System: I Can Open Martial Arts Chests

Chapter 394: Chapter 228: Unboxing_2

With both legs lost, is there still a chance for her to escape from Chu Qing and the others’ pursuit?

Time waits for no one. Chu Qing grabbed Gentle with one hand and Wuchen with the other, using his Lightweight Technique to chase in the direction Gentle pointed out.

But this time, the chase was not smooth.

According to common sense, a scent lingers in the air for three days.

It could be that Prince Xue traveled using techniques like Blood Shadow Illusion Body, moving so fast that the remaining scent in the air was faint to an alarming degree.

Gentle had to expend great mental effort just to catch that faint trace.

One careless mistake, and they would stray off path, returning to the last point with some lingering scent to search again.

Yet even so, after a night of pursuing north for over a hundred miles, they still didn’t see any trace of Prince Xue.

Not even a drop of blood was left on the ground.

Seeing Gentle looking a bit tired, Chu Qing put her and Wuchen down, suggesting they take a short rest.

Gentle’s clear eyes carried a bit of stubbornness, not wanting to rest...

But she couldn’t refuse Chu Qing:

"Prince Xue possesses formidable abilities. If she’s not dead, she must have countless ways to escape.

"For now, we just need to do our best and leave the rest to fate.

"If we ultimately can’t catch up, then so be it..."

Gentle nodded softly, preparing to sit down and rest while having a bit to eat.

Chu Qing found a quiet spot and slowly sat down.

After the night’s exertions, he also felt mentally and physically exhausted, though he still had two treasure chests unopened.

One was the task "Nameless on the List"; earlier, Chu Qing had only opened the Martial Arts Treasure Chest and received the Nine Yang Divine Skill.

There was still a clue chest unopened.

The other chest was a Random Martial Arts Treasure Chest obtained after killing Shen Juke.

Who knew what it could contain...

Recently, Chu Qing hadn’t been too thrilled about the martial arts that could be obtained from such chests.

In reality, even the selectable chests didn’t always contain satisfactory martial arts.

The rewards his system provided, even if generally categorized, were too unpredictable...

He gently rubbed his forehead, first opening the clue chest.

[Unopened Clue Chest. Open it?]

"Open."

[Opened successfully, obtained clue: Taiheng Sect!]

"??"

Chu Qing was stunned—how could it be Taiheng Sect?

Taiheng Sect was undoubtedly on his route, given that he still carried Ling Beichen’s ashes.

But being one of the five major sects, Taiheng Sect had stood tall in the Martial World for years without wavering. Was Mirror of Sin bored enough to go there causing trouble?

What’s the reason behind it?

Chu Qing was momentarily puzzled, but it seemed he must visit Taiheng Sect soon.

However, within Blazing Hall’s territory, besides pursuing Prince Xue, he also needed to go to Guang’an City and, in the identity of Night Emperor, demand money from Beitang Zun.

Now, Beitang Zun probably hadn’t returned to the Blazing Hall headquarters... Staying in Blazing Hall’s territory required him to linger a bit longer.

He pondered how to be in two places at once, to create the illusion that he was not there, but found it quite challenging no matter how he thought about it.

His Lightweight Technique was formidable, but if he prioritized Taiheng Sect, the time needed to travel back and forth between Taiheng Sect and Blazing Hall’s headquarters would be excessive.

The best scenario, if going back and forth over the night was possible, would be for everyone to see Third Young Master return to his room to rest, able to emerge from the room the next day, with nobody knowing he had traveled a thousand miles through the night.

Only then could others’ eyes be fooled.

With this thought, he let out a gentle sigh:

"Worst comes to worst, I’ll calculate the distance and make a tough journey; Beitang Zun should return to Blazing Hall’s headquarters quickly, else it would be hard to wrap up this matter."

Thinking this, his mind stirred, and the system immediately prompted:

[One unopened Martial Arts Treasure Chest. Open immediately?]

"Open."

Chu Qing had little expectation, not even washing his hands this time.

Though washing hands before opening chests seemed superstitious and arcane, it was better than doing nothing...

[Opened successfully, obtained Lightweight Technique: Lightning Divine Step]

The system’s feedback was astonishingly quick, unlike what you’d expect from a knock-off system.

Chu Qing’s eyes widened suddenly; this was akin to getting a pillow when sleepy!

Where in the world would you find such a coincidence?

Just as he was fretting about how to cover a thousand miles overnight, he stumbled upon Lightning Divine Step!?

An electric tingle, like lightning, spread throughout his body instantaneously.

The sensation was most intense on either side of his waist, followed by potent tingling in his ankles.

Then his legs and back, with the shoulders and arms feeling it the least...

Though Lightning Divine Step seemed a Lightweight Technique, it actually required a full-body exertion, far from as simple as it appeared.

Consequently, a series of mantras and Inner Breath circulation methods penetrated his mind.

Chu Qing closed his eyes silently, absorbing all these; when he opened his eyes again, a trace of electricity subtly flickered within them,

only to vanish in a flash.

This flicker was engendered by the utilization method of Lightning Divine Step, not an addition of a new Inner Power technique.

Even so, Chu Qing was quite satisfied.

"It seems you don’t need to wash your hands to get something good.

"Last time I didn’t wash my hands, didn’t I end up with the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms?"

With this thought, Chu Qing stood up, eager to try out the power of Lightning Divine Step.

But after a moment of hesitation, he stopped.

Wuchen was a good monk but wasn’t yet someone Chu Qing could reveal all his secrets to without reservation.

If Gentle were the only one around, he wouldn’t mind...

With this thought, Chu Qing asked aloud:

"How are your two resting?"

Wuchen, naturally indifferent, was carried by Chu Qing the whole night.

Gentle stood up:

"We need to hurry..."

Although she was the young lady of Luochun Manor, well protected by Cui Bunu from a young age,

she was not oblivious to worldly hardships.

Prince Xue was gravely injured; Chu Qing’s words might deceive her temporarily, preventing her from widely extracting blood to heal herself.

But she would never sit idle, waiting to die...

Every moment they lingered, ordinary people might fall victim to harm.

Chu Qing’s moral standards might not be high enough to help out knowing the other person wasn’t good,

but he also wasn’t indifferent to such knowledge.

He hurried along, worried this could happen.

Seeing Gentle ready, he continued traveling with Gentle and Wuchen.

But it seemed increasingly difficult for Gentle to track Prince Xue’s scent.

The scent left in the air was fading faster than imaginable.

Finally, after another long pursuit, Gentle’s face showed a rare hint of defeat.

"...I can’t find her anymore."

Chu Qing’s gaze swept around, nodding lightly:

"No matter, she is one of the Twelve Saint Kings after all..."

The Celestial Evil Cult members have always been incredibly powerful, or they wouldn’t have plagued the Martial World for so long, leaving people helpless against them.

Yet Wuchen glanced around, suddenly pointing a finger:

"Aren’t we near Guang’an City?"

"Hmm?"

Chu Qing was surprised:

"Guang’an City... wasn’t that where you..."

Wuchen had mentioned earlier he wanted to find someone in Guang’an City.

Chu Qing, heading north, was bound to pass by here but didn’t expect that in pursuing Prince Xue, he’d end here.

His thoughts shifted a bit:

"In that case, let’s visit Guang’an City."

Wuchen wanted to find someone, and Chu Qing could also contact people from Blazing Hall to make some arrangements.

But as his gaze swept across Gentle’s face, his expression suddenly changed:

"What’s wrong with you?"