidence, she seemed to be the sort who was strong in combat but not so smart. He would have an easier time dealing with her.

"Even without evidence, it doesn’t stop me from killing."

Zhang San continued to hide behind Lady Yu.

Lady Yu said coldly, "Vermilion Bird, you wouldn’t dare!"

Vermilion Bird looked at Zhang San coldly; at that moment, in the entire courtyard, she didn’t pay any heed to anyone else.

"We’ll see if I dare!"

After grinding her teeth and saying this, Vermilion Bird turned and left.

Zhang San was relieved that Vermilion Bird seemed to still be somewhat wary of the sister he recognized.

But what worried Zhang San was that his sister previously said even Kaihuang couldn’t manage her, yet now the Vermilion Bird Principal Officer from the Town Martial Office dared to strut about in front of her.

It seems that just relying on this sister won’t do!

Zhang San scratched his head, beginning to think about how to guard against Vermilion Bird.