CHAPTER 49: CHAPTER 53: DESERTERS

Firelight, and it’s a bonfire!

But in the Extreme North Wilderness, this might not be a good thing, because those who dare to light fires in the wilderness are mostly deserters.

Wang Junze thought for a moment but ultimately decided to walk towards the firelight.

He had no choice, he needed to find a way to gather some information, otherwise, searching blindly on his own would only be more dangerous.

In a matter of moments, Wang Junze approached the bonfire, and by the light, he could see three people sitting in front of the fire, two men and a woman, all looking young. The men were about twenty years old, the girl was even younger, around fourteen or fifteen. Meat was being roasted over the fire next to them.

From their attire, the three of them wore animal skin robes, which were entirely different from the style of the Human Race. Moreover, there was an untamed look about the deserters, unmistakably marking them as such.

In fact, just as Wang Junze clearly saw the three people, they also noticed his approach.

The deserter sitting on the left quickly grabbed a long spear beside him, eyes flashing with a hint of killing intent as he stared intently at Wang Junze.

"Ah-Man, don’t frighten the lad."

The deserter next to him patted his shoulder with a smile on his face, looking at Wang Junze and saying, "It’s rare to encounter a Han person who doesn’t start a fight on sight. So, Han person, you’ve approached us without attacking, is there something you want to find out?"

In just a few words, they had guessed Wang Junze’s intention, which made his heart skip slightly.

Before this, although he hadn’t interacted with deserters, his impression of them had always been that they were savage. But the feeling the other party gave now was completely different from his impression.

After a few moments of silence, Wang Junze slightly cupped his hands and said, "I am Wang Junze. I came to the Extreme North Wilderness to find my sister. I only heard that she is trapped in the Wilderness, but I don’t know the exact location, so I had no choice but to come here abruptly. Do you know where she might be?"

"Are you talking about the people from the Cloud Mirror Sect?" The deserter girl chimed in.

"Yes!"

Nodding, Wang Junze also turned his gaze to the deserter girl and asked again, "Do you know where they are trapped?"

"I know, but you can’t go. You’ll die if you do." The deserter girl answered seriously.

Before Wang Junze could ask further, he was interrupted by the deserter who had just spoken: "Nini, don’t underestimate him. With his cultivation in the Condensing Realm, daring to enter the Extreme North Wilderness alone makes him a genius among the Han people."

"Very impressive? Hey, do you want to fight me? If you win, I’ll tell you."

Hearing this, the deserter girl’s eyes suddenly lit up as she eagerly issued a challenge.

"..."

The abrupt change gave Wang Junze a bit of a headache.

The rumors of the deserters’ belligerence seemed true; such a young girl directly asked for a fight.

This indeed put him in a difficult position, not knowing whether he should agree or not.

The deserter who had just spoken grinned, evidently with no intention of stopping it.

After a brief thought, Wang Junze soon realized that the other party intentionally called him a genius, probably wanting the girl to spar with him. In this case, it was hard to refuse. Not to mention, he himself wanted to gather information about the Cloud Mirror Sect. Given the situation, it would be hard to leave without a fight.

Considering this, Wang Junze stopped hesitating and agreed outright.

"Alright, it’s a deal!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Junze placed his hand on his sword, and the Dragon Roar Sword suddenly unsheathed itself, emitting a crisp sword cry. Instantly, he naturally executed the first move of Chess Swordsmanship, Initiate the Game!

In an instant, Wang Junze’s aura changed dramatically. Despite not making a move, his sword-holding stance made even the deserter girl and the other two raise their eyebrows.

"Ha!"

With a sharp shout, the deserter girl took a step forward and threw a punch.

Too fast!

Even though Wang Junze had already assumed a sword-holding stance and his perception was heightened several times, he still found it hard to react to this punch.

Wild, violent!

Once she made her move, the pressure from the deserter girl was far more fierce and terrifying than that from a demon beast.

Initiate the Game!

With barely any time to think, Wang Junze instinctively swung his sword, meeting the deserter girl’s fist head-on!

Bang!

In a collision that echoed loudly, Wang Junze was sent flying. However, under the explosion of True Qi, the deserter girl didn’t have it easy either. A line of blood appeared on her fist, not deep but certainly an injury.

The deserter girl was about to pursue, but before she could, the deserter who had been speaking stopped her.

"Stop!"

He shook his head and said solemnly, "Nini, don’t be reckless. This swordsmanship is formidable. If you continue, you’ll be the one at a disadvantage."

With just two sword strikes, he could see that the swordsmanship was continuous, and the subsequent sword techniques would only be stronger.

Of course, he didn’t know that Wang Junze currently only knew these two sword techniques and couldn’t execute the subsequent three.