This person obviously didn’t expect Zhao Ya to be so fierce.
He raised his hand and launched two hidden weapons, resulting in himself being hit by an arrow, and then rushed over like a fierce tiger.
The man couldn’t help but regret in his heart.
In the Ghost Market, he saw Zhao Ya take out two hundred taels of silver to buy a lot of the dried meat he most craved, and in a moment of greed, he quietly followed.
But Zhao Ya was extremely cautious, constantly changing routes, and he almost lost track of him.
Yet he finally caught up and then made a move in secret, planning to attack Zhao Ya with lime.
He didn’t expect that his tried-and-true move would fail this time, and not only that, he got hit by a Sleeve Arrow.
At this moment, he felt a numb sensation at the wound, knowing that the arrowhead was definitely poisoned. Amidst his silent complaints, he raised his weapon to block Zhao Ya’s strike, intending to escape at the first opportunity.
With a faint hiss, the short knife in his hand was easily cut as if it was made of paper.
At the same time, Zhao Ya’s saber did not slow down, slashing toward the man’s face.
The man was so scared his soul nearly flew away, he tapped the ground with his toes, backing away to dodge the strike.
But how could Zhao Ya let him go?
Missing the first strike, Zhao Ya immediately rushed forward, changing from slashing to thrusting, and the saber tip aimed directly at the man’s chest.
The man’s back was already against the wall, seeing Zhao Ya’s ferocious momentum, he was bitterly helpless.
In desperation, he mustered all his strength, his back muscles writhing, his whole body quickly stuck to the wall, climbing up like a gecko, and then ran down towards the distance.
This move also surprised Zhao Ya.
He didn’t expect this person to use a gecko climbing technique to escape.
But no matter what he could do, he had to die today.
Zhao Ya pointed his toes on the ground, leaped onto the wall, and chased after him.
In the chase, Zhao Ya realized this person’s Lightweight Body Technique was quite advanced, even with his sleeve arrow wound, he still couldn’t catch up.
No wonder he didn’t notice the tracking earlier.
They ran along the rooftops and walls for over three miles.
Seeing the city wall ahead, the man felt his vision darken, and his limbs started to disobey him.
He knew this was the poison from the sleeve arrow starting to take effect.
And behind him, the relentless pursuer showed no signs of giving up, causing him to feel a hint of despair.
Suddenly.
He stopped, turned around to face Zhao Ya, who was about to strike with his saber, and shouted, "Wait... wait a moment, don’t attack!"
But Zhao Ya wouldn’t listen to him.
The sneak attack earlier had left Zhao Ya both shocked and angry.
He was shocked that he hadn’t noticed someone stalking him in the shadows.
Angry because if his skills hadn’t recently improved and his Grasshopper technique hadn’t gotten more advanced, he would have fallen victim.
Seeing the man stop, Zhao Ya hesitated not a bit, immediately unleashing the Gale Saber Technique, every strike aimed at a critical spot.
The man struggled left and right, barely defending against a few moves.
But his strength wasn’t as great as Zhao Ya’s, and his only advantage was his Lightweight Body Technique.
Furthermore, the poison from the sleeve arrow was taking effect, making him even less of a match for Zhao Ya.
"Sir, I didn’t mean it, I just wanted to knock you out and take your dried meat, I’m willing to cut off my arm, can you spare my life?" the man pleaded, seeking mercy.
Zhao Ya slightly sneered, not bothering to reply.
Claiming it was unintentional, just wanting to knock out and take his stuff, such lies might fool children, but Zhao Ya wouldn’t believe it.
Everyone knew how dangerous the hearts of people could be, like wolves or tigers, fighting over even a steamed bun, let alone the valuable dried meat he had?
With a swish.
The blade flashed, cutting into the man’s left shoulder, the Meteorite Iron Saber’s sharpness so sudden that he was cleaved into two before realizing.
The corpse fell to the ground.
Zhao Ya stood his ground, only moving forward after confirming the man was indeed dead.
With the blade’s tip, he turned back the mask, revealing an utterly unremarkable face, one that would go unnoticed on any street.
His eyes still held the solidified look of unwillingness and confusion at the moment of death, as if he couldn’t believe he had died just like that.
Zhao Ya began the joyous routine of looting the body.
Soon enough, he found a small package on the man’s chest.
Zhao Ya wore gloves to open it, finding some scattered silver taels and a thin booklet, along with a waist token.
The booklet was unsigned, but upon opening it, Zhao Ya was delighted to find it was a Lightweight Secret Manual.
Reflecting upon the man’s impressive Lightweight Body Technique, Zhao Ya realized this must be the technique he had practiced.
The waist token was simple, made of wood, with some lettering on it.
Reading by the moonlight, Zhao Ya saw three big words in the middle.
Swallow Sect.
Alongside was a line of small characters.
Outer Disciple Li Jiqing.
Swallow Sect.
Sounded like a sect in the Jianghu world.
This man should have been Li Jiqing then.
But now his fortunes had run out.
Zhao Ya collected both the waist token and the secret manual, then picked up the halved corpse and found a breach in the city wall, thrown it outside the city.
Moments later, wild dogs, smelling the blood, emerged from the darkness, beginning their frenzied feast.
With the decrease in corpses caused by last year’s refugee disaster, these wild dogs were faring poorly.
Given this corpse, these dogs went mad, even turning on each other.
Zhao Ya watched silently until the body was completely shredded, filling the dogs’ bellies, then quietly left.
After this ordeal, it was very late when Zhao Ya returned home.
He first soaked his clothes in water to prevent Zui’Er from smelling blood.
Then Zhao Ya took out a piece of Cyan Bamboo Snake jerky, eagerly placing it in his mouth.
Briefly chewing, an indescribable aroma spread, and once swallowed, the Water Valley Essence Talent activated, first grinding it down and then absorbing the jerky’s essence.
An entire minute passed before Zhao Ya slowly exhaled, joy and satisfaction written on his face.
Before, when eating Earthworm Dried Meat, it was fully absorbed as soon as swallowed.
But the Cyan Bamboo Snake jerky took over a minute to absorb, showing its rich essence.
[Heart Unlock Progress: 9%]
Previously, Zhao Ya’s progress was at 7%, and just one piece of jerky increased his heart unlock progress by 2%.
This demonstrated its terrifying effectiveness.
Zhao Ya knew he had hit the jackpot.
Though the Cyan Bamboo Snake jerky was expensive, it was worth the cost.
Feeling immensely satisfied and not sleepy at all, Zhao Ya took out the Lightweight Secret Manual to study.
After reading through once, Zhao Ya fell into contemplation.
The manual described the Swallow Sect’s Lightweight Body Technique, named Swallow’s Three Dips, inspired by the agility of a swallow dipping into water.
However, the training methods written inside were quite intriguing.