47: Chapter 47 Dragon Sect, Chen Jin's End!

The blade light, carrying the Aura of severing mountains, slashed straight down!

The shadow of death had just dissipated, only to rush towards him again.

Chen Fan's consciousness was still in a state of Chaos, but his body reacted before his thoughts.

A completely unfamiliar Internal Energy, like a swimming fish, instantly coursed through his limbs and bones. His feet tapped the ground lightly at an incredible angle, and his entire body, like a weightless willow catkin, drifted three feet to the rear side.

" Swish! "

The icy, cold blade edge brushed past the tip of his nose, and the strong wind it brought whipped his cheeks, causing a stinging pain.

Too close!

Captain Li Zhong's slash missed, and a trace of astonishment flashed across his face. He did not expect that this assassin, who should have been at the end of his strength, could erupt with such strange speed.

Chen Fan steadied his figure, and countless fragmented memory images in his mind surged in like a tide.

A name clearly emerged.

Chen Jinzhong.

Longxing Sect Disciple.

White Lotus Sect peripheral assassin.

So, this body had this name.

" You still dare to have a Divided Soul! "

Captain Li Zhong's roar shocked him awake from the torrent of memories. The second blade had already slashed horizontally, the blade's Aura even heavier and more fierce than before, sealing off all his space for evasion.

A head-on clash would mean certain death!

Chen Fan did not have time to think carefully; his body's instinct took over everything again. The short dagger in his hand was not used for blocking, but instead, at a tricky angle, it stabbed straight at Captain Li Zhong's wrist that was holding the blade.

Besiege Wei to rescue Zhao!

This was the essence of the Longxing Sect's movement techniques and assassination arts: exchanging speed for space and using attacks on weaknesses to force a strong opponent to defend.

Captain Li Zhong was indeed forced to change his move; the momentum of the horizontal slash stalled, his wrist turned, and the back of his blade accurately struck Chen Jinzhong's dagger.

" Clang! "

A huge force came, and Chen Fan only felt his arm go numb, his whole body being shaken back several steps.

The gap was too large.

Even with the Internal Energy of an 8th Grade Martial Artist, compared to a 7th Grade expert like Captain Li Zhong who had long been on the battlefield, he was more than a notch behind in both strength and experience.

He was now like a child wielding a Sharp Weapon, but completely unable to unleash its true power.

The sounds of battle shook the sky all around.

The Xiushan Princes Mansion guards formed a battle formation, like black reefs, constantly slaughtering those scattered White Lotus Sect members. Arrows broke through the air, and from time to time, men in black fell from the rooftops with screams.

The defeat was already set.

Chen Fan, while dodging Captain Li Zhong's storm-like attacks in a sorry state, was quickly digesting the memories in his mind.

This operation was a trap from the beginning.

Using the assassination of the Princess as bait, the true goal was to lure out this Xiushan Princes Mansion Captain, Li Zhong. Chen Jinzhong's mission was to drag Captain Li Zhong into the center of the battlefield at any cost.

So, Lin Shou's death had been a pre-designed part from the very beginning.

" Saintess! "

A White Lotus Sect member let out a desperate roar as he was pierced through the body by the long blades of three Xiushan Princes Mansion guards simultaneously.

On the rooftop, the battle between Su Xin and Captain Li Zhong also entered a white-hot stage.

The sound of the pipa was as urgent as a rainstorm, and invisible sound-wave Sharp Weapons were frantically cutting through the air. Captain Li Zhong's blade technique was open and heavy, each strike containing immense power, shattering all those sound blades.

But Su Xin's target did not seem to be Captain Li Zhong.

" Zing! "

A string sound, sharp to the extreme, suddenly exploded!

A visible white sound wave did not shoot towards Captain Li Zhong, but bypassed him, shooting like lightning towards Princess Li Ronger, who was being protected behind a few maidservants!

Captain Li Zhong's expression changed, but unexpectedly, he did not move.

Su Xin's eyebrows furrowed, and she sneered.

She abandoned the pipa, and her whole person drifted to Captain Li Zhong's side like a ghost, a finger as white and jade-like as could be, turning to point at Captain Li Zhong's ribs.

That was the gap in his heavy armor, the only flaw!

Captain Li Zhong turned his blade to block, but was a fraction of a second too slow.

" Puchi! "

Su Xin's finger sank into his body.

Captain Li Zhong let out a muffled groan, his body trembled violently, and his blade momentum instantly scattered.

" Retreat! "

Su Xin, having succeeded with one strike, did not linger in battle at all; she let out a clear shout, her figure retreated violently, and with a few leaps, she had already swept out more than ten zhang away.

All surviving White Lotus Sect members, as if granted amnesty, immediately began to flee in all directions.

" Want to leave?! "

Captain Li Zhong covered the wound on his ribs, blood gurgling out from between his fingers, and he roared, about to give chase.

But as soon as he moved, his body staggered, and his face instantly turned ashen.

That finger was poisonous!

Seeing this, how could Chen Fan hesitate?

He pushed the Longxing Sect's movement technique to the limit, his whole person turning into a flickering black smoke; instead of retreating, he advanced, rushing towards the most chaotic battle circle, and with a few twists and turns, he used the cover of the crowd to break free from Captain Li Zhong's lock.

Although the Xiushan Princes Mansion guards were elite, most of them were currently held back by the desperate White Lotus Sect members, and they had no time to care about this slippery "little fish".

Half an hour later.

An abandoned freight pier in the south of the city.

Chen Fan leaned behind a damp wooden crate, panting heavily.

He had completely adapted to this new body.

Chen Jinzhong's memories had also been completely absorbed by him.

Longxing Sect, a second-rate School famous in Jianghu for its movement techniques and assassinations. Chen Jinzhong was an outstanding member of the School; because a mission failed and he offended a powerful figure, he was saved by the White Lotus Sect and had since been working for Su Xin.

This time, his mission was to assassinate the Princess, and incidentally, the Princess's guard, Lin Shou.

In the distance, a few agreed-upon bird calls came.

Chen Fan straightened his clothes and, following the route in his memory, walked into a dilapidated warehouse deep in the pier.

Inside the warehouse, a heavy smell of blood and medicine permeated the air.

A dozen or so men in black were sitting or lying down, all wounded, the atmosphere oppressive and heavy.

There were more than thirty people when they set off; now, less than half remained.

Su Xin sat cross-legged at the very back, her face pale, as she was circulating Qi to heal her injuries.

Seeing Chen Fan enter, everyone's gaze focused on him, not surprised.

Longxing Sect was famous throughout the world for its movement techniques; no one could compare to them in terms of escaping.

Su Xin also opened her eyes; in those clear and beautiful eyes, no emotion could be seen.

" You are still alive. "

Her voice betrayed no joy or anger.

" It was luck. " Chen Fan imitated the mannerisms from Chen Jinzhong's memories, lowered his head and bowed, his tone respectful.

" Where is Captain Li Zhong? " Su Xin asked again.

" This subordinate does not know; when this subordinate escaped, he had already been severely wounded by the Saintess. "

Su Xin did not ask further, just nodded.

She took a porcelain bottle from her bosom and tossed it over.

" This is your reward; go heal your wounds. "

" Thank you, Saintess. " Chen Fan took the medicine bottle, silently retreated to the side, found a corner, and sat down.

Inside the warehouse, dead silence fell once again.

It is unknown how much time passed, when a sect member responsible for scouting for information outside ran in hurriedly, his face bearing irrepressible excitement and ecstasy.

" Saintess! A great victory! A great victory indeed! "

He knelt before Su Xin, his voice trembling.

" The Xiushan Princes Mansion... has hung up white funeral banners! "

" Captain Li Zhong, after returning to the mansion, died from the poison! "