Chapter 36 - A Cruel World (2/2)

Bang!

“Ah…!”

The middle-aged man fell onto the ground, held his arm, and screamed painfully. He lost an arm for several snake eggs. He wasn’t sure whether he actually gained or lost something out of this business trip. Fortunately, the arm that he lost wasn’t the arm that he used to wield his sword, or else his cultivation training would be as good as none.

The man endured the pain and stood up. He stumbled for another hundred meters or so away from the cliff and sat down again. Blood was still gushing out from where his arm used to be.

He opened up the leather backpack that contained three fist-sized eggs, two of which were green, while the other one was white.

These three eggs were the eggs of the Jiao Python. Each of them was worth at least several thousand gold coins. Selling all three of them would make him very rich for the next few years and he wouldn’t have to live his current pitiful life anymore.

The man took out a bottle of medicine from the backpack and poured it on his wound while he trembled and gritted his teeth in pain.

After applying the medicine, the wound stopped bleeding immediately. The middle-aged man laid on the ground and breathed heavily. His face was still pale and a trace of shock remained in his eyes.

The strength of that Jiao Python was at least comparable to that of a cultivator who had reached Ning Gang Fourth Sky. It was impossible for him to win the fight as he had only reached Zi Fu Sixth Sky. If he hadn’t sacrificed his comrade to buy some time, he might have ended up in the snake’s belly.

“Damn it! After this, I will definitely go to the Qing Hua Tower to enjoy myself for a month.”

The middle-aged man said furiously. After that, he sat cross-legged and started to replenish the Vitality that had been used up in battle just now while enduring the pain.

At the edge of the cliff that wasn’t that far away, Mu Feng and Mu Kuang were still hiding in the bushes. Both of them watched as the Jiao Python retreated back to the canyon reluctantly.

“That old geezer is so lucky to escape. He should have been eaten by the Jiao Python instead.”

Mu Kuang sneered coldly. He felt greatly disgusted by the actions of the middle-aged man that ditched his comrades in order to live.

“Hehe, he managed to escape from the Jiao Python, but he may not necessarily manage to escape from us…”

Mu Feng said and smiled coldly. He had a bold idea.

“What do you mean? Brother Feng, don’t tell me that you plan to be a villain who does the dirty work?”

Mu Kuang seemed to understand what did Mu Feng meant.

“Yes. That man was badly injured and he used up quite a lot of Vitality in the previous battle. He wouldn’t be able to put up a good fight anymore. Plus, there must be something valuable in his backpack.”

Mu Feng squinted his eyes and said.

“Haha, let’s do it then. I never liked that guy anyway. Killing this kind of scum would be the best option!”

Mu Kuang said excitedly. All he feared was that the world was too boring for him, as he had the guts to do anything.

“No matter what, that man is a Zi Fu level master. I wouldn’t be scared if I picked a fight with him in the past, but now we are quite weak. We can’t confront him head-on. We should…”

Mu Feng whispered to Mu Kuang and told Mu Kuang about his plan. Upon hearing it, Mu Kuang nodded and both of them quietly fled towards the direction where the middle-aged man went.

The middle-aged man was absorbing the Qi of Heaven and Earth and converting it to Vitality to recover his strength. However, suddenly, a cry of pain came from afar.

“Help, ouch… Somebody help me! My leg is broken, help me…”

The middle-aged man opened his eyes, grabbed his sword, and stood up immediately.

The scream for help seemed to come from nearby. Judging by the voice, it seemed that someone was in danger.

The middle-aged man frowned. He hesitated whether to go and have a look or not as he was injured.

However, the voice he heard was quite childish, as though it was a young teenage boy who was screaming for help. In the end, the middle-aged man decided to check it out. He took his sword and headed towards the source of the scream.

After walking about two hundred meters, he saw a fifteen or sixteen-year old long-haired boy lying under a rock. He held his legs and had a painful expression on his face. It seemed that his leg was broken.