Some of them also need rest; otherwise, who knows how many days this battle will last tomorrow.

Mao Sharlu and Ling Zhenfei chose this place, which was a residential house, but now it is abandoned. However, it's still not a bad place to rest, at least it can shield from the raging sea wind.

Mao Sharlu, however, was not in the mood to sleep. He laid a map flat on a table, studying the terrain depicted on it. The map showed the terrain and defense conditions reconnoitered by aircraft.

"Brother Ling, look at the defense positions on this map. Aren't they a bit too densely packed?"

Ling Zhenfei looked at the map and indeed saw an overwhelming number of defensive structures drawn densely along the edge of the island.

Ling Zhenfei said, "How did you know the positions of these defense structures?"

Mao Sharlu said, "Our aircraft undertook considerable risk in reconnoitering the island to obtain this information."

Ling Zhenfei said, "Based on the island's population, there wouldn't be so many defensive structures. It's likely these are meant to deceive. The real offensive positions haven't been revealed."

Mao Sharlu nodded, "It seems tomorrow's battle won't be easy. Brother Ling, if you're tired, go take a rest."

Ling Zhenfei smiled slightly. He wasn't tired, but since Mao Sharlu suggested it, Ling Zhenfei didn't stand on ceremony, found a spot, and sat down to rest; in reality, his Divine Sense had long entered cultivation.

Time passed quickly. Faint sounds of marching could be heard from around, it seemed like Mao Sharlu's main force had arrived and was gathering outside.

Ling Zhenfei didn't pay much attention. His Divine Sense lightly extended out, enveloping his surroundings, and he was startled because he suddenly sensed two presences of Northern Spiritual Energy.

Ling Zhenfei was very surprised; he hadn't expected to sense the presence of cultivators at this moment. Earlier, when Ling Zhenfei was cultivating, the Divine Sense only covered a short distance around to guard against sneak attacks.

But when Ling Zhenfei just extended his Divine Sense, he immediately discovered the presence of cultivators. Though these two cultivators were strong, they were still detected by Ling Zhenfei.

These two were outside the house, apparently intending to make a move on Mao Sharlu inside.

Right now, Mao Sharlu was sitting by the table, looking at the map with a drowsy appearance.

Ling Zhenfei didn't make a sound but was already prepared, just waiting to see when these two would make a move and what they intended to do.

Not much time passed before the two started to act. They slowly moved, and suddenly there were two more people in the room.

The room was dimly lit. Besides the lamp on Mao Sharlu's table, there was no other light, and the light didn't travel far, leaving the rest of the room in darkness.

The two wore black clothing, blending entirely with the darkness. After entering the room, one pointed at the other.

That person then took out a dagger from his sleeve and quietly walked towards Mao Sharlu.

The skill of these two was not low. The one holding the dagger was at the latter stage of the Zhiyi Boundary, while the other's skill had already reached the Realm of Reaching Wisdom.

Witnessing someone at the Realm of Reaching Wisdom was incredibly rare; Ling Zhenfei hadn't expected to see one today.

This person's skill was at the mid-stage of the Realm of Reaching Wisdom, similar to Ling Zhenfei's level.

Ling Zhenfei was shocked, knowing without a doubt that these two must have been sent by Song Mingyi, aiming to kill Mao Sharlu. Once Mao Sharlu was killed, his army would surely fall into chaos.

This indirectly indicated that the defenses on Song Mingyi's island wouldn't be too stringent. His confidence was also insufficient; otherwise, he wouldn't resort to such a tactic as an assassination at midnight.

By now, the one at the Zhiyi Boundary had reached Mao Sharlu's side, of which Mao Sharlu was completely unaware. The person raised the dagger, intending to stab Mao Sharlu.

At this moment, Ling Zhenfei suddenly acted. With a movement of his hand, a white light silently flashed, directly colliding with the dagger.

Clang!

After a clear, crisp sound, the person's dagger was sent flying, clattering to the ground.

Mao Sharlu woke up with a start, "What's going on!"

The two men in black were also terrified, not expecting another person to be in the room.

But since they had already made a move, there was no turning back. One of the guys tried to punch Mao Sharlu.

But suddenly, there was an intervention, blocking the attack.

"Two friends, since you're here, why not sit down for a drink?"

The two didn't speak. The one at the Zhiyi Boundary launched two punches at Ling Zhenfei, but Ling Zhenfei wasn't about to give him a chance; he was far superior.

After a few punches missed, instead of hitting Ling Zhenfei, he was backed off several steps by Ling Zhenfei's Northern Spiritual Energy.

"Xiaogang, you're not his match. Go kill Mao Sharlu, leave this guy to me."

From the voice, Ling Zhenfei could tell it was an elder.

Indeed, in this world, reaching the Realm of Reaching Wisdom was rare unless one had an extraordinary encounter like Ling Zhenfei.

Or one had a great innate talent coupled with hard work; only then could one possibly reach the Realm of Reaching Wisdom. But even so, one would likely be in their seventies or eighties upon reaching this realm.

Ling Zhenfei smiled slightly, "Old man, I'm not so easily dealt with, you'd better think it over."

The elder snorted coldly, "I don't need to deal with you. Our goal is to kill Mao Sharlu. As long as I hold you off and let Xiaogang kill Mao Sharlu."

Mao Sharlu was now fully awake and understood the situation, realizing he had encountered assassins. He quickly hid behind Ling Zhenfei; without Ling Zhenfei's protection, he would be dead for sure.

Ling Zhenfei laughed, "Even if your target is Mao Sharlu, do you think you have a chance with me here?"

The elder said, "We're both at the Realm of Reaching Wisdom; theoretically, we should be equally matched. Plus, with my disciple Xiaogang, killing Mao Sharlu should be no problem."

Ling Zhenfei said, "You might be disappointed. Perhaps you won't even touch Mao Sharlu; instead, you may remain here yourselves."

The elder was somewhat angered by this, "Kid, you're really full of yourself."

Ling Zhenfei said, "Whether I'm full of myself or not, why don't you come and find out?"

After the elder finished speaking, he made a move towards Ling Zhenfei, "Xiaogang, do it."

Although he shouted this, Mao Sharlu remained shielded behind Ling Zhenfei, hiding in a corner. If Ling Zhenfei didn't move aside, he couldn't kill Mao Sharlu at all.

The elder's hands were filled with vigorous Northern Spiritual Energy, punching at Ling Zhenfei with increasing speed, one could feel the spiritual energy from a great distance.

But Ling Zhenfei was not afraid in the slightest; his blocking speed was in no way inferior, even more so.

Xiaogang, seeing no opportunity, also joined the fight against Ling Zhenfei, and the two of them attacked Ling Zhenfei together.

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