Chapter 1531 - 1530: Shen Beast

Chapter 1531: Chapter 1530: Shen Beast

"Moreover, I anticipated that kid would come to mess things up."

Xing Wu Fa’s lips curled into a cold arc, "My junior brother, Jueying Zhenren, is already on his way. His assassination skills are unparalleled, and with his intervention, that Ling Chen kid will undoubtedly die."

"Jueying Zhenren?"

Xing Jiuyuan was taken aback. He had heard of Jueying Zhenren’s reputation; he too was an Elder of the Great Mysterious Heavenly Dao, skilled in the art of assassination. He and Xing Wu Fa shared the same master, the Kuxuan Elder, and were very close.

Unexpectedly, Jueying Zhenren would take action against Ling Chen.

It seemed Xing Wu Fa had long prepared, planning to put Ling Chen to death.

"You’re always thorough in your thinking."

Xing Jiuyuan nodded, agreeing that Ling Chen indeed posed a problem. Eliminating it would allow them to rest easy.

With Jueying Zhenren’s intervention, it seemed Ling Chen was surely doomed this time, sparing him further worry.

...

At this moment, Ling Chen had already left the Divine Capital, heading towards Youzhou.

The journey from Divine Capital to Youzhou is lengthy. Ling Chen traveled continuously but decided to rest briefly at a small border town in Youzhou.

Furthermore, Ling Chen was not in a rush this time; there were still a few days before the Xingliu Family’s betrothal day. During this period, he wanted to see if Ling Tianyu made an appearance. Unless it was that day, he wouldn’t make a move.

In a guesthouse in the town.

Ling Chen and Hong Ye chose this place as a temporary resting spot, planning to rest briefly here before heading to their destination, Wangjing City.

"Waiter, bring us your best wine!"

Ling Chen called out to the shopkeeper, leaving the task of ordering dishes to Hong Ye. Ever since Hong Ye accompanied him, Ling Chen indeed felt much more relaxed; having someone by his side was better than being alone.

"Alright!"

The shopkeeper noticed Ling Chen’s extraordinary demeanor and cautiously retreated, guessing Ling Chen was no ordinary person.

After Hong Ye ordered a few small dishes, she looked at Ling Chen, "Faced with such an important matter, young master remains so composed."

"No matter how big the storm, it’s all been faced like this. I’ve grown accustomed to it."

Ling Chen’s expression remained calm, even smiling faintly, as if it was nothing noteworthy.

"If your father doesn’t appear, our pressure might be immense this time."

Hong Ye was still a bit worried. If it were just those two families, there’d be nothing to fear. She feared provoking the Great Mysterious Heavenly Dao, the largest Sect in the entire Nine Provinces, its power tremendous.

Without external help, their situation would certainly be very dangerous. If worst came to worst, they might have to reveal their trump card and fight with all they’ve got.

"He will appear."

Though Ling Chen spoke with conviction, he really wasn’t sure himself because he hadn’t seen Ling Tianyu in ages. Even he couldn’t confirm whether Ling Tianyu would appear.

But he believed, as long as Ling Chen was alive and received the news, he would definitely come.

Because he was his father, and about that, Ling Chen had certainty.

At this moment, as Ling Chen and Hong Ye were talking, outside the guesthouse, a blurry gray shadow like a human’s shadow was quietly moving towards the inn’s entrance.

The shopkeeper passed in front of the gray shadow and left with the attendant. The gray shadow vanished as well. No one knew how it disappeared, not even the nearby Sky Apex Realm martial artists sensed anything. No, they simply didn’t detect the shadow’s presence, making it a terrifying scene, sending chills down one’s spine.

"Young master thinks what means the Xing Family will use to deal with us."

Hong Ye’s beautiful eyes sparked with a hint of light, "Could they have already sent someone to stop us from going to Wangjing City?"

"There’s a chance, but if it’s just Xing Family people, then it’s nothing to worry about." Ling Chen gently shook the wine cup in his hand; ripples danced inside, reflecting the surrounding scene. Suddenly, a gray shadow flashed across the cup as if an illusion. Ling Chen’s eyes didn’t shift to the cup, a faint smile appearing on his face.

Hong Ye lightly furrowed her brows, her vision filled with the shopkeeper’s figure as if she was hypnotized, an uneasy feeling growing in her heart.

"Strange, suddenly feeling dizzy!"

"Me too, suddenly just want to sleep..."

In the guesthouse, the surrounding warriors suddenly felt drowsy one by one, falling down consecutively.

Even Hong Ye felt a wave of sleepiness hitting her, feeling groggy, a seemingly impossible thing given her current strength.

Buzz!

A wave of illusory ripples spread, the surroundings plunged into darkness.

"Sleep, sleep!"

The twisted gray shadow passed before the two, deepening Hong Ye’s sleepiness till her eyes couldn’t remain open, and it seemed Ling Chen was also succumbing, growing drowsy.

The gray shadow laughed sinisterly, revealing its form, raising a hand to scatter a handful of gray powder towards Ling Chen. The powder was colorless, tasteless, mingled with the airflow, enshrouding Ling Chen’s head, attempting to enter through his nose.

"The Xing Family actually uses such underhanded tricks."

Suddenly, Ling Chen straightened up, eyes wide open, pupils clear, showing no sign of sleepiness.

The gray shadow let out a shout, darting backward, its form twisting rapidly, appearing to flee.

"Can you escape?"

Swish!

Water splashed out; Ling Chen flicked his fingers, sword qi darting through the water screen, hitting the gray shadow’s untwisted chest.

Blood spurted out, seemingly washing away the surrounding darkness in an instant, restoring the scene to normal, the voices and sights within the guesthouse clearing up.

Bam!

A figure flew out and landed at the guesthouse door.

The crowd’s attention was drawn, and they focused, faces changing immediately.

By the guesthouse door, there lay a corpse, not human, resembling a monkey but entirely gray-black, nimble-looking, with a disproportionately large head. Its eyes took up almost half its face, extremely deformed. Now its chest had a fatal blood cave, blood gushing out, lifeless.

Seeing this gray shadow’s corpse momentarily, Ling Chen’s pupils contracted, "This thing, could it be the legendary Shen Beast?"

"Shen Beast?"

Hong Ye displayed a look of astonishment.

"Indeed."

Ling Chen nodded, "Shen Beast is a very ancient Exotic Beast. Though not strong in itself, it can release powerful Illusion Techniques, bewilder opponents, killing them imperceptibly."

"Trained Shen Beasts are even an assassination weapon. I’ve heard there are some dark organizations on the Nine Provinces Land that trained exceptionally powerful Shen Beasts. Didn’t think I would encounter one here."