Chapter 52 - Robbery on the Road (2/2)

Huh?

“You…” How was that possible? She so easily broke apart a ninth-grade spirit sword.

Before he could figure it out, however, he heard Shen Ying sigh. She lifted up her other hand. Hanging from it by the leaves was the radish.

“Actually… I’m really not interested in this type of vegetable. If you want it, ask me nicely for it and I may give it to you. But…” She narrowed her eyes and faced the five strangers in front of her. “Giving it to you is one thing. But if you want to snatch it, I’m not going to be very happy…”

As soon as the words were out of her mouth, she clenched the fist that held onto the Traveling Immortal’s fist.

Ah…

A strange cry cut through the air.

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It was late in the afternoon by the time Lonemoon caught up with Shen Ying and Yi Qing. After he left Blackheaven Sect, he followed Yi Qing’s aura until he found them. He had rushed all the way. In his heart, he felt a thousand different emotions: touched, guilty, worried… All he wanted was to catch up with Shen Ying and Yi Qing.

When he spotted green smoke from afar, he knew that he had found the two of them.

And then…

He saw what looked like five stacked Luohans 1 —the five Traveling Immortals from before were stacked atop one another just next to Shen Ying and Yi Qing.

“Holy shit!” He slipped on his flying sword and went out of balance, nearly falling head first onto the ground. Aren’t they… the five Traveling Immortals from the Xuan Yuan Family?

“Hey, Father Niu!” Shen Ying waved her greasy hands at him and made space for him out of habit. “It’s lunchtime, do you want to join us?” She pointed toward Yi Qing who was still roasting meat. Yi Qing shot Lonemoon a dirty look.How shameless—you still want to steal my master!

The corner of Lonemoon’s mouth twitched. He turned around to frown at the Luohans. “They… What happened to them?”

“Oh, they came to rob us!” Shen Ying replied matter-of-factly.

Rob them?

Immediately, he understood what was going on. They had been after the Thousand Leaves Vegetation Spirit. However… it had only been awhile and the five of them were already lying motionless atop one another. It was a tragic sight. What exactly did you do to them?

“Don’t worry, they’ll survive. They’re just unconscious for now,” Shen Ying assured Lonemoon after noticing that he had been surveying the bodies. She shook her head and continued, “Today’s… middle-aged men are so weak.” They had done no damage at all to her—they were just like little animals to Shen Ying.

Lonemoon: “…”

“Do you want a piece?” Shen Ying handed a slab of meat over to Lonemoon.

Lonemoon hesitated, received the meat and sat next to her like he always did. His heart felt heavy thinking about what happened earlier in the day. Lonemoon wanted to say something, but he didn’t know where to begin.

It was only after he finished the meat that he said in a low voice, “I left Blackheaven Sect.”

“Oh.”

“I’m… sorry about what happened earlier.”

Shen Ying paused. She turned to face him, stunned. “What?”

“I was the one who encouraged you guys to go to the ancient mystic realm with me.” Lonemoon sighed. He looked at the two of them with a sombre expression and said, “It wasn’t your fault that the Xuan Yuan Family came to confront the Blackheaven Sect. Yet, they… Whatever the case… this only happened because of me.”

“…”