69novels Chapter 5 Sorry, my knife is a bit long!
Chapter 5 Sorry, my knife is a bit long!
"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
Holding a lantern in his left hand and the Gale Demon Blade in his right, Xu Yan approached the mine exit with steady steps.
The lights flickered, the blades were cold and sharp, and Xu Yan's figure, moving between the light and shadow, was like the Grim Reaper, cold and ruthless.
"Is this the person they were talking about who was recently killed by Judge Yang Ta?"
At a fork in the road not far from the mine entrance, half a corpse hangs, missing a leg.
The body appeared to have been specially treated; although it had faint lividity, it did not smell.
Although the deceased had disheveled hair, it was still possible to tell that he was not very old.
Xu Yan hadn't been interested in joining in the fun a few days ago, and this was the first time he had seen the corpse.
This person must have been sold to this illegal mine a day or two later than him!
Like him, he also practices martial arts, but he probably doesn't even reach the fourth level of the hard-soft realm.
This prompted Yang Ta to take action and kill him.
"If I hadn't awakened my cheat ability, I would either have worked myself to death in the mine, or I would have ended up like this, right?"
Xu Yan tightened his grip on the Gale Demon Blade, his eyes deep and his chest surging with killing intent.
The mine protection team and Yang Ta and others naturally did not live in the mine.
There is a thick, massive steel-clad stone door leading from the mine shaft to the outside.
The stone gate is over two zhang high and more than two chi thick. The top third is hollowed out for ventilation.
No one can escape from here without a cultivation level of at least the fifth level of divine power.
Xu Yan hung the lantern on the wall, held the knife in both hands, and with a little force, pierced the Swift Wind Demon Blade into the stone door.
With his arms wielding the demonic blade, as if slicing tofu, he cut a small door shape out of the entire stone gate in the blink of an eye.
The stones were split and handled gently, and no accidents occurred.
Sheathing his demonic sword, Xu Yan emerged from the small stone gate and stood quietly on the stone platform, gazing at the starry sky.
A gentle mountain breeze caressed him, the grass and trees were fresh, and a wonderful feeling of escaping from the cage and returning to nature welled up in his heart.
"Freedom is wonderful!"
The stars twinkled in the night sky, and the bright moon sank in the west; it seemed that dawn was not far off.
"It's time to get down to business!"
Xu Yan stared at the outline of a manor not far away. His figure flickered, as swift as a rabbit and as agile as a monkey, and he sneaked over.
The main gate of the manor.
The Swift Wind Demon Blade flashed by, and the two armored guards at the gate only felt a dark shadow pass by before losing consciousness.
With Xu Yan's cultivation at the fourth level of the Hard and Soft Realm, killing these guards at the first and second levels was already exceptionally easy.
Besides, he also possesses the Gale Demon Blade!
The two bodies were handled gently and placed down without causing any unusual noise.
This is a very simple manor. Although it is large in area, most of the open space is piled with various sorted ores.
There weren't many guards on night watch in the manor, and by taking advantage of some shadowy corners, Xu Yan quickly eliminated the few scoundrels.
The main building here is very eye-catching; it is a two-story wooden loft.
Without a doubt, Yang Ta and other experts should all be living here.
However, Xu Yan did not force his way in.
Before a cultivator advances to the second level of the Immortal Realm, their physical body is extremely important.
He didn't know whether there were any traps or mechanisms set up in the main building.
If one's body is damaged because of these small fish, and there is no precious medicine to help limbs regenerate, then that would be ridiculous.
He had already learned his lesson from being ambushed at the shady shop.
Drugs, poisons, hidden weapons, traps, seduction, and so on—the dangers of the mortal martial arts world should not be underestimated.
Now he wields a demonic blade, and although his attack power is astonishing, he has no protective treasures and is made of flesh and blood, so he needs to be careful.
A wise person avoids standing under a crumbling wall; playing to one's strengths and avoiding one's weaknesses is the right way!
Anyway, these people are all lambs to the slaughter; we can force them out later.
Moreover, he wanted to force information about the gang from that shady shop.
The guards lived in ordinary wooden huts.
The row of wooden houses was some distance from the main building, and Xu Yan quietly began the harvest.
More than thirty guards all died in their sleep.
In this way, one will not have to worry about being attacked from behind while busy with important matters.
After finding a considerable amount of oil in a stone warehouse, Xu Yan laughed.
Moments later, flames leaped up rapidly from the front and back doors of the main building.
A martial artist at the fifth level of the Divine Strength Realm can draw a bow weighing a thousand pounds, gallop like a horse, and have claws like a tiger or leopard.
Who would believe that the experts in this building didn't have powerful bows by their side?
Just in case, Xu Yan deliberately hid behind a huge ore rock, waiting to ambush the enemy.
However, the fire grew larger and larger in a short time, and the thick smoke also woke up the people sleeping on the second floor.
A long howl came from the east room on the second floor.
From the other rooms, shouts and cries for help could be heard from men and women.
Xu Yan remained motionless, waiting for the right opportunity.
Just then, with a loud crash, the second-floor attic was smashed open, and a figure, like a roc, swooped down and landed steadily.
He was an old man with a dark face whom Xu Yan had never seen before.
This man was disheveled, with loose hair, and held a long iron spear. His sharp, eagle-like eyes scanned the surroundings.
"Who dares to challenge me? Show yourself!"
Xu Yan's hiding place was not secretive at all, and he had expected to be discovered.
Besides, he deliberately went fishing.
Furthermore, when the owner upstairs called for help, none of the more than thirty guards in the manor responded, and everyone knew that something was wrong.
"Hehehe!"
"You scum, you have committed countless evils and are utterly wicked. Why don't you kneel down and accept your death? How dare you resist?"
Xu Yan was not pretending to be dead. He was possessed by the villain from Doupo, and although he did not show his face, he kept laughing strangely.
Just moments before, he had the feeling of being targeted by a venomous snake.
There was no doubt that someone else in the attic had already aimed at him with a powerful bow or crossbow.
"Youngster, how dare you try to play tricks on me, 'Iron Spear Master'? You're courting death!"
Iron Spear Master, with a cultivation level of the sixth level, is the second manager in charge of the development of the private mines in this area.
Martial artists at this level have undergone initial training of their five internal organs, and their eyesight and hearing are far superior to those of ordinary people.
Although he is old, his hearing is still incredibly sharp.
He sensed something was off about Xu Yan's voice and immediately let out a sinister laugh.
How dare a junior who is not even at the sixth level of the Qi Realm, an ant-like existence, challenge my authority?
Moreover, he also possessed the divine weapon "Cold Iron Serpent Spear" bestowed upon him by the prince.
In his eyes, this junior was nothing but a dead man!
What puzzled him was that there was no one else in the entire manor.
What exactly happened?
However, as long as this junior is captured, all the mysteries can be solved quickly.
Iron Spear Master had long since mastered the "Spirit Serpent Spear Technique." Knowing that the opponent was just a junior, he launched a fierce attack without hesitation.
When he saw that Xu Yan was just a young man with average cultivation and no weapons, he became even more contemptuous of him.
With a move called "The Serpent Emerges from Its Cave," he thrust out diagonally, aiming straight for Xu Yan's collarbone.
He was confident that his spear technique, honed through countless trials, would surely skewer this young man like a meat skewer.
But why does this junior's smile look so strange?
"Whoosh!"
A flash of light suddenly appeared, and the cold iron spear split in two.
The Iron Spear Master attacked in anger, but in his shock, he had no time to retract his hand and defend.
The blade flashed incessantly, and with a single slash, both arms of the man on the iron spear were severed. He screamed in agony, his face turning deathly pale!
"Sorry, my knife is a bit long!"
A blade tip pierced the shoulder blade of the man wielding the Iron Spear. Xu Yan, holding the Gale Demon Blade, lifted the man, whose expression was contorted, a wicked smile playing on his lips.