Several minutes later.
The sounds of arms clashing stopped. Wang Suqin used her sword as a walking stick, several wounds now on her body.
Surrounding her, the eleven servants all lay dead on the spot, their appearances wretched.
"Impressive," Chen Chen praised her, looking at the corpses.
Looking at Chen Chen, who had not been stained a single dust particle, Wang Suqin's eyes were as ferocious as they could possibly be. She said in a husky tone, "How vicious."
"You want to talk about rules with me, so I talk about rules with you. You want to play fists with me, so I play fists with you. How am I vicious?"
Chen Chen smiled as he talked.
Wang Suqin had no words; by this point, she had only hatred and envy in her heart.
How come this lad from such a lowly background could embark on the journey of cultivation, yet she couldn't!
She hated heaven for its injustice!
The next moment, she immediately turned to the horse, attempting to flee.
But the moment she was on the horse, sounds of air pushing away could be heard.
Before she could react, a sharp knife punctured her through her chest.
She struggled to turn her head, seeing the lad in front of the stele with that same smile on his face, as if nothing had happened.
Wang Suqin's fury reached its peaks at this point. Then, she dropped from the horse, her heart unwilling and her breath lost.
Chen Chen didn't speak anything at first; he quietly walked into the cluster of people, leading a stampede on any living servant. Soon, none of the Wang's people remained alive.
All the villagers of Stone Village looked at the frightfully quiet scene.
Chen Chen sighed in his heart. He did not turn back to look at the villagers and his parents, only saying quietly, "This is a tough era, and sometimes killing is necessary to stop others from killing."
Afterwards, he rode on Wang Suqin's white horse.
Just before he made a visit to the Wang household, his mother's voice came from behind him.
"Xiao Chen, be careful!"
Hearing this, Chen Chen briefly stopped, then left on his horse without any further delays.
...
"The inhibitor has achieved achievement, Killing, and has been awarded one opportunity for tracking within a ten-kilometer radius."
Chen Chen smiled upon receiving that information in his brain.
While inferior to the original track within Shichuan county, this ten-kilometer tracking was still a pleasant surprise.
Instead of rushing to use this opportunity, Chen Chen continued to move towards the Wang family's house.
"System, anything of major worth within this 15-meter range?"
"No."
...
Throughout the ride, Chen Chen utilized the System to his maximum advantage. After all, he finally got a transportation tool for use, and there was no reason to give up such a good searching opportunity.
He had made some plans: he may as well be a sword cultivator, riding swords for treasures across historic mountains and valleys. Wouldn't that be amazing?
As he made those tentative plans inside his heart, the System gave him a different response in his brain.
"There is a tomb about to collapse, fourteen meters underground to the left of you. It contains precious items"
Hearing this, Chen Chen immediately became alert.
"Tomb! Turns out, there ARE surprise discoveries!"
In theory, he, a fine teenager, should not steal from tombs. But then, this tomb was about to collapse. In that case, he shouldn't be blamed for his actions, right?
Thinking this, he jumped off of his horse and went towards the location the System suggested.
It was just a regular grassland next to the road. With fine grass on top, there were no signs of irregularities, never mind any signs of a tomb below.
Chen Chen walked above it for a bit, but there were no reactions.
He then stomped on the ground. Suddenly, the ground collapsed.
Thankfully, Chen Chen reacted very fast at this point. By the time the ground collapsed, he had jumped out of range.
As the dust settled, he walked closer for a look, making an interesting discovery.
There was a coffin, as deteriorated as it could possibly be. Even the bones inside had rotten away, leaving only powder behind.
In addition, there were some anti-theft traps and some sprinkling gears. It seemed like the traps had been quite delicate when they were still intact.
But by this point, all that was left were some nearly rotten metal spikes pointing upwards towards the sky.
'This tomb may be older than Shichuan County itself!' Chen Chen said to himself, carefully poking the soil away.
He soon found a delicate wooden box inside the rotten coffin.
Using unknown materials, the box was somehow still in good shape and exuded a faint fragrance despite both the coffin and the bones having rotten away.
There were precious items inside the wooden box, for sure.
As a precaution against potential anti-theft mechanisms, Chen Chen practiced the utmost caution, using a tree branch to flip the box open.
He turned out to have thought too much. There were no mechanisms inside. All that was inside were two jade pamphlets and a small jade bottle.
Inside the jade bottle, there were some elixir leftovers, clearly not for consumption.
Chen Chen shook his head, then took out the two jade pamphlets.
The first read "Yimu Mediumship Knack."
The second read "Pyrokinesis Craft."
'Are these cultivation materials?'
Chen Chen was stunned as he looked at the ashes inside the tomb.
He didn't expect the deceased person to be a cultivator.
But apparently, he wasn't on a particularly high tier. It was likely that he was on the same tier as Chen Chen, simply on the "top tier" stage of qi training. Otherwise, his bones wouldn't have been so rotten.
As for the two "secret books," they probably weren't top-notch techniques.
Chen Chen wasn't refusing it, however. Setting the Yimu Mediumship Knack aside, he started reading the Pyrokinesis Craft with more detail.
The so-called "Pyrokinesis" was fundamentally a trick in the circulation of ethereality. Because of either Chen Chen's high talents or the Pyrokinesis Craft's low difficulty, Chen Chen could manipulate his ethereality and have his fingertip playing with fire after a quick read through.
Most importantly, he doesn't feel any pain on his finger.
'Interesting!'
Chen Chen's eyes shone. He finally found a piece of interest beyond his reach in his last life in this world.
Being in a rush to kill the Wangs, Chen Chen didn't spend any more time on it. Packing up the jade pamphlet, he buried the tomb once again.
After all, having obtained items from this individual, he should show some sign of appreciation by not leaving his body exposed in the open, even though this fellow practitioner's bones were nearly gone.
As Chen Chen buried the tomb and prepared to leave, sounds of horse running came from the end of the road. Soon, around one dozen men entered his eyesight.
"Stop running!"
"Kill him!"
"You are dying today!"
Looking at the scene before him, Chen Chen's face turned grim.
After finding out the person being chased, his face became grimmer.
"What's with this Mr. Zhang? He's being chased after and almost killed daily! Can we even get one peaceful day?"
After commenting dryly in his heart, Chen Chen looks into the tomb, his heart somewhat frightened.
Was it possible that the two jade pamphlets he had just received should have been found by Mr. Zhang?
What was up with this Mr. Zhang? Was he an illegitimate child of heaven or something?
As he wondered this in his heart, anxious calls from Mr. Zhang came from afar.
"Please move out of the way, my young man! These people behind me won't even blink an eye at an accidental kill!"
Hearing this, Chen Chen hurried off of the road with his horse.
The approximately one dozen horses soon approached Chen Chen. The group chasing behind Mr. Zhang were in similar outfits to the one worn by the servants of the Wang household; they may very well have been servants of that household.
As Mr. Zhang rode past Chen Chen with his horse, a servant chasing behind him noticed the wooden box in Chen Chen's hands. His eyes suddenly shone with greed, shouting, "This lad has a box made of agarwood in his hands!"
Screech!
Learning of his words, every servant chasing behind Mr. Zhang halted their horse as they stared at Chen Chen, who was standing next to the road.
"Kid, what's in that box?" the head servant asked with malice.
"Are you from the Zhao family?"
Chen Chen didn't reply, instead asking a question in return.
The Zhao family was the largest family in Shichuan County. There were rumors that they had started off as horse bandits. Although they had rebranded themselves, they still occasionally do some robberies.
There were three big families in Shichuan County. The Wang family did not dress in these kinds of clothes. With the Zhang family's son being hunted, the identity of these people was pretty easy to guess.
"If you know we're from the Zhao family, leave it and get out!" one servant shouted and took out a knife.
They were in a rush to chase their target and had no time to waste.
Da da da!
He never expected that the young Lord Zhang would turn back at this moment.
"If you want to kill me, hunt me alone. Why are you bothering this young man?" Lord Zhang yelled while holding his sword.
Chen Chen's eyes twitched when he heard the words. This Lord Zhang was really silly and naive...
What, he wanted to be hunted and killed?!
In fact, Lord Zhang's mind was in turmoil. He had an extraordinary talent since he was a child: his memory was outstanding.
On the day he was hunted by killers sent by the Zhao family, a young man with a face-covering face had suddenly jumped off of a cliff to distract the killers, allowing him to escape.
He had branded the young man's voice deeply in his mind, often mourning him.
Just now, when he heard the young man speak, his voice sounded exactly the same as that of the masked man from that day!
This made him subconsciously turn his head.
After a closer look, his figure also matched!
At that moment, he had already determined that this young man was his savior, but he didn't know how the young man had managed to survive after jumping off of the cliff.
The savior had already saved his life without being thanked yet. How could he bear to endanger this savior once again, especially if he had surprisingly survived?
His conscience wouldn't allow him to do so, so he turned back.
Seeing Lord Zhang had returned to be caught, the head servant of the Zhao family chuckled so heartily, he almost ran out of breath.
"Haha! It is rumored that Lord Zhang has been extremely smart since he was a child, but... I didn't expect him to be such a fool!"
The other servants also laughed. Instead of running away, Lord Zhang came back and asked why they didn't continue chasing him. How was this not stupid?
He was a moron!
"Little bro, leave. I will block them for you!"
Lord Zhang ignored the ridiculing of the crowd and rode in front of Chen Chen.
Chen Chen was completely speechless when he saw this. This guy was like the legendary Zhang Wuji, acting like a hero...
"No way! You wish!" The head servant was in a good mood at the moment, and with a sudden wave of his hand, a few people came out behind him to completely trap Lord Zhang, while he himself rushed toward Chen Chen.
'Why do you think I want to run? How dare you rob me?! I think you're looking for trouble!'
Chen Chen cursed to himself and at the same time quietly activated his fire control technique, his fingers soon lighting up.
Lord Zhang was both surprised and angry as he yelled, "Savior, be careful!"
As soon as he spoke, Chen Chen suddenly pointed at the servant who was rushing over, shooting a finger-sized flame towards the man.
In an instant, the servant was burned into a fireball and fell from the horse with a plop.
After a few moments of struggling, he stopped moving. Then there was only a black mark in the shape of a person imprinted on the side of the road, indicating that this servant had once existed in this world.
"This power..." Chen Chen's pupils shrank slightly. He couldn't sense the temperature of the flame, so he deliberately wanted to experiment. He didn't expect the power to be so terrifying.
A person had been burned to ashes in mere seconds.
With this type of efficiency, he could have made a fortune running a crematorium in his past life.
While he was shocked, the Zhao family's servants who saw this scene were even more shocked and horrified.
They were so scared, they couldn't even hold their knives steady anymore.
"Cu… cultivator!"
"He's a cultivator!"
Hearing their screams, Chen Chen glanced at them inadvertently, and all the horses, including Lord Zhang's, raised their heads and neighed, dumping all of the riders to the ground.
Lord Zhang was very skilled. After he landed steadily, without a word, he began killing those frightened servants. It didn't take long for the entire group to die.
After doing all of this, Lord Zhang looked back at Chen Chen. His gaze was complicated.
Just now, when he had seen from the corner of his eyes how Chen Chen had shot out flames, he knew that the young man in front of him was not a mortal.
He didn't think the young man would save him again after saving him once before.
The two life-saving graces made him feel as grateful as a surging river.
So, without saying anything, he fell on one knee in front of Chen Chen.
"Yours truly, Zhang Ji. Thank you, big brother, for saving my life twice!"
Zhang Ji...
Hearing this name, Chen Chen felt quite speechless. There was another person called Zhang Wuji, and his name was Zhang Ji.
Why did he call him big brother? He was obviously much older than him!
He didn't want to say anything. If he wanted him to be an older brother, he couldn't insist on being younger.
"Please rise. I just did it since it was convenient. It's no big deal."
Chen Chen meant what he said.
This Zhang Ji could be an illegitimate son of the heavens. He ran into opportunities everywhere.
Every time Chen Chen took the opportunity from this guy, he would inevitably have to save him to pay for it. He was afraid that all of this was by heavenly arrangement.
Zhang Ji's expression became serious when he heard the words, and solemnly said, "Although big brother is just casually helping Zhang Ji, you have remade me! This kindness will be remembered by Zhang Ji. If big brother orders me, Zhang Ji will go through fire for him and not hesitate!"
Listening to those words, Chen Chen felt a little embarrassed. He took advantage of other people's chances, but then they kneeled and thanked him. This was taking it too far…
With this thought, he helped Zhang Ji stand up.
Looking at the handsome man in front of him, who was only slightly less attractive than himself, Chen Chen suddenly had a thought. He asked in his mind, "System, who is the one with the best luck in this 15-meter radius?"
"He is in front of the host. Zhang Ji, with great luck and purple qi coming from the east. He is blessed. He is the son of destiny, rare in thousands of years."
Hearing the system's comment, Chen Chen silently cursed.
He soon had another thought after cursing.
If he accepted Zhang Ji as a brother, paired with his own tracking system, wouldn't he be invincible?
Even if he could only track a few dozen meters, he could have bigger chances…
With this idea, Chen Chen put on a mysterious smile.
"Little brother, this is all meant to be. If it wasn't fate, how could I have saved you twice?"
Zhang Ji shivered when hearing the title of little brother.
...
After a few minutes, the two became as close as biological brothers.
Of course, this was partly due to Chen Chen's bamboozling.
The experience of two lifetimes, coupled with his brainwashing skills, made Zhang Ji dazed. If it weren't for the limited environment, Zhang would have liked to kneel and become blood brothers immediately.
"Brother Chen, there is something I shouldn't ask, but since we met so late, I really needed to ask," Zhang Ji asked after a while, growing serious.
"Go ahead!" Chen Chen waved his hand elegantly.
"Brother Chen, why did you want to commit suicide by jumping off of a cliff that day? Is there anything unspeakable? Although your younger brother is not talented, if Brother Chen has any difficulties, the younger brother is willing to go through fire to share Brother Chen's worries!"
Zhang Ji's expression was extremely heartfelt. Looking at his sincere and caring gaze, Chen Chen patted him heavily on the shoulder, and thought to himself,
'Silly kid, I jumped off the cliff to take your opportunity. You don't need to share my troubles! Better to reflect on why you're always being hunted!'
Noting Chen Chen's solemn look and his silence, Zhang Ji was even more anxious. He almost wanted to kneel again. But then Chen Chen suddenly spoke.
"Brother, have you heard of the story of the baby eagle?"
"Baby eagle? No, I haven't." Zhang Ji looked confused.
Chen Chen felt guilty bamboozling someone so stupid. So he turned his head and looked into the distance.
"It is said that if the baby eagles really want to learn to fly, the older eagles must toss them off the cliff.
"The young eagle can only develop its full potential when facing a life or death situation, learning how to navigate between the sky and earth."
Zhang Ji, as someone who was into cultivation, had never heard this kind of self-help talk before. After hearing this myth, he was excited and emotional.
"Brother Chen, are you saying you jumped off the cliff to bring out your biggest potential… Training for some kind of craft?"
Chen Chen patted Lord Zhang's shoulder again with a wistful gaze. He looked like someone who had bested countless opponents over the years, his face filled with loneliness.
"Dear brother, as long as you understand."
Zhang Ji was so shocked by Chen Chen's answer, he couldn't think of anything to say.
Now it all made sense!
No wonder Brother Chen looked so young but was already on a journey of cultivation.
Brother Chen had incredible self-discipline!
He jumped off of a thousand-meter cliff without any hesitation. It was not a spirit he could have matched.
At this thought, Zhang Ji admired him even more. He kneeled once again.
"Brother Chen! You really are my role model! Please accept my salute!"
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