Eternal Life: I Can Control My Essence Qi-Chapter 33: The Power of the Surprise Attack

"Why hasn’t that kid made a move yet?"

Zhao Donglai’s mind raced swiftly with thoughts.

He knew Zhang Yao was definitely hiding in the shadows, waiting for the right moment to act, thus he remained calm and even cooperated by creating opportunities.

But half a quarter-hour had passed, Yunyi was already faltering, showing signs of defeat, yet Zhang Yao still hadn’t made a move, which inevitably caused him some anxiety.

"No, I can’t lose my footing in this madness!"

"That kid is deeply hidden, quite shrewd, it’s impossible for him to sit back and let the opportunity slip away!"

Thinking of this, Zhao Donglai temporarily suppressed his desire for victory and continued to press Wang Dezhai.

And at this moment:

"Boom!"

A figure suddenly sprang from the corner shadows, like a tiger leaping for its prey, crossing three meters instantly, aiming a punch at Wang Dezhai’s back!

The angle and timing of this surprise attack were exquisitely perfect, like a tiger lurking in the woods, erupting to strike intent on taking a life!

"Not good!!"

At this moment, Wang Dezhai’s body hair stood on end, terrified beyond belief.

When? Exactly when did another Absolute Peak Expert hide here? Who on earth is it?!

"No, it’s too late..."

Wang Dezhai’s ears could already hear the fierce punch wind exploding, terrifying like the bloody wind brought by a tiger’s attack.

He was already at a disadvantage and caught off guard, wishing to dodge was already impossible.

In a critical moment, he could only barely turn his body, dodging the vital point in his back heart, but still got hit squarely on the back by the punch.

"Pfft!"

Blood spurted wildly, bones shattered, and Wang Dezhai was instantly severely injured.

"Die!"

Zhao Donglai rejoiced wildly, and his Kaishan Saber cleaved down with thunderous speed and ferocity.

Wang Dezhai barely blocked a few times, then his Treasure Sword was knocked flying away, letting out a chilling scream as most of his arm was chopped off by Zhao Donglai.

"Crack!"

Zhang Yao, with cold eyes, followed up the attack, his fists smashing directly into the back of Wang Dezhai’s head, shattering his occipital bone.

Wang Dezhai’s eyes bulged, he took a couple of gasping breaths, then fell to the ground, ceasing to breathe.

With a single careless move, the dignified Governor lost his life.

"Uncle!"

"No..."

The incident happened suddenly, the few people nearby only reacted later, but it was too late to rescue.

In the instant of a rabbit’s rise and a magpie’s fall, Wang Dezhai was already killed in the combined hands of Zhang Yao and Zhao Donglai, with half his head smashed.

Two middle-aged men from the Wang Family could only watch this unfold, their eyes red with anger!

"Swish!"

After killing Wang Dezhai, Zhang Yao and Zhao Donglai didn’t hesitate, immediately turning to aid Yunyi.

"Damn it!"

"This is hopeless, retreat!"

The giant man like a tower, and the swordsman wearing an Iron Conical Hat, upon seeing this scene, retreated without hesitation.

Now that Wang Dezhai is dead, there are suddenly two more formidable enemies; if they don’t leave now, they won’t be able to later!

The two old masters from the Chen Family and Li Family also breathed a sigh of relief immediately, having no intention to stop them, watching the two fly away, disappearing into the night in a few steps.

"Hold on, Brother Yun, we are here!"

Two old masters, one holding a sword, the other wielding double maces, turned and charged into the fray.

Just two or three breaths later, the two Wang Clan experts facing five great warriors met a horrendous death, their bodies incomplete on the ground.

"Phew..."

A few people simultaneously let out a breath, their hearts settled down.

In this long night, the most perilous part was finally over, they suffered no casualties, which was the best outcome. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"Hall Master Zhao."

Yunyi was the first to speak, looking at Zhang Yao, his expression complex: "May I ask who this young man is..."

The two old masters from the Chen Family and Li Family also turned their gaze towards Zhang Yao, astounded by his youthful appearance.

"Oh, I forgot to introduce."

Zhao Donglai, in a great mood, laughed heartily and said, "This is Zhang Yao, an outstanding nephew from the Golden Furnace Martial Arts Hall, his master Zhou An and I have been good brothers for many years."

"So he is a person from the Martial Arts..."

The old masters from the Chen Family and Li Family shared a simultaneous change of expression.

"Truly extraordinary talent, rare in the world!"

"If it weren’t for Little Brother Zhang acting as a surprise weapon, striking at a critical moment, and reversing the situation, today would have been extremely perilous!"

Yunyi was silent for a moment, then spoke up to commend.

"Mr. Yun has overpraised."

Zhang Yao nodded slightly, looked at Zhao Donglai and others, and said, "I fear now is not the time for conversation."

"Indeed!"

Zhao Donglai immediately responded, hurriedly saying, "Let’s head outside first, deal with those insignificant ones, as for the inner residence, I’ll leave it to my worthy nephew Zhang."

"Everyone rest assured, what he wants is different from ours, I will personally explain later..."

Upon hearing his words, the crowd didn’t say much more, after cutting down Wang Dezhai’s head, they hurriedly rushed to the outer residence.

A dozen breaths later, Zhang Yao heard Zhao Donglai’s deep voice, resonating through half of the Governor’s Mansion, like a mighty bell:

"Wang Dezhai is dead, and you still refuse to surrender?!"

After shouting this sentence several times continuously, the sounds of fighting from outside distinctly weakened, causing some commotion to arise.

"It seems to be over."

Zhang Yao withdrew his gaze, taking advantage of Zhao Donglai and others handling external affairs, he prepared to explore the inner residence of the Governor’s Mansion, to find what he wanted.

After searching for a while, Zhang Yao found the place EMPTY, no sign of the Wang Clan’s members, not even the servant maids.

"It seems they escaped through the tunnel long ago, most likely out of the city."

Zhang Yao was not concerned, continued searching for a while, and discovered a spirit hall.

He entered the spirit hall, seeing the black coffin in the center, deducing from the couplets on the sides that inside lay the Wang Clan’s Grandmaster, Wang Dezhai’s biological father.

"The Grandmaster’s corpse..."

Zhang Yao hesitated for a moment, then finally bowed respectfully, and quietly said, "Excuse me."

He straightened up, suddenly thrusting a palm forward, sending the heavy coffin lid flying.

He leaned over to look inside, discovering an extremely aged old man, with deep wrinkles on his face like old tree bark.

The old man’s hands were crossed, placed on his abdomen, his expression serene, dressed in well-fitted funeral attire.

"This is the appearance of a Grandmaster after death?"

Zhang Yao curiously examined it.

According to Zhao Donglai, this Wang Clan Grandmaster passed away half a month ago, his death had been kept secret, and he was not buried.

Yet astonishingly, after half a month, the corpse inside the coffin showed no signs of decay, not even a hint of odor.

Even in winter, this was truly surprising.

"What transformation occurred in the Grandmaster’s body, to manifest such wonder?"

Zhang Yao observed closely, discovering some peculiar points.

The corpse indeed appeared a bit wax-yellow, showing posthumous color, but it had no signs of shriveled stiffness.

He bravely reached out to touch it, it felt cold as iron, yet surprisingly retained some elasticity, seemingly a bit of life lingered in the flesh.

"Truly an incredibly reliable body!"

Zhang Yao clicked his tongue in wonder.

He still clearly remembered a few years ago, this Grandmaster’s invincible divine might on the battlefield, the crushing dominance, mindful that at that time he was already nearing ninety.

Being ninety, yet possessing such fierce power, in his previous life this could be considered "non-human" status.

"Nephew, what are you..."

Zhao Donglai rushed in, witnessing the scene, and was startled.