Chapter 22: Cheating People Too Much!

  Qin Yun carefully used his hunting knife to remove the snake's head, and after making sure there were no other venomous snakes hiding in the rock crevice, he dug up the three stalks of green-leafed grass that grew together, roots and all, and placed them in his medicine box.

  Putting the pill box into his backpack, Qin Yun let out a long sigh.

  The recent close call reminded him that in this treacherous and unpredictable mountain range, any caution was necessary.

  From a height of over ten zhang on the mountain wall back down to the ground, Qin Yun did not hurry to leave because beside him there were still several places on the mountain wall that had not been explored.

  Since we can find the green leafy grass here, there might be more nearby.

  Just as Qin Yun was about to climb up another mountain wall, a sudden sense of foreboding arose in his heart, and his right hand quietly pressed down on the hilt of the Qingxiao Sword.

  "Huh?"

  As Qin Yun turned around, two figures of different heights appeared in the woods dozens of steps away from him.

  He was an old man in black, holding a hoe for weeding, with a thin face and long white beard, but a pair of triangular eyes shining brightly, staring at Qin Yun without knowing what he was thinking.

  The shorter one was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy with a medicine basket on his back, wearing gray clothes, and looked at Qin Yun with some curiosity.

  Judging from their attire, these two people are obviously medicinal herb collectors who have come to Mao Long Shan to collect medicine. However, those who dare to venture this deep are absolutely not ordinary people.

  In the depths of the mountains, ferocious beasts roam freely and danger lurks everywhere, making it extremely difficult for ordinary people to take a single step.

  The old man in black looked around and found that Qin Yun was alone, the vigilance in his eyes decreased a lot.

  "Little guy, you've got quite a nerve!" He calmly approached Qin Yun, staring at the medicine pickaxe hanging from his waistband and sneered: "You dare to enter our Chi Dan Men's medicine field and gather herbs."

  The Red Gate! Qin Yun's heart sank.

  Chi Dan Men is listed alongside the side door, although it is a sect that mainly refines dan medicine, but it relies on the reputation of Tian Cheng Jian Zong, and even the Qin family would not dare to provoke it.

  As a distant nephew of the Qin Yun family, if he really offended the Chi Dan Gate, the other party could crush him with just a finger.

  Seeing Qin Yun stunned, the black-clothed old man smiled complacently and took a few more steps closer: "Considering you're young and ignorant, I won't blame you. Leave everything on your body behind and get out of here!"

  How dare you!

  Qin Yun was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly anger rose to his head.

  The other party came up with a threatening tone, and didn't put him in his eyes at all.

  Although Qin Yun was only fifteen years old, he wasn't an ignorant youth. At the same time as his anger, he also had doubts about the identity of the black-robed elder.

  Qin Yun had heard of the reputation of Chidanmen, but he had never heard that this side door would be so overbearing. Moreover, when undertaking this family task, he had not heard that Manglong Mountain was a medicine field of Chidanmen.

  If it's true as you said, then the temple administrators would definitely have given warnings and wouldn't intentionally hide the truth to let the young monks get into trouble.

  "You say you are a member of the Red Dan Gate, this is the Red Dan Gate's medicine field, what proof do you have?"

  Qin Yun's counter-question made the black-robed old man's expression stiffen for a moment.

  "How dare you!"

  His face changed suddenly, and a fierce and poisonous light burst out of his triangular eyes.

  At the same time as the angry shout, the black-robed old man's arms suddenly rose, and dozens of cold lights burst forth from his palms, shooting towards Qin Yun!

  The sudden attack of the black-clothed old man shocked Qin Yun greatly.

  Fortunately, Qin Yun had been vigilant in his heart and immediately drew his sword out of its scabbard at the critical moment, swinging the Qingfeng Sword to protect himself.

  Ding! Ding! Ding!

  The crisp sound of metal clashing was incessant, the sneak attack's hidden weapons were knocked down by the jumping sword light, more than half of them fell to the ground, and the remaining ones swept past Qin Yun's sides, hitting the rock wall behind him.

  Broken Arrow Style!

  This is the most complex move in the basic swordsmanship, its function is to break the flying arrow and hidden weapon, Qin Yun practiced it after becoming proficient, but this was the first time he used it in actual combat.

  It happened suddenly, and although Qin Yun reacted in time, two cold lights still slipped through the sword net formed by thousands of sword lights.

  One sliced past Qin Yun's cheek and another tore through his left shoulder, but neither caused any harm.

  These dark weapons were a series of thin, willow-leaf-shaped blades with a layer of eerie, greenish-black light flashing on their surface, absolutely tempered with deadly poison.

  This black-clad old man was extremely ruthless, and Qin Yun had no grudges or grievances with him. As soon as he came up, he made such a vicious move, completely devoid of humanity.

  Qin Yun's blood surged as he blocked the opponent's fatal blow, his right hand grasping the Qinghua sword trembling slightly with burning battle intent.

  Within the invisible arm's reach, the majestic Dan Tian true energy flows through the Wu pulse and pours into the sword body, urging forth a vast crimson mist from the sword tip!

  "Kill!"

  Qin Yun suddenly took a big step forward, his long sword stabbing straight at the enemy, scorching hot air bursting out of the sword, and the explosive sword light instantly enveloped him.

  Fierce Flame Sword Art: Flame Breaks Iron Wall!

  A crimson sword aura flashed across a distance of ten steps, carrying an unstoppable momentum as it suddenly attacked the black-robed old man.

  The old man in black had never thought that Qin Yun's counterattack would be so fierce and swift, the sinister look in his triangular eyes turned into astonishment.

  Yan Po Tie Bi is the first move of Lie Huo Jian Fa, this sword style emphasizes momentum, the essence lies in exerting all one's strength to strike a blow, completely disregarding one's own retreat and defense.

  Qin Yun's temperament and this sword style are perfectly matched, with a youthful and courageous spirit, full of vigor, and the fire-based heart technique he has cultivated, with all his might, he unleashed the Flame Breaking Iron Wall's power to its fullest extent!

  If it weren't for his unopened meridians in both legs, this sword strike could have been faster and more ferocious!

  But it's already enough.

  The old man in black wasn't very powerful, otherwise he wouldn't have needed to use such a despicable sneak attack on Qin Yun.

  So when Qin Yun's sword edge came face to face, he was shocked and his heart was broken, and he didn't have the strength or courage to resist head-on.

  Driven by instinct, the old man in black hastily dodged to the side.

  Hmph!

  "Ah!"

  Accompanied by a heaven-shaking scream, he dodged the most fatal blow, but his left arm along with part of his shoulder was severed by the sword's blade, and the smooth wound spouted fresh blood several feet away.

  The old man in black robes tumbled to the ground, lifted his head and shouted hoarsely at the grey-robed youth standing beside him: "Quickly, quickly release the Golden Needle Bee!"

  The grey-clad youth seemed to be stunned by what was happening before his eyes, completely at a loss for words and actions, until he was grabbed by the black-robed elder's remaining left hand on his ankle.

  He hastily took down the medicine basket he was carrying on his back and reached into it.

  At this time, Qin Yun stopped his figure in a dozen or so steps away.

  He hasn't been practicing swordsmanship for long, and the Flame Breaking Iron Wall was only recently mastered. Although he relied on his fierce courage to unleash astonishing power, he is still far from being able to wield it freely.

  Although he didn't know what the old man in black was shouting about "Golden Needle Bee", Qin Yun could understand with his toes that this must be the opponent's final killer move, and of course, he didn't want to let his opponent use it.

  Just as he was about to pounce and kill the grey-clad youth, he saw that the grey-clad youth had pulled out a rusty hunting knife from his medicine basket.

  One sword stabbed down fiercely into the chest of the black-robed old man!

  Hiccup!

  Blood spurted from the wound onto the boy's face, adding a few touches of ferocity to his already twisted countenance due to exertion and excitement.

  "Uh, you..."

  The black-robed old man, who had suffered another severe injury, had his eyes bulging out, and with his left hand grasping the hunting knife stuck in his chest, he managed to squeeze out a few words from his throat, with dark blood constantly overflowing from the corner of his mouth.

  "You old thief! Did you think of today when you killed my parents?"

  The young man let out a nearly mad howl, his eyes full of brutal color, he used all his strength to pull out the hunting knife and reinsert it, stabbing through the body of the black-robed old man once again!

  One knife, two knives, three knives...

  The old man in black lost his breath after the second knife, but the gray-clothed youth seemed to be unaware of it, and continued to pull out the knife one by one, letting the blood splashed on his body by the blade.

  Until Qin Yun walked over and pressed his shoulder with his hand.

  "He is already dead..."

  The young man's roar made Qin Yun understand the reason for his counterattack, and Qin Yun, who had lost his parents since childhood, could somewhat understand the anger in his heart.

  The youth in grey robes trembled all over, he raised his head and looked at Qin Yun with a dazed expression, dropping the hunting knife and bursting into silent tears.

  After a long time, the gray-clothed youth's emotions finally calmed down.

  His name is Chen Li, three years ago when he followed his parents back to their hometown for a visit, he was kidnapped by an old man in black and became a medicine boy.

  This black-clad old man is a lone practitioner of Xuan Dan Dao, with no sect or school affiliation, and is ruthless in his actions. He killed Chen Li's parents when they tried to stop him from abducting Chen Li.

  For the past two years, Chen Li had been suffering under Hei Yi Lao Ren's rule, doing all sorts of hard labor and being constantly humiliated and beaten. If it weren't for his determination to avenge his parents, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold on.

  It was also with this tolerance and persistence that he gradually gained the trust of the black-robed elder, who this time took him to Maolong Mountain to gather herbs.

  Chen Li had also seen the black-clad old man brutally kill other herb collectors to rob them of their collected herbs, but this time he kicked an iron plate and was severely injured by Qin Yun.

  So when the old man in black asked him to take out the golden needle bee, he decisively added a knife and avenged his parents.

  "Benefactor, if I hadn't met you, I really don't know how much longer I could have lived..." The youth choked with gratitude and said: "Not to mention avenging my parents."

  "It's not that I don't dare, my name is Qin Yun, and I should be thanking you instead!" Qin Yun shook his head and asked, "What is this Golden Needle Bee, it sounds very formidable?"

  "Yes!" Chen Li nodded.

  He carefully took out a beehive from the medicine basket.

  The beehive is about the size of a watermelon, with a dark golden color on its surface and a diamond-shaped opening at the top, where you can vaguely see moving living things inside.

  "There are seventy-two golden needle bees and one queen bee inside, the most powerful insects in Lao Zei's hands. It is said that releasing all of them can kill any warrior below the Innate Realm!"

  So fierce! Qin Yun couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.