I Thought You'd Been Slain by a Single Sword Back Then!

Over the past two days, the word Chen Changxin said most often was "damn it"!

So, influenced by what she heard and saw, Xiao Yi Xian instinctively shouted those words as well.

She felt that talking like this was domineering and arrogant!

Chen Changxin stood there with a bewildered expression, somewhat dumbfounded as he looked at Xiao Yi Xian before him.

At that!

The scant two or three customers inside Ancient Map also put down the maps in their hands.

They turned toward the two of them with blank expressions.

Then, they burst into laughter.

"HAHAHA!!!"

"Who the hell are you?"

"You're quite a pretty little girl. Now that you're here, don't even think about leaving!"

Seeing the mocking expressions on the three men's faces, Xiao Yi Xian was so embarrassed she could have dug out a three-bedroom apartment with her toes. Though she did not turn around, she could imagine just how awful Chen Changxin's expression must have been.

"Damn it, it's not my fault."

"I said it exactly the way you did. So where did I go wrong?!"

After thinking it over, Xiao Yi Xian felt that she should do something to salvage the awkward situation.

"Ahem."

Xiao Yi Xian coughed twice, raised her head, planted her hands on her hips, and glared. "Not me—he's the one who's damn it."

"Hey, hey! What are you doing? I'm not finished yet~"

Before she could finish speaking, Xiao Yi Xian felt as though fate had seized her by the throat. Chen Changxin simply lifted her up, and she hurriedly explained, "If I'm not finished, then don't say any more!"

Chen Changxin sighed and casually tossed Xiao Yi Xian behind him.

His cold gaze swept over the three people who had mocked them just now.

He said nothing!

Yet Sword Intent as vast as the sea spilled from Chen Changxin's body.

It was as though what stood there was not a person, but an ancient sword—an imperial weapon that had slaughtered countless lives.

None dared meet its gaze!

"Gulp!"

Under Chen Changxin's stare, the three men felt a bone-piercing chill and instinctively swallowed.

Then!

The three fled toward the shop entrance as though running for their lives.

Crash—

They knocked over quite a few of the racks holding maps.

The commotion in the shop

made the old man, who had been keeping his head down as he engraved a map, frown slightly.

He raised his head and looked at Chen Changxin. A trace of inexplicable astonishment flashed through his cloudy old eyes.

"You're not dead?" the old man said, his voice carrying a hint of surprise.

If he remembered correctly, the youth before him was the one the Snake People Clan had taken away three years ago.

After saying that, the old man slowly lowered his head.

He once again focused his mind on the map that was still unfinished.

It was as though Chen Changxin's arrival did not concern him at all!

"Old man, I don't much like your way of greeting people!" Chen Changxin said in surprise.

Then, with a wave of his hand, a nearby chair shot toward Chen Changxin's back.

He sat upright in his chair with one leg crossed over the other, looking at the scar that ran from the old man's cheek to the corner of his eye.

His thoughts seemed to return to that night three years ago.

That stormy night, frost filled the sky, shrouding the darkness!

A savage ice dragon soared through the night.

Unfortunately, like its master, the ice dragon was all show and no substance.

The graceful Queen in purple beheaded it with a single stroke of her sword!

"This scar was left that night, wasn't it? Time really flies."

At that point, Chen Changxin paused and looked at the old man before him. Enunciating each word, he said, "I thought you'd been cut down by that one strike back then!"

Clang—

Whether because of Chen Changxin's words or because the old man's hand trembled, the carving knife in his hand fell to the floor.

The old man stared fixedly at Chen Changxin and said indifferently, "I didn't expect you to dare appear before me again!"

"I didn't expect Haibodong, the Ice Emperor and one of the Jia Ma Empire's ten strongest experts, to be working as a bounty hunter in the Tagor Desert!"

Chen Changxin rubbed his nose and thought for a moment. "The Mite'er Family doesn't seem to be short of money, does it?!"

"Hmph!"

Hearing Chen Changxin's words, Haibodong snorted coldly.

Then, he suddenly slapped his palm onto the counter.

Frost spread from Haibodong's palm, and in the blink of an eye, it blanketed the area around Ancient Map as it pressed toward Chen Changxin.

Originally!

Haibodong had not taken Chen Changxin seriously.

Although Chen Changxin had rescued the Snake People three years ago, causing him to lose the leverage in his hands, he had also spared Haibodong's life because of it!

But—

Haibodong had not expected this man to investigate him so recklessly. That was something Haibodong could not tolerate.

"Not much skill, but quite the temper!"

"Ice Emperor! I'm still a guest, more or less. Is this how you treat your guests?"

Chen Changxin said coldly, sweeping out his hand. Countless Substitute Serpent Spirits instantly appeared within Ancient Map, hissing as they crawled toward Haibodong.

"A Snake People divine ability. It seems you've gained quite a lot from the Snake People Clan over the years!"

The instant he sensed the dense mass of Substitute Serpent Spirits around him, Haibodong's expression stiffened.

Then it was replaced by confidence as he said arrogantly, "You wouldn't naively think these little tricks are enough to contend with me, the Ice Emperor, would you?!"

Chen Changxin narrowed his eyes slightly but did not answer.

Seeing the disdain on Chen Changxin's face, the chill in Haibodong's eyes grew even stronger.

"Mysterious Ice Whirlwind Kill!"

Haibodong suddenly let out a low roar.

He formed seals with both hands, and crescent-shaped ice blades began to appear around him, spinning through the air.

With a flick of his wrist—

Whoosh—

Whoosh—

Whoosh—

A dense barrage of ice blades shot out indiscriminately, cutting down the surrounding Serpent Spirits.

In the end, all the ice blades seemed to be drawn by an unseen force.

They changed direction and howled toward Chen Changxin.

Crack—

Countless weapons collided, and the piercing sound of shattering blades instantly filled the area.

Cold mist rose, yet there was not the slightest hint of excitement on Haibodong's face.

Because at the instant the blades arrived, Chen Changxin merely took two steps back and looked at him with disdain.

Just then!

A cold voice rang out from behind him.

"Is that all? One of the Jia Ma Empire's ten strongest experts?!"

Hearing this!

Haibodong froze and turned around.

He stood rooted to the spot, cold sweat pouring down his face.

"How is this possible?"

"When did you get behind me?"

Haibodong's expression changed drastically. As if he had thought of something, he turned to look toward Xiao Yi Xian.

He found another Chen Changxin standing there, giving him the middle finger!

"Haibodong, not only are you weak, your eyesight is terrible too!" Chen Changxin, standing beside Xiao Yi Xian, mocked.

Then a tremendous force struck from behind.

When he turned around, he saw the Chen Changxin behind him sweep out with a leg, striking Haibodong squarely in the chest.

Bang—

Haibodong's aged body flew like a cannonball, smashing through the counter behind him before crashing onto the floor.

A third Chen Changxin silently appeared in front of Haibodong.

Stepping on Haibodong's chest, he bent down and pointed at the body beside Xiao Yi Xian and the one by the counter. "That one, and that one, are both this prince's clones!"

"You don't even know where this prince is, yet you still dared to attack?"

"You really aren't afraid of death!"

"C-Clones?!"

Haibodong looked at Chen Changxin in terror and disbelief. "How is that possible? They cursed at me and kicked me just now. How could they be clones?!"

"Kicked you? You deserved the beating!" Chen Changxin said disdainfully.