Chapter 134: Chapter One Hundred Thirty: Return to the
City(I)
Translator: 549690339
The scholar, hearing the commotion outside the Fox Shrine, grew anxious. He knew that the young hero from yesterday had come to rescue him.
He felt no joy, knowing how formidable the forces inside the shrine were.
If the young hero dies trying to save us, I won’t be able to rest in peace even in death.
Mi Bai was anxious, hoping that Brother Xu would escape unharmed. As for winning triumphantly, he dared not even think about it.
So when Brother Xu and Tang Luo entered the Fox Shrine, they saw Mi Bai’s anxious face and disbelieving eyes.
This must be the scholar. Tang Luo thought to himself. Besides this adult male, the only others in the shrine were a group of children, blindfolded and gagged, in a corner.
Brother Xu quickly stepped forward to untie Mi Bai, full of regret, “Brother Mi has suffered. This is all because I lack carefulness.”
“Thank you, Brother Xu, for saving us again. On behalf of these children, I thank you for your kindness,” said the relieved Mi Bai, expressing his gratitude with a bow after he was untied.
Tang Luo also freed the eight children from their restraints. The now freed children cried out and ran to Mi Bai who after hearing the scholar’s words, were about to kowtow to thank Brother Xu.
“All of you, get up. It’s a warrior’s duty. There’s no need for thanks,” Brother Xu, unable to accept their grand gesture, hurriedly refused.
Seeing another person inside the shrine, Mi Bai respectfully asked, “Are you Brother Xu’s relative from Xiling? I am Mi Bai. May I know your name, young man?”
Just as Tang Luo was enjoying watching Brother Xu interact with Mi Bai, he suddenly became the focus of the scholar’s attention. He raised his fist in a salute and said, “My name is Tang. I am Brother Xu’s cousin.”
He did not plan to give his full name as the name Tang Luo was too conspicuous in Xiling, and he was afraid of startling the scholar.
Upon hearing Tang Luo’s surname, Mi Bai’s face turned pale. Brother Xu, however, did not notice and said, “My cousin holds some power in Xiling. You can follow us for now. Once your injuries have healed, we will escort you to Clear Water county, alright?”
Mi Bai, his face pale, shook his head, “Thank you for your kindness, Brother Xu, but I should leave with the children as soon as possible, lest I cause more trouble for you.”
“If the trouble you’re referring to is the Righteous Gang, you don’t need to worry. The leading villains of the gang have all been eliminated. Soon, they will disperse completely. The most important thing for you now is to recover,” Brother Xu reassured him.
Mi Bai, holding the children, gave a complex look at Brother Xu and Tang Luo, insisting, “I am not badly injured. We should leave soon. Thank you, Brother Xu.”
Seeing Mi Bai’s resolute manner, Brother Xu hesitated for a moment. Mi Bai was injured and the children were frightened. They couldn’t just rush back on the road now, even if they did arrive at Clear Water county, what then?
“No matter what we decide, let’s leave here first,” Tang Luo casually suggested, leaning against the temple wall.
During the battle, three people had escaped. Apart from Tong Ming who fled with Feng De, the young warrior who had been behind Gong Zheng also made a run for it during the fight.
If they stayed to chat here any longer, the Fox Shrine would soon be surrounded again.
“Right, we’ll discuss where to go after we’re safe,” Brother Xu agreed with Tang Luo. Although not afraid to be surrounded, the children were ordinary people without any real power. If a fight broke out, he wouldn’t be able to take care of them all.
The three of them, with the children, left the shrine and were about to head towards Xiling when Tang Luo stopped them again.
“Heading towards Xiling like this, we might run into their reinforcements. Let’s take a detour,” Tang Luo reminded Brother Xu, who was leading the group.
On hearing this, Brother Xu clapped his fist in his palm, exclaiming, “Makes sense! Makes sense!”
Tang Luo was completely convinced by his cousin’s experience in this world. He was just a greenhorn.
If not for his powerful abilities, and with such recklessness, he would not survive even if he had a hundred lives.
Having been reminded, Brother Xu, along with the others, planned to take a roundabout route into Xiling. Tang Luo, seeing his cousin’s all-is-well expression, resigned himself and walked towards the deep pit where the Spiritual Sword had held back the enemy.
You could say that this cousin was indeed the young master of a saintly family. The armor on Gong Zheng was worth a fortune, yet he, after killing the man, was not at all bothered about it.
Killing people without looting equipment was definitely evil!
Tang Luo planned to pick up the armor, sell it, and split the money fifty-fifty with Brother Xu. After all, wealth is accumulated bit by bit.
But even when Tang Luo’s spiritual thread dived downwards, he could not find the body nor the spirit armor.
He walked a few steps over to Brother Xu and said, “Bad news.”
“What?” Brother Xu turned around in confusion.
“The master of the Righteous Gang. He escaped,” said Tang Luo, shrugging.
“Impossible.” Brother Xu found it hard to believe. While he knew Gong Zheng’s spirit armor was high-grade, Gong Zheng’s physical body was only those of a common martial artist. Under the weight of the Earth Sword Intent, even if the sword qi could not penetrate his body, his internal organs would be crushed. How could such a man survive?
But he knew Tang Luo would not lie to him, so the man must have some secret method like the cicada’s slough, to escape under the Earth Sword Intent.
He thought that we had eliminated the head, but it seemed he had escaped. This made Brother Xu feel awkward; he had been showing off inside the shrine just now. If the master of the Righteous Gang reappeared, wouldn’t he have been slapped in the face?
He looked at Tang Luo, hoping his cousin could think of some way to save his face.
Tang Luo shrugged, indicating it was not in his hands. After all, the enemy had silently escaped and would hide like a rat, making them as hard to find as a local serpent.
Outside the Fox Shrine
When Feng Wen Dong arrived, carried by the wind, everything had already returned to normal.
Only the cracked earth and the bodies scattered everywhere bore testament to the intensity of the fight that had just taken place.
When he received the news from Tong Ming, who had rushed back to the Feng family, he had arrived as quickly as possible, but it seemed he was still too late.
He recognized the clothing of the Feng family from the pile of flesh.
“Brother Xu! You went too far!” He was certain that the other party was the son of a clan from another city out on a learning journey. Judging by the ease with which the enemy had killed warriors of the same realm, it was obvious.
But his worst mistake was killing two of Feng Family’s Metamorphosis Squads. Every Metamorphosis Squad was carefully selected from hundreds of clan warriors and granted the Combined Attack Technique after enduring hardships for over a dozen years.
The Feng Family was not a large clan, and they only had a few of such squads. He had never imagined that just by standing up for an extended family member, they would lose two squads!
Standing in front of the pile of flesh, Feng Wen Dong’s eyes were bloodshot and his evil Qi surged, he wanted nothing more than to flay Brother Xu.
When Tong Ming arrived with four squads of Metamorphosis warriors in armor, he saw the murderous Feng Wen Dong.
“Send my letter. Ask families Feng, Wu, and Lu to search the desolate courts of West City. Report immediately upon sighting the target!”
“Yes, elder,” Tong Ming replied, trembling with fear, and dashed towards Xiling.
He knew that the strongest member of the Feng Family was really angry now.. Readily calling in old favors to assemble the power of four clans to take down the enemy in the wilderness!
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