39: Chapter 39: Harvest 39: Chapter 39: Harvest Not to mention, there was also a group of water bandits led by the Water Immortal over there.
However, Bai Ziyue still believed that, given Liu the Sixth’s cautious behavior, he would never allow his belongings to fall into someone else’s hands.
It feels quite weighty.”
Bai Ziyue raised an eyebrow in surprise, feeling the heaviness of the package in his hand.
Quickly opening it, Bai Ziyue’s breath became momentarily rapid.
Silver, a lot of silver.
Pieces of patterned silver, each the size of a fist, weighed significantly.
What truly caught his attention, however, were two thread-bound books.
“Eagle Claw Skill, Fifth Rank Golden Body.”
Bai Ziyue’s eyes lit up, his heart filled with excitement, “This External Forging Technique Fifth Rank Golden Body was indeed carried with him.”
Having confirmed this, Bai Ziyue completely relaxed.
With his goal achieved, he no longer had any intention of staying.
By then, he could clearly hear the sounds of battle in the distance gradually subsiding.
Knowing he had to leave immediately, he quickly repacked the bundle and took off with it on his back.
In contrast to his slow approach, Bai Ziyue’s return was much faster.
He sprinted at full speed, pushing his speed to the maximum.
His footsteps pounded the ground, power bursting forth like springs.
With a single step, he covered a distance of two to three meters.
In less than ten seconds, he had crossed a hundred-meter distance.
Ten minutes later, a group of three arrived at the battlefield where Bai Ziyue had previously been.
All three were wounded, especially a burly man with a long knife scar running from his chest down to his stomach.
Despite applying Golden Wound Medicine, the wound still looked terrifying.
These were the escort guards from the Wuwei Escort Agency.
Out of five, only three had survived.
The one with the least injuries was the escort disguised as Liu the Sixth.
His movements indicated his higher status compared to the other two.
“We were careless, didn’t expect Liu the Sixth to ultimately meet his doom.”
Looking at Liu the Sixth’s corpse, one of them spoke with a complex tone.
“It was his own fault.
If we had followed our plan to take the main road, given the tacit understanding between our escort agency and Ghost Head Stronghold, he would have only lost half his money at most and made it through safely.
Now, not only is the money gone, but he also lost his life.
He even caused our escort mission to fail, costing us two brothers.”
One person spoke angrily.
“The only regret is that the Water Immortal still managed to escape.
Otherwise, we could have avenged the Xu Family Brothers.”
Another person chimed in.
Since we chose to escort this convoy, we must be mentally prepared.
In these times, when doesn’t someone die?
First, we need to determine how Liu the Sixth died so we can report back to the Leader of the Escort.
Otherwise, the hundred taels of down payment silver Liu the Sixth gave to the Jingxi Commerce Alliance will be unrecoverable, and the Xu Family Brothers would have died in vain.
Moreover, Liu the Sixth hasn’t been dead for long; we might still catch up.”
With that, the person crouched down and began carefully examining Liu the Sixth’s cause of death.
“A burst of fist force directly tore his skin membrane.
Judging by the force of that punch, the opponent must have at least reached the mid-stage of External Forging, the level of External Forged Flesh.
However, Liu the Sixth’s actual cause of death was this cut on his neck.
His face showed a hint of confusion.
Judging by the force of the opponent’s punch, the opponent must have reached the level of External Forged Flesh to cause such severe trauma.
However, the strength of this cut seemed slightly inferior to that of a true mid-stage External Martial Artist.
“Leader Wang, look here, a trail of footprints.”
Suddenly, a large man called out.
He immediately walked over, examined the ground’s marks, and compared them with his hand.
The confusion on his face deepened, and he said, “This is someone channeling power to their toes, using the explosive force of their toes to travel.
Judging by the size of the toe print and the length of each step, the person’s legs must not be very long.
Could the person be a woman?
In his mind, he immediately dismissed the idea of a child.
Judging by the size of the footprint, if it was a child, the person could be no older than twelve or thirteen.
At that age, even if they practiced martial arts from a young age, it’s doubtful they would have mastered Pile Skill, let alone possess the power of External Forged Flesh.
Though Liu the Sixth’s strength wasn’t formidable, he wasn’t weak either.
No ordinary child could handle him.
If that were a martial arts prodigy, they probably wouldn’t even be interested in Liu the Sixth’s belongings, right?
If it was a female martial artist, everything would more or less make sense.
Even though martial artists are not judged by gender, in terms of strength, women are generally not as strong as men.
Everything he had observed would then make sense.
“I’ll go after them first, you two follow me.”
With his mind made up, he couldn’t suppress his greed for the patterned silver on Liu the Sixth’s body, and quickly pursued.
If Liu the Sixth were still alive, he might have restrained his avarice due to the escort agency’s deterrence.
But now that Liu the Sixth was dead, the silver on his body had no owner, rightfully belonging to the capable.
He knew well that Liu the Sixth, upon defecting from the water bandits, had acquired not only the External Forging Technique Fifth Rank Golden Body but also a considerable sum of Water Immortal’s accumulated wealth.
Otherwise, the Water Immortal wouldn’t have gone to such great lengths, almost emptying their lair to intercept and kill.
Believing in his own strength, he thought he might indeed catch up to that woman and seize the windfall.
The other two exchanged a glance and, suppressing their pain, followed.
At the city gate, Bai Ziyue calmly observed himself, confirming nothing was missing, then slowly moved to the end of the queue to enter the city, patiently waiting.
In coarse hemp clothing, with a dull expression on his face, he looked just like an ordinary country boy.
Only the oversized cloth bag on his back appeared somewhat incongruous with him.
The guard at the gate gave him an extra look, and Bai Ziyue quickly said, “I’m an Inner Sect Apprentice of the Sunburst Gang, returning from my hometown.”
Saying that, he paid one coin for the entrance fee and quickly handed over his Inner Sect Apprentice token.
Upon hearing this, the guard let him pass easily.
The Sunburst Gang’s influence in Qinghe Town was significant, even the Lord Guardian highly regarded them, so the guard naturally didn’t dare to cause trouble intentionally.
Only then did Bai Ziyue finally breathe a sigh of relief.
“This time, though the process was dangerous, it was ultimately successful.
Bai Ziyue couldn’t help but pinch the corner of the cloth bag, feeling the hard patterned silver within, instantly calming his heart.
Although he hadn’t counted, he knew the amount of silver in the cloth bag was substantial.
He even saw several gold leaves.
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