"Quite cautious," Chen Jie thought to himself.
Clearly, although this person was desperate to take Chen Jie's life, his anger had not clouded his judgment.
He would not act rashly in a place that might be a trap set for him without first understanding the situation.
It was mealtime, and the streets were bustling with people, making it indeed unsuitable for a confrontation.
With this in mind, Chen Jie's heart stirred, and he no longer hid his presence, pretending to be a passerby walking on the street.
As expected, when Chen Jie revealed himself, Zhang Sifeng quickly spotted him.
Chen Jie feigned strolling around, expecting Zhang Sifeng to make a move quickly after noticing him. However, to Chen Jie's surprise, Zhang Sifeng cautiously kept his distance and followed him.
"So cautious, completely unlike his arrogant tone on the phone," Chen Jie mused.
After a few more turns, Zhang Sifeng attempted to speed up and approach Chen Jie several times, but each time he stopped.
He seemed to be testing something.
Finally, Chen Jie grew impatient, unwilling to waste any more time with the other party, and headed directly towards a secluded area.
During this process, Zhang Sifeng continued to trail him from afar.
It wasn't until Chen Jie reached an open, deserted place that Zhang Sifeng finally seemed certain that there were no ambushes, and he directly lunged at Chen Jie.
"Chen Jie!"
Zhang Sifeng shouted.
Chen Jie turned his head and looked at him with surprise.
"I told you, today, you will die! No matter where you escape to, I will find you! Now, do you regret losing two days of your life?"
As Zhang Sifeng finished speaking, he was already beside Chen Jie.
He immediately struck out with his palm towards Chen Jie's body.
With a bang.
Zhang Sifeng's palm landed squarely on Chen Jie.
A mocking glint flashed across Zhang Sifeng's face: "I thought anyone who dared to offend my Dark Shadow Sect would be strong, but I didn't expect you to be such a weakling. You've truly disappointed me."
Huh?
After speaking, his gaze sharpened.
He felt a hint of confusion.
Under normal circumstances, someone struck by his palm would either be sent flying or have their body explode, or at the very least, spit blood and writhe in pain.
But after saying these words, he realized that Chen Jie seemed completely unharmed.
"You followed me all this way without daring to make a move, only showing yourself after I led you to this desolate place. You coward, do you really think you're fit to threaten me?" Chen Jie said without politeness.
Zhang Sifeng's expression changed: "What? You deliberately led me here? You guessed I would follow you here, so you prepared an ambush in advance?"
He scanned left and right, as if facing great danger, and immediately retreated rapidly.
He was about to retract his hand when Chen Jie grabbed his wrist.
Preventing him from withdrawing.
"This..."
Zhang Sifeng's face turned ashen: "Grandmaster, peak?"
Chen Jie said calmly, "You still haven't understood your situation. I never ambushed you, and you are not worthy of me ambushing you, because in my eyes, you are nothing but an ant."
"What?"
Zhang Sifeng exclaimed.
With a flash of his hand, Chen Jie drew the bronze sword from his storage ring.
Zhang Sifeng was shocked again: "This is Sect Master Fang's Great Treasure Sword! How is it in your possession? You are Sect Master Fang's subordinate!"
Another person who knew of Sect Master Fang?
It seemed Fang Shaohua's reputation was quite considerable.
Chen Jie mused.
The reason he hadn't finished off Zhang Sifeng directly was that these were all Fang Shaohua's enemies, and it would be better for Fang Shaohua to deal with them personally.
"No!"
Zhang Sifeng exclaimed in shock again: "I clearly didn't see a sword on you earlier! Where did you hide it?"
With his strength, if Chen Jie had any weapon on him, he would have seen it immediately.
If he had known earlier that Chen Jie possessed the Great Treasure Sword, he would never have been foolish enough to confront Chen Jie head-on.
He knew the formidable power of this Great Treasure Sword.
Fang Shaohua's heart was already filled with excitement, and the sword body trembled slightly with his emotions.
Chen Jie could feel his urgency.
"I have a few questions for you," Chen Jie said, not answering his question.
"What questions?"
Chen Jie asked, "How many people from your Dark Shadow Sect have come to the provincial capital this time?"
"So you do have something to fear!"
Zhang Sifeng's eyes flickered, and he said, "I am just an assassin sent to kill you. If I die this time, our Dark Shadow Sect will definitely be enraged and send a large number of experts to hunt you down."
"But if you spare my life, I will agree to cooperate with you."
Zhang Sifeng knew clearly that with the Great Treasure Sword in hand, he was no match for Chen Jie.
Furthermore, with his wrist held by Chen Jie, he had no strength to resist, indicating that Chen Jie was a martial artist at the peak of the Grandmaster realm.
Combined with the Great Treasure Sword, he was even less likely to be his opponent.
"How do we cooperate?" Chen Jie asked.
"You, Chen Jie, have disgraced our Dark Shadow Sect at the martial arts大会 in Pingcheng. Our Dark Shadow Sect will absolutely kill you; otherwise, we will not rest."
"However, I might be able to help you deceive the Dark Shadow Sect. As long as you go into hiding from now on and live under another identity, and then find a man who looks similar to you for me to kill, then our Dark Shadow Sect's pursuit of you will end!"
Zhang Sifeng said, "I am your only chance, and your only path to survival."
Chen Jie smiled and said, "I have another question: why are you targeting Li Ziling?"
"Li Ziling?"
Zhang Sifeng asked with confusion.
Chen Jie asked, "What? You don't know what the Reapers originally intended to do?"
Zhang Sifeng's face showed a sudden realization: "I know who you're talking about. You actually found out the other party's identity before we did!"
"But it doesn't hurt to tell you. In fact, I don't know much myself. I only know that our Dark Shadow Sect received a mission from the overseas headquarters to capture an important figure being protected by the Dragon Team. Currently, the information we have indicates the target is only a woman, and her identity has not yet been investigated."
"Why are you asking this? If you want to survive now, the most pressing matter is to cooperate with me," Zhang Sifeng urged.
"Is that so? What if I'm not willing to go into hiding?" Chen Jie asked.
"Unwilling? I told you, this is your chance to survive! It's precisely because you pose a threat to me that I'm willing to cooperate with you!"
"Do you think that by being a peak Grandmaster and possessing the Great Treasure Sword, you can contend with our Dark Shadow Sect? Wishful thinking! The Dark Shadow Sect today is no longer what it used to be. Even experts like me are not enough to see, and there are even legendary Innate masters!"
"At that time, if you kill me and my mission fails, the Dark Shadow Sect will be thoroughly enraged and dispatch a large number of experts to kill you. Even if you flee to the ends of the earth, you will not escape."