Chapter 1154 – The Fisherman by Xining Villages Stream Uses His Spear (2/2)
He was a member of the Orthodoxy's legitimate line, so he was not willing to be like Black Robe and use an evil method to prolong his life, and his strength was also inferior.
His attempt just now to lock down Black Robe's soul had failed, so he could only wait for Black Robe to come and kill him.
He felt profound regret at not being able to battle her when he was at his peak. It didn't need to be a simple and direct battle, but a battle of exceptional schemes and most unscrupulous methods.
Did he have any other regrets besides this, like his death?
He had driven his carriage to this mountain to lure the demons into coming to kill him.
Luring Black Robe was already the best result he could imagine.
There was a small stream outside Xining Village's old temple, and there were many fish in this stream. It was a favorite pastime of Yuren and Chen Changsheng to stand by this stream and watch the fish play, but his was fishing.
It didn't matter if they were koi or red snappers, if they were large or small, if they were steamed or braised. They were all delicious.
He was the world's finest fisherman, and since he had made himself the bait today, who was still capable of escaping?
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The autumn sun was at its zenith, and it was precisely the brightest time of day.
Black Robe's mood was just as bright and charming as the sunlight.
The brighter the surroundings, the darker the carriage compartment seemed.
Her hand was still two feet away from Shang Xingzhou.
She saw the regret in Shang Xingzhou's eyes and the fear in the young Daoist boy's.
But then she saw a sudden point of white in the carriage.
What was this wan and pale white?
Was it the face of a ghost demanding her life or was it a white sheet of paper?
And then a chilling ray of light tore through the darkness and slashed at Black Robe.
It was so bright that it felt like someone in the carriage had lit a sun.
It was so cold that the grass on the mountain slope was instantly covered in a thin layer of frost.
What sort of light would have two completely different Qis?
In a swamp ten-some li away, Wang Po leaned against the husk of a tree, watching the nearby Mountain-toppling Fiend with incredible focus.
Suddenly, he sensed something and turn to look at the small mountain.
At almost the same time, the Mountain-toppling Fiend also turned to look in that direction.
The Demon Commander's cold gaze suddenly blazed with fervor and then almost immediately cooled as worry worked its way in.
The Second Demon General and the tribal experts attacking the Central Army Camp had also sensed the appearance of this powerful Qi.
Chen Changsheng and a few Divine Generals also sensed it.
Xu Yourong sensed it the most clearly and accurately, because she was the one most familiar with it.
When she was living in the Imperial Palace as a child and got bored, she would often go to seek out that spear and play with it.
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Black Robe howled and retreated with unimaginable speed.
Her eyebrows were covered in frost and everything she saw with her eyes seemed to be suffused with a rainbow glow.
This included that spear tearing through the darkness.
There was a soft squelch.
Black Robe landed on the grass several dozen zhang away.
A hole had appeared on the right side of her chest.
Blood poured out of it.
It was a terrifying wound.
Golden flecks of light drifted out of the bloody hole, making it also seem like a setting sun.
”How is this spear in your hands!”
Black Robe stared at the carriage at the peak of the mountain and yelled in anger, ”Why are you here?”
The white sheet of paper flapped in the wind.
Xiao Zhang walked out of the carriage, a spear in his hand.