The horse was fast as the wind. It wasn’t far away to begin with and it arrived at the teahouse almost instantly.
Wun Fan had no time to think at all. The red horse crashed through the stable, knocking down the posts and causing all the tied-up horses to scatter and run away. The only exception was Wun Fan’s horse. The horse seemed to be much more intelligent than the others. It didn’t flee in surprise, but instead walked towards Wun Fan and touched him with its head, as if wanting Wun Fan to stroke it and calm it down. The horse almost seemed like a frightened child looking for reassurance from its parents. Wun Fan couldn’t help but be surprised by the horse’s behavior. He stroked the horse as he observed it. He saw a brand of the Wun Clan’s emblem on the horse’s behind and realized that it must have been properly trained to be so calm in the face of pressure.
Once again, Wun Fan felt fortunate to have been born in a good clan. In contrast, the members of the Green Wolf Gang were looking on in a daze. How were they supposed to leave now that they had lost their horses? After all, the teahouse was still at least six hours away from Green Sea Town on horseback. If they had to make that distance on their own two feet…
The girl on the rampaging horse couldn’t hold on either and was thrown off the horse. However, she was surprisingly flexible and was able to twist her body in mid-air, allowing her to land perfectly on the ground. The red horse had been impaled by a piece of wood from the broken stable. It had a big wound on its side and was whinnying in pain. It ran far away in its panic, leaving a bloody trail behind.
“Reddie!” The girl cried, but she could only watch as the red horse ran further and further until it finally vanished from view. The girl stomped her feet and clasped her face in frustration. A chilling aura had appeared out of nowhere, causing her horse to fly into a panic. It kicked and slammed into everything in sight, completely unlike its usual self. The girl was caught by surprise and wasn’t able to control her horse. Now she was in the same predicament as everyone in the teahouse. How was she supposed to leave from here now?
Even the waiter in the shop was at a loss. He needed a horse to get back to his village tonight as well.
The girl was originally heading for Green Sea Town, but there was no way she could make it there on foot. Just then, her eyes landed on Wun Fan’s handsome white horse. She immediately said, “Boy, how much is your horse? I’ll buy it!”
“I’m not selling,” said Wun Fan bluntly. He scoffed at the girl’s demand. Anyone with half a brain could see the predicament before them. No one would sell their horse to the girl in this situation, would they? Moreover, how old was this girl even? She’s calling him ‘boy’ when he had lived long enough to be her father?
The girl assumed that Wun Fan wasn’t swayed by the offer because it wasn’t high enough. She touched the storage ring on her fingers and took out a handful of silver coins. She looked at Wun Fan and said in a coaxing tone, “Little boy, I can give you a lot of silver coins.”
The girl looked like a human trafficker with bad intentions right now, with a nasty smile on her face. Wun Fan’s head hurt. He didn’t know where the girl’s confidence came from.
Wun Fan had three rings on his left hand, all of them gifts from Chan Chi Yuet. However, he understood that it was best not to flaunt your wealth. He usually kept the rings hidden from view. However, being looked down upon was an unbearable feeling, so Wun Fan took out a gold coin and slammed it on the table. He looked at the young girl in disdain.
The girl was shocked to see this and thought to herself, What’s going on? Why does a ten-year-old kid carry three storage rings with him?
Just then, Cheung Yun Ching walked over to the both of them. He was upset with the situation, but he kept a polite tone as he asked, “Sir, may I be so bold as to ask if you know this girl?”
“I don’t,” said Wun Fan. He rolled his eyes at the girl one more time, before turning his attention back to his meat. He poured all the soy sauce over the meat and dug in. He didn’t even bother chewing anymore and just swallowed the meat, trying to just fill his stomach.
Wong Sam Biu was about to fly into a rage at the girl after hearing that Wun Fan didn’t know her. He had always had the worst temper of them all. However, after the incident with Wun Fan, he learned from his mistakes. He raised his voice slightly as he said, “Girl, where are you from? You scattered all our horses!”
“Let me do the talking,” said Cheung Yun Ching with a look directed at Wong Sam Biu. He turned around, suppressing his anger with what rationality remained in him and asked the girl a little impatiently, “May I ask what clan you are from, lady? You scattered our horses, after all. If you cannot give us a satisfying answer, I’m sorry to say that we won’t be quite so kind to you.”
The girl had a prideful, petulant air to her. It was obvious from a glance that she had been spoiled by her family since a young age and would not stand for any attitude. She grew upset and said, “And what will you do if I refuse to tell you?”
Hss… Cheung Yun Ching took in a breath of cold air to calm himself down. He then replied solemnly, “This is your final chance. Either you tell us where you come from and if you’re someone important, we will give up and walk away; or pay up. If you can’t pay up, then tell your family to get the money ready to buy you back from the brothel.”
“Martial soul, descend!”
To everyone’s surprise, the girl drew upon the full force of her soul energy without another word. Her clothes rustled and flapped loudly as power radiated from her body. She flipped her short hair with one hand and laughed energetically as she said, “Perfect timing. I always had to hold back back at home. Now I can finally go all out for once!”
Seeing as the girl had absolutely no intentions of compensating them, Cheung Yun Ching no longer held back. He made a signal and all five of his subordinates drew their sabers with a loud clang. They threw the scabbards aside and prepared to fight. The sabers were long, but they were just ordinary sabers that most people used, with nothing special about them.
This was the world of martial artists, after all. It was normal for any disagreements to be resolved with force. After all, that was the best way of resolving conflict in Heaven’s Martial World. Fists were always better than words.
“Sorry for interrupting your meal, sir,” said Cheung Yun Ching as he bowed at Wun Fan politely.
“No matter,” replied Wun Fan. He had no intentions of getting involved; he just wanted to get back on his way. Moreover, the girl was clearly not an ordinary girl. She could have named her clan and got out of trouble at any time. There was no need to be worried for her. However, he couldn’t help but be curious, so he asked Old Lei in his mind, “Old Lei, that girl…”
“Peak Martial Mortal,” Old Lei replied before Wun Fan even finished his question. As expected of a mind-reading human radar. Old Lei was the best.
The girl and Cheung Yun Ching locked eyes, sparks going off in the air. A fight seemed inevitable now.
“Two, Three, you two force her elsewhere; Four, Five, you two follow me and wait for my orders,” said Cheung Yun Ching. He was concerned about Wun Fan and wanted to move the battle away from her. He gave out another order, “Six, Wolf’s Howl.”
“Yes, captain!”
The group of men felt no shame in attacking one fourteen-year-old girl. That was the second rule of the Green Wolf Gang: never underestimate your opponents and overwhelm them with numbers.
A pack of hyenas on the hunt naturally had a flexible strategy for attacking an isolated prey. The six of them drew on their soul energy in unison as they shouted, “Martial soul, descend!”
The man nicknamed ‘Six’ shouted, “Lethality: Green Wolf’s Howl.”
He slashed the empty air above him and green light appeared on his saber. He howled into the air. As he howled, Wun Fan could very obviously feel the men’s aura instantly grow in power and focus.
Even their arms seemed to have grown more muscular and powerful.
“Oh, interesting!” said Wun Fan. He was interested in seeing their abilities. The only martial techniques in the Wun Clan were sword techniques and nothing else. However, Wun Fan knew that however powerful these sword techniques were, sometimes it was the weird abilities that would catch you off-guard.
In fact, this was the main reason that Old Lei wanted to bring Wun Fan out for a training journey.
He wanted Wun Fan to know that Heaven’s Martial World was very, very big. Wun Fan might have incredible talent and potential, but he was still far too inexperienced. Even with the Spiritstartler Ring, it was best to always be cautious while he was still weak and learning. Otherwise, a single moment’s carelessness could put him in mortal danger. When that happened, no amount of Imperial Zeniths could save him.
He was worried that Wun Fan would come to develop an overreliance on the Spiritstartler Ring after it saved him from the brink of death on that night.
Cheung Yun Ching approached Wong Sam Biu and Two and whispered into their ears, “Her aura is peak Martial Mortal. Be very careful. Moreover, she doesn’t seem like an ordinary girl. Disarm her, but do not kill or injure her too badly.”
“Understood, captain,” they replied. With another signal, the two of them immediately rushed forward, one from the right and one from the left. It seemed like they had trained their combination maneuvers well. Wong Sam Biu roared angrily, “Lethality: Hungry Wolf’s Decapitating Strike!”
The two of them used the same technique, slashing at the girl from both sides. This technique was an incredibly bloody one, used specifically to cut off the opponent’s head. However, with Cheung Yun Ching’s reminder in mind, the two of them lowered their sabers slightly and aimed for the arms instead.
“Idiots! Didn’t I say to go light?” cried Cheung Yun Ching.
The girl showed no fear in the face of her enemies. Instead, she smiled excitedly and said, “Nice moves!”
She drew on her soul energy. A flash of light came from her ring and a handful of leaves appeared in her hand. She tossed the leaves into the air, which fluttered in the wind. The girl waved her arms amidst the leaves as if she was dancing. Her soul energy pulled on the fluttering leaves. She suddenly pointed two fingers at the men as she laughed and said, “Lethality: Swift Leaves’ Slashing Sword.”
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