Under One Person: Please Call Me Golden Flash

Chapter 4 First Encounter with the Strange Person
"Have you heard? Yesterday, Commander Wu and Commander Li fought each other, and as a result, Yangjia Town was turned into a sea of ​​fire overnight. It was a truly tragic sight..."

"It's like gods are fighting, and we mortals are suffering. What a damn world!"

"Shh, keep your voice down. If those thugs hear you, they'll just shoot you and you'll behave."

"So what? Yesterday it was Commander Wu, today it's Commander Li, and who knows, tomorrow it might be Commander Liu. Let alone us, it's uncertain whether these commanders will even live to see tomorrow!"

boom!
A sudden gunshot shattered the town's deathly silence.

Zhao Zhen turned his head and saw, amidst the screams of the surrounding crowd, a soldier in military uniform put away his rifle and spat on the still-bleeding corpse on the ground.

"You ignorant fool, how dare you talk about our commander?"

After saying that, the soldier picked up his spear again, bent down and took some valuables from the corpse before leaving.

During this time, no one dared to utter a sound, and even long after the soldier left, no one dared to come forward to claim the body on the ground.

It's not that people are cold-blooded, but in chaotic times, human life is as worthless as grass. Scenes like today happen almost every day, so naturally, they've long been taken for granted.

"Ugh……"

Zhao Zhenxin sighed deeply and casually placed some copper coins into the bowl of the beggar boy in front of him.

Although the money wasn't much, it was enough to feed the little beggar and his sister for several days.

"Thank... thank you, brother..."

The little girl spoke timidly.

Zhao Zhen smiled slightly, said nothing, picked up the wooden basket, and turned to leave.

He lacked the old man's abilities; he was struggling to survive in this chaotic world, so he naturally wouldn't pretend to be a saint and support these homeless orphans, just like himself.

Turning into the alley, the mottled gray-black brick walls on both sides are covered with cracked layers of yellow soil, and the remaining roof tiles on the eaves are like old, fallen teeth, with withered ivy vines hanging down.

After walking deeper into the alley for a while, there were no pedestrians around at all, and the alley was eerily quiet.

As Zhao Zhen walked forward, she subtly glanced behind her.

If nothing unexpected happens, he has probably been bitten again.

Ever since killing the bandits who blocked his way three days ago and leaving the dense forest, Zhao Zhen had had this uneasy feeling in his heart.

At first, Zhao Zhen suspected that they might be accomplices of bandits, but after trying to shake them off a few times, he dismissed the idea.

Because no matter how hard he tries to shake off the other person, it won't be long before the other person comes back to "bite" him.

Therefore, Zhao Zhen is now almost certain that the people following him are definitely not ordinary people, but rather extraordinary individuals!

"Should we just use the Golden Release: Stream of Light to shake these guys off?"

After continuing to stroll and ponder for a while, Zhao Zhen ultimately couldn't bear to use it.

The reason remains as simple and unadorned as ever—poverty.

Not only is the process of making a talisman complicated, but the preliminary preparations alone are a considerable expense.

Now, all he has left are the travel expenses the old man left him before he left. It's questionable whether this money is enough to get him to the Sanyi Gate, let alone make extra money to make talismans.

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhen slowly put down the wooden basket.

Since we can't avoid it, we might as well not try. So what if they're superhuman? We'll have to face them sooner or later anyway. Since it's unavoidable, we might as well get to know them early on.

Swish!
With a gentle breeze, Zhao Zhen's figure vanished from the spot in the next instant.

Humph~
Zhao Zhen's intuition was correct; almost the instant Zhao Zhen's figure disappeared, two figures quickly caught up.

Looking at the wooden basket on the ground, one of the middle-aged men with a shifty face couldn't help but mutter a curse.

"Damn, that kid is too clever. He got away again in the blink of an eye!"

"As expected of a disciple of the Master, putting aside his methods, his legwork has truly inherited the Master's skills."

"Keep casting spells to chase him! I refuse to believe we can't catch a mere brat!"

"Old Yuan, we've come here to invite the master, so why are you so fixated on his apprentice?"
Moreover, don't forget that the Master is very fond of his precious disciple, and has always strictly forbidden us from having any contact with him over the years.

Old Hu once got drunk and tried to touch someone's eyebrows, but the master snapped his neck on the spot.

"If the Master finds out you're harassing his precious disciple, he might even bury your wife for you!"

"Hehe, isn't that why I want to find the Master as soon as possible? You said yourself that the Master is very fond of his precious disciple, so if we follow this kid, why should we have trouble finding the Master?"

"Do you think I don't know what kind of person you are? You just want to have some fun. If you do this, you might end up with a son who's born without an anus."

"Hahaha, let's not even talk about whether that woman can get pregnant or not. Even if she does get pregnant with a son, he'll be unlucky to be born without an anus. After all, he's the precious offspring of my Yuan family."

boom!
The two were chatting and laughing when a gunshot shattered their cheerful atmosphere.

laugh!
Even though Yuan Jingui reacted quickly, the sudden bullet caught him off guard and pierced his left arm instantly during the dodge.

"Damn it! It's that little bastard! This time he didn't even run away; instead, he hid on the roof and fired shots at me!"

Yuan Jingui clutched his bleeding left arm, gritting his teeth as he watched Zhao Zhen's figure disappear into the buildings once again.

"Interesting. I really underestimated this kid."

The burly man next to Yuan Jingui stroked his chin and looked away with interest.

"Stop talking nonsense and get to work! Damn it, don't let me catch up with that kid, or I'll break his legs today!"

"Old Yuan, I still have a piece of advice for you: don't go too far."

Despite saying that, the big man still decisively began to form hand seals.

"The earth carries the Qi of the eight directions, the mountains connect to the spirit of the nine orifices, the footprints reveal the true traces, and the shadows trace back to the source!"

While silently chanting the incantation, the burly man pressed his left hand to form the "Kun Di Yin" seal on his forehead and his right hand to form the "Zhen Lei Yin" seal on the ground.

As his internal energy continued to surge out, Zhao Zhen's footprints gradually became clearly visible on the ground in front of the two of them.

“This time I increased the amount of Qi, and within the next hour, we will all be able to clearly see his footprints.”

"You little bastard, let's see where you run this time!"

As he spoke, Yuan Jingui also looked at his injured left arm with a ferocious expression.

If word got out that he had been injured by a greenhorn, he would be incredibly humiliated!
(End of this chapter)