Chapter 73: Change of Master
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“Poisoned?” Xie Lingyan frowned slightly. “Shi Mu, you’d better give me a reasonable explanation. Otherwise…”
As she spoke, she punched the wall beside her.
However, the huge crack on the wall that she expected did not appear.
There were only a few small cracks, as if they were mocking Xie Lingyan’s soft and powerless punch.
Xie Lingyan’s expression suddenly turned serious. “What did you do to me?!”
“It’s not that I did anything to you, but this pancake is poisonous!”
Lin Yan felt waves of heat rising in his stomach, but his heart kept sinking. “The pancakes you ate are poisonous. All the pancakes are poisonous! Everyone who ate the pancakes is also poisoned!”
Xie Lingyan wanted to forcefully gather her strength, but she realized that her limbs were instantly sore. She was losing all her strength and staggered a few steps forward, almost unable to stand.
Lin Yan subconsciously reached out to support Xie Lingyan’s arm. “You ate too many pancakes. That’s why the poison took effect so quickly!”
Lin Yan’s hot palm emitted heat and stimulated Xie Lingyan’s wrist through her clothes. Xie Lingyan’s expression became even uglier. “Let go of me!”
However, she felt weak. When she struggled to break free, her strength went weak. Her body leaned forward and she almost fell into Lin Yan’s arms.
Lin Yan grabbed her wrist with one hand and her soft shoulder with the other. He supported her in front of him and shouted in a low voice, “Calm down, Miss Xie! Qinghong Martial Arts School has been surrounded!”
At this moment, there was a commotion outside the door.
“Shh!”
Lin Yan gestured for Xie Lingyan to be quiet and moved closer to the hole to observe.
Unknowingly, a group of people had gathered outside the gate of Qinghong Martial Arts School.
Some of these people were dressed like peddlers, some were dressed like merchants, and some were dressed like tea drinkers. At this moment, they all quietly gathered in front of the Qinghong Martial Arts School. They pulled off their disguises, revealing the bright cow leather armor under them. There were more than twenty people.
A small half of them had resolute and cold expressions. Their eyes were firm and resolute, and their killing intent was oppressive.
The remaining half were beaming with joy. There was nervousness and excitement in their eyes. They were obviously very excited, but they forcefully suppressed it.
At this moment, there was a slight commotion behind him. The crowd parted, and two people walked out from behind.
Or rather, it couldn’t be said that there were two people, but a normal person and another deformed freak.
The person on the left was tall and thin. He had a small mustache and was wearing chest armor. As he walked, he had an extremely iron-blooded aura.
Although the one on the right was in human form, no one would treat him as a normal person.
His figure was extremely tall. The person beside him was already outstanding, but this freak was more than a head taller than the person beside him.
His body was extremely thick, like a wide door. There was also a bronze, rusty iron hook on his back.
His hands—let’s call them hands for the time being—could hang below his knees just by him casually placing them. The exposed muscles were like two huge earthworms that were as thick and long as his feet.
However, his head was the size of a normal person.
This made his body look like a huge stone tablet with four round iron pillars. Then, he placed a small human head on it. It was extremely distorted.
“Greetings, Commander Shen,” the crowd said respectfully.
The armored man with the mustache on the left nodded and patted the strange person beside him. “Go and break the door.”
The strange man smiled foolishly and slowly walked forward. He raised his tree trunk-like arm and punched the door of Qinghong Martial Arts School, sending it flying.
“Enter!”
Commander Shen shouted and led the way. He led the strange person and the twenty or so leather-armored soldiers behind him into the room.
“Who’s there!”
“How dare you smash the door of my Qinghong Martial Arts School!”
“Hiss! What the hell is that!”
“Monster!”
Commander Shen strode into the courtyard. He took a deep breath and shouted, “All of you, be f*cking quiet!”
The sound was like thunder, shocking everyone in the courtyard.
Zhou Meng stood up and pointed with a resentful expression. “Who are you?!”
Commander Shen’s eyes suddenly turned sharp. “You don’t understand what’s going on, do you? Old Eighth!”
When the strange man heard this, he smiled foolishly. He immediately raised his fist and rushed out. He tore through the air and smashed down at Zhou Meng.
Zhou Meng’s expression suddenly changed. He was not an official disciple of Qinghong Martial Arts School. He was just an outsider and his strength was low. Seeing the fist enlarge in front of him, he was sweating profusely and was so frightened that he did not dare to move.
“Bastard!”
A shout came from behind him. A person stepped out and blocked in front of him. He raised his fist and punched the strange person’s fist.
“Senior Brother Song!”
“Senior Brother Song, beat him to death!”
This person was clearly very famous in the pavilion. Someone exclaimed excitedly.
However, as soon as the two fists collided, Senior Brother Song’s expression changed drastically. His fist did not even last a second. He was like an ant that had been casually pushed aside by someone. He was pressed by the huge fist and was sent flying thirty to forty feet away. He hit the wall and slid down.
Then, the strange man laughed sinisterly and waved his fan-like palm again, sending Zhou Meng flying.
The courtyard fell silent for a moment.
“Impossible!”
“Senior Brother Song is at the Tough Realm! How could he be sent flying by a punch!”
“Senior Brother Song, are you alright? Are you alright?”
Senior Brother Song leaned against the wall and vomited a mouthful of blood. His arm hung by his side, and his bones were broken.
His face was filled with shock and anger. He should have been able to take that punch just now, but he was severely injured by a punch!
He tried his best to gather his strength, but he realized that his entire body was sore and his strength was rapidly depleting.
He finally understood and shouted sternly, “Poison! Poison! I’m poisoned!”
This shout made everyone present shiver.
Those who reacted quickly immediately exerted their strength. Then, they realized in horror, “I’m poisoned too!”
“Me too!”
“F*ck! It’s pancakes! There’s poison in the extra food!”
“What kind of poison is this?! It can even poison a Tough Realm cultivator!”
“I, I’m not from Qinghong Martial Arts School! If you want revenge, don’t come to me!”
Commander Shen was impatient. “Old Eight, kill a few first!”
The huge strange man smiled foolishly and reached out to pull off the big iron hook on his back. With a swing of one hand, the iron hook immediately turned into a huge hidden weapon that tore through the air and flew out, directly hitting the person who shouted the loudest.
He was poisoned and could not use his blood energy at all.
He blocked with both hands symbolically and was hit in the head by the iron hook. Immediately, his brain splattered. Red and white matter splattered like exploding fireworks, scattering all over the people around him. He fell to the ground and died.
“Bastard!!”
“This is Qinghong Martial Arts School. How can you be impudent!”
“Stop! Stop!”
Shouts sounded everywhere. The strange person licked his lips and revealed a bloodthirsty greed.
He pulled back the iron hook and threw it out just like before. No one could block it at all. Four or five people were smashed to death and injured in a row, until the entire courtyard was incomparably silent. Only then did he stop under Commander Shen’s control.
“Now, I talk, you guys listen.”
Commander Shen crossed his arms and tapped his arm armor with his fingers. He paced left and right, and the armor rubbed against each other, emitting the sound of refined iron colliding.
He reached into his pocket and took out a blood-red porcelain bottle, displaying it in his hand.
“Listen carefully. This is a bottle of Heart Severing Pills refined from ten types of poisonous worms. After eating it, if you don’t take the antidote in a month, your intestines will rot and you will die.
“Consider yourselves lucky. The Heart Severing Pill can’t be mixed with food, so I made you wait until now to eat it.
“Now, one for each of you.
“Those who eat it can live. Listen to my orders obediently and there will be an antidote.
“If you don’t eat, you don’t have to leave this door today.
“Is that clear?!”
Everyone’s expressions changed drastically.
“You’re looking for Qinghong Martial Arts School for revenge, but we’re not from Qinghong Martial Arts School!”
“That’s right. Let us go. We promise not to interfere!”
“We’re not from Qinghong Martial Arts School!”
Another disciple of Qinghong Martial Arts School stood up. “Who are you?! How dare you humiliate my Qinghong Martial Arts School like this!”
“Aren’t you afraid of the anger of our Qinghong Martial Arts School’s Noble Realm martial master?!”
Commander Shen sneered when he heard that. The beard at the corner of his mouth swayed.
“Noble Realm martial master? Haha, they can’t even protect themselves, so why are they taking care of you?
“I’m not here to seek revenge. I’m just following orders.
“If it’s convenient, please make this easier for me.
“If it’s not convenient, I can only reluctantly chop off your heads.
“By the way, don’t think that you’re unlucky.
“It’s not just you guys. All the martial artists in Ding’an City have to eat this Heart Severing Pill!
“From today onwards, Ding’an City has changed owners!”