Chapter 545 Black-horn City
Hearing that he was not sure when he would be back, the youths once again became noisy. Qin Tianyu gritted his teeth and said, “Everyone, be quiet. We’ll wait here for Brother Chen to come back!”
Chu Xuanxuan walked over and whispered, “Will Brother Xiao Chen and Sister Chu Qi take long to come back?”
Xiao Chen smiled and said, “Don’t worry. You can just focus on your cultivation here with peace in mind.” After that, he walked to Shen Qianye and handed him three jade notes. Each jade note seemed to be burning with three cyan flames.
“There’s a formation I’ve carved inside. It’s called the Nine Heaven-scorching Flames Formation. It’s incredibly powerful. If you meet a strong opponent, just toss the spell out.”
Xiao Chen then told Shen Qianye how to use it. The Nine Heaven-scorching Flames Formation was too powerful, so he dared not hand it over to Qin Tianyu. He could only hand it over to the calm and composed Shen Qianye.
Next, Xiao Chen and Chu Qi went to the Mystic Sky Pavilion and asked Elder Wu to start the recovery formation. Elder Wu thought that Xiao Chen was here to lure the Woods Spirit (Gollum Beast). He was so happy and served Xiao Chen with bananas and tea. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen sneaked away after he went to the recovery formation and restored his Mystic Qi.
“Ahem. I was just going to recover some of my Mystic Power. Let’s hurry and leave lest the old man hunts us down,” Xiao Chen said softly as he snuck to the other side of the teleportation formation.
As a result, the two went back to the Wind-heeding Pavilion. After all, he was a disciple of the Cloud Mist Academy. The disciples could not come and go as they wished. If a disciple wanted to go down the mountain, he must first get the approval of his grandmaster. Otherwise, it was impossible for him to break out of the Mist Formation.
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“What? Request for leave? No way, no way, why are you taking a leave for nothing, and you’re asking for a two-week’s leave. No way.” The grumbling words of Shui Yue came from the Wind-heeding Tower.
“Aye, Third Grandmaster, please allow it. Junior sister and I will be back soon.”
“No way, no way. In the path of cultivation, it must last for a long time. Oh no, I meant to persevere. If you want to go out to hunt the net for 3 days and dry the fish in the sun for 2 days, that’s not going to work.”
“Third Grandfather, it’s fishing for 3 days and drying the net in the sun for 2 days. You said it wrongly.”
“Whether to fish or to dry the net, no means no. Be gentle on your left side and put more strength on your right side. Uh-huh, that’s it.”
On the attic, Xiao Chen massaged Shui Yue’s shoulders with a bitter smile and said, “Third Grandmaster, do you have anything you want? I’ll bring you something when I come back.”
“Well, let me think about it…” Shui Yue bit her fingertips and said to herself, “The pearl powder is running out soon. I don’t know if there are any Dragon Clam produced in East Sea… Hmm? No! Don’t try it. I said ‘no means no’. Don’t look at me like that. It’s useless to pretend to be pitiful. It’s useless.”
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and said, “I really have something to do. I’ll be back soon.”
Shui Yue looked at him and said seriously, “Then you have to tell me what it is first. I tell you, White Fog City is not like other places. As for Black-horn City, you can’t enter it with even half of your feet. Otherwise, no one will collect your body even if you die.”
“Why would you say that? Why will I go to that kind of place for no reason?” Xiao Chen said with a smile as he massaged her back and shoulders.
Shui Yue looked at him suspiciously. “Really?”
“It’s true, more real than pearls.”
Shui Yue thought for a moment and finally said, “Alas, okay, but only seven days at most. If you dare not come back in seven days, you will not get any leave in the future. I tell you, there’ll be no way.”
“Yes, yes, I’ll definitely be back!”
“Humph, you’re quite quick with your promise.” Shui Yue snorted and then condensed Qi on her fingertip, inserting a streak of white light into the badge that he wore on his chest.
“Heh heh, thank you, Third Grandmaster. I shall take my leave.”
“Well, go ahead. Remember my East Sea Dragon Clam. Just the pearl. Don’t bring back the whole clam like someone else did. It’s disgusting.”
“Hehe! Sure!” Xiao Chen chuckled and was about to leave when the sound of footsteps came from outside. Following that, he heard a woman asking, “Is Third Grandmaster in?”
Xiao Chen’s expression turned solemn. The voice sounded familiar as if he had heard it somewhere before.
Shui Yue said, “Yes, come in.”
A short while later, a woman in purple in her early twenties walked in. When she raised her head and saw Xiao Chen, she looked as if she had seen a ghost. Her face was as white as a sheet.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, “Senior Sister.”
“Junior…Junior Brother.”
The woman was Zhao Yingying who rushed in to have an erotic night with Zhou Yizhuo that night when Xiao Chen performed the Wisdom-forsaking Technique in the cave in the back mountain. She had never expected to meet Xiao Chen here. For a time, her heart was beating fast, and she was shocked and scared.
Shui Yue narrowed her eyes and thought, “Why is she so afraid when she sees Xiao Chen?” She asked, “What can I do for you?”
Zhao Yingying raised her head and tried her best to calm down. Originally, she came here for things, but now that she saw Xiao Chen here, she only wanted to leave as soon as possible. However, if she suddenly left, it would inevitably arouse suspicion. She said, “I want to ask for a day off.”
“You’re asking for leave!” Shui Yue frowned. “Why are you asking for leave too? Forget it.” She condensed her Qi on her fingertips and struck the badge on her chest with a white radiance.
“Thank you very much, Grandmaster. I’ll take my leave now.” Zhao Yingying immediately turned around and walked out. Xiao Chen said, “Then I’ll be going as well.” He then followed her out.
Zhao Yingying was walking in a hurry, but she dared not to use her flying sword to leave. Xiao Chen followed her all the way. After walking for 3 miles, he said, “Why are you walking so fast, Senior Sister?”
“Ah!” Zhao Yingying suddenly stopped. She could not stop trembling. In a quavering voice, she said, “Sen…Senior, please rest assured. I, I didn’t mention what happened that night to anyone.”
“Go.” Xiao Chen walked to her side with his hands clasped behind his back and said only one word.
“Yes… yes.” Zhao Yingying squeezed her hands tightly and did not dare to raise her head. She would do whatever Xiao Chen said. Even if Xiao Chen wanted that ‘thing’ now, she would obediently take off her clothes and never dare to disobey him.
Xiao Chen glanced at her. He was not able to see her clearly that night. Now that he saw her, he could also tell that she was somewhat pretty. He said, “I’m not a senior. I’m just a rookie of this batch.”
“Yes… Yes.” Zhao Yingying was still frightened. She did not want to know anything now. The more she knew, the sooner she would die.
“You can rest assured that I will return the vital soul to you. However, you should also remember…”
Before Xiao Chen could finish speaking, Zhao Yingying immediately said, “Don’t worry. I will never tell anyone about this!”
Xiao Chen nodded and said, “That’s good.” After all, taking another person’s vital soul as a threat was a common trick of the people of the Devil’s Practice. He did not want to leave Shuiyue a bad impression now.
“Then, I won’t disturb you anymore, Senior Sister. But there’s one thing…” Xiao Chen paused for a moment before continuing, “Senior Sister, it’s best if you don’t have any thoughts on Third Grandmaster.”
At the end of his words, Xiao Chen’s eyes suddenly became sharp, and his aura was let out a little bit. Zhao Yingying did not dare to move. She quickly said, “Absolutely… never!”
“That’s good.” After that, Xiao Chen instantly used the Immortal-override Steps. In the blink of an eye, he was a hundred feet away. In Zhao Yingying’s eyes, he seemed to have disappeared. For a moment, she was more afraid of him.
When he returned to the courtyard, he saw that Chu Qi was wiping the Full Moon Blade. Even though the sun was high up in the sky, it was still unable to conceal the cold glint on the edge of the blade.
Xiao Chen also took out the Blood Lotus Demon Blade, which had not been used for two months. In an instant, the whole courtyard was full of evil wind and bloody mist. A burst of creepy and strange laughter came from the blade. “Kiddo, am I finally getting blood again? It’s been more than two months…”
Of course, only Xiao Chen could hear its voice. He smiled and also passed a wisp of Divine Sense into the blade. “Maybe.” Then he put the blade away and said to Chu Qi, “Let’s go.”
The two of them went down the mountain. With Shui Yue’s “permission pass,” the two of them passed unimpeded. In a short while, they went down the mountain through various transmission formations.
Turning around to take a look, he saw a towering mountain with mist that was halfway up the mountain. It was already impossible to see those floating islands and palaces on the mountain clearly.
“Let’s go. Where did Yang Qing say we should meet?”
“In Black-horn City, a place called Illusive Aroma Lane.”
“It’s so far away. We’ll need to hurry up.”
They quickly went to the city, found a carriage, and then headed for the border between White Fog City and Black-horn City.
In fact, formerly, these two city districts were just called White-Fog City. However, since the port of southern Seaside Area was occupied by the Black Horn, and the influence of the Black Horn was getting bigger and bigger, then the south district was called Black-horn City, while the north district was still called White Fog City.
Until now, the difference between the two cities had become more and more obvious, but there was a non-aggression agreement between the two sides. Therefore, people in the northern city district generally did not go to the southern city district, and vice versa.
Meanwhile, White Fog City was extremely large. It was more of a province rather than a city. Even if they took the fastest carriage and traveled over from the Mist Mountain, it would still take at least half a day.
It was not until dark that they arrived in the middle city district at the border, and the carriage would not continue to move forward. The middle city district was not big, so they quickly passed through it and came to the outside of Black-horn City. They saw many black-armored soldiers stationed on the city tower.
Of course, it was not difficult for them to sneak in with their skills. Before this, they also had already taken off the badges of the Cloud Mist Academy.
After entering Black-horn City, Xiao Chen found that there was really a big difference between the South City and the North City. Many places in the North City were under construction, and the residents mostly worked at sunrise and slept at sunset. But on the Black-horn City’s side…
There were lanterns on the street, and pedestrians were everywhere, but all of them were young men and women, who were playing acrobatics, singing operas, selling barbecues, and selling all kinds of gadgets. It was more lively than the daytime in the northern city district. This was simply a nightless city.
“Haha, interesting. It’s not like what they said. I thought it was a dangerous place.”
Xiao Chen looked at the street scenery and said with a smile. Of course, he did not let down his guard because he knew that this was only the appearances he saw. There were many things in Black-horn City that many people could not see, especially people like him who had just arrived.
Then, the two of them went to a carriage store called “Fallen Leaf.” Xiao Chen was about to ask for the carriage when he was stopped by Chu Qi, who then said to the shopkeeper, “98 Spirit Stones and two less. To Illusive Aroma Lane.”
The shopkeeper raised his head and looked at the two of them. He then said to the people behind him, “Please follow me to Illusive Aroma Lane.”
A moment later, a middle-aged man came out of the backroom. Chu Qi took out a Tier Four Spirit Stone from her clothes and placed it on the counter. A Tier Four Spirit Stone was equivalent to a thousand Spirit Stones. The shopkeeper accepted the Spirit Stone and smiled as he took out two items from the cabinet and handed them back to her. “A change of 2 Spirit Stones. Please keep them well.”
Chu Qi took the items and put them into her Divine Vessel immediately. Although she was quick, Xiao Chen saw clearly that they were not Spirit Stones.