Chapter 18 (1/2)
Chapter 18
Chapter 18 Manhuang Hou
Hundreds of troops had surrounded the Zhenyuan Hou estate, forming a tight encirclement . An armored middle-aged man atop a horse was arrogantly looking down on Mrs . Long .
Mrs . Long was pale as she spoke to that man, while Bao-er and the other members of the household were all terrified as they cowered from the troops .
When Long Chen appeared, that man’s eyes brightened and he coldly shouted, “Long Chen, you needlessly injured the n.o.ble heir Zhou Yaoyang extremely heavily . We’ve received orders to capture you . Will you go willingly?”
These troops were all elites that had heavy b.l.o.o.d.y auras . How could Mrs . Long ever have seen such a scene of killing intent? She was as pale as a sheet of paper as she tottered, about to collapse . She would have collapsed if Bao-er didn’t go support her .
Long Chen completely ignored all the troops as he walked to his mother . His heart hurt to see how afraid she was .
“Mom, don’t worry . This is just a dream . Once you awake, all of this will be gone,” gently said Long Chen as he took her hand .
A gentle Spiritual Strength came out with his words . Mrs . Long’s eyelids felt heavy, and she fell into a deep slumber .
“Bao-er, Zhang Ma, can you help me bring my mother in?”
Long Chen couldn’t bear to see his mother so frightened, so he had used his Spiritual Strength to directly force her to sleep . Otherwise as a normal mortal, it would be easy for her to fall ill from experiencing such a fright .
Bao-er and Zhang Ma supported Mrs . Long back inside, while Long Chen told everyone else to close the doors .
Looking at the person seated on the horse and sensing a faint Blood Qi from him, a ridiculing smile appeared on Long Chen’s face . “So it’s just half-step Blood Condensation . ”
Seeing Long Chen act high and mighty without the slightest intention of leaving quietly, the man rolled his eyes .
“Long Chen, you’ve committed a grave crime, a crime so severe that no one can protect you . Are you waiting for me to personally capture you?” he coldly shouted .
“Huh? You’re just a sergeant . A dog like you personally capture me? Don’t make me laugh,” ridiculed Long Chen .
A sergeant was the lowest commanding rank within the Phoenix Cry Empire . Someone like that had no past accomplishments or true power; it was just a small team leader role .
But this particular guy had become so excited about reaching that rank that he couldn’t shut up about it . As soon as he had risen to sergeant, he had become accustomed to his role .
Long Chen’s words now were like poisonous arrows that shot into his heart . His face immediately became unsightly .
He came from a low origin, and had suffered for over ten years in the army camp before an opportunity finally came for him to breakthrough to the Blood Condensation realm, and only after was he promoted to sergeant .
His current greatest achievement was now being viciously insulted, causing his killing intent to soar .
“Long Chen, don’t make me kill you . ”The man ground his teeth and his hand went to the sword on his belt .
“If you dare draw your blade, I will let your head fall to the ground . ”
Long Chen clasped his hands behind his back . His tone was extremely serious . It wasn’t loud and lacked the slightest anger, sounding just like a strong expert with endless confidence .
“You’re asking for death . ”
The man roared and shot forward off the horse, sending his fist punching at Long Chen .
Blood Qi circulated throughout his body, and a faint amount of it appeared, clearly showing he had used a trace of the Blood Condensation realm’s power .
Long Chen’s gaze was electric, and his face cold . He took a step forward, also unleas.h.i.+ng a fist .
BOOM!
Gale winds surged when the two fists met . Both parties were sent several steps back from the explosion .
“You’re actually so insolent with just this little ability?” Long Chen coldly mocked .
The man’s expression changed; to be ridiculed by someone called a cripple caused him enough fury to explode .
“Go die!”
He unsheathed his sword and sent it slas.h.i.+ng at Long Chen’s neck . A whistling wind pierced people’s ears, causing them to feel a chilliness inside .
As if waiting for this exact moment, Long Chen tapped the ground and retreated several feet in a ghostly manner, completely avoiding the attack .
This retreat had used the newly learned Windchasing Steps . Although he was still at the initial training level of it, with Long Chen’s fused Pill G.o.d memories came an incomparable understanding of the human body’s meridians . With such an understanding, it was as if he had already been practicing it for tens of years .
With one step he arrived in front of a soldier and reached out . That soldier was extremely surprised and hastily raised his blade to block .
But unexpectedly his hand shook and the blade disappeared . The next moment he saw Long Chen, he was viciously slas.h.i.+ng his sword at the sergeant .
The sergeant was still off-balance from his swing and had still yet to ready himself . Long Chen’s retreat, seizing of a blade, and attack had all happened in just a breath . The whistle of the blade slas.h.i.+ng towards him shocked him and he quickly used all his strength to block it .
BOOM!
After the explosion, the sergeant felt some kind of energy he couldn’t contend with, and both he and his blade were sent flying meters away .
As soon as he managed to stabilize his body, his stomach dropped . With his years of experience of life and death battles, he unconsciously raised his blade .