Peerless Bodyguard of a Stunning Beauty

Before Zhao Rong could finish speaking, Liang Zongying unexpectedly charged at him.

As Liang Zongying dashed forward, he yelled, ”Kid, prepare to die! I refuse to believe that I, a Level 35 cultivator, can’t kill a mere ordinary student from the sports academy!”

Hearing that the man charging at him was a Level 35 cultivator, Zhao Rong seemed to forget his own level. He hadn’t cultivated at all since entering the Ghost Hunting Academy; in fact, he had nearly forgotten the entire concept of cultivation.

As Zhao Rong stood there dazed, Lili kindly reminded him, ”Brother Zhao Rong, I believe you are a Level 29 cultivator, but the person rushing at you is a Level 35 cultivator…”

Before Lili could even finish, Liang Zongying suddenly bellowed, ”Mysterious-rank low-level Martial Technique, Rifle Fist!”

When Zhao Rong heard the name, he chuckled. ”What the hell? Who comes up with such bizarre names for Martial Techniques?”

Just as Liang Zongying threw his punch, Zhao Rong leaped high into the air, agilely dodging the first blow. Although the punch missed Zhao Rong, it struck an unlucky bystander who had been standing behind him, sending the poor man flying before he could even react. When Zhao Rong saw how powerful Liang Zongying’s fist technique was, he began to take this opponent seriously.

Liang Zongying looked at Zhao Rong arrogantly. ”Kid, if our Wild Wolf Sect’s Alliance Hierarch hadn’t been poisoned by the Snow Lotus, he would have led the team here himself!”

Hearing that the Wild Wolf Sect’s Alliance Hierarch had been poisoned, Zhao Rong couldn’t help but let out a sinister laugh. ”Are you telling me the Snow Lotus and seeds that poisoned your Alliance Hierarch were the ones brought back by the messenger you sent to the Western Regions?”

Hearing someone speak with such clarity, Liang Zongying was stunned. ”You’re just a student from the sports academy! How could you know about this in such detail?”

Recalling the events, Zhao Rong told him, ”Let me spell it out for you. The person your messenger met in the Western Regions wasn’t your contact. The old man picking the Snow Lotus? That was me in disguise. And the Snow Lotus and seeds I gave him for your Alliance Hierarch? All poisoned.”

Hearing that the person who poisoned his Alliance Hierarch was standing right in front of him, Liang Zongying roared with uncontrollable fury, ”To think I’d find you here after searching far and wide! The one who poisoned our Alliance Hierarch was you all along, a student hiding in the sports academy!”

Seeing Liang Zongying’s face flush and the veins on his neck bulge with anger, Zhao Rong continued to provoke him. ”Let me be honest. Not only did I poison your Alliance Hierarch, but I also killed two of your young geniuses.”

Liang Zongying was taken aback. He scrutinized Zhao Rong from head to toe in disbelief. ”In this world, the only one capable of killing two young geniuses of the Wild Wolf Sect is Zhao Rong, the Sect Leader of the True Martial Sect. You, a mere student, pretending to be him? That’s ridiculous.”

Zhao Rong shot back provocatively, ”What’s the matter? Is there a rule that says Zhao Rong can’t come to a sports academy for further studies and continue to kill villains from the Wild Wolf Sect?”

Liang Zongying threw another punch. ”The people of our Wild Wolf Sect, good or bad, are the most powerful in Xijing City! Who are you to kill them so easily? Today, I will avenge our Alliance Hierarch and kill you!”

With that, Liang Zongying drew a longsword from his waist. When the surrounding crowd saw that Liang Zongying, who had been unarmed a moment ago, had suddenly produced a longsword, they all exclaimed in alarm.

”That sword is way too long! Hey, student, be careful!”

”Is this guy from the Wild Wolf Sect a magician? Pulling a longsword out of thin air… it’s unbelievable!”

With the longsword in his hand, Liang Zongying looked at Zhao Rong and smirked. My instant sword-drawing move must have looked so cool. I bet it completely stunned him.

But before Liang Zongying could finish his smug thought, Zhao Rong instantly drew his own Damo Sword from his Magic Ring. When the onlookers and students saw Zhao Rong’s Damo Sword—which was a foot longer, wider, and sharper than Liang Zongying’s—everyone was utterly stunned.

”Could both of them be magicians? How else could they conjure longswords out of thin air?”

”I think the sword our sports academy student has looks way more powerful!”

When Liang Zongying saw that Zhao Rong had also produced a sword, he too was shocked. He brandished his blade and declared, ”This sword of mine is a treasure forged for forty-nine days on Demon Beast Mountain!”

Zhao Rong casually toyed with his Damo Sword and chuckled. ”My sword also seems to have been forged in the Demon Beast Mountains. As for how many days it took, I’m not quite sure.”

Hearing that Zhao Rong didn’t even know his own sword’s history, Liang Zongying’s confidence surged. How can your blade possibly compare to mine? Just you wait. With one slash, I’ll cut both you and your sword in half!

With that thought, Liang Zongying swung his sword at Zhao Rong. As the blade came crashing down, Zhao Rong swiftly raised his own sword to parry. The two weapons collided with a brilliant shower of sparks. When the light faded, Zhao Rong’s Damo Sword was completely unscathed, while Liang Zongying’s sword had snapped into two pieces.

Seeing his broken sword, Liang Zongying cried out in disbelief, ”Impossible! Ever since I brought this sword down from Demon Beast Mountain, it has cut through iron like mud and slaughtered countless people! How could it be shattered by an ordinary sword like yours? This is absolutely impossible!”

Before he could finish, Zhao Rong lunged forward. Wielding the Damo Sword, he thrust it deep into Liang Zongying’s stomach. The blade went in clean and came out red. As blood sprayed from the wound, Liang Zongying collapsed to the ground.

When the crowd saw Zhao Rong kill Liang Zongying with a single strike, they erupted in cheers. Once the cheering died down, however, someone called the police.

Standing beside Zhao Rong, Lili saw someone making the call and frantically said, ”Brother Zhao Rong, you just killed someone!”

Xuelian also spoke, her voice filled with fear, ”Brother Zhao Rong, murder is against the law! You could go to prison or even be executed!”

Yu Lan rushed over to Liang Zongying’s body and checked his pulse, finding no heartbeat. She returned to Zhao Rong, pulled 100,000 yuan from her pocket, and stuffed it into his hand. ”Brother Zhao Rong, take this money and run!”

Faced with everyone’s panic, Zhao Rong simply smiled faintly. ”Take a closer look. This Liang Zongying lying on the ground… is he really human?”

Before he even finished speaking, something miraculous happened. The body of Liang Zongying, which had been human-shaped a moment before, suddenly transformed into a giant yellow weasel. When the crowd saw that Liang Zongying was actually a weasel spirit, they were dumbfounded.

”Holy crap, you’ve got to be kidding me! This guy wasn’t human, he was a demon!”

”Not just a demon, that’s a magical beast!”

”This young man truly has the Eyes of Golden Flame to see at a glance that this wasn’t a person, but a magical beast! A good kill! An excellent kill!”

When the three women and the assistant saw that Zhao Rong had killed not a person but a magical beast, they rushed over, their eyes filled with admiration. ”Brother Zhao Rong, you’re incredible! Just like Sun Wukong, able to distinguish between humans and demons with a single glance!”

”I can only distinguish between humans and demons,” Zhao Rong replied humbly. ”If a guy was just dressed up as a girl, though, I’d probably be fooled.”

Hearing his words, the onlookers were so shocked they stumbled and fell to the ground.

Meanwhile, Zhao Rong walked over to the giant weasel, Damo Sword in hand. As he prepared to dissect the creature, he thought, I hope this giant magical weasel has a decent Demon Crystal inside.

As luck would have it, when Zhao Rong cut open the magical beast, he found a shimmering Level 35 Demon Crystal inside its stomach. Holding the glittering crystal, he said happily, ”Well, that was an easy way to get a Demon Crystal. It seems I should teach the disciples of the Wild Wolf Sect a lesson more often. Their ranks are full of magical beasts and demons.”

Just as Zhao Rong sheathed his sword and prepared to leave with the three women and his assistant, the principal of the Sports Academy pushed through the crowd and rushed over. He grasped Zhao Rong’s hand, his voice shaking with excitement. ”Young hero, you are truly astounding! Our Sports Academy is incredibly proud to have such a brave and righteous student like you!”

Listening to the principal’s praise, Zhao Rong said modestly, ”Thank you for the encouragement, Principal. It’s only right to draw one’s sword to help when faced with injustice.”

The principal, fumbling for something in his pocket, said, ”Young man, in light of your excellent performance, I’ve decided to give you a reward.”

Hearing this, Zhao Rong was thrilled. What on earth is the principal going to reward me with?

However, when the principal finally pulled the reward from his pocket, the sight made Zhao Rong fall to the ground in shock. Beside him, his assistant and the three women were so stunned they collapsed as well.