chsdbacks Chapter 192: Robbery and Murder, Is the Reborn Safe?
Chapter 192: Robbery and Murder, Is the Reborn Safe?
According to the guards, Luhua City is a medium-sized city in the Taihu Lake region. The three major families, An, Xuan, and Qi, all have experts at the Divine Realm, making them the undisputed rulers of Luhua City.
An Ruxue is the legitimate daughter of the An family, but she is just one of dozens of legitimate daughters.
In addition, there was also some basic geographical and social knowledge about Luhua City. Zhang Ping connected this information and roughly sketched out a picture in his mind.
Among the nearby major cities, Luhua City is probably the best place to go.
Zhang Ping thought to himself that he might as well take advantage of his identity as a wandering knight and his connection with the An family to recuperate in Luhua City for the time being.
We'll make plans after I recover.
This is also a good opportunity to learn more about the monsters in this world.
Thinking of this, a glint flashed in Zhang Ping's eyes. This place was different from his old home; demons were extremely rare, while strange beasts dominated, known as monsters. Monsters could freely transform into different forms after breaking through to the Divine Power Realm.
They established a demon kingdom and occupied vast territories.
This is good news for him, as he is able to brand animal patterns onto himself.
Zhang Ping couldn't help but feel a sense of anticipation, wondering what abilities those so-called demonic beasts could grant him.
A martial artist is full of energy and can go a whole night without sleep without any problems.
However, the convoy had not rested for several days and had returned from an unknown location. Now that they had entered the territory of Luhua City, Li Si began to arrange for the guards to take turns resting.
"Madam, why don't you take the young master to the carriage to rest for a while?"
"I don't need it, just take Xiaoran upstairs." An Ruxue shook her head.
"Mother, I don't need it," An Ran refused.
Seeing this, Li Si said nothing more and returned to the perimeter to continue his vigilance.
As night deepened, the distant roars of monsters could be faintly heard, while the chirping and fluttering of insects in the bushes around us were as delicate as silk.
At one point, clouds drifted across the sky and briefly obscured the moon.
The moonlight dimmed slightly. Zhang Ping, leaning against the tree stump, suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes.
"Hmm? Someone's coming?" He turned his head to look southeast, where a small hill was covered with dense camphor trees.
The burning fire emitted a crackling sound as the wood popped and popped.
The boy's innocent voice suddenly broke the silence!
"Grandpa Li! There are people over there!" An Ran stood up from the ground, her face cold and composed.
The others were startled by the sudden commotion, and Li Si immediately went to the fire.
"Young master, what's wrong?"
Li Si slowly tightened his grip on the hilt of his knife, looking in the direction of the small hill that Xing Anran was pointing.
The other guards also became nervous.
An Ruxue rushed to An Ran's side to try to stop him, but An Ran dodged her.
"There were people over there on the hill just now, more than one. They're approaching us!"
Hearing An Ran's words, the others breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Si loosened his grip on the hilt of his knife: "Young master, there's no need to be afraid. It might just be a honey-gathering monkey. This old servant will go and take a look."
Clearly, they didn't take the words of a ten-year-old boy to heart, assuming he was just frightened by a scurrying wild beast.
The same applies to the others.
Only Zhang Ping looked at An Ran with a playful smile in his eyes.
This little guy seems to have a problem?
A calmness and maturity beyond his years, and extraordinary perceptive abilities.
Mature beyond his years, a genius? Or is he being mentored? Or perhaps...?
"Damn it!"
An Ran noticed the indifference of the others and grew anxious.
"Grandpa Li..."
Before he could finish speaking, Li Si, who was walking into the darkness, suddenly changed his expression and swung his long sword forward without holding back!
"Who's hiding there!"
The blade flashed down, only to be blocked by another force that suddenly appeared!
Boom! A vortex of blood and energy suddenly erupted beneath the night sky.
The surrounding guards reacted quickly, raising their qi and blood to shield the convoy behind them.
Zhang Ping had somehow arrived beside An Ruxue and An Ran.
"Haha! Miss An, how have you been?"
A loud laugh echoed through the night sky, and three figures emerged from the darkness.
Two men and one woman. All of them were at the Marrow Refinement Realm. The leader was even at the mid-Marrow Refinement Realm.
Upon seeing the three people's faces, An Ruxue's expression immediately turned ugly.
"Xuanren, how dare you lead men to ambush and kill me?"
Xuanren twisted his neck and sneered, "Miss An, don't put it so harshly. Our three families have an agreement that we cannot kill each other's direct descendants. We just want to invite Miss An to come and have some fun with the beggars outside Luhua City for a few days."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Ping clearly sensed an intense, suppressed killing intent emanating from the teenager beside him.
"Such a strong killing intent!" Zhang Ping shrank back, pretending to be afraid as he hid to the side and observed.
"Madam! You should take your men and leave first!" Li Si said solemnly, holding his sword in front of him.
"Hmph, an old dog, getting in the way!"
Xuanren snorted coldly, not wanting to waste any more time.
The three of them charged forward instantly!
"Madam, run! Everyone, swallow the Bloodlust Pill!" With that, he took out a pill from his robes and swallowed it.
An Ran tried to stop them but it was too late, and the other guards did the same.
"Heh, to actually dare to swallow the Bloodthirsty Pill, how loyal!" Xuanren's eyes showed a newfound respect.
An Ruxue was clearly not the kind of woman who was brainless, even though she knew that staying here wouldn't make any difference.
Although she possesses the cultivation level of the Essence Blood Realm, it was achieved through the consumption of elixirs, and her actual combat strength is nonexistent.
Besides, Anran is with her, and she has to escape for the child's safety!
Forced by her mother to flee, An Ran gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with hesitation.
What's going on? In my previous life, the Xuan family didn't make their move until half a month later, but things have changed in this life! Is this the butterfly effect of my time travel?
He hasn't successfully completed the Heavenly Emperor Reincarnation Technique yet, so even if he uses secret techniques, he can't kill three martial artists in the Marrow Infusion Realm. But if he escapes like this, Grandpa Li will be in danger!
While the boy was still hesitating, An Ruxue had already led her people and run ten miles away.
Zhang Ping endured the pain from his internal injuries and hung behind him.
Damn it, something's not right with this script. Could it be that there's something wrong with that kid?
Encountering a robbery on the way, this scene felt all too familiar.
An Ruxue turned around and saw Zhang Ping hanging behind her. Amidst her grief, she was somewhat surprised: "Young Master Zhang?"
Judging from Zhang Ping's speed, his cultivation level is definitely not low.
"Madam, there's no need for further words, let's go quickly," Zhang Ping said, looking up.
As he mobilized his power, he felt the power left behind by the demonic corpse within his body stirring restlessly. This made Zhang Ping frown.
This is really troublesome.
The dense trees around us kept rushing past, and the full moon in the sky shone brightly once again.
As the night wind howled, a streak of arrows flew over the heads of the three and landed above them.
The three were forced to stop instantly.
"Miss An, are you sure you can leave?"
Of the three people who had been there before, the woman with a burly build flew through the air.
The oppressive force of the Qi and blood from the marrow-entering realm swept down.
An Ruxue bit her lip, then suddenly pushed An Ran, whom she was holding in her arms, toward Zhang Ping: "Young Master Zhang, I will hold this man off. I beg you to take Ran back to the An family. The An family will give you a generous reward!"
Zhang Ping hadn't expected her to make such a decisive decision, and he couldn't help feeling helpless.
It doesn't have to be that bad. He could easily crush a cultivator at the Marrow Infusion Realm, even if he were severely injured.
However, one must consider the impact of exposing one's own abilities and the rebound of that force.
If this were the old ground, he would have no scruples. But this is the Sunset Marshland, and he is no longer a martial artist standing at the pinnacle of power.
Above the Body Refinement realm is the Divine Integration realm, and above the Divine Integration realm is the Overlord Body realm.
We should naturally be more vigilant.
Just as golden light was brewing in Zhang Ping's eyes, he suddenly noticed a strange movement coming from the boy in his hand.
"Um?"