Chapter 17 (1/2)

Book 1 - What Is A Genius

Chapter 17 - Encounter In The Woods.

Translated by:

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He Yiming had left the manor along with the five servants allocated to him, and at this moment, was headed towards the county town.

As he looked at the road, which could be considered a part of his allocation, he faintly guessed that this time’s hunt basically had nothing to do with him.

Even an idiot would not be as brazen and audacious as to take such a pa.s.sage. Not to mention an idiot could not even have made all the way up to here from the Linqiu region without falling into the net. Therefore, unless that Hubin’s brain had fried due to the pressure, they would not be meeting each other.

Beside him, these five servants were the best selections among the servants nurtured in the He family estate.

Apart from the influential family, people cultivating Internal Energy were extremely few. The total servants in the He family estate and the robust men cultivating fields for the family amounted to several hundreds of people. He Wude did not look down on them and had imparted them with cultivation techniques. However, due to the difference in the circ.u.mstances and the supervision from the family, being able to attain the peak of the third layer was already an extraordinary feat.

All the five servants at the side of He Yiming had cultivated to the peak of the third layer. Furthermore, every single one of them was proficient in at least one martial skill.

In this respect, the servants were different from the directly-related disciples. A third generation disciple like He Yiming was not allowed to touch any sort of battle skill before attaining the sixth layer. On the other hand, servants would be bestowed with the simplest kind of battle skills after they attained the Internal Energy’s third layer. On one hand, this would increase their battle strength by a quite a lot, on the other hand, they would not be able to have higher accomplishments in the Internal Energy cultivation.

This was the difference between directly related members and the servants. On the whole, all influential families opted to do so.

After walking behind Cheng family’s people for half a day, they reached the predetermined location.

At this place was a relay station connected to the county town’s main path. Staying here could be considered as beneficial for both sides. 1

Since He Yiming was near the county town, he naturally wanted to meet his parents. However, after making inquiries, he found out that his mother and father were not in the town but had joined the hunt as well.

Feeling regret in his heart, he gave up on the idea of entering the city and made inquiries about the information on Hubin from the Cheng family’s people.

Three cultivation-related families resided in the Tai Cang district; He family, Xu family, and Cheng family.

He family and Xu family had a tenth layer Internal Energy expert watching over them. This was the absolute peak strength with respect to a desolate and insignificant county. Although the Cheng family did not have a tenth layer Internal Energy expert, their family was the most ancient clan in the Tai Cang county and had deep-rooted influence. In this respect, He family, a family established by a Foreigner like He Wude, couldn’t compare to the Cheng family.

Even the current county town’s city lord was from the Cheng family.

Though, if it had not been as such, He Wude wouldn’t have given them so much face by dispatching all the younger generation who’d attained the sixth layer.

He Yiming, with his own understanding, came to realize why would Cheng family spare no efforts to catch or kill an insignificant fugitive.

Right after being sentenced to death for his heinous crimes, Hubin escaped while killing a high-ranking official in the process. Imperial Palace couldn’t tolerate this by any means. At the same time, the family of that killed official also promised many benefits to Cheng family in private. This was the true cause for Cheng family’s such a steadfast att.i.tude on this matter.

After waiting for a day in the relay station, that initial feeling of excitement had long ago dissipated.

If he’d known this earlier, he might as well have slowly cultivated in the manor.

He was not the only person who understood that Hubin would not be coming here, even the five servants and the ordinary officials in the relay station, who just had a sprinkling knowledge of the matter, were extremely clear on this point. Thus, the atmosphere in the relay station was not tense at all.

Eventually, He Yiming couldn’t endure anymore. He pa.s.sed some instructions to the servants under him and left for the mountains behind.

The relay station was constructed on the public path, however, Tai Cang district was not just a stretch of plain lands. Behind the relay station was a mountain range. In his extreme boredom, He Yiming suddenly became curious and decided to enter the mountain range.

But he didn’t know, about half an hour after he entered the mountains, an urgent message was delivered to the relay station. Hubin was escaping in this direction, following the mountain trails.

The servants and the officials at the relay station blankly looked at each other. Half of the man power promptly entered the mountains. However, what would they accomplish with this bit of people?