Passing through the corner of the corridor where the man in black had just ducked past, the figure of the man in black who was sprinting along this corridor clearly appeared in Qingdeng's eyes.

This thin man in black was wearing a black outfit from head to toe.

The slightly loose black clothes and black hakama make it difficult to distinguish his figure, and both hands are wearing black cloth gloves that cover all the fingers.

Wearing a black turban and face covering that covered all of her hair and parts below her eyes.

Throughout Edo, maybe 9 out of 10 thieves were dressed like this in black from head to toe. Therefore, after seeing this man in black, Ayoto subconsciously concluded that this man was a thief who dared to carry out his duties.

only.

"what happened?"

"It's Tachibana-sama's voice!"

"Let's go! Go and have a look!"

…

In the distance, the voices of Nishino and his subordinates came.

Qingto's "there is a thief" just now successfully alerted Nishino and others.

He had already heard the footsteps of Nishino and others coming towards him.

The man in black's feet, covered with black footbags, moved at a speed that made Qingden smack his lips.

Although Qingdeng had tried his best to pursue him, the distance between him and the man in black continued to widen.

Although Qingdeng was still in a hurry and his speed was slightly reduced because of this, Qingdeng felt that even at his peak, he would not be able to keep up with the man in black.

However - Qingdeng discovered that the man in black seemed not familiar with the internal layout of the prison.

After passing through this long corridor, the man in black turned to the right.

And to the right... is a dead end.

Seeing that the man in black actually chose a dead end, Qingdeng was secretly relieved.

This guy has nowhere to go - Qing Deng thought to himself.

Qingdeng, who was in hot pursuit, also turned right and entered this dead end.

Unaware that he had entered a dead end, the man in black continued to gallop.

Finally, he saw the solid wall in front of him.

He immediately tilted his weight back, pushed his feet on the ground, and quickly stopped his body.

The man in black stared at the wall blocking his path for a moment - after a moment, he suddenly made a 180-degree turn! He rushed towards Qingden who was following closely behind him!

The man in black was extremely fast. He lowered his center of gravity and rushed toward Qingdeng with his entire upper body almost touching the floor. He looked like a cat pouncing on its prey.

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Seeing the man in black rushing towards him, Qingdeng thought that this guy was trying to break through his defense line and escape from this dead end.

Therefore, Qingden's eyes narrowed and he took out the Dingguishen from his waist.

Even if we are of the same mind "three times", we cannot kill people casually. If we kill a person who is not worthy of death, let's not forget that it will definitely cause huge trouble. It is just a matter of "conscience"

, Qingdeng couldn’t get through it either.

So after pulling out the Dingguishen, Qingdeng turned the blade around, preparing to subdue this guy dressed in black with the non-killing back of the blade.

He held his breath and concentrated on the movements of the man in black.

After the figure of the man in black entered his attack range, Qingdeng slashed the knife out without any hesitation and struck the man in black on the shoulder.

The man in black is like a fallen leaf that flutters in the wind.

I saw him turning to the right "lightly" and dodging Qingdeng's slashing attack.

He seemed to have no intention of fighting with Qingdeng. After dodging Qingdeng's blow, the man in black continued to run straight, hoping to miss Qingdeng.

When the man in black was about to pass through Qingdeng's left side, Qingdeng reached out his left hand in time and grabbed the left shoulder of the man in black.

Successfully caught this guy - Qingdeng originally wanted to restrain the man in black in one fell swoop.

However... the moment Qingdeng's left palm grabbed the man in black's left shoulder, the man in black suddenly lowered, raised, and twisted his left shoulder!

A powerful force suddenly rushed towards Qingdeng's left palm like a raging ocean tide.

Under the impact of this huge force, even with the blessing of "dexterous hands", Qingden still felt as if his left hand had caught a slippery loach, sliding away from the left shoulder of the man in black.

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A layman might not understand what the man in black just did.

But Qingdeng, who was very accomplished in unarmed combat skills, saw it very clearly: The man in black had just used a very high-level force-relieving technique to shake his left hand away!

Probably thinking that he could not leave smoothly without trying to resolve Qingdeng's entanglement, after breaking free from Qingdeng's control, the man in black quickly turned his upper body, facing Qingdeng, raised his right hand, and the five fingers of his right palm.

They got together, aimed at Qingdeng's left shoulder, and blasted out with a palm!

Although his stature is so small, the power of the palm of the man in black is extremely terrifying!

That "whooshing" sound of breaking wind... doesn't look like an attack that a person of this size can perform at all.

There was no time to be surprised by the power of the man in black's attack. Qingdeng quickly turned sideways, bent his left forearm downward, turned his left elbow upward, and aimed the tip of his elbow at the palm of the man in black's attack.

Before the palm strike from the man in black came, and before his palm accelerated to its maximum speed, he took the initiative to push out the tip of his left elbow!

This is the classic "elbow defense" in unarmed combat and "getting close to the opponent, shortening the opponent's punching distance, and making it difficult for the opponent to use force."

The man in black's right palm collided heavily with the tip of Qingdeng's left elbow.

The bone at the tip of the left elbow is very thick and hard. Since Nagakura Shinpachi copied the talent of "Steel Bone", the hardness of Aomori's bones has been further improved.

But even so, after the tip of his left elbow hit the palm of the man in black, Qingdeng's left elbow still felt numbness and soreness.

In order to neutralize the powerful force contained in the palm of the man in black, Qingdeng had to take a step back.

The man in black seized this great opportunity when Qingdeng took a step back and stopped fighting.

He shook his right hand vigorously and ran away.

--hateful……!

Qingdeng gritted his teeth and hurriedly prepared to chase him.

But at this time... it was probably because the man in black voluntarily withdrew from the battle with Qingdeng, so the system judged that the battle between the two was over.

The system tone sounded in Qingdeng's mind.

[Ding! Talent scanned]

[Successfully copied talent: "Milk"]

[Talent introduction: The RU produced has more juice and rich nutrition]

【Beep beep beep beep!】

[Warning: Because the host is male, it does not match this talent]

[This talent does not take effect]

This was the first time Qingdeng heard such a long system prompt after traveling to this era.

It was also the first time Qingdeng heard a system prompt with such content...

——Milk? The talent does not take effect?!

The series of system sounds that he just imagined in his mind immediately confused Qingdeng...

At this time, Saito, Nishino and others who came after hearing the sound finally arrived.

The people who appeared at the end of the corridor at the other end caught a glimpse of the figure of the man in black who was fleeing.

Nishino's expression changed instantly.

Also changing their expressions were those of his gangbiki who were following Nishino.

"Lord Nishino!" A certain Okaki from Nishino raised his hand and pointed at the man in black, "Look! It's the cat monk!"

"I saw it." Nishino, who frowned slightly, waved his big hand, "Hurry up and chase!"

——Cat Monk...?!

A "shock" has not subsided, but another "shock" has arisen.

Before Qingdeng could fully recover from the shock of copying the indescribable talent and hearing the indescribable system sound, a new "wave" of great impact hit Qingdeng's brain.

Qingdeng couldn't help but cast a shocked look at the man in black in front of him.

Saito, Nishino and others joined in the pursuit of the man in black...or rather the cat monk.

Everyone chased hard.

But no one can match the speed of Cat Monk...

Mao Xiaoseng, who had always left Qingdeng and the others behind, and kept getting further and further away from them, did not enter a dead end this time.

He successfully found a window leading to the outdoors.
To be continued...