Chapter 1168: Chapter 1157: Ning Family vs. Nalan Family
“Who the hell do you think is your grandpa?”
Zhang Daolin wore a look of indignation, and his palm swung out again with a whoosh.
With a loud smack.
Nalan Pao didn’t even get a chance to scream before he followed in his brothers’ footsteps, his neck twisting a full 360 degrees, collapsing to the ground, dying with open eyes.
The sound of slapping was extremely loud.
In this quiet night, it traveled far and wide.
This not only roused the Ning Family members, making them alert, but also startled the sleeping Nalan Invincible and others.
“Who’s there?”
“Guys, grab your weapons!”
Nalan Invincible and others naturally knew, at this moment, unlike the past, being so close to the Ning Family, the risk was enormous.
So they slept in their clothes, weapons at the ready, and even the slightest noise was enough to wake them up.
When they drew their weapons and stepped out of their tents, they were instantly dumbstruck.
The reality was they were already surrounded by hundreds of Ning Family members.
The leader wasn’t someone else, it was Zhang Daolin.
While Nalan Invincible was in a daze, Zhang Daolin began questioning, “Are you the second master of the Nalan Family, Nalan Invincible?”
“Are you people from the Ning Family?”
Nalan Invincible was crafty and experienced in Jianghu, naturally perceiving the bizarre situation.
“Old man, your insight is quite unique.” Zhang Daolin snorted coldly, “No matter who you are, daring to invade my Ning Family without permission, you are bound to die.”
“Your tone sure is bold.” Nalan Invincible smirked disdainfully, “What skill is there in overwhelming me with numbers? Have the guts to take me on one-on-one. If I win, let us leave freely, how’s that?”
“Not a chance.”
Zhang Daolin rolled his eyes contemptuously, “Why would I give up my advantage in numbers to duel you… A duel is fine too, why don’t you duel all of us alone.”
“You…”
Nalan Invincible felt the utmost insult, pointing at Zhang Daolin, “You are truly shameless.”
“I’m shameless? Just how credible is your Nalan Family, sneaking around trying to ambush my Ning Family, do you take us for nothing?”
Zhang Daolin looked up arrogantly, countering blow for blow.
“Hmph, you accomplice of the wicked, I’m standing right here, if you’ve got the guts, come and kill me, I’ll kill however many come so that you will never return.”
With Nalan Invincible’s cultivation at the peak True Origin Realm, he naturally had no need to fear these Ning Family members.
However, those young members of the Nalan Family trembled, their noses twitching as they finally spotted Nalan Pao’s lifeless body not far away.
They experienced a sense of poignant grief, similar to the shared fate of rabbits and foxes, filling the air with sorrowful cries.
If Second Master can rely on his formidable skills to escape even if he can’t win, what about us?
They looked at each other, exhibiting the tendency to flee.
Across from them, Zhang Daolin’s expression turned cold, calmly waving his hand, “Get them all, kill these arrogant fools, and show them that my Ning Family isn’t to be trifled with.”
“Kill, kill, kill…”
The roar of nearly a hundred people echoed with the momentum of a thousand troops.
In an instant, dark clouds covered the moon, filled with murderous intent.
The Ning Family members under Zhang Daolin’s command rushed forward fearlessly, their figures as if flying, weapons flashing coldly as they charged towards the Nalan Family members.
Soon, the clash of weapons ensued.
Undoubtedly, as soon as the battle commenced, it was a one-sided situation.
Those novice members of the Nalan Family kept falling under the fierce assault of the Ning Family members.
Especially those martial cultivation experts hired by the Ning Family, were unstoppable, cutting through resistance like a hot knife through butter.
Damn it.
Nalan Invincible’s face turned dark, watching as the number of people around him dwindled, fear finally arose in him.
The saying goes that one pair of fists can’t defeat four hands, a fierce tiger can’t withstand a pack of wolves.
If all these junior members of the Nalan Family he brought died here, he alone facing hundreds of Ning Family members would likely be outnumbered, ultimately perishing here, dead with his soul scattering.
Which was something he was unwilling to see.
So, Nalan Invincible rationally chose to strike down those Ning Family martial cultivation experts of higher realms to reduce the damage to his own personnel.
After taking down several experts, the situation became a stalemate, in a state of deadlock.
After all, experts in the peak True Origin Realm were rarely seen, and Nalan Invincible already possessed half-step Aerial Mastery Realm strength.
With such cultivation, not to mention dealing with those in the Object-Manipulating Realm and True Qi Realm, even against early True Origin Realm experts, it was as easy as chopping vegetables, effortlessly handled.
None of these Ning Family experts were his match, and for a time, the advance was at a standstill.
As they say, the general is the soldiers’ courage, when the general is brave, so are the soldiers.
Nalan Invincible’s dominant enemy-slaying completely boosted the courage of the Nalan Family’s juniors. After seeing blood, they realized that today was a deadlock, it was either them or us.
Only by fearlessly carving a bloody path could there be the slightest chance of survival.
Thus, the situation fell into a sort of equilibrium, yet… people kept falling.
The battlefield was like a meat grinder, turning lively lives into lifeless bodies, dying with open eyes.
In no time, the blood stained a large patch of land, gradually forming a creek, stretching onward…
Zhang Daolin stood behind, watching the carnage, frowning.
He knew that if the first battle couldn’t end in victory and resolve this crisis perfectly under Ning Fan’s command, his own standing in Ning Fan’s eyes would drop.
After all, once Ning Qiankun passes on, Ning Fan would become the head of the Ning Family. If he couldn’t gain Ning Fan’s favor, he might be pushed out of position, for who wants worthless subordinates?
Thinking this, Zhang Daolin drew the Ghost Head Saber with the red tassel strapped to his back, his eyes flashing a devilish smile, his figure darting forward, shouting loudly.
“I, Zhang Daolin, have retired from Jianghu for many years, never expected to be forgotten. It’s time to reveal my menacing side again.”
“Zhang Daolin?”
Amidst the encirclement of many Ning Family experts, Nalan Invincible suddenly heard a deep and powerful shout, his pupils contracted, as if he had realized something.
After forcing back many experts with a single blade, he looked around carefully, observing Zhang Daolin’s distant figure and appearance, his face turned pale.
“If I’m not mistaken, you are the Jianghu bandit from decades ago–Zhang Daolin? Nothing penetrable, committing all sorts of evil.”
“Hahaha… The past is unbearable to look back on, now that I’ve washed my hands of everything, turned to a new leaf, served Ning Old Master in the Ning Family for so many years, I’ve lost the spirit for fighting. But today, your appearance, old man, ignites my fighting spirit.
In that case, I’ll agree to your earlier words, giving you a chance, and duel one-on-one with me.”
Steward Zhang Daolin looked down on Nalan Invincible, sneering coldly.