Chapter 391 – Blood Without Scar! (1/2)

Chapter 391: Blood without scar!

A poet once said: The snow weighs heavy on the green pine, but the pine remains lofty and straight.

That was before. Now the pine trees were not lofty or straight, because the branches were covered with blocks of snow and icicles, that even the solid pine tree trunk was unable to bear the weight, rattling loudly in the wind and its waist almost snapping.

The heavy snow continued for several days, day and night, and the entire capital city was blanketed in snow.

Previously there were city soldiers and residents of Tiandu spontaneously coming out to sweep the snow, but after sweeping for two days, finding that the snow on the roads were too thick, and that there was nowhere to pile up the snow, they simply left it and planned to get rid all at once when the sky clears.

Crunch——

Crunch——

The wind blew strong gusts and the snow continued to fall heavily. Li Muyang plodded through the snow on the streets of Tiandu.

There were very few pedestrians and traders had also closed their shops. The entire capital was shrouded in the heaviest snow seen in 10 years. Only some of the wheat field farmers were grinning and saying the thousand year old peasant family's proverb: A fall of seasonable snow promises a fruitful year.

Li Muyang walked alone in the snow, but he did not feel cold. With his present physical fitness, even if he were thrown into an ice cave and frozen solid for a day he would be fine.

On the contrary, the heavy snow instead gave him a protective feeling, which made him feel a long-lost sense of security.

In the midst of snow, pedestrians were scarce. With no people around, the possibility that someone will recognise him was avoided.

Snow wrapped everything and all things went quiet.

Treading forward, there was a refres.h.i.+ng and invigorating feeling.

Li Muyang felt the urge to sing his heart out in the snow, or look up to the sky and let out a long scream.

I am Li Muyang!

I've returned!

Of course, he did not dare to turn this impulse into action. If he had done so, then most likely that countless knives and swords will appear out of nowhere to chop him into minced flesh.

At this moment, Li Muyang's thoughts were extremely active.

He thought about Cui Xiaoxin seeing through his disguise but did not expose him, about Yan Xiangma's loyalty in helping him cover up, his parents' safety, whether the Lu family would be able to pa.s.s this crisis, as well as Starry Sky Academy and about the destroyed water illusion——

Crunch——

There was the sound of wheels rolling over ice coming from ahead.

“Selling chestnuts, sugar roasted chestnuts——”

A shout came from the curtains of snow curtain in front.

Li Muyang smiled, thinking that how would there be business selling chestnuts at this time? This person is such an idiot.

“Selling chestnuts, freshly roasted sugar chestnuts——”

Crunch crunch——

The cart suddenly turned towards him.

“Gongzi, buy a bag of chestnuts? Fresh sugar-roasted chestnuts——” The old woman raised her head, looking at Li Muyang.

“No thank you.” Li Muyang looked at the old woman with a wary expression.

A master had said before, 'In Jianghu, be careful of women and children.'

In other words, the three kinds of people that are the most frightening in Jianghu are: Cui Xiaoxin, women and children.

Li Muyang had always kept this sentence in mind.

“Fresh sugar roasted chestnuts, Gongzi really don't want some? Perhaps there is someone in the family who likes to eat such snacks? Bring a bag back, they will be very happy.”

“No thank you.” Li Muyang still refused.

Avoiding the tires of the cart, Li Muyang attempted to leave in another direction.

“Gongzi, buy a bag——” The old woman stretched out her hand, pus.h.i.+ng the cart to block Li Muyang's path again. “The wind is strong and the snow is heavy, I have not eaten anything today, there's also an old man in the house that needs money for medicine——Gongzi, can you spare some pity for me?”

Li Muyang looked at the old woman's crooked back, as well as the deep wrinkles left her face from the suffering of life. He couldn't help but ask cautiously, “There isn't poison in the chestnuts, right?”

“Gongzi, how could the chestnuts be poisonous? If you don't believe me, I'll have one for you——” When the old woman spoke, she reached into the sizzling wok and grabbed a handful of chestnuts.

Then, she suddenly thrust her hand, the steaming chestnuts like concealed weapons sped towards Li Muyang's face.

Li Muyang spun round, and those chestnuts were sent flying behind from the position where he just stood.

“Ah——”

A tragic cry sounded from behind and a blade-wielding man in black fell from mid-air to the ground.

Before the voice died away, another ten men in black appeared on the eaves of the roofs on both sides of the street, lifting their blades high and charged across the middle of the street where Li Muyang was.

Both the front and back paths were blocked by the several black-clad men, forming an encirclement attack.

Li Muyang did not expect someone to kill on the streets. Even more did not think that they would risk so much. It seemed that they want to take his life at all cost?

The old woman slammed her hand, and that sizzling hot wok sprang up, the red-hot chestnuts inside shooting toward those black-clad men.

“Ah, my eyes, my eyes——”