Chapter 943: Chapter 542: Sealing the Long Street, Showdown with Zhao Shixiong (Part 3)
The commanding officer of the Northwest Border Army, a Yu Country general whose reputation is second only to Xue Shence!
Zhao Shixiong walked leisurely from the end of the street with his hands behind his back, his figure and features gradually emerging from the shadows cast by the buildings.
His expression was calm and composed, and his eyes were filled with interest as he scrutinized Zhao Douan, stopping at a distance of a hundred paces.
"Clatter..." The sound of fine footsteps arose, as a large number of heavily armed soldiers suddenly emerged from both ends of the long street, these were Zhao Shixiong’s Personal Guard Camp, inseparable from him.
At this moment, the long street was sealed off, and if viewed from the sky, it would seem as if it had become a cage.
"Zhao Douan." Zhao Shixiong glanced at him disdainfully, saying, "Throughout the past year, I’ve heard your name too many times, and I’m very curious as to how such an impressive descendant emerged from our family in the capital."
He isn’t deceiving me... His tone is very certain, and there’s no need for deception in this situation... Is my identity exposed? Was there evidence left behind when I killed Wang Qi?
Zhao Douan simply removed his disguise, revealing his true appearance, and put away the Fearless Stick in his hand: "If you’re curious, you could have seen me when you reported back to the capital at the end of last year."
Zhao Shixiong didn’t respond, his gaze lingered on the Golden Bell Shield covering Zhao Douan’s body, and with a peculiar expression, he said, "You actually disguised yourself as a monk from the Divine Dragon Temple to kill. You truly live up to being the scheming Zhao Yan. Such methods are indeed insidious, but unfortunately, they don’t stand up to scrutiny."
Zhao Douan replied indifferently, "Effective methods are good methods. Since when has the world had a clear distinction between upright and insidious methods? If you’re talking about morality, you, a traitor who betrayed your master for personal gain and plotted rebellion, are hardly in a position to talk about ’scrutiny’."
Zhao Shixiong was not angered, and seemed too lazy to argue verbally, simply saying calmly, "You, a young flatterer, dare to lecture this General. Very well, today I will discipline you on behalf of the Zhao family’s ancestors."
With that, he raised his right arm, grasping at the air!
The air rippled with circles of waves, and his calloused right hand slowly pulled out a great guan sword from the ripples. The sword was extremely heavy, and as soon as it was in hand, the green bricks beneath his feet groaned under the weight.
Zhao Douan did not hesitate, raising his right hand as well, as a silver scroll hidden in his sleeve glinted. The Taibo Bow appeared in his hand.
Bending the bow and nocking an arrow, "crackling" sounds echoed as electric serpents coalesced within the bowstring. Zhao Douan seamlessly released three arrows using Qi Mechanism as the arrows!
Sure hit!
"Buzz——"
In the blink of an eye, streaks of electric light reached Zhao Shixiong’s face in the dark night.
At this moment, the long knife in his hand had just been drawn.
However, the electric serpents, capable of piercing steel armor, dissolved as they struck towards Zhao Shixiong’s brow!
That’s right, dissolved!
The surface of this border general’s body was already enveloped in an invisible Gang Qi. The seemingly indestructible electric serpents crashed into the Gang Qi, disappearing like clay oxen into the sea, or snow melting away.
Zhao Shixiong did not dodge or evade, calmly withstanding the three arrows, then laughed, "Lu Tong’s Taibo Bow indeed ended up in your hands. That day, it was this arrow that wounded Supervisor Wang Qi, wasn’t it? It’s pointless to waste your energy. The Hundred-refined Gang Qi I’ve cultivated remains unmoved even amidst a thousand armies, even this is not enough."
Zhao Douan remained silent, shooting a few more arrows, and confirmed that they indeed had no effect, feeling a sinking sensation.
He immediately put away the Taibo Bow, switching the weapon in his hand to the familiar Chasing Saber.
This weapon contributed by Li Yanfu was devastatingly sharp, capable of cutting through multiple enemies with a single stroke.
But here it was not suitable, and Zhao Douan’s Martial Artist instincts cautioned him that getting close to Zhao Shixiong would mean certain death.
The general who emerged alive from the battlefield was most proficient in close combat. This was evident in Xue Shence as well.
Yet the other day, when Xue Shence faced Lu Tong’s arrows, he had to block with a Fangtian Halberd, but this Zhao Shixiong dared to endure them with Gang Qi and remained motionless.
Zhao Douan felt a sinking in his heart, realizing that Zhao Shixiong’s martial arts likely surpassed everyone’s imagination in depth.