Clearing oneself of suspicion

"Hey, you brat, stop right there!" Seeing Duan Xuan disappear around the street corner from a distance, Zhang Zhuanghe pushed off with his feet and quickly chased after him.

Knowing that Duan Xuan had vanished into thin air and that he had caught him red-handed, Zhang Zhuanghe's lips curled into a cruel smile.

Once Duan Xuan's identity is confirmed, he can use the Wang family's power to arrest this infamous Black Wolf.

At that time, not only will he be renowned in the martial arts world despite his advanced age, but even the Wang family will re-evaluate this diligent old steward who has worked hard for half his life and bestow upon him enough resources to break through to the Transformation Realm.

Once you reach the Transformation Realm, your status is vastly different from that of an Anjin (Internal Strength) martial artist.

Zhang Zhuang ran faster and faster, creating a gust of wind that blew the small stalls on both sides of the road away.

Just as he turned the corner, his face turned ashen, for he saw that familiar face.

Duan Xuan turned his head, glared fiercely at Zhang Zhuanghe, and asked, "Manager Zhang, it's you again? Are you trying to ambush me again?"

"Stop pretending! You're Black Wolf!" Zhang Zhuanghe took a sudden step and, with lightning speed, tore open Duan Xuan's clothes.

When he saw that it was just normal clothes and pants inside, Zhang Zhuanghe's pupils shrank, and he looked utterly dismayed: "How is this possible? You're not Black Wolf!"

Duan Xuan was furious and slapped Zhang Zhuanghe's old hand away: "What Black Wolf Guest?"

I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

  

Don't think that just because you're the manager of the Wang family you can do whatever you want. My Broken Mountain Martial Arts School isn't to be trifled with either.

If you wish to challenge me, you can issue a public challenge. If you intend to ambush me, then I will have no choice but to ask my master to intervene!

"Ahhh!" A loud shout came from another street, and Zhang Zhuanghe finally snapped out of his daze.

He believed Duan Xuan was not the Black Wolf, and realizing he might have been deceived by the real Black Wolf, he turned around and sped off.

The vendors who had just set up their stalls felt the wind come back again, much to their dismay.

He simply lay face down on the stall, but still couldn't stop himself from being overturned by Zhang Zhuanghe's strength.

"Grandpa, can we just keep walking forward?" After Zhang Zhuanghe left, an ordinary person with a similar build to Duan Xuan walked up to him, wearing clothes similar to Duan Xuan's training clothes.

Duan Xuan tossed him three copper coins, pointed to the end of the road and nodded: "That's right, follow this road all the way to the end of the county town."

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!" The man, of course, didn't understand why someone would pay him to walk a certain distance.

Wouldn't it be foolish not to make this money?

Duan Xuan wanted to use this person to guard against Zhang Zhuanghe's spies and informants in the vicinity.

"Oh, sir, do I have to walk a little further? Otherwise, I'll take the money... Where is the sir?"

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Soon, Zhang Zhuanghe arrived at the scene of the student recruitment.

When he arrived, the alley had returned to order from its chaotic state; some people were enjoying their melons, while others were reporting the incidents.

The dark-force and light-force martial artists he sent to pursue Black Wolf were all brutally murdered in the alley.

In that instant, Zhang Zhuanghe realized that the Black Wolf could not possibly be a mediocre martial artist like Duan Xuan.

Duan Xuan struggled to last five rounds against me, while these three martial artists were quite strong.

Even if Zhang Zhuanghe used all his strength, it would be impossible for him to wipe them out in a short time.

"Blood?" Zhang Zhuanghe smelled the blood of his own internal energy martial artist, which was being carried by someone and was drifting away in the wind.

He turned his head sharply and was shocked to see a figure at the end of the alley, who then hurriedly left.

"Black Wolf, stop right there!"

Before the onlookers could figure out what was going on, Zhang Zhuang and his strength exploded.

With a single slap, the person hiding in front of him was sent flying, some dead, some injured, and no one dared to stand around and watch anymore.

Unbeknownst to everyone, a black garment was hanging in the corner. Another figure darted past like a rabbit and snatched the garment away, thus ending the commotion in the alley.

Zhang Zhuang was skilled in footwork and had been with the Wang family for many years, so he had seen a lot of things and had learned a little about various movement techniques.

They navigated the narrow alleys with great ease. But the figure ahead was nowhere to be seen.

Just as Zhang Zhuanghe was about to catch up, the figure suddenly stopped and turned to the side.

A pair of eyes emitting a ghostly green light made Zhang Zhuanghe stop in his tracks from a distance, a strange sense of unease gripping his heart.

Quiet, exceptionally quiet.

Zhang Zhuanghe couldn't hear the noise on the street, the commotion in the surrounding restaurants, or even the footsteps approaching him.

"Come!"

With that one word uttered, the dark figure once again blended into the night and disappeared from sight.

Zhang Zhuang was completely stunned. It took him a long time to come to his senses: "Black Wolf is... a woman?"

He recalled the word "lai" countless times in his mind. That's how a woman's voice is; even if it's infinitely similar to a man's voice, it can't hide the femininity within it.

Zhang Zhuanghe started to panic. He never expected that he had been looking in the wrong direction from the very beginning, and that the Black Wolf was not a man at all.

The two wandered around and turned into a side alley again. Suddenly, a wolf's claw shot out from the side road with lightning speed.

Hiss!

Zhang Zhuang was focused on chasing someone and was completely unaware.

The wolf's claws flipped him over, tearing his expensive clothes and revealing five red and white bloodstains.

Zhang Zhuang felt the pain, but his experience made him instinctively fight back.

He unleashed a powerful gust of wind, intending to shatter the enemy.

But the enemy touched it and left immediately, his foot striking and crushing two blue bricks.

They nimbly dodged it.

"You dare to play me? Very well, Black Wolf, I will not let you leave today!"

Zhang Zhuanghe guessed that the Black Wolf had used his strange movement technique to quickly dart into the deep alley, waiting for this moment.

His interest in this man grew stronger, but before he could take a step, the black wolf who had been thrown back suddenly bounced back using the momentum from his feet.

"A head-on confrontation? Let me test your mettle!"

Zhang Zhuanghe focused his energy into his dantian, and the flow of qi and blood transformed into strength. His arms immediately became muscular and his tendons and bones made a cracking sound.

The blood in the wounds inflicted by claws stopped flowing and congealed instantly.

Just as he was about to exert all his strength to forcefully clash the Black Wolf with both palms, the Black Wolf raised his hand.

Whoosh whoosh!

As he rapidly flicked his wrist, three hidden arrows shot towards Zhang Zhuanghe's vital points: his heart and forehead.

Zhang Zhuanghe couldn't help but recall what other disciples from other sects had casually mentioned in conversation: Black Wolf was particularly skilled at making hidden weapons and traps!

Perhaps his killing power is not as strong as his own, but if he combines it with his unpredictable hidden weapons, he will definitely become a top master of internal energy.

Left with no other choice, he could only dissipate his strength and return it to his legs.

brush!

He was incredibly fast, but he hesitated for a moment and failed to dodge one of the hidden arrows.

Zhang Zhuanghe used the force to bounce backward, causing his body to veer off course, which prevented the hidden arrow from hitting his heart, but it still pierced his ribs.

"Pfft!" Zhang Zhuanghe's strength was released, and half of his energy was drained away.

They were about to give chase when the black wolf was already standing on the high wall. As night fell, its dark green wolf eyes flashed with a cold light.

"Howl!" A wolf's howl completely melted away the darkness.

Zhang Zhuanghe didn't dare to pursue him any further. He knew that this was Black Wolf's warning to him, and after examining himself, Zhang Zhuanghe also knew that he was in a very difficult state to fight Black Wolf again.

Even if they were to force a fight, the outcome would still be defeat.

"Very well, next time we fight, I will definitely not let you off!" Zhang Zhuanghe bent down to pick up the hidden arrow, wanting to see what it was made of.

Perhaps we can trace the clues of the Black Wolf based on these materials.

After picking them up one by one, Zhang Zhuanghe broke down, slamming the two hidden darts to the ground: "Wood, it's wood!!!"

Cautious, why so cautious? Not even a single clue was left for this old man.

Black Wolf, who are you?!