Chapter 78 – Teng Family City
Wang Lin was examining the treasure when he suddenly heard a whisper from behind him. He shot a golden light at the flying sword and turned around. Zhang Hu opened his eyes. After seeing Wang Lin, he was shocked. He looked around and saw the flying sword and sword sheath in Wang Lin’s hands. Zhang Hu revealed a joyful expression and asked, “He…died?”
Wang Lin chuckled and nodded. “Yes. Zhang Hu, are you saying you didn’t recognize me before because of her?”
Zhang Hu quickly touched his chest. After pondering for a moment, he said, “He’s really dead. Wang Lin, this isn’t a good place to talk. After I finish off all these people, we can go.”
With that, he raised his right hand and 3 fireballs appeared.
Everyone around him was completely stunned. What they had just seen was something they had never expected to see in their lives. When they saw the fireball in Zhang Hu’s hand, their faces showed expressions of fear.
As for the people dressed in black, they also stared at Zhang Hu cautiously, with fear in their eyes.
Wang Lin frowned. Just as he was about to speak, Zhang Hu stepped forward and threw a fireball. However, his target wasn’t Liu San’s group, but a group of men in black.
In terms of value, human lives were like ants. Without the ability to resist, the men in black, including Song Hang, were trapped by the fireball. Strangely, their entire bodies weren’t burned to ashes. A few drops of strange golden blood formed and were swallowed by Zhang Hu.
Liu San’s group was roasted by the heat of the fire until their hair was curly and their skin was cracked, but no one dared to move an inch.
Seeing Zhang Hu forming 3 more fireballs, Wang Lin said in a serious tone, “Zhang Hu, don’t kill again.”
Zhang Hu turned his head and looked at Wang Lin, then said, “If we don’t kill these people, then they will come back and report everything. The person you killed was my teacher and also Jimo’s sixth disciple. If he finds out about this, it will be difficult for us to escape death.”
The middle-aged scholar was one of the few who remained calm. He quickly said, “Two immortals, we promised not to talk. I…”
Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Hu frowned and sneered, “Promise not to talk? That’s none of your business. When they take your soul and refine it, you will tell them everything.” Although he was speaking to the middle-aged scholar, his eyes were fixed on Wang Lin.
Wang Lin pondered for a moment. He waved his hand and 6 or 7 other people moved with force until they landed in front of Wang Lin.
Zhang Hu pulled the fireball and stood aside, silent.
Wang Lin took out a piece of jade from his bag. This was the jade he had obtained from Zhang Kuang when he had gone to the exchange with Wang Hao.
He vaguely remembered that there was a technique in it that could erase people’s memories.
After carefully examining the jade, he discovered the technique. Wang Lin examined it once more and put the jade away. Wang Lin’s eyes stared at the group and glowed blue. The blue light entered their eyes, and their eyes also glowed blue before they fainted and fell to the ground.
Zhang Hu took a deep breath. He opened his mouth to say something, but ultimately didn’t.
After Wang Lin finished his technique, he looked at Zhang Hu and flew into the distance. Zhang Hu sighed. He spat out a golden ball, mounted it, and flew after Wang Lin.
The two of them flew in the air for a long time. Zhang Hu began to run out of breath and landed on a mountain peak while Wang Lin slowly floated down.
Zhang Hu calmed his breathing and found a place to sit. He took out two sweet potatoes and handed one to Wang Lin. “I baked this. Try it and see how it tastes,” he said.
Wang Lin took the sweet potato. He felt like he had gone back 10 years to when they had just met.
“When I left the Heng Yue Sect back then, I didn’t return home, but wandered around, looking for a place to join another cultivation sect. I got lucky and consumed some herbs and somehow managed to reach the first layer of Qi Condensation. I have the weasel’s secret book to thank for that. After meeting Bai Zhan, he decided not to kill me after seeing that I was at the first layer. Instead, he made me his disciple to help him collect human blood. He left poison inside me so he could control my life and death.”
“Before, I didn’t want to say that I knew you because he was nearby, but fortunately, you killed him. That destroyed the poison in my body and I was finally free.” Zhang Hu took a bite of sweet potato as he quickly explained what had happened in the past 10 years.
Wang Lin felt very sorry. Although Zhang Hu’s story was very simple and short, he could tell from Zhang Hu’s expression that these 10 years had been very difficult for him.
Zhang Hu showed an envious expression and said, “Wang Lin, we haven’t seen each other for 10 years. Seeing as you were able to kill my teacher, you must have reached Foundation Establishment. My teacher’s flying sword is extremely powerful. He said he can only use ⅖ of its power, but even so, no one below Foundation Establishment can match him.”
Wang Lin shook his head and said, “I haven’t reached the Foundation Establishment stage yet. Do you know where this flying sword came from?”
Zhang Hu looked at Wang Lin with a surprised expression, but he didn’t ask further. He thought about it carefully and said, “I think he mentioned it before. I think he said he found it in a cave and only obtained it through a great opportunity at the time. He always considered it a great treasure. Furthermore, that sword sheath is also a treasure. Master values that sheath several times more than the flying sword. I once heard from my master that other than him, unless someone is at the Core Formation stage, they cannot refine it on their own.”
Wang Lin found a rock to sit on. He pondered for a moment, then asked, “Tell me about old man Jimo so we can at least be aware of a few things.”
Zhang Hu swallowed the sweet potato in his mouth and said, “Old Man Jimo is an independent cultivator. It’s said that he has already reached Core Formation. He cares deeply about his reputation, so he’ll definitely come looking for us once he learns of Bai Zhan’s death. You’d better return to the Heng Yue Sect. As for me, I can hide in the Teng Family’s city. Even Old Man Jimo wouldn’t dare to act arrogantly there. As long as I stay in the city, I should be safe.”
Wang Lin smiled wryly and said, “The Heng Yue Sect is now only in name.”
Zhang Hu was surprised and said, “I’ve heard about this before. Four years ago, the Xuan Dao Sect stole Mount Heng Yue, but I heard that the Heng Yue Sect disciples migrated. Didn’t you migrate with them?”
Wang Lin didn’t want to discuss this matter and asked, “What kind of place is Teng Family City?”