PDLP 157. Chapter 156: Kill the innate with one sword?
157. Chapter 156: Kill the innate with one sword?
Chapter 156: Slaying a Connate with One Strike?
Didn't go to Guangling Pharmacy?
Inside the hall, An Kang, who was chatting and laughing, changed his expression slightly upon hearing this.
Early in the morning, young master An Huayu had set off for Guangling Pharmacy.
With the speed of a Connate martial artist, he should have arrived long ago.
But now, Tong Yuncong had sent a letter inquiring about it.
An Kang's expression turned grave.
These were troubled times, with chaos rampant outside and demons running wild.
Qiu Zhen, who was beside him, discerned some meaning and was slightly startled:
"Did Huayu encounter trouble?"
"We don't know yet."
"Alas, it's bad timing. The master and the Demon Suppression General just joined forces to deal with a Grandmaster-level evil spirit, and now this has happened."
Martial arts Grandmasters possessed astonishing speed.
In the time it takes to burn an incense stick, they could travel at least a hundred miles.
It was impossible to find An Jishi.
"What should we do?"
An Kang's face showed anxiety.
"Uncle Kang, don't worry. Huayu is connected to master by blood. As a martial arts expert who has condensed an outer-scene Dharmic Form, if Huayu encounters a life-or-death crisis, master will definitely have a premonition and sense it."
Qiu Zhen awakened his primordial spirit and knew the methods of experts at this level very well.
Although his master An Jishi had not become a martial arts Grandmaster, he had condensed an "outer-scene Dharmic Form," and he was in no way inferior to martial arts Grandmasters in terms of supernatural powers.
"When master left, his expression was normal, so Huayu should not be in mortal danger."
"That's right, that makes sense."
An Kang, who was used to seeing big storms, quickly calmed down after hearing Qiu Zhen's words:
"Perhaps young master Huayu encountered something on the road and was delayed."
After saying that, An Kang said to Qiu Zhen:
"Xiao Zhen, let's go to Guangling City."
"Okay!"
As they spoke, Qiu Zhen and An Kang went straight out of Qingmu City, without even riding horses.
At full speed, the traveling speed of a Connate martial artist was much faster than that of a thousand-mile horse.
About half an hour later.
Qiu Zhen and An Kang arrived at the bustling and lively Guangling City at full speed.
Before they even reached the market, they could hear the continuous shouts of vendors from afar, which were extremely noisy.
An Kang was worried about An Huayu and wanted to go to Guangling Pharmacy as soon as possible to see if An Huayu had arrived. Without saying a word, he was about to fly in the direction of Guangling Pharmacy.
"Wait."
Just then, Qiu Zhen grabbed An Kang.
"What's wrong?"
An Kang was a little surprised and looked back at Qiu Zhen.
"Something is wrong in Guangling City."
An Kang had rarely come to Guangling City and had not noticed anything.
He had stayed in Guangling Pharmacy for almost half a year and knew this place very well. He had noticed something was wrong on the road.
On weekdays, there was an endless stream of merchants coming and going outside Guangling City, but today only people were seen rushing to Guangling City, and no one was seen coming out of Guangling City.
This was obviously very abnormal.
Now, upon closer inspection, Qiu Zhen was even more shocked.
Under the power of his Heaven's Eye, he vaguely saw a faint black aura floating over Guangling City, which seemed very strange.
An Kang saw this, but did not find anything unusual. He turned his head and asked:
"What's wrong?"
Qiu Zhen shook his head. He had glimpsed some abnormalities with his Heaven's Eye, but he could not see the specific details:
"I can't say, I just have a feeling."
"This"
An Kang was an experienced veteran and always valued the intuition of martial artists.
When traveling outside, he would always respect and not be careless whenever someone had a premonition or felt uneasy.
Only
"Never mind, Xiao Zhen, I'll go in and take a look first."
An Kang was worried about An Huayu's safety and didn't think much about it, so he went straight into Guangling City.
Seeing this, Qiu Zhen pondered for a moment and followed An Kang into Guangling City.
An Kang had obviously been to Guangling City before and was familiar with the location of Guangling Pharmacy.
Before long, the two hurriedly broke into the pharmacy.
Upon entering Guangling Pharmacy, the two were a little surprised.
They saw An Huayu sitting leisurely in the inner courtyard of the pharmacy, accompanied by Tong Yuncong, Yu Lanyin, and the Hong brothers. The group was chatting and laughing.
Seeing Qiu Zhen and An Kang come in, second senior brother Tong Yuncong smiled:
"Uncle Kang, junior brother, you're here. I was just about to order someone to send a letter to inform you that junior brother Huayu is back."
"It's good that he's back."
An Kang saw that An Huayu was safe and sound, and it was a false alarm. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and his tense nerves relaxed. He smiled bitterly at An Huayu:
"Huayu, you scared me. The world outside is chaotic now, and I was really afraid that you would encounter some demons or evil spirits."
"Uncle Kang, junior brother, I'm fine."
An Huayu saw the impetuous An Kang and Qiu Zhen and guessed what had happened. A faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:
"I am now a Connate martial artist and have the power to protect myself. If I encounter demons or evil spirits on the road, I will just kill them casually."
"Huayu, did you encounter demons or evil spirits?"
Yu Lanyin, the third senior sister beside him, was a little surprised when she heard this:
"Didn't you just say that some merchants encountered several ferocious beasts on the road, and you helped them, which delayed you? How did it become demons and evil spirits again?"
"This"
An Huayu, who had let it slip, changed his expression slightly and was a little embarrassed.
Seeing An Huayu's appearance, Tong Yuncong, Yu Lanyin, An Kang and others changed their expressions.
Second senior brother Tong Yuncong changed his amiable expression and said with a cold face:
"Huayu, what exactly happened? Tell me honestly!"
"This"
An Huayu saw that second senior brother was angry, smiled sheepishly, and said:
"I didn't lie either. I helped the caravan kill several ferocious beasts, and I encountered a demon or evil spirit in the fight. It looked quite strong and had the strength of a Connate martial artist, but when I struck with my saber, it disappeared out of thin air. We didn't even fight. It was too absurd, so I was embarrassed to say it."
A Connate demon, slain with one strike?
Everyone in the room looked strange upon hearing this.
Let alone An Huayu, a Connate martial artist who had just entered the Connate realm, even Tong Yuncong, the strongest among them, probably wouldn't dare to say that he could kill a Connate demon with one strike.
"Huayu, did you see clearly?"
Tong Yuncong's expression was solemn: "Was it really a Connate demon?"
"It must be a Connate demon."
"Huayu, could it be that you were caught in some kind of illusion?"
"It's not an illusion."
An Huayu's tone was firm:
"The Breath Observation Method was taught by my father. It's the only skill I've learned that's somewhat decent. How could I be wrong? It didn't restrain its aura either. I wouldn't be mistaken. Besides, if it were an illusion, I have a treasure given to me by my mother, and I would definitely notice it."
"That's true."
Tong Yuncong didn't believe An Huayu, but he had confidence in his master's methods. He was even more curious:
"If that's the case, where did that Connate demon go? How could it disappear out of thin air?"
An Huayu scratched his head:
"Then I don't know. I'm also curious."
"I know."
Inside the room, a plain voice suddenly sounded.
Everyone turned to look at the source of the voice.
The speaker was none other than Qiu Zhen, who had not said much.
"Junior brother (Xiao Zhen), where is that Connate demon?"
Qiu Zhen's expression was calm, and he pointed at An Huayu:
"He is that Connate demon!"