Chapter 233 - Chapter 233: Chapter 226 Inventory of Gains 1 (1/2)
Chapter 233: Chapter 226 Inventory of Gains 1
The commander leading eight thousand warriors was killed, and upon learning this, the Nine Insect Gang would definitely be enraged and shocked.
The young woman who had fled saw a youth suddenly appear and with a single stroke, killed Lord Song Zan. After her initial horror, she looked closely and recognized the youth as someone very familiar.
“It, it’s you!”
She had identified the youth as one of the individuals who had helped her smuggle herself out the previous night.
She thought that all had fallen victim to the Nine Insect Gang’s evil clutches, but to her surprise, this unremarkable youth had successfully escaped from the gang’s encirclement and pursuit.
“Better run for your life!”
Qin Niu had already swiftly knelt down to loot the body of the deceased.
His actions were practiced.
In the blink of an eye, he had stripped it bare.
Even the body of the colorful spider wasn’t spared.
By the time he finished looting, the woman was still standing there in a daze.
Her clothes were torn in several places, and her white undergarment was somewhat indecent. Especially the upper garment, which seemed to have been violently ripped, as the laces near the neckline were all destroyed.
“Do you wish to fall into their clutches again?”
Qin Niu’s tone was indifferent.
“No, not at all. Thank you for saving my life, kind sir.”
Remembering the consequences of falling into enemy hands, her complexion shifted slightly.
“I estimate the enemy will soon discover their leader has been killed, so you should start running if you don’t want to be caught. Remember, if you want to survive in this world, you must abandon your naive fantasies. The safest is to keep your fate in your own hands.”
With that, Qin Niu took a set of coarse cloth clothes from his basket and threw them over.
“If you don’t want to die, it’s best to wait until you escape this place before changing into this outfit.”
After speaking, he paid no further attention to the woman and headed straight in the direction of escape.
The woman hesitated slightly before fleeing in the direction he had gone.
She had cultivated the Step-Method Martial Skill and, although not as skilled as Qin Niu, was nonetheless fast.
Still, the gap between the Acquired Realm and the Innate Realm was significant.
The distance between Qin Niu and her grew increasingly wide.
“Kind sir, may I have your name?”
“I didn’t save you expecting repayment!”
Only a cold sentence drifted back as the figure moved farther away.
She too gritted her teeth and hurried forward in her bid to escape.
With Lord Song Zan killed, the enemy furious, if caught by them, her fate would be unspeakably miserable.
Qin Niu ran wildly along the way, blending with the night like a wild horse.
Up ahead, he could see dwellings.
The terrain gradually leveled out, revealing many fields suitable for farming.
The crops looked thriving.
Unlike the entire territory of the Black Tiger Gang, which suffered from a locust plague, this place was at peace without any insect disaster.
They say ‘When in Rome, do as the Romans do.’ Having fled for a night, Qin Niu guessed he was safe.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, he planned to change into the attire of the local people.
He chose a brick-and-tile house that looked quite imposing and hopped over the wall to enter.
Inside the house, he could hear the panting of the man and woman.
Being extraordinarily powerful, Qin Niu naturally didn’t consider a few ordinary individuals worthy of concern.
After stealing two sets of the male owner’s clothes and changing into one, he left the other in his basket for later use, then continued on his way.
Although it was safe now, having killed an enemy commander, he had undoubtedly incited the rage of the Nine Insect Gang’s higher echelons.
A storm of fugitive hunting was bound to sweep across all directions.
By dawn, he had successfully reached Hundred Leaf Town.
The common folk here, many of whom were like him carrying large baskets, wrapped their heads with scarves and wore attire very different from that of the people in the Black Tiger Gang’s territory. Some women directly carried their babies in the baskets on their backs.
Others, who didn’t use baskets, carried their children on their backs with cloth straps.
Qin Niu had already put on the local clothing, including a wrapped headscarf, blending in with the crowd.
Having grown up in a remote valley, he didn’t even need to disguise himself, moving among the crowds as just another commoner.
New to this foreign place, he took in the local customs and lifestyle.
Hundred Leaf Town was much larger than he had imagined, at least half the size of Black Tiger City.
That Insect Master who had passed away many years ago, even after death, still silently contributed to the land that nurtured him.
The excellent development and economic prosperity of Hundred Leaf Town, bustling with people, owed much to the Green Demon.
A large influx of outsiders into Hundred Leaf Town—what was it they all sought?
They had all come for the Green Demon Bee.
Perhaps many would lower their goals, content with capturing just one of the Green Demon’s discarded special bee species.
Insect Masters from various regions, or those aspiring to become masters, flocked here in droves.
Then there were the young masters and mistresses, the sect experts, all coming to travel and to witness the strength of the Green Demon Bee, which could exterminate the Seven Stars Sect Leader.
They wanted to see for themselves the environment where the Green Demon had once lived and to understand what kind of surroundings could nurture such a formidable super Insect Master.
The influx of these people stimulated the town’s various economies.
Initially, only the inn business boomed.
Over time, it developed into a comprehensive market for Insect Masters.
You could buy anything there.