Chapter 622: Fighting Cao Zhengchun

"In short, you must not take it lightly, otherwise we brothers will be in trouble." Bai Yutang glared and taught him a lesson.

"I know, that was just to ease the tension! Hey, that sword looks so familiar!"

While Bai Zhantang was speaking, his eyes suddenly focused on the broadsword on Zhan Zhao's back.

Bai Yutang was stunned when he heard this and asked in surprise: "What sword..."

Just as he uttered three words, he saw the blue-clothed figure with a broadsword on his back, and he felt extremely familiar with it.

"Juque!"

After thinking for a moment, the two brothers couldn't help but speak in unison.

They hadn't seen Zhan Zhao for four or five years, and when they met, they were both only fifteen or sixteen years old, which was the age of youth and growth, so they had naturally changed a lot and were unable to recognize him immediately.

Fortunately, the appearance of the Juque Sword would not change. The two brothers recognized it at the first sight, and then quickly matched the masked appearance of Zhan Zhao with that of the young man from before.

"Why is Brother Zhan here? Is it a coincidence? How could it be such a coincidence?" Bai Zhantang said in surprise.

Bai Yutang's expression changed several times. Hearing this, he said in a deep voice, "How can there be such a coincidence in the world? I heard that he joined the damn No. 1 manor in the world and was willing to be a running dog of the court. I think he is here to arrest us..."

Zhan Zhao has been working for Shangguan Haitang for more than half a year, so there is naturally no shortage of discussions and rumors in the world.

Most people believe that the Southern Hero Zhan Zhao has fallen and is willing to be a lackey and minion of the imperial court for the false title of "the best guard in the world."

"Nonsense! Brother Zhan is such a chivalrous man. Even if he works for the world's number one manor, there must be some hidden reasons. How could he be a lackey? As for coming to arrest us, that is even more impossible!"

Bai Zhantang seemed to have a very good impression of Zhan Zhao and refuted him without hesitation.

"Brother, I think you are prejudiced against Brother Zhan because you still hold a grudge against me because you lost the competition that year! I think Brother Zhan came to save us, otherwise why would he fight with those eunuchs from the East Factory?"

"What do you know, kid? The No. 1 Manor in the World is a subordinate of the Dragon Guarding Manor, and the Dragon Guarding Manor was founded by the Iron-hearted Divine King Zhao Wusi."

Bai Yutang sneered, but there was an unknown look in his eyes, and he stared deeply at the blue-clothed figure.

"The dispute between Zhao Wusi and the eunuch party has long been exposed. Even if the imperial court came to arrest us, we would never live in peace, let alone work together! Now it is normal for them to fight for the attack."

I have to say that his analysis does make sense.

This is not the first or second time that Hulong Villa and Dongchang have tried to trip each other up in order to suppress the other.

But Bai Zhantang seemed to have a very good impression of Zhan Zhao, almost to the point of admiration, and he completely scoffed at what his cousin said.

"Brother, why are you always saying weird things? When I heard that Brother Zhan was besieged by the Seven Ghosts of Western Hunan and the Five Monsters of Central Hubei, who dragged me to rush for three days and three nights to rescue him?"

Bai Zhantang rolled his eyes, his tone full of ridicule.

"It's a pity that Shangguan Haitang got the upper hand and helped Brother Zhan out of trouble. After seeing him escape, you turned around and left without even showing your face, and you didn't even let me show up to meet Brother Zhan! The phrase "saying one thing and thinking another" must be referring to you, Brother, right?"

At this point, he seemed to be thinking about something, and suddenly said: "Now that I think about it, the reason why Brother Zhan joined the No. 1 Manor in the World was probably to repay Shangguan Haitang for saving him that day, right? What a pity, if we had taken the lead at the beginning, perhaps Brother Zhan wouldn't have to suffer so much."

"Feeling wronged? I think he is so powerful and enjoys himself! The best guard in the world, what a great title! Of course he has to repay the favor of saving him, but why does he have to join the court? In the final analysis, he is happy with it."

Bai Yutang still had a cold expression on his face.

Zhan Zhao's martial arts skills were originally much stronger than Bai Yutang's, and over the past few years, the gap between the two had actually become even greater.

Zhan Zhao has already ranked among the top-notch masters in the martial arts world. He is definitely not inferior to Qiao Feng in the North and Murong in the South. In just a few years, he will be able to be on par with top masters like the Five Supremes and the Seven Heroes.

As for Bai Yuting, it is extremely rare for him to become a top-notch master at his age. It is no exaggeration to say that this kind of person only appears once in a century.

Unfortunately, when he met Zhan Zhao, the gap between them became apparent.

When he was fifteen years old, he met and fought with Zhan Zhao, who was the same age as him. He was defeated after fifty moves - neither of them used weapons at that time.

However, Bai Yuting knew in his heart that Zhan Zhao had given him face in that battle, otherwise he would have been defeated in thirty moves at most.

Although he was arrogant as a young man, he was actually only unwilling to accept the defeat for a moment. Instead, it was Zhan Zhao's holding back that made him feel humiliated.

Therefore, although he admired Zhan Zhao's character and martial arts in his heart, he never treated him well in public.

A few months ago, Bai Yuting heard in Jiangnan that Zhan Zhao went to Xiangxi to perform heroic deeds, but was trapped in a deserted mountain by a group of enemies. Without saying a word, he took his cousin and rushed for three days and three nights to rescue him.

In fact, just as Bai Zhantang guessed, Shangguan Haitang helped Zhan Zhao out of his predicament at that time, and the latter agreed to do three things for him out of gratitude.

But after the story spread to the world, many fabricated stories were added.

"I think that Brother Zhan is grateful and repays his kindness. He clearly avoids the court, but is willing to devote himself to repaying his gratitude. He is a true hero and a great man! It was worth my thousands of miles of travel that day."

Bai Zhantang looked like a fan of Zhan Zhao. No matter how his cousin scolded him, he stood firmly on the side of his idol.

"You are so confused that I don't want to argue with you."

Bai Yutang turned his head away and did not continue the topic.

But at this moment, Bai Zhantang pulled his sleeve and said excitedly: "Brother, look, is Brother Zhan giving us a secret signal?"

Bai Yutang reluctantly turned his gaze back to Zhan Zhao, only to see that the other party was quietly extending a thumb and pointing to the south.

"Brother Zhan, do you want us to break out to the south? Are they holding off Cao Zhengchun?"

Although Bai Zhantang was young and had a somewhat eccentric personality, he was smart enough to quickly understand what Zhan Zhao meant.

"How can this be possible! Rumor has it that although Cao Zhengchun is a eunuch, his martial arts skills are astonishing and not inferior to those of the Five Supremes and Seven Heroes... How can Brother Zhan and the others stop him!"

In his opinion, although Chai Xin's previous method of crippling the Jinyiwei captain with one finger was brilliant and his strength was definitely far superior to his own, he was at most slightly stronger than his cousin.

If he were to face the notorious Cao Zhengchun, he would probably not be able to match his strength.

"Yes, if they really come to save us, then we can't just walk away. We brothers can't be cowards. If this gets out, won't we be laughed at by fellow martial artists all over the world?"

On the issue of escape, the Bai brothers, who had been arguing for a long time, seemed to have surprisingly consistent views.

That is, if no one rescues you, just run away. If you can't win, just run away. It's a very reasonable thing to do and there's nothing to be ashamed of.

But if someone comes to rescue you, you must never abandon the person who comes to rescue you and become a coward who is afraid of death.

"Brother, after all this time, you finally said something I like to hear." Bai Zhantang grinned, and a sense of heroism suddenly rose in his heart.

"Since we know that they are here to help, we can no longer sit on the sidelines and watch the fight between the tigers. That's too unfair."

"Okay, let's go!"

Bai Yutang laughed out loud, slapped his palms on the roof tiles, and then he flew into the air like a wild goose and slowly landed on the roof.

Bai Zhantang's lightness skills were even more advanced. There was no sign of him exerting any strength with his hands, but he lightly kicked his feet in the air and his body suddenly jumped up several feet. Finally, he landed beside Bai Yutang as lightly as a snowflake, and stood there with his arms folded, smiling.

Facing the more than one hundred pursuers from the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guards below, as well as the murderous Cao Zhengchun, the two brothers showed no fear at all.

"Cao Zhengchun, aren't you going to take my brother back to report? Don't embarrass others, we are here!"

Bai Yutang stood on the rubble and spoke loudly to everyone.

"This guy is still as stubborn as ever!" Zhan Zhao sighed helplessly upon seeing this.

"They are a pair of strong young men, but a little reckless. If they take the opportunity to escape, we can get away. This will make the situation more complicated."

Zhang Jinjiu shook his head with some regret.

In his opinion, as long as the Bai brothers escaped, they could simply deny that they came to rescue them. They could just say that the conflict occurred because the East Depot acted in a domineering manner and they were unwilling to swallow their anger.

When the time comes, the two of them will reveal their identities, and even if Cao Zhengchun wants to control them, he will think twice and at least will not kill them directly.

The worst that could happen is that he would be captured and taken to Dongchang, waiting for the rescue from Hulong Villa.

Given the personality Zhao Wusi has established for himself, he will definitely not ignore his subordinates and lose the hearts of his subordinates.

On the contrary, the Bai brothers refused to leave, which completely confirmed the fact that they came to rescue.

This way, they won't reveal their identities.

Otherwise, it would definitely bring great trouble to Shangguan Haitang. The people of the world's number one village colluded with the wanted criminals of the court. What crime was this?
Even Zhao Wusi would have to endure criticism for this.

Neither Zhang Jinjiu nor Chai Xin wanted to implicate Shangguan Haitang for this.

They may not care much about the imperial court or even the number one manor in the world; but they are extremely supportive of Shangguan Haitang and regard him as a friend.

The Bai brothers were unwilling to do such a thing as to implicate their friends, and naturally they were unwilling to do it either.

"Brother Chai, Mr. Zhang, if you are unable to defeat them, you should protect yourself first. Zhan Zhao was really reckless today. I never thought that Cao Zhengchun would come here in person."

As things developed to this point, Zhan Zhao couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

In order to save his friend, he implicated two other friends and felt really guilty.

Zhang Jinjiu laughed when he heard this and said, "When did you become so hypocritical? I, Zhang Jinjiu, never do anything I regret, otherwise I would be sorry for the good wine I drank!"

As he spoke, he instinctively reached for the wine gourd at his waist, but suddenly remembered that his face was still covered with a scarf, and he put his hand down with some regret.

Faced with a life-and-death crisis, what he regretted was not his own life or death, but that he could not have another sip of wine. What a wonderful person he is!
Chai Xin glanced back, chuckled and shook his head, saying: "Since you asked me to help you, how can you have no confidence in me?"

"Cao Zhengchun, Chai has made some progress in his skills recently and is in need of an opponent. Please give me some advice!"

Having said that, he ignored the expressions of the two men and actually moved his feet. In an instant, he soared into the sky like a roc and flew towards Cao Zhengchun.

"What an exquisite martial arts skill! Ten times better than mine!"

Seeing this scene, Bai Zhantang was shocked and couldn't help but blurt out sincere admiration.

Although his words may be exaggerated, they are also from the bottom of his heart. As the saying goes, a glimpse of the whole picture reveals the whole picture, Chai Xin's Qinggong is indeed much better than his.

"What a courage! I'm determined to make friends with this guy!"

Bai Yutang also immediately praised loudly.

Compared with the lightness skill displayed by Chai Xin, it was the invincible and fearless aura that impressed him more.

Zhan Zhao and Zhang Jinjiu looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.

Both of them had caught a glimpse of Chai Xin's strength, especially Zhan Zhao, who had witnessed the latter's amazing talent.

Not only did he improve the Great Compassion Palm, he also used his palm power to suppress the Yagyu family's God of Killing with a Sword, severely injuring the Yagyu family father and daughter one after another...

If Zhan Zhao had not seen all this before, he would not have thought of asking Chai Xin for help first when he encountered such a thing.

It is feared that ordinary first-rate or even top-notch masters in the martial arts world would be of little use if they were to participate in something like this. It would be good enough if they could protect themselves.

Among Zhan Zhao’s peers, or even all his friends, Chai Xin’s strength can be ranked among the top few.

However, Zhan Zhao was certain that Chai Xin, who had severely injured the father and daughter of the Yagyu family a few days ago, definitely did not have the level of skills he was displaying right now!

In just a few days, Chai Xin's strength has actually increased, and it is a significant increase!
He felt that if it was Shiba Nobuyuki who fought with the father and daughter of the Yagyu family that day, he might still have a chance to fight back.

Although he will inevitably be defeated in the end, it shouldn't be a problem to hold on for twenty or thirty moves.

But now, he even felt that it was a delusion to be able to withstand three or five moves from Chai Xin!

How could he know that in just a few days, Chai Xin had absorbed all the skills of the Yagyu father and daughter, as well as Ouyang Feng, one of the Five Great Masters. How could his strength not be greatly improved?

At the moment, Chai Xin possesses the internal force of forty-eight years of "Daoxuan Gong". Even if he faces a top master like Cao Zhengchun, he has absolute confidence to fight him!
Even if we can't take his life, we can definitely suppress him!
"You are so arrogant, I will play a few tricks with you!"

Seeing Chai Xin being so bold, Cao Zhengchun's pride was aroused for a moment. He lightly stepped on the tree trunk under his feet, and the whole person rushed out like a falcon, and rushed towards Chai Xin like lightning.

The two men struck out at the same time, and in an instant the ground was blown by wind, with sand and rocks flying and the bushes swaying.

Everyone from the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard could not help but cover their faces with their hands. They felt as if their hearts were being squeezed and were extremely nervous.

In an instant, a golden Buddha figure and a deep blue goshawk appeared in the air, and the two palms finally came together.

"boom!"

The powerful internal energy swept through like a violent storm, raising clouds of dust and obscuring everyone's vision.

(End of this chapter)