32: Chapter 32 Ning Hongxiu vs. Cai Wenjing!

Zhao Zilong did not respond for a long time; he truly could not bring himself to kill Cai Wenjing.

Although they had not spent much time together, Zhao Zilong could tell that Cai Wenjing treated him well.

Moreover, the relationship between them was clearly warming up, with a hint of intimacy.

Tonight, Cai Wenjing had even asked Zhao Zilong to call her Wenjing.

Furthermore, although Cai Wenjing was drunk, she had called Zhao Zilong "Fourth Brother."

Zhao Zilong had developed some feelings for Cai Wenjing, the "ice beauty" in the eyes of others.

Even though Zhao Zilong did not want to die, he would absolutely never choose to survive at the cost of killing Cai Wenjing.

"Banner Master Zhao, have you decided? I do not have time to waste on you."

Ning Hongxiu demanded coldly.

Of course, her voice remained low throughout, fearing she might wake Cai Wenjing.

Zhao Zilong raised his eyes and stared intently at Ning Hongxiu. He asked, "Heroine, do you have someone you like?"

Ning Hongxiu was stunned; she had truly never met anyone she liked.

"What do you mean?"

Ning Hongxiu was confused as to why Zhao Zilong would suddenly ask this.

Zhao Zilong said, "Since you have no one you like, Heroine, it seems you do not know the feeling of liking someone. I fear no mockery from you, Heroine. Although I, Zhao Zilong, am of low status and a mere nobody, and I know that everything is just my own wishful thinking, I must tell you that I like Cai Wenjing."

"You, like, Cai Wenjing?"

Ning Hongxiu was somewhat surprised.

Zhao Zilong said with a solemn face, "That is correct. I like her. Therefore, how could it be possible for you, Heroine, to ask me, Zhao Zilong, to kill the person I like?"

"Today, I, Zhao Zilong, am threatened by you, Heroine, and have no power to resist. I accept this, but I will absolutely never harm the person I like."

"If you can trust me, Heroine, then give me some more time. I will definitely bring Lin An and Lee Zhen out of the Fuzheng Division prison safely."

"If you do not believe me, then kill me."

"However, I, Zhao Zilong, beg you, Heroine, not to harm Wenjing."

"Then what if I do not agree and insist on killing her?"

A cold sharpness flashed in Ning Hongxiu's eyes, yet her heart was moved by Zhao Zilong's actions.

She had not expected that there would still be such a sentimental person in this world.

Zhao Zilong said, "If you do not agree, Heroine, then before I die, I can only try my best to wake Wenjing. Although I do not know if I can succeed, I must at least try."

"You cannot do it."

Ning Hongxiu said very decisively.

Her sword was absolutely fast enough; if Zhao Zilong even attempted to speak loudly in the slightest, she could kill him. She was very confident in this.

"Heroine, are you truly unwilling to spare Wenjing, unwilling to believe me, or give me some time? As long as you spare me and Wenjing today, I, Zhao Zilong, promise to repay you in the future."

Zhao Zilong said with a solemn face.

Ning Hongxiu did not respond to Zhao Zilong, but she did not immediately refuse either, appearing to be considering it.

Just then, Ning Hongxiu suddenly frowned.

A streak of light shot toward her from outside, and she hurriedly dodged.

Zhao Zilong seized the opportunity and hurriedly retreated.

Dodging the streak of light, Ning Hongxiu leaped toward Zhao Zilong.

The streak of light turned out to be a dagger, which was now nailed into the wall.

Although Zhao Zilong retreated outward first, Ning Hongxiu's speed was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, she was in front of him.

Furthermore, the sword in her hand was already unsheathed and thrust straight at Zhao Zilong.

Zhao Zilong's pupils dilated. Was he really about to die?

But at this moment, a flash of silver light appeared before Zhao Zilong's eyes.

A sword appeared and parried Ning Hongxiu's sword away.

"Cai Wenjing, you are not drunk!"

Ning Hongxiu retreated, steadied herself, and seeing who had arrived, she was somewhat surprised.

After Zhao Zilong saw that the person who saved him was Cai Wenjing, he was also extremely surprised.

"Deputy Director Cai, you?"

"Are you alright?"

Cai Wenjing looked at Zhao Zilong with a strange expression.

She had not expected that she was originally feigning drunkenness to lure out people from the former dynasty, but as a result, she had accidentally learned that Zhao Zilong liked her.

Moreover, for her sake, Zhao Zilong did not hesitate to risk his own life.

This stirred up huge ripples in her heart.

At this moment, her gaze toward Zhao Zilong was extremely complex.

It contained both tenderness and struggle.

Zhao Zilong shook his head and said, "I am fine."

Cai Wenjing nodded slightly and then looked at Ning Hongxiu, saying, "I admire your courage to dare to break into a Banner Master of the Fuzheng Division's home to commit murder. Today, this Deputy Director will definitely capture you and bring you to justice."

Ning Hongxiu sneered, "I have long heard that your Martial Family Sword Technique, Cai Wenjing, is used with god-like mastery. Since I have the opportunity today, I will experience it and see if it is just an empty reputation."

Cai Wenjing said, "I will not let you be disappointed."

As the words fell, Cai Wenjing moved, her long sword in front as she pressed forward.

Ning Hongxiu also moved, her long sword in front as she met the charge.

"Clang!"

The two long swords clashed, emitting a crisp, ringing sound that was somewhat deafening.

The surrounding air was shaken by this sound, causing it to distort.

"So strong. Is this the combat power of two Sixth-Rank Martial Artists?"

Zhao Zilong exclaimed.

He did not know how long it would be before he could possess such strength.

He was very envious.

However, at this moment, he also breathed a sigh of relief.

He was still alive, and as long as he was alive, there was a chance.

While Zhao Zilong was exclaiming, Cai Wenjing and Ning Hongxiu had already exchanged a dozen moves. Both of their swords were incredibly fast, dazzling to the eyes.

Cai Wenjing was using the Martial Family Sword Technique. Although it was a sword technique, it carried an aura of rigid ferocity.

It is said that this was created by Marquis Wulie based on saber techniques; the sword technique incorporated saber techniques, being grand and open, yet without losing the sharp and precise momentum of a sword.

Ning Hongxiu's sword technique, however, appeared somewhat feminine and soft, extremely strange, like a venomous snake flicking its tongue.

The two of them had unknowingly exchanged over a hundred moves without a clear victor. However, gradually, Cai Wenjing began to be suppressed by Ning Hongxiu's sword technique.

Cai Wenjing had not expected Ning Hongxiu's sword technique to be so strong—full of trickery, like a venomous snake spitting blood, while the sword momentum was like a rushing river, endless.

Her Martial Family Sword Technique excelled in rigid ferocity, with a powerful opening, but the remaining strength was slightly weak.

If they continued to fight like this, Cai Wenjing knew that she could not last for long and would undoubtedly be defeated.

She could escape, but what about Zhao Zilong?

"So, Deputy Director Cai is nothing more than this."

Ning Hongxiu's tone carried a hint of disdain.

Cai Wenjing was also angered: "Win against me first before you talk."

The two continued to fight.

Zhao Zilong saw that Cai Wenjing was at a disadvantage, and he was very nervous.

He kept staring at the scene of their fight.

He only hated that his current strength was too weak; he had no way to participate in a battle of this level, and he could not even help Cai Wenjing.

"What should I do? If this continues, Wenjing will undoubtedly be defeated."

Zhao Zilong was extremely anxious.

Suddenly, his brain felt a moment of trance.

"What is this?"

Zhao Zilong discovered with shock that in his mind, images of the fight between Cai Wenjing and Ning Hongxiu had appeared.

The images of the two were as if illuminated by an X-ray; the flesh and skin were gone, and only the organs and meridians of their bodies appeared.

And on these meridians, there were some red dots.

The red dots that appeared on their meridians were not the same.

There were more than a dozen on Cai Wenjing's body, while there were only ten on Ning Hongxiu's body, fewer than Cai Wenjing's.

"These are acupuncture points!"

Zhao Zilong had learned by following the phantom monk meditating in his dreams; that phantom monk had such red dots appearing in his body, which represented acupuncture points.

Moreover, Zhao Zilong even recognized some of the acupuncture points.

"The places where the red dots appear on both of them clearly have obstructed flow of Qi in the meridians. Could these be the death points of martial artists, and also their weak spots?"

Zhao Zilong guessed.

"Wenjing, stab her Tianshu point."

Zhao Zilong suddenly shouted loudly. Cai Wenjing was startled and somewhat confused, but since she was no longer a match for Ning Hongxiu and defeat was inevitable, she had no choice but to give it a try.

When she dodged the sword thrust by Ning Hongxiu, she thrust towards Ning Hongxiu's abdomen; that was precisely the Tianshu point.

Ning Hongxiu was shocked. This was one of her death points. How did Zhao Zilong know?

"A guess?"

However, Cai Wenjing's sword thrust missed, and Zhao Zilong's voice continued to ring out.

"Wenjing, continue to stab her Yingxiang, Tiantu, Zhongwan, and Quchi points..."

Cai Wenjing had just forced Ning Hongxiu back with one move and knew that what Zhao Zilong said was effective. At this moment, hearing Zhao Zilong's shout, she followed suit.

Ning Hongxiu frowned deeply. How did Zhao Zilong know about these death points of hers?

Now that her death points were exposed, if she continued to fight, she would undoubtedly be defeated.

Ning Hongxiu shot a cold look at Zhao Zilong. She parried Cai Wenjing's sword, forced Cai Wenjing back a few steps, and then leaped up, crashing through the window and escaping.

Cai Wenjing wanted to pursue, but Zhao Zilong called out to stop her.