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Chapter 300: Something Called the Evil Eye
Xu Ning's overconfident move only fueled Zhe Ping's anger.
During his year with the resistance, Teppei often felt a clear sense of powerlessness.
Some things, such as physical strength, talent, and divine insight, cannot be obtained through effort alone, and as the years go by, that sense of powerlessness becomes increasingly clear.
While the resistance fighters were shedding their blood on the front lines for the common good, he could only hide in the base at the rear, doing some insignificant work.
Even with his rigorous training, he couldn't defeat warriors with divine eyes, let alone ordinary guards.
The resentment towards the current situation grows in the same proportion as the sense of powerlessness spreads.
But at that moment, the leader in charge of transporting supplies mysteriously called him aside and took out his "secret weapon".
"It is a secret weapon that can respond to the expectations of mortals and put them into practice."
That's what the man said.
And it did indeed respond to itself.
He has accomplished everything he never dared to dream of before: fighting the shogunate army by sea, defeating shogunate samurai single-handedly, and rescuing besieged comrades.
I can finally stand tall in front of the camera, just like you guys.
But now you want me to throw it away?
Zheping suddenly slammed the spearhead downwards, dodging Xu Ning's grasp, and then abruptly flicked it upwards.
What was clearly a straight spear suddenly resembled a serpentine cobra, lunging forward in a natural S-shape, aiming straight for Xu Ning's chest and abdomen.
"This move is quite good; it's no weaker than those Shogunate soldiers who train year-round."
As Xu Ning chatted and laughed, he slightly turned his body, changed his grip to a push, and used the heel of his palm to lift the spear shaft, deflecting the spear before lunging forward and crashing into Zhe Ping's arms.
If he were facing an enemy he needed to kill, Xu Ning's move, "Han Zhongli's Drunken Step Embracing the Court and Strike the Heart," with its knees raised and elbows lowered, combined with pushing and slamming, could deliver at least seven or eight heavy blows to vital points in an instant.
Even a strong Hilichurl thug will turn into black mist and re-enter the cycle of reincarnation in less than two seconds.
Now that he's facing Zheping, whom he wants to save, how could Xu Ning possibly bring himself to do such a cruel thing?
However, since he had already bumped into her, Xu Ning's hands were not idle.
In an instant, he had already touched Teppei from his wrists to his shoulders, from his belt to his chest, and every place where he could bind or place the Evil Eye.
"How could you be so completely unsuspecting about something of unknown origin, even placing it right against your heart?"
The two separated immediately upon impact.
However, when they separated, Xu Ning had already torn open the tightly sewn inner pocket of Zhe Ping and taken out a silver-cased device that emitted a dark red light.
Zheping touched his chest and, finding that his most treasured possession was missing, shouted at Xu Ning, "Give it back to me!"
Just as Zheping was about to rush forward, he suddenly felt a wave of weakness wash over him, and even Xu Ning in front of him became blurry.
The spear he was used to wielding now felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and he could no longer hold it. He fell to the ground along with the spear.
"Brother Xu, so you've already... Zheping! What happened to you?"
The last thing I heard seemed to be Kong's panicked scream.
As Zheping fell, the squad members who had been dispersed by him to keep watch quickly gathered around, all pointing their long guns at Xu Ning with hostile eyes.
Zheping, who had fallen to the ground, was now being held in Kongban's arms.
The color was rapidly fading from his face, as if a layer of lime had suddenly been applied to it.
Moreover, his once jet-black hair gradually turned gray at a visible rate.
"Zheping! Zheping!"
Sora and Paimon, who was floating beside her, were both calling out Teppei's name with panicked expressions.
"Don't shake him so hard. If you shake him any harder, you might just kill him."
Xu Ning ignored the surrounding rebels and walked to Zheping's side, saying to Kong, "Pinch his mouth open and force him to drink a couple of mouthfuls of wine first."
He did it empty-handed, but he was still very uneasy, saying, "Zheping seems to have never drunk alcohol before."
Xu Ning replaced the wine in the Dust Concealment Gourd with the finest "Immortal Brew." "If you had drunk it, you might be feeling a bit better now. It's all your fault, isn't it? After the martial arts competition before the battle, what did I tell you when I gave you the wine? I told you to drink with your friends whenever you have time..."
Seeing that Xu Ning looked a little aggrieved, Kong explained, "Drinking alcohol is forbidden in the military camp. We have all signed a pledge, so we dare not share it with others."
Xu Ning aimed the gourd opening at Zheping's open mouth and poured two mouthfuls into him.
"He's still making promises, but I'm afraid many people will end up getting drunk like him tomorrow."
After taking a couple of sips of wine, Zheping's body trembled slightly, and streams of dark purple energy spewed out from his seven orifices.
The members of the surrounding resistance squad also clearly noticed that something was wrong with Teppei.
A soldier who looked rather young asked in a trembling voice, "What's wrong with Captain Zheping?"
Xu Ning shook the Evil Eye he was holding. "It's nothing, I was just almost drained of my life by the Evil Eye, but luckily I had my wine, so I won't die!"
"This thing is called the Evil Eye? Is it... dangerous?"
Xu Ning straightened up, looked at him and sneered, "Danger? It's just a demonic energy device that trades life force for power. Looking at your dull and lifeless eye bags and bloodshot pupils, I'm afraid you've tried it several times already. Want to come over and have a bowl with me?"
The young soldier's face instantly turned extremely ugly. He pulled out an object from his pocket that was exactly the same as the Evil Eye in Xu Ning's hand and casually threw it on the ground.
Xu Ning magically produced a porcelain bowl from his hand, poured him a bowl of wine, and handed it to him.
"Looks like you haven't had it for long, and you haven't been affected much. You've gotten a free drink from me."
Xu Ning looked at the young soldier and asked, "You've been lying in ambush here for a day. Have you found any monsters?"
The soldier shook his head and said, "There are no demons. The information we received was wrong. The ones who stole the supplies were the Sea Demons. They occupied the pavilion of a general under Orochi no Uzumaki a long time ago, and they spend their days eating, drinking and having fun here. We originally planned to find an opportunity to wipe them out in one fell swoop, but yesterday Captain Teppei said that he saw Shizuka's advance team among the Sea Demons. In order to find out their relationship, we chose to continue to lie low."
Xu Ning turned his gaze to the edge of the cliff and surprisingly found traces of the Fools there.