The Legend of Princess Qingping
Chapters 12. The Face Behind the Veil

The guards of the Liu Residence would not let any intruder leave just like that. They split the group into sections. One group guarded the residence, another group checked Li Shu and Liu Yifei, the other two groups chased the intruders east and west.

The black shadow seemed to have already mastered the route around the Liu Residence. In a short time he had disappeared from the sight of the guards. He ran from alley one to the other to mess up his escape trail, like a cunning fox with very fast running skills.

However, at the end of the narrow alley someone suddenly appeared shocking the black shadow. He stood straight with his hands hidden behind his back. His eyes were extremely bright and clear, but it carried a chill like the wind this evening as it stared intently at the intruder.

"Who are you?" ask the intruder.

"Will it be appropriate for someone like you to ask my name?" Not only was the man's gaze cold, but his voice was no less cold. "Who are you? How dare you mess up in the capital!"

"Yourf!" Breathing out from the black shadow. "If you come to defend the Liu Family, I will not hesitate. It's a pity that I don't have time to serve you!"

The black shadow turned around to return to its previous path, but someone else stood firm with both hands folded in front of the chest. He was none other than Xu Jia, Zhou Ziyang's subordinate. Not knowing since when he was there because his presence was unknown to the black shadow.

"So you two want to arrest me?" asked the black shadow with a dismissive smile. He did not know the two men who confronted him. So he felt no need to be polite towards them.

"You better give up and come with us!" exclaim Xu Jia. His gaze looked terrible that was capable of making one goosebump. "If you do, we won't kill you!"

"Do you think I'm an easy person to fool? On what basis should I trust you?" the winter sneer came out from the lips behind the black veil. He held onto his sword with full vigilance.

"If so, I won't hesitate!" Xu Jia jumped forwards to attack the black shadow. He swung his sword towards the intruder's heart. However, his attack was immediately repelled by his opponent with a charming move.

The intruder did not hesitate to welcome the attack from Xu Jia. He used his full strength to defend against Xu Jia's powerful attack. Where he swung his sword there was a deadly chill. It was as if all the air around them was gathering on his sword blade.

However, unfortunately Xu Jia was not a lowly person in martial arts. He could not be brought down by a few strikes. His sword force was steady and uncontrollable. He delivered an astonishing punch with stable strength. It was like a storm and waves that hit hard, shaking the sky of the capital city to wake up from a deep sleep.

Zhou Ziyang was still in place, not moving a single inch to one side. He stood there while raising his head to look at the two men dressed in men who were involved in the fierce duel. In Zhou Ziyang's mind, Xu Jia was enough to take down the intruder that messed up at the Liu Residence. But unfortunately, that thought still could not become reality until this moment.

It was at this moment that the clattering of steps from a group of people sounded clear. Following a loud scream. "They're over there!"

The intruder's mind became branched and its attack power slightly decreased. He could not constantly fight against Xu Jia, as some of his energy had been drained to fight against the guards of the Liu Residence. If this duel still continued, he would obviously only end miserably. Even losing a life may be inevitable.

"Damn, they're approaching! I need to finish this fight quickly!" the intruder said in his heart.

Xu Jia could see the anxiety of others and utilize it to deliver a deadly attack. However, just as he was about to do so, the black shadow cast a poisonous needle as thin as an ox feather towards Xu Jia. It almost hit Xu Jia's neck before it was finally stopped by a fan flying through the air very quickly.

The sharpness of Zhou Ziyang's eyes was already trained from small so that he could see the thin needle that would injure Xu Jia even under the darkness. It was at that moment that he threw his fan immediately to stop the needle from floating. Then the fan spun towards the black shadow carrying killing intent, but the black shadow immediately raised its sword to ward off the incoming attack.

After successfully returning the fan to its owner. He jumped onto the roof of the building to escape, but Zhou Ziyang immediately took the same action to block him. They fought fiercely and on the sidelines of the fight Zhou Ziyang tried to pull the veil that covered his opponent's face.

After exchanging a few blows Zhou Ziyang managed to forcefully pull the black shadow's veil. However, the first reaction he gave was a shock. "You!"

Making use of the other party's shock, the black shadow dealt a punch to Zhou Ziyang's chest firmly. He immediately slid away with his remaining energy. He took something from his chest and a beacon shot into the sky breaking the darkness of the night with a beautiful spark of flames.

Right at that moment, they heard the sound of footsteps from a group of people echoing through a narrow alley. It was getting closer and a shout was thrown out loud. "They're here!"

Aware of his shock, Zhou Ziyang immediately looked towards Xu Jia. "Go quickly!"