Chapter 37 The mantis stalks the cicada

Chapter 37 The mantis stalks the cicada

Chapter 37 The mantis stalks the cicada
At five o'clock in the morning, Xiao Xia, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly moved his ears and opened his eyes. He had entered the barrier-breaking state, and his vision, hearing and extrasensory abilities were extremely sharp.

He felt someone in the yard, approaching his window. He slowly drew out the dagger from the bedside and pricked up his ears.

There was a soft sound of "Kacha!" and a window breaking, and he felt something coming towards him with great force.

Xiao Xia was shocked and rolled over with incomparable speed. The moment he turned to the edge of the bed, a flying knife with a cold glow nailed to the bed. If he was a little slower, he would have died on the spot.

Xiao Xia rolled over again and rolled off the bed. At this moment, the window was knocked open and a dark shadow flipped in, facing him.

Although the other party was wearing a black scarf and mask, Xiao Xia still recognized him at a glance. He was Liu Erhu.

Liu Erhu was also stunned. The flying knife missed his target.

"Boy, you're awesome!"

He swung his sword towards Xiao Xia's throat.

At this time, Xiao Xia was in the state of breaking through obstacles. Although the opponent's sword came extremely fast, in Xiao Xia's opinion, it was still too slow.

He slightly turned his body to avoid Liu Erhu's sword, and the dagger in his hand slashed at the opponent's shoulder like lightning.

"Crack!"

The sword hit the opponent's back shoulder, the sharp blade cut into the tendons and bones, and the tendons of the right arm were cut off by the sword.

"Ah!" Liu Erhu screamed in pain, and the long sword in his hand fell to the ground with a clang.

He didn't care about the sword anymore. He covered his right shoulder, rolled forward, jumped up, broke the rear window, and fled in panic.

Xiao Xia was both surprised and delighted. He actually managed to injure Liu Erhu with just one blow. It was simply unbelievable.

But he had no time to be excited. After a slight hesitation, he chased after him.

Liu Erhu stumbled and ran away in front, while Xiao Xia followed slowly behind.

With his speed, it would be easy for him to catch up with Liu Erhu, but Xiao Xia mainly wanted to know where Liu Erhu lived.

He wanted to give the credit to Xiao Zhurong as a favor, and maybe even get another reward.

After running about two miles, Liu Erhu turned into a small street along the river.

Xiao Xia quickly ran to the street corner and hid behind a drum stone at the gate. He looked up and stared at Liu Erhu's back. He saw him run to a small house thirty steps away, took out the key with one hand, opened the door, and pushed it open.

Xiao Xia was about to get up and catch up when he suddenly felt something was wrong and quickly squatted down. He keenly sensed that there was someone on Liu Erhu's roof.

How do martial arts masters usually detect ambushes around them? In fact, it is this kind of super perception ability that can break through obstacles, a kind of inexplicable perception ability, commonly known as the sixth sense.

Xiao Xia stared at the roof, and sure enough, he saw a figure dressed in black, lying on the roof with a long sword in his hand.

After a moment, the door suddenly opened and Liu Erhu rushed out holding a black package. He didn't even bother to close the door. His right shoulder seemed to be bandaged.

He ran towards a small bridge across from the house.

At this moment, the black shadow on the roof jumped up, like an eagle swooping down on a rabbit, with incomparable speed. Liu Erhu's martial arts were still weak. He could not dodge in time and was pierced by the sword.

Liu Erhu fell to the ground and threw the package in his hand out, making a crisp clanging sound.

The black-clothed man's killing move was completed in a flash. Xiao Xia's eyes widened. He saw what it meant to be as fast as lightning and so cruel and ruthless.

The tall man in black drew out his sword and was about to pick up the package, but an accident happened. Another petite man in black instantly flashed out from behind the house, grabbed the package on the ground, jumped onto the bridge, and in an instant, his figure disappeared on the other side of the bridge. His running speed was no less fast than Xiao Xia.

Xiao Xia suddenly covered his mouth. He recognized this petite figure. How could it be her?

The man in black was suddenly shocked and angry. "Bastard!" He growled and started to chase after him, soon running across the bridge.

Only then did Xiao Xia flash out from the drum-holding rock and run to Liu Erhu.

Liu Erhu was lying on the ground, soaked in blood and gasping for breath. A sword pierced his lungs and he was bleeding profusely. He was no longer alive.

The Xiao family turned him over. Liu Erhu's face was pale and he was gasping for breath. He slowly opened his eyes, saw Xiao Xia clearly, and smiled bitterly.

"What was the package just now?" Xiao Xia asked anxiously.

"It's... it's the spear head!" "So it was you who really stole it!"

"No... No, the lamp is not me. I... I was used by someone."

"It's Xiao Hu, right?"

Xiao Xia already understood that the person lying on the roof was Xiao Hu, and there was no doubt about his figure.

"It's him, he...he killed people to silence them!"

"I know!"

Xiao Xia said coldly: "He is the one who actually stole the treasure lamp."

Liu Erhu suddenly grabbed Xiao Xia's hand, tears welling up in his eyes, "Xiao Qilang, I'm...I'm sorry!"

His head tilted and he died, his hands slowly falling down.

Xiao Xia suddenly felt like crying.

Just then, he suddenly heard hurried running from behind, and someone faintly shouted, "Zhu Balang, wait for us!"

Xiao Xia was startled and quickly jumped up and ran to the other side of the bridge, disappearing into the darkness in an instant.

At this time, Xiao Balang and a group of legitimate sons rushed into the alley.

...........
Xiao Xia returned to her dormitory and sat on the bed in a daze.

He understood the case. After all, he was the instigator.

Liu Erhu thought that the Frost Sword had fallen into the Xiao family, so he decided to take the risk and steal it from the inner treasury. A few days ago, he used a saw to cut off a part of the iron fence of the air vent and accidentally cut his hand. The blood he saw was left by him.

But Xiao Hu had already discovered him, but he didn't show it. The night before yesterday, Liu Erhu was on duty. He sawed off all the fences and climbed into the inner storehouse through the air vent. However, he didn't find the Frost Sword, but saw the King of Liang's Spear, which also had a fatal attraction to him.

He found a sharp sword and cut off the iron rod, then stole the spear head. At this time, Xiao Hu used the key he had secretly prepared to open the door of the warehouse, took away the Baibao Colored Glass Lamp, and beautifully framed Liu Erhu.

Seeing that his lie was exposed, Liu Erhu decided to escape back home, but he was unwilling to do so, so he came to assassinate himself at night and wanted to take away the Frost Sword, but he was killed by himself instead.

Of course Xiao Hu would not let Liang Wang Liao go. He must have followed Liu Erhu last night and found out where he lived.

It is estimated that Liu Erhu hid the spear head and Xiao Hu couldn't find it, so he lay on the roof waiting for Liu Erhu to come back and kill him to silence him.

But what shocked Xiao Xia was that while the mantis was stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it, the little Taoist nun suddenly appeared and snatched the spear head.

The little nun turned out to be a traitor to her fellow thieves…
Zhang Jue is indeed not that simple.

At this moment, Xiao Xia suddenly felt something. When he looked up, his heart sank into the abyss.

I saw Zhang Jue coming in at some point and standing at the door, looking at me calmly.

Xiao Xia smiled bitterly, "Uncle Zhang, are you here to kill me and silence me?"

Zhang Jue shook his head and pointed to the ground, "I came here for this!"

Xiao Xia's barrier-breaking state had disappeared and he could not see the ground clearly. He lit the oil lamp and found a long sword on the ground. Yes, this was Liu Erhu's sword.

Zhang Jue went forward to pick up the sword, and then looked at the two iron sticks tied with hemp ropes, and smiled and said, "Not bad, come to me tomorrow morning, and I will give you an explanation. This sword will kill you, so I want to take it away first."

Xiao Xia's mind moved, "This is also a sword from the Xiao family's treasure house!"

"That's right, I'll wait for you tomorrow!"

Zhang Jue turned and left.

Xiao Xia suddenly understood that Liu Erhu used this sword to cut off the iron rod of King Liang's spear.

There was a fight in the small street, and Zhang Jue also hid in the dark.

The little nun lured Xiao Hu away, and Zhang Jue went into the house to look for his sword. He was talking to Liu Erhu at the time and didn't even notice it.

(End of this chapter)