Quickly conquer the martial arts world, and let your fists dominate the heavens!

Chapter 13: Practicing martial arts and spear skills, even gods would find it hard to defend against!
"Chase after them, they went that way!"

"Red light to expose the remaining evildoers, don't let her get away."

The willow grove was quite large, and the shouts of battle were coming straight at him. Chen Zhan checked his position and found it to be well concealed.

Soon, a masked figure in black, slender and tall, darted past beneath the willow tree, its body twisting and turning like a serpent.

The speed was so fast that even Chen Zhan was taken aback.

The opponent's footwork contains the true essence of Bagua Steps and Xingyi Snake Form, indicating a high level of martial arts skill.

Moreover, in a fleeting glance, it was discovered that the other party was injured. Although the Bagua Step was fast, there was obvious discomfort in the waist, making it difficult to turn around and twist the hips.

It swept past in a flash, too fast, leaving only a few drops of blood drifting in the cold night.

And it was a woman!
Chen Zhan also saw that she carried a long sword on her back and had at least two guns bulging at her waist.

Practicing martial arts and shooting?
As the saying goes, "Practice both martial arts and marksmanship, and even a god would find it hard to defend against!"
The saying has been passed down through generations: a powerful fist is not to be feared, but the combination of firearms and martial arts is what truly makes one invincible.

Those who practice martial arts are quick-witted, ruthless, thoughtful, and patient; when they use firearms, they are invincible.

Top assassins during the Republic of China era were trained in both boxing and shooting.

The most famous was Liu Xiaochen, the "Number One Assassin" of the Republic of China, and the apprentice of the sharpshooter Li Shuwen.

Judging from this, this woman is no ordinary person. Could she really be a member of the Red Lantern Police?
More than twenty years after its extinction, are there still any successors?

The woman walked quickly through the woods to the riverbank, then suddenly turned around!

Beneath the mask, only a pair of clear, bright peach blossom eyes were visible, with slightly upturned corners. Their gaze was piercing, and a deep, sharp edge was hidden between their brows as they looked sharply at the willow tree where Chen Zhan was.

Chen Zhan's face was mostly obscured by tree branches, but their eyes met. Though they were a hundred meters apart in the dead of night, both had exceptionally sharp eyesight.

The woman gave Chen Zhan a deep look, clutched her waist, and jumped into the river.

Amazingly, despite her large movements, she made no sound whatsoever, and her entry into the water was completely silent, undisturbed even by the birds pecking at the water's edge.

Although the river was not frozen at this time, it was cold enough, and the woman disappeared quickly after entering the water.

Before Chen Zhan could think any further, a group of people rushed over to his feet as soon as the woman in black left.

He could make out the person approaching by the moonlight, and his brows furrowed slightly.

The two men, still dressed normally and carrying Browning glasses, searched around for the man in black who had just left.

There were seven people behind him, each wielding a long steel-bladed sword, dressed in black and white samurai attire, with their hair shaved in the middle of their heads and their hair on the sides and back of their heads long and tied up in a "chonmage" hairstyle!
Samurai?

"Baka! What happened? She's disappeared! Find her! We have to find her!"

Upon hearing the other person speak, Chen Zhan confirmed their identity.

The two leaders quickly agreed and began searching in the forest. The seven Japanese samurai also split up to search in all directions. Soon, someone discovered bloodstains. A powerful flashlight followed the bloodstains all the way to the riverbank, where they disappeared without a trace.

"He jumped into the river and left?"

"Damn it, notify the police station and the municipal government, and do everything you can to find her!"

"Yes Yes!"

The leading Japanese samurai roared, then sheathed his long sword and strode away.

The rest followed behind.

Two shifty-eyed traitors walked at the back.

Chen Zhan quietly broke off two tree branches, held them in his hand, and suddenly exerted force with his fingers, the power swirling and flowing at his fingertips as he rotated his wrist!
Using your fingers isn't enough; you also need to use the force of a flicking motion with your wrist.

"Whizzing!"

Two tree branches shot through the air with a whistling sound! The sound was very clear in the night.

"who!"

The nine people, who had only walked a dozen meters, immediately turned around and saw Chen Zhan leap down from the tree, disappearing into the night in a few steps.

"Chase!"

"Swoosh~ Swoosh~" The leading warrior had just uttered the word "chase" when the two men in front of him froze and then fell straight backward.

Looking at the front, the throat had been pierced by two short branches.

He died without uttering a sound.

"A master of concealed weapons!"

Everyone drew their weapons and guns in preparation, but after a long time, Chen Zhan had already left.

They had already run several miles and returned to the inn.

The reason he didn't show himself was twofold: firstly, the enemy had a large number of people, and they were all on guard; secondly, since he wasn't masked, it would be difficult to wipe them all out if he attacked.

More importantly, the Browning was no joke; this gun was more powerful, had a faster rate of fire, and was smaller and more maneuverable than the Mauser C96.

Seven samurai, their samurai uniforms loose-fitting, making it impossible to tell whether they were armed; what if they pulled out seven Brownings?
He wasn't Cheng Tinghua yet; he didn't have the ability to face several foreign guns alone.
Perhaps if one succeeds in marrow cultivation and martial arts reach a higher level, one will have some confidence.

Chen Zhan reviewed his actions that day. The woman in black was no ordinary person. He wondered what big things she had done. The Japanese were very powerful in Tianjin, and their territory was the largest among all the foreign concessions.

Red light?
A name from a long time ago.

Fortunately, he really liked this period of history and studied it repeatedly.

Led by experts such as Wang Wu, Li Cunyi, and Cheng Tinghua, the Boxers opposed imperialism and feudalism. Although they failed to achieve their goal and have been subject to mixed reviews in later generations, they did leave behind a spark of revolution.

The Red Lanterns were a female-only boxing club within the Boxer Rebellion, originating in Tianjin.

They were dressed entirely in red and carried red lanterns, hence the name "Red Lantern Shooters".

The Red Lanterns may not have left much of a mark on history, but they exemplified the fervent patriotism of women back then. It was a truly harrowing experience, a life-or-death struggle where women were just as courageous as men.

Chen Zhan banished these thoughts and drifted back to sleep.

After sleeping for more than an hour, it was already dawn. After changing his clothes, he quietly left the inn.

A white long gown, disheveled hair, a book tucked under his arm – he looked exactly like a schoolteacher fresh out of school.

Not long after Chen Zhan walked onto the street, he noticed several groups of Green Gang members walking back and forth.

His appearance should have already been exposed; both the two thugs and Gao Zhenbei have seen him.

However, it remains to be seen how much of the essence can be captured through description.

He left openly and honestly, and even if these people found him, they couldn't catch him, so there was no need for him to be sneaky.

However, after walking for a while, Chen Zhan noticed that there were more and more police officers around, and
The police weren't after him.
They only hire women.

The events of last night had just occurred, prompting a search for people everywhere. Chen Zhan became increasingly curious about who had died last night.

However, these kinds of things are hard to find out; we can only wait.

I found a newsstand and bought all the newspapers for today: Today's News, Ta Kung Pao, and Xinjin Daily.

A quick glance revealed that, sure enough, he had reported it.

The portrait was rather simple; even if Chen Zhan reverted to his original attire, he would only look like a two- or three-tenths of a person.

With a portrait like this, it would be too difficult to catch him.

However, after reading through several newspapers, it's normal that there was no record of last night's events; newspapers don't have that kind of speed of reporting.

What puzzled him even more was that the newspaper articles about Zhang Laosan's massacre of his entire family and Gao Zhenbei's serious injury didn't seem particularly harsh.
Logically speaking, since he slapped the Green Gang in the face, the Green Gang should definitely issue a warrant for his arrest and kill him as soon as possible.

The newspaper, however, said: "A reward of ten silver dollars will be given to anyone who searches for the trail and finds it."

I'm only worth ten dollars?
I managed to snag more than just a few dozen dollars that night.

The Green Gang didn't seem particularly keen on taking his life.

Chen Zhan smiled, not taking it seriously, then looked at another page with his content, and his gaze sharpened.

"The Eight Extremes Sect? The Sharpshooter Li Shuwen..."

(End of this chapter)