218 The Riddle of the Throwing Knife (1/2)
”Yes!” everyone responded in agreement at the same time.
One must agree that the Third Elder's planning was very rational; he had intentionally sent Mu Xue Tong to the Jun Family instead of Xiao Han since Xiao Han was likely to incite trouble at the Jun residence by making rash accusations.
The Third Elder had been bestowed with a very important and sensitive responsibility by the Master of the City at their time of his departure: [Do not cause any trouble with the Jun Family! ]
The Third Elder hadn't been a participant in that matter in the beginning; in fact, the entire affair surrounding the Jun Family had been carried out very secretively, and only the Xiao Family was involved in it, while the others got know about this situation much later on, and although the situation had already calmed down quite significantly by then, but it had already brought upon some very serious consequences. When it came to this matter, even the Silver Blizzard City was internally divided into two different factions, each with its own set of arguments, which hadn't been resolved even now.
Personally, the Third Elder carried no malicious sentiments towards to the Jun Family; but he carried no favorable impression of them either. However, he did carry a sense of sympathy when it came to the Eldest Princess, which in his heart, had led to an unfavorable impression with regard to Old Shi Xiao Han's stubborn attitude.
In his personal opinion, [what would such pressure from the elderly bring? Even if they are able to arrange a profitable marriage, but in case the bride doesn't consent, then the groom would be nothing more than a licensed stalker! Even if the couple was forcefully tied in the knot of a marriage, it would only bring discontent and would only lead to an unhappy married life. ]
However, he was still quite furious with Jun Wu Yi and the Silver Blizzard City's Eldest Princess for finding their match away from their dominions. It was because of them that the Silver Blizzard City found itself internally divided into two opposing and mutually hostile factions, whereas the Princess was now found either practicing as hard as possible to increase her strength, or lost in her own thoughts and fantasies, meanwhile Xiao Han's nature was becoming more and more violent and distorted with every passing day, and the distances between the Xiao Family and the City's Family was continuously growing apart... this as a result was obviously leading to even more destruction for the Jun Family in return!
The Third Elder's speed was so astonishingly fast even though he was carrying the Little Princess, Han Yan Meng that they arrived at the scene in a matter of moments. The Third Elder found himself completely dumbfounded now that he was standing at the spot where Jun Mo Xie had ruthlessly assaulted Xiao Feng Wu since he saw nothing more than an empty piece of land around him.
”Girl, are you sure this is the place? You didn't bring us to the wrong direction, did you?” The Third Elder asked in astonishment.
One really couldn't blame him; this piece of land was so clean that even a single weed didn't seem to be growing here. The entire radius of this dozen or so acre of land was completely devoid of even the Maple leaves, let alone the trees.
[There was a Maple Forest here just moments ago? ]
[Are you kidding me! ]
[Even if this place was set ablaze, the ashes would still be here ah. ]
[This place is completely devoid of everything…. It's just too clean! ]
”This really is the place!” the young girl nodded hard with surety: ”Third Grandpa, you come and see…. this is where Brother Xiao was lying bleeding; I can never forget this!”
The Third Elder continued to look around for a while, but still couldn't believe the truth, and hence decided to seek out a few locals to inquire about the fate of this place, and all he saw was people running about in hysteria with incense sticks in their hands, offering prayers to the heavens above.
[This is simply a miracle ah! The entire forest has been obliterated…] he asked several people one after the other, and was finally left to conclude this immensely shocking finding: [This piece of land was once home to a Maple Forest! However, for some unknown reason the entire Forest vanished moments ago….] At this moment, the Third Elder suddenly remembered another point: ”Girl, you said that the man was naked when you saw him, right? Was he completely naked?”
”Grandpa, why do you ask this?” Although no one had pinched her cheeks, they were still flushed-red as if someone had.
”Just answer me; was he naked? He wasn't wearing anything on his entire body, top to bottom? And he hadn't even realized this when you spotted him? Isn't that right?” the Third Elder asked once again in a rather imposing and dignified manner.
”Yes ah!” The young girl carefully recalled the scene, and then answered with certainty.
The Third Elder's face suddenly became deathly pale!
[It seems that this person was here to practice some very unique martial law, and his practice must have been so powerful that he might have unintentionally burnt away all foreign objects, including his own clothing. However, he must have been so involved in his own practice that he may not even have realized this at the time when he ended his practice, but as chance has it… he encountered Xiao Feng Wu and the Little Princess soon after. Xiao Feng Wu would've made some very rude remarks... and a person with such abilities obviously wouldn't have taken well to such insolent remarks from such a young boy…. That being said, Xiao Feng Wu's life was actually spared by this man's mercy! ]
[But…..what kind of strength would it take to burn off an area this large? ]
[It's not very surprising that this man pays no regard to the Silver Blizzard City. If this is what he is really capable of, then I reckon that he probably wouldn't even be intimidated by the combined strength of the Silver Blizzard City and the Xue Hun Manor. Would the combined strength of the Eight Great Master be able to produce such a result? ]