Chapter 33 — Someone You Can’t Afford to Offend (1/2)

Pah! Pah!

A strong oppressive force erupted when Yun Wu let loose a streak of magenta battle spirit, and the sword that was pressed against her neck and shoulder instantly broke in half.

Bang! Before the surprise could even register on Li Mei’s face, she suddenly felt as though an astronomical amount of weight had slammed into her, abruptly forcing her to the ground. Dust flew into the air, and a human-sized pit formed beneath her body.

If this scene had been witnessed by other people, they would undoubtedly be unable to resist sucking in a breath, and they would be seized by an inexplicable sense of panic. After all, Yun Wu had barely done anything, and yet she’d still managed to single-handedly throw Li Mei off.

Someone capable of throwing a mid-stage Rank Two Practitioner as easily as one would with an old rag, and for that casual attack to dent the forest earth… would a person like that be considered a “good-for-nothing”?

No! If a person like that was considered a “good-for-nothing,” then the greater part of Shenzhou Continent’s population would be considered “trash”!

Yun Wu looked down with apathy in her eyes. Li Mei sprawled a short distance away, rendered incapable of standing up. The pain was too intense, and her ribs seemed to have been broken. A cold glint flickered across Yun Wu’s dark eyes. Then, as if she disdained looking at Li Mei, Yun Wu waved her arm and turned around. Before leaving, she tossed a few words over her shoulder.

“Remember, there are people who you can’t afford to offend. If you reveal what happened today to anyone else, I’ll see to your demise tomorrow.”

With that, her silhouette disappeared into the forest. Li Mei’s eyes contained shock and astonishment, but what showed, for the most part, was actually fury and viciousness. She, Li Mei, was a proud daughter of Heaven. The one looking down on others should be her.

And yet, she had been defeated by a sickly good-for-nothing. She couldn’t allow that woman to stay alive…

All of a sudden, while she was still immersed in her hatred, a deep and devilish voice drawled, “Looks like she’s still a bit too soft-hearted.”

“Who is it?”

The voice prompted Li Mei, who was filled with anger as she struggled to get up, to turn her head towards the source. When she saw the black face-veiled figure, she wrinkled her brows and became even angrier. “You saw everything that happened just now?”

She received no response.

The damaged and hoarse quality of the man’s voice had completely vanished. Beneath the black veil, his disfigured face revealed a smile, but his deep and inscrutable eyes were dyed with bloodthirst.

“Of course, if the little pipsqueak decides to leave something unfinished, I’ll clean it up for her. I will not allow any incidents to occur, so… enjoy your trip.”

Li Mei was stunned. She wondered what he meant by that, but in the next moment, her pupils suddenly contracted, as though she had seen a demon crawl up from hell. An expression of absolute terror struck her.

“You…”

The scent of blood quickly pervaded the forest air, attracting the attention of the Timberwolves she had purposely let out prior. When she was found, all that was left of her was a badly mangled and chewed up corpse…

…..

On a steep cliff wall.

A petite body was climbing, slowly but steadily, upwards. She bore resemblance to a gecko. A closer look revealed that there was a strange iron contraption clamped around her upper left arm, and a long rope of silkworm thread draped over the peak of the cliff.

Yun Wu had fastened it together with flexible silkworm thread, knowing that before she became strong enough, she would have to rely on foreign materials to survive.

About half an hour later, she finally reached the top of the cliff. Quietly, she snuck her way into the inner palace grounds.

However, it seemed that she had slightly miscalculated.

After all, even though she had a rough idea of where the treasury was located, she didn’t know exactly how big the palace was. A few rounds later, she found herself lost.

Damn!

The first attempt was already going so poorly. Then, suddenly, a hoarse yet familiar voice sounded, “There you are, friend. What are you doing?” Long San appeared out of nowhere. As Yun Wu stared at the approaching man, her eyebrows wrinkled, and a trace of murderous intent flickered across her cold eyes.

Why was he here?

Could it be that he was the same as her, a feigned good-for-nothing?

“I got hurt, so I had the big bird send me back early. I didn’t expect to find you in my residence.” Long San showed her the little scratch on his finger to prove that he was “hurt.” Yun Wu shot him a suspicious look.

This was his residence?

She took in her surroundings and discovered that she was in a relatively remote place and that not too far away, there was indeed a tablet that read: Long Xu Pavilion.

Since Long San was an exchanged prince from another country, it wasn’t strange for him to be living within the palace. However, Yun Wu couldn’t be bothered to confirm if he was lying or not. She moved, intent on leaving before he decided to cling onto her again. Unfortunately, before she could even lift her feet, he grabbed onto her hand.