Chapter 295 - Murder by Borrowing a Knife
The two brothers stretched out their hands at the same time, gripping tightly onto the large hand above their heads. Dark green poisonous mist surged out from their hands as they madly seeped into Xiang Yun"s pores!"Chi chi chi!"
However, following a series of "chi chi" sounds, all the poisonous fog was instantly turned into dust by the astral energy on Xiang Yun"s arms. As his palms lightly trembled on their heads, the two of them were powerless to continue falling and had no way to get up.Seeing that Xiang Yun had killed three people in an instant, the waiter who had originally been standing by Xiang Yun"s side and had one hand hooked onto the ceiling, preparing to launch a sneak attack immediately paled.
He finally knew that this person"s terror was far beyond their imagination. His dark green eyes flashed as he tried to flee for his life.However, before he could even make a move to escape, a figure was instantly catapulted by the strong wind below. It was as if sharp claws were grabbing towards him. The figure"s speed was so fast that it had grabbed his shoulder in the blink of an eye!
The waiter was frightened, but he did not lose his composure. He took a deep breath, his cheeks throbbing as his Qi circulated within his body. His body shook and twisted!
With a "Squeak" sound, the waiter"s shoulder unexpectedly became boneless, as smooth as a loach. In an instant, it separated from Xiang Yun"s claw, and even rebounded with a force, sending Xiang Yun"s palm flying, while he borrowed the force to retreat.
Xiang Yun was once again shocked, his eyes flashing with a faint excitement.He decisively grabbed at the waiter once more. The latter continuously used these strange moves, continuously escaping Xiang Yun"s control. He was even more slippery than a loach in the fields!
However, Xiang Yun"s speed was simply too fast, and his control was extremely powerful. Although the waiter was able to escape, he was unable to completely leave Xiang Yun"s attack range. The two of them were like cats playing with a mouse, one constantly attacking, the other desperately trying to escape.
As the waiter continued to break away from Xiang Yun"s attacks, Xiang Yun took in every movement of the "tick, slash, slide, drill, squeeze" point waiter. The light in his eyes grew brighter and brighter.At the end, Xiang Yun"s footsteps changed. At first, he was like a phantom, but now he became soft and strange. In the end, his body was the same as the waiter, like a snake, or perhaps more accurately, like a loach slippery, soft, and sticky!
At this moment, Xiang Yun had actually touched upon the threshold of the third level, the "Loach Drill" realm of the Divine Tribulations. He had originally wanted to rely on his fight with the waiter to directly step into this realm, but it was just that the waiter"s strength was not enough for him to completely comprehend this realm.In the end, Xiang Yun used his tiger claw to grab the waiter"s neck, his index finger and thumb lightly closing together!
"Crack!"
The waiter stared blankly before finally losing his spirit and slowly falling from Xiang"s hands …
Of the five people at the Jade Mother Inn, only she remained …
When he saw Xiang Yun turn to look at him, his originally terrified expression turned into a calm one.
"Clap clap clap." Jade mother"s tender white hands gently clapped.
"Hehe, my guest, you are quite good. I didn"t expect that even the combined forces of my old employees would not be a match for you."
Xiang Yun gazed icily at this woman, his lips curling into a cold smile as he said, "The Lady Boss is the one with the best methods. You probably don"t even know that your four companions died from borrowing a knife to kill someone."
"Cluck cluck!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Jade actually started laughing. Her laughter was flowery as she leaned back, letting the light of spring shine through her collar. "Not only are you clever, even your mind is astute. How impressive, how impressive!"As the saying goes, a monk has water, two monks have water, three monks do not have water, five monks, there is not much water in this well. As the saying goes, a monk has water, two monks carry water, three monks have water, five monks
"Oh, so you"re saying that the Lady Boss is very confident in getting rid of me?" Xiang Yun"s brows rose slightly as he asked.Jade mother smiled sweetly. "Whether you"re confident or not, we"ll know after we try."
With that, she started to beat the drum in front of her. At the same time, she chanted the incantation, allowing Yun Li to pa.s.s the energy through the drum.
The sound wave condensed into a stream as it poured into the small drum and rushed towards Xiang Yun"s mind. Its power was several times stronger than before!In a split-second, Xiang Yun"s body trembled, his gaze frozen in place!
In the next moment, three short blades appeared in Jade Mother Jade"s hand as she touched her waist. They flew with incomparable precision toward Xiang Yun"s forehead, chest, and dantian!
"Die!" There was a trace of anger on her face as she coldly berated!
Previously, when she had struck this small drum, she had only used one-tenth of the cloud artifact"s power. Now, she was truly using all of its power. Her spiritual force attack had already been caught off guard and was impossible to guard against.
Seeing that the three blades were about to pierce Xiang Yun, in the next moment, it had already pierced through his body!
Yu Niang"s face lit up and she was about to step forward, but the next moment, her expression changed drastically!
This was because those three sharp blades had pierced through his body, leaving only an afterimage behind!
"A spiritual force attack is indeed powerful, but it"s a pity that it"s useless against me!"
In a split-second, a sound came from behind her, making her hair stand on end. She had no time to turn around, she could only bite the tip of her tongue and spit out a mouthful of blood on the drum in front of her.
She decided right away and hit the drum heavily. Along with the sound of the drum, an even more powerful spiritual force attack rushed towards the man behind her!
"Humph!"A cold snort sounded from behind him. That formless spiritual force wave was actually dispersed with a loud bang. It was instantly destroyed by an even stronger spiritual force, causing that spiritual force to rush back into the small drum!
"Bam!"
The drum exploded, and the jade was crushed!
"You actually condensed your spiritual will!" Madam Jade was shocked!
Xiang Yun, who was standing behind her, had a cold look in his eyes. He did not hesitate to use his palm to slap at her head. If these bandits didn"t kill her, it would only harm more innocent people.However, just as Xiang Yun"s palm was about to land on her head …
A cloud of pink mist suddenly exploded in front of him as Xiang Yun"s palm struck nothing but air. In the air, he grabbed a pale yellow talisman paper.
This Madam Jade actually had such a life-saving talisman on her body. Xiang Yun could vaguely sense an aura escaping out of the inn, quickly leaving the range of his spiritual will. For a while, Xiang Yun had no possibility of tracking her.
Looking at the talisman in his hand, Xiang Yun could not help but mutter to himself, "The martial arts world is indeed very interesting."
It was just an inn, yet there were actually so many experts. Although their cultivation level could not be considered high, these strange methods had widened Xiang Yun"s horizons. Moreover, what was even more difficult was that he had actually comprehended quite a few of them.The so-called "training in the mountain and the mountain", the martial artists below usually paid more attention to the word "martial arts". The martial arts techniques in these moves were all life-saving skills used in the martial arts world, and they were usually the result of years of hard work and study.
This was true for the chef"s martial arts, the waiter"s strange figure, and the Cyan Face Brother"s poison arts. Today, Xiang Yun had gained insights from the waiter"s body and learned how to break through to the third level of the Divine Path.
At the same time, he also gained some insights from the telepathic thoughts of Madam Jade who had used the small drum as a guide to attack him. The many questions and doubts he had regarding the Illusionary G.o.d Cone had all been answered! Although they were not substantial gains, Xiang Yun was already greatly satisfied.
As the saying went, "Reading ten thousand books is not as good as walking ten thousand miles". This time, Xiang Yun deeply understood the meaning of this sentence.Xiang Yun silently recalled the events of this battle from where he stood, memorizing every moment of enlightenment within his heart … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
Afterwards, Xiang Yun dragged the corpses of the four people in the room to an empty area in the backyard of the inn to bury them. At the same time, he went to the room at the back of the inn to inspect them one by one.When he saw the room covered in human skin, internal organs, and limbs, he felt extremely disgusted.
In particular, when he saw that there was a person inside the room whose lower body had been sc.r.a.ped to the point where his flesh and blood were almost completely sliced off. He was clearly a suicidal person yet he was still groaning in pain, Xiang Yun"s brow creased even more tightly.
With a flash, he appeared before the person. Looking at the person"s pleading gaze, Xiang Yun let out a long sigh. He tapped the person on the forehead with his finger. All the pain he felt caused him to lose consciousness …
Afterwards, he found the wooden house and untied the two who had been tied up. When the two learned that they had been saved, they were stunned for a moment before kowtowing in grat.i.tude to Xiang Yun for his kindness.
They were also guests who had accidentally entered this dark shop two days ago. If it were not for Xiang Yun, they would probably have ended up like the person in front of them!
Xiang Yun had originally wanted them to leave, but after hearing that they were fleeing towards the south from the Cold Mountain Pa.s.s, he immediately called out to the two of them, asking them about the situation inside the Cold Mountain Pa.s.s!
Hearing that Xiang Yun wanted to head north for the cold city gates, the two of them shook their heads repeatedly at Xiang Yun. That small old man in his fifties was even more vexed.
"Benefactor, please don"t head for the Cold City Pa.s.s. The situation there is tense right now. I heard that the barbarian army could invade from the south at any time."
Another middle-aged man also said, "Benefactor, right now the Cold Mountain Pa.s.s is still recruiting new soldiers to complement the army. Another middle-aged man also said," Benefactor, right now the Cold Mountain Pa.s.s is still recruiting new soldiers to supplement the army.
"Right now, a lot of people are heading south. You must not head north. On the way, we are either robbers or bandits. We are already lucky to be able to come all the way here!"
A hint of worry flashed through Xiang Yun"s eyes. It seemed like that Yu Niang was not lying to him. The northern border had really begun to stir up trouble. The situation at the Cold Hills Pa.s.s was probably worse than he had expected!In the end, Xiang Yun told the two of them to leave, but he still chose to head north. Faced with the duo"s earnest persuasion, they were stunned by Xiang Yun"s reply.
"You two don"t have to advise me. This time, I"m heading north to join the army."
"This …" The two of them were speechless. In the end, the only thing they could do was to bow towards Xiang Yun and leave in the dark of the night!
It was night, and Xiang Yun was the only person left in the Jade Mother Inn. The night wind howled like the wailing of ghosts and the howling of wolves.
In the guest room of a dark shop, Xiang Yun was reading under his oil lamp. He was looking at the Illusionary G.o.d Cone. Xiang Yun had gained some insights today, so it just so happened that he could continue cultivating while the iron was hot.
It wasn"t until the latter half of the night that Xiang Yun returned to his bed and began nourishing his soul with his Turtle Rest Technique, recovering the energy that his spiritual will had expended. When he woke up in the morning, Xiang Yun carried the Blue Profound sword on his back and began his journey once more!Starting from the north side of Dragon Town, Xiang Yun had learned from his conversation with the other two the precise route to the Cold City Pa.s.s through a small path and rushed to the main road leading to the Cold City Pa.s.s. Since he could not find a subst.i.tute horse, he could only walk.
As they traveled, Xiang Yun finally experienced the desolation and chaos of the northern region. He actually did not see many people within ten kilometers of him, and had also pa.s.sed through villages and towns along the way. However, there were only some elderly, women, children, and children left in these places.
During this time, Xiang Yun had also seen people committing robbery and raping women in broad daylight many times. Xiang Yun did not show mercy to such people. He had only met and killed them all.Xiang Yun travelled northeast, pa.s.sing through more than ten villages and towns, traveling for nearly a hundred miles. With wind, food, and dew, he sped along for two days. He was not far from the main road of Han City.