Tang Ning had planned to kill the Second Master first and then the middle-aged man. So when the middle-aged man pounced at her, she nimbly avoided his attack, and charged forward with the dagger in her hand, aiming for his lower body. As the middle-aged man jumped to dodge her attack, she immediately leaped towards the Second Master and stabbed him with her dagger.
With an injured leg and a disabled arm, the Second Master could not stand upright to support himself. He looked even more pathetic as he scrambled backward with dysfunctional limbs. The best he could do was to glare at his attacker and shout, "Don't you dare!" It was as if he thought that a loud and intimidating voice would deter his ominous attacker.
"What wouldn't I dare to do." Tang Ning sneered coldly as she slid the dagger's blade lightly across the Second Master's chest. He had just successfully avoided a fatal blow from her. She leaned backward and raised her hand, ready to strike again, when a thunderous voice came from behind.
"You little bald donkey! Have this!"
From the corner of her eye, Tang Ning was alarmed to catch a glimpse of the middle-aged man's palm force coming at her. The palm force attack was filled with enough force to kill her. If she dodged quickly at that instant, she would have been able to avoid the attack. But something else caught her attention.
Tang Ning saw the Second Master fumbling for something around his waist before taking out an item that looked like a signaling gadget of some sort. If he were to use it to call for reinforcements, she would be dead meat.
At that moment, she took a gamble. Tang Ning ignored the oncoming attack of the palm force. Instead, she firmly gripped the dagger in her hand and stabbed at Second Master's heart.
"Umph!"
Just as the Second Master was about to pull out the trigger of the signal with his mouth, he suddenly gave out a muffled groan. His body stiffened, and his eyes bulged in disbelief. As if that was not enough, the dagger in his chest was forcefully twisted, ensuring he had no chances of survival.
"Die!
The middle-aged man's eyes turned red as he witnessed the scene before him. He launched another powerful palm force that struck Tang Ning on her back.
"Bam!"
Tang Ning was sent flying in the air, as she crashed into the wall and fell on the ground. Blood from her chest gushed upwards and spluttered out of her mouth.
"Pooft!"
A mouthful of blood sprayed onto the alms bowl she had dropped earlier. And then, suddenly, the bloodstains on the bowl faded away and disappeared completely. What appeared instead was a ray of light that was emanating from the bottom of the bowl…
A swastika symbol appeared at the bottom of the bowl as if making the light ray as strong and bright as the sun. The ray of light shot straight up to the sky and spread across the clouds like a giant, golden halo.
"Look, it's the Buddha's Halo! It's the manifestation of Buddha!"
"Buddha's Halo! It's so beautiful!"
"Oh my! I can't believe I'm seeing the Buddha's Halo!"
The city people in the city who were witnessing this holy phenomenon placed their palms together, knelt down in prayer, and kowtowed again and again to the light of Buddha.
Even the nobles could not contain their excitement and amazement when they saw the Buddha's Halo. "I wonder why Buddha's Halo has appeared? Hurry! Let's go and take a look. Perhaps there will be other auspicious sightings as well!"
Members of the noble families flocked outside to get a good view of the Buddha's Halo. To them, the appearance of Buddha's Halo was a sign that holy treasures were being brought to Earth. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Meanwhile, in a traveler's inn, Mo Ye's face was covered with a solemn expression. Looking at the red dots on the back of his hand, his expression turned even more dreadful.
"Master, perhaps it is best if we went to the Medical Hall to have those thoroughly checked." Black Wind seethed with anger every time he looked at his Master's hand. That little monk was too much. To think he used such underhanded means on his Master!