Chapter41:SilencingtheWitness

"Childishtricks!"WangQuanDe’sexpressionchangedonlyslightlyandhisfaceremainedcalm.HewavedhishandandapowerfulwaveofYuanQisurgedoutfromhispalmandfiercelycollidedwiththebeastbone.

Duringthiscollision,aurarippledoutwardviolentlylikethewavesofthesea.

BANG!BANG!BANG!

Therocksinthesurroundingswereshattered,treesweresplit,andthegroundcrackedaccompaniedwithathunderclap.

“Bastard,thisisnotgoingtoendwellnow!”Butatthistime,justwhenthemiddle-agedmanofthemercenarygroupthrewouthisbeastbonewithallhismight,thelookonSuYi’sfacechanged.Hekepthisbodylowandranawaylikeaflyingarrowanddivedstraightintotheescaperoutehehadpreparedsometimeago.

SuYi’sescaperoutewasapatchofdenseforestbesidethevalley,wheretheskywasblockedoutbythelushleavesandthornybusheswereeverywhere.

SuYiknewverywellthathewasstillnotstrongenough.Himescapingontheopenroad?Dreamon!

Asexpected,themomentSuYi’sbodydashedout,themiddle-agedmanmadehiswaystraighttowardsSuYi.Hehadlongnoticedayouthwashidinginthevicinity,that’swhyhemadesuchaflashymoveinfrontofWangQuanDe.Ifhewasabletocapturethisyouth,hemaybeabletoturnthissituationaround.

“Run.”TherewasonlyonewordinSuYi’smind.Thatmercenaryleaderhadactuallylockedontohim,whathecoulddonowwasonlytorunawaywitheverythinghegotandhopethatWangQuanDewasabletocatchupsoon,onlythatwayhecouldbefree.

Amongthethornyanddenseundergrowth,SuYitwistedandturned,thiswayofdesperateyetplannedrunningwastheaccumulationofexperienceaftercountlesssimilarsituations.

SuYi’scultivationhadreachedtheYuanSoulRealm,heunleashedallhismight,andwithafeelingoflimitlessstrength,hedashedintothedenseforest,crossingseveraltensofmetersintheblinkofaneye.

Themiddle-agedmanthoughtthathecouldjustturnaroundandcatchthatyouthwithasurpriseattack,andthenhewouldbeabletothreatenSacredMountain.

Buthehadneverexpectedtheyouthtoreactthisfast,andtoevenescapeviasuchatrickypath,thismadehimslightlyshocked.

Butthere’sstillahugedifferenceincultivationlevelandthemercenaryleaderwasalsosomeonewhohadsurvivedforalongtimeintheForestofDemons.Heswiftlymadehischase,YuanQiflowedaroundhimlikeaminitornado,blowingapartanyvegetationinhisway,andwasjustastepawayfromcatchingSuYi.

Boom!Awaveofenergystruckatthefeetofthemiddle-agedman,sendingbitsandpiecesofrocksintotheair.Thehugeimpactmadethemiddle-agedmanstumbleforward,allowingSuYitorunquiteadistancefurther.

Theexpressionofthemiddle-agedmanchangedgreatly.Hehadnohesitation,onlybycapturingtheyouthinfrontofhimcouldhehavethechancetosurvive.

Hencewithoutasecondthought,themiddle-agedmanchasedafterSuYiwitheverythinghegot.

WhileSuYi’sspeedcouldbesaidtobeveryfastforhislevel,butthemiddle-agedman’scultivationlevelfarexceededSuYi’s.HemaynotbeabletoleapandcatchSuYiinstantlyinthisdenseforest,buthisspeedwasstilllightning-fast.

Bam!

JustasSuYiwasinalife-or-deathsituation,WangQuanDe’sattackhitagainmakingthemiddle-agedmanstumbleyetanothertime.

Threepeoplechasingafteroneanother,gradually,therewasabitofdistancefromthemainbattleandonlythesoundsofshoutsandexplosionscouldbeheardfromfaraway.

"Rascal,I’llseetowhereelseyoucanstillrun!"Themiddle-agedmanglaredcoldly.Withafinalburst,hisfacecontorted.HeextendedhishandwithaformedhandsealandtaggedSuYi’sshoulder.

Inaninstance,thepowerofthehandsealclutchedontoSuYi’sshoulderlikebraces,haltingSuYi’sescapeintheblinkofaneye,unabletotakeanotherstepforward,evenhisYuanQiseemedlikeithadbeenfrozen.

EventhoughSuYihadhiddenadaggerinhislongsleeve,SuYirealizeditwasfornaughtashecouldnotmoveatall.

Whenthemiddle-agedmancaughtSuYi,hisfacebeamedwithhappiness.Beforeheeventurnedaround,hehadalreadyshouted,“StoporelseIwillkillthiskid!”

“Youregardyourselftoohigh!”Butatthesametime,WangQuanDehadalreadyappearedbehindthemanlikeaghost.Withoutevenasinglesound,hishandgrabbedontothemiddle-agedman’sneck.

Atthatmoment,asthoughhefeltsomething,themiddle-agedmanwasshockedlikehehadseenaghost.Hisfacefullofunbelief,hesaid,"Howcoulditbelikethis?”

“HavingonlyjustenteredtheYuanTrueRealm,howwouldyoubeamatchforme?"Thesewordsfellbesidethemiddle-agedman’searandthenhisneckgaveoffasoundofacrack.

Crack!

Themiddle-agedman’sbodyslumpeddownlifelesslyontotheforestfloor,hiseyeswideopenwithdisbelief.

FromwherethehandseallandedonSuYi’sshoulder,bloodseepedout.RaisinghiseyestolookattheWangQuanDeinfrontofhim,SuYi’seyeswerefullofcaution,hehadjustgottenoutfromlion’sdentogointothecrocodile’sjaws.

“Ineverthoughtthatachancewouldcomesoquickly.”LookingatSuYi,WangQuanDesmiledcoldly.

“Youdiditonpurpose?”SuYi’sfacefell.HowcouldhenotunderstandnowthatthismercenaryleaderhadneverbeenamatchforWangQuanDesincetheverybeginning?

IfWangQuanDehadreallywantedtokillthatmiddle-agedman,themanwouldhaveneverbeenamatchforhim.

AndwhyWangQuanDedidthisonpurposewastocreateachance,tohavethemercenaryleaderchaseSuYifarawaysothattheycouldbeawayfromtheeyesofeveryone.

AllthisimpliedthatWangQuanDewantedtodosomethingwhichcouldnotbeseen.

"Youreallyareaquitesmartkid,buttoobad,whatapity!"WangQuanDesmiled,ashapelessauraspiralledoutfromhimandcoveredSuYi’sbody,ahandgrabbedontoSuYi’sshoulderandatthesametimebringingalongthecorpseofthemercenaryleader,theirfiguresdasheddeepwithintheforest.

“WangQuanDewantstosilenceme!”SuYiwasimprisonedbyashapelesspower,butinthisurgentsituation,hewasnotpanicking,rather,hebecameevencalmer.

SuYicontemplatedinhisheart,ifthisWangQuanDewantedtosilencehim,otherthanbecauseoftheengagementbetweenhimandLiuRuoxi,thereshouldbenothingelse.

Hisbodywasstillfrozen.HeldbyWangQuanDe’shand,SuYicouldnotmoveamuscle,evenhisYuanQiwasfrozen.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😒)

"Thisisthepowerofthestrong!Iamstillfartooweak,justlikeafishonthechoppingblock,waitingforanyonetokill!"SuYifeltitfirst-handthathewaslikeafreshfishonthechoppingblock,waitingforsomeonetoslicehimapart.Inthisworldwherecultivationwaseverything,strengthwastheonlyanswerwhichwouldalwaysbecorrect.

Afterawhile,inthedepthsoftheforest,afiguresoaredintotheair.SuYicouldfeelthatafterWangQuanDemadeafewleaps,theyseemedtobesomewherehigh.

Andasexpected,whenSuYiwasthrownontothefloorbyWangQuanDe.Theywereontheedgeofacliff,cloudsdriftedaroundthem.Thecliffwashighenoughtoreacheventheclouds.

WangQuanDethrewthemiddle-agedman’scorpseoffthehighcliff.

“Destroyingthebodytoleavenoevidence,Isureamindeeptroublethistime!”SuYismiledbitterlyinhisheart,buthestillheldfirm.WangQuanDebroughtthemercenary’sbodyhereandthrewitoffwassoastonotleaveanytracesbehindwhichcouldbefoundbyothers.