Chapter 105 - 93: Feiyun Thieves

Chapter 105: Chapter 93: Feiyun Thieves

SHHNK!

The blades clashed, but there was no sound of metal ringing against metal.

Instead, it made a sound like a sharp blade slicing through tofu.

Bao Tong’s treasured saber, worth hundreds of gold, was sliced clean in two, the cut perfectly smooth.

"This..."

Bao Tong stared, dumbfounded. The torrential force traveling up his arm split the skin between his thumb and forefinger, and he nearly lost his grip on the remaining half of his saber.

He was completely stunned, his eyes nearly popping out of his head.

’As one of the Feiyun Thieves, a man who made his living by robbery, his saber was his livelihood—his very life depended on it. Of course he wouldn’t use a shoddy blade.’

’He had even used his connections with the Hu Family and spent a thousand gold to acquire this treasured saber.’

’How could it have been sliced in two with a single strike?’

’Even if his opponent was also wielding a treasured saber, this should have been impossible.’

’Unless—’

SWISH!

The moment he came to his senses, Bao Tong didn’t hesitate. He dropped the broken blade, leaped backward, and fled for his life.

’Damn the Hu Family!’

’Are you bastards trying to get me killed?’

’Is this the guy you said had a Cultivation of merely the Second Stage of Body Tempering and had at most mastered a single layer of saber intent?’

’Slicing my blade in one blow... that wind-like speed, that unstoppable sharpness... This is clearly the power of a realm!’

’And not just one realm, either!’

’That last move fused at least two different realms!’

’A monster like that... was I supposed to be able to handle him?’

’Who was I kidding?’

Bao Tong wished he could sprout two more legs. He was already regretting his decision, regretting that he had come alone.

’Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit. How could I have been so arrogant to come here by myself?’

’If only I’d brought a few more men...’

’We still couldn’t have defeated a terrifying master of two realms, but at least they could have bought me some time to escape.’

At full speed, Bao Tong fled over a hundred yards in an instant, just about to duck into the dense forest.

A flicker of hope sparked in his eyes. If he could just make it into the forest, he might be able to use his familiarity with the terrain to escape to safety.

’This is my hope for survival!’

But just then, a chilling voice resounded in his ear, so close it was as if someone was speaking right against it.

"You... think you can escape?"

The voice was perfectly calm, yet it carried an icy chill.

In that instant, Bao Tong felt as if he’d been plunged into an icy abyss.

A terrifying sense of crisis made the hairs all over his body stand on end.

Instinct, honed by countless life-and-death battles, made him throw himself forward with all his might.

SHHNK!

Bao Tong felt a sudden lightness. When he looked down, he saw two hairy legs fall away.

"Aaaargh!"

Bao Tong let out a bloodcurdling scream.

The flat of a saber slammed onto his shoulder, and he heard the distinct CRACK of shattering bone.

Then he crashed to the ground.

"Spare... spare me..."

Bao Tong clutched at his thighs, writhing on the ground in agony.

His legs had been severed at the knees.

Su Mu stood before Bao Tong, his expression calm.

When this man had attacked, he had been utterly vicious. He was clearly a hardened killer, accustomed to taking lives without a second thought.

He showed no mercy when killing others, yet when it was his own turn to die, he clung desperately to life.

"I... I’ll tell you who sent me. Please, can you spare my life...?"

Bao Tong managed to say, still desperate to live even without his legs.

SHLICK!

The Autumn Water Saber swept across Bao Tong’s neck.

Bao Tong’s voice died in his throat as a thin red line appeared on his neck.

His eyes bulged. He let out a few ugly, disbelieving gurgles, his body convulsed for a moment, and then he went still.

’With two realms, killing even a Martial Artist at the Fourth Stage of Body Tempering is as easy as slaughtering chickens and dogs, unless they’ve reached Bone Tempering Perfection or have also mastered a realm.’

Su Mu’s expression was placid.

There was no need to ask who had sent him. Who else could it be but the Hu Family?

"Constable..."

Chen Er and the other constables finally arrived.

They had rushed over as soon as they heard the commotion, but it had taken them some time to climb the cliff.

By the time they arrived, it was all over.

Staring at the corpse on the ground, the constables were all shocked and uncertain.

’Have bandits targeted us?’

They groaned inwardly. When it rains, it pours.

The mules and horses were injured, the cart was broken, and now even bandits had shown up.

’How are we supposed to transport these supplies now?’

If Su Mu hadn’t already built up such a strong reputation among them recently, some of the constables would have likely deserted by now.

"Bao Tong! That’s Bao Tong!"

Just then, a bolder constable stared at Bao Tong’s face and cried out in shock.

"I’ve seen his wanted poster! He’s Bao Tong, ranked eighty-first on the Most Wanted List!

And he was killed by Constable Xiao Su!"

The demoralized constables were suddenly filled with a renewed sense of hope.

’Constable Xiao Su can kill a criminal ranked eighty-first on the Most Wanted List. What bandits do we have to fear?’

"Constable Xiao Su, since Bao Tong is here, does that mean we’re being targeted by the Feiyun Thieves?"

The constable who had recognized Bao Tong asked nervously.

"There’s no one else nearby."

Su Mu said calmly.

Having mastered the Xun Wind Realm, the wind was to Su Mu as water is to a fish.

He could sense any disturbance within a certain range.

In fact, Su Mu had already sensed Bao Tong’s presence before the man even appeared.

Unless someone’s power far surpassed his own, no one could escape his perception within that range.

And among the Feiyun Thieves, there shouldn’t be anyone whose power was that much greater than his.