Vol 2 Chapter 41.1 (1/2)
Chapter 41.1
Book 2 - Fame Spreads
Chapter 41.1 - Cruel Retribution
A gentle night breeze blew across, and countless stars twinkled in a clear night sky with a gentle and warm radiance.
He Yiming chased from afar. While following a trail, a Xiantian realm’s powerful cultivator had no need to follow the prey closely.
Even though that masked man was far from him, He Yiming could easily follow after him from afar.
However, to his surprise, the masked man didn’t go along the direction of Zhen Tong county town. After leaving the Yuan manor and walking merely a little more than thousand meters, he stopped in an area of spa.r.s.ely scattered woods.
These woods were the farmlands of Yuan family. Daring to stop here, this person was indeed bold in addition to being skilled. However, it should also be considered that even while taking the whole Yuan family into account, how many people could fight against this individual?
The masked man was not alone. As soon as he entered the woods, two other individuals also emerged out of nowhere like ghosts.
Although He Yiming had yet to see them with his eyes, he could already tell that these two were precisely the Xiao brothers who had accompanied Fan Vastsun yesterday.
“Elder Senior brother, did you see that old man He Quanxin?” Xiao Yifan somewhat anxiously asked.
Although Yuan manor was quite far away from these woods, the commotion inside the Yuan manor during the night hadn’t gone unnoticed by them. But since they were eager, they seemed somewhat anxious.
The masked man faintly nodded his head and said, “Yes, that man is truly troublesome. The power of his Internal Energy is even above mine,” He paused for a bit, “No wonder why you two were not an opponent for him even after joining hands. With this person here, it will truly be quite troublesome.”
Xiao Yilin suddenly chipped in, “Elder senior brother, as long as you join hands with big brother Fan, you can definitely kill He Quanxin.”
The masked man glared at him and rebuked, “Don’t speak nonsense. If people find out that I, Zhuang Yuan actually joined hands and fought unfairly, wouldn’t I become a laughingstock? Moreover, if master finds out, what would the old man think of me?”
The two Xiao brothers immediately closed their mouths, evidently quite apprehensive of their master.
“Elder senior brother, what do say, if big brother Fan personally acted, would he be able to kill He Quanxin?” Xiao Yifan suddenly asked.
The masked man coldly snorted and said, “Although Fan Shui has long since attained the tenth layer, the techniques he cultivates are of water-type. Before an earth-type master of same rank as him, you think he has any chance of winning?”
Xiao Yifan immediately turned silent. This answer was too simple. Even a child who had barely started cultivation would know this answer.
Zhuang Yuan muttered to himself for a bit before saying, “You two are really….. you’ve actually managed to tangle yourself in such a matter during this time’s training. If master finds out, he will certainly reprimand you.”
Xiao Yifan bitterly laughed and said, “Elder senior brother, we two have a friends.h.i.+p of several decades with elder brother Fan. Back then, when we didn’t have much success in martial arts, we’ve received a huge, life-saving kindness from him. Now that he’s invited us to act, we can’t do nothing.”
Zhuang Yuan sighed and said, “Let it be. Since it’s about returning a favour, it must be done. Since neither me nor Fan Shui is a match to this person, we can only ask master to act.”
Xiao brothers exchanged a glance with joyous expressions, “Elder senior brother, would master be willing to ac
t for such a trifling matter?”
Zhuang Yuan helplessly said, “Usually, it would have been impossible. However, since you two are his beloved disciples, he might make an exception.”