Chapter 15: Walking On Water (1/2)

Chapter 15: Walking On Water

Translator: NinetalesEditor: Ninetales

Qin Mu ran like the wind, his vital qi growing stronger and stronger. No matter how many miles he sprinted, the inhabitants of Disabled Elderly Village could always match his stride. Even Blind could keep up with everyone as if he were steadily moving across flat land.

Just as Qin Mu entered a certain forest, a pitch black figure appeared and bellowed, ”Die, young’un…!”

It was the devil ape! It unleashed a furious bellow when it saw Qin Mu, the ”young’un”, invading its territory once again.

One-armed Old Ma glanced at the raging devil ape.

This glance was devoid of emotion. It terrified the humongous beast, making it feel as if it would be dead in the next moment. As a result, it didn’t dare to be arrogant, immediately abandoning its territory and fleeing instead.

Qin Mu continued to sprint all the way back, his vital qi circulating and thriving as the rest of the journey passed without incident. Only upon reaching Disabled Elderly Village did he wake up from his trance and discover that he was covered in filth. Without him realizing, a thick layer of muck that was either black blood or grimy fat had caked his body.

”Mu’er, go to the river and wash,” Granny Si said. ”Blind, go with him so that the monsters in the river won’t take him away.”

Blind leaned on his bamboo cane and followed Qin Mu to the river. Qin Mu immediately stripped naked and jumped into the water, washing away the filth.

Blind gently tapped the surface of the river with his bamboo cane, alarming a huge green fish that had snuck up on Qin Mu. It promptly leaped from the water and splashed several yards away. That fish spanned about six and a half yards in length, and its whiskers resembled eight tentacles that were each three yards long.

After washing himself, Qin Mu looked at the waves of the river. Bravery swelled within his chest, growing into a raging blaze of emotion.

His vital qi churned restlessly, surging up toward his throat until he unleashed a guttural cry. It seemed as if he had opened the temperament treasure vault of the gods!

The cry traveled throughout the mountains and the forest, causing the surface of the river to tremble.

As he sustained the reverberating cry, Qin Mu rose from the water, suddenly dashing across the surface of the river with great strides!

With each step, the strength of his feet fused with vital qi that streamed down his legs to create a sudden burst of force. Whenever his feet hit the surface of the river, the water exploded in every direction!

Before the disturbed water could even fall back to the river, Qin Mu would already be several yards ahead, running across the water.

Tap tap tap tap tap—!

The crisp sound of Qin Mu’s feet slapping against water resounded through the air. Soon enough, he’d run over a mile across the river’s surface.

Qin Mu felt as free as a bird, his cries growing more and more ecstatic. He happily ran to his heart’s content, his broad strides and carefree footsteps taking him all over the river. It sounded as if heavenly music played by a band of immortals were descending from the sky, accompanied by the melodious cries of a dragon and a phoenix.

Qin Mu’s speed was astonishing. In just a short time, he had already managed to run from one side of the river to the other. A gentle wind blew across the river’s rippling surface as he already began making his way back to the side he had started from.

Blind propped himself up with his bamboo cane as the wind swept over him from the river, ruffling his white hair. Listening to Qin Mu’s cries of excitement, he gently nodded his head and smiled.

”Whilst the monkey cried incessantly from one side of a river to another, the dreadfully cold wind froze his crotch!” he recited loudly. ”Don’t you feel cold while happily roaming the river with your rear exposed, Mu’er?”

Qin Mu fell into the water with a splash, a cry of astonishment echoing from the center of the river.

A moment later, the youth swam ashore and exited the water in embarrassment, drying his body so that he could put his clothes back on.

Qin Mu’s moment of enlightenment at the bank of the river made him get ahead of himself, causing him to completely forget he was naked and start sprinting across the river. Yet, as he did this entirely naked, it had actually been quite cool and refreshing for him.

”It’s a good thing that Grandpa Blind can’t see…” he thought to himself.

Qin Mu got dressed and was in the middle of adjusting his shirt when he suddenly looked up. Old Ma, Mute, and the rest of the villagers were standing in the forest in front of him. Even Granny Si and Village Chief, who was being carried on a stretcher, had come.

Qin Mu’s face turned beet red.

”G-granny! W-when did all of you get here?” he asked, stuttering.

Granny Si burst into laughter and said, ”Mu’er, all of us have seen your butt countless times, so there’s nothing to be embarrassed about. We heard your lively cries and came over to have a look.”

”Come here, Mu’er,” Village Chief said, coughing gently. ”Since you were chased down by five practitioners of the Spirit Embryo Realm, you probably have some injuries that are harder to notice. Let Apothecary examine you.”

Qin Mu stepped forward and allowed Apothecary do a thorough examination of his body.

Finishing up, Apothecary shook his head and said, ”There are no major problems. All of his wounds are superficial.”

Village Chief then carried out an examination of his own, the indicated that Qin Mu could leave. Butcher immediately dragged him away to have him train his knife skill.