Reversing the Milky Way

Bai Cheng: "We have no grudge against each other, so why did you come to kill me?"

The man in black touched the bow in his hand and said, "I killed you because someone paid for your life. I'm only after money, so don't blame me."

Upon hearing this, Bai Cheng immediately understood. Zhao Haiming was truly vengeful. He had always been kind and gentle when he encountered this guy in Yu Family Village. He had thought that Zhao Haiming would be more restrained after the last encounter with the bandits, since his son hadn't been seriously harmed. It seemed that he had to find an opportunity to get rid of him, otherwise it would never end.

Thinking of this, Bai Cheng smiled calmly. So what if it was just a hundred silver coins? He owed a full 1,800 silver coins, but he was still as lively and energetic as if nothing had happened.

He then said mockingly to the man in black before him, "This old man Zhao really holds a grudge. I didn't expect him to still be trying to buy my life with a hundred silver coins."

The man in black was very surprised to hear this. "What old man Zhao? Your assassination warrant is posted in our organization, and it's not a hundred silver coins, but two hundred."

Bai Cheng was also taken aback when he heard this. 'Not Zhao Haiming? Then who could it be? And two hundred silver coins, he seems to be someone who doesn't lack money. But just as I thought, the man in black in front of me is indeed a member of some kind of organization, probably an assassination organization.'

While Bai Cheng was still in a daze, the man in black attacked him again. The bow and arrows he wielded were no less powerful than swords, and Bai Cheng could only dodge and retreat. However, after only a couple of moves, the man in black seized an opportunity and kicked Bai Cheng in the stomach. Bai Cheng immediately felt a churning in his stomach, and then he flew out like a cannonball, crashing heavily into a large tree behind him.

Seizing the opportunity, before Bai Cheng could even stand up, the man in black swung his longbow at him. Seeing that he couldn't dodge in time, Bai Cheng had no choice but to take a gamble and immediately used his arms to block.

When Gong Xuan touched Bai Cheng's arms, a tremendous force surged through Bai Cheng's arms, causing his back to embed itself deeply into the ground. The man in black, witnessing this, was filled with shock.

"How...how is this possible? This bow was made from the sinew of a fourth-tier spirit beast, the Azure Wind Ox. It can split not only trees, but even refined iron! How could you be unharmed?"

However, just as he was in shock, Bai Cheng's sleeve was torn by his attack, revealing the silver moon wristband that Bai Cheng was wearing. It was also shining brightly in the setting sun. Only then did the man in black understand.

"Good lad, so you were carrying around this kind of good stuff!"

After saying that, the man in black increased his pressure, pressing down on the silver bow with both hands, causing the bow to slowly approach Bai Cheng's body. Although Bai Cheng used all his strength to block with his arms, he was no match for his opponent's strength, which far surpassed his own. He could only watch helplessly as the bow slowly pressed down on his body.

Just then, Bai Cheng suddenly saw two disciples dressed in the robes of a certain sect flying overhead on their swords. Upon seeing this, Bai Cheng hurriedly shouted, "Help!!"

Above the trees, a man and a woman were flying on swords. Both of them were disciples of the Fengqing Sect. After hearing someone shout for help, the woman stopped.

"Senior brother, did you hear that? It sounds like someone is calling for help."

Upon seeing this, the man stopped and looked down. He vaguely saw a man in black using a bow and arrow to pin down a young man, and the one calling for help was Bai Cheng, who was being pinned down.

Bai Cheng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the people in the sky stop. The man in black also noticed the gaze coming from above the trees and subconsciously turned his head to look. "Hmm? Are they cultivators?" His expression did not show any panic at the appearance of the two cultivators.

Seeing this, the woman in the sky was about to rush down when she was stopped by the man beside her.

"Wait a minute! Junior Sister Tang Rou!"

Tang Rou stopped after being called to a stop.

"Senior Brother Li Yunqi, what's wrong?"

After staring at the man in black for a moment, Li Yunqi continued, "Junior sister, the mission is more important. In my opinion, this is just mortals playing around. We don't need to pay attention to it."

Upon hearing this, Tang Rou glanced at the man in black and Bai Cheng below, then continued to fly north on her sword. Li Yunqi followed her.

Seeing the two leave, Bai Cheng suddenly became anxious and shouted loudly, "Hey! Don't go! Help!" After the two left, the man in black turned around and said, "Hey, kid, it's no use howling. They won't come to save you."

Having said that, he exerted even more force with the bow, the sharp bowstring already slicing open Bai Cheng's clothes. Bai Cheng's face was flushed red; despite using all his strength, he couldn't push away the longbow in front of him. Blood slowly flowed out when the bowstring touched Bai Cheng's skin. Fortunately, the silver moon bracers he was wearing were tough enough; otherwise, Bai Cheng would probably have been cut in two.

At this moment, Bai Cheng was trying to activate the power of the fragment in his heart, but the fragment did not react.

"Damn it, is it because my spiritual power is not enough?"

Bai Cheng hadn't cultivated in that mysterious cave for some time, and during that time, the spiritual energy in his body had been almost completely absorbed by that fragment. Now, Bai Cheng couldn't even achieve a partial awakening state.

In a moment of desperation, Bai Cheng suddenly kicked the man in black in the groin. The man in black was clearly caught off guard by this attack; his pupils constricted sharply, and he instantly lost eighty percent of the force in his hand.

"good chance!"

Bai Cheng seized the opportunity and escaped in an instant. Then, dragging his heavy body, he took out two lightness talismans from his pocket and stuck them to his chest. Fortunately, Bai Cheng's chest wound was not deep, but the blood still instantly stained the talismans red.

Immediately afterward, Bai Cheng felt his heavy body become light, and even his limbs moved incredibly smoothly. Upon seeing this, Bai Cheng immediately ran towards Yu Family Village. Meanwhile, the man in black was leaning against a large tree in front of him, his body trembling uncontrollably. The pain in his lower body made him afraid to make any strenuous movements.

His calm expression had turned into one of blazing rage, and he slowly uttered a few words through clenched teeth, "You brat... you're dead!" With that, he immediately pulled out a bottle of Rejuvenation Pills from his pocket, swallowed two, and with a slight exertion of his hand gripping the tree, a large chunk of bark was forcibly torn off. Then, with a powerful leap, he sprang forward in the direction Bai Cheng had just fled.

"You son of a bitch, you just wait!" Right after he left, the big tree that he had cut off a piece of slowly fell down from the middle.

In the woods, Bai Cheng was rushing towards Yu Family Village, blood still gushing from the wound on his chest.

"Damn it, what kind of bullshit cultivators are these, what kind of sect disciples go down the mountain for training? In the end, they still can't rely on others and can only rely on themselves. Judging from the fight just now, this man in black should be at the Great Perfection of the Body Refinement Realm. Without activating my powers, I'm definitely no match for him." As he spoke, Bai Cheng continued to increase his speed. Now that he had the Lightness Talisman, even a martial artist at the Great Perfection of the Body Refinement Realm couldn't keep up with his current speed. However, what Bai Cheng didn't notice was that he left obvious bloodstains wherever he went.

Not far behind Bai Cheng, the man in black had slowly caught up with Bai Cheng, who was fleeing, following the trail of blood. Bai Cheng's face was contorted with rage, and his eyes were bloodshot with anger.

"Boy, you're going to die today!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Cheng, who was fleeing ahead, appeared in the black-clad man's field of vision. At this moment, the distance between the two was less than 100 meters.

"Got you!"

Hearing the sound behind him, Bai Cheng instinctively turned around. He saw the man in black leap high into the air, casually drawing an arrow from his quiver and aiming it at Bai Cheng. Bai Cheng's heart tightened, and as the man in black fired the arrow, Bai Cheng jumped aside at the same time.

With a series of sounds, a deep pit appeared where Bai Cheng had been standing, with arrows deeply embedded in it.

"Oh no, did they catch up so quickly? How could they be so fast?"

Bai Cheng dared not stop, and could only adjust his body again, running towards Yu Family Village.

"Almost there, just a little bit more."

Just as Bai Cheng was pondering, "whoosh," "whoosh," arrows flew towards him from behind.

While quickly dodging, Bai Cheng shouted, "Hey! I said, how about we discuss this? It's just two hundred silver coins, right? I'll pay for it myself, what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, the man in black immediately replied, "Too late! Kid! You will die today!"

As he spoke, he continued to shoot arrows at Bai Cheng, but Bai Cheng skillfully dodged them all. The two remained locked in a stalemate until Bai Cheng leaped out of the woods.

At the east gate of Yujia Village, several village guards were on duty when they suddenly saw a figure running from a distance. Before they could react, the figure rushed in and then stopped, panting heavily. It was Bai Cheng.

"Now, he can't possibly chase after us, can he?" After saying that, Bai Cheng glanced behind him and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the man in black had not appeared.

Just then, a voice rang out, "Isn't this Bai Cheng? What happened to you? Why are you covered in injuries?"

Bai Cheng looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Pei Liang. "Who are you? Pei Liang? Has your injury healed?"

Pei Liang nodded and said, "Yes, the injuries I sustained before have healed. The doctor said I can resume my activities. But what about you? What happened to the wound on your chest? Did you run into bandits again?"

Bai Cheng sighed and was about to speak when Pei Liang stared in surprise at what was behind him and asked, "Hmm? Who's that? Is he your friend?"

Upon hearing Pei Liang's words, Bai Cheng turned and looked towards the edge of the village. He saw the man in black standing about 300 meters from the village entrance, looking at Bai Cheng. Bai Cheng was startled. "No way, is this man in black still not giving up?"

Then, to Bai Cheng's astonishment, the man in black in the distance slowly took out a special arrow from his quiver. It had an arrowhead the same color as the silver bow, and the shaft was made of fine iron, gleaming silver in the setting sun.

"Hey, hey, hey, seriously? Are you going to shoot at me from that distance? You know I'll dodge." Just as Bai Cheng was wondering, the man in black stepped out with his left foot, assuming a standard bow stance, then drew his bow, nocked an arrow, and aimed it at Bai Cheng.

Upon seeing this, Bai Cheng broke out in a cold sweat. Although he was confident he could dodge the arrow, this one seemed different. Considering the power of the ordinary arrow from before, Bai Cheng immediately shouted to those around him, "Get out of the way!"

Upon seeing this, Pei Liang immediately shouted, "Scatter!"

However, in that instant, as the man in black released his bow, the silver arrow, like a cannonball, came hurtling towards Bai Cheng with terrifying power. Wherever the silver arrow passed, the grass and trees were stirred by the enormous force, and even the dust on the ground was parted, leaving a mark as it whistled towards Bai Cheng.

Bai Cheng was already prepared. He was about to dodge when he found that the silver arrow had already arrived in front of him. Its speed was so fast that Bai Cheng did not expect it.

There was no way to dodge now; he could only grit his teeth and try to grab the silver arrow with both hands. But even this simple movement felt incredibly slow to Bai Cheng. His thoughts could keep up, but his body couldn't. Bai Cheng was facing a critical life-threatening situation. He knew that if he couldn't hold on, he would surely die.

"Faster, faster!" He tried to gather the little spiritual power he had in his body into his arms, and then golden arcs of electricity flashed in his eyes. As the silver arrow struck Bai Cheng, Bai Cheng immediately spat out a large amount of blood, and was then sent flying by the terrifying force.

Dust billowed as Bai Cheng continued flying, seemingly transforming into an arrow. Pei Liang and the other village guards only felt a strong gust of wind carrying dust past, and by the time they reacted, Bai Cheng had vanished.

However, Bai Cheng was now gripping the arrows tightly with both hands, and his arms were glowing with a blue light. His body was being held in place by the immense air pressure, making it difficult for him to move.

'Luckily, I managed to grab the silver arrow at the last moment, otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable. This is no bow and arrow, it's practically a small missile.' As Bai Cheng was thinking, he was already carried more than a hundred meters away by the silver arrow. After feeling the power of the silver arrow in his hand decrease, Bai Cheng shouted 'Yaa!' and used all his strength to push the silver arrow away. Only then did he stop and stagger to the ground.

The silver arrow, having changed direction, flew straight towards a giant rock in the village. With a loud 'boom,' the arrow pierced through the rock and shattered it. Upon seeing this, Pei Liang immediately went to Bai Cheng's side and asked, "Bai Cheng, are you alright?! I'll go and inform Zhang Hu right away."

Zhang Hu is the manager of the East Village of Yu Family Village. He is one of the few martial artists in the village who has reached the Great Perfection of Body Refinement Realm. Zhang Chong was his son.

After staggering to his feet, Bai Cheng looked at his hands. Fortunately, at the critical moment, the fragment in his heart released a burst of spiritual energy, which gathered in his arms, so he was not injured. He was only slightly injured by the impact of the arrow, but fortunately it was not serious.

Just as Pei Liang turned to look outside the village, he discovered that the man in black had already disappeared.