CHAPTER 95: CHAPTER 93: REVENGE

Another man wielding a knife.

Seeing his comrade ’the farmer’ being bizarrely killed by an ax that sent him flying back, he was terrified out of his wits.

’Escape!’

At this moment, this was the only thought in his mind.

However, just after taking a few steps, he heard the sound of something piercing through the air behind him, ’whoosh’.

The knife-wielding man immediately leapt to the side, evading the attack.

But inevitably, his escape speed was slightly hindered.

Behind him, Lou Yi was swinging a slingshot vigorously.

This time, inside the sling, there were two stones.

The next moment, he swiftly threw both stones forward in succession.

The two stones flew out along the tangents of the rotating trajectory, one up and one down, one left and one right, blocking all possible escape routes for the knife-wielding man.

With Lou Yi’s current strength of several thousand pounds, the kinetic energy of these stones was comparable to that of a sniper rifle.

The knife-wielding man, hearing the rapidly approaching whistling sound from behind, instinctively rolled over like a lazy donkey, looking extremely disheveled.

And at this point, Lou Yi had already caught up.

He lifted his left foot, precisely kicking the man in the waist as if kicking a dog.

Instantly, the knife-wielding man’s body bent at a ninety-degree angle, violently crashing into a large tree thirty steps away!

The impact caused leaves to scatter from the tree, while the man himself became a pile of broken bones on the ground, spewing fresh blood, clearly more dead than alive.

"You, good, shady..." Before dying, he uttered a few words, making Lou Yi feel quite puzzled.

’Am I shady?’ Lou Yi was somewhat speechless.

Ambushed by two fully equipped martial artists, I didn’t sense anything at first.

If my strength wasn’t formidable enough, I might have ended up in serious trouble today.

Both were martial artists, providing a total of four points of energy, two points each.

Lou Yi carefully searched their bodies, obtaining over a thousand silver notes.

A black curved knife, made of steel stronger than hundred-refined steel, could sell for at least a few dozen silver notes.

And various hidden weapons, such as rhombus-shaped darts, flying knives, fine needles, etc., which emitted a sweet scent, indicating they were coated with poison. Lou Yi discarded them all to avoid accidentally injuring himself.

As for the lime, it’s a useful tool for catching people off guard, so Lou Yi kept it.

Finally, he looked at a small gray booklet in his hand, with three bold black characters ’Qi Locking Technique’.

This was a secret manual that ’the farmer’ carried close to him.

After flipping through it briefly, Lou Yi understood its utility and was overjoyed.

It was an extremely rare secret blood technique that allowed martial artists to easily conceal their strength, a perfect tool for schemers.

The only limitation was that it could only be practiced after breaking through as a martial artist, which was not a significant issue.

Lou Yi thought to himself that no wonder his sharp senses didn’t notice the farmer’s anomaly at first, mistaking him for an ordinary person.

At the same time, Lou Yi also understood why the knife-wielding man called him overly shady before dying.

He probably thought I also practiced a secret blood technique.

Unaware that there were rare talents who, even without breaking through, could kill two-blood warriors with ease.

At the current progress, I should be able to break through as a martial artist in about three months, attracting some attention by then.

With the powerful Hidden Enemy, the Heavy Sword Sect, present, I must ensure a peaceful development in the early stages.

Having this cultivation technique could solve many problems.

After organizing the spoils, Lou Yi began to ponder how he was targeted.

It’s impossible to have just run into them by chance; Lou Yi didn’t believe in such coincidences.

He inspected his clothing.

Suddenly, his nose twitched.

There was a faint scent of plants on his sleeve.

If you didn’t smell carefully, you wouldn’t notice it at all. Even if you did, you might not think much of it.

’Who did this?’

In a flash, the scene of the noseless man grabbing his sleeve to sell goods vividly appeared in his mind.

Along with the words: This Cordyceps can detect the secret blood inside martial artists, monitoring their martial arts progress...

...

Night fell.

From the exit of the underground black market, two close-knit figures emerged.

"Gather a little more silver, it should be about enough for us to go to the Central Plains together.

The Divine Doctor in the Red River Valley is said to have the power to heal the dead and restore bones, so he can surely cure your eyes, sister!"

"When Old Wu and the others come back, we will have a big sum coming in, and our share won’t be small.

That person hasn’t even broken through as a martial artist and still dares to frequent the black market. Heh, he’s definitely a fat sheep..." the male voice said smugly.

"Could you stop doing this?" the female voice said unhappily, "Can’t we live peacefully? Hurting others will lead to trouble sooner or later."

"Peacefully? Then what about your eyes?" the male voice grew a bit anxious, "As long as you can recover, it doesn’t matter if we have to kill everyone in this world!"

Just as he finished speaking, a figure silently appeared in front of him.

With an ordinary face and emotionless eyes.

"It’s you, you actually..." the noseless man’s face changed dramatically when he saw Lou Yi suddenly appear.

He then drew the simple broadsword from his waist, a fierce look appearing in his eyes.

"Sister, run!"

He pushed his younger sister away and charged toward Lou Yi, brandishing the broadsword without hesitation.

From the exposed Qi-Blood, it was about the level of a one-blood warrior.

Of course, learning from the lesson of the previous two robbers, Lou Yi wouldn’t hold back.

His eyes were cold, and he rushed forward like a fierce tiger, his feet pounding on the ground with a ’bang bang’ sound, his clothes swept violently backward by the rapid airflow.

When he got close to the noseless man, he raised the Profound Iron Axe high and then chopped down as if splitting the heavens and the earth!

’Whoosh!’

The piercing sound, like the wailing of a fierce ghost, turned the noseless man’s face as white as a sheet.

He knew he couldn’t withstand this blow!

But for the sake of his sister, a hint of fierceness flashed in his eyes; he could only fight desperately!

The noseless man had just lifted his broadsword.

An invisible force enveloped him.

This energy instantly permeated his brain, freezing his thoughts.

When he regained his senses, he felt a chill on his neck.

"Spare, spare my sister..."

Despite the massive blood spray from his neck and mouth, the noseless man was still concerned for his younger sister.

Lou Yi stood quietly in place, neither agreeing nor acting immediately.

On the other side, the blind and beautiful woman had barely run two steps before she heard clues suggesting her brother had been killed, and she laughed bitterly.

’Puff!’

She pulled out a dagger and unhesitatingly stabbed it into her own heart!

’It’s over.’

Lou Yi, with a cold face, walked toward their corpses to conduct his usual search.

In addition to three points of energy, he acquired another thousand silver notes and claimed some goods from them:

Several rare plants, a silver dagger, and an antique purple clay teapot...

"Oh..."

Lou Yi also discovered a golden dragon-patterned dagger, identical to the one Huang Longgang had.

"Could it be, these two also have connections with the Huang Family?

Or perhaps they had robbed someone from the Huang Family?"

Lou Yi thought for a moment and pocketed the golden dagger; it might be useful in the future.

’The black market can’t be visited for now.’

The four deceased individuals might have family or friends in the black market seeking revenge against me.

Before a significant advancement in strength upon breaking through as a martial artist, I’d better ensure a safe development trajectory.

Otherwise, if I lose my life, everything else is for naught.

As for replenishing the two Heart-Eroding Grass, I’ll have to find Tian Sushe; she should have a solution.

...

Lou Yi arrived at Shanglong Tea House.

The shopkeeper again arranged for him to sit in the same private room as last time, leisurely sipping tea on the Master’s Chair.

Half an hour later, a pink silhouette burst in.

"I need two Heart-Eroding Grass, willing to pay in silver, not taking it for free." Lou Yi directly stated his request.

"Who needs your bit of silver." Xiao Qian in pink involuntarily rolled her eyes, "You called me over just for this?"

Her face was flushed, breathing slightly heavy, and her prominently outlined chest was heaving, clearly indicating she didn’t have an easy time getting here.

"It’s for practicing martial arts, can’t be helped." Lou Yi felt a bit apologetic upon seeing her condition.

"Then speak directly to the young lady." Xiao Qian blinked mischievously.

"Directly?" Lou Yi was somewhat astonished.

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