Chương 186: The Art of Gentle Breeze and Rain

Animal patterns flashed all over the middle-aged woman's body, and a layer of armor resembling animal hide instantly covered her entire body.

Zhao Rui's surprise attack struck her directly in the back with a palm strike, producing a sound like metal clashing.

"I see that you are exceptionally intelligent. Why don't you come with me to see the Ancestor? I will certainly plead for you."

The middle-aged woman took a slight forward step after being struck, which mitigated the impact, and she was not seriously injured.

She didn't hold a grudge for losing a move; instead, she offered Zhao Rui some words of advice, showing her appreciation for his talent.

"Thank you for your kindness, senior. However, I have many misunderstandings with your Miss Ling'er, so it would be best if we avoided each other."

After Zhao Rui finished speaking, taking advantage of the moment when the other party's figure swayed, he used the Step Fighting Step to dodge the space. Instantly, his sword intent surged out, turning into a long rainbow that flew into the distance.

Unlike other places, the city walls here are too high. Even if he wanted to transform into a sword and leave, he couldn't do it in a short time.

They had no choice but to find a way to escape the attack.

As for the mysterious and unpredictable magic that could detect his whereabouts, Zhao Rui was not worried.

As early as when he was discovered by the magic, the system had already notified him that this was a replicable supernatural power called the Spring Breeze and Rain Technique!

It is a primordial art of witchcraft that allows one to unite their soul with the wind and rain, and perceive all traces within the domain of the wind and rain.

Zhao Rui was discovered because he was within the range of the other party's "Spring Breeze and Rain" technique.

"The 'Spring Breeze and Rain' technique is 91% complete in its replication process..."

Not long after Zhao Rui escaped, the system notification sound in his mind started ringing again.

Clearly, the mysterious master had once again used the Spring Breeze and Rain Technique after discovering that he had disappeared.

"Damn it, if you keep hiding, once I learn this technique, you won't be able to catch me."

Zhao Rui had been hiding for two days and two nights and was already feeling exhausted.

He no longer felt even the slightest bit of approval for Mo Ling'er.

That bitch, she's such a pain.

Regardless of her identity or whether she intended to harm him this time, the fact that she has repeatedly tormented him is enough.

He absolutely had to avenge this.

The longer he stayed in Guixu, the more worried he became about the situation on Blue Star.

After all, that strange vortex had never appeared so openly before.

It's hard to say what the current situation is on Earth.

His family and friends are all over there.

Zhao Rui felt the baptism of the Spring Breeze and Rain Technique, his figure like a sword light, sometimes shuttling between low-rise commoner houses, sometimes stealthily moving in the mansions of nobles.

The faster he moved, the faster the rain hit him, and similarly, the faster he could execute his techniques.

Once the progress bar reaches 9% again, that will be enough.

Zhao Rui narrowed his eyes slightly, a cold glint flashing within them.

The council hall of the Yun family mansion!

The elegant old woman, leaning on her dragon-headed cane, swept her sharp eyes across the group of women sitting solemnly below her.

"Third wife has been searching for him for two days and two nights, but hasn't even caught a glimpse of him. Are you planning to make this old woman personally take action?"

The old woman suddenly slammed her dragon-headed cane down and demanded an explanation in a stern and dissatisfied voice.

"Grandfather, please calm your anger. It's the incompetence of your granddaughters-in-law!"

The middle-aged women all knelt down on the ground, not daring to look up at the sky.

"Boss, take the third and fifth brothers with you. This time, you must capture him."

"It's the Ancestor!"

The three women rose slightly, bowed, and then stepped out of the hall.

"Ancestor..."

Mo Ling'er looked at the ancestor with some reluctance.

"This isn't just a matter of whether you arrest him or not. It's been two days already. If we, the Yun family, couldn't catch him even in Weishui City, what would people think if word got out?"

The old woman's cold eyes flickered slightly, a glint of icy light flashing within them.

Zhao Rui's "tenacity" was clearly beyond her expectations.

Despite her supernatural powers, Zhao Rui managed to hide for two days and two nights without being captured, which had already caused her to lose face.

"Don't worry, I won't harm my grandson's little lover!"

After the old woman finished speaking, she suddenly looked at Mo Ling'er with a smile in her eyes and said in a slightly teasing tone.

"Grandpa is talking nonsense again! Your grandson didn't say anything!"

Mo Ling'er paused lightly with her lotus feet, and said reproachfully, unwilling to accept it.

"Haha, such a prodigy is indeed worthy of my Golden Phoenix!"

"Ancestor, I'm ignoring you!"

Mo Ling'er stomped her foot and dashed out of the hall, showing no trace of the murderous aura of the Witch Lord.

Along the Wei River city wall, there are several steps that are hundreds of meters high. Ordinary soldiers use these steps to climb the high wall and patrol and keep watch.

At this moment, Zhao Rui was hiding in a dark cave, gnawing on an unknown piece of grilled animal leg meat.

It tastes like old beef, a bit dry, and although the flavor is rich, it's too chewy.

As for the original owner of this beast leg meat, he was now obediently standing guard at the door.

"It's lacking chili peppers, cumin, salt and pepper, and fermented bean paste..."

After giving his opinion, Zhao Rui swallowed the beast leg meat whole.

He touched his mouth, just as he was about to close his eyes and rest for a while, when suddenly his ears twitched, and his figure flashed out of the dark hole, heading straight for the distance.

"Where do you think you're going!"

Suddenly, a cloud of auspiciousness flashed past from behind, and a beast in the cloud strode across it, moving as fast as a shooting star, and in the blink of an eye it darted over.

Zhao Rui quickly transformed into a sword beam and retreated at top speed.

Suddenly, a gigantic hand, dozens of meters tall, appeared in front of him, blocking Zhao Rui's path.

He quickly turned around and rushed towards the north.

A net-like object instantly enveloped him.

"Surrender now!"

"Damn, this is outrageous!"

In an instant, Zhao Rui's body swelled up, and he directly unleashed the Purple Mansion Yuanzun Dharma Body, transforming into a hundred-meter giant. With a single leap, he crossed the sky-covering giant net and rushed towards the distance.

The enormous foot stomped on the ground, leaving several huge footprints more than ten meters long.

With one step, Zhao Rui's figure shrank a size. Five steps later, he withdrew his Dharma form, returned to his original appearance, and disappeared from the sight of his pursuers.

"Chase!"

The three women in pursuit quickly used their agility to catch up.

This time, the three-person pursuit was naturally much more intense than the pursuit by the middle-aged woman before.

Zhao Rui dodged and weaved, but still couldn't shake off the three.

After all, the three of them had the advantage of timing, location, and popular support.

Another hour passed in this chase and escape. This time, the commotion was quite large, and Zhao Rui's performance had already alarmed all the major and minor forces in Weishui City.

Although they knew that the Yun family was hunting down someone, the activity was very small, and they all thought that they had already captured him.

Now that Zhao Rui had made such a fuss, he immediately realized that the newcomer was up to no good.

They failed to capture the Yun family mansion.

Several powerful figures turned their attention to this area.

Zhao Rui sensed several mysterious and unpredictable auras sweeping over him.

Although the system did not react, Zhao Rui knew that these gazes were definitely not simple.

"The 'Spring Breeze and Rain' technique is 99% complete in its replication!"

"The 'Spring Breeze and Gentle Rain' technique is 100% copied! Copy successful, reward: +1 advancement point!"

Upon hearing the system notification, Zhao Rui was overjoyed and quickly immersed himself in the task, running while trying to comprehend the profound mysteries of this technique.

In the blink of an eye, the entire technique of Spring Breeze and Rain appeared completely in Zhao Rui's mind and muscle memory.

"Rain Technique, Mastery!"

Zhao Rui made a hand seal, and his figure flashed, merging directly into the surrounding rainwater, disappearing instantly.

The three women who were chasing him suddenly lost their sense of Zhao Rui and were terrified.

"How could it have disappeared?"

"With the ancestor's magic still intact, how could it possibly disappear?"

The three quickly split up to check in three different directions, and after a moment, they all shook their heads and returned.

"Let's go, we need to consult the ancestor now."

After the eldest granddaughter-in-law finished speaking with a gloomy expression, she transformed into a cloud and rode the clouds towards the mansion.

"What is this person's background?"

The remaining two women exchanged a glance, both noticing a subtle, unseen unease in each other's eyes.

"Could they be remnants of the merchants? After all, Xiao Qi came back from there."

"Let's go back and see what the patriarch has to say!"

The two looked at each other in silence and then chased after their eldest granddaughter-in-law.

Council Hall of the Yun Mansion.

The white-haired old woman's expression stiffened upon hearing the reports from several middle-aged women. She then made a hand seal and became detached from worldly affairs.

After circulating her inner energy for the time it takes to brew half a cup of tea, she murmured in astonishment, "He was actually able to evade my Spring Breeze and Rain Technique?"

"Ling'er, who exactly is this person?"

This time, the old woman was genuinely interested in Zhao Rui.

To be able to break his Spring Breeze and Rain Technique in such a short time, and to conceal one's whereabouts and disappear into the vast Wei River City.

This young man's performance is truly remarkable.

"Old, Ancestor, I can't reveal his identity, but in short, he is not our enemy."

Mo Ling'er didn't know what had happened, but she still earnestly tried to exonerate Zhao Rui.

However, her actions now are somewhat of an afterthought.

Why didn't you come sooner!

"Not an enemy? Could he be a Song dynasty person from the Central Plains? Or perhaps someone from within the Chinese territory?"

The old woman's eyes gleamed with wisdom, and in an instant she guessed where Zhao Rui had come from.

"Interesting. I never expected that among these Song people, there would be such a person with extraordinary talent."

The old woman stomped her dragon-headed cane on the ground, and her figure slowly disappeared from everyone's sight like a bubble.

"It's actually worth the Ancestor personally intervening!"

"Ling'er, this friend of yours is a bit unexpected."

"With the ancestor's approval, Ling'er's marriage is practically guaranteed."

Several middle-aged women below started chattering amongst themselves, but unfortunately, Mo Ling'er, the main character, didn't hear a word.

"He must hate me to death now!"

Mo Ling'er never expected things to develop to this point, nor did she expect Zhao Rui to be this powerful.

Not only could his aunts not subdue him, but he even evaded the ancestor's supernatural powers.

"How did he improve so quickly?"

Mo Ling'er felt a pang of frustration. She had only wanted the ancestor to bring him back so she could tease him.

……

On the boundless plains, from afar, Weishui City stands like a giant beast in the wilderness against the backdrop of the sky.

It exudes an overwhelming sense of authority.

Zhao Rui fled in the direction away from Weishui City, using his movement skills to the fullest.

"From now on, if I see Mo Ling'er, I'll stab her first and then kill her! I won't hold back! You bitch!"

Zhao Rui muttered viciously to himself.

He never imagined that Mo Ling'er would actually be from the Yun Mansion of the Great Zhou Dynasty in Guixu.

They would never have imagined that she was the sorcerer of the Guixu Shang Dynasty, which currently controls the countries of Central Asia.

The overlap of these identities is truly beyond imagination.

But none of that matters. What matters is that she keeps entangled with and deceiving herself.

The goal was simply to capture himself.

If you have no grudge against someone, are you out of your mind?

Zhao Rui sped forward when suddenly a light drizzle began to fall from the sky, a light, unexpected drizzle.

"The art of gentle persuasion and nurturing?"

Zhao Rui's eyes sharpened, and with a swift movement, he unleashed a spell, instantly dispelling the dark clouds above his head.

The clouds have dispersed, the rain has stopped, and the sky is clear and the air is fresh!

The sky, which had never seen the sun, once again revealed its clear, azure light.

"The Rain Dao Divine Power is a secret technique of my Yun Clan. Where did you learn it from?"

Just then, an old and deep voice came from all directions, up, down, left, and right.

A booming sound rang in Zhao Rui's ears.

"Oh? I learned it from weather forecasts!"

Zhao Rui made up a story off the top of his head.

"To play tricks on an old woman? No one has dared to do that in a long time!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the old woman he had seen before in front of the Yun Mansion slowly emerged from the swirling clouds, leaning on her dragon-headed cane. As she stepped out, her originally silver-white hair instantly turned black.

The features on his face, even the wrinkles, were slowly changing.

Her already hunched figure gradually straightened, and slowly became graceful and slender.

In the blink of an eye, the old woman transformed into a middle-aged woman who looked to be around thirty years old.

This scene really startled Zhao Rui.

What kind of skill is that?

Could it be like the "Eight Desolations and Six Directions, I Alone Am Supreme" technique, which can reverse aging?

Or is he like Di Shitian in Feng Yun, who absorbed the bloodline of some kind of divine beast and became immortal?

Zhao Rui's eyes lit up instantly.

"How dare you!"

Zhao Rui was so engrossed in imagining the unparalleled martial arts in his mind that his gaze naturally became somewhat fixed.

Seeing his appearance, the old woman was immediately displeased. She struck out with her palm, and an immeasurable force of wind transformed into countless tiny whirlpools and blades that swept towards Zhao Rui.

Undeterred, Zhao Rui unleashed a palm strike, unleashing countless whirlwinds and wind blades.

The two palm strikes collided, instantly creating a violent turbulent current of wind.

Zhao Rui felt his internal energy circulation stagnate, and he even felt as if he was being swayed by this turbulent current.

"As expected, it was martial arts from my Yun family that they stole!"

The old woman, disguised as a middle-aged woman, snorted coldly and attacked Zhao Rui directly.

The two instantly clashed.

All the acupoints in Zhao Rui's body that had been previously opened were now open, and boundless true energy instantly filled his meridians. Two different types of true energy with different attributes surged up in his dantian.

The true energy of fire and ice continuously overflowed outwards.

After exchanging dozens of blows with him, the old woman, having clearly seen Zhao Rui's moves, suddenly pointed a finger at Zhao Rui's wrist.

Zhao Rui changed his tactics at the last minute, bringing his palms together in advance.

The icy palm force and the fiery palm force merged together, and a burst of true energy containing both icy and fiery palm forces suddenly rushed towards the old woman.

The old woman remained calm and composed, her finger unchanged, and a beam of light the thickness of a finger appeared at her fingertip.

The beam of light was as fast as lightning, striking directly at the point where the two streams of true energy, ice and fire, converged.

In an instant, it dispersed the two clusters of alien true energy.

(End of this chapter)