Chapter 70: Chapter 67 Unexpected Gains_1
"Nine-section Ginseng?"
The burly man and the other three all had a twinkle in their eyes.
"Third Brother, are you sure?"
A woman asked. Though she was in her early thirties, she still had the charm of youth, her figure was slim yet voluptuous, adding a unique flavor to her appearance.
She was extremely attractive.
"Do you still doubt my nose? The scent of the ginseng is strong. That guy probably has more than just one Nine-section Ginseng on him."
The bearded man confidently said. His name was Song Cai, and his nose was sharper than a dog’s.
"Big Brother, shall we do it?"
The attractive woman asked the burly man.
The burly man furrowed his brow in thought, "Those who buy Nine-section Ginseng are usually trying to cook Mutated Nine-section Heart Meat. Those who can do that are often Feudal Lords. We just completed a job, and it’s best not to invite trouble."
"Big Brother, because they are Feudal Lords, they are worth more. We can’t miss this opportunity. If we succeed, we’ll soon have enough Silver Coins to buy Mutated Nine-section Heart Meat. When we get it for you, you can reach the fifth breakthrough, becoming a Martial Marquis. At that point, we, the ’Five Heroes of Hengshan’, will have a standing in this chaotic world."
Song Cai tried to persuade them.
"Big Brother, I think Third Brother is right. Once you break through to the level of Martial Marquis, you can join a Master Level Feudal Lord or start your own lordship. That would be a great achievement."
The attractive woman also tried to persuade him.
The other two of the Five Heroes of Hengshan also agreed with the attractive woman and Song Cai.
"In that case, let’s do it. But to be safe, Fifth Brother, you follow him quietly and find out if he has a strong escort. If he’s alone, we’ll make our move."
The burly man made a decision.
"Don’t worry, Big Brother, I’ll go ahead."
A lean young man, as nimble as a monkey, quietly followed Lu Yan.
The other four, however, followed at a distance.
After leaving Baicao City, Lu Yan walked a distance and entered a mountain road.
"That guy is following me. He’s got his eyes on me."
Lu Yan’s brows knotted slightly.
After Lu Yan walked another stretch, the other party was still following without making a move.
"It seems he’s waiting for his buddies. When did they start tailing me, back at Baicao Pavilion?"
Lu Yan speculated.
But he wasn’t afraid. Those who were interested in two Nine-section Ginsengs were unlikely to be a Martial Marquis.
If they were Martial Marquises, they would have attacked directly. They wouldn’t have sent someone to follow him. They were obviously looking to test the waters.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, Lu Yan leapt into the woods next to him.
"Damn it, he’s trying to escape."
The color drained from the face of the follower, the monkey-like man. He panicked and blew a whistle. Upon hearing the signal, the burly man and the others quickly caught up.
"Big Brother, that guy ran away. He must have spotted me."
The Monkey-faced man said.
"He runs away when he notices he’s been followed, which means he’s afraid. He must be alone. Find which way he went, and follow."
Song Cai said anxiously.
"He went into the woods on the side."
The monkey-faced man replied.
Chase him!
The five men pursued Lu Yan in the direction he had fled. When they reached the spot where Lu Yan had run off, they were greeted by a flash of a blade.
The monkey-faced man was the quickest, so he was the first to bear the attack.
Splash!
The head of the monkey-faced man flew off, rolling to the side of the path. His eyes, round with surprise, radiated disbelief even in death.
"Be careful."
Unable to mourn his loss, the burly man roared as he swung his blade forward.
Bang!
The two blades collided, sending the burly man backward as if he had been struck by lightning. Stinging pain radiated from his arm, and he could hardly hold on to his weapon.
"Quick, let’s go. We’re no match for him."
The burly man screamed, about to move back.
He hailed from a Martial Marquis-class feudal family in Nanyi County. But his house had been wiped out by other families, and he had been lucky enough to survive. He had been wandering ever since.
That was why he had managed to cultivate a first-rate martial art, reaching a level where his Qi-blood was overflowing.
This was why he had dared to attack Lu Yan, suspecting him of belonging to a feudal lord.
But after the earlier exchange, he felt the terror in Lu Yan’s war knife. He knew that even if all of them combined their strength, they were no match for Lu Yan.
If he had stood his ground, he might have been able to parry a few moves. But the moment he showed the slightest inclination to retreat, he admitted his weakness, and his fate was already sealed.
The blade light slashed through the air, like a silvery streak in the clear sky. It flashed across, and another severed head flew up.
"Big brother!"
A woman with a lustrous complexion screamed, seeming to be on the verge of frenzy. She rushed towards Lu Yan with Mandarin Duck Blades in her hands, dancing airtight towards Lu Yan to kill him, all the while shouting: "I want to avenge my big brother."
"Showoff."
Lu Yan, with a blade in his right hand, blocked a short spear. His left hand hammered out a punch.
The golden fist landed directly into the blade net.
Like a piece of waste iron, the Mandarin Duck Blade twisted and deformed under impact. Lu Yan’s fist, unstoppable as bamboo, hit the chest of the woman in full bloom.
Lu Yan felt like he was hitting a balloon. It slightly bounced back at the moment of impact, then suddenly burst.
The woman’s body flew backwards, hit the ground, and lost her breath.
The remaining two people turned around and ran.
Lu Yan forcefully threw the Hundred Refined Steel Knife. Like a bolt of lightning, the long knife shot out, pierced from the back of a man, and went right through him. The man fell to the ground lifelessly.
Then Lu Yan, exerting force in his legs, chased after the last one.
"I will fight you to death."
The man turns around shouting.
Bang!
He was hit with a punch, his chest caved in, flying back more than ten meters.
"He who kills, shall be killed. Since you have become bandits, you have to be prepared to be killed in return."
Lu Yan muttered, then quickly searched the bodies.
The result was beyond Lu Yan’s expectation.
He actually found a thick stack of silver tickets. He roughly estimated the amount to be around fifteen thousand taels.
Moreover, there was a package containing a Nine-section Ginseng.
"These guys, how many people did they rob? Their net worth is so high?"
Lu Yan shook his head in amazement.
It is rare for a Martial Artist to be this rich, as self-cultivation is an expensive endeavor.
Even if a martial artist has money, most of it is invested in martial arts training.
Unless he is the direct descendant of a major family.
If it wasn’t for the thirty thousand taels reward in Qingyang City, he would already have been penniless.
"I never expected that not only did my fortune not decrease on this trip to Baicao City, but it actually increased."
Lu Yan put away the silver tickets and continued on his way.
As for killing the ’Horizon Mountain Five Heroes’, Lu Yan felt no guilt. The number of lives they had taken was countless.
Two days later, Lu Yan returned to the territory of Changfeng City, entered the Blood Land Vein, and handed over the auxiliary Spiritual Medicine to Shen Yinuo.
Shen Yinuo was very happy. He cooked ’Yinuo Lizard Meat’ for Lu Yan for ten consecutive days before he started researching the Mutated Nine-section Heart Meat.
Lu Yan continued to accumulate his Qi-blood while practicing Martial Arts.
He took out a Shovel Technique manual that Shen Yinuo gave him and began to comprehend it.
This Shovel Technique had a very domineering name, it was called the Tyrant’s Spade.
Lu Yan seriously suspected that this Shovel Technique was not originally called by this name and was named by Shen Yinuo himself.
The Shovel Technique being called Tyrant, really was...
Lu Yan couldn’t bring himself to comment.
In a blink of an eye, another month passed.
Lu Yan’s Qi-blood was becoming more substantial day by day, gradually approaching a state of overflowing.
...
In an underground secret guest room of the Linglan Chamber of Commerce, the Store Manager respectfully stood in front of a middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man had an average appearance, but was tall and sturdy, standing at least seven feet high. His eyes were bright, and coupled with a face full of whiskers, he looked like a majestic lion.
He was from the Wei Family and named Wei Teng, a Martial Marquis level powerhouse.
"I never thought that there would be a hidden first-level Blood Land Vein inside that ruin."
Wei Teng muttered.
"The Liu Family and Wu Family thought that by stationing heavy troops to seal off the forbidden area, they could deceive the world. However, they didn’t know that we already had our people in their Feudal Lords. Our elders are indeed far-sighted, I admire them."
The Store Manager said respectfully.
"All arrangements were made by the Clan Elder."
Wei Teng replied.
The Store Manager’s face became solemn, he clenched his fists towards the location of the Wei Family, saying, "The Clan Elder has far-reaching foresight, I am utterly convinced."
The Clan Elder in the Martial Marquis level Feudal Lords were Martial Marquis level powerhouses.
But in a Grandmaster level Feudal Lord like the Wei Family, only those who had achieved Inner Strength could be called Clan Elders.
And for Martial Marquis, they could only be called Elders.
