Xu Zihao came to Yanhai City from the Xia Capital headquarters specifically to show these local special department members just how powerful the most talented expert from headquarters truly was.
You can't solve the dangers? I'll solve them.
You're afraid of the evil creatures? I'll slay them.
That's the genius from headquarters, Xu Zihao.
"The smell is coming from over there."
Xu Zihao walked quickly towards the distance, muttering to himself. Yanhai City seemed a bit lax in its evil creature surveillance. Such a thing would be impossible in Xia Capital.
If an evil creature appeared in Xia Capital, it would be a dead end.
Soon, he saw a car stopped in the middle of the road ahead. A group of people were gathered around it, seemingly talking about something. But none of this held any interest for him. All his attention was drawn to the van.
He saw the figure of an evil creature through the window.
"An ape-like evil creature, known primarily for its strength. Quite powerful, and its method of concealing its aura is somewhat impressive, but it still can't escape my nose. This nose of mine is known as the Light of Xia Capital."
Xu Zihao was quite proud. He used this nose to smell the fragrances on women. As long as he caught a whiff, he could tell what brand of perfume it was.
At this moment, a long sword appeared in Xu Zihao's hand, as if out of thin air. He hadn't graduated from the Four Great Academies. Instead, he trained under an old beggar.
As the old beggar said, "We are sword cultivators. If we trace our origins, we can be traced back to the Daoist Academy."
Xu Zihao had said back then, "With my status, I can study at the Four Great Academies whenever I want. Why would I learn your sword cultivation?" That was until he was captivated by the dashing image of a sword cultivator. The Four Great Academies were long forgotten.
I want to learn this.
In his view, the surrounding humans were likely unaware of the evil creature hiding there. Since that was the case, he would save them.
"Audacious evil creature! You dare hide here? Others may not notice you, but I, a master of the sword, can see through your disguise. You are no mere pet!"
A figure appeared swiftly, sword light glinting.
Immediately following, Xu Zihao activated his show-off mode.
"Zihao's Inverse Sword roams the world, Seven Invincible Forms shock ghosts and gods."
Coming and going without a trace, his body like a phantom.
One word: incredibly fast. Even I can't capture my own figure. Aren't you impressed?
Inside the van, the green-haired Gremlin abruptly turned its head, sensing a wave of danger, a killing intent locking onto it. Had its identity been exposed?
What puzzled the green-haired Gremlin was that it had concealed its evil aura, making it seem like an ordinary animal.
How could it be discovered so easily?
The Evil Rooster had just gotten out of the car and was walking towards Lin Fan.
Suddenly, it too abruptly turned its chicken head. But unlike the calm green-haired Gremlin, it was so frightened that its feathers puffed up, as if death itself had enveloped it.
"I didn't expect there to be such a weak evil creature here. I'll start with you."
Xu Zihao shifted his sword's edge, striking directly at the Evil Rooster.
At this moment, Lin Fan sensed that his pet was in danger. He saw an extremely fast figure charging towards the Evil Rooster. He was a bit unhappy. Why did so many people want to harm his pet?
He threw a punch directly.
Xu Zihao was startled, clearly not expecting anyone to intervene. He then shouted anxiously, "Brother, get out of the way! The power of my sword is too strong, even I can hardly control it. If you're hit, no matter how strong you are, the consequences will be disastrous! Get out of the way quickly! I don't want to hurt innocent people!"
But soon, his expression changed drastically.
A shocking force rushed towards him.
He lost his grip.
Xu Zihao's long sword was flung high into the air, while he steadied himself, landing firmly on both feet.
Everyone was stunned by this scene.
The bodyguards looked at Xu Zihao, who had suddenly appeared. Strange, how did this guy appear? They hadn't noticed him just now.
Then, they looked at the long sword high in the air. As the sunlight shone on it, it emitted a dazzling light, truly blinding.
Xu Zihao looked up, his gaze fixed on the long sword.
Had he made a mistake?
Absolutely not. It was just that the guy's punch had been a bit too powerful, and he hadn't been able to hold on, causing the sword to fly out of his hand.
He was acting so calm now for one reason: he absolutely couldn't let anyone know he'd lost control.
Thud!
The long sword plunged into the ground. The ground was like tofu, splitting open instantly as the sword sank deep into the earth, leaving only the hilt exposed.
Old Zhang tugged on Lin Fan's sleeve and asked, "What's he doing?"
He looked timid and apprehensive. He felt a sense of danger.
"I don't know," Lin Fan shook his head. He didn't know who this person was.
But he saw that the person wanted to hurt his hen.
"Why did you want to hurt my hen?" Lin Fan asked, holding the hen in his arms.
The hen trembled in Lin Fan's embrace.
It was truly terrified.
Too terrifying.
What was going on in this world? As an Evil Hero, undercover among humans, it hadn't done anything harmful. Being attacked repeatedly was one thing, but this time it was a bit excessive.
"Do you know what they are?" Xu Zihao didn't draw his sword but stood with his hands behind his back, looking directly at Lin Fan.
Lin Fan replied, "Pets and good friends."
The Evil Rooster was somewhat moved. It hadn't expected that it, the Evil Rooster, truly had undercover potential, to have captivated this foolish human to such an extent.
In other words, he really couldn't leave it, could he?
It really wanted to tell the green-haired Gremlin, right in front of it, "See? Look how deep undercover I am. If I don't lead the evil creatures to victory, I'll practically become their master."
Xu Zihao said, "Ridiculous! They're evil creatures, and you actually call them your pets and friends? Do you know you've been completely fooled by them?"
"Forget it. After I slay them, you'll know the truth."
"Sword, come!"
Xu Zihao spread his five fingers and roared. The long sword embedded in the ground hummed and, with a whoosh, the hilt flew into his hand. This was the ability of a sword cultivator: controlling the sword with Qi, releasing the sword with spirit, its power boundless.
It was also incredibly cool.
If there were any young ladies around, they would definitely be cheering, their eyes sparkling. It was a pity that he was currently out of town, and his fan club wasn't with him.
"This sword of mine will slay the evil creatures."
Xu Zihao flicked his wrist, wanting to twirl a couple of sword flowers for show.
Huh?
The sword felt a bit light. Never mind, perhaps his realm had risen again, nearing the supreme realm of "no sword in hand, but a sword in heart"...
Holy crap!
Where's the blade?
Just as he was about to strike, Xu Zihao stared wide-eyed. All he held in his hand was the hilt. Where was the sharp blade?
"Ah! My sword!"
Then, Xu Zihao crouched on the ground, looking at where the sword had been embedded. He vaguely saw a metallic glint in the crack and tried to pry the blade out with his fingers.
"How could this happen?"
"How could this happen…"
Xu Zihao frantically scratched his hair, messing up his stylish pompadour.
"Is there something wrong with him?" Old Zhang whispered in Lin Fan's ear, pointing to his own head, implying that the other man might have a problem with his mind.
Xiaobao and the others looked curiously at the strange fellow.
Zhou Hu, seeing that they weren't paying attention to him, secretly tugged on Egghead's clothes, winked, and made hand signals only they could understand.
Retreat!
While they're not noticing us.
Run!
Quickly, Zhou Hu and Wang Erdan slipped open the car doors, stepped on the gas, and with a whoosh, disappeared into the distance.
Hitting someone's car was indeed their fault.
Having no money was also their fault.
Running away now was also their fault.
There was no other way. After thinking it over, running away was the wisest choice.
Xu Zihao's mood was now utterly foul.
He had already planned out his cool moves.
One after another.
But in this situation, he really didn't want to speak.
Xu Zihao used his Qi to pull on the blade. With a whoosh, the blade flew out from the ground. Seeing this, his mood improved greatly. He'd figure out a way to reattach the blade to the hilt later.
However, the blade that emerged wasn't whole. It was in fragments. Seeing this, his heart completely despaired. Clatter, the fragments fell to the ground.
Thump!
Xu Zihao knelt on the ground, looking at the scattered fragments, and cried out to the heavens, "My Zihao Sword! My sword!"
Passersby retreated far away.
They felt this person was mentally ill, going crazy in the street in broad daylight. It was truly frightening.
"So he's sick, that's why he wanted to hurt my pet." Lin Fan could sense Xu Zihao's pain. That kind of pain couldn't be faked. Therefore, in this moment, he forgave the other party's actions.
Having lived in Qingshan Mental Hospital, he had seen many mental patients. Their words and actions weren't strange at all, but he didn't know why they were called mental patients. Perhaps the people who called them that were the ones with problems.
Xiaobao tugged on Lin Fan, "Let's go."
As the future richest man, Xiaobao, despite being just a child, was very strong. Most importantly, having experienced many things, Xiaobao possessed a maturity beyond his years.
Even he realized that the guy in front of them might have a problem.
"Okay."
Lin Fan nodded, holding the hen, and prepared to leave with Xiaobao.
"Stop right there!"
At this moment, the grief-stricken Xu Zihao stopped Lin Fan from leaving. "You broke my sword, and you want to leave without a word?"
Lin Fan said, "I didn't break your sword."
His expression was calm.
And somewhat puzzled.
He didn't understand why the other party said he broke it. He had just punched when the other party thrust the sword at him. He hadn't even touched the sword. What a strange person.
In Old Zhang's words, this person was trying to pin the blame on someone else.
"If you didn't break it, then why is it like this?" Xu Zihao, after all, was still young. He should be happy that he wasn't killed by Lin Fan's punch.
Lin Fan shook his head. "I don't know."
He looked at Lin Fan's innocent expression and felt a pang of heartache.