Chapter 203: Chapter 130: Heaven Has a Path, Hell Has None

"Hurry and save Lord Prefecture, he is in the backyard."

The calm demeanor of the Prefect Pei in front of them had vanished, and in the face of life and death, his big round face, pale as snow, miraculously turned bright red.

"I’m fake, fake, you understand? The assassin is now attempting to kill the real Lord Prefecture, who is in grave danger at this moment."

Chen Ping’s eyes turned slightly cold.

Cursing inwardly... Is there no trust between people anymore?

His thoughts turned, and he immediately understood the situation.

The Prefect Pei in front of him must be a body double, a decoy.

And both he and Han Xiaoru were the meat shield, their primary mission was to fight and kill the assassin at all costs.

To create an opportunity for Shang Yinzhang, Pei Zixing, and others...

Such a clever plan they had come up with.

However, they didn’t anticipate that the assassin would act so unpredictably, striking here and there.

The Illusory Heart Sword might not have realized the real and fake Prefect situation, possibly trying to provoke an attack to mobilize defensive forces before finding an opportunity for assassination. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Real cunning assassins, indeed, attack unexpectedly, shake the grass to startle the snake, lure the snake out of its hole, besiege Wei to rescue Zhao, and so on, using strategies seamlessly, which isn’t really surprising.

Those brainless assassins who only know how to charge recklessly are probably long dead by now.

But with this, the real Prefect can no longer hide.

And then, tragedy unfolds.

The assassin might have eyes, but his sword does not, killing indiscriminately, it could reach the Prefect.

Chen Ping gave the fake Prefect a strange look.

To think I admired your righteousness earlier, turns out you’re a family servant of the Pei Family, a meticulously prepared death warrior body double.

The Great Li Dynasty owes you an award; you act more like the real Prefect than the real one.

...

"Why aren’t you going?"

The fake Prefect was so anxious that sweat rolled down his forehead.

Noticing something off about Chen Ping and Han Xiaoru’s expressions, his heart sank, and he suddenly turned around to look.

Through the small Xuan window at the side of the study, past the sparse tree branches, they saw a round object flying into the sky, spraying blood.

That round object soared into the air and paused for a moment.

Everyone saw clearly, thick eyebrows, big eyes, face like a full moon.

The eyes still held shock, confusion, fear, and despair.

All expressions froze in an instant.

"It’s already too late."

Chen Ping sighed.

Then they saw Pei Zixing roar, a thick golden jade radiance suddenly bursting from his body.

"Exorcise evil..."

As he slashed his sword, a faint sound of scholars reading resonated from all around, as if returning to the atmosphere of a school study hall.

That righteous and vigorous aura, even from a distance, still stirred Chen Ping’s heart and spirit slightly.

It had an imposing majesty that sweeps away all evil, suppressing external demons.

The moment the golden jade aura erupted, it was interrupted by the wild sword cry.

A wisp of green light, like mist, like smoke, darted back and forth, accompanied by a sharp voice: "Who can you exorcise? In the competition of sword technique, power prevails, speed wins, Jiangdong Pei Family, is merely so."

Before the voice finished.

A loud clash ensued.

The two swords collided with a clang.

Blood sprayed as an arm with a long sword flew at an angle.

Pei Zixing, wearing his eighth-grade official’s uniform, his long beard disheveled, his face pale... His figure was flung backwards, breaking three flower trees.

Meanwhile, the figure with the Blood Eye Mask had closed in like a shadow following a form.

Beside him, keeping pace, was a middle-aged man in black and red attire, with a Silver Seal and Jade Seal hanging from his waist.

It was Shang Yinzhang.

In his hand, a weapon like a hook or sword blocked the assassin.

Using countless techniques, locking, sealing, grasping, every move sinister, his close combat exquisite and unmatched.

However, from Chen Ping’s perspective, his cultivation was evidently a notch inferior to the Blood Eye Assassin with the Illusory Heart Sword.

Every time the sword and hook clashed, his actions would be slightly delayed.

If it were a one-on-one duel, he wouldn’t last ten moves before dying to the assassin.

The key issue lay in the peculiar sword technique of the Illusory Heart Sword, with eerie sounds accompanying the sword cries, disturbing the mind, dazzling the senses.

As his opponent, Shang Yinzhang was harassed by this strange sound, unable to utilize more than sixty to seventy percent of his skills.

Not to mention his True Qi Cultivation was no match for the opponent.

As such, he fought constrained, with not a shred of hope for victory.

No wonder this Blood Eye Assassin could act so "righteously" while killing renowned experts on the Earth List.

Indeed, he possessed extraordinary skills.

"That’s the Element Locking Hook, Shang Yinzhang’s eighty-one Locking Yuan and Sealing Vein Hand applied to the hook, once capturing over ten Innate Great Bandits, well-known in Xingqing Prefecture.

Who would’ve thought it still couldn’t stop the ferocity of the Blood Eye Assassin." Han Xiaoru exclaimed, "Shouldn’t we help?"

"Help with what? We have a mission, the Chief Clerk personally pointed at this Lord Prefecture for commission, protecting him means completing the mission."

"Isn’t he fake?" Han Xiaoru chuckled.

Though a bit untimely, she couldn’t help it.

"When fake becomes true, the false is also true." Chen Ping remarked with deep meaning.

Strangely, the once extremely anxious fake Prefect was now silent, no longer speaking.

Thus, Han Xiaoru understood the situation.

Indeed, the task they took was to protect this Lord Prefecture.