Chapter 145: The Secret of the Iron Sword (1/2)

The one who was leading the group was so aggressive, and as he was just about to shout out mightily, he saw the mysterious woman standing there, motionless. His eyes suddenly straightened, completely forgetting what he intended to say. Although it was just a silhouette, that incomparably extreme level of charm simply stole his soul away. Not just him, the other three were similarly manifesting the same manner, their eyeballs almost fell out from their sockets, and even their saliva was flowing out from the corner of their mouths uncontrollably.

“Brother, they look very scary.” Ning Xue shrank back into his chest and whispered. Tong Xin, leaning onto his back, lowered her head as she was taking a bite on the cake. If this girl was to lift her head, then maybe the very first thing that would attract these robbers’ eyes would not be the mysterious woman.

“Don’t be afraid, they will leave soon.” Ye Wuchen consoled her in a low voice, then lifted his head, engrossing in his mind with what the following scenario would look like.

“To hell with it… This rain was indeed not wasted. Such a beautiful woman, this will be the first time in Lin Laohei’s life to see one.” The one leading the group could not help but use his empty hand to wipe the corner of his mouth, as if losing his soul while he was talking, he then laughed with an evil and lustful face. Swaying as he headed forward a few steps, he stretched out his hand to touch the face of the woman, “Beautiful girl, would you like to come with me and become the wife of a bandit?”

The woman’s eyes became serious. Her white wrist suddenly stretched in front, and a very long white silk cloth shot out from her sleeve. It flew towards the face of the man, the soft white silk cloth was like a tenacious long whip and with a slap. It ruthlessly hit the man’s face, causing his thick and solid body to fly back, along with his shattered teeth and bleeding gums.

The scenario that followed was exactly the same as what Ye Wuchen had in his mind. Several ignorant robbers who overestimated their capabilities offended a fairy, and they were simply beaten away by the fairy. Eventually, the four of them were all lying on the ground crying and yelling out “fairy please spare our lives, we will not do it again in the future…” One of them almost wanted to say, “I have an eighty year old mother, and a three year old child who needs to be fed.” and other statements of the like. Finally, one by one they scrambled to climb up, with their tails between their legs as they escaped.

Hence, this small house became silent once again.

If there were other people around, they would think that the young man, who could possibly have extraordinary abilities, would step forward bravely and knock down the villains who intended to violate the fairy. He would then succeed in “Rescuing the Damsel in Distress” and would leave a profound impression on the fairy. But from the beginning until the end Ye Wuchen did not take action, instead he only struck the posture of observing the nice scenario, so the scenario had nothing to go on. When the four robbers embarrassingly escaped, the mysterious woman’s eyes looked to the side, shooting a glance at the nonchalant Ye Wuchen, giving him a dull once over. Looking outside the window, the rain started to gradually slow down, yet he still had no idea what she was thinking about.

“Sister, you are very awesome! Ferocious, just like brother.” Ning Xue exclaimed in admiration.

The woman was still quiet.

Ning Xue stood up, walked to the spot next to the woman and lifted her small face as she said, “Sister, the cloth in your body was wet, it must be cold and difficult to bear. Come and dry it, so it will feel better.”

The woman’s gaze eventually moved to land on Ning Xue’s face, following which her eyes contracted. Whoever first saw Ning Xue, they would get shocked by the two terrible scars and the snow white hair. After the first glimpse, she retracted her gaze, then moved her steps to bypass Ning Xue to head out of the small house.

Autumn rain and thunder came fast, and left fast as well. The rain outside began to slow and the sound of thunder did not echo anymore. Ning Xue blinked, looking at the big sister, who refused to pay attention to her, as she disappeared within the curtain of rain. In her mind, she had some doubts and some sadness.

“Brother, why did she refused to pay attention to me?” Ning Xue asked with a little shock.

Ye Wuchen smiled and said, “Brother has told you before, she is a fairy who did not eat the food of mortals. They simply refused to pay attention to us mortal beings, but I believe that when Xue-er grows up she will be more beautiful than the fairy.”

“Fairy?” Ning Xue was bewildered by the word that she seldom heard. She slightly nodded her head and said, “Brother, a while ago she ignored me. Is it because I didn’t call her fairy? If I call her Sister Fairy from now on, would she pay attention to me?”

“Don’t worry, we will see her again soon.” Ye Wuchen’s face had a mysterious smile, “Come, sit down and finish your food. Once you are done, the rain will have stopped already.”

The bonfire begun to die out, and the rain outside still had a few scattered raindrops. Ye Wuchen used his spiritual alertness to sweep through their surroundings. Detecting no outsiders around, he extended his hand and the black ring of the God of Sword flickered a strange white light. Subsequently, an old sword that seemed to be the rusty appeared in his hand. It was the iron sword that he had obtained from the Treasure Storehouse of the Tian Long Imperial Palace.

Hiss…

A soft sound, and another long sword appeared in Ye Wuchen’s other hand. The sword blade was sparkling and translucent like ice, emitting graceful cold air, its aura caused the temperature in the surrounding area to drop, even holding it in the hand the coldness was very pressing. This sword was the XueJi Sword that Ye Wuchen had had Tong Xin steal from the Treasure Storehouse. According to legend, it was the sword of the Snow Woman.

Cling!

Ye Wuchen’s hands intertwined and the two swords collided. The deposed iron sword was easily cut in half by the XueJi sword. A half silently dropped to the ground covered in straw.

“Ah? Brother, why did you cut the sword?” Ning Xue had moved closer and asked curiously.

“Take a look.” Ye Wuchen picked up the fallen half and showed the cross section for her to see. This sword had existed for several hundred years, and although the outer layer already rusted, the snapped off layer still appeared brand new. Evidently, the outer layer of this sword was made of high quality iron, the inner layer was not tough and durable, but was heavy and metal did not easily corrode… Perhaps, it was not a even metal.

“It was hollow inside?” Ning Xue said in surprise. A hollow center that could be easily cut off, this explanation was evident. The weight of this sword was not different from any other ordinary sword, it was even a little bit heavier, but also had a well-proportioned hollow space in the center.