Chapter 154

  When he went out without checking the almanac, Cheng Dalai led a group of people out, just pretending to be busy and making an appearance, as if taking everyone on a picnic.

  Why was I so unlucky, running into Bear Big Brother here and eating his mount.

  Cheng Dairen's subordinates were all a bunch of old and weak, with almost zero combat effectiveness, while Qin Man was at most able to fight evenly with Xiong Lao Da, but Xiong Lao Da had several desperate followers by his side.

  At this moment, Xiong Lao Da's eyes were filled with blood, and he chased after Cheng Da Lei with his double axes.

  "Hah!" Cheng Dairen suddenly stood up and sneered: "You've arrived just in time, I've been waiting for you here for a long while!"

  Squeak!

  Xiong Lao Da came to an abrupt halt, his eyes tensely scanning the surroundings, thinking: Could there be an ambush!

  Cheng Dali patted the snow powder on his body, looked around and smiled: "I was ordered by the King of Youzhou to wait for you here. Come on, last time we didn't have a winner or loser, this time let's fight three hundred rounds and see who's the champion!"

  Xiong Lao Da noticed Cheng Da Lei's observing gaze around, and thought to himself: Ah, this place must have their ambush. They're making a big show of starting a fire and cooking here just to lure me over.

  "You scoundrel dog, I'm not like you, accustomed to being Yang Long's running dog. Today, I'll split you, this scoundrel dog!"

  Cheng Dalai gripped his sword hilt tightly and thought: Is it impossible to intimidate this person? If we really fight, it will be a bloody battle.

  Suddenly, Bear Big Brother let out a loud roar and turned around, leading his subordinates in a frantic escape.

  "Halt! Come forth and engage me in a battle of 300 rounds!"

  "Hah, surname Cheng, I won't fall into your trap! Haha!" Xiong Lao Da shouted as he ran.

  Cheng Dalai let out a sigh and waved his hand at his subordinates: "Hurry up and withdraw, hurry up and withdraw."

  Cheng Darui had a few points of admiration for his own quick wit, otherwise, if they were to fight, even if he and Qin Man could escape with their lives, people like Xiao Hei and Lao Zhang would not survive the day.

  ……

  Seeing no pursuers behind, the panting Xiong Lao Da finally stopped in his tracks. Fortunately, he had reacted quickly, otherwise, if he had gotten entangled with Cheng Da Lei, he would have inevitably fallen into their trap and been caught off guard.

  "Big brother, where are we going?" his subordinate asked.

  "Head east!" said Bear Big: "They thought we were heading south, but unexpectedly we turned halfway and headed east, they must not be able to find us."

  "Great leader is wise!"

  "Hah, brothers, after we hide from this calamity, let's occupy a mountain stronghold and continue to eat meat in big chunks and drink wine in large gulps. I know how to be a mountain bandit, give me three years' time, and I'll still be the boss here."

  Xiong Lao Da led his men eastward, carefully concealing their footprints along the way. Suddenly, they heard footsteps ahead and stopped in their tracks. Just then, Cheng Da Lei emerged from the woods opposite them with a group of people.

  Fifty paces apart, both sides locked eyes, equally stunned.

  "Is it going to be this unlucky?!" Cheng Dairen.

  "Is it going to be this unlucky?!" Bear Big.

  "Ah!" Cheng Dairen smiled: "Didn't expect it, did you? I knew you'd come this way!"

  "You're going down, Cheng!"

  Boss Xiong led his men and turned around to run away immediately.

  Cheng Dalai patted his chest and shouted at the people around him: "Who led the way just now? Who led the way?"

  Qin Man felt a bit awkward: "Why don't you, as the head of the household, decide what to do?"

  Cheng Da Lei looked around: "Let's get out of the mountain first, find the official road and return to the mountain stronghold, it's really too dangerous here."

  "Will we meet Brother Bear again?" Qin Man asked.

  "It shouldn't be so unlucky."

  Cheng Dalai had a plan in mind. Xiong Lao Da would definitely hide in the mountains to avoid pursuit, while he himself was heading out of the mountains. They were going in opposite directions and would absolutely not meet.

  "There are unknown ambushes in the mountains, we're no longer safe here. Let's leave the mountain today and find a household to rob for food."

  Cheng Dalai led his men over a hill and suddenly heard voices. He saw Xiong Lao Da coming from another direction.

  They stared at each other, their faces expressionless.

  Cheng Dali

  "......" Boss Bear.

  "Do you believe in fate?" Cheng Dairen asked tentatively.

  Boss Xiong's eyes blazed with fury as he let out a thunderous roar: "Run for it!"

  "Boss, boss......" The subordinate panted and said: "I really can't run anymore."

  Encountering this three times in a row, Boss Xiong led his subordinates to flee frantically three times. Not just the subordinates, even Boss Xiong himself was exhausted at this moment.

  "Big brother, I'll fight them to the death, but it's just a matter of dying once."

  Cheng Dalai was waiting for Xiong Lao Da to run away, and he also took the opportunity to slip away. But then he saw Xiong Lao Da turn around, staring at him with a fierce gaze.

  "Why don't you run away?"

  "Why don't you chase?"

  "......" Cheng Dalai wanted to say, was it that he should say, "Brother, I've actually been avoiding you all along."

  "I've already guessed it, this place actually doesn't have any ambushes, otherwise I wouldn't have encountered a single one. You scoundrel are just pretending to be strong, you must want to exhaust our physical strength, damn it, I actually fell for your scoundrel's trick."

  Cheng Dali

  Cheng Dalai sneered and drew his sword with a clang, saying: "Since you've already fallen into the trap, why not come quickly to meet your death? What are you waiting for?"

  "You scoundrel! I'll fight you to the death!" Bear Big Brother charged over with his axe.

  A steel spear blocked his way, and Qin Man roared: "Master, let's fight if we must, why waste so many words on him!"

  "Fall back! Fall back!" Cheng Dalai shouted at the old and weak behind him: "No one is allowed to move forward!"

  Qin Man caught Xiong Lao Da, while a dozen or so of Xiong Lao Da's henchmen were already pouncing on Cheng Da Lei, apparently they also understood the principle of catching the ringleader first.

  Cheng Dali couldn't let his subordinates, the old and weak, go forward to die, he could only use a small force against many, hold on until Qin Man solved Xiong Lao Da, then come to assist himself.

  This is the only chance, and the hope is slim. After all, I didn't even bring an axe, and there's only a sword on my body. If I had an axe, I could pretend to be fierce for a moment.

  No, it's not hopeless, I still have a trick up my sleeve, that move is a legendary sword technique - Ah Fei's Quick Sword.

  Direct and straightforward.

  Someone had already rushed forward, chopping down at Cheng Da Lei with a large blade. Cheng Da Lei was in a retreating posture, completely unsuitable for drawing his sword, but as if possessed by a ghost, his wrist lifted and he stabbed out with one swift motion, in an absolutely unsuitable state for drawing his sword.

  At that moment, a young man with a dancing sword seemed to appear in his mind, his spirit and body as one. In the darkness, it was as if someone had lifted Cheng Dairen's hand to make this strike.

  What a fast sword!

  One sword pierced his throat, and blood flowed like a fountain.

  Cheng Dali didn't feel a bit of pride after upgrading to a high-level expert, his body only had one feeling, pain!

  The bones in his arm cracked like they were splitting, piercing his heart and lungs. Cheng Dairen realized that with his current strength, he was still unable to perfectly wield this sword.

  If mastered perfectly, it's even faster.

  The current self can at most wield seven swords.

  Then he is a master among the Seven Swords, also known as the Master of the Seven Swords.

  It seems like seven swords would be enough.

  Cheng Dalai suddenly stood up straight, his sword pointing at the group of bandits, and the wind blew his long hair in front of his temples.

  "You may have heard of a sword technique called... straightforward and direct!"