Chapter 94: Chapter 95: Observing Qi (2/3)
Mo Yang arrived with a group of his underlings in tow.
Three days had passed; he had come to understand Wang Sheng’s strength to a certain extent, which was largely at a Grandmaster’s level, so he no longer harbored the wild speculations he had at the beginning.
Having Grandmaster level strength meant that facing the Evil Flood Dragon wasn’t a suicide mission, especially since there had been instances of Grandmaster Level Martial Artists escaping victorious from battles with it.
Not so worried now, Mo Yang had ordered the city gates to be opened and led the citizens out once the fight had begun.
But as soon as the city gates were opened, he discovered that the underlings he had sent away were right outside the gates.
Although he felt like cursing out loud, since an accident might have turned them into dead weight, they had luckily avoided disaster. But as he was about to leave, he heard that those who’d run over were saying that Wang Sheng was suppressing the Evil Flood Dragon in battle, so they came to see if they could lend a hand.
“Everyone hurry, Brother Wang might need our help… huh?”
Mo Yang hadn’t finished his sentence because he saw a man wearing a familiar mask, slowly dragging a body dozens of meters long towards them.
“That’s the Evil Flood Dragon?”
In Dishui County, there was only one possibility for a corpse of that length.
“Boss, hasn’t it been less than a quarter of an hour since the fight started?”
Everyone was somewhat shaken inside; an Evil Flood Dragon that could match a Grandmaster and had previously driven away Grandmaster Level Martial Artists had been killed so swiftly.
Just like the previous rescue of the villagers in Lushui County, it was a quick resolution. Only this time, the commotion was far greater.
It was an unexpected revelation of the brother’s unimaginable strength they had befriended this time around.
Wang Sheng, dragging the Evil Flood Dragon’s corpse, saw Mo Yang’s group approaching.
“Didn’t you go to Dongfeng City?”
“We didn’t want to get involved; we just thought we’d watch. In case you couldn’t defeat it and, like in the stories, got swept away in the water, at least we could retrieve a body,” said the comic relief.
Mo Yang was dumbfounded: “You came back for this reason?”
He had been too rushed before to ask why.
“…”
Wang Sheng had already sensed something amiss; this bunch gathered together was genuinely a bit hilarious.
“Ahem, never mind all that, Brother Wang, did you really take care of the Evil Flood Dragon just like that?”
“Yeah, this is its body. It was weaker than I thought; taking it down was relatively easy.”
Wang Sheng was being honest. No matter how many tricks the Evil Flood Dragon might have had, if it didn’t get the chance to use them, it might as well have had none, so he hadn’t found it difficult to deal with.
“Easy…”
Despite the distance, Mo Yang and his group could still see the scene in the distance.
It was a trench over a hundred meters long and tens of meters wide.
The trench was filled with ruins of houses, a mess of destruction—all results of the recent battle or, to be precise, the one-sided beating of the Evil Flood Dragon.
Frankly speaking, if it hadn’t been for the Green Flood Dragon Gang gathering everyone near the docks, it was unknown how many would have perished from the destruction.
“It’s good that you won. With the Evil Flood Dragon slain, the biggest threat to the three counties has been eliminated. The Green Flood Dragon Gang is nothing to fear now.”
The Green Flood Dragon Gang could only wreak havoc in three counties because of the existence of the Evil Flood Dragon. Without it, they were truly nothing to worry about.
“You mentioned the Green Flood Dragon Gang, huh? They’re probably all dead by now. Did you see some dried corpses on the way here? Those were the Green Flood Dragon Gang.”
“Those were the Green Flood Dragon Gang?”
Mo Yang was taken aback; he had thought they were ordinary people who had fallen victim to some Evil Technique used by the Green Flood Dragon Gang, but they turned out to be the gang members themselves.
“That’s right. Those people became stronger with the aid of the Evil Flood Dragon. With its death, they too were affected. So there’s no reason to worry anymore—the Green Flood Dragon Gang is no more.”
Mo Yang and his juniors all heaved a sigh of relief, at the same time, they also felt a sense of unreality.
After learning about the situation in the three counties, they thought the best thing they could do was to try to save the people in one county, and if they were stronger, perhaps save another county town.
As for rescuing the people of Dishui County, where the Green Flood Dragon Gang was located, with their own strength, they had never even considered it.
So, when they were discussing plans, they casually encountered a person who easily resolved everything, which made them feel somewhat surreal.
Are Grandmaster Level Martial Artists, especially the very strong ones, so easy to come across?
In the end, Mo Yang’s exclamations all turned into one sentence, “I’m glad I encountered you, Brother Wang!”
Mo Yang’s juniors all nodded in unison.
To randomly encounter a powerful Grandmaster, such luck was unrivaled.
“I originally came here intending to solve this matter; didn’t you also come here on purpose? Running into each other was virtually inevitable.”
Heading towards the same goal, encountering each other was not all that strange.
“That’s true,” Mo Yang nodded his head, and then thought of something, “But Brother Wang, you will be leaving soon, right?”
“Yes, I am going back to continue my cultivation. The results of this outing have been quite good, I managed to secure a Flood Dragon. Using this Flood Dragon as a foundation should be considered pretty good, shouldn’t it?”
“??”
Hearing the words “laying a foundation,” Mo Yang and his group instantly thought of some matters.
Wang Sheng’s strength did not require him to lay a foundation; basically, it was meant for someone else’s use. Using a Grandmaster Level Evil Flood Dragon to lay a foundation was indeed a luxury to the extreme.
However, they were not the sort who liked to pry into other people’s affairs, and had no intention of asking further.
“What about you? Are you all leaving as well, or staying in Shuzhou?”
Mo Yang nodded his head and said, “The situation with the Evil Flood Dragon is not isolated. Starting from half a year ago, it seems that Shuzhou has seen an increase in Demon Beasts. We have also resolved many incidents, but this time we encountered a stronger Evil Flood Dragon that we couldn’t completely deal with. Similar issues must be occurring elsewhere, and we need to continue on.”
“Is this kind of thing common?”
“Very,” Mo Yang nodded, “just the ones we have come across number over a dozen. It all started when King Yong Nian moved into Shuzhou. Many people are saying that because King Yong Nian is immoral, such things are happening, but who knows if that’s true.”
Whether it’s true is not the important part; the main issue is whether people believe it or not.
This kind of sentiment from Mo Yang and his group meant that they already harbored some doubts and might even believe it, which is why they said they didn’t know if it was true.
Wang Sheng couldn’t be sure either.
In such a world, anything could happen.
If this were his previous life and someone claimed disasters were born due to someone’s doing, he would have cursed the speaker as an idiot. However, in this world, if King Yong Nian couldn’t prove his innocence, he might as well accept the blame!
Mainly because the timing was too much of a coincidence.
Half a year ago was precisely when he successfully invaded Shuzhou.
“But regardless of whether it’s true or not, we must continue on, rescue the people. While everyone is looking for trouble with King Yong Nian, no one seems to be thinking about solving the problem…”
Upon hearing this, Wang Sheng paused for a moment and said, “You say you’re not as good as me, yet I feel I’m not as good as you. Brother Mo, let’s part ways here, I hope to encounter you again in the future…”
Although it was somewhat sudden, for people like Mo Yang who traveled everywhere, it wasn’t anything unusual; they had often seen such farewells and thus bid goodbye with a smile.
After the final goodbyes, Wang Sheng dragged the carcass of the Evil Flood Dragon and left.
However, he kept Mo Yang in his memory.
When Mo Yang had been speaking, he had “divinely” sensed what seemed like a force converging towards Mo Yang, a force that was like Qi but not Qi, but it led him to think of a phrase.
Great fortune was upon him!
Being able to sense such a thing, he thought of an ability.
“Observing Qi… maybe?”