Chapter 292 - Chapter 292: 292 Settling Karma (Third Update) (1/2)

Chapter 292: 292 Settling Karma (Third Update)

Outside Jingzhou City, in a certain valley.

Ling Ling was regaining her strength. It had taken her a full day, but she had finally replenished her depleted True Essence.

Suddenly, she felt something, opened her eyes and looked up. She saw Gu Yang descending from the sky, a smile gracing his face, “Is everything taken care of?”

“Yes, and I’ve made a new friend too. I’ll introduce you someday.”

Gu Yang was in a good mood for finally making a friend, so he shared the news with her.

“That sounds good.”

“Let’s go.”

“Okay.”

Ling Ling didn’t ask where they were heading next.

After just surviving a life or death situation, she cherished every moment spent with him. Before, they had spent more time apart than together, now they could finally be together.

The two of them chose to walk in remote places.

Gu Yang’s enemies were spread throughout Great Zhou.

He had just shown his face in Jingzhou City and the next day Shen Yun had come after him. It was clear how extensive the Shen Family’s intelligence network was.

Now, although Shen Yun was dead and the Shen Family no longer a threat to him, his adversaries were not only limited to them.

Therefore, he couldn’t go to populated places, especially large cities.

They traveled very fast and by nightfall, they had already reached Lian Mountain Range.

This was where Gu Yang first traversed when he arrived, and now looking back on the then vast mountain range, it seemed trivial.

With his current speed, he could cross the entire mountain range in less than half an hour.

The Liu Family village was just the same as when Gu Yang had left.

He landed at the entrance of the village, holding Ling Ling’s hand, and they strolled into the village.

With night already fallen, there wasn’t much nightlife in the mountain village. The majority had already retired for the day.

Looking at the familiar houses, he felt a surreal sensation.

It had only been ten months since he’d last left.

The village hadn’t changed at all, but he had transformed from a powerless ordinary hunter to a peerless expert with triple-tier Mana.

His name echoed throughout the entire Great Zhou.

Gu Yang walked all the way to his own wooden house. The entrance was overgrown with weeds, and the broken beam was still on the door frame.

He clearly remembered the joy he felt when he activated the system and gained True Qi on that night ten months ago.

Back then, he punched and broke this column.

This was the starting point when he became a martial artist, something he would never forget in his life.

Touching the fracture, Gu Yang said, “I lived here for two years. During that time, I often didn’t have enough to eat.”

Ling Ling paused upon hearing this. She looked around at the bare wooden house, finding it hard to imagine Gu Yang living here.

“Who’s there?”

An alert voice rang out from the side.

“Brother Liu, it’s me.”

The newcomer was Liu Shitou. He was holding a wooden stick and came out. Hearing Gu Yang’s voice, he was slightly surprised. “Gu Yang, is that you?”

Seeing his old friend, Gu Yang laughed, “Who else could it be?”

Liu Shitou approached to take a closer look and confirmed that it was indeed him. He put the stick behind him, clapped Gu Yang’s shoulder, and said with some excitement, “Good to have you back.”

The interior of Liu Shitou’s house was also very simple. He lit the oil lamp on the table and said with a touch of regret, “It’s a pity that we have no wine.”

“Look, what’s this?”

Gu Yang deftly produced two bottles of wine that he had specifically bought before coming.

He said, “Let me introduce, this is my woman.”

“This is Brother Liu, the one who saved my life.”

Upon hearing this, Ling Ling solemnly bowed, “Nice to meet you, Brother Liu.”

Liu Shitou, a simple and honest mountain man, had never seen such a ceremony before and felt a bit awkward. “Why all this formality? Come, let’s drink,” he said, taking a swig from the wine bottle to hide his embarrassment.

Gu Yang said, “Congratulations, you’ve made it.”

After ten months, Liu Shitou had successfully mastered True Qi and became a Ninth Rank martial artist.

“Thank you.”

Liu Shitou picked up the bottle, clinked it against Gu Yang’s.