Chapter 29.

The sound of clashing swords ravaged the sky, like the night lords crying sadly.

In this move, neither side took advantage.

Zhou An had no intention of stopping, just now it was just a test.

The long blade in his hand condensed static shadows in the air, one blade faster than the other.

The light from the knives filled the sky, illuminating the entire alley.

The black masked man also stopped talking.

When a true expert was fighting, talking would distract him or her.

Between life and death, it was only a split second.

After the distraction, it was death that was greeted.

The movements of the two men were very similar, both swinging out their long swords one after another, the sound of clashing swords rising and falling.

Zhou An felt that the Qi in his body was disappearing at a rapid pace.

But ever since the Qi in his body had become two thumbs thick, the recovery and consumption had changed drastically.

He was currently able to hold his own.

The same could not be said for the black masked man, as his exposed eyes gradually became bloodshot.

He mentally cursed Zhou An for being shameless.

Just now, in order to deal with those five people, he had used his own stunts and had consumed too much.

Now that he had to deal with Zhou An again, he was already somewhat exhausted at this point.

With more and more blood in his eyes, the black masked man knew that if this continued, he wouldn’t be able to carry on for long.

“Can’t continue!”

Now in this scenario, Zhou An made it clear that he wanted to cripple him first before he would stop.

This was not the right time to talk, and the state he was in now was not suitable for a fight.

The black-clothed masked man had already made up his mind in just a split second.

If he continued any further, he would truly be lost.

Perhaps he could have fought Zhou An in his heyday, but now was not the time to be in his heyday.

Having made his decision, the black-clothed masked man put his long sword down, and with his left hand, he grasped the cloth that was covering him and pulled it off.

In an instant, the black-clothed masked man revealed his true form.

An old face, a head full of gray hair, and eyes full of blood.

Zhou An’s long knife was still moving forward, but this time it did not swing out, but stopped between the black-clothed masked man’s neck.

“Told you the voice was quite familiar, so it’s you.”

“Despite the fact that we have a good friendship and you have taught me quite a few things, there is no turning back on this matter.”

“Old Liu, I’m still giving you the chance to speak.”

The person standing in front of him was no other than Cook Liu who had gone home on leave.

Zhou An recalled the day he went to the kitchen and did not see Cook Liu.

It was only after that that Cook Liu came in a hurry.

And then later, the male corpse of the Blood Shadow Sect was found.

It was obvious that the male corpse was also moved by Chef Liu.

Feeling the coldness between his neck, Chef Liu laughed bitterly, “I didn’t expect it to be you either, a small constable, but a third-rate expert, and with a sword as well, if I’m not wrong, the mysterious expert is you, right?”

Compared to Zhou An, Cook Liu was more surprised.

The time he had spent with Zhou An was not short.

Ever since Zhou An came to the kitchen to help out, the exchanges between the two had become more frequent.

Moreover, Chef Liu was actually very optimistic about Zhou An.

It wasn’t other aspects, but the kind of patience and seriousness that Zhou An had.

In the process of learning knife skills, Chef Liu had only casually given so many pointers, but Zhou An would come over to carve every day, week after week.

This kind of seriousness was rarely seen in today’s youth.

He had thought that Zhou An would be serious at best, but he hadn’t expected that he had already crossed over into the third-rate level.

Thinking back to the mysterious expert that had recently appeared, that expert was similarly skillful with the sword.

The current Zhou An and the shadow of the mysterious expert overlapped.

Cook Liu was not a stupid person and naturally thought of a piece.

“The Yamen and Zhen Gui Si went to investigate every day, but they didn’t realize that a small constable was the Mysterious Master!”

“What does he figure? Hiding in a tiny Anding County, is it hard to believe that there are any secrets?”

Unconsciously, Cook Liu felt that Zhou An was becoming more and more mysterious.

Zhou An could see the change in Cook Liu’s expression.

He could understand that this expression was also normal.

Imagine an ordinary person who suddenly became a mysterious expert who had been in the limelight recently, anyone would be like this.

But now was not the time to surprise Cook Liu.

“Old Liu, tell us.” Zhou An said indifferently.

Cook Liu opened his mouth and was about to say something.

Just at this time, a footstep sounded.

The footsteps were densely packed, not the sound of a single person.

Zhou An knew in his heart that it should be Yu Hang who had brought the people from the Zhen Gui Si.

Cook Liu was likewise an expert, of course he could hear it clearly, and hurriedly said, “Zhou An, you come with me, let’s go to a place and talk slowly, both of our identities are not good to be exposed.”

Zhou An thought about it and moved his long knife, “Lead the way.”

Without any more nonsense, Chef Liu directly tumbled over the wall and out, Zhou An also followed behind and tumbled over.

The two of them bypassed this alley and walked a long way into a secluded street.

During this time, Chef Liu skillfully cleaned the traces behind him, ensuring that the people from the Zhen Gui Si could not follow them.

Only after everything was cleaned properly did the two stop in this secluded alley.

“It’s okay to talk, right?” Zhou An put his long knife on Cook Liu’s neck.

Feeling the coldness on his neck, Chef Liu helplessly said, “Zhou An ah, we two don’t need to be like this, just talk, there’s no need to rack the knife.”

“Isn’t this the atmosphere set in place, besides, you are such an expert, it’s not possible not to rack the knife.” Zhou An laughed.

The color of helplessness in Cook Liu’s eyes intensified.

He felt that this brat was just oil and salt.

But it had all been baked to this point, so he could only say it.

“That said, you also have a beef with the Blood Shadow Sect?”

Before speaking, Chef Liu still asked.

Zhou An shook his head, “I don’t have any beef with the Blood Shadow Sect, I just want to know about the Beast Cult, and there should be someone from the Blood Shadow Sect inside the Beast Cult as well.”

Cook Liu was slightly stunned and quickly reacted, shocked, “You want to deal with the Beast Sect?”

“Sort of.” Zhou An said, “Don’t just ask me, tell me what you know.”

He had a conflict with the Beast Cult.

Although he had hidden his identity, there was no wall in this world that did not leak.

In case the Beast Cult discovered the traces, they might get shaded, so Zhou An chose to take the initiative.

If you don’t get rid of the grass, it will grow again in the spring.

The prerequisite for wanting to develop was to remove all hidden dangers.

Now was the process of removing hidden dangers.

Cook Liu thought for a moment, “That’s right, you killed a few of them, their style is indeed to be vindictive, as for me, didn’t you hear it just now, I’m an elder of the Blood Shadow Sect.”

“Stole a treasure from the Blood Shadow Sect, so I fell here, and have been hunted all the time, even though I fled to such a small place and hid my identity, I am still being hunted.”

“If your goal is the Beast Cult, between the two of us, we have the same purpose.”

“Tell me.” Zhou An came to be interested.

The Blood Shadows’ treasures did not interest him, but to deal with the Beast Cult, his interest came.