0p0 Chapter 140 Tick, Tick
Chapter 140 Tick, Tick
If it weren't for him, Li Xueruo would not have betrayed her master, would not have been used by Zhao Tianyu, and would not have suffered such a heavy blow.
Thinking of this, Zhang Hao's heart was filled with guilt and self-blame.
"Xue Rou, I'm sorry..." Zhang Hao apologized in a low voice.
"Why are you saying sorry to me?" Li Xueruo asked puzzledly.
"If it weren't for me, you wouldn't..." Zhang Hao hesitated, not knowing how to explain.
"Are you trying to say that if it weren't for you, I wouldn't be like this now?" Li Xueruo took over Zhang Hao's words and smiled self-deprecatingly, "Actually, you don't have to blame yourself. This is all my own fault."
"Xue Rou..."
"You know what? I have lived in a cold and ruthless environment since I was a child. No one cares about me, no one loves me. I am like a weed, and can only survive in the cracks." Li Xueruo's eyes were a little blurry, as if she was lost in memories, "Until I met him, he was like a beam of light, illuminating my gloomy life..."
"Him?" Zhang Hao keenly caught the key information in Li Xueruo's words, "Who is he?"
Li Xueruo was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "He is my senior brother, and the only man I have ever loved..."
Hearing this, Zhang Hao's heart sank suddenly, and an inexplicable sadness surged in his heart.
He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found that he couldn't say anything.
Li Xueruo didn't notice Zhang Hao's strangeness and continued, "I originally thought that I could be with him forever, but..."
Having said this, Li Xueruo's voice suddenly choked up, and two lines of tears slid down the corners of her eyes.
"What's wrong with him?" Zhang Hao couldn't help but ask.
Li Xueruo took a deep breath, tried to calm herself down, and then slowly said: "He died, died in front of me..."
Upon hearing the news, Zhang Hao was stunned and his mind went blank.
He could never have imagined that Li Xueruo's senior brother was already dead.
"Who killed him?" After a long while, Zhang Hao finally found his voice and asked.
"Yes... yes..." A trace of fear flashed in Li Xueruo's eyes, and her body began to tremble slightly.
"Who is it?" Zhang Hao asked.
"Yes... yes..." Li Xueruo took a deep breath, and seemed to have made up her mind. She spoke word by word, "It's the leader of the martial arts world!"
"Leader of the martial arts world?!" Zhang Hao exclaimed, and the teacup in his hand almost slipped.
He never imagined that the murderer who killed her senior brother mentioned by Li Xueruo was actually the martial arts leader respected by everyone in the world!
"Impossible!" Zhang Hao blurted out, "How could the leader of the martial arts world, who is highly respected, do such a thing?"
Seeing Zhang Hao's shocked expression, Li Xueruo smiled bitterly, her smile full of bitterness and despair: "Highly respected? Haha, that's just a false appearance he puts on! You have no idea how sinister and vicious he is behind the scenes!"
Li Xueruo's tone was filled with resentment and unwillingness. Tears welled up in her eyes again. She grabbed Zhang Hao's sleeve tightly, as if she was grabbing the last straw to save her life. She said in a trembling voice: "Zhang Hao, believe me, what I said is true! My brother was killed by him! He is a hypocritical hypocrite!"
Seeing Li Xueruo's excitement, Zhang Hao felt mixed emotions. He knew that Li Xueruo's emotions were very unstable, and if he continued to question her, it would only make her more miserable.
He gently patted the back of Li Xueruo's hand and comforted her softly, "Xue Rou, calm down first and tell me what happened slowly, okay?"
Li Xueruo took a deep breath, tried to calm her excitement, and told the story intermittently.
It turns out that Li Xueruo's senior brother is named Lin Feng, the eldest disciple of Qingcheng Sect and the successor to the next sect leader. He is talented and has great martial arts skills, and is known as the "Jade-faced Sword" in the martial arts world.
A few years ago, a martial arts conference was held in Mount Emei, and Lin Feng represented the Qingcheng Sect to attend the conference and competed with masters from various sects. At the conference, he met the jewel in the crown of the Emei Sect - Zhao Linger.
Zhao Linger was not only beautiful, but also a skilled martial artist, and a famous talent in the martial arts world. The two fell in love at first sight and soon fell in love.
However, their love was strongly opposed by Zhao Linger's father, Zhao Tianyu, the head of the Emei Sect, who believed that Lin Feng was of humble origin and unworthy of his daughter, so he tried every means to obstruct their relationship.
Lin Feng and Zhao Linger did not give up because of Zhao Tianyu's opposition. They decided to elope, escape from Mount Emei, and live a free life.
However, their plan was discovered by Zhao Tianyu, who was furious and sent his masters to hunt down Lin Feng and Zhao Linger.
In order to protect Zhao Linger, Lin Feng fought a fierce battle with the masters of Emei Sect. In the end, he was outnumbered and seriously injured, and fell in a pool of blood.
Zhao Linger was forcibly taken back to Mount Emei by Zhao Tianyu and imprisoned, and she was not allowed to have any contact with Lin Feng.
"Before my senior brother died, he asked me to find someone to avenge him..." Li Xueruo said this, her tone full of sadness and despair, "But, I don't know who that person is, nor do I know where he is..."
"Who is that person?" Zhang Hao asked.
"He only told me that the man's surname is Zhang, and he is..." Li Xueruo stopped talking here, and her face became a little strange.
"Who is it?" Zhang Hao asked.
Li Xuerou hesitated for a moment, then looked at Zhang Hao with a strange expression, "He said, that person...is a fool."
Li Xueruo was about to speak but stopped herself, her face was uncertain, as if she was struggling with something. She bit her lip, her eyes wandered, not daring to look directly into Zhang Hao's eyes.
Zhang Hao was even more confused. Who was this "idiot"? Why was Li Xueruo so reluctant to speak? He said sternly, "Xue Rou, at this point, is there anything you can't say? Your brother has passed away. If you want revenge, I will definitely help you!"
Li Xueruo raised her head, a trace of determination flashed in her eyes, she took a deep breath and said, "My senior brother said that person... is... is you..."
Zhang Hao was struck by lightning and froze in his place. How could a modern man like him be the target of Lin Feng's revenge? Could it be that he had some past life connection with this grudge?
Seeing Zhang Hao's shocked expression, Li Xueruo thought he didn't want to believe it, and hurriedly explained: "My senior brother said that you look very similar to him, but... but..."
"Just what?" Zhang Hao's heartbeat began to accelerate, and an inexplicable premonition came to his mind.
"It's just that you look dull and like a fool..." Li Xueruo's voice became lower and lower, and was almost inaudible at the end.
Zhang Hao felt a surge of blood rushing to his head, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He was a mystery novel lover, but he was actually called a "fool"? Lin Feng's vision was too bad!
He suppressed his anger and asked, "Just based on this? Your senior brother is really careless! Isn't there any other more obvious features?"
Li Xueruo shook her head and said weakly: "My senior brother said that you have a crescent-shaped birthmark on your body..."
Zhang Hao subconsciously touched his chest, and his expression suddenly became extremely wonderful. When he came here, he did have a crescent-shaped birthmark on his body. At that time, he thought it was a birthmark, but now it seems that this is clearly his only connection with this world!
Could it be... Could it be that I am really the person Lin Feng is looking for?
Li Xueruo noticed that Zhang Hao looked strange, so she asked tentatively, "Do you really have a crescent-shaped birthmark on your body?"
Zhang Hao took a deep breath and slowly unbuttoned his shirt, exposing his chest. A crescent-shaped birthmark suddenly appeared in front of Li Xueruo.
Li Xueruo suddenly widened her eyes, covered her mouth, and looked at the scene in front of her in disbelief.
"This... this..." She was so excited that she couldn't speak, and tears welled up in her eyes again.
"It seems... I am really the person your senior brother is looking for..." Zhang Hao smiled bitterly, feeling mixed emotions.
He originally just wanted to live a peaceful life in this world, but fate played a huge joke on him. Not only did he travel to a martial arts world, but he also inexplicably bore a grudge in the martial arts world.
"Zhang Hao..." Li Xueruo held his hand tightly, her eyes full of expectation, "Are you willing to help my brother get revenge?"
Zhang Hao looked at the tearful woman in front of him and couldn't help but feel a little pity in his heart. He wanted to refuse, but when he saw Li Xueruo's eyes full of expectation, he couldn't say it.
"I..."
At this moment, there was a burst of hurried footsteps outside the door, followed by a rough voice outside the door: "Junior sister, are you in there? Something happened!"
Before Li Xueruo finished her words, the door was kicked open from the outside with a bang, and a burly man with a fleshy face appeared at the door, followed by several equally ferocious disciples.
"Senior Brother!" Li Xueruo exclaimed and quickly stood up.
The person who came was the senior brother of Qingyun Sect, Zhao Hu. He glanced around the room, his eyes lingered on Zhang Hao's naked chest for a moment, his brows slightly frowned, and then turned to Li Xueruo and asked in a rough tone: "Junior sister, who is this boy? Why is he in your room?!"
Li Xueruo blushed and said hesitantly, "Big Brother, he... he is..."
Zhang Hao saw this and thought to himself that it was not good. This Zhao Hu was not a good person at first glance. He was now carrying a "blood feud" and could not let him see his flaws. Thinking of this, he quickly pulled the quilt to cover his body, pretending to be weak, and said weakly: "This... This warrior, I... I was just passing by here and was accidentally injured. It was Miss Li who kindly took me in..."
Zhao Hu obviously didn't believe his lies. He snorted coldly and said, "Just passing by? I think you have ulterior motives! Tell me! What is your relationship with Junior Sister?!"
Before Zhang Hao could even open his mouth, Li Xueruo rushed to say, "Big Brother, don't get me wrong! He really was injured and passing by. I just felt sorry for him and let him stay temporarily..."
"Hmph! Junior sister, you are too naive!" Zhao Hu interrupted her, pointing at Zhang Hao's nose and scolding, "It's obvious that this boy is not a good guy! Just look at his shifty eyes, and you can tell at a glance that he is up to something bad!"
"You...you're talking nonsense!" Li Xueruo was so angry that her face turned pale, but she didn't know how to refute.
Zhang Hao cursed in his heart, this Zhao Hu is really a fool, why does his face look so shifty? He is obviously jealous that he is more handsome than him!
"Brother Zhao, you misunderstood. I really have no ill intentions." Zhang Hao suppressed his anger and tried to make himself appear more sincere. "My name is Zhang Hao, from..."
At this point, he suddenly paused. He couldn't say that he was from the 21st century, could he?
"Where are you from?" Zhao Hu pressed on, his eyes full of suspicion.
Zhang Hao suddenly had an idea and made up a story, "I'm from... from Jiangnan, and I'm a traveling doctor, treating patients everywhere. This time I passed by Guibao, but unfortunately I encountered bandits and was penniless. Thanks to Miss Li's shelter, I was able to save my life."
"Itinerant doctor?" Zhao Hu obviously didn't believe it. He looked him up and down and said sarcastically, "You look so weak and frail, how can you cure diseases and save lives? I think you are here to eat and drink for free!"