Chapter 355: Lan Wuxiu

Chapter 355: Lan Wuxiu

Su Chen had always been restrained, only unleashing deadly attacks when dealing with the demonic beings in the wilderness.

Even when using the Nine Heavens Blade Formation, Su Chen would often try to avoid vital points as much as possible.

But Sang Mo Yuan's actions were ruthless, and he had just asked Su Chen to teach them the Serpent Coiling Body Technique.

His subsequent move was an extremely fierce attack.

Since this was the case, Su Chen would no longer hold back.

If his opponent showed no mercy, then Su Chen would not hesitate to fight for his life.

And indeed, things unfolded as Su Chen had anticipated.

The Sang Mo Yuan before him was wearing a supreme treasure.

Even if Su Chen didn't hold back, the might of his blade technique would still be absorbed by the inner armor or other treasures on Sang Mo Yuan's body.

They were probably only twenty-some li away from the border of the Shadowless Battlefield.

There were always Transcendent Realm experts guarding the outskirts of the battlefield, preventing celestial demons from entering Jin State.

Su Chen now pinned his hopes on these guarding Transcendent Realm experts.

He only needed them to slightly block Sang Mo Yuan.

Within the Shadowless Battlefield, they could attack him without any witnesses around.

In front of Transcendent Realm experts, at least they wouldn't dare to cause trouble.

They might slander him for stealing their items, but at least he could protect his life.

Behind him, Sang Mo Yuan and his guard, Xing Cheng, were also pushing their cultivation realms higher.

The two of them were using techniques that temporarily increased their cultivation realms.

Although they were originally Fifth Rank Warriors, their cultivation had been suppressed upon entering the Shadowless Battlefield.

To restore their strength, they needed to stabilize their cultivation for at least ten days.

Lowering their cultivation to deceive demonic beings wasn't an easy task.

Initially, Qiu Ruoshuang had used a similar technique, and it took her around ten days to recover, let alone these people.

To intercept Su Chen, they endured backlash and pushed their strength back into the Fifth Rank.

As their strength increased, their speed also improved significantly.

Both of them had Fifth Rank strength and physique.

The backlash they endured was far less than what Su Chen had experienced.

Compared to the Fifth Rank Warriors of Great Zhou, their speed was at least several times faster.

The gap in martial prowess between the two countries was evident.

At this moment, Su Chen dared not use the Full Moon Divine Art to further enhance his strength.

He had already exhausted his energy and stamina from the long-distance sprint, and forcing his cultivation higher would bring backlash.

The backlash might cause him to lose strength midway, and he needed to retain some of his strength.

They were already very close to the border of the Shadowless Battlefield, and Su Chen began searching for the guarding Transcendent Realm experts.

Turning back, he saw two figures had already caught up with him.

Su Chen realized he had stirred up considerable trouble.

Looking at the outskirts of the Shadowless Battlefield, Su Chen spotted a guarding expert on a hillside.

This expert also noticed Su Chen.

Seeing Su Chen running in such a hurry, the expert frowned slightly.

In an instant, the expert descended beside Su Chen, who gasped for breath.

"Please, senior, help me. When I entered the Shadowless Battlefield, I encountered evil bandits who wanted to harm me and steal my treasures!"

The expert was a middle-aged man who seemed to possess a sense of righteousness.

"Is that so?"

The middle-aged man furrowed his brows, looking into the distance, not immediately believing Su Chen's words.

His gaze fixed on the distant pair, Sang Mo Yuan and his bodyguard, Xing Cheng, who were getting closer.

Su Chen didn't want to argue with them here; he intended to leave with the help of this middle-aged expert.

From a distance, Sang Mo Yuan realized Su Chen was about to leave and immediately shouted.

"This man injured me! Stop him!"

Upon hearing this, the Transcendent Realm expert immediately launched an attack towards Su Chen.

He swung his hand, striking towards Su Chen.

Su Chen had already leaped away, and the attack missed, but the residual force still affected him.

Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, staining his outer robe.

Fortunately, Su Chen hadn't completely relied on this Transcendent Realm expert for help.

The expert he sought aid from was an acquaintance of Sang Mo Yuan.

Without hesitation, upon hearing his plea, the expert immediately attacked Su Chen.

Su Chen wore the supreme inner armor gifted by Qiu Ruoshuang.

The residual force of the attack was mostly absorbed by the inner armor.

Su Chen had no time to think further; he could only flee.

He had to evade not only Sang Mo Yuan and his bodyguard but also a Transcendent Realm expert.

At this moment, he had no strength to spare.

Activating the Full Moon Divine Art, Su Chen forcibly raised his strength from the Sixth Stage Perfected Realm to the Fifth Rank.

Backlash immediately struck, sweetness in his throat, and blood trickled out.

Not only that, but his eyes began to fill with blood.

It was as if a layer of blood mist had covered his vision.

His hands and feet also seemed to fill with blood.

The backlash from forcibly raising his cultivation was more intense than he had imagined.

Su Chen took out and swallowed a Rebounding Pill, a jade pill he had refined himself.

Its medicinal properties were several times purer, and its recovery effects were much better.

In his current state, ordinary pills were no longer suitable for him.

With a Transcendent Realm experts in pursuit, Su Chen had no chance to reveal his hidden strengths.

Besides this, he also unleashed the Chaos Poison Technique.

Wherever he passed, a circle of poison remained.

The Transcendent Realm expert, Sang Mo Yuan, also realized the poison in the mist.

"Poison! We'll take a detour.

You call for help, and I'll pursue him."

With this warning, Sang Mo Yuan and Xing Cheng also reacted.

Sang Mo Yuan finally released a firework into the sky.

Uncle San Lin had to guard the border and couldn't leave for too long.

Su Chen headed south, but with no cover, he couldn't escape the pursuit of the Transcendent Realm cultivators.

However, the trail of poisonous mist left behind made Uncle San Lin hesitant to approach, wasting a lot of time.

Unconsciously, Su Chen had reached the northern gate of Longevity City.

Without much hesitation, Su Chen directly entered the city.

The buildings within the city provided cover, perhaps his last chance for escape.

But Su Chen's current state was terrible, his body covered in bloodstains.

Wherever he went, he left a trail of blood.

And in this state, he was very noticeable, attracting the stares of the citizens of Longevity City.

After walking for a while in the city, Su Chen searched for a place to hide.

But the shops he had his eyes on all hurriedly closed their doors.

Just then, a pair of hands grabbed Su Chen and pulled him towards the eastern part of Longevity City.

"Follow me, my lord."

The speaker was Lan Wuxiu, the woman who had promised to save him.

Su Chen wanted to say that he was in danger, and his life might not be spared.

But as he tried to speak, blood kept gushing out of his mouth, making his words unclear.

Lan Wuxiu brought Su Chen to the Snowy Pavilion.

When the people in the Snowy Pavilion saw her bringing Su Chen back, they were all startled.

But seeing the knife in Su Chen's hand, the brothel owner dared not say more.

Su Chen was injured, but he could still slaughter them without any issues.

Lan Wuxiu's earlier words were not baseless; there were indeed many escape routes prepared for the guests.

These were all passages prepared for the guests to flee halfway.

There were also people here to catch adulterers.

Lan Wuxiu led Su Chen to the backyard, and on the way, she brought a cloth to wipe the blood off Su Chen's body.

Su Chen chose one of the passages to leave.

If he continued to bleed, it would be too easy for his pursuers to find him.

And bloodstains were not easy to wipe clean.

If his enemies saw it, they would immediately chase after him again.

The bloodstains Su Chen left on his way here were now being vigorously wiped by two young boys.

They were trying to help Su Chen cover his tracks.

But even if the two boys wiped away all traces of Su Chen, it wouldn't make much difference.

The Transcendent Realm cultivator known as Uncle San Lin directly grabbed a few citizens from the roadside and had them lead the way.

The Transcendent Realm cultivator simply stood by their side, and these citizens all felt their bodies go soft.

They had no courage to resist.

Many people had seen Su Chen being taken away by Lan Wuxiu, and they followed, leading him to the Snowy Pavilion.

At this moment, Su Chen had chosen a passage to leave.

There were seven passages in the Snowy Pavilion, each leading to a different direction of Longevity City.

These passages were not built by the Snowy Pavilion; they were escape routes prepared for the demonic beings.

Their original purpose was now changed.

Before leaving, Su Chen couldn't help but turn back.

"The person I provoked this time, for you, and even for the entire Longevity City..."

"My lord, please hurry and leave. People like me, in order to survive, will do anything."

"If you hesitate any longer, my gratitude will dissipate."

Su Chen looked at Lan Wuxiu, knowing that he didn't have time to hesitate.

"My lord, escape quickly. People like me, in the brothel, might sell you out with just a few words."

Hearing this, Su Chen no longer hesitated and directly entered the passage to leave.

After quickly walking through the passage, Su Chen found himself outside the southern gate.

At the same time, a firework lit up the sky above the Snowy Pavilion.

As expected, Uncle San Lin was sending a message.

Walking outside the city, Su Chen felt his body going numb.

It wasn't pain, but his body was not responding to his commands.

The backlash from the Moonlit Divine Art was becoming more and more apparent, and he needed rest.

If not for the Unyielding Heavenly Destiny, Su Chen should have already passed out from the backlash.

After all, he had rushed out from the Shadowless Battlefield and then traveled from the battlefield's outskirts to Longevity City.

And he had also been affected by the Transcendent Realm cultivator's palm strike.

Among the younger generation, no one should be able to withstand all this.

His legs moved forward on their own, and Su Chen no longer had control over them.

If he stopped, his legs might not be able to move.

Not long after, Sang Mo Yuan had brought three people to the Snowy Pavilion.

"Uncle San Lin, where is that person?"

Sang Mo Yuan's face seemed angrier than before.

A mysterious person had not only taken away Jing Bo Immortal's treasure but had also injured him.

"That brothel owner sent the person away, saying there were three passages behind, but we're not sure which direction that person took."

Uncle San Lin paused for a moment before continuing.

"That young man was just affected by my palm strike and has rushed so far; he should be at his limit.

Perhaps after exiting the passage, he'll pass out on the roadside."

From now on, you'll have to chase him yourselves. I still need to return to the battlefield's outskirts for defense."

"If you want to know anything, ask those brothel owners."

"Anyway, to survive, they'll say anything."

After giving instructions, Uncle San Lin also directly left the Snowy Pavilion.

Sang Mo Yuan wanted to ask more, but he also understood the importance of defense at the battlefield's outskirts.

After Uncle San Lin left, Sang Mo Yuan's gaze fell on Lan Wuxiu.

Lan Wuxiu's cheeks were already swollen and bruised, having just been slapped twenty times by an old pimp under the orders of San Lin Shu.

San Lin Shu, a martial artist, found her filthy and wouldn't even touch her.

"Lead the way, I don't like wasting words."

A nearby guard stepped forward, picked up Lan Wuxiu, and had her lead the way.

The group arrived at the backyard, and Lan Wuxiu directly led them into one of the tunnels.

Sang Mo Yuan thought for a moment and assigned two people beside him to investigate the other tunnels.

He kept one person with him and then had Lan Wuxiu continue leading the way.

On the Shadowplain Battlefield, Su Chen had used that Purple Sky Blade Style move, and it had indeed made Sang Mo Yuan a little afraid.

Without his guards by his side, he felt a little scared.

When they emerged from the tunnel, they were on the east side of Longevity City.

Lan Wuxiu continued to lead the way forward, walking for more than three hours.

Along the way, there were no traces to be seen, and although Su Chen was heavily injured, not a single drop of blood could be found on this path.

"Are you sure he escaped from this route?"

Sang Mo Yuan stopped in his tracks and began to question Lan Wuxiu.

Hearing this, Lan Wuxiu still maintained her fawning expression and spoke.

But her swollen cheeks made her look rather comical.

"In front of my lord, I dare not speak nonsense. My life is in your hands, my lord."

Sang Mo Yuan thought for a moment and chose to continue forward.

At this moment, a cluster of fireworks rose into the sky from the south side of Longevity City.

Lan Wuxiu looked in that direction, her eyebrows furrowing unconsciously.

Seeing the fireworks, Sang Mo Yuan's anger surged even more.

He had his guard hold Lan Wuxiu and directly headed south.

Calculating the time, it had been about half an hour.

As long as Su Chen hadn't passed out, even in his weak state, half an hour was enough to get him far away.

It didn't take long for Sang Mo Yuan to reach the south side of Longevity City.

Although Su Chen had become more vigilant, there were still bloodstains left along the way.

There was no way; in Su Chen's condition, it was impossible to erase all traces.

Following the bloodstains, they moved forward and eventually reached a riverbank.

Now it was even more troublesome.

Su Chen might have followed the river downstream and then found a place to leave.

The scene before them basically confirmed that they had lost him.

The few guards around Sang Mo Yuan remained silent, knowing that he was filled with anger at this moment.

"Today's luck has reached its worst. First, a person like that steals something, and now even a brothel girl dares to deceive me."

Sang Mo Yuan drew his longsword and stabbed it into the ground beside him.

As the sword trembled, it even emitted a chilling sound.

"What's that person's name?"

Looking at Lan Wuxiu, Sang Mo Yuan asked coldly.

"My lord and that gentleman were like passing ships in the night, and I truly don't know much about him."

Before she could finish speaking, Sang Mo Yuan had already pointed his sword at her neck. "Think it over before you answer, why did you help him?"

Seeing the cold sword tip, Lan Wuxiu seemed to have already foreseen her future.

Instead, her face showed more of a smile.

"That gentleman is handsome, and I..."

Sang Mo Yuan rubbed his forehead, his face showing more anger and impatience.

"What's wrong with today? Even these filthy prostitutes dare to speak to me like this.

Take her back first, and when we get news of that person, we'll think of a way to have her lure him out.

Since he was saved by her, he should lower his guard."

Even now, Lan Wuxiu hadn't suffered any physical pain, only being abandoned due to his disgust.

"Seeing her like this, I'm afraid she's not in good shape."

Hearing the guard's words, Sang Mo Yuan merely hummed lightly.

"She's just a cheap prostitute."

As they spoke, Lan Wuxiu's face no longer showed any fawning, and her mind flashed with images of her younger sister and scenes from her childhood.

In fact, when she chose to help Su Chen, she had already anticipated her fate.

And if she survived, it might not just be Su Chen who would use her for their calculations.

There was also her younger sister, who might be implicated.

Looking down at her body, Lan Wuxiu thought she looked pretty, but she was just too dirty.

"The body is stained, but the heart remains pure.

The gentleman's kindness, I originally wanted to repay with money, but now I can only use this to repay him."

Lan Wuxiu suddenly spoke softly, leaving the few people in front of her puzzled, not understanding her intentions.

Suddenly, Lan Wuxiu rushed forward.

Her entire body collided straight with Sang Mo Yuan's sword.

With a single thrust, she was pierced.

This sudden action startled the few people from Jin State, who were not of low status.

Sang Mo Yuan, who looked down on women of the wind and dust, was now ignoring life and death.

After a long while, Sang Mo Yuan, who had been stunned, finally withdrew his longsword.

No one knew what he was thinking, but in a moment, Sang Mo Yuan thrust his sword again at the lifeless Lan Wuxiu.

"Throw her into the mountains to feed the dogs, a filthy prostitute, who dirtied my sword."

With these words, Sang Mo Yuan left Xing Cheng here and returned with the others.

The guard, Xing Cheng, picked up the already lifeless Lan Wuxiu and leaped into the mountains.

He dug a grave for her, burying her to rest in peace.

(End of Chapter)

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