Chapter 154: Narrow Road Encounter

  In a certain place in the Tian Nan mountain range, peaks and valleys are magnificent, cliffs are towering.

  A mighty river rushes through the valley, with steep cliffs on both banks. The water vapor rises and forms a white mist between the cliffs, floating among the cliff walls, looking extremely beautiful.

  On the mountain cliff, a young man's figure suddenly appeared.

  The boy looked like he was only fourteen or fifteen years old, his clothes were tattered and worn out, his face was pale and haggard, and he held a sharpened wooden stick in his hand, looking extremely dispirited.

  "We've already reached deep into the Tian Nan mountain range, and are getting farther and farther away from the Lu Yun Sect's territory."

  Su Yan sat on a green stone at the edge of the cliff, gazing out at the misty river valley, murmuring to himself.

  "The news of my escape must have spread already! I not only caused the death of two brothers, but also earned the reputation of a deserter."

  Su Yan smiled wryly and fell backwards, exhausted, gazing up at the clear sky above.

  "It's really strange, all along the way, I haven't encountered a single exotic beast."

  "The mountains and rivers here are beautiful, dying here wouldn't be so bad after all."

  Su Yan closed her eyes and let out a soft sigh.

  He had long lost the courage to live on and just wanted to leave Luoyun Sect behind, quietly dying alone.

  "Bang!"

  A faint sound, a wet thing fell on Su Yan's face, and a foul odor wafted up.

  Su Yan opened his eyes and reached out to touch it, only to find that it was a lump of hot bird droppings.

  As he looked up, he saw a big bird with fluffy feathers sticking out half of its body from a huge nest on top of the tall tree, innocently staring at him.

  "What the...! Even a broken bird dares to bully me!"

  Su Yan picked up the wooden stick in his hand, exerted himself and threw it out. The stick shot out like lightning and directly pierced into the head of that large bird.

  That big bird let out a mournful cry and fell heavily from its nest, landing beside Su Yan.

  Su Yan grabbed the big bird in one hand and couldn't help but drool.

  "I'm really starving!"

  After leaving Wulin City, Su Yan had never eaten anything. If he wasn't a strong master of the fourth level of Tiger Form Fist, he would have collapsed long ago.

  Although I had a mind of certain death, the feeling of hunger was still unforgettable.

  "Let's eat first! Even if we're going to die, let's die with a full stomach."

  Su Yan thought to himself and opened his mouth to bite down on the big bird's plump body.

  "It's really delicious." Su Yan said vaguely with blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

  As soon as he took a bite, he also understood that this plump big bird was actually still a young bird, and it was estimated that it had not been born for long, and it tasted extremely tender.

  Having been hungry for several days and enduring it all this time, Su Yan couldn't control himself after taking the first bite, so he ended up eating big mouthfuls.

  Fresh blood and meat went down his stomach, Su Yan also gradually gained strength.

  Suddenly——

  "Come!"

  A shrill cry echoed from high above, and a massive black shadow plummeted down from the sky at high speed.

  It was a huge black eagle, with golden feathers on its head, like a golden flame, with a wingspan of over three zhang, sharp hooked claws gleaming coldly, and eyes full of crazy light.

  There was no doubt that this was a strange beast, and Su Yan also made his own judgment in his heart.

  The black eagle had not yet landed, but the strong wind was already blowing fiercely in Su Yan's face, its sharp claws swiping down at him with the intention of tearing him apart.

  Su Yan naturally wouldn't wait for death, let out a loud roar and jumped up, throwing away the dead pheasant in his hand, and fiercely stabbed the sharp wooden stick upwards!

  The black eagle's giant claws grasped the wooden rod tightly, directly tearing it into wood shavings. The other hooked claw, however, was grasping towards Su Yan's chest.

  "Hmmph!"

  Su Yan swung his fist upwards with great force!

  The eagle's claws grasped tightly on Su Yan's hand, and Su Yan's hand instantly gushed with blood!

  The giant eagle's other hooked claw grasped Su Yan's chest, directly tearing it open, with fresh blood gushing out, while the eagle's claws firmly gripped Su Yan's sternum.

  Then the giant eagle flapped its wings and took off, carrying Su Yan high into the air.

  His chest was torn open, and Su Yan had no strength to resist. He was carried by the giant eagle to the outside of the cliff.

  "Is it finally going to die?" Turning his head to look at the river valley below, Su Yan smiled miserably.

  This giant eagle is incredibly powerful and obviously highly intelligent. For Su Yan, the guy who killed his own child, he didn't directly kill him, but instead wanted to torture him a bit first.

  A giant eagle grasped Su Yan's sternum with one talon, while the other talon tore at his body relentlessly. Soon, numerous claw marks appeared on Su Yan's skin, and blood spurted out.

  Su Yan felt his vision becoming increasingly blurred, and a hint of relief appeared on his face.

  "Dead, finally can atone for oneself!"

  This was in front of him, and again, a girl with clear eyes appeared, and there was only one sigh in his heart.

  The giant eagle suddenly loosened its huge claws, and Su Yan's body fell downwards.

  "Willow gentle dance..." Su Yan sighed and closed his eyes.

  His figure soon entered into the clouds and fog, disappearing from view.

  In the midst of clouds and fog, a gate suddenly appeared on a mountain wall.

  A strange black light burst out from the gate and enveloped Su Yan's body.

  The gate disappeared again and turned back into the original mountain wall.

  An ancient voice echoes in the mist.

  "It's been tens of thousands of years, and finally someone has arrived!"

  "It's really not easy to find a successor..."

  …………

  Among the mountains.

  Chu Jian wore a white robe and walked freely, with four Golden Scale Guards following closely behind him, their faces gloomy.

  "Huh?" Chu Jian's eyebrows suddenly rose up.

  "Met another hunting party. But this team's strength is actually quite weak."

  "Sir Sword, do we need to take action?" Chu Tong said in a low voice.

  "No need!" Chu Jian shook his head, "We're already close to our target. This place is near Wan Shou Town and is considered Snow Xinyue's territory. The hunting teams here are all under her protection, so it's best we don't provoke her and avoid trouble."

  "Yes." Chu Tong nodded.

  "Let's go, don't bother with them. This hunting party can only circle around the periphery!" Chu Jian said as he continued to move forward.

  Whirlwind Squad was advancing rapidly in a valley when suddenly, Qi Ming and Lin Feng furrowed their brows at the same time.

  "A strong practitioner of Neijiaquan at the seventh level, and a strong practitioner of Huxingquan at the eighth level," Qizheng said. "Two people, not like a hunting team."

  "It seems there are three more powerful ones... probably from the ninth rank of internal family fist." Lin Feng said softly.

  "Unbelievable, you can actually sense it?" Zhi Ming exclaimed in surprise, "Your soul is too powerful!"

  Lin Feng smiled, since Qi Ming had shown his trump card, Lin Feng also wanted to reveal a bit of his own strength.

  Having met Liu Qingwu, hiding his identity was no longer meaningful, so Lin Feng might as well reveal a bit of his true strength. If he could create ripples in Liu Qingwu's heart, that would be the best outcome.

  His soul has been slowly growing stronger. After using the Blood of Destruction, his soul became even more powerful. Now his perception ability has surpassed that of a strong eighth-level Tiger Fist master and is approaching that of a ninth-level Tiger Fist master.

  As expected, Liu Qingwu took a look at Lin Feng, apparently quite unexpected, at least she hadn't noticed these few strong men.

  However, her look of astonishment was fleeting, and her face immediately became extremely calm.

  "With such a powerful team, I'm afraid it's a treasure-hunting team that has come here!" Qi Ming said.

  "Treasure hunt?" Lin Feng was shocked.

  "Treasure hunt!" Zhi Ming nodded, "The Tian Nan mountain range is vast and broad, apart from having strange beasts, there are also many legends of ancient strong practitioners' caves. People have always come here to try their luck. Of course, most of the easily found ancient strong practitioners' caves have already been searched thoroughly. If one were to find another now, it would either be one that has been plundered by others or a truly super-strong practitioner's cave, which would also be fraught with danger."

  "It's like that." Lin Feng nodded.

  "Let's keep going!" Zhi Ming ordered, "No matter who they are, we don't need to pay attention to them. Even in the depths of the Tian Nan mountain range, there are strong warriors of the Wu Zhe level, encountering a few Nei Jia Quan ninth-level is nothing."

  Everyone nodded and followed Qi Wu as he continued walking forward, deliberately avoiding those few powerful auras.

  On the mountain ridge, the figures of the five Chu Swordsmen appeared.

  Chu Jian's gaze fell on the crowd, finally landing on Liu Qingwu's body, his eyes suddenly becoming extremely bright, and a hint of sinister smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

  At this time, Qi Ming and others naturally also saw Chu Jian and his party.

  "Keep walking." Zhi Ming said in a low voice, "Lin Feng, you're indeed formidable. There are indeed five people! Those three I couldn't sense must be the ninth level of internal family fist."

  "Those few people dressed alike are the Golden Scale Guards of the Blade Overlord Sect, all of them are strong warriors in the army. So these guys are from the Blade Overlord Sect." Ye Lü Lü said with a low chuckle.

  "Ba Dao Men!" Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat.

  Isn't Badaomen just the reliance of the Liu family from Kunyu Sect?

  Liu Qingwu's gaze swept over the crowd on the mountain ridge, finally fixing on that white-robed youth, her eyes also suddenly turning cold.

  "It's him, Chu Jian!"

  …………

  "Halt!" Chu Jian stood at the top of the mountain and shouted loudly.

  "Anything wrong?" Qi Ming stopped in his tracks and said calmly.

  "Haha!" Chu Jian burst out laughing loudly, his body flashing a few times, and he was already standing in front of the crowd. Chu Tong and others also quickly followed up.

  "Light Dance, it's you!" Chu Jian looked at Liu Qingwu with an undisguised greedy gaze, as if he was looking at a beautiful lamb, "How did you end up in the Tian Nan mountain range?"

  "I'm from nowhere, don't bother asking." Liu Qingwu said coldly.

  "Hehe, Qingwu, I'm your uncle after all, how can I not care? Chu Jian smiled lightly and said, "It's been a few years since we last met, Qingwu, you've become even more beautiful! But Uncle still recognized you at a glance, haha."

  Liu Qingwu was silent and motionless, tightly grasping the dagger in her hand.

  "Alright little ones, you guys go ahead. Qingwu, I'll take her back, it's too dangerous for one person to be in this mountain!" Chu Jian waved his hand and said.

  "Light Dance Sister, is he really your uncle? Are you going to leave with him?" Qi Ming said lightly, glancing at Chu Jian.

  "He's not my uncle, I have no relation with him." Liu Qingwu said coldly, "Let's go!"

  "Good." Qi Ming nodded.

  "Hmm!"

  Chu Jian's face sank, and with a sudden wave of his hand, Chu Tong and the others dispersed, blocking the way in front of everyone.

  Chu Jian looked at Liu Qingwu's beautiful little face, and transmitted a smile: "Qingwu, you are getting more and more beautiful, but also more and more mischievous! Uncle is your first man, aren't women supposed to never forget their first man? Have you forgotten me?"

  Liu Qing's slender body trembled slightly as she recalled the humiliating afternoon a few years ago, her grip on the dagger tightened.

  "Light Dance, you won't forget me, won't forget your uncle's, right?" Chu Jian continued to transmit his voice, "Since this time Uncle bumped into you, I must cherish my Light Dance even more, what do you say?"

  Liu Qingwu's face suddenly changed, her figure fluttered out like smoke, and she swiftly stabbed towards Chu Jian!