Chapter 271 - Imperial Order
Despite his feelings of frustration, Song He was currently breaking through this forest with the others. It was only natural that the better the skills of those he journeyed with, the happier heâd be. However, in his heart, there was still the self-respect of a martial artist. He didnât mind asking a stronger martial artist to watch over him, but letting a pharmacist save him⊠This kind of reversal in the roles of protector and protected made Song He exert one hundred twenty percent of his strength. He did his utmost to sweep away the surrounding monstrous creatures. Wherever he could, he would help out as much as possible. He was relentless.
At last, after another day and night, Song He followed behind the two and walked out of this forest.
Upon seeing the outside, where the bright sunlight wasnât hidden by the trees, he heaved a long sigh: âFinally, I got out alive.â
At this moment, even Gongyi Tianheng and Gu Zuoâs bodies were splashed with flecks of strange blood. Not to mention Song He â That guy was basically in tatters. Anyone who saw him would feel pity.
Gu Zuo looked at how Song He had trouble covering his body, and couldnât help but sympathize with him for a second. After that, he said: âMy big brother and I will keep a lookout for you. Brother Song, youâd better quickly change into a new pair of clothes.â
Song He was incredibly embarrassed, but he also felt that this suggestion was timely. After he thanked the two, he promptly turned around and hurriedly changed into a clean set of clothes.
At this time, he had once more become as handsome and neat as he was in the past.
The area outside the forest was a vast plain. The surface was covered by many weeds, and it also formed a large road. Only, this placeâs fog was even denser, which hid the plain from view. However, if one peered into the distance, one could still make out the mountainous shadows of ancient buildings on other side of the sea of fog.
It looked like it was another city.
Tianheng said: âWhenever thereâs a city, we should scout it out.â
Gu Zuo approved: âMaybe we can meet other people.â
Song He: ââŠWhat these two senior brothers say is right.â
Tianheng and Gu Zuo turned their heads to look at him: âBrother Song, what do you plan on doing now?â
Song He hesitated.
He followed the two so that he could smoothly leave the forest. During this period of time, he had seen how strong these two were, and knew that traveling with them would be the most advantageous for him.
However, Song Heâs face wasnât so thick.
While he couldnât help the others, how could he possibly want them to shelter him the entire time? Hence, he restrained the restless thoughts in his heart, and cupped his fist to bid farewell: âWords canât express my appreciation for what youâve done. This Song will part ways here. If we can meet again in the future, this Song will certainly return the favor.â
Tianheng smiled: âThe waters of the mountain will inevitably reach the sea. Brother Song, Iâm sure weâll meet again someday.â
Song He heard this, and his heart was gladdened.
No matter how it was said, this was the bond of good karmaâŠ
Immediately following this, Song He walked out first. His entire person plunged into the fog, and in the blink of an eye, they couldnât see his figure anymore. They also werenât able to discover the direction of his departure.
Gu Zuo swallowed a mouthful of saliva: âBig brother, shall we go in, too?â
He felt that the inside of this fog definitely wouldnât be peacefulâŠ
Tianheng spoke: âLetâs go!â
Gu Zuo promptly clung tightly to Tianhengâs shoulders. His psychic power was instantaneously discharged and spread out.
In a split second, the twoâs silhouettes also plunged into this tract of fog.
After going in, Gu Zuo astonishingly realized that the area that his own psychic power could extend had been greatly reduced â If it was said that it could originally spread out to a kilometer due to repeatedly improving, then the current range was only ten meters. Previously, it was effortless for Gu Zuo to continuously observe up to a hundred meters away from his body, and he still had energy left over. But now, he needed to fully exert himself to achieve only a tenth of that.
Gu Zuoâs heart turned cold as he told Tianheng about this matter: âBig brother, Iâm afraid weâll need to be extra cautious from now on.â
Tianheng said: âNo problem. Ah Zuo, wrap your legs around me. Iâll take out the spear.â
Gu Zuo silently nodded: âIâll save my psychic power, too.â
After deciding as such, Tianheng immediately grabbed a spear in his hand. Gu Zuoâs legs spontaneously clamped around Tianhengâs waist. Gu Zuo stuck to Tianhengâs body as much as possible. This was to lessen the restrictive burden on his big brother when he fought.
Such meticulous preparation wasnât without its uses.
In a flash, a streak of sword light stabbed from the side!
Tianheng raised his spear!
Clang!
Metal grated against metal, and the sneak attacker was foiled.
The pupils of Gu Zuoâs eyes shrank.
Just then, he wasnât able to inform his big brother in time!
Gu Zuo couldnât be blamed for not reacting in time. Rather, it was because the other party was beyond ten meters away. Moreover, that personâs speed was too fast. The instant they entered the ten-meter range, they had already mounted an ambush and had attacked immediately.
During this brief window, from discovering the enemy to wanting to inform Tianheng, there wasnât enough time for Gu Zuo to act on this thought â On the contrary, Tianheng himself had a very strong intuition towards danger. As a result, he sensed it before being attacked. At the same time, he followed his own vigilance and withstood the ambush.
However, while Tianheng withstood the attack, the other sideâs reactions were also very fast. With the help of the fogâs natural cover, the ambusher came and went through the area. Every streak of sword light was incomparably crafty, and every flicker was extremely strange.
At this very moment, the spear and that ambusherâs sword lights were clashing constantly. Tianheng was completely passive as he defended against the other sideâs attacks. Only, the opponentâs movements were too quick, and their whereabouts were fleeting. This made it so that, for a while, Tianheng couldnât find the opportunity to counterattack.
Gu Zuo had a bitter expression.
It seemed that he wasnât of any use⊠But after that, he calmed down.
At this time, shouldnât he centralize his psychic power to enshroud the vicinity? He could find a chance to secretly help his big brother, and directly mount a sneak attack to get rid of that person.
Having decided this, Gu Zuo gathered his psychic power. From a ten-meter range in the beginning, it had been narrowed to within five meters â This range also encompassed the scope of the entangled fight between that elusive person and Tianheng.
Once the battle plan was adjusted, Gu Zuo immediately discovered the tracks of the other side.
Displayed within his psychic power, that ambusher seemed like a faint shadow. To be honest, although the body technique was strange, the attacker moved across the environment by virtue of their dexterity. If there wasnât any fog to take shelter, this kind of body technique would be fast, but it would only be fast. The ambusher wouldâve been found long ago.
And even now, Gu Zuo discovered that his dear big brother was getting faster and faster as he fought with the enemy. After thrusting the spear, there were quite a few times when it pierced the hem of the other sideâs robe. If it was but a hairsbreadth closer, then it couldâve given the enemy a serious wound.
Gu Zuo inwardly nodded.
If this continued, then it wouldnât take a minute for his big brother to ferret this person out of the fog and get rid of them! However, a minute was still a minute. This place had so many dangers. Was he going to just let this minute go to waste?
Immediately after that, Gu Zuo burst forth with dozens of silver needles.
The function of these silver needles wasnât to cause injuries. Rather, they were cleverly strung together to mess up the gait of that elusive guyâs body technique!
Once the steps were messed up, then the qi emissions would naturally follow.
In a split second, Tianheng grasped the opportunity. His spear stabbed out!
Splat!
The spear skewered the enemyâs chest, immediately killing that person!
Gu Zuo slightly sighed in relief.
Although they were attacked by monsters and all sorts of creatures before, this was still the first time that they were attacked by a fellow martial artist in this place.
It was said that there were many people on the Road of Death who would massacre each other, but he never expected that it would start so soon.
Gu Zuoâs brows furrowed.
It seemed that meeting a reasonable person like Song He was comparatively rare. It looked like he still recognized the favor of saving oneâs life⊠But it also couldnât be said that Gu Zuo was deluding himself. Could it be that the reason why Song He had been well-behaved the whole time was because he had a clear view of things? Did he know that he basically didnât stand a chance against Tianheng and Gu Zuo?
Consequently, Song Heâs behavior still wasnât the norm.
Tianheng didnât seem to be negatively affected by anything, and he easily pulled out the spear. Soon after, the spear tip dug up all of the inter-spatial tools and other such things from the corpse on the ground.
After Gu Zuo used his psychic power to search through these inter-spatial tools, Gu Zuo unexpectedly found a few good things. For example, there were cultivation methods and martial skills from the Golden-Level up to the low Profound-Level. Apart from this, there was a dazzling tile piece.
Following this, Gu Zuo took out the token, and placed it in front of Tianhengâs eyes: âBig brother, look at this. Isnât this thing a little strange?â
Tianheng swept his eyes over it: âThis is probablyâŠa token to prove oneâs identity.â
Gu Zuo flipped the token like a coin, and discovered that this thing glittered with golden light. It seemed to have been forged with a mixture of gold. Carved on the surface were the characters for âImperial Orderâ. Written underneath that was the character for âGuardâ. And below that was a personâs name.
It could be assumed that the personâs name belonged to that low Immortal Realm fellow who just died.
A martial artist of this realm basically wasnât Tianhengâs opponent, and wasnât worth mentioning.
However, what they needed to pay attention to right now was what this imperial order meant, and whether the meaning of âGuardâ was the same as what they imagined.
If it wasâŠ
This gave an ominous type of feeling â It was as if some kind of formidable organization had already shown up.
Tianhengâs gaze slowly turned serene and deep.
T/N: Thanks for the correction, Charysa.
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