207 Departure, to a paradise of hellish arrogance 3 (1/2)
The Bone Spirit Town finally bade its two plagues of misfortune and drama good farewell, its spirits soothed after watching the carriages depart into the distant plains.
The citizens of the town were fairly unaware of the calamities that were Shen Haoren and An Fei, but the domestic and regional clans stationed in the dismal location could not help but wipe the sweat from their brow, a faint but definitely perceptible chill racing down their spine.
A single thought of their actions was sufficient to terrify the older generations of the clans, and the Purity Road even fell into an unusual state of harmony following the two's departure.
One was a well known refiner of spiritual accessories and enhanced artifacts, his reputation racing across the jianghu.
A genius at a young age with a consistent record of empowering artifacts that had produced a vast array of local legends, save for a single problem that caused many to balk at his name.
Shen Haoren was widely known as one of the few refiners capable of creating spiritual accessories that could employ general utility into specialized enhanced artifacts, and few dared to offend the middle-aged man with the bulging stomach.
On the other hand, the Fourth Young Master of the Shen Family was more than keen to offend as many people he could observe with his beady eyes, then relying on his reputation and influence to squash any resistance or vengeance.
The other person was a young girl whose name, appearance, and age were not known, but the Bone Spirit Town's clans and even those of the regional divisions trembled at the faintest mention.
They cared not about her overwhelming qualities or potential as a person of the jianghu, but An Fei's massacre at the Peaceful Road was sufficient to cow these clans suffused with arrogance.
What other mortal girl could completely slaughter the well-trained and talented militia of the Xiao Clan, as well as force three of the seven elders of the clan to surrender without actually making a move?
And the key point of the issue was not that she triumphed over three cultivators of the early stages of the Foundation Establishment Realm, but that the young girl herself did not possess any cultivation whatsoever!
…the young girl was either in possession of an extraordinary external martial arts technique, or her background was far too immense for the Bone Spirit Town…
Thus, the domestic and regional clans of the dismal plains discreetly labeled the two as either 'large' calamity, or 'small' calamity.
Obviously, it went without question as to whom received the moniker of 'large' and 'small' –
”-hey, old man,” the young girl scowled, her countenance displaying a firm expression of displeasure.
”Are you sure that we are the only ones departing?”
An Fei pointed from inside the wooden carriage, her dainty finger aimed directly towards the heart of a certain youth.
The little raven, small fox, and young girl dispatched their respective gazes of discontent, displeasure, and disdain towards the obtruding element of the gathering.
”Ahem…”
Shen Haoren rubbed his head with a rueful smile, his chubby countenance suffused with bitter guilt and resentment.
The middle-aged man then turned to bury his head into the arms of his astonishingly beautiful wife to An Fei's shock and disbelief, and a sobbing voice soon echoed throughout the main gates that bade the way out of the Bone Spirit Town.
”Second Elder Sister never told me about this, and I'm still being slandered – my heart… my heart!”
”Alright, alright, you're such a big man, and you still cry in my arms?” the young woman consoled with a gentle smile, her fingers running through Shen Haoren's hair.
”Look! You've scared that young lady to death with your act, are you satisfied now?”
The middle-aged man released a final sob whilst locking his face against his wife's bosom, and 'regained' his demeanor after a few breaths of time.
Shen Haoren glanced at the utterly bemused and disdainful expression on An Fei countenance, releasing a huff of air as he glared at Tang Shiqi with malicious eyes.
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”Well, Young Master of Tang!” the middle-aged man exclaimed with a brutal smile.
”Our Shen Family only prepared a total of two carriages, you see. One is for me and my beloved family, and the other is for the young lady over there – she's a rather important guest of our family, after all.”
”…ah?”
Tang Shiqi aroused himself from his daydream as he snapped his head towards the sinister aura emanating from Shen Haoren's body, his expression turning queasy in an instant.
The youth of the Tang Clan's mouth dropped open, and barely recovered after an entire minute of delay.
”…what about me?”
Shen Haoren had finished persuading his gentle wife into the larger wooden carriage of ashwood, his large figure squeezing into the driver seat of the massive box.
With a crack of the whip, the horses tethered to the Shen Family's official carriage rushed into the distance, a powerful voice tinged with malice snapping against Tang Shiqi's countenance with a fatal strike.
”Sorry, this Young Master's carriage is full. Young Master Tang, please try your luck somewhere else, ah!”