Chapter 18: Why Are You Forcing Me

On the other side.

The entire Lin'an City was in chaos, with countless people fleeing in all directions.

Ying Shuangshuang protected Chen Zhixing beneath her, skillfully avoiding the rushing crowd.

Chen Zhixing silently watched Chen Tianliang and the others as they moved further away, feeling a sense of admiration in his heart.

Although he had seen many battles in the True Self realm in the game, it was completely different from witnessing it firsthand.

In the True Self realm, a casual punch or kick possessed the power to move mountains and overturn seas. Letting loose and fighting without restraint was akin to a catastrophic disaster!

"Dad is really amazing!" Chen Zhixing silently exclaimed in his heart.

Despite Chen Tianliang always acting like a fool in front of his wife and children, when he truly fought, he was unbelievably fierce.

No wonder he was able to single-handedly suppress the other three branches of the Chen family back then!

"If it weren't for the reverse illness, I'm afraid Dad's achievements would be limitless as well," Chen Zhixing silently pondered in his heart, tightening his grip on the Sea Calming Pill Formula in his embrace.

He really wanted to see how powerful Chen Tianliang, who had resolved the reverse illness in this life, would become.

In the distance, under the round moon, a restaurant's eaves.

A beautiful figure stood there, her gaze shifting from the departing Chen Tianliang and the others to Chen Zhixing on the other side.

"This Chen Tianliang is really extraordinary," she murmured to herself, then smiled faintly. "As the saying goes, a tiger father begets a dog son. I wonder how you fare?"

Tch.

A short sword slipped quietly from her sleeve.

Ying Shuangshuang protected Chen Zhixing beneath her, while her gaze vigilantly scanned the surroundings.

"Zhi'er, don't run around," she was about to speak.

Suddenly!

A gust of wind blew behind her ears.

Ying Shuangshuang's beautiful eyes narrowed, and she swiftly turned around, swinging her sword.

Ding!

A crisp sound of a clash between golden weapons instantly exploded.

A figure wearing a large black robe and a hood stepped back.

He lowered his head to look at the dagger in his hand, then raised his head to look at Ying Shuangshuang, smiling ambiguously. "Not bad reaction."

"Who are you?" Ying Shuangshuang coldly stared at the black-robed person, her eyes gradually becoming serious.

A master in the Astral Wandering realm!

On par with her!

The black-robed person did not reply, but quickly formed hand seals with his right hand and uttered a phrase:

"Shadow Technique: Mirror Flower Water Moon!"

In an instant.

The earth seemed to transform into a rippling water surface.

The water surged, and black shadows holding daggers stood up from the water.

One, two, three, four...

In the blink of an eye, ten shadowy figures appeared, attacking Ying Shuangshuang from all directions at the same time!

Ying Shuangshuang's expression darkened. With one hand protecting Chen Zhixing and the other swiftly drawing her sword, she defended against the attacks.

Clang! Clang!

In an instant, sparks flew, and the sound of clashes between golden weapons filled the air.

While quickly retreating, Ying Shuangshuang blocked the continuous attacks.

Tch!

She saw herself severing one of the shadowy figures, which instantly turned into black water and merged into the ground.

But in just a moment, the black water reformed into another shadowy figure and attacked Ying Shuangshuang.

"Troublesome," Ying Shuangshuang's forehead glistened with fine beads of sweat, and she breathed slightly heavily.

Her focus gradually sank.

The black-robed person's cultivation was on par with hers, both at around the third level of the Astral Wandering realm.

If she fought without any restraints, she would naturally not be afraid.

But with a child in tow, she was too restricted.

"Let's see how long you can hold on," the black-robed person sneered, forming hand seals with his right hand again and uttering a word:

"Rise!"

In an instant.

In the void, countless black shadows gathered like a tide, forming black shadow longswords.

The next moment.

These longswords, from all directions, came rushing towards Ying Shuangshuang!

Seeing this, Ying Shuangshuang's face changed. Even if she could defend against this move, if it continued like this, she and Chen Zhixing would be worn down and killed here.

"Zhixing, wait for me here, don't run around!"

Ying Shuangshuang quickly pushed with her right hand, instantly a light force lifted Chen Zhixing and landed him in a distant open space.

Ying Shuangshuang's eyes flashed with cold light as she took a step forward and rushed towards the black-robed figure.

"I'll deal with you!"

Bang!

In an instant, the two of them started fighting.

With no restraints, Ying Shuangshuang quickly gained the upper hand!

Among the crowd.

Two young men dressed in coarse linen clothes were blending in with the crowd, nervously and excitedly looking at Chen Zhixing in the distance.

These two were notorious troublemakers in Lin'an City, one named Wang Da and the other named Li Er.

Just yesterday, someone found them and offered them one thousand taels of gold to get rid of a child!

Having never seen a single tael of gold in their lives, the two of them eagerly accepted the task.

"Wang Da, it should be that child, right?" Li Er swallowed his saliva in excitement, but deep down he felt a bit scared and said, "The child's parents don't seem ordinary, will we..."

Smack!

Wang Da slapped Li Er's head, annoyed and said, "You useless thing! So what if the child's parents are strong? It's one thousand taels of gold! That's enough for us to leave Lin'an City and live carefree for the rest of our lives!"

Pausing for a moment, Wang Da sneered and said, "Have you ever heard a saying? It goes, 'One's success is built on the bones of thousands, life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are bestowed by heaven!' Without any ambition, do you think you deserve to be out here?"

After speaking, Wang Da ignored Li Er and eagerly walked towards Chen Zhixing with shining eyes.

Li Er struggled on his face, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and followed suit.

Getting closer.

Closer and closer.

Wang Da looked at Chen Zhixing, who was just within reach, with an oblivious expression, his lips drying up.

One thousand taels of gold!

This was one thousand taels of gold!!

The next moment.

"It's done!"

Wang Da suddenly made a move, lifting Chen Zhixing up and running towards a deep alley.

Li Er's face also filled with joy, and he quickly followed.

"Hahaha, one thousand taels of gold in hand!"

They ran all the way to the end of the alley before Wang Da finally stopped.

He lowered his head and looked at the child in his arms, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes.

"Child, don't blame me. Blame your unfortunate fate!"

As soon as he finished speaking.

A dagger appeared in Wang Da's hand.

Just as he couldn't help but prepare to strike.

"I just wanted to have an innocent childhood, why did you have to force me..."

A low, sighing voice suddenly sounded.

Wang Da was slightly startled and looked around in confusion.

The alley was silent, only he and Li Er were there.

He seemed to realize something and slowly lowered his head, unable to believe what he was seeing.

He saw that the child in his arms, at some point, had lost the innocent and cheerful expression on his face.

In its place, there was a deep and calm gaze, like an endless ocean.

The next moment.

He saw Chen Zhixing slowly raise his hand and pat towards his head.

"You think you can hit me?"

Seeing this, Wang Da couldn't help but laugh. Just as he was about to speak.

Bang!

A sound similar to an exploding balloon rang out.

Wang Da's entire head exploded as if it had been struck by a heavy hammer.

Blood, brain matter, skull fragments, eyes, teeth, everything splattered!

Under the moonlight, at the end of the alley.

A baby who was only a few months old stood up calmly and indifferently from the pool of blood.

Li Er trembled as he looked at the child, instantly feeling a chill run down his spine, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

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