Chapter 705 - 384: Business Transaction

Chapter 705: Chapter 384: Business Transaction

"At any cost..."

Chu Qing shook his head:

"That’s overstating things; it’s not necessary to be so troublesome.

"It’s merely a matter of uttering a word."

Mu Chunyu was taken aback:

"What?"

Chu Qing suddenly looked up at the ’young master’ in the distance and softly uttered one word:

"Scram."

As if an arrow left the bow, this word sent the man flying backward.

Blood gushed from his mouth and nose as a constant buzzing echoed in his mind.

The True Qi within him became chaotic, rampaging through his body... It seemed as if a harsher tone from Chu Qing could have claimed his life with just that one word!

Two beauties, three ugly ones, five monsters, and a demon—all exceptional masters in Lingbei—but it depended on who they were up against.

Before acquiring the Divine Illumination Scripture and Three Points Returning to Yuan Qi, dealing with Gongsun Zongheng was like an adult disciplining a child for Chu Qing.

No matter what ultimate moves he displayed, defeat and capture were inevitable.

Now, Chu Qing’s Inner Power had advanced significantly; though not omniscient, he was already among the top masters of the current era.

Though the opponent’s Martial Arts were decent, compared to Chu Qing, it was like a firefly against the bright moon, utterly defenseless.

The immense disparity was immediately understood by the opponent, who didn’t even bother to catch his breath before turning to flee.

Chu Qing didn’t pursue, sitting calmly and looking at Mu Chunyu:

"See? Just one word; why do you need to repay anything?"

"..."

It wasn’t just a word; it was a single character!

Mu Chunyu felt a shiver down his calf... and the middle-aged man dared not even breathe heavily.

Earlier, he was just as hopeless as Mu Chunyu.

After all, given the situation just now, their only hope was the intervention of the gray-robed elder.

Good deeds were accomplished easily, and leaving was just as easy. ℯℯ𝑙.

He had zero confidence against the opponent’s master... regretting even passing by, and more crucially, his reckless disciple had unnecessarily acted too kindly.

Otherwise, he could have fled with him while the two sides were confronting each other.

As a result, he was stuck in a situation where neither retreat nor advancement promised safety.

Who would have thought that in such dire straits, Chu Qing merely uttered a single word, causing the opponent to suffer a crushing defeat.

Is this Martial Arts?

Isn’t this something more akin to Words and Laws Follow?

"Alright."

Chu Qing said softly:

"With his skills, he won’t dare to return anytime soon.

"We’ve almost finished eating; let’s get ready to move on, feel free."

The middle-aged man was taken aback, seeing Chu Qing about to leave with Jiang Qianliu, he hurriedly said:

"Please wait, young brother."

Chu Qing quietly turned back to look at him:

"What is it?"

These two simple words reminded the middle-aged man of the previous scene where blood spewed from the man’s mouth and nose, and he flew backward, causing him to shiver and think he was crazy.

But at this point, he couldn’t remain silent, so he gritted his teeth and said:

"My disciple... was injured by Jiang Qianliu..."

"No matter."

Chu Qing smiled:

"His Inner Power was crippled by me; his limbs are weak, possessing nothing more than some Thistle Grass juice on his hands to apply on your disciple’s face.

"I estimate that he will recover in less than an hour."

"Thistle Grass..."

The middle-aged man was stunned and indeed saw a lot of thistle grass growing around the pavilion, whose sap was toxic, but not very strong.

If it was applied to the hands, it would only cause a slight warmth.

The facial skin being more delicate would cause slight swelling...

A great burden lifted from his heart, he swiftly clasped his hands in gratitude:

"Thank you, young hero, for clearing the confusion. I am deeply grateful."

"It’s just a small matter."

Chu Qing waved his hand:

"But you still need to warn your disciple to meddle less in the affairs of others while traversing the Martial World.

"Jiang Qianliu, at the brink of death, spoke kindly.

"This should let him understand how severe things can get lest he was moved to reckless compassion, jeopardizing himself."

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly, indeed noticing that Jiang Qianliu mentioned teaching a lesson before striking, unexpectedly in this manner?

However, it’s not all bad.

It indeed helps the child understand the complexities and dangers of the human psyche and the treacherous Martial World.

Seeing they had no questions, Chu Qing left without a second thought.

Mu Chunyu, however, regarded Chu Qing as a lifeline and dared not stay behind, trailing after him meticulously.

But as Chu Qing’s group rode horses and Mu Chunyu was heavily injured, he could only barely follow for a while, watching as they gradually distanced from view.

Leaving the pavilion, half a day’s journey brought them to a small town.

Upon entering the town, Chu Qing went to a Wanbao Money Shop.

Inquiring about ’when the gold is available’, the shop assistant immediately reported to the shopkeeper.

Moments later, he returned to tell Chu Qing:

"The golden mountain is hard to find."

This was a secret code... Ever since obtaining the ’Prosperity Order’ from Ji Yexue at Yao Tai Sect, Chu Qing directly sought out a town to find a Wanbao Money Shop to scout for the location of the Treasure Tower.

Yet, Wanbao Money Shop didn’t know the specific whereabouts of the Treasure Tower either.

The information had to be escalated, awaiting a response before Chu Qing could go to any Wanbao Money Shop, receive the message using the code "when is the gold available".

The phrase "The golden mountain is hard to find" means they still don’t know for now.

Throughout the journey, Chu Qing made inquiries in every town but still hadn’t received any information up until now, which made him doubt the credibility of the token given by Ji Yexue.

After all, it had been issued fifty years ago; times change, and such evolutions are understandable.