Chapter 45 - Chapter 45: Chapter 35 Tracking and Counterattacking i (1/2)
Chapter 45: Chapter 35 Tracking and Counterattacking i
Translator: 549690339
“The shops are closed!”
Under the curtain of rain, looking at the tightly closed shop doors, Xu Mu believed a bit more in what Chi Feiyan had said.
These shops rarely closed before, so they are all closing at the same time now, even a fool would know something was wrong.
He had initially planned to buy a few defensive magic artifacts, but it seemed that that was no longer possible.
“No wonder there were so few people when we entered the marketplace!”
Wait!
Xu Mu suddenly reacted. If the situation was indeed strange, how could no one have noticed the anomaly?
There’s no scarcity of smart people in this world!
Xu Mu’s heart skipped a beat.
He went to Shopkeeper Tu. He originally wanted to inquire about the situation and warn him. However, the shopkeeper also had his own suspicious behaviors and his whereabouts were unknown.
“He probably already received the news! Forget it!”
Xu Mu no longer cared, he left the marketplace and quickly walked home.
Tap tap!
A series of subtle footsteps, mixed with the continuous sound of falling rain, drifted into Xu Mu’s ears from behind.
Only ten steps away from him!
Such faint noises, combined with the interference of the rain, could hardly be noticed by ordinary cultivators. But Xu Mu, whose body cultivation has reached the level of Marrow Refinement, easily discerned them.
“Two Qi Cultivation mid-term practitioners strengthened by the Invisibility Technique! What’s their intention, trying to ambush me?”
Xu Mu’s brows furrowed slightly. Pretending to be oblivious, he deliberately entered a nearby deserted alley.
The footsteps got closer and closer.
Seven steps!
Five steps!
Three steps!
Two steps!
Clang!
Before the two people could make a move, Xu Mu made his first.
A crimson sword appeared in his hand. Fifteen Sharp Gold Formations were instantly activated, emitting dazzling light, steam rolling, forcibly pushing away the rainwater within several feet.
Before the two attackers could react, Xu Mu’s figure had already disappeared from its original spot.
A red lightning streaked across the void!
Squish!
A headless corpse appeared out of thin air, blood spurting out. It staggered a few steps before falling into a puddle with a thud.
Xu Mu held an umbrella in one hand and a longsword in the other, suspending the longsword in the air.
A tall, skinny man slowly appeared under his sword.
The man’s cheekbones were high, his face full of terror.
“Why are you targeting me?” Xu Mu asked coldly.
“Sir, we… we were just passing by… ah ah!”
The sharp sword cut into flesh, and the hot air made a sizzling sound on the flesh, filling the air with a rich, meaty scent.
“Speak!”
“I’ll tell! I’ll tell! We just saw that you were alone and didn’t seem to have a high level of cultivation. We thought you were an easy target!” The man hastily explained.
“Sir, 1 didn’t recognize you for who you are, please let me go as if I were just a fart! I’ll give you everything 1 have!”
“Aren’t you afraid of the patrol team if you act during the day?”
Although the management of the slum area was relatively lax, it was improbable that the patrol team would ignore any daylight attacks. If someone witnessed it, it would be hard to escape.
After all, the marketplace wasn’t that big unless you hid in the woods all the time.
“All?”
The man probably didn’t expect Xu Mu to ask this suddenly. After a moment of stunned silence, he answered uncertainly: “That’s because someone said the Clear River Sword Sect had been defeated and the Soul Forging Sect was about to attack. We didn’t know whether it was true or false, but the patrol team hadn’t patrolled for the last two days. Some people had already started stealing, so we thought we’d give it a try!”
Who would have thought to give it a go and end up dead!
The news did indeed leak!
Xu Mu secretly thought.
Many people in the marketplace had probably received the news, but most of them could not completely confirm it.
Everyone was testing the waters, just like these two robbers in front of him.
Unfortunately for them, they had kicked a steel plate.
These two were only as strong as the Brothers of Li Family, and Xu Mu had been able to easily kill them when he was at the fourth level of Qi Cultivation, let alone now.
“Sir, spare…”
Squish!
A sweeping sword stroke!
The man’s body was instantly severed!
Whether the two wanted to ambush him, or whether they saw his red gold sword, they were doomed.
After putting the two bodies into a special storage bag, Xu Mu’s figure quickly disappeared in the curtain of rain.
Back at home, after burning the bodies to ashes and sprinkling them into the sewer at the alley entrance, Xu Mu opened the two men’s storage bags to check.
Thirty-four lower-grade Spirit Stones!
Two first-tier defensive artifacts!
Over a dozen talismans!
A few bottles of pills!
Three attack artifacts!
A few spell manuals!
“Paupers!”
They were all worthless things. Xu Mu, who was far more prosperous than in the past, simply took a glance and collected them.
“Ying Er, let’s pay a visit to Friend Lan’s house!” Xu Mu said to Ye Yingying, who was busy in the kitchen.
“Husband, what’s the matter?” Ye Yingying asked, puzzled.