Chapter 715 – Going Into Hiding (2/2)
“Are you certain that monster last night was Goldie A’bao of Goldie fort? A merchant?”
Xianghua Man frowned as she listened to her daughter’s report. Ever since she became the matriarch of the Xianghua clan, it had been many years since such a large incident had happened in the city. She almost thought the Bone Eating shamans had lost their minds and launched a sneak attack against them last night, but they ended up fighting with some unknown monster instead. It really was quite a fright!
However, the conclusion of the investigation left her in disbelief. The terrifying monster was actually a merchant called Goldie A’bao, a mortal through and through! She had personally witnessed the terrifying power of the monster. He had managed to kill so many Bone Eating shamans right before dying, taking twenty Bone Eating shamans down with him at the very least. How could he be a mortal?!
“Yes, mother. Someone saw him enter the city. He even borrowed a great sum of money, bought a courtyard and so much livestock! The ground in the courtyard is packed full with the corpses of livestock. They all seem like they’ve been sucked dry, just like a few corpses of the Bone Eating shamans!”
When Xianghua Zi recalled the courtyard full of corpses, she still felt uncomfortable even now. It caused her even more disgust than seeing a courtyard filled with stinking, rotting corpses and blood.
“This was the handiwork of a mortal?” Xianghua Man frowned.
“At least he seemed no different from a mortal when he came to trade a few days ago. Shamans would never work in such a lowly profession. Maybe he learnt some powerful shaman art but had been hiding his strength the entire time!”
“Why was the Bone Eating tribe determined to kill him?”
“We’re still not sure about that, but the shaman art he uses achieves the same effects as the shaman arts passed down through the Bone Eating tribe, directly robbing others of their life force. No, it should be even better than the Bone Eating tribe. It can even be used on other wild beasts. It’s very likely that the Bone Eating shaman wanted to steal the shaman art from him. In order to avoid them, he fled to Fragrant Flower market. With no other option, he absorbed too much life force, which made him lose control and end up like that. It’s also possible that he wholeheartedly wanted the Bone Eating shamans to perish with him.”
“Hmph, these Bone Eating barbarians have bitten off more than they can chew this time. To think that such a powerful shaman art actually exists in the world. We can’t let them obtain it. Go and investigate closely just what the merchants from Goldie Fort have been up to recently. Investigate who has seen them around and what they’ve said!” Xianghua Man ordered.
Last night, Xianghua Man did not waste the opportunity either, launching a counterattack, heavily injuring the Bone Eating chieftain and even making several Bone Eating shamans stay behind. It would take several years for the Bone Eating tribe to recover from this loss. If such a wondrous shaman art existed, she wanted to possess it.
A few days later, Xianghua Man received the news that Goldie A’bao had sold a wondrous item for a very high price in the Fragrant Flower market a few days ago. The wondrous item was shaped like a bundle and was impervious to damage.
She immediately became convinced that the item was closely connected to this incident, so she gave her second daughter, Xianghua Zi, an order. “Visit Black Water cave and find the master of the cave. Purchase the item from them!”
“What if he refuses to sell it?”
“Then offer an even greater price, so high that he can’t turn it down, or it strikes fear into his heart!”
Within the fake mountain, Li Qingshan’s ears twitched, and his lips curled slightly. He had no idea where Black Water cave was, nor did he know who had purchased the Asura Field. Originally, he found it slightly troublesome, but he did not have to worry anymore.
Looks like I don’t have to visit Black Water cave now!