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Chapter 85 As Clever as I Am, Zuo Chong Dies (Please Subscribe)
"Lord Zuo Chong was sent out of the city by Lord Tao and hasn't returned yet. I don't know where he is!" the soldier said without hesitation, inwardly relieved that he hadn't asked when Lord Zuo Chong would return.

"When will he be back?" Before he could even catch his breath, Su Chen's second question came right away, making him freeze for a moment.

"This, this... I don't know either. I only know that he left a long time ago." Although he was nervous, he still answered quickly because he really didn't know the answer to this question. Fortunately, Su Chen didn't ask him if he would be back tonight.

Judging from Su Chen's attire, he clearly intends to harm Lord Zuo Chong. Could he be a remnant of the Rebirth Sect? If I tell this person about Lord Zuo Chong's whereabouts, will he go after Lord Zuo Chong?
With a thousand thoughts racing through his mind, Su Chen remained silent for a moment before continuing, "Will he be back tonight?"

Soldier: "..."

He felt terrible; why was Su Chen asking him questions he didn't want to answer?
Although these were mostly questions he was unsure about, the way he said them took on a different meaning. If an investigation were to be launched later, wouldn't he be blamed?

"Speak quickly!" Su Chen ignored the soldier's strange expression and, seeing that he was reluctant to speak, he shouted softly.

"I, I don't know either."

Su Chen: "..."

I don’t know if I ask three questions!

Su Chen's expression immediately turned serious. Although the soldiers couldn't see Su Chen's expression, they could feel the temperature around them growing colder.

“But he should be back tonight!” Somewhat worried that Su Chen would kill him to cover it up, he added, “You, you mustn’t kill me. I won’t tell anyone else.”

With a slap, Su Chen knocked the other person unconscious and then left.

After an incense stick's time, Su Chen left White Stone City and arrived at the only road leading into the city.

……

Forest.

Zuo Chong led his men on their journey, the atmosphere somewhat heavy, with only the sound of heavy footsteps echoing along the way.

After receiving Tao Dingfang's orders, Zuo Chong immediately led his men to Lianyun Village, thinking that Zhu Bao might escape back to Lianyun Village after being injured.

However, when he arrived at Lianyun Village, he found that it had already been burned to the ground.

With the trail completely cut off, Zuo Chong and his men searched the vicinity of Lianyun Mountain for half a day without success and had no choice but to turn back.

All the way, he kept thinking about where Zhu Bao might have escaped to. Given Zhu Bao's current injuries, the best thing to do was to find a place to heal first.

Now that Lianyun Village has been burned down, he certainly cannot stay there any longer. So where will he go?
After much thought, he still couldn't figure out where Zhu Bao might have escaped to. There were just too many possibilities, and even if he put himself in Zhu Bao's shoes, he still couldn't guess.

"No, that's not right!"

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, a flash of inspiration illuminated the chaos ahead, causing him to abruptly stop in his tracks.

"The most dangerous place is the safest place. He might still be in Lianyun Village!"

An idea popped into his mind and then grew uncontrollably, instantly taking over his thoughts.

His tense expression quickly relaxed as the thought grew stronger. After muttering to himself for a while, a smile involuntarily appeared on his face, and he became increasingly certain of his guess:
"The fire at Lianyun Village was well-burned, brilliantly lit! It almost fooled me, but unfortunately, they underestimated me!"

Then, he waved for everyone to stop. The crowd looked at Zuo Chong in confusion, and Zuo Chong said loudly, "After resting here for a while, come with me to Lianyun Village!"

"???"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers were momentarily stunned. They were almost at White Stone City, and soon they could go back and get a good night's sleep. But now they were being told to go to Lianyun Village again? Due to Zuo Chong's temper and authority, after a period of internal grumbling, the soldiers had no choice but to rest on the spot and adjust their state of mind.

After forcibly enduring for ten minutes, Zuo Chong stood up, full of energy, and said, "Alright, everyone has rested enough. Let's go!"

He couldn't wait to go to Lianyun Village. Maybe if he rushed back now, he could run into the arrogant Zhu Bao and catch him off guard!

"Yes!"

The soldiers, who hadn't had enough rest, replied listlessly. Zuo Chong frowned upon hearing this and said sternly, "If we capture Zhu Bao this time, I will report to Lord Tao and reward you all!"

"Thank you, sir!" The soldiers' voices rose slightly, their previous dejection completely gone.

"Okay, let's go!"

Zuo Chong nodded in satisfaction, then turned around, about to leave, when he suddenly saw a burly man dressed in black walking towards him. Under the starlight, his severed arm was particularly conspicuous, swaying with his body.

"Stop, who are you?"

Zuo Chong vaguely sensed something was wrong, so he tried to stop the other person, but to his annoyance, the other person seemed not to hear him and continued to walk forward step by step.

Seeing this, the other soldiers gripped their weapons tighter and looked at the burly man in black with wary expressions.

"Damn it, I'm asking you a question!"

Seeing that the man in black ignored him, Zuo Chong immediately roared, drew his knife from his waist, and pointed it at the man.

However, the man in black remained unmoved and continued straight ahead.

Upon seeing this, Zuo Chong's face darkened, but he did not take any action. Instead, he stared at the man in black with a fierce glint in his eyes.

Just as the man in black was about to brush past Zuo Chong, a cold glint flashed in his eyes. In a flash, he drew the long sword from his waist, took a step forward, and charged towards the man in black.

Suddenly, the man in black stopped abruptly, turned around, and his extremely deep gaze fell on Zuo Chong and the others. A chilling aura emanated from him, causing the surrounding temperature to plummet and making everyone feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.

"die!"

Su Chen uttered a single word, then unleashed the hidden blade without reservation. The lightning-fast strike whistled out at the critical moment.

The slash was so fast that the blade was barely visible; all that could be heard was the tremor in the air. Before Zuo Chong could react, everything went black, and his movements abruptly stopped.

"Lord Zuo Chong...is dead!"

The soldiers behind him were stunned by the sight, their faces filled with astonishment.

After killing Zuo Chong, Su Chen did not pause. His figure flickered like a ghost, arriving in the blink of an eye like the Grim Reaper.

He was incredibly fast, not only in the speed of wielding his sword, but also in the speed of killing. In less than three breaths, Su Chen had killed all of Zuo Chong's dozen or so men.

Two cuts each, to prevent them from feigning death.

As for Zuo Chong, he should be beheaded!
After killing the soldiers, Su Chen squatted down and searched their bodies, but he was not convinced that these men would carry too much silver on their missions.

However, after Su Chen had searched everyone, a hint of surprise appeared on his face...

(End of this chapter)