Ch 54: You’re Really Going?
Taichang Mountain.
This mountain’s terrain is perilous, yet it is also the only way to Lingyan City.
And Lingyan City, as the border of the Divine Palace Kingdom, necessitates that one must leave Lingyan City and follow the Hengshui River to reach the territory of the Great Zhou Kingdom.
Li Hanzhou, on his first long journey, prepared for days, packing everything he needed, meticulously attending to every detail, before finally setting off with Shi Ming in a carriage towards Lingyan City.
At this time, it was raining under Taichang Mountain, and the sky was pitch-black.
The carriage slowly proceeded along the mountain road; this was their fourth day out.
Inside the carriage, Li Hanzhou sipped tea and read a book, while Shi Ming sat in front, driving the carriage.
According to Li Hanzhou, Shi Ming, at his young age, should experience more, listen more, and endure hardship so that he could have a promising future.
Ever since Li Hanzhou had made the Longevity Temple increasingly prosperous, Shi Ming naturally had unwavering faith in Li Hanzhou’s words.
So he drove the carriage seriously.
Li Hanzhou, meanwhile, read books or cultivated inside the carriage.
“Martial Uncle, the rain seems to have lessened. Should we find a cave ahead to rest and eat something?” Shi Ming said from outside.
“Sounds good.”
Li Hanzhou also felt a little hungry.
Fortunately, Li Hanzhou had brought a lot of food in his Storage Bag when he set out, so they didn’t have to endure wind and rain along the way.
Who would want to gnaw on dry, hard dry rations on the road when they could travel comfortably?
However, at this moment, two figures suddenly darted out from the forest ahead.
The approaching persons were a man and a woman.
The man was wounded, and the woman was pregnant.
Their appearance was extremely disheveled, as if they were fleeing for their lives.
At this moment, a Saber Light came from afar, splitting the rain and heading straight for the man!
The man quickly dodged, allowing the Saber Light to pass by, but it shattered a nearby Boulder.
However, the woman accidentally fell to the ground.
“Xiaoyun!” The man was startled.
The woman’s expression was pained, but she still said: “Shu Ge, don’t worry about me. I’ll hold them off here. You run. At least one of us has to survive.”
“No!” The man gritted his teeth and forcefully stood up: “If I abandon you and the child, wouldn’t I be worse than a pig or dog?”
“But this concerns our National Fortune!”
The woman named Xiaoyun roared: “Shu Ge, don’t hesitate! Go!”
Hearing this, the man’s expression faltered.
The woman also struggled to her feet. Her gaze was fixed on the two approaching figures.
The two pursuers, one wielding a long saber and the other a chain, clearly intended to kill them both, judging by their Killing Intent.
The woman took a deep breath, and her True Qi circulated, her starting pose resembling an immortal crane, subtly displaying a natural aura.
The woman’s Strength was not weak; she was already in the Profound Connection Realm, her every move imbued with genuine meaning.
However, because she was pregnant, her Aura was extremely unstable.
“Xiaoyun…” The man’s eyes were bloodshot, and his expression was frenzied. He seemed to have made a decision.
“Immortal Crane Sect Disciple?”
In the carriage, Li Hanzhou didn’t look outside, but his Divine Soul had perceived what was happening. He had recently read many books and was knowledgeable about Tianxuan Realm; seeing the woman’s Cultivation Method, he knew she was from the Immortal Crane Sect.
However, what was the situation with these two? Why was she being pursued while pregnant?
“Martial Uncle, those two have extremely heavy Killing Intent.” Shi Ming also sensed the Killing Intent from the two Assassins; even from a distance, it felt incredibly oppressive.
“Hmm, if I’m not mistaken, they should be assassins from the Blood Sacrifice Pavilion.” Li Hanzhou sighed helplessly: “It seems I always run into people from the Blood Sacrifice Pavilion.”
“Martial Uncle, should we save them? That woman is pregnant.” Shi Ming was anxious.
“Alright, it’s good for a youth to have a chivalrous heart. Then go save them.” Li Hanzhou smiled.
“Okay.” Hearing Li Hanzhou’s words, Shi Ming didn’t object. He leaped from the carriage, displaying his Lightness Skill as he arrived before the woman.
“Stop!”
Shi Ming shouted: “Bullying a pregnant woman, you two are shameless!”
Shi Ming’s appearance stunned everyone present.
Their astonishment wasn’t because they hadn’t noticed Shi Ming. With their Cultivation, they had noticed the carriage nearby upon arrival. But the carriage driver was merely a Third Rank Martial Artist, and the person inside wasn’t even a First Rank, so they hadn’t paid any attention.
Their astonishment stemmed from the fact that Shi Ming, with his mere Third Rank Cultivation, dared to interfere in their affairs.
“My goodness, he actually went for it?” Li Hanzhou had only been joking. The two assassins were both in the Profound Connection Realm! A small Third Rank going up against them was like a dung beetle challenging a swallow.
Was he suicidal?
“A mere Third Rank dares to seek death.” The assassin with the long saber sneered. In his eyes, Shi Ming was nothing more than an ant; even glancing at him was a waste of time.
“Kill him!”
The other assassin with the chain snorted coldly.
“Wait!”
The woman frowned: “What kind of skill is it to kill a child? He’s not involved. If you want to fight, fight me!”
The woman stood directly in front of Shi Ming.
She was grateful that Shi Ming had come to help, but knowing his Third Rank cultivation, she knew he was doomed.
“None of you are getting away.” The chain-wielding man said indifferently: “Normally, we at the Blood Sacrifice Pavilion don’t kill unpaid targets, but those who obstruct our path, we can easily kill them!”
“Let’s die together.”
The assassin with the long saber raised his hand and unleashed a saber strike!
The Saber Light rippled, faintly resembling water waves, seeming to contain overlapping layers.
The woman pushed her True Qi to its limit, trying desperately to block the strike.
“Shu Ge, run!” She called out to the man.
But at that moment, a calm voice, like Thunder, echoed through the valley.
“You want to kill just because you disagree? Quite impressive.”
As soon as the words fell, the raindrops in the sky seemed to freeze.
Immediately afterward, countless raindrops gathered together, forming the shape of a sword. The water-condensed sword, accompanied by a piercing sound, shot out!
And collided with the Saber Light!
Bang!
A dull sound echoed as the Saber Light shattered!
The water-condensed Sword Qi pierced the chest of the assassin wielding the saber!
Pfft!
The water-condensed long sword shattered his ribs.
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