Eternal Saber-Chapter 403 - 10: Send Him on His Way!

The tip of Mei Zhenyu’s sword had just pierced into Jiao Zhan’s chest when he felt something amiss.

No!

It wasn’t the feeling of piercing through flesh.

It didn’t even feel like armor.

His sword seemed to have struck something hard and smooth.

Mei Zhenyu channeled his inner qi into his arm and thrust the sword tip forward!

He believed that even if Jiao Zhan was wearing armor, his sword would still penetrate!

Crack!

Mei Zhenyu heard a crisp sound by his ear.

It seemed something had shattered at Jiao Zhan’s chest.

"It’s a Heart-Protecting Mirror!"

Mei Zhenyu instantly realized and his heart was suddenly clear.

A strange glint flashed in Jiao Zhan’s eyes. Just as Mei Zhenyu’s sword tip touched his chest, he waved his hand.

A cloud of gray powder was flung back at his face!

"Huh?"

Mei Zhenyu’s expression changed. He hastily held his breath and retreated.

But unfortunately, the distance had been too close, and he had just struck with his sword. His reaction was a bit slow, and he accidentally inhaled a bit, quickly feeling somewhat dizzy.

"Haha!"

Jiao Zhan laughed triumphantly.

"Despicable!"

Mei Zhenyu cursed through gritted teeth.

Previously, Jiao Zhan and his group had mocked Wei Kai, the ’Desert Swordsman,’ for gaining reputation only by using underhanded tactics.

But at least Wei Kai only scattered sand and stones, while Jiao Zhan had just thrown anesthetic powder.

It was only now that Mei Zhenyu realized Jiao Zhan had intentionally exposed his chest as a trap.

Mei Zhenyu took a deep breath, calming his mind, shook his head, and tried to maintain clarity by channeling his inner qi.

The sound of wind behind him was odd.

Relying on his danger intuition and experience, Mei Zhenyu used his ’Seeking Plum Blossoms in the Snow’ body technique to continually dodge the blades of the three attendants.

This anesthetic powder wasn’t lethal.

With his cultivation, a little rest would soon alleviate its effects.

But with each strenuous movement or intense battle, the drug would more easily blend into his bloodstream, affecting him significantly.

Just from dodging a few times, Mei Zhenyu felt dizzier, and even his eyelids grew heavy.

"Senior Brother!"

At this moment, a cry filled with concern and urgency came from the side.

"It’s Lingxue!"

Mei Zhenyu’s heart jolted. He quickly braced himself and narrowly avoided a slash from Jiao Zhan, though his steps were already faltering.

"Senior Brother, I’m coming to help you!"

Zhu Lingxue, unable to remain calm about Mei Zhenyu, hesitated momentarily, but ultimately ran over. Seeing Mei Zhenyu in danger, she rushed in decisively with her sword.

Mei Zhenyu strained to widen his eyes, glanced over there.

Under the effect of the anesthetic, his vision was blurry, and even a bit double.

Besides Zhu Lingxue, it seemed there were two others standing there, one tall and one short.

"It’s the Chen siblings!"

Mei Zhenyu realized, feeling a sinking dread.

Why are they here too?

Mei Zhenyu grew both anxious and angry, his mind increasingly clouded.

Sigh.

In that moment, Mei Zhenyu let out a sigh.

After all, the two were newcomers to the Jianghu and had little experience. Out of curiosity, they came to join the excitement, which is human nature and not something to blame them for.

When he first descended the mountain to explore the Jianghu, he also couldn’t resist wanting to watch whenever he saw a brawl.

But the current crisis was dire. If they couldn’t handle it, none of the four of them could escape and would surely be silenced by Jiao Zhan!

"Junior Sister, take them and go first!"

Mei Zhenyu shouted.

Zhu Lingxue was still postnatal, having just reached the Bone Transformation Realm.

Any of the three attendants could easily restrain her.

"Don’t let them escape!"

At that moment, Jiao Zhan’s voice came: "Leave this one to me, kill the other three!"

"As you command!"

Receiving the order, the three left Mei Zhenyu and charged toward Zhu Lingxue and the others.

Hearing this, Mei Zhenyu felt even more anxious. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

But the more anxious he became, the more potent the anesthetic’s effects were, and the more significant the impact on him.

He could no longer see clearly, as shadows danced fuzzily before his eyes.

He seemed to hear strange ’swoosh’ sounds by his ear.

"Are they using sleeve arrows?"

In Mei Zhenyu’s mind, chaotic thoughts flashed, and his swordsmanship became completely disorderly.

Jiao Zhan sneered coldly.

In his eyes, Mei Zhenyu was at his end, his swordsmanship no longer exquisite, full of flaws.

Jiao Zhan stepped forward, intending to finish Mei Zhenyu with his blade, but then sensed something odd.

Behind him came a few strange sounds, like bowstrings vibrating, and suddenly everything became silent around him.

The girl’s cries disappeared.

Even his three subordinates didn’t make a sound.

The atmosphere around was peculiar.

Jiao Zhan instinctively glanced back.

The girl called Zhu Lingxue stood there in bewilderment, wide-eyed, staring in shock at a certain direction, seemingly petrified by fright.

Gasp!

Jiao Zhan followed her line of sight and couldn’t help but draw a sharp breath.

The three attendants, who were lively moments ago, were all nailed to tree trunks, black arrows penetrating throats, skulls, and chests...

The three died silently, without a sound.

One arrow, one kill!

Not far away, a tall man in plain clothes stood expressionless, bending a bow with an arrow aimed at Jiao Zhan’s position!

Jiao Zhan’s pupils contracted sharply.

Whoosh!

A dark gleam appeared, enlarging in his pupils.

This process seemed incredibly slow, yet it was instantaneous!

Fast, too fast!

Jiao Zhan’s scalp tingled. Though he saw an arrow coming, his body was stiff, unable to dodge.

He wanted to block it with his sword.

Poof!

Jiao Zhan’s arm had just lifted when a massive force struck his chest, sending him flying uncontrollably into a huge tree trunk behind!

In the next moment, intense pain surged into his mind.

"Ah!"

Jiao Zhan couldn’t help but let out a scream.

The arrow had entered through his chest. Although it hadn’t pierced his heart, it went through his scapula, pinning him to the tree, his body hanging.

A little movement caused an enormous tearing pain in his chest, nearly making him faint!

"Heh heh, you, you have met your match now."

A weak, trembling voice filled with schadenfreude came from beside him.

Jiao Zhan gritted his teeth, sucking in the air continuously, and turned to look.

Only now did he realize that he was nailed right beside Luo Shixian on the tree!

On the other side.

Mei Zhenyu, his head dizzy, flailed his sword futilely for a long time before suddenly being grabbed, and heard a caring voice by his ear: "Senior Brother, are you alright? It’s me, wake up!"

He recognized Zhu Lingxue’s voice, and hearing Jiao Zhan’s screams, his heart gradually calmed down.

"Could it be an expert aiding us?"

He circulated the sect’s ’Proud Cold Heart Method,’ keeping his mind clear, his inner qi quickly flowing within, gradually clearing his senses, and looked up.

At this sight, he was dumbfounded.

The three attendants had been shot dead by arrows.

Jiao Zhan was pinned to the tree trunk by a long arrow, unable to move, screaming continuously.

The so-called Jianghu novice, Chen Tang, had just put away his longbow, walked to Jiao Zhan, picked up the long knife that had fallen at his feet, and said to Luo Shixian, "Your injuries are too severe; I can’t save you."

"But, I can send him on his way first."

With those words, Chen Tang raised the knife and thrust it into Jiao Zhan’s chest, piercing his heart!