856 The Ups and Downs in Life Come Too Quickly

Facing this, Bai Fei's expressions hardly changed since the start. He did not even show any quick ducking movement

However, one could clearly see the paleness on Bai Fei's face.

Ding! a crisp and loud sound was heard. It was an extremely sharp sound of friction that could even make one's ears vibrate.

At this instance, Fang Zhengzhi reduced the movement of his sword.

It was impossible to push the sword in!

"So hard? Don't tell me Bai Fei specially trains his chest to break stones?" Fang Zhengzhi was surprised, but almost immediately felt that something was wrong.

Although he knew all along that members of the Demon race had very strong bodies, this extent of strength was unbelievable.

Wait a minute!

Bai Fei has a protective treasure!

Fang Zhengzhi also had a Heart Protection Mirror. That was the reason why he could react instantaneously without much problem.

Fang Zhengzhi gave a smile that any ordinary person would understand as a thought flashed through his mind.

A treasure that could block the Traceless Sword?

It was obvious that that was an extraordinary treasure!

Snatch it!

Fang Zhengzhi's decision was not without reasons. It was based on Bai Fei's reflexes in response to the strike of the sword.

Put it more straightforwardly, Bai Fei looked too weak to him.

As to the reason behind why Bai Fei was so weak, Fang Zhengzhi did not ponder over it.

After all, there was no use to ponder over such things. A weak opponent meant that he could kill him like killing an ant in his palm.

Without hesitation, Fang Zhengzhi fiercely flung himself towards Bai Fei.

In a blink of an eye, the distance between the two became extremely close, such that Fang Zhengzhi could clearly see the sudden enlarging of Bai Fei's eyes.

Then…

With his left hand, Fang Zhengzhi held Bai Fei above his chest.

He forcefully ripped Bai Fei's clothes while demanding, "If you have an artifact, you should share it!"

"Share?" Bai Fei obviously could not react in time, but very quickly, his face paled significantly.

This was because Bai Fei could clearly feel his clothes being ripped apart.

Rip! A slit was made on Bai Fei's white long-sleeved shirt. From the slit, one could see a treasure glistening with golden sparkle.

"As expected, you are wearing a Heart Protection Mirror!" Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up. He was just about to grab the Heart Protection Mirror from Bai Fei when he realized something was amiss.

The bottom of the Heart Protection Mirror was bright red.

It was definitely not blood stains, but an article of clothing that Bai Fei wore inside his white shirt. However, Fang Zhengzhi felt that the shape of the clothing was unacceptable.

"Bellyband? A red bellyband?!" Even though only a little part of the bellyband could be seen, Fang Zhengzhi could identify that it was a special product almost immediately.

Wait a minute!

Why was Bai Fei wearing a bellyband?

Subconsciously, Fang Zhengzhi wanted to stretch his hand out to touch it, just to make sure that he was not mistaken.

"Shameless!" Bai Fei finally reacted and shouted loudly, his face lit up like a red sunset glow.

"A man wearing a bellyband and yet calling me shameless?" Fang Zhengzhi was just about to scold him further, when a strong chill suddenly crept up the back of his neck.

He had a bad premonition.

An extremely strong one.

Sneak attack?

Fang Zhengzhi's sensitivity towards sneak attacks was no less than a beggar who saw a warm bun after having starved for seven days.

Therefore, he immediately kicked towards the back, while slapping his hand on Bai Fei's chest.

This was both a subconscious and a desperate movement, as Fang Zhengzhi did not have time to turn back to identify the sneak attacker.

Boom!

Bai Fei did not dart at all, his body was sent flying by Fang Zhengzhi's slap. Like a ray of light, it drew a beautiful arc in the sky.

Then, he landed heavily with a scream and coughed out blood.

Meanwhile, at the position Fang Zhengzhi was standing at previously, two thin daggers sliced past with a intense chill, screeching as they tore through the air

This scene happened so quickly that the disciples from the various sects nearby could not even react.

Time seemed to have stopped. At this moment, both the disciples from the various sects and the demon race fighting in the sky stopped moving.

"Was he stabbed?!"

"No, it seemed like a slap instead. Fang Zhengzhi really attacked the demon race?!"

"Hold on, why was Bai Fei stabbed by the dagger that brushed past the two members of the demon race? Also, when Bai Fei was hit by the slap, he did not dart at all. Don't tell me that Bai Fei is not Tian Xing's final disciple? Is Fang Zhengzhi too strong, or Bai Fei too weak?"

It was a shocking scene.

Nobody really thought Fang Zhengzhi would be able to stab Bai Fei, but no matter what, he attempted to stab Bai Fei right at his chest. Besides that, he even added a slap. This shows that Fang Zhengzhi had no relations with the demon race.

"Don't tell me that Fang Zhengzhi really has no relations with the demon race? If so, how did he escape from the Nine Pinnacles Mountain?" Even Dao Hun was surprised.

Of course, the most surprised person is none other than Fang Zhengzhi.

Thanks to the slap earlier on, Fang Zhengzhi had avoided the two dagger strikes behind him. Meanwhile, he finally saw the figure who was standing at his original spot.

It turned out to be the demon who had been stabbed by Fang Zhengzhi earlier on!

'He didn't die?!"

How could he not die? Was he a monster?

Wait a minute!

He did seem like a monster!

Fang Zhengzhi suddenly realized the difference between demons and humans. The fatal spot for humans was the heart, but for demons, the fatal spot was the Demon Pearl.

To put it simply…

Even if you cut a demon up to seven or eight parts, if the Demon Pearl was unharmed, the demon's body could be healed.

"I think I've got into some trouble…" Fang Zhengzhi glanced at his spot, then looked at the figures surrounding him who had their eyes wide open. A drop of cold sweat trickled down his forehead.

Too rash.

He only thought of killing the enemy in one shot, but he had neglected the important question of how he should escape if he did not succeed.

"Young lord!"

"Young empress, are you alright?"

Echoes of concerned voices could be heard. To Fang Zhengzhi, however, the people around him were more concerned with Bai Fei's injury than himself.

"Young lord? Young empress?" Fang Zhengzhi was dumbfounded. Why did the people address Bai Fei differently? Unless these people were divided into two factions?

Wait a minute!

Young lord?!

Fang Zhengzhi quickly turned towards Bai Fei, who was on the floor not too far away, clutching his chest with his hand. Then, it struck him as he recalled the odd sense of touch when he slapped Bai Fei.

"Woman? A woman who was as weak as a chicken, but addressed by others as 'Young lord'… Yun Qingwu!" If Fang Zhengzhi had not realized the situation then, he must had been really stupid.

However, that flash of thought made him confused once again. After all, everyone around him was of the monster race.

Monster?

Wasn't Yun Qingwu a demon?

How did Yun Qingwu get involved with the monster race? Besides that, judging from how the monsters respected Yun Qingwu, addressing her as…

Young Empress?!

"Fang Zhengzhi, in the Southern region, I stabbed you once. Today, you returned the stab. We are equal now." A faint voice could be heard, followed by the gentle removal of a mask made of human skin, revealing a extraordinary beautiful face.

Like a waterfall, her ink-black long hair gradually fell to her waist area.

Indeed, it was Yun Qingwu

Yun Qingwu's face was evidently pale, but from her gaze, one could tell that she still remained extremely determined.

Fang Zhengzhi was stunned.

He had guessed Yun Qingwu's identity correctly, but seeing her in real life was a totally different feeling. After all, her appearance was unexpected.

"But I did not manage to stab you earlier on?" Fang Zhengzhi muttered, despite not knowing the reason behind it.

"Yes, you were right. But, that's none of my business." Yun Qingwu said as she stood up, and a figure draped her clothes on her body.

"Alright, since we are even, then I'll take my leave." Fang Zhengzhi nodded. As a man, he had always been generous and would never bother about every detail with a woman. Therefore, he decided to live up to his style as a man and did not continue arguing with Yun Qingwu.

However, Fang Zhengzhi's generosity clearly did not move the monsters who were staring furiously at him. In a blink of an eye, Fang Zhengzhi felt the whole sky turn dark.

That was because a few hundred monsters had surrounded him.

"Fang Zhengzhi, die!" Almost instantaneously, a few hundred weapons were drawn, and the sky seemed to brighten up.

It darkened, then it brightened up!

Fang Zhengzhi could not help but sighed. The ups and downs in life come too quickly.

Just a moment ago, he was a casual bystander who was watching others fight. But a moment later, he was surrounded.

Surrounded by a group of monsters.

A saying goes, "Just escaped the claws of the wolf, then immediately fell into the tiger's den". Most importantly, all these were self-inflicted by Fang Zhengzhi himself.

Woosh! Just when Fang Zhengzhi felt that his life was in total darkness, a ray of black light fell from the sky and landed beside him.

Pitch-black ray that kept winding around him.

The coldness felt like hell, causing one's heart to tremble.

It was Yan Xiu!

"Yan Xiu, you believe me?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at Yan Xiu who was beside him. In fact, at this point of time, he already felt that Yan Xiu was odd.

Not only because of the chilling aura that Yan Xiu exuded, but also because of the confused and suspecting gaze Yan Xiu gave as he looked at Fang Zhengzhi.

"I don't know, but I think you will not lie to me." Yan Xiu shook his head, then nodded it. There was no light in his pitch-black eyes.

"Of course I will not lie to you! We are friends, best friends!" At this point, Fang Zhengzhi's tears welled up in his eyes.

He was not exactly sure about what happened to Yan Xiu.

But he could roughly guess that Yan Xiu had lost part of his memory. At the very least, Yan Xiu could not recognise him at that moment.

Despite that, he backfaced Yan Xiu without any hesitation, because he believed that Yan Xiu would not stab him from his back.

"Friend?" Yan Xiu showed confusion once again, staring straight at Fang Zhengzhi. Then, he subconsciously smiled. That smile was a genuine smile from his heart. "Yes, let's be friends!"

"Friend!"

"Yes, friend…"

Both Yan Xiu and Fang Zhengzhi's voices were not loud, but it was loud enough to be heard by the disciples from the various sects and those from the Five Sects of the Holy Region.

"They want to be friends?"

"At this point in time, they are making friends while smiling?"

The disciples from the various sects could not believe their eyes.

Meanwhile, in the Yin Yang Hall corner, Dao Xin stood up abruptly, staring at the two of them, extremely astonished.

"Xiu smiled? In the few months at Yin Yang Hall, I have never seen him smile. But after meeting Fang Zhengzhi, he smiled… just like that?" Dao Xin subconsciously clenched his fist tight, his whole body shook uncontrollably.

Fang Zhengzhi disregarded all of that. After reaching the friendship agreement with Yan Xiu, he smiled too.

"As a friend, shouldn't you treat me to a meal?"

"Sure, I have a lot of silver, I…" Yan Xiu nodded without hesitation, but before he could complete his sentence, he stopped abruptly. His body trembled violently and the black rays radiated non-stop. He looked as though he was in great pain.

Yet, the strangest thing was how the shadow beneath his feet turned red as he trembled, as though it was painted by fresh blood.

"Yan Xiu!" Fang Zhengzhi frowned. Just as he was about to open his mouth again, the ground trembled suddenly, and rays of black light shot up from the ground.

Boom, boom!

Rays of black light kept shooting up from the ground, raging in the air and emitting growls that sounded like hell. Meanwhile, the floor was painted bright red like a sea of blood.

The strangest thing was, Yan Xiu's pitch-black eyes suddenly had two red, blood-red spots.