Chapter 196: Parted Ways... Poisonous Insects in South China (1/2)
Chapter 196: Parted Ways... Poisonous Insects in South China
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It was Junior Leopard's first official practice after using the Golden Goose Cup. These days, although he regulated his breathing every day while he galloped in the mountains of Central Shu, the effect of the cup was not obvious. He just felt that the energy of his body was greatly enhanced and that the change of his Internal Qi was quite subtle simultaneously. The so-called subtle was that he could feel the change. But it was difficult and even impossible to clearly and completely specify the change, not to mention to catch the key to this change. While his Internal Qi was running through his body, he concentrated all the spirit to capture the intelligence that was flickering in his Internal Qi. After such a long period of fusion, this intelligence was now fully integrated with his Internal Qi. The one that had been most affected, of course, was the Mysterious Fire stored in his Dantian. The Mysterious Fire was a Mysterious Object full of intelligence which led to a ray of intelligence in his Internal Qi after their fusion. However, Junior Leopard did not know this. It was only when he used the Golden Goose Cup that he was aware that his own Internal Qi had already possessed intelligence. Additionally, the cup doubled the original intelligence in his Internal Qi. Even so, it took him a lot of effort to feel a strange intelligence. He felt it, yet the way to use it became a problem in his mind. In fact, for Junior Leopard, he preferred not to feel it, for he felt a pang of disappointment when he discovered that the so-called intelligence was the marvelous feeling that he felt from the Mysterious Fire. Who knew what this so-called intelligence could do! Anyway, he did not know. Whereas, the fact that the Golden Goose Cup transformed his body gave him some unexpected joy. It was not that his body was being reinforced, but it was the energy that made his body more developable. In other words, the Golden Goose Cup could not only prolong human life but also enhance the human body's potential.
Since his body's potential had been increased, then, in theory, his future achievements would be much higher than before using the Golden Goose Cup. However, whether he could get to this point, depended on his good fortune. After regulating his breathing for a while, he did not find a way to use the intelligence in his Internal Qi effectively. He had to bitterly withdraw his Internal Qi and he opened his eyes depressingly.
At this moment, a jumble of footsteps came from outside the door, Junior Leopard slightly frowned. He could hear that these were from Golden Rooster, Jin Yuquan. ”It's strange. Why are this guy's footsteps so disordered? Was the Golden Goose Cup robbed? It's not right. In such a small marketplace, will there be an expert whose cultivation is over Level Seven?” Junior Leopard pondered privately.
The door clanked open. Jin Yuquan entered the room with an angry look on his face. He was not wearing the mask.
”What's wrong? Golden Rooster, you're so angry. What happened?”
”Damn it, the news of the Golden Goose Cup has leaked out. King Yuanqing of Shu has begun to question all suspicious persons nearby!”
”King Yuanqing of Shu? He's not easy to deal with!” Junior Leopard raised his eyebrows and there was a hint of worry on his face. ”Where did you get the news?”
”As soon as I went out, I was targeted by two yamen runners. Then I guided them to a secret place and obtained the news!” Jin Yuquan replied with a hint of sulking in the tone. ”If we had known this, we should have killed all those people!”
”It can't be helped. You schemed against me first. You wanted to get rid of me and monopolize this stuff, so we didn't have time to kill them. Now you can only blame yourself for this!” Junior Leopard had schadenfreude on his face.
”Oh, now it's my fault?”
”Of course it's your fault! Is it mine?” Junior Leopard asked coldly. ”If I were you, I'd be wise to hand over the cup and get rid of it!”
”Boy, do you want to break the vow?”
”No, I'm just giving you the best advice. As to whether you accept it, it's not my business. But from now on, I won't go with you anymore!”
”What do you mean?”
”I mean since you're getting into terrible, I'm not going to go along with you to bear it. I won't tell anybody though. I'll go to South Yuezhou State first, and we'll meet in the prefecture,” said Junior Leopard. ”I think with your cultivation, you should be able to escape unscathed without my drag!”
”Is that what you think?”
”I think that's the best way!” Junior Leopard continued, ”I'll keep it a secret, but I won't get myself into trouble!”
”Dressed like this?” Looking at Junior Leopard's dress, Jin Yuquan said with a sneer, ”You're bound to be intercepted within less than 50 kilometers!”
Except for the absence of his mask, Junior Leopard was now dressed as he did when he was kidnapping the bride with Wang She. As soon as he was seen, he would be identified.
Now that the news of the Golden Goose Cup had leaked out, no matter whether the cup had been used or not, it would not take long before the people in the martial arts world came to Shuzhou to find the lucky chance. With Junior Leopard's current clothes, he would definitely be targeted. What was more, he showed up in these clothes when Wang She kidnapped the bride. Therefore, as long as he appeared in this way, the Mingyi School and the Golden Lights Cave were sure to get the message. Then they would not let him off no matter whether the Golden Goose Cup was in his hands or not.
Junior Leopard smiled, ”There should be a lot of people in the martial arts world who are going to Shuzhou now, including all sorts of bad characters!”
”So What?”
”Although I'm only a small commander of the Navy of Jiang City, it's natural that I come here to get such a lucky chance. No one should doubt it!”
”You mean...”
”I will appear as my true identity in Shuzhou and stay here for 10 days! Afterwards, I'll leave for South Yuezhou State!” Junior Leopard told him his plan. ”I don't think you will object, right?”
”Your plan is really wishful thinking!” Jin Yuquan sneered. ”What if I object?”
”It's none of my business!” Junior Leopard answered. ”Your cultivation is higher than mine, but my Lightness Skill is no weaker than yours. You're unable to stop me!”
”I can't believe you are so young, but you're so confident in yourself!”
”My confidence is based on my strength!” Junior Leopard laughed. ”If you don't believe me, you can try!”
”Well, just do what you said. That's the best way!” Jin Yuquan helplessly sighed. ”Then, we'll meet in South Yuezhou State a month later. I haven't been to Yuezhou, but I know there's a Flyingcrane Restaurant in its regional city. We'll meet there then!”
”Flyingcrane Restaurant, got it!” Junior Leopard nodded and then his expression suddenly changed. ”Well, there seems to be some visitors. I'm leaving first to avoid getting into trouble!” He said with a smile. Then he picked up his parcel and jumped out of the window. With a couple of ups and downs, he went out of the town centralization and disappeared into the mountains.
”This damn slippery fellow!” Looking at the back of Junior Leopard's hasty retreat, Jin Yuquan gave a reluctant sigh. Then he straightened his back and a breath of cold spirit emanated from him. Raising his hand to his face to wear the Bronze Mask, he went to the door of the inn. By the time he reached the door, a dozen armed yamen runners had entered the inn. Several of them went straight to the counter and asked the shopkeeper and waiters if there were any suspicious people living in the inn. Others started the first round of search with sabers in the backyard. For a moment, the entire inn was hopping and boisterous.
Junior Leopard was moving very fast as well. Plus he did not want to get into trouble, so after going out of the inn, he started the Yanfu Inner Strength and soon he was in the mountains of the Central Shu. Running for two days in the mountains, he came across and shunned several batches of masters of martial arts that were searching. He made his way around the mountain and came to a county town that he had been to before with Jin Yuquan. Then he changed his appearance and appeared in the county with the original face of Zhou Bao. Besides, he looked for a horse and pretended to be on the way to the depths of the Central Shu with fatigue.
In the meantime, Junior Leopard also encountered some masters of martial arts and even fought with them several times. He had neither benefited nor suffered much. Since his moving direction was the same as Shuzhou, there were not many people who suspected that the Golden Goose Cup was in his hands.
Junior Leopard walked smoothly all the way in the next few days. He was not reassured until once again he arrived at the town centralization where they had previously stayed.
It turned out that soon after he left, Golden Rooster caused a great sensation in the town centralization. Not only did he kill all the yamen runners who searched the inn, but he also killed several masters who were sent by King Yuanqing of Shu to search for the Golden Goose Cup. What was more, his dress was very flamboyant, so he became the target of the martial arts practitioners. Almost everyone believed that the Golden Goose Cup was in his hands. Therefore, they tracked and hunted him. For this, King Yuanqing of Shu even sent his most powerful man Sun Bufan, an expert of Level Seven, to participate in the pursuit. In such circumstances, naturally, no one suspected Junior Leopard.
As for his appearance in Shuzhou, he did not mind the news getting out. Because of the Golden Goose Cup, Shuzhou had become the focus of the whole of Jianghu. Jianghu was filled with enough dreamers. Even if their cultivation was not good, they dreamt of being the destiny man, not to mention the young Junior Leopard, a teen hero with good skills.
Yes, a teen hero!
After bombarding Dragon Granny of the Meng Family to death with 84 fists, Junior Leopard became one of the most famous teen heroes in Jianghu. Like the chivalrous heroes he saw in Martial arts hero novels before, he was a real teen hero.
Likewise, he enjoyed the treatment of the chivalrous heroes. After he showed up in Shuzhou with his original identity, a lot of people came to make friends with him and invited him to dinner. Somebody even wanted to marry their daughter to him.
Although their families were not the real well-known families in the martial arts world or powerful family, they were the wealthy families in a state or a prefecture. Therefore, Junior Leopard was quite surprised by the treatment.
Out of 10 days, he was at the feast for five days. As for Golden Rooster, he had already fought several times for the Golden Goose Cup and even killed Sun Bufan, the most powerful man under the King of Shu, which confirmed that the Golden Goose Cup was in his hands. For a while, Shu was shocked, and more experts converged here. Then a higher level of the contest began.
At the same time, Junior Leopard thought it was time to go, so even though the middle and lower classes in Jianghu in Shu tried to enthusiastically retain him, he left there. Since then, no one would link him to the Golden Goose Cup.