prynovel Chapter 22 Zhao Ke
Chapter 22 Zhao Ke
Upon hearing this, Zhao An immediately understood.
His nominal elder brother had his eye on the money in his possession.
"Brother Zhao, don't worry, I didn't say anything or explain anything," Li Gou'er added.
He was much more astute than Zhao Chunzi in this regard, knowing that this older brother had ill intentions and keeping his mouth shut.
"Hmm." Zhao An didn't say anything more after hearing this and went straight into the inner room.
He didn't care about his brother's intentions, and had absolutely no feelings for him.
If you dare to touch his things, be prepared to have your hand chopped off.
His gaze fell upon the Soul Pool. A day had passed, and the enslavement period for several more Soul Slaves had come to an end.
There were four in total. They were key members of the Python Gang before they died, and each of them only had a one-year period of enslavement.
There's no great use for Zhao An; he spent yesterday practicing his sword skills.
After absorbing these four sets of sword practice results, it must be said that although none of them were from long ago, putting them together still improved his sword skills to a certain extent.
The third realm of the Fierce Tiger Blade is almost perfect, and it even seems to have touched the threshold of the fourth realm.
The most crucial thing is the cultivation of internal energy. The hundred strands of internal energy that were originally circulating in his body suddenly increased by twenty or thirty strands!
As his inner energy gradually became richer, he felt lightheaded all over.
He walks with a confident stride, and every gesture he makes exudes power!
Its breath is long and its patience is extremely high.
After finishing another bowl of red blood root soup, Zhao An felt a burning sensation all over his body.
He enjoys the feeling of his strength constantly increasing.
The next day.
Dressed in his police uniform and wearing a soft-winged hat, Zhao Ke arrived once again at the bustling street where Zhao An lived, and kicked open the courtyard gate with a blank expression.
"Which bastard kicked the door!" Li Gou'er shouted angrily as he ran out after hearing the commotion.
Upon seeing Zhao Ke in his official uniform, his anger vanished instantly.
"Master Zhao..."
"What brings you here..."
Before Li Gou'er could finish speaking, Zhao Ke slapped him to the ground.
"You blind fool!"
Li Gou'er gritted his teeth, not daring to say anything, but in his heart he cursed Zhao Ke to the core.
We fled from the same village back then and struggled to survive in Lianjiang City.
Now that he's achieved great success and gotten a government job, he's completely forgotten the friendship he shared with his fellow villagers back then.
He wouldn't even acknowledge his own brother, Zhao An.
If we're talking about the epitome of heartlessness and cruelty, the first person he thinks of is Zhao Ke!
"Don't tell me that kid Zhao An left again early this morning!" Zhao Ke said irritably.
The door to the inner room was pushed open, and Zhao An glanced at Li Gou'er on the ground, his brows furrowing.
His gaze immediately fell on Zhao Ke.
His constable's uniform and the official hat on his head were indeed eye-catching.
Even though the government's control over local areas is not as strong as before, an official is still an official.
This official's attire also naturally exerted a suppressive influence on ordinary people.
Zhao Ke stared intently at Zhao An from head to toe. The words that were about to come out of his mouth swirled in his throat, but he swallowed them back down.
In the past, he could easily control his younger brother.
But today, Zhao An felt very unfamiliar to him.
Like a long sword half-drawn from its sheath, its sharpness was almost piercing his face.
He wanted to assert his status as the elder brother again, but found himself inexplicably feeling somewhat insecure.
It wasn't that he had a change of heart and felt indebted to Zhao An, but rather that deep down he was wary of a ruthless person who could annihilate the Python Gang!
"Do you know how big a mess you've made!" Zhao Ke took two steps closer and said in a reproachful tone.
"You've come to arrest me?" Zhao An asked calmly.
He had considered the government's reaction. Although the Python Gang were all villains, murder was still a crime, and if the government was alerted, they might not let him off the hook.
If that's the case, he won't be able to stay in this city anymore.
"No matter what, you are my own brother. How could I possibly want to arrest you!" Zhao Ke shook his head and slammed his official sword onto the stone table.
"But if the magistrate gives the order, then there's nothing I can do even if I'm unwilling. The county lieutenant and the county soldiers are not under my jurisdiction."
Upon hearing this, Zhao An understood that this was a threat.
As expected, after sighing for a while, Zhao Ke changed the subject and asked, "When you came out of the Python Gang's headquarters, you must have taken Xu Donglai's money. Did you have any more?"
Seeing that Zhao An did not answer, Zhao Ke continued.
"Give me this money, and I'll smooth things over with the officials. Then this matter will be much easier to handle."
"Of course, if you don't want that, then pretend I said nothing today. Don't blame me for not warning you if something goes wrong in the future."
"Then I'll pretend you didn't say anything," Zhao An nodded.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Ke's lips twitched, and his expression turned ugly.
In the past, he could easily fool this young man with just a few words.
But it doesn't work today.
"Is this money more important than life? Aren't you afraid you won't live to spend it in the future?" Zhao Ke sneered, his patience waning.
"No need for you to worry about that. I'll spend the money as I please," Zhao An said with a light laugh.
Zhao Ke fell silent, feeling somewhat embarrassed. Suddenly, he said, "It's been a long time since I've seen you. I wonder how much your skills have improved. It's a rare opportunity today, so let's have a friendly spar."
After saying that, he stood up, took the knife, and stood in the courtyard.
"I'm afraid swords and blades have no eyes." Zhao An also stood up, and although he said that, he had already stood there.
"Stop talking nonsense, come when I tell you to!" Zhao Ke said in a low voice, and then drew his knife.
Li Gou'er, with his sharp eyes, knew that Zhao An also wanted to fight. Before Zhao An could speak, he quickly took out Zhao An's large ring-bladed sword.
Zhao An held his knife in his hand, his expression calm and composed, waiting for Zhao Ke to make the first move.
Zhao Ke's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and without any hesitation, he took a step forward and charged straight at them.
He raised his hand and slashed out with a sharp blade, showing no intention of yielding.
He had always planned to test Zhao An's true abilities.
If Zhao Anzhen truly possesses the strength to annihilate the Python Gang, then he will have no choice but to abandon the matter of the money.
But if Zhao An is just bluffing, then he will teach him a lesson and take the money from Zhao An's hands.
Faced with Zhao Ke's attack, Zhao An felt it was nothing out of the ordinary.
He knew that Zhao Ke had become a martial arts master, otherwise he wouldn't be able to become the head constable of this outer city, and his swordsmanship was even from the government.
Even so, Zhao Ke's time as a martial arts instructor was actually only a few years.
In contrast, Zhao An had devoted countless soul slaves to the Fierce Tiger Blade Technique, and the total training time for them amounted to more than ten years!
Moreover, for more than ten years, he had been training tirelessly, like a soul slave.
If they were to truly face off, how could Zhao Ke possibly be his match!
After exchanging only one blow, Zhao Ke felt a flash of silver light before his eyes, his heart tightened, and for a moment he even felt a little panicked.
Zhao An's response was incredibly fast, faster than he had ever imagined!
Upon impact, his longsword flew out of his hand immediately.
Zhao An's great ring-blade continued its momentum, heading straight for his head!
"You're going to die!"
At that moment, all he could think about was the image of that large ring-shaped blade slicing open his head.
Fortunately, in the end, Zhao An controlled the situation well and only struck Zhao Ke on half of his face with the back of the knife.
Snapped!
A crisp sound rang out, like a resounding slap.
Zhao Ke stumbled and fell to the ground, his expression a mixture of astonishment and the lingering fear of surviving.
I subconsciously reached out and touched that half of my face, only to feel a burning pain.
"Swords have no eyes, and one cannot control their strength." Zhao An picked up the official knife from the ground and handed it back to Zhao Ke, but he did not help him up, nor did he apologize.
Li Gou'er, who was not far away, was also startled when he saw this scene, but then felt extremely happy.
"Serves you right!"
He was deeply grateful to Zhao An; his elder brother had avenged the slap Zhao Ke had just given him.