Chapter 298: Chapter 261: Repairing the Gloves, Thousand Mile Mountain Ambush (2)
"Young Master, if this boy truly has had his consciousness controlled by some super expert, there must be a great secret hidden in him. Should we..." Baili Xinghua’s expression turned sinister.
His jealousy and hatred towards Chu Ming would not dissipate no matter who the other person was; on the contrary, it made him even more intent on destroying Chu Ming and seizing the secrets he carried.
Yaan Qu lowered his gaze, staring at Baili Xinghua.
After a long moment, he finally spoke in a deep voice: "Mieqin River Bay Camp, eight thousand Blood Wolf Army wiped out. My elder brothers, Yaan Qian and Yaan Da, are missing without a trace."
"What?!" Baili Xinghua’s pupils contracted sharply. "Yaan Da is at Upper Meridian Unlocking Realm Perfection, and Yaan Qian Blood General is also a Lower Meridian Unlocking Realm strong person. Along with eight thousand Blood Wolf Army and five Bloodthirsty Guards, even five-meridian Lower Realm powerhouses would lose their lives—how could this be...?"
The Mieqin River Bay Camp was one of the major military strongholds of the Blood Evil Sect in Xirong County and Peace and Middle County; its location was secret and hard to find, its strength immense—how could it suddenly be wiped out?
Yaan Qu’s countenance darkened. "Unclear. The last message from my brothers stated they were going to eradicate the remnants of the Wind Spirit Race. After that, there was no further news."
"The Wind Spirit Race? That clan is just a spent force. Whether that old thing at Upper Meridian Unlocking Realm Perfection is alive is questionable. By rights, Yaan Qian Blood General should have taken them down easily..."
"This matter is still under investigation," Yaan Qu withdrew the unusual look from his face. "The reason I’m telling you is that for now, our available high-end combat strength in Xirong County and Peace and Middle County is limited."
"That illegitimate son Chu Ming, the mysterious expert behind him, is estimated to be around Lower Meridian Unlocking Realm, between one or two meridians. To seize his secret, we must at least send a three-meridian Lower Realm expert."
"A three-meridian Lower Realm expert—my brother Yaan Da could do it, but he’s missing. We’ll have to pull someone from the Wolf Race’s base."
"Who do you think is suitable in the Wolf Race?"
Baili Xinghua pondered a moment, then bowed and said: "Young Master, there aren’t many Lower Realm strong persons in the Wolf Race. Around three-meridian level, there are Lang Sha, Lang Zhu, and Wolf Badger."
"All three have similar strength, but Lang Zhu and Wolf Badger are both Blood Generals, each commanding ten thousand Blood Wolf Army. For now, they are unsuitable for redeployment."
"Then let’s use Lang Sha. I’ll have the Wolf Race provide him a Wolf Patterned Crown."
"Also assign him a Bloodthirsty Guard."
Wolf Patterned Crown! Bloodthirsty Guard!
Baili Xinghua’s heart quivered slightly.
The Wolf Patterned Crown wasn’t the Wolf Map’s clan treasure, the Wolf Pattern Crown, but it still has a remarkable effect.
The Bloodthirsty Guard was, in itself, refined from the corpse of a Lower Meridian Unlocking Realm strong person—fearless of pain, without emotion. Martial Artists of the same Realm are sure to be hurt when facing it.
"Hundred Strategies Envoy, I hear that illegitimate son is soon heading to Qin Capital?"
"Yes, just got the news. This boy intends to head to Qin Capital to join the First-Grade Cold Family."
"First-Grade Cold Family..." A strange smile curled Yaan Qu’s lips. "Does Hundred Strategies Envoy think it’s better to act before he leaves Xirong County, or strike as he journeys to Qin Capital?"
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Xirong County, West City, Chu Mansion.
Chu Ming sat upright in his room. In front of him were the damaged Red Qilin Gloves, a large piece of red hide, and plenty of Threads of Nourishing Essence and Red Light Treasure Water.
The red hide was obtained earlier from slaying the Sword-Horned Red Deer King at the Wind Spirit Race ancestral land.
After comprehending the ’Red Flame Refining Technique’ at Master Hoong Ying’s place, he returned and began attempting to repair the Red Qilin Gloves.
The Red Qilin Gloves, unlike metallic weapons, required not just melting and forging, but also extraction, purification, weaving, and other processes.
Moreover, since foreign materials were used for the repair, he had to figure out how to fuse the Red Qilin with the Sword-Horned Red Deer King’s skin perfectly.
With the powerful Book collection Lake supporting him, he first deduced and optimized the ’Red Flame Refining Technique’, then crafted a plan for repairing the Red Qilin Gloves, and finally began the restoration.
As dawn approached, and after wasting half of the Sword-Horned Red Deer King’s hide, he finally repaired the Red Qilin Gloves that his master had gifted him.
From the outside, the restored Red Qilin Gloves looked no different from the originals.
But in reality, the gloves’ various aspects—their defensive power and the augment to his Palm Technique—were all far superior to before.
Chu Ming placed the Red Qilin Gloves on the table. With a flip of his hand, he took out the Kun Silk Red Thread Gloves obtained after he killed the Blood Evil Sect’s Lower Meridian Unlocking Realm strong person at the Wind Spirit Race’s base.
The latter were made from an even higher-grade material, still superior to the repaired Red Qilin Gloves.
With two pairs of gloves, he could alternate them, preventing the situation in battle where one is destroyed and he’d have nothing to wield.
With a flick of his sleeve, he stored the two pairs of gloves away. The sky outside was already bright.
"Young Master, breakfast is ready." Little Shan’s voice came from outside.
"Alright."
Stepping out of the room, he saw from afar a table full of sumptuous breakfast: meat porridge, pastries, snacks...
These were no ordinary breakfasts; the meat in the porridge was Exotic Beast Meat, while the pastries and snacks contained small amounts of Primordial Qi and Azure Ancient Juice.
Little Shan had known since last night that her young master would set off for Qin Capital today, so she had woken up early to prepare breakfast.
"Little Shan, your skills keep getting better." Chu Ming drank several bowls and took up some snacks to eat.
"Young Master, Shan’er made some cakes for you to take and eat on the way."
Little Shan finished eating in a few bites, then went to help Chu Ming pack his things.
"Chu Ming, rest assured. This afternoon, I’ll take Little Shan to stay with Old Xiao. As for Feng Yuan, I’ve already discussed with Old Xiao."
"Thank you, Brother Shen." Chu Ming glanced at the table and nodded. "I’ll have Feeng Yao stay in Xirong County."
"You’re not taking him with you?"
"No need."
"Alright, then I’ll arrange an identity for Feeng Yao in the Commandery Mansion. You can rest assured."
"Thank you for your trouble."
"Why so polite with me about these things..."
"..."
As the two conversed, both fell silent.
After a while.
"That smells so good, so good. What is that that’s so fragrant?"
