I Can Strengthen Infinitely

Chapter 391 - 260: The Arrival of the Rootless Sect (Part 5)

With an intense force, even Linghua’s protective Inner Strength couldn’t hold back the blow; she felt like she’d been smashed in the face by an iron hammer, the power surging into her body. It hurt so much that she couldn’t help but feel her nose tingle, losing several teeth.

Ah Jiu, seeing the situation, didn’t panic or lose composure, instead, she quickly ran to the window, opened it, and shouted outside, "Uncle Dong Zhou, something’s wrong! There are enemies inside the house."

Outside in the courtyard, Dong Zhou was already wielding a long staff, fighting several faceless assailants. However, unlike Qin Yuesheng, he didn’t have the same formidable strength and was already on the defensive, with defeat looming at any moment.

"Damn it!" Facing the siege of numerous faceless assailants, Dong Zhou was doing his utmost, his face bulging with veins, exhausting all his skills. It wasn’t too bad if he was fighting just one assailant, but as their numbers grew, his ability to fend them off greatly diminished.

Swipe!

A moment’s negligence, and a deeply visible wound suddenly appeared on the surface of Dong Zhou’s body.

The blades formed from the assailants’ arms were extremely sharp, with a certain power to disrupt Qi, making it difficult for Dong Zhou, despite being a master of Inner Strength, to rely on his protective strength at this moment.

Ah Jiu watched anxiously from the window, but she had no way to help.

As a princess born in the palace, with golden status, she naturally didn’t need to struggle in learning martial arts, as a group of palace experts had long been assigned to protect the Ninth Princess.

Linghua was evenly matched with the faceless assailant she was fighting, requiring at least dozens of rounds more to defeat them.

But just then, a faceless assailant suddenly emerged from the ground beside Ah Jiu, grabbed her ankle, causing her to let out a startled cry.

Linghua, hearing the noise, noticed the situation over there and immediately paled.

She and Dong Zhou could sacrifice themselves, but Ah Jiu absolutely could not come to harm; this was her duty as an officer from the Seven Stars Headquarters.

Without any hesitation, Linghua abandoned the faceless assailant before her and rushed recklessly towards Ah Jiu, swinging her sword towards the assailant holding Ah Jiu’s ankle.

"Ninth Princess, don’t be afraid, I’m coming."

"Aunt Linghua, watch out!" Ah Jiu exclaimed.

A spear suddenly pierced through Linghua’s neck. No matter how strong one might be in Inner Strength, the neck is fragile; death was certain once it was pierced.

"Ugh! Ninth, Ninth, Ninth Princess, quick, quick... escape." Linghua looked at Ah Jiu with concern, reaching out with her left hand towards her, but ultimately could not fight against the fading life, her eyes slowly unfocusing, and her hands weakened and dropped.

"Aunt Linghua!!!"

The faceless assailant who had been fighting Linghua quickly withdrew his hand, revealing that his right hand had transformed into a spear. It was with this transformation that he managed to stab Linghua from a distance.

Linghua, too concerned for Ah Jiu’s safety, had inadvertently let down her guard, never imagining that the assailant’s arm could transform in such a way, caught defenseless and killed.

The assailant’s body turned into a large sheet, immediately wrapping up Linghua’s entire corpse as if consuming it. When the sheet wrapped back, her corpse was already consumed within the faceless assailant.

...

Cyan Yang City’s West Gate.

Two gate-guarding soldiers yawned as they looked into the distance. Tonight, it was their turn to keep watch, and if anything suspicious drew near the city, it was their job to ignite the beacon and sound the alarm.

"We’re resting tomorrow. Let’s go have some fun at the Orchid Pavilion; we haven’t been there in ages."

"Going there will cost us a month’s pay. Better to visit Fule Brothel Alley; it’s cheaper, and after we’re done, we can go to the tavern nearby and buy a couple of jars of wine."

As the two chatted, suddenly a wave of dust billowed on the far horizon, racing quickly towards them.

As it drew nearer, they saw it was a person on horseback, riding swiftly towards them.

This commotion naturally caught the attention of the patrolling soldiers on the wall, who quickly lit the beacon and sounded the alarm.

The rider came closer and closer, until about thirty zhang from the tightly closed city gate, with no sign of slowing down.

The soldiers on the wall were perplexed; was this person seeking death?

If they collided with the gate at this speed, they wouldn’t even budge it, likely smashing themselves into a pulp on the gate, making it hard to distinguish eyes from nose when scraping them off the wall the next morning.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the rider suddenly raised their right hand and aimed a palm strike at the gate, now just over ten zhang away.

Boom!

A massive blue Palm Qi roared forth, crashing directly into the iron-cast gate, thick as a grown man.

In an instant, the gate bent, unable to withstand it, and the bolt snapped, swinging wide open.