Chapter 125: Chapter 104: Thunder Hall, Wind-Chasing Arrow (Part 2)
You all consider me a sea robber and have put up a wanted notice, there’s nothing more to say.
It’s nothing more than a delaying tactic, trying to stall me.
This can be judged from here.
There must be some means behind it.
What exactly those means are, I do not know, but in any case, I cannot let the other party lead me by the nose.
"How dare you be so arrogant, seize him."
Yun Tong hadn’t figured out what to say, but a constable behind him was already furious, drew his sword with a loud shout.
Several constables rushed forward with their weapons.
"Don’t..."
Yun Tong was shocked.
He just felt the wind rise before him.
Amidst the sword shadows, a blood-red scene enveloped the surroundings.
He clutched his throat, unable to speak, regret filling his eyes.
He remembered an elder’s advice: when working for the government, following orders, one must not be too stubborn; sometimes, one must give in to survive.
’Aren’t you full of heroic gallantry? How could you be like this?’
Yun Tong’s last thought flickered by, and his vision darkened; he knew nothing more.
The constables rushing beside him had already been pierced through the forehead by a sword before he was struck, reaching the Yellow Springs first.
"This time, Seventh Brother’s reputation will be completely ruined. After this incident, who knows what rumors will spread, labeling him a demon."
Hua Lian’er said worriedly.
"What is there to fear? A man’s path should be one of violence. Things that conflict with righteousness can’t coexist... Through five thousand years, where have heroes not killed?"
Chen Ping, having entered this world, had always been oppressed, always on the run.
He couldn’t even enjoy a few days of peace.
To say there wasn’t a pent-up anger inside would be impossible.
At this moment, he only wanted to send Hua Lian’er to Ling Mountain Prefecture. Whoever dared to obstruct them, regardless of the pretext, would be met without a word.
He would cut a clear and open path with his sword.
"What a saying, ’Where have heroes not killed?’ Hua Lian’er, who originally felt reluctant and thought she burdened Chen Ping... couldn’t help but feel somewhat uplifted upon hearing this.
"Next, when the opponent sees that such petty means are useless, they might resort to real measures."
She pointed towards the city wall, frowning slightly.
"Whether real or feigned measures, we will counter soldiers with generals, water with earth."
Chen Ping laughed softly.
The reason he was so ruthless and unhesitant was, of course, because he sensed danger.
Hero Yuanxi, Zhao Yunshen, was one wave; the sneaky, spying eyes in the dark were another.
One open, one hidden, they seemed ready to coordinate with each other.
But Chen Ping acted too swiftly, killing too cleanly, causing the opponent’s backup plan to fall apart before fully deploying.
Hua Lian’er’s cultivation was not very advanced, but her sense of danger was unrivaled.
She had felt extremely uneasy long before Chen Ping noticed it.
Her gaze kept drifting toward the city wall...
Chen Ping and she understood each other, naturally aware of the situation at hand.
Without further hesitation, they headed straight out of the city.
The patrolling soldiers inside the city dared not block them.
They could only watch, unable to do anything, as the man and woman walked openly out of the city into the vast wilderness.
Only after a long time had passed did others start cursing and wailing.
Witnessing the desolate scene, someone lamented, "What a pity, without the skill, one shouldn’t attempt to snatch chestnuts from the fire. Did you think you could deceive a gentleman?"
Unbeknownst to them, Tian Qi wouldn’t be constrained at all. Once he realized something was wrong, he took ruthless action without any scruples."
"Indeed, failing to steal the chicken, losing the bait. The Lord County Magistrate is likely sleepless now."
"More than sleepless, once Princess Mingyue reaches Ling Mountain Prefecture and King Jinghai leads his army back north, some people’s heads may roll."
"In this era of great strife, everyone dreams of great success, yet they never consider that what they wish to gain could be lost instead. No matter the bets placed, without a solid foundation, one is merely paving the way for the king, crushed into dust."
Saying this, the person glanced back at the inn, their eyes filled with mockery and self-deprecation, but they said nothing more.
...
"Seventh Brother, did you see who that person was? Will they chase us?"
Hua Lian’er, having dozed off occasionally on the way, wasn’t as tired now.
During this time of escape, although she hadn’t had time for cultivation, she found her Inner Qi cultivation had surged unexpectedly.
She had been stuck in the Qi Nourishing Realm, far from perfection.
Now, for some reason, her Dantian felt full, the Zhongfu acupoint on the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian throbbed with a sense of sudden breakthrough.
’If mother were here, she would be overjoyed and force me to start learning swordsmanship again.’ Hua Lian’er felt helpless at the growth of Inner Qi.
She really didn’t want to learn martial arts, not because she couldn’t bear the hardship, but because she disliked the brutality of fighting and killing.
On this journey, unbeknownst to her, her thoughts had already changed somewhat.
’Perhaps the previous way was really wrong; even if I don’t want to kill, I need some self-defense skills...’
Thinking this way, Hua Lian’er also quickened her pace.
Through wind and dust, looking as the sky was about to darken again, the two of them decided to find a sheltered place to rest for the night among the rugged mountain roads ahead.
It’s not that they hadn’t thought about going to a nearby town, but the encounter in Yuanxi City had told them that even if they went, it would just be another fight, dragging even more people into it.
Completely unnecessary.
It would be better to just make do in the deep mountains, using the sky as a cover, the earth as a mat, and pass the night this way.
In this kind of place, surely no one would dare to open their eyes and look for trouble, right?
They had just hunted two rabbits and were halfway through roasting them when someone called from a distance.
"Smells great, could you brothers spare some meat? My brothers and I are extremely hungry."
"Get lost..."
Chen Ping replied irritably.
Truly haunting like a ghost.
They had fled to the mountain gully, and still somebody wanted to come over to beg for meat. Do they take me for a fool?
In the desolate mountains, not near any main road, approaching now is either villainous or thievery.
"Brother, this is meaningless, doesn’t everyone has times of need when out and about? Aren’t we all brothers when we meet across the four seas, why reject people from a thousand miles away?"
The man with the red face, leading them, seemed to have no temper at all.
He just cupped his hands, carrying a leather bag, and slowly moved forward.
The two black-faced men behind him also said nothing, closely following... Just like travelers who had gone a long way, weary from the journey, thirsty from the dusty road, longing for some liveliness in the loneliness of the mountain.
"If you come any closer, leave your life behind."
Chen Ping took down the large bow from his back, drawing an arrow in his hand.
The red-faced man paused, hurriedly waving his hands, "No, no, we brothers mean no harm, look, we haven’t even brought weapons..."
As he spoke, he quickened his steps, closing in further.
"Hiss..."
A streak of red light shot towards his chest.
Without saying more, Chen Ping half drew the bowstring, qi locked on, and shot directly.
"Take action."
The red-faced man’s beard and eyebrows bristled, arms crossed, clothing billowing... The arrow struck his crossed forearms, ringing with a clanging sound.
As it turned out, he was wearing steel bracers...
With a shout.
The two black-faced men behind him flung globular objects into the sky.
"Hold your breath."
Chen Ping cursed inwardly.
Noticing their suspicious behavior, he acted immediately.
Yet he underestimated them slightly, their method was despicable.
Boom...
Dragging Hua Lian’er’s small hand, his body turned into an arc, flying backward quickly as the place where the fire was exploded with a thunderous roar.
Seven or eight fire flares turned the mountain hollow a fiery red, like molten lava flames, while black fog like dark clouds spread in all directions.
"The Jiangnan Lei Family also got involved? This is a Thunder Bomb."
Hua Lian’er exclaimed in shock, her body flying mid-air.
Indeed, the Thunder Bomb also contained poisonous powder and smoke.
Chen Ping added silently in his heart, being mid-air, he lightly pushed Hua Lian’er, sending her onto a tree, drawing his longbow fully.
Buzz...
An arrow shot out, this time, using the technique of the Sunset Divine Shooter.
Previously, maybe he just wanted to scare them off, not much murderous intent; now, there was a definite intent to kill.
One arrow shot.
The three men who threw the Thunder Bomb, just as they were about to turn and flee, were pierced by red light.
The arrow drew a winding curve, penetrating through the chest of the red-faced man, ignoring his arm’s obstruction, turned a corner, directly shooting the two black-faced men fleeing further away.
"Such a splendid Sunset Divine Arrow, capable of pursuing and killing, then receive this arrow from me."
Though the three were pierced by an arrow, not yet fallen, a light shout echoed from the forest.
The voice carried a thrill of witnessing a hunt.
Saying it was one arrow, actually it was not.
With the bowstring’s sound, over a dozen sharp arrows came whistling through the wind, shooting before them.
Enshrouding both Chen Ping and Hua Lian’er within it.
One man, one bow, managing to shoot an endless rain of arrows.
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