Chapter 279 - Reencountering Mo Hengyu (2/2)
Huangfu Xin’er’s heart skipped when she saw how tender he was being. The moment she remembered that he once showed that woman called Li Muxue the same gentleness, however, resentment filled her. She pushed his hand away and continued walking quickly.
“Xin’er!” Xiao Chen immediately chased after her. He tugged on her hand. “Xin’er…”
“Oh, you two. Kid, isn’t it obvious that she’s jealous? Hurry up and give her a hug! Hug her!” Zhiluan yelled from behind them like a little goblin.
“Shut up!” The two of them glared at him at the same time.
Moments later, two of them arrived at a tavern. Xiao Chen hadn’t eaten much for the past few days but when he saw that Huangfu Xin’er wasn’t even touching her chopsticks, he lost his appetite as well.
On the other hand, Zhiluan couldn’t keep himself from salivating after seeing the table full of exotic delicacies. He hesitated for a long time before cautiously reaching his paw out to the plate of roasted fish in front of Huangfu Xin’er.
“Pa!” Xiao Chen hit Zhiluan’s paw with a pair of chopsticks, frightening him so much that he retracted his paw. He glared at Xiao Chen as he whined, but dared not say a word otherwise.
Nearby, a waiter muttered under his breath, “How odd. Even a cat can sit at the table…”
Xiao Chen coughed once. “Waiter, do you know the way to Tianyuan City in the Middle Continent?”
“Middle Continent? Tianyuan City?” The waiter rubbed his chin as he pondered for a moment. Eventually, he shook his head and said, “I’ve never heard of it…”
“I see… Thank you then.”
Xiao Chen frowned. He had no idea where they were at all. Were it not for the assassins that he encountered at the Thousand Summits Mountain, he would have thought that he had been transported to another world.
He then ordered the waiter to buy a map for him but the map didn’t mark the locations of the five continents. Another three days passed. Xiao Chen made his way to the most affluent location on the map, thinking that he would be able to get something out of the most populated place.
The skies finally cleared up a little over the past few days. Due to Huangfu Xin’er’s injuries, the two of them didn’t dare to speed along on their horses and went at a leisurely pace instead. However, they spoke very little on their journey, which frustrated the one perched on Xiao Chen’s shoulder, Zhiluan.
When noon rolled around, they entered a tiny city called Heavenly Water City. People thronged the streets in an endless stream. The two of them were looking for a tavern to spend the night when a silhouette abruptly charged out of an alley.
The silhouette was so quick that the horse that Huangfu Xin’er was riding received a shock. It pointed its hooves up the air and threw her off its back.
“Xin’er!” Xiao Chen lifted himself into the sky with the tip of his foot and caught her in his arms. His feet had just landed on the ground when he heard the person who collided with the horse yelled, “Are you blind?!”
Rage pierced Xiao Chen’s heart. He followed the source of the voice and immediately recognized the person to be Mo Hengyu, the one who killed Wang Luo some time ago. However, Mo Hengyu didn’t recognize him. He could only recognize Huangfu Xin’er beside him and it shocked him.
Xiao Chen struck Mo Hengyu’s calf with his finger force. How could a Foundation Building Realm cultivator like him withstand such an attack? Mo Hengyu immediately went limp and collapsed on the ground. He cried in fear, “Who, who are you?!”
The commotion had drawn the attention of a small crowd. Xiao Chen replied icily, “Shouldn’t you explain yourself after killing someone?” After sealing Mo Hengyu’s Mystic Skill, he found a carriage driver to bring the former back to the Ziyang Sect in the Spirits and Immortals Town.
Mo Hengyu’s face was twisted with fear. As soon as he saw how powerful Xiao Chen was, he realized who he was. His voice trembled as he said, “There is no grudge between us. Can you please let me off?”
“Then why didn’t you let off Wang Luo that day?”
Xiao Chen looked coldly upon him. Partially out of disgust, and partially worried that he would threaten the carriage driver on the way, Xiao Chen sealed the acupuncture point in Mo Hengyu’s nape. Only when he was done did he enter a tavern with Huangfu Xin’er.
“Kid, you sure do like minding other people’s business. Be careful of bringing disaster upon yourself,” Zhiluan muttered as he lay on Xiao Chen’s shoulder.
Xiao Chen ignored him and ordered a table full of dishes at the tavern. Meanwhile, the carriage driver transported Mo Hengyu to the Ziyang Sect overnight. The next morning, he arrived at a guardless mountain gate. He walked up the mountain, carrying Mo Hengyu on his back, while calling out, “Is someone here?”
It was silent still, without any replies. Even though Mo Hengyu was paralyzed after having his Mystic Arts and acupuncture point sealed, his innately sharp Divine Sense alerted him to a cold wisp of murderous aura. It didn’t feel right that Ziyang Sect would be so desolate during broad daylight.
The bloodthirsty murderous aura thickened as they approached the mountain gate square. Mo Hengyu began to panic. He wanted to ask the carriage driver to get down the mountain at once, but he could neither move nor speak due to his sealed Mystic Skill and nape acupuncture point.
Moments later, two black-robed people walked down from the public square. Mo Hengyu’s pupils shrank in fright at seeing how thick the murderous aura coming from the people was. Their cultivation was astonishingly high, even higher than the one who pretended to be Wang Luo!
The carriage driver went up to them with a smile. “Are you the Immortals from Ziyang Sect?”
The black-robed person on the left looked at him and then Mo Hengyu, who couldn’t even voice his fear. He then nodded.