Chapter 75 73: Secret Technique, Red Lotus Fire

It’s really hard to say what’s going on in this world. Anyway, before Chu Zhou and the others came, the government office had always been very peaceful.

At least everyone has imagined and feared assassinations, but they have never happened.

But who would have thought that as soon as Chu Zhou and his friends arrived, the assassin would show up.

I don’t know whether the county magistrate and others are unfortunate or lucky. Of course, for the assassin, it must be extremely unlucky.

This time, Chu Zhou didn’t even need to take action. Xu Cheng, Yi Huai, Fan Tiehu and Wei Fangjie jumped up almost as if they were electrocuted.

They formed a semicircle in front of the crowd, some holding swords, some holding guns, and some smashing out layers of strong winds.

The whole courtyard was filled with sword shadows and spears like whirlwinds, blocking all the incoming arrows.

Even if there were fish that were caught in the net, when they came to Chu Zhou, they could be knocked away with just a palm strike.

The palm force passed by like a gentle breeze blowing on the face, light and without any force, but it blew the arrows off course.

This is the martial arts of strength and soft power!

However, Chu Zhou’s attention was not on the front. Instead, he turned his head slightly and looked behind the county lord. His eyes were as cold as a knife and full of warning.

Keng!
A sound of sword rang out, and the bright sword light pierced through the air, pointing directly at the county lord’s heart.

But what greeted him was a palm, a palm with a golden color. It held the sword without any scruples, twisted it casually, and slapped out again.

Bang!
There was a loud bang, like thunder, and the man was knocked away.

County Master Ji Mingqian finally turned around and saw the man. His eyes were filled with disbelief: “Uncle Li, are you going to kill me?”

“He is not the Uncle Li you are familiar with!”

Chu Zhou replied calmly, and then said: “The Uncle Li you are familiar with should be dead.”

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, the man who was knocked away had already crashed into the wall. The violent impact made him cough up blood, and even the human skin mask stuck on his face fell off, revealing an extremely ordinary face.

But even so, the fanaticism on his face was still as crazy as a devil. When he looked up again, his eyes were red and he rushed over again.

However, such a loud commotion naturally aroused the vigilance of those in the government office, and countless constables and bailiffs rushed over with swords in hand.

When the two sides met, they started fighting without any nonsense.

On the other side, when the arrows were used up, four people rushed out. They were all dressed as servants, wearing human skin masks, holding various weapons, and rushing forward without regard for their lives.

Naturally, there were also constables and yamen runners who showed up, but Xu Cheng and his four companions reacted faster. They went straight up to meet them, taking one each, which was just enough to share.

The battle between the two sides was extremely fierce.

On the assassin side, the five men had different weapons, including daggers, double knives, short spears, axes and golden hammers. It seemed that everyone was good at something different.

From time to time, they would throw out several kinds of hidden weapons, such as flying knives, sleeve arrows, boomerangs, and the most striking feature was that there were many ways to attack them, making them difficult to defend against.

However, their martial arts are almost all light and swift. Their lightness skills are quite good, their movement speed is extremely fast, and their attacks are extremely tricky.

Moreover, they do not value their lives. Whenever they face an attack and have no way to avoid it, they will avoid the vital parts and risk taking one or two attacks. They will use their weapons to cut the enemy’s neck or pierce the heart.

It was obvious that they were a group of professional assassins, and everything they had learned was mission-oriented.

But assassins are usually callous and heartless. However, looking at these five people, it seems that they are not forced. Instead, they seem to be seeking death voluntarily and are fearless.

Who doesn’t fear death?

Everyone is afraid of it, but if you are truly fearless, then you either have your own persistence in your heart, or you have been brainwashed.

The strength of this group of people varies, the weak ones have already trained their organs, and the strong ones have even opened up their meridians. It’s just that their internal energy is a little thin, and it is obvious that they have not broken through recently.

But given the way they fight, with their lives at stake, it is hard to guarantee victory, even for a warrior who is one or two levels higher than them.

Of course, Xu Cheng and the other four are definitely not among them.

Yi Huai was facing an assassin holding a golden hammer. The assassin had both speed and strength, and he aimed his hammer at the head, hitting it with a continuous “bang bang bang” sound, causing the air to become turbulent.

But Yi Huai just smiled, clenched his fist with one hand, and used the power of “Breaking Mountain Strike” to attack against attack, breaking strength with strength, and not giving in at all.

His other hand held the long sword at his waist. If the opponent had any strange or killing moves, the sword would turn into a crescent moon and move freely, cutting everything and forcing the opponent to return empty-handed.

Wei Jinkui was facing the axe-wielding assassin. His Soul-Chasing Spear left clear and visible marks in the air, and the tip of the spear never left the assassin’s vital points.

The assassin who was killed had a ferocious face and kept roaring. That was because his meridians were open and he could occasionally swing out with an axe and hurt people through the air. Otherwise, he would have lost long ago.

As for Fan Tiehu, he was even more plain and simple. He did not practice weapons, but only used “Breaking Mountain Strike” to meet the enemy. His every move was full of air-breaking power, and the double-knife assassin could not get close to him at all.

As for Xu Cheng, well, as the second senior brother, he is recognized as the weakest among everyone.

So, he picked the weakest assassin, but with his strong internal skills and a short spear in hand, he could fight quite well.

Of course, things in this world are always afraid of comparison.

It didn’t seem to be difficult for Xu Cheng and his four fellow disciples to take on the four assassins, and they didn’t seem to have much ability.

But on the other side, the sword-wielding assassin who had been injured by Chu Zhou was still dragging his seriously injured body and killing everyone among a group of constables and yamen runners.

His short sword was like a poisonous snake. After twisting its body to avoid vital points, it could kill people with a random attack.

The more people rushed forward, the faster they died, which vividly reflected the gap between martial artists and ordinary people. Soon the ground was covered with corpses.

It was not until Captain Wang and two martial artists took action at the same time that the situation was managed.

But even so, they were still full of concerns and did not dare to fight too hard. It was true that comparing people would make people angry. The county lord and others looked at the situation on both sides and felt that the invitation of the people from Xuanzhen Temple was worth it.

More importantly, Chu Zhou was still standing in front of them, with no intention of taking action at all.

There is no doubt that if the situation is like this, this will be a failed assassination, but the assassins seemed to have sensed the crisis, and after looking at each other, they made a decision.

They launched a desperate attack and forced back their opponents.

But just when everyone thought they were going to flee thousands of miles away, they actually knelt down on the spot, holding their weapons high, and praying devoutly.

“The raging fire of karma is burning my remaining body. What joy is there in living, and what happiness is there in dying!”

“A red lotus descends upon the world to cleanse it, and all the sins are burned to ashes!”

The strange behavior made everyone look at a loss, except for the oldest county lieutenant, Wang Fugui, who seemed to remember something.

His face turned pale, and he screamed like a madman: “Quick, quick, kill them quickly, don’t let…”

Before he finished his words, something unexpected had already happened. Wisps of flames descended from the sky and directly enveloped their weapons.

In just a moment, their weapons were completely ignited, turning into streaks of flames that shot up into the sky.

The rolling heat waves spread out in all directions, and the grass and trees on the ground turned almost visibly yellow, which shows how high the temperature was.

At this time, everyone with some knowledge reacted, especially the county lord, who reacted the most: “Pure World Red Lotus Society, it’s actually the Pure World Red Lotus Society?!
These lunatics, lunatics, wait, what are they going to do…”

Well, Chu Zhou was one of those people who had no knowledge. He had no idea what the ‘Purifying World Red Lotus Society’ was, but he could sense the turmoil of the fire-attributed spiritual power.

It seemed that those assassins used some means to attract the fire-attributed inspiration and ignite it completely.

This should be a kind of “secret technique”, but it seems to have many flaws, especially the method of using the fire attribute inspiration, which is extremely simple.

If you can’t control it, the consequences will be extremely serious.

But before Chu Zhou could continue observing, the five assassins had already stood up, with painful expressions on their faces, and the hands holding the weapons were burned by the flames, making crackling sounds.

However, they charged forward regardless, targeting the county lords.

There were of course obstacles along the way, but they wielded their weapons so tightly that no one could get in the way. Wherever the flames passed, the heat waves were like lava, and the ground was charred.

When Xu Cheng and his three companions saw this, they immediately rushed forward to meet the enemy. The county lieutenant Wang Fugui almost instinctively blurted out: “Don’t get into a close fight, that flame is different!”

He shouted in time, and Chu Zhou acted even faster. He pushed his hands into the air and two gentle forces surged out.

One force carried the four men including the county lord and threw them into the room, while the other force hit Xu Cheng and the other four.

They had the strength to resist, but they understood their eldest brother’s intention even better. They used soft power to fly and ran away in an instant.

Then, the target of the unknown assassin became Chu Zhou, and he was within ten meters of him in almost an instant.

But that’s it!
Chu Zhou raised his head slightly, looked at the four people who were like flames, raised his foot, and stomped!
boom!
The force was visible to the naked eye, the earth was shaking like a sieve, the air was rippling and swirling like water waves, and there were countless undercurrents surging inside.

The five assassins could no longer control their bodies, and were tossed in the undercurrent, up and down, out of control.

But the flame was not extinguished. Instead, it became more and more intense, even completely igniting the assassin himself, and turned into a flame that shot up into the sky in the swirling air waves.

For a moment, this place even formed a fire cage, and even Chu Zhou seemed to be trapped inside.

This scene lasted for half a cup of tea, and the swirling flames became thinner and thinner.

Chu Zhou’s figure walked out slowly from the flames. Wherever he passed, the force rolled and the flames retreated, revealing a passage.

But when he left, the rotating force completely dissipated, and five broken corpses fell from the sky, turning into charcoal.

However, their weapons, although black, made the sound of tinkling sticks when they hit the ground.

The collision between metal and the ground seemed to sound crisp and pleasant.

However, although Chu Zhou escaped unscathed, the lush green pine tree was completely ignited by the flames, burning as brightly as a huge torch.

Constables and yamen runners pushed water carts and sprayed water to put out the flames, but the fire became even more intense.

Only after being stopped by the county lieutenant Wang Fugui did the county lord sigh and say, “How can the red lotus fire be extinguished by ordinary flames?”

Chu Zhou approached, frowned slightly, and asked, “What kind of fire does the county magistrate say this is?”

“The Purifying Red Lotus Society, their signature secret technique, Red Lotus Fire!”

The county magistrate shook his head in distress and said, “I finally know who is behind this turmoil.

This group of evil cults, evil cults are really…”

After a pause, he looked at Chu Zhou and said, “The master of the temple doesn’t seem to know much about this evil cult?”

“Yes, can you tell me about it?”

Chu Zhou nodded slightly and said, “But before that, the county magistrate can send someone to search the fourth floor of the inn opposite the government office.”

“Are there still Red Lotus followers there?”

“I don’t know, but I felt the gaze, full of malice.”

　I almost forgot to set the timer while typing. My bad…

　
(End of this chapter)