All Heavens: A Role-Playing System Starting from Tianlong

Chapter 66 Old Grudges Remain

Seeing this, Zhang Cheng unleashed even more powerful sword energy.

Li Qiushui's expression darkened slightly.

If you use one hand for defense, wouldn't that be no different from using your inner energy for defense?

She was strong-willed, and now she made up her mind to stop using even the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique), relying solely on ordinary light-footed skills to dodge and evade.

In this way, although she lost the speed and energy recovery effect of Lingbo Weibu, Zhang Cheng could no longer predict her route as before.

The two giant hands that were freed up were used entirely for offense. She wanted to determine the victor as quickly as possible, before her true energy was exhausted.

For a moment, Zhang Cheng really had no way to deal with these two giant hands of true energy.

His own martial arts skills were already lethal enough, and he never thought that one day he would need to deal with something like this.

However, he doesn't necessarily need to deal with the giant hands; he only needs to deal with the person controlling them.

Seeing the giant hand approaching again, Zhang Cheng shifted his feet and used the Lingbo Weibu technique to rush straight towards Li Qiushui. Li Qiushui glanced at the hexagram he had stepped on at the beginning and immediately mobilized the other giant hand to intercept it at the next landing point.

However, Zhang Cheng did not appear at the location she had predicted.

He charged straight at us, without any change in the hexagram, just a straight line, straight ahead.

Li Qiushui's pupils contracted slightly. How could this be? Wasn't he using the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique)?

Although she was startled, she did not stop.

She slammed Zhang Cheng's massive hand, which he had thrown off and was unable to defend in time, into the ground.

"Boom—!" A terrifying force erupted from underground, and the ruins of the house where they were located shook violently.

The bricks and stones trembled, the ground cracked, and cracks spread outwards like a spider web.

This move was intended to make Zhang Cheng lose his footing and interfere with his ability to generate power from his feet.

Li Qiushui herself was far from the epicenter, and had already pulled away before the force entered the ground, rushing towards Xiao Yu and several Lingjiu Palace disciples.

Upon seeing this, several Lingjiu Palace disciples drew their swords and charged forward.

Although Li Qiushui was currently suffering from a severe deficiency in her internal energy, she was still not someone these disciples could contend with.

In a single glance, with a flick of his sleeve, several people were subdued and unable to move.

Just as she was about to turn around and say something threatening to Zhang Cheng, she suddenly felt a numbness all over her body. All the pressure points on her body had been sealed.

Li Qiushui froze on the spot, turning her head in disbelief. Zhang Cheng had somehow gotten behind her, one hand on her shoulder.

"How did you manage to get back to help so quickly?"

The reason why Zhang Cheng was able to return to the rescue in time, unaffected by the earth-shaking incident, is naturally—[Grass-on-the-Fly]: immunity to movement speed penalties caused by complex terrain.

"Guess." He smiled, grabbed Li Qiushui by the back of her collar, and lifted her up.

Taking down Li Qiushui was much easier than he had imagined. He didn't even need to use his once-a-day [Splitting Light and Shadow] technique to win.

However, this was also because the new feature made his attacks unblockable and impossible to parry, leaving only dodge. Furthermore, Li Qiushui suffered from the information gap, making several crucial misjudgments. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to win so easily.

He casually flicked his hand at the disciples who had been immobilized, releasing their pressure points.

Supported by several Lingjiu Palace disciples, Xiao Yu, the leader, bowed solemnly to Zhang Cheng: "Thank you for saving me, Hero Zhang. Your martial arts are unparalleled; you were able to capture this thief."

Her gaze toward Li Qiushui was filled with hatred. The disciples behind her also glared at her with eyes like knives, wishing they could tear her apart.

However, since Li Qiushui was someone captured by Zhang Cheng, although the group hated her with a vengeance, they still adhered to the rules and remained silent.

Seeing this, Zhang Cheng turned his head to look at Li Qiushui's reaction in his hand.

She remained calm and composed, completely ignoring the maids who were glaring at her. When Zhang Cheng looked over, she also turned her head to look at him.

"Alright, young man," Li Qiushui said calmly, "Could you put me down first? Since I've already been defeated by you, I won't resist anymore."

Zhang Cheng raised an eyebrow. "Sister Li isn't scared at all?" He casually released her pressure points and put her down.

This startled Xiao Yu and the others, who all took a half step back, their hands on their sword hilts, their faces full of vigilance.

Fortunately, Li Qiushui did not make any moves after landing.

"When we fought just now, neither of us used our full strength." She straightened her sleeves. "Not to mention that if you had used that penetrating energy right from the start, I would have been seriously injured if I hadn't been able to catch you off guard. Even when you captured me just now, you didn't harm me."

The internal energy of the Free and Unfettered Sect is all Taoist internal energy. My own power would be a great supplement to you. The fact that you haven't considered it means you're not prepared to be my enemy.

Zhang Cheng did not respond.

Li Qiushui continued, "When you saved these people earlier, you obviously didn't intend to be enemies with my senior sister. This kind of behavior is quite similar to my senior brother's."

Her gaze was somewhat unfocused, as if she were lost in memories.

"He used to often stand between us and mediate our conflicts. Unfortunately, he didn't know that my senior sister and I had already reached a consensus that as long as he wasn't around, we would continue to fight to the death."

After a moment, she came to her senses and her gaze returned to Zhang Cheng.

"But I still can't guess what you're planning to do. Brother Zhang, could you tell me?"

"I'm the type to meddle in other people's business," Zhang Cheng shrugged. "I heard about your situation from elsewhere, so I came here to resolve the feud between you and your senior sister."

Upon hearing this, Li Qiushui's face turned cold.

"Resolve it?" She sneered. "What do you know, an outsider like you? We're sworn enemies. I won't rest easy until she's dead. Of course, it's the same for her."

Zhang Cheng looked at her and suddenly asked, "So what's the biggest grudge between you two? Is it the jealousy you had over a man, or the grudge over your face being scratched?"

"I didn't expect you to know about this too?" Li Qiushui raised her hand and slowly removed her veil.

Her face is almost identical to the jade statue in Wuliang Mountain.

The only difference was that there were four crisscrossing scars on her face, forming a hideous "well" shape, deeply etched into her face.

Because of this scar, the corner of her right eye was pulled downwards, and the left corner of her mouth was slightly crooked, making her whole face look indescribably strange.

Li Qiushui turned around and gave the Lingjiu Palace disciples a cold look.

"Did you see that clearly? This is what your master did to his own junior sister."

Her voice was filled with deep-seated hatred: "I'll fight her to the death for this, is there a problem?"

The Lingjiu Palace disciples were speechless for a moment, and no one could respond.

Zhang Cheng looked at the disfigured face and understood everything perfectly.

The old woman only mentioned that she had been disfigured, but never mentioned that she had first plotted to frame her own senior sister and caused her to go into a state of demonic possession.

Those scars on my face are, in the end, nothing more than revenge.

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