Six Harmonies Saber

Night.

Under the bright moonlight.

Two figures wielded blunt sabers, rapidly exchanging blows.

Clang, clang, clang.

The weapons collided, ringing out with clangs.

Lin Zheyu's saber technique was ordinary; he relied on the Golden Goose Skill to circle Han Mo.

Han Mo, meanwhile, stood rooted in place. The saber in his hand danced into an impenetrable curtain, changing with his body and shifting at will.

As the outside world had grown increasingly chaotic these past days, Lin Zheyu had begun entertaining the idea of learning saber techniques.

Compared to fists and feet, saber techniques indeed held a greater advantage when it came to killing enemies.

After studying under Han Mo for more than ten days, his Six Harmonies Saber had already begun to look the part.

Clang!

Han Mo found a gap in Lin Zheyu's defense and fiercely chopped out with his saber, knocking Lin Zheyu back several steps.

"Senior Brother, you're amazing!"

Lin Zheyu said admiringly.

Han Mo had trained the Six Harmonies Saber to an extremely profound level. In his hands, the saber moved as easily as an arm or finger.

"I've practiced the saber for over a decade. If you surpassed me that quickly, what would become of me?" Han Mo said with a smile.

"But your comprehension is simply too good, kid. Even I'm getting a little jealous watching you."

"Haha, so-so, so-so."

Lin Zheyu laughed.

The two came to sit beside the stone table and began drinking with some side dishes.

Recently, Han Mo had come every few days to exchange a few moves with Lin Zheyu.

"Tomorrow, I'm heading out to suppress bandits. I may be away from Songyi City for more than half a month, so I won't be able to come spar with you."

Han Mo said.

"You're going out to suppress bandits?"

"Then why have you still been coming these past few days? Why not stay home and spend time with Sister-in-law?" Lin Zheyu said.

"Your Sister-in-law... ah, don't mention it. Let's not talk about it, let's not talk about it."

Han Mo sighed, raised his cup, and drained it in one gulp.

"See? I told you, what's so good about getting married? How happy it is to be alone." Lin Zheyu said with a shrug.

"That's because you don't understand."

"Life after marriage has joys and worries. That's just life—how can everything be joy without any worry?" Han Mo said.

"Yes, yes, you're always right."

"You should hurry home and spend time with Sister-in-law. You're about to leave to suppress bandits, yet you still came running over here."

"Drink less. Be careful Sister-in-law doesn't scold you when you get home."

Lin Zheyu snatched Han Mo's wine cup away and pulled him toward the door.

"You brat, give me back my cup. Let me finish drinking before I go." Han Mo laughed and cursed.

He did not have many hobbies. He touched neither women, gambling, nor drugs; he simply liked drinking.

Unlike Lin Zheyu, who could not share the same sky with gambling and drugs alone.

"Another one's leaving. Songyi City is getting more boring by the day."

Watching Han Mo's departing figure, Lin Zheyu muttered softly.

Master had only just left not long ago, and now Han Mo was heading out to suppress bandits as well.

Now, the only people he knew in Songyi City were Jia Yanyong and a few others.

The next day.

Outside Songyi City.

Lin Zheyu stood silently beyond the city walls, seeing Senior Brother Han Mo off as he departed.

After this parting, they would not meet again for over a month.

I hope Senior Brother Han returns safely from this journey.

Han Mo had treated Lin Zheyu quite well. Though they had not known each other for long, Han Mo often came to accompany Lin Zheyu in practical combat, truly acting like a senior brother.

"Sir, please show some mercy. I haven't eaten for more than ten days."

Refugees along the road begged passing pedestrians for food.

The pedestrians kicked the refugees away, their expressions cold and their eyes filled with disgust.

One of them spat at a refugee and hurried off.

The temperature had dropped again last night.

Senior Brother Han had just told him that when they got up this morning, they had disposed of more than a hundred corpses.

In the days to come, that number would only grow. As time passed, more and more people would fail to endure and die.

"Human lives are as cheap as grass!"

Lin Zheyu could not bear it, yet he was powerless to do anything.

He too was merely an ordinary man struggling bitterly through these troubled times.

He did not linger outside the city for long. Once Han Mo vanished from sight, Lin Zheyu turned and left.

Clip-clop.

Clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop.

Urgent hoofbeats sounded from behind him.

Lin Zheyu turned and saw a soldier clad in armor charging toward him atop a fine horse.

His brows furrowed slightly as he activated the Golden Goose Skill and nimbly avoided the horse.

"Whoa—"

The soldier pulled the reins and turned his horse around. His whip cracked against the horse's rump, and he charged toward Lin Zheyu again.

What is this guy trying to do?!

Anger rose in Lin Zheyu's heart. He activated the Golden Goose Skill once more, moved his feet, and dodged far away.

The horse thundered past.

It was moving too fast to stop and crashed into the refugees, trampling several to death.

Lin Zheyu's eyes filled with coldness at the sight.

This man was far too indifferent toward life.

In his eyes, those refugees were perhaps worth less than pigs and dogs.

Whoosh—

The man clamped his legs around the horse's flanks, and the warhorse beneath him charged toward Lin Zheyu again.

He swung the Battle Halberd in his hand with fierce Momentum. It split the frigid wind with a whoosh as it smashed down toward Lin Zheyu's head.

"A Viscera Refining Realm expert!"

"What dense Sha Qi!"

Lin Zheyu narrowed his eyes. From the man, he sensed Sha Qi as dense as Senior Brother Han Mo's.

Only someone who had endured hundreds of life-and-death battles, struggling out from mountains of corpses and rivers of blood, could gather such powerful Sha Qi.

With a light tap of his toes, Lin Zheyu swiftly retreated.

Relying on the speed and agility of the Golden Goose Skill, he circled around the man.

Fighting on horseback was not suitable for close-quarters combat. Though a warhorse's charge was fierce, it lacked agility.

The man's many ferocious attacks were easily evaded by Lin Zheyu.

Bang—

Lin Zheyu stomped forcefully and retreated at high speed. After withdrawing more than ten meters, he said in a low voice, "Who are you, sir? Why are you attacking me?"

"Haha, you've got some skill after all!"

The man reined in his horse and laughed, no longer launching another attack.

Clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop.

Behind him, another sturdy Young Master clad in brocade robes rode up on a fine horse.

"Xing Jinglong!"

Lin Zheyu narrowed his eyes.

He quietly retreated several more steps until he reached the city gate. The two together made him feel a trace of unease.

"Brother, I told you this kid was quite capable, didn't I?"

"I heard he's practiced martial arts for barely a month, yet he already has such strength. His talent is simply extraordinary."

Xing Jinglong said with a smile.

After witnessing Lin Zheyu's strength last time, he had specifically instructed the Unfixed Gang to keep watch on Lin Zheyu's movements and report immediately if he left the city.

He had not expected him to run outside the city so soon.

"He does have some skill."

"Kid, what realm has your strength reached?"

The man on horseback spoke as he removed his helmet, revealing a face familiar to Lin Zheyu.

"Xing Penghai, Xing Jinglong..."

"These two are biological brothers?"

"Enemies really do meet on a narrow road..."

Lin Zheyu silently watched the two, sensing that things were bad.

He knew he had been targeted. Otherwise, there was no way he could have run into these two by such coincidence.

"Lin Zheyu greets you, sir."

Lin Zheyu cupped his fists toward Xing Penghai. "My strength has barely reached the Bone Forging Realm. Please forgive the laughable display, sir."

"Eh, you look somewhat familiar, kid!"

"Right, you were that little fellow beside Han Mo last time, weren't you?" Xing Penghai thought for a moment before recalling where he had seen Lin Zheyu.

Lin Zheyu did not respond, watching the two warily.

From the corner of his eye, he observed the situation at the city gate. If anything went wrong, he would immediately activate the Golden Goose Skill and rush into Songyi City.

Once inside the city, Lin Zheyu refused to believe this man would dare act recklessly.