On the morning of the desired day, the two left the house and walked towards the area. The day after the announcement of the fight, a servant from the Zhang family came and gave Naoto a paper with the location and time of the fight. The fog was still spreading in the place and was thick like soup. They had woken up early to go, While Zhang Yong turned towards Jian
"Jian, are you nervous?"
Jian took a deep breath and nodded, "A little, but I've worked hard so I should be confident in myself. Like you told me before, hard work pays off."
Zhang Yong smiled softly, "Yes, it pays off. This world is vast. You may meet many people, some of whom may be enemies, some of whom may be friends. All the advice I told you this week, I want you to always remember."
Jian nodded, determination shining in his eyes, "I won't forget this, since you are my teacher."
Zhang Yong laughed lightly as he heard his words, "You shouldn't rush to take a teacher. This world is wide and perhaps you will find a better teacher than me."
A serious expression appeared on Jian's face, "Even if he is, a teacher for a day is a teacher for a lifetime."
Zhang Yong was taken aback for a moment, and his features changed to something closer to surprise. At this moment, it was as if he was looking at a copy of Tang San, except that Jian was still an unconscious child. Zhang Yong gently patted Jian's head and smiled softly, "It seems that I have no choice. I will try." I will tell you what I know, even if it is little.
When they arrived at the place, the young boy and the man in black were standing there waiting for them. Zang Tian took a step forward while crossing his arms, "If you have really appeared, prepare to be defeated."
Zhang Yong gently pushed Jian's back, motioning for him to come forward. The two boys stood in front of each other while Zang Tian spoke, "Would you rather have a wooden sword or a fist fight? I'll let you choose so people won't say I'm bullying you."
Jian turned to Zhang Yong while Zhang Yong nodded to him, then Jian replied firmly, "I want to fight with a sword."
Hearing this, a smirk appeared on Zhang Tian's face and he motioned to his master as he threw out two wooden training swords, then the man turned towards Zhang Yong, "Brother, this fight should be fair, so if something happens to the juniors the seniors shouldn't interfere, this is their affairs"
Zhang Yong looked at him with a half look, 'This man...seems to be confident that his young master will win, anyway Jian should be fine. If anything unexpected happens, I will draw my gun and drill a hole into the two's brain.'
Zhang Yong nodded to the man and they both turned around to watch the fight
The two children grabbed the wooden sword and stood in front of each other
Zang Tian lunged at Jian, but Jian took two steps back, allowing the blow to pass by him. The boy came out of his position and made a horizontal slash, but Jian jumped back again.
'That's good, everything is going according to plan.' Jian thought internally with relief as he looked at his opponent. He could tell from his look that he was angry.
Zang Tian shouted angrily, "You… stop dodging like a rat and fight!"
Zang Tian lunged at Jian with a torrent of blows, but every time Jian jumped back, his movements did not seem random, but precise.
If someone focused on Jian's movements, he would know that what he was using were Wind Steps, the initial version of Zhang Yong's Shadow Steps. Even if Jian did not use them perfectly, they were not weak either.
Jian jumped right and left, but a tree intercepted him from behind
At that moment, zang tian hit the boy with a vertical chop from above. "You are doomed."
Instead of being tense at this moment, Jian's mood was calm, and he was remembering what Zhang Yong was telling him
"Make him angry?" Jian tilted his head as he sat on the ground
Zhang Yong nodded, "Yes, your enemy is still a child, so when he gets angry, he will lose his balance, and his goal will be to hit you at any cost, so when you fight him, you have to make him angry, create a situation where he thinks he has the upper hand then." Zhang Yong then smiled maliciously, "He will think he has won, Then that will be the moment when he lowers his defense, which will allow you to take advantage of the opportunity to turn the tables on him."
As Jian see Zang Tian lowered the sword vertically when the sword approached Jian's head he had stopped
Because Zang Tian did not calculate the distance of his attack, he was blocked by the tree
Before his opponent could move, Jian grabbed the wooden sword and hit Zang Tian in the stomach with a powerful horizontal cut, causing him to fall backwards and fall on his back.
Jian stood like a victor as he looked at Zang Tian and panted heavily
Zhang Tian's expression was still ugly, "I object. If the tree had not objected to me, I would have defeated you."
The man stepped forward and grabbed Zang Tian's shoulder, "Young Master, that's enough. It's your loss."
Tian turned his gaze to the man, still angry, "How come, I won't accept this. I want-"
The man immediately interrupted him, "Young Master, haven't you noticed? He deliberately lured you towards the tree to hinder you. If he had a real sword, you would be done. Just admit defeat."
Zang Tian frowned and reluctantly stood up with a bitter taste in his mouth, "Okay, I lost. But it's not over yet. I'll train harder and surpass him soon."
Jian returned the wooden sword to the man, then turned to Zhang Yong with a smile, "Master, you have won." He raised his hands and exclaimed.
Zhang Yong walked up and patted Jian on the head. The other two had already left. "Actually, this is not the end yet. The boy still wants to fight you, and that's a good thing."
Jian couldn't help but look in amazement and asked, "What's so good about a discount?"
A small laugh came from Zhang Yong, "Instead of thinking of him as an opponent, think of him as your rival, which is something you will need. Having a rival will always push you forward wanting to become stronger so as not to lose to him, and it is an important incentive, so you should train hard as well."
Jian nodded and clenched his fists excitedly, "Yes!"
The two returned home and found the house in disarray. Their mother was crying and the maid was comforting her, and Zhang Yong could not find their father anywhere
"What happened?" Zhang Yong asked, startled by the scene in front of him.
The maid turned to Zhang Yong, her eyes red from crying, "Young Lady… Young Lady has been kidnapped."
What?!" Zhang Yong shouted in shock as he looked around frantically. He rushed to the maid and asked, "When did this happen?!"
The maid looked at him, she was struggling through her tears, "It…it was this morning, the head of the family went to search and report already."
Zhang Yong immediately sent a telepathic message to Kuro, 'Kuro, did you see anyone coming into the house, or does he look suspicious?'
Kuro thought again, as she recalled her memories, 'Yes, I saw people dressed in black and it seemed they were running towards the cliff.'
'Good, well done.' When the information arrived, Zhang Yong turned towards the maid and his mind clearly calmed down, 'Tell the head of the family to meet me at the cliff.' Leaving these words, Zhang Yong ran towards the cliff. Kuro landed on the ground, then Zhang Yong jumped over her and flew with him towards the cliff.
'We have to hurry, it's not long so they should be close.'
Upon reaching the cliff, Zhang Yong jumped off Kuro and stood on the ground
Zhang Yong returned Kuro to the pet space
The cliff was a massive crack in the ground. According to legend, two emperors engaged in a fierce battle here. One of the emperors opened this chasm using his sword while fighting.
There was something closer in the cave beside the cliff, without hesitation Zhang Yong grabbed his gun in his hand and entered it
As he walked further inside, he could hear muffled voices, but they seemed distant and indistinct
Then he came to a corner. It wasn't really a corner, but the cave wall was bent in a non-straight direction, creating an angle that covered the front and he had to turn towards it. That's when he heard the sound.
Man 1: "It's annoying that Big Brother is late for so long."
Man 2: "For the first time, I agree with you. If he delays any longer, we will have to start returning."
Next was a muffled screaming sound from inside, closer to a girl's voice
Man 1: "Shut up, if it wasn't for the Profound Yin Physique, you wouldn't still be alive." Then a loud slapping sound came after these words.
Zhang Yong jumped forward with a cold expression, but the two men did not even consider him a threat
Man 1: "Who is this?"
Man 2: "Does this matter? He is just an intruder and must be exterminated."
The last man raised his sword and was about to rush, but suddenly fell to the ground
Bam!
The sound of gunfire was clearly heard inside the cave, and the last man fell to the ground, a lifeless body
Man 1: "What's wrong? My second brother."
The man approached the corpse on the ground, lifted it, and saw a small hole in the man's forehead, a black hole with blood dripping from it
A drop of tears fell on the man's face, "My brother!!" The man stood up to Zhang Yong with an angry, tearful expression on his face, "I will kill-"
Bam!
The second man fell to the ground without even realizing that he was dead and fell next to his brother
Zhang Yong quickly walked over to Ziyan and began to untie her. The first thing that was removed was the handcuff on her mouth.
Zhang Zian warned sternly, "Young, we have to leave the place quickly. I heard their conversation about another individual coming."
Zhang Yong shook his head, "I know, we have to leave quickly."
After untying the bonds, Zhang Yong grabbed her arm and pulled her to run. Immediately after exiting the cave, they ran
Zhang Yong had his gun in his hand in case another individual appeared
While they were running, a huge wave of wind came, it wasn't any ordinary wind, it was covered with powerful killing intent.
"Get away!" Zhang Yongxian pushed away as he received a blow with his body. With a single cut, Zhang Yong's arm flew off and his eye was cut as blood flew into the air. The blow sent him flying away as he fell to the ground.
He fell to the ground and blood started pouring out of him like a fountain. Zhang Yong looked up and saw a person in black clothes like the two men in the cave.
"You! What did you do to the two men inside the cave?" His hoarse voice rang out with an angry tone in its tone
Zhang Yong showed a smile on his face, "What do you think happened to them?"
Zhang Zian gasped as the black-robed man approached Zhang Yong, killing intent radiating from him in eye-clear waves. She immediately approached and grabbed the man's foot.
The man turned towards her, his eyes still shining with hatred
The man's tone carried anger, "You...stop your worthless struggle and remain a hostage."
Seeing the distracted opponent, Zhang Yong pushed what strength he had in his worn-out body for a final move
He stood up and locked the man's neck from behind, wrapping his arm around his neck and biting his arm forcefully, while his gaze was on Zhang Zian, "Run!"
If Zhang Yong was going to die anyway, he decided that he would drag this bastard with him to hell
Leaving these words behind him, Zhang Yong jumped back, dragging the man down the cliff with him
"Stop, you bastard!" the man shouted forcefully as he fell into the middle of the cliff
Zhang Yong's expression was calm as he looked up at the sky while falling to a place where no one knew where he would end