HLnovel Chapter 134: Strange Face
Chapter 134: Strange Face
At this critical moment, Zhang Hao's mind raced, and suddenly his mind flashed with the words his senior sister once said: "Xiaoyao Sword Technique emphasizes intention rather than form. The mind moves with the will, and no moves are better than moves..."
He suddenly felt enlightened, closed his eyes, emptied his mind, and allowed the energy in his body to flow freely.
The tip of Zhao Yu's sword was about to pierce Zhang Hao's chest, but he suddenly felt an invisible resistance that pushed him back.
"What's going on?!" Zhao Yu looked at Zhang Hao in surprise and suspicion, not knowing what had happened.
Zhang Hao slowly opened his eyes, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light. A fierce aura emanated from him, like a sword drawn from its sheath, its edge fully exposed.
"Is this... the true meaning of Xiaoyao Sword Technique?" Zhang Hao murmured to himself, with a confident smile on his face.
Zhang Hao felt that there were two streams of true energy colliding with each other in his body, like two violent dragons biting each other, and the pain almost made him faint. Seeing this, Zhao Yu's eyes flashed with viciousness, and he grinned: "Stinky boy, it doesn't feel good to be possessed by a demon, right? Go to hell!"
After saying that, Zhao Yu swung his sword again, this time aiming directly at Zhang Hao's heart. His move was brutal and merciless.
At the critical moment, Zhang Hao's mind suddenly flashed with the beautiful face of his senior sister and her gentle words: "Xiao Hao, promise me that you must live well..."
"Senior Sister..." A strong desire to survive surged in Zhang Hao's heart. He clenched his teeth, endured the severe pain, and forcefully mobilized the disordered true Qi in his body, which madly flowed towards the Xiaoyao Sword in his hand.
The Xiaoyao Sword made a deafening sound, and the sword body burst into a dazzling light, illuminating the entire secret room like daylight.
"What is this?!" Zhao Yu was startled by this sudden change, but it was too late to retract his sword.
"Xiaoyao Sword Technique, ninth move, Sky-breaking Sword!" Zhang Hao roared, poured all his energy into this sword, and slashed at Zhao Yu fiercely.
boom!
After a loud bang, the entire secret room was shaking violently, as if it would collapse at any time. The long sword in Zhao Yu's hand broke into two pieces, and the whole person was blown away by the powerful sword energy, hitting the stone wall heavily, spitting blood, and it was unknown whether he was alive or dead.
Zhang Hao also collapsed on the ground powerlessly because his true energy was exhausted. The Xiaoyao Sword in his hand fell to the side with a crisp sound.
He gasped for air, looking at the mess in front of him, his heart filled with shock and fear. If it weren't for the voice and smile of his senior sister that gave him strength at the last moment, he would have died.
"Senior Sister, where are you? Who are you? Why do you treat me like this..." Zhang Hao murmured to himself, his eyes filled with confusion and sadness.
He struggled to stand up, walked to Zhao Yu, and wanted to check his injuries.
"Cough cough..." Zhao Yu suddenly coughed a few times and slowly opened his eyes, his eyes full of resentment and unwillingness.
"You...you actually..." Zhao Yu uttered a few words with difficulty and then fainted again.
Zhang Hao ignored him and began to look for the whereabouts of his senior sister in the secret room. However, he searched the entire secret room and found no clues about his senior sister.
"Senior Sister, where are you?" Zhang Hao's heart was filled with despair and helplessness.
At this moment, he suddenly found that a brick in the corner of the secret room seemed to be loose. He walked over and pushed it hard, and the brick moved aside, revealing a dark hole.
Zhang Hao's heart moved. Could it be that his senior sister was in this cave?
He jumped into the cave without hesitation and walked down a narrow passage. The passage was pitch black, and Zhang Hao could only grope his way forward.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, a faint light finally appeared in front of them. Zhang Hao was delighted and quickened his pace.
When he walked out of the passage, he was stunned by the scene before him.
What I saw before me was a huge underground cave. The top of the cave was covered with dense stalactites, emitting colorful light, illuminating the entire cave like a dreamland.
In the center of the cave is a towering palace. The palace is made entirely of white jade, with carved beams and painted buildings, and is magnificent and golden. It is as majestic as the palace in heaven.
"This...where is this place?" Zhang Hao was so shocked by the scene before him that he forgot where he was for a moment.
At this moment, he suddenly heard a melodious sound of piano coming from the palace. The sound was clear and pleasant, like crying and complaining, as if telling a sad love story.
Zhang Hao's heart moved, and he walked towards the palace following the sound of the piano.
When he arrived at the palace gate, he saw a woman in white sitting in front of a guqin and playing it with her back to him.
The woman's back was graceful, with her long black hair cascading down like a waterfall, covering half of her face, making it impossible to see her features clearly.
Zhang Hao just felt that the back figure seemed familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it.
He couldn't help but ask, "Girl, may I ask who you are..."
However, before he could finish his words, the woman in white suddenly turned around, revealing a beautiful face.
"Senior Sister?!" Zhang Hao exclaimed in surprise, unable to believe his eyes.
The woman in front of him was none other than his senior sister whom he had been thinking about day and night!
However, what was different from before was that the senior sister at this moment had cold eyes and a frosty face, and she exuded a fierce murderous aura, which was completely different from her previous gentle and lovely image!
"You...you are not senior sister...who are you?!" Zhang Hao asked in horror, with an ominous premonition in his heart.
The woman in white looked at him coldly, with a strange smile on her lips: "Senior sister? Haha, that's just my disguise. You will never guess my true identity..."
"Who are you? Why are you pretending to be my senior sister?!" Zhang Hao roared, his heart filled with anger and confusion.
The woman in white slowly stood up and walked towards him step by step. With every step, her aura grew stronger, making Zhang Hao almost breathless.
"Want to know who I am? Then kneel down and beg me. Maybe if I'm in a good mood, I'll tell you..." The woman in white looked down at him, her eyes full of teasing and mockery.
Zhang Hao clenched his fists, his nails pierced deeply into his palms, and blood flowed down between his fingers, but he was completely unaware.
"Even if I die, I will never surrender to you!" Zhang Hao said gritting his teeth, his eyes full of determination.
"Really? Then go to hell!" A trace of murderous intent flashed in the eyes of the woman in white. She waved her right hand and a fierce palm wind attacked Zhang Hao...
The sharp palm wind, with a bone-chilling chill, rushed straight to Zhang Hao's face. At the critical moment, he instinctively leaned back and barely avoided the fatal blow.
"Is that all you can do? It seems like you, the fake senior sister, are just that good!" Zhang Hao steadied himself and said with a sneer. Although he was panicking inside, it didn't stop him from being tough. After all, in front of a beautiful woman, you can't lose in momentum!
The woman in white laughed contemptuously, as if she had heard some great joke: "Haha, you still dare to be stubborn even when you are about to die! Well, I will let you see my true strength!"
As soon as the voice fell, the figure of the woman in white flashed and disappeared in an instant. Before Zhang Hao could react, he felt a sharp pain in his chest, and the whole person flew backwards like a kite with a broken string, and fell heavily on the white jade ground.
"Puff!" Zhang Hao spat out a mouthful of blood and felt as if his internal organs had shifted. The severe pain made it almost impossible for him to breathe.
"With just this little ability, you still dare to yell in front of me?" The woman in white had come to his side without him knowing when, looking down at him, her eyes full of disdain and ridicule.
"You... who are you? Why are you pretending to be my senior sister?!" Zhang Hao asked through gritted teeth, enduring the severe pain.
"I told you, you don't deserve to know!" The woman in white snorted coldly, raised her jade feet, and stepped hard on Zhang Hao's chest.
"Cough cough..." Zhang Hao suddenly felt suffocated in his chest, as if a huge rock was pressing on him, making it difficult for him to breathe.
"Tell me, who are you? What is your purpose in approaching my senior sister?!" Zhang Haoqiang endured the severe pain and glared at the woman in white, his eyes filled with unwillingness and anger.
"Haha, you want to know? Then go to hell and ask the King of Hell!" A hint of murderous intent flashed in the eyes of the woman in white. She raised her right hand, condensed a ball of dazzling white light, and was about to slap it towards the top of Zhang Hao's head.
At this critical moment, a deafening roar suddenly came from the depths of the cave: "Stop!"
The roar echoed in the cave like thunder, causing pain in Zhang Hao's eardrums. The woman in white couldn't help but sway, and a trace of fear flashed in her eyes.
I saw a tall figure walking slowly out from the depths of the cave, and the ground seemed to tremble slightly with every step.
"Master... Master?!" Zhang Hao exclaimed in surprise when he saw who it was.
The person who came was none other than his master, the head of Qingyun Sect - Taoist Qingyun!
Taoist Qingyun was wearing a green Taoist robe, his hair and beard were all white, but he was in high spirits, his eyes were like lightning, and he exuded a powerful aura that made people dare not look directly at him.
"Stop it now, you evil creature!" Taoist Qingyun shouted angrily, his voice was like a loud bell, shaking the whole cave.
When the woman in white saw Taoist Qingyun, a flash of panic flashed in her eyes, but she quickly regained her composure and sneered, "What? You want to stop me too? You are not worthy enough!"
"How dare you!" Taoist Qingyun was furious. He flashed in front of the woman in white and slapped her with his palm.
The woman in white did not dare to be negligent and immediately raised her hand to greet him.
"boom!"
With a loud bang, two powerful palm forces collided in the air, stirring up a gust of wind, blowing sand and rocks into the cave, and causing stalactites to break and fall.
Zhang Hao was stunned by this sudden change. He never expected that his seemingly ordinary master actually possessed such terrifying strength!
However, before he could react, something even weirder happened...
Two powerful internal forces collided, and the turbulent air waves rolled in the cave, blowing Zhang Hao's clothes. He tried to open his eyes, but found that the scene in front of him made him stunned.
The Taoist Qingyun, who was originally a celestial being, had a distorted face and blood flowing from all his orifices! On the other hand, the woman in white was still as white as snow, and she looked calm and composed, as if the earth-shattering palm strike just now had no effect on her at all.
"Master!" Zhang Hao exclaimed and struggled to get up, but his injury was aggravated and he spat out another mouthful of blood.
"Haha, with just this little bit of skill, you dare to show off in front of me?" The woman in white sneered, her tone full of disdain and ridicule, "Since you and I are from the same lineage, I will give you a quick death!"
After saying this, she raised her slender hand again, and a brighter white light condensed at her fingertips, and it was about to end Taoist Qingyun's life.
"Sister, wait a minute!" At this critical moment, a clear voice came from outside the cave, and then a young man in a green gown came like a breeze.
"Senior Brother!" Seeing the person coming, Zhang Hao felt as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, and a glimmer of hope lit up in his eyes.
The man who came was the senior brother of Qingyun Sect and also Zhang Hao's senior brother, named Li Qingyun. He had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, a handsome face, and unfathomable cultivation. He enjoyed the reputation of "Qingyun Sword" in the martial arts world.
Li Qingyun came closer, his eyes swept over the seriously injured master and Zhang Hao, and finally fell on the woman in white. He frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "Junior sister, what do you mean? Why did you do such a cruel thing to Master and Junior Brother?"