Chapter 5: Li River’s Five Elders (1/2)
Chapter 5: Li River’s Five Elders
Translator: NinetalesEditor: Ninetales
A voice containing strong qi echoed throughout the area. Even though the voice came from afar, it felt as if it were right beside them, causing Qin Mu’s ears to buzz and vibrate.
He looked in the direction that the voice had come from and saw a few figures standing atop a cliff of a mountain about two miles away. Qin Mu couldn’t see any of their faces clearly but knew that they probably weren’t ordinary people since one of them was able to project his voice across such a distance.
”Devil? Who’s a devil? I’m just an ordinary person by the river, and this little elk is just a calf that I’m raising…” Granny Si slung her basket on her arm and smiled. Then she whispered, ”Mu’er, run!”
The urgency in Granny Si’s voice startled Qin Mu. He tried to say something, but couldn’t. He didn’t want to leave because he was worried that Granny might be in danger.
”You’re just an ordinary person by the river? Projecting your voice to us so clearly, and with such strong qi, no ordinary old woman could do that.” An old yet vibrant voice echoed from the cliff, then laughed coldly. ”There’s no way that we, the Li River’s Five Elders, could be mistaken about the Heavenly Devil Creation Technique. A skill that’s constantly changing, stripping the skin to make clothing... You still want to explain when we’ve clearly seen such a sinister skill?”
”You must have frequently transform humans into livestock using the Heavenly Devil Creation Technique, then drag them to the market for slaughter, huh?” Another elder on the cliff solemnly shouted. ”Many of the seniors of our righteous sect have even been transformed into livestock and forced to graze on grass for eternity! Having seen your methods, there’s no way you could trick us!”
”An elk is also a living being. For you to use its skin and soul to create such an evil thing…” another elder said in a sorrowful voice. ”God knows how many more innocent lives will be lost if we don’t kill you here and now. Who else should we kill if not you?”
Granny Si spun around to Qin Mu and removed the needle in between his brows, softly saying, ”These old blokes aren’t a threat. However, if you stay by granny’s side, granny will be distracted trying to protect you, so run quickly! Run back to the village!”
Qin Mu no longer hesitated and turned back to flee, following the path of the river beside them. He originally thought that it would be awkward to move after turning into an elk, but after he started running, he realized that he had been wrong. Rather than feeling awkward, he felt as if he had always been an elk and ran faster than ever before.
”The little devil is trying to escape? Won’t it be disastrous if we let you escape? Li River’s Five Disciples, it’s time for your training. Your target is that elk below us. Eliminate him and bring me his head!”
At the same time, voices belonging to both girls and boys crisply sounded off. ”Understood!” .
In a flash, five figures jumped off the cliff and ran down its side. Swift as a speeding horse, they reached the bottom of the cliff in an instant. At the bottom of the cliff was a deep pool that served as the stopping point of a raging waterfall that flowed down the mountain. Instead of hitting the water with a splash, however, the five of them lightly stepped onto the surface of the water and started running after Qin Mu.
Granny Si’s heart sank. ”Spirit Bodies! And the levels of their Spirit Embryo Divine Treasures definitely aren’t weak. Mu’er’s speed can’t contend with theirs, they’ll definitely catch up to him!”
Just as Granny Si was about to move to stop them, four figures came flying through the sky and landed around her. Only one person remained atop the cliff of the mountain. He stood there proudly, clearly not coming down anytime soon.
”What are Li River’s Five Elders doing here in the Great Ruins?” Granny Si rolled her eyes and snickered as four of the elders surrounded her. ”Considering how dangerous the Great Ruins are, aren’t you scared that your famous selves might die here?”
Of the four elders around her, the one with the black beard coldly replied, ”We heard that some filthy disgraces were hiding in the Great Ruins... demons and devils that couldn’t live outside and came here for refuge. Therefore we, the five elders, brought our disciples here to subdue them.”
”It still ain’t confirmed who’s the devil or the demon... or who’ll be subduing who.” Granny Si held her basket in the crook of one arm and brandished her pair of scissors in her free hand. Looking as if she had bad eyesight, she chuckled. ”I haven’t exercised these old bones for quite some time. Lucky for me, my abilities haven’t completely wilted. Could it be that you geezers want me to turn you into clothing?”
”How dare you be so arrogant, you demon? Are you even qualified to be arrogant in front of us?” Four of Li River’s Five Elders shouted.
They sprang into motion, staggering their strikes as they attacked Granny Si.
At the very same moment, Qin Mu, who was desperately running toward Disabled Elderly Village, saw flashes of lightning. Pure white bolts of lightning lit up the area, bathing the foothills and the entire mountain in light several times brighter than the sun! Following the flashes of light, a thunderous rumbling washed over him from behind.
Qin Mu turned back for a brief moment to look but only saw waves of wind exploding outward from Granny Si’s location. The sudden storm lifted the earth, rocks, and even boulders that weighed thousands of pounds, throwing them outward at extremely high speeds!
”Granny will be fine…” Qin Mu said despite his sinking heart, continuing on his way.
Suddenly, the sound of wet footsteps rang out from the river beside him. He looked over and saw a young boy and girl dashing across the water!
Both were rushing across the surface of the river, yet their bodies didn’t sink into the water. The speed at which their feet hit the water, moving up and down, was extremely fast, much faster than Qin Mu could sprint. Before the river’s water could even splash against the soles of their feet, the boy and the girl had already moved on, vanishing like the wind!
”These two have already reached the level of riding the waves that Grandpa Cripple said I’m currently unable to reach. They’re much stronger than me!”
The two of them soon surpassed Qin Mu while running across the center of the river. Once they did, they angled themselves so they moved toward the river bank as they ran, clearly planning to intercept him from the front.