Lu Jicheng’s reaction was extraordinarily quick.
Almost as soon as the blade light burst into the room, he kicked over the table in front of him. The wine pot and cups spilled all over the ground, aiming to block the incoming slash.
At the same time, he himself, like a nimble cat, dashed toward the window with incredible speed, trying to escape.
The whole process was as swift as a rabbit leaping and a kestrel diving, extremely decisive.
If it were someone else, they might have really let him escape.
But Zhao Ya knew that Lu Jicheng’s Lightweight Skill was impressive, so he had already been prepared.
Just as he rushed to the window, a Lime Package was thrown in from outside and exploded.
The lime powder filled the entire room.
Caught off guard, Lu Jicheng’s eyes were instantly blinded, making it impossible to open them at that moment.
Yet, even so, he did not give up resisting. Holding his breath, he poised himself on his toes and shot upward, attempting to break through the thin layer of tiles above to escape to safety.
But as fast as he was, Zhao Ya was faster.
Almost the instant his body started to rise, Zhao Ya had already rushed forward, placing both hands on his shoulders. The Great Stone-Throwing Hand activated in an instant, hurling him forcefully to the ground.
Zhao Ya didn’t dare use the Great Vajra Fist, fearing one punch might kill Lu Jicheng.
Even the Great Stone-Throwing Hand was restrained, yet it still threw Lu Jicheng heavily.
The ground was dented into a shallow pit, and Lu Jicheng lay there, spitting blood, having lost all strength to struggle.
But Zhao Ya was still uneasy; this guy was full of tricks, what if he ran away again?
So Zhao Ya rushed forward, placing the Meteorite Iron Saber directly against his throat, and then said coldly.
"Don’t move, or you’ll lose your head."
Only then did Lu Jicheng see clearly that the one attacking him was actually a young boy.
He immediately exclaimed, "I won’t move, I won’t move. Young Hero, why are you suddenly coming after an old man like me at death’s door?"
Zhao Ya replied indifferently, "Are you still pretending to be clueless at this point? Jade Butterfly!"
Lu Jicheng’s heart skipped a beat. What he feared most had happened, yet his many near-death experiences in the Jianghu over the years had honed his mind to be extremely resilient.
So, outwardly, he showed no sign of abnormality, instead claiming injustice.
"Young Hero, you’ve got the wrong person. I’m just an old man guarding the Martial Arts Hall; I’m even crippled, how could I be that infamous Jade Butterfly?"
As he spoke, he observed the expression of the knife-wielding youth, but he was quickly disappointed.
Because facing his excuses, Zhao Ya didn’t even blink, and instead let out a cold laugh.
"If you’re not Jade Butterfly, then why run?"
Lu Jicheng was prepared for this and immediately said, "Young Hero, I was doing fine at home when you suddenly burst in with a knife, anyone would run, right?"
"Sounds quite reasonable, but then how do you explain your Lightweight Body Technique?"
"There’s no rule that those who know the Lightweight Skill are Jade Butterfly, right? I guard the Martial Arts Hall, nothing to do, it’s reasonable to practice a few martial arts moves."
"Hmm, indeed very reasonable, but does that mean I have arrested the wrong person?" Zhao Ya coldly replied.
Lu Jicheng shivered all over and quickly forced a laugh, "No... that’s not what I meant. Young Hero, your intention to catch the thieving Jade Butterfly is commendable. But I am truly not that damn Jade Butterfly!"
If it had been someone else, they might have started to get a bit shaken by now.
But Zhao Ya knew from the first slash after entering that he had found the right person when Lu Jicheng dodged it.
Actually, that first slash was largely meant to test.
Zhao Ya also feared wrongly accusing a good person, so if Lu Jicheng had truly been an ordinary old man and didn’t evade, that slash would have been pulled back.
But Lu Jicheng not only dodged but did so very swiftly.
That quick as a cat Body Technique was simply breathtaking.
At that moment, Zhao Ya knew he was definitely the Jade Butterfly.
Because of his limp, being left-handed, being in his forties or fifties, all these traits matched, and now adding this inexplicable Lightweight Body Technique, and the previous guilty escape.
If one or two such elements could be called a coincidence, such a combination of so many coincidences, no one would believe he was innocent.
As for his denials, Zhao Ya had anticipated them.
A person like this wouldn’t easily confess without tangible evidence.
So, in response to his final words, Zhao Ya completely ignored them and simply said, "You two come in."
Big Eye Lamp and that previous little boy walked in.
Excitement still lingered on Big Eye Lamp’s face.
Just now, he had hidden outside the window and thrown in the Lime Package according to Zhao Ya’s command, a feeling he would never forget.
And upon seeing the little boy who bumped into him in the rain, Lu Jicheng’s expression changed.
He had thought this youth had only detected some bits and pieces, so he came to question him.
But he hadn’t expected that the little boy he met during the day was also Zhao Ya’s person.
If that’s the case, then doesn’t it prove he had been investigating him in the dark all along?
"Master Zhao, do you have any instructions?" Big Eye Lamp and the boy named Erqiangzi asked in unison.
Erqiangzi stared hard at Lu Jicheng, who was sitting paralyzed on the ground, and seeing the blood at the corner of his mouth, he felt very pleased.
He remembered clearly the slap he received on the street today.