Chapter 14 - 14 Chapter 9 Inventory of Harvest_1 (1/2)
14 Chapter 9 Inventory of Harvest_1
Translator: 549690339
Whoosh!
The sound of the wind whistles by my ears.
With the Light Body Skill activated, Xu Mu unchains his full speed for the first time.
The strong air resistance makes him feel as if he’s trudging through mud.
However, in reality,
He moves like a streak of lightning, covering dozens of feet with each step, moving as if being carried by the wind.
Fortunately, he had cloaked himself with an Invisibility Technique, and it was night time. Thus, no one could see this astonishing sight.
The sound of the wind caused by his movements is masked by the noise of the night breeze, going undetected.
While passing the alleyway by his house, Xu Mu doesn’t stop; he continues sprinting forward.
He finally slows his pace when he’s about to leave the slum.
The moon breaks through the dark clouds, casting its glow that allows him to see the lush trees of Baihe Forest in the distance.
“I can’t go any further!”
Taking advantage of the Invisibility Technique not yet faded, Xu Mu swiftly ducks inside an abandoned house nearby.
If Xu Mu’s living quarters could be considered the slum of White Stone City, then the area near Baihe Forest could be considered the slum within a slum.
People’s clothing barely covers them, food barely fills them, and the homes are riddled with drafts.
The only advantage is that one doesn’t need to pay rent here.
Xu Mu hides in a corner of the abandoned house, pricking up his ears to listen to the movements outside, silently counting the time in his mind.
About an hour passes!
Apart from the night breeze and the distant howls of wild animals, there’s no other sound.
“It seems there are no pursuers!”
Xu Mu breathes a sigh of relief. He applies the Invisibility Technique again and walks lightly home.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The night wind continues to blow past him.
The moonlight is once again obscured by the dark clouds, leaving the world in complete darkness.
In the dim light, it seems like ghouls and ghosts are lurking around.
To avoid being detected, Xu Mu can only grope his way forward.
“Maybe next time, I should consider cultivating a vision-related magic skill!”
Xu Mu thinks secretly to himself.
“I remember there’s a Long-Range Vision Skill in the Comprehensive Magic Encyclopedia, I wonder if it will work at night?”
The clouds move, and the silver moonlight spills down. The familiar dilapidated alleyway comes into Xu Mu’s sight.
“Not only did I get rid of the hidden danger posed by Sun Daocheng this time, but I also got a storage bag. There might be something valuable inside — it’s quite a harvest!”
Xu Mu, who is curious about what’s inside the storage bag, walks briskly, keen to get home.
However, remembering that Sun Daocheng was a gambler and a slovenly person, he suddenly doesn’t have high expectations.
“But the power of the compressed fireball surge far exceeded my expectation!”
At that time, he was aiming for a one-shot kill and didn’t dare to hold back; he almost compressed the fireball to its limit.
Sun Daocheng was killed on the spot without any chance to fight back. Even Xu Mu himself was almost injured by the explosion. The power was comparable to a bomb from his previous life.
“The power of the compressed fireball must have exceeded that of tier two magic skills and reached the level of tier three magic skills! Not only Sun Daocheng, a third-level Qi Cultivator but also a fifth or sixth-level Qi Cultivator. If they don’t have a powerful defense, they will be blown up on the spot!”
“The only regret is that the attack speed is too slow, and the time consumption is too much!”
As soon as he began to compress the fireball, Sun Daocheng noticed it. If it wasn’t for the high level of his Light Body Skill, Sun Daocheng might have escaped.
Sun Daocheng was cunning. As soon as he sensed something strange, he threw a poisoned pill and ran away. He never stopped to investigate or fight.
“Huh?”
While Xu Mu was thinking, he suddenly felt a chill on his back.
He immediately turned around.
There was nobody behind him!
Only the night wind, stirring up fallen leaves!
And somewhere, a thrown-away piece of clothing hung on the wall, fluttering in the wind like a dessicated corpse.
He quickened his pace, the unsettling feeling in his heart growing stronger.
The chilling sensation on his back became heavier, increasingly turning cold like ice.
Xu Mu didn’t know if it was his illusion or if there was really something. All he could do was hurry forward as fast as he could.
The coldness grew heavier. It felt like he was carrying a block of ice on his back.
There was definitely something wrong!
He held his breath, practically running home!
However, the chilling sensation followed him, sticking to his back as if it was freezing his whole body.
Xu Mu stretched out his hand, ready to summon a flame. Suddenly, a warm breath came from his chest and spread throughout his body. Instantaneously, it offset most of the chill on his back.
By this time, Xu Mu had already entered the alley.
A few more steps and he was at the entrance. He pushed the door and entered.
Ye Yingying had followed his instruction and not locked the door.
He quickly latched the door behind him.
He flexed his fingers, and with a ‘whoosh,’ a large cluster of orange flames ignited.
Hiss!
The eyes of the fire morphed into a ferocious serpentine flame, encircling his body.
Xu Mu reached back to touch his back.
There was nothing unusual, just a back covered in cold sweat.
He reached into his shirt and pulled out the almost completely burnt Talisman of Repelling Evil.
“There really are malevolent spirits in the slum!”
Xu Mu was slightly shocked.
He had been living in White Stone City for many years and had only heard stories. This was the first time he had encountered something like this.
Although he was slightly shocked, he wasn’t too frightened.
At that time, it was simply inconvenient for him to use the Fire-controlling Skill. Otherwise, he could handle ordinary malevolent spirits.
“However, in the future, it would be best to avoid going out at night!”
If there’s only one, he could deal with it. But what if there were a group?
After checking himself up and down several times, and after waiting for another half an hour, Xu Mu gently knocked on the bedroom door.
“Ying Ying, I’m back!”
There was no response from the room, just a teary red eye peeking through the door crack.
Only after confirming multiple times that it was Xu Mu did Ye Yingying carefully open the door.
“My beloved!”
Ye Yingying said nothing, she just threw herself into Xu Mu’s arms and buried her head deeply against him.
“I’m sorry for worrying you!”
Xu Mu gently stroked her jet-black hair.