All Heavens: A Role-Playing System Starting from Tianlong

Zhang Cheng's eyes lit up.

"That's more like it."

He stopped dodging.

Instead, he stepped forward and, just before the two sword lights merged and blocked their retreat, suddenly cut between them.

Zuo Zimu and Xin Shuangqing felt a blur before their eyes.

The next moment—Zhang Cheng's hands had already gripped the wrists of both of them.

One pull, one pull.

The two longswords crossed paths, their tips resting against each other's necks!

Zuo and Xin froze on the spot, their backs instantly soaked with cold sweat.

The scene was deathly silent.

Everyone was stunned.

To onlookers, what had just happened seemed as if Zuo Zimu and Xin Shuangqing had been possessed by evil spirits, barely missing Zhang Cheng in the middle, and instead attacking their companion.

Only Zuo Zimu and Xin Shuangqing themselves knew the truth...

In that instant, their wrists were pulled by Zhang Cheng's strength, and they involuntarily stabbed at each other.

If both of them weren't skilled swordsmen, able to control their attacks with ease; and if Zhang Cheng hadn't held back, leaving himself room to maneuver.

At this moment, the two have probably already stabbed each other to death.

Zhang Cheng released his grip, took a step back, and cupped his hands in greeting:

"Gentlemen, since the parties involved have already let this matter rest, I, Zhang, will not say anything more. The world is a long road ahead; take care of yourselves in the future."

After saying that, he turned around, walked steadily back to the front of the horse, and mounted the saddle.

He gave the reins a jerk, and Black Rose let out a long neigh, turning and rushing into the martial arts hall.

"Sister Mu, wait for me!" Upon seeing this, Zhong Ling grabbed Duan Yu's collar, who was still in a daze, and dragged him outside.

Duan Yu, who was being pulled along, stumbled and asked, "Girl, why are you pulling me?"

"You idiot, if you don't leave, they'll take their anger out on you again!"

"That valiant warrior just now possessed extraordinary martial arts skills, yet he persuaded others with reason. I believe that after this comparison, the members of the Wuliang Sword Sect must have already begun to repent..."

Zhong Ling rolled her eyes and tossed him aside.

"I still have to go after Sister Mu. If you want to die here, I don't have time to stop you."

She paused, glanced back at the martial arts hall, and lowered her voice:

"But don't blame me for not telling you—something big is about to happen on Wuliang Mountain."

"You don't know martial arts, if you don't come down the mountain soon, it might be too late."

Having said that, she ignored Duan Yu and used her lightness skill to chase after Zhang Cheng and the other man in the direction they had left.

Chung Ling knew that "Black Rose" had extraordinary speed, so she used her inner strength to chase after her relentlessly.

To her surprise, she soon spotted Zhang Cheng and Mu Wanqing.

The two men stopped their horses in place, seemingly... waiting for her?

"So Sister Mu knew to wait for me."

Zhong Ling grinned and leaned closer, feigning grievance, "I thought that after so long, you were going to turn around and leave your sister behind."

She pretended to wipe away tears, but saw Mu Wanqing looking at her with a complicated expression.

Mu Wanqing stared at her quietly for a moment, then suddenly turned to Zhang Cheng and asked, "Are you sure... your information is accurate?"

Zhang Cheng nodded: "Absolutely true."

Rewind a moment—

Zhang Cheng led Mu Wanqing on horseback to charge into the martial arts hall.

As soon as he stepped out, Yue Laosan, who had been waiting outside for a long time, came to greet him.

Zhang Cheng spurred his horse forward without slowing down, only turning his head to shout a sentence to Yue Laosan:

"Second brother, you've been peeking through the crack in the door for a while now, haven't you? I'm going to give you a task now."

"What mission?"

"Go protect that young man in green who was just being bullied. Try not to kill anyone, and be careful not to get caught by him."

Yue Laosan used his lightness skill to keep up with the horse, glaring and saying, "You want me to be that idiot's bodyguard? For how long?"

"When I come looking for you," Zhang Cheng said without turning his head. "Don't worry, I can find you no matter where you two run off to."

He thought for a moment, then added, "Oh, by the way, you can keep an eye on the back of his head. There's a surprise."

Although Yue Laosan looked unwilling, he still turned around and carried out the order.

Zhang Cheng led Mu Wanqing for a while before reining in his horse and stopping.

Mu Wanqing turned her head to look at him, and the corners of her mouth seemed to curve slightly beneath her veil:

"How was Zhang Daxia's first appearance in the martial arts world?"

"I thought you would ask me first when I'm going to meet my brothers and sisters."

Zhang Cheng glanced silently at the illusory words in front of him.

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"I think the performance was pretty good."

"Is that so?" Mu Wanqing replied softly, "That's good."

"You really don't care about your siblings' affairs at all! Aren't you afraid I'll lie to you?"

"My 'brother,' haven't we already met him? That young master Duan in the blue robe."

Zhang Cheng looked slightly surprised.

"Although I don't have your hearing to hear the conversation inside the hall from outside, when Zhong Ling was arguing with the people from Wuliang Sword, she mentioned that his surname was Duan."

Mu Wanqing said slowly, "What's more, you even sent your second son to protect him."

She paused for a moment: "But I wonder who my 'sister' is?"

That young master Duan seemed to be alone; could he be a disciple of the Wuliang Sword Sect?

Zhang Cheng shook his head and said in a low voice:

"Her identity is somewhat special, so I specially rode here to talk about it."

Zhong Ling, who greeted you in the martial arts hall just now, is your half-sister.

Seeing that Mu Wanqing's gaze sharpened slightly, he continued:

"Zhong Ling herself is unaware of this matter. It is also unknown whether her adoptive father, Zhong Wanchou, knows the inside story."

Over the years, Madam Zhong has spent every day with Master Zhong and has developed feelings for him.

Therefore, it's best if we don't interfere in other people's family affairs.

Mu Wanqing remained silent for a long time.

It was only after a while that Zhong Ling caught up from behind and ran to the front of the horse with a grin that the current scene unfolded.

Zhong Ling felt uneasy under Mu Wanqing's gaze.

"Sister Mu, please don't look at me like that, I'm a little scared. Really!"

Mu Wanqing's gaze softened slightly after hearing her words.

Zhong Ling breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest:

"Phew—you look normal now. The way you were looking at me just now, it was like an old woman seeing her long-lost daughter..."

Mu Wanqing didn't want to discuss this topic further with Zhong Ling, so she asked instead:

"The sun hasn't even risen in the west yet, how could you bear to come to Wuliang Mountain at this hour?"

Don't tell me it's to see some kind of grand competition.

Before Zhong Ling could answer, Zhang Cheng suddenly extended his hand to her: "Miss Zhong, we're a bit pressed for time. If you want to catch up, why don't we do it on the way up?"

Zhong Ling blinked, about to lend a hand, when Mu Wanqing suddenly interjected, "You still want to ride the horse? Let's both sit behind you."

As she spoke, she moved forward a little to make room for Zhong Ling.

Upon hearing this, Zhong Ling's eyes lit up, and she smiled slyly: "Okay, okay, I'll sit in the very back."

She mounted the horse, sat behind Mu Wanqing, wrapped her arms around her waist, rested her head on her shoulder, and said with a grin:

"Sister Mu, how come I never noticed before that you're so possessive of your food?"

"Food possessiveness?" "Hehe, nothing, I was just kidding."

Mu Wanqing looked at Zhong Ling suspiciously, while the latter grinned foolishly at her.

Zhang Cheng shook his head and flicked the reins.

Black Rose strode off toward the back of Wuliang Mountain.