A few days later, Chu Zhou territory, Lingyun Ridge.
A small squad of martial artists wearing Heavenly Martial Sect disciple attire hid in the bushes, eating roasted rabbits to replenish their energy. The atmosphere in the air felt somewhat oppressive.
"Have you heard? The Divine Water Sect recently dispatched a wave of experts, and among them is a terrifying fellow who has killed many of our fellow disciples."
"Are you talking about that elusive Dark Night Assassin?"
"Right, that's him. Damn it, I heard that anyone who has ever seen him never makes it out alive."
"Is he really that terrifying? Our Heavenly Martial Sect has quite a few good fighters; could it be that none of them are his match?"
"It's different. That guy is simply too slippery. Rumor has it that he either doesn't strike, or when he does, he uses only a single move. After that move, if he can slaughter all the enemies, he slaughters them; if he can't slaughter them all and encounters a powerhouse, he turns around and leaves immediately. You don't even know where he launches his attacks from."
"Is there really such a wretched person in this world?"
"It's a good thing the few of us are smart. Ever since the great battle began, we've been hiding right here in Lingyun Ridge, plundering the wealth of mortal merchants. Although the gold and silver of the mortal world aren't of high value, they have the advantage of being safe."
"That's right, even a mosquito's leg is still meat. Once the great battle ends, we can safely return to the sect and even receive sect rewards. Isn't that wonderful?"
Just as the voice fell, a thousand-meter sword light suddenly descended from the sky.
Boom--!
Only a violent explosion was heard. In the next instant, several people were directly engulfed by the sword light, and the earth trembled, kicking up a mushroom cloud dozens of meters high and startling countless birds in the jungle.
A moment later, Lu Wangchuan appeared. He rummaged through the mutilated corpses and fished out a Storage Bag and several parcels, which contained in total only a few Low-Grade Spirit Stones and a few thousand taels of silver.
So poor. These guys aren't weak in strength either—one Open Source, one Bone Forging, and four Tendons and Membranes Realm. To actually huddle in this tiny mountain ridge to rob passing merchants, what a bizarre bunch.
Lu Wangchuan couldn't help shaking his head. These people counted as the poorest Heavenly Martial Sect disciples he had encountered since coming down the mountain.
If the Heavenly Martial Sect disciples were all as unpromising as them, then his trip down the mountain really wouldn't hold any meaning.
However, the Heavenly Martial Sect disciples he encountered the past few days were not bad at all, allowing him to make a small fortune.
In just a few short days, he had already harvested over a hundred Storage Bags, accumulated over one hundred fifty thousand taels of silver notes, as well as hundreds of medium and low-grade spirit stones and hundreds of pills comparable to the Divine Blood Pill.
Lu Wangchuan always valued efficiency in doing things, and he never dawdled with enemies. He always used the Spirit Void Step to travel quickly, and upon encountering a wave of enemies, he simply gave the other party no chance to speak, immediately launching a sneak attack, and every time it was a fatal blow.
If not for that, he wouldn't have been able to kill several waves of enemies by now, so how could he talk about getting rich?
If he were to draw up a kill ranking list, among the several experts dispatched by the Divine Water Sect, he should be able to firmly occupy the top spot.
Naturally, the resources he plundered should also be the most abundant.
Eldest Miss's Chen Zhou City is just over a hundred miles away. Meeting for the first time, I'm a little nervous.
Half an incense stick of time later, Lu Wangchuan, dressed in white surpassing snow, arrived at the main gate of the Chen Family Clan in Chen Zhou City.
What should I say when we meet? Um, Eldest Miss, hello? That seems a bit distant. Say, Sister, I've missed you so much? That seems overly mushy—
Lu Wangchuan, who was always decisive in his actions, unexpectedly felt a bit of trepidation before this sister he had never met.
Just as he was hesitating and not moving forward, a familiar voice suddenly interrupted his thoughts.
"Young master."
Following closely behind, Lu Wangchuan saw a tall and robust young man rush to his side, plop down onto his knees on the ground, and his eyes filled with hot tears.
"Xiao Wu, you've grown up too."
Lu Wangchuan couldn't help uttering an emotional sigh. Time spares no one; after a few years apart, everyone had shed their youthful green appearance from back then and turned into adults.
And it was visible that he had been diligently cultivating martial arts all these years, having already broken through the Tendons and Membranes Realm, and his aptitude could be considered quite good.
"Young master, I've missed you to death, wuwuwu."
"I've missed you guys too, get up."
Lu Wangchuan patted his shoulder, gently circulating his spiritual energy, and easily lifted him up.
Xiao Wu was instantly astounded as if before a Heavenly Being.
"Young master, you're so strong now."
"Let's not talk about this, how are you and Xiao Yue?"
"Good, very good. Eldest Miss takes meticulous care of us. I'm now a guard disciple of the Chen Family, with food and drink every day plus martial arts to learn. Xiao Yue became Eldest Miss's maid, free from worries about food and clothing. Right, hurry and follow me into the manor, Eldest Miss has missed you so much."
Lu Wangchuan nodded.
"Lead the way."
Xiao Wu quickly welcomed Lu Wangchuan into the manor, crossed layers of grand courtyards, and finally arrived at an extremely luxuriously decorated courtyard.
"Eldest Miss, Xiao Yue, hurry and come out to see who has arrived."
"Xiao Wu, you're making a fuss again. If you startle the young mistress from her sleep, see if I don't tear your mouth apart."
Following closely was another gentle voice.
"He probably encountered something happy."
Accompanied by the voice, a master and a servant, two beautiful figures, walked out. The mistress was poised and imposing, wearing a gold-embroidered skirt, and the servant was also dressed in damask and silk.
When the two women saw Lu Wangchuan at that very instant, their delicate bodies instantly couldn't help trembling.
"You—young master."
Xiao Yue covered her mouth in surprise, yet restrained the impulse to step forward, leaving the spot for her mistress. Lu Xiaoqin's eyes turned red, and without another word, she ran straight up and threw her arms around Lu Wangchuan.
A faint fragrance wafted over his nose, and Lu Wangchuan's somewhat nervous and flustered mood of not knowing what to say instantly calmed down. He opened his arms and embraced his sister into his arms.
There was no imagined barrier; merging the predecessor's memories along with the familial affection in his bodily bloodline made everything appear very natural.
"Sister, I'm sorry for taking so long to come see you."
"As long as you're here, as long as you're here."
Lu Xiaoqin tightly embraced her younger brother, as if fearing he would run away.
For a long time, the brother and sister finally parted. Lu Xiaoqin turned her face away to wipe away her tears with a handkerchief, immediately breaking into laughter through her tears.
"Wangchuan, shouldn't you be at the Divine Water Sect? Why did you suddenly come down the mountain?"
"My cultivation is going quite well now, and I've stabilized my position in the Divine Water Sect, so I specifically came to see Sister."
"Good, good, hurry and come in. Xiao Yue, go to the kitchen and give instructions to make all the delicious dishes, Xiao Wu, go notify the master of the house and say Wangchuan has arrived, tell him to come back at noon to eat together."
"Yes!"
The two hurried away, and Lu Xiaoqin grabbed Lu Wangchuan's hand and walked toward the room.
"Brother-in-law is so busy, is it necessary to specially call him?"
"That won't do. You've finally made a trip here with great difficulty, and as your brother-in-law, no matter what, he has to come."
Lu Wangchuan couldn't help sighing with emotion. To have such a sister was truly a blessing cultivated over three lifetimes!
Let us briefly mention the reason why the protagonist did not go look for his sister initially. At first he was only at the Dantian Realm, and later he broke through to the Heavenly Being realm in a canyon, and that canyon was already very close to the Divine Water Sect.
The map of this world is very large, stretching thousands of miles away at every turn, not something where you could walk there in a few days of travel as imagined.
In addition, the chaos had already begun at that time. In the mortal world, Heavenly Beings were the peak, but the sects had already begun to intervene in the mortal world, and the most basic Heavenly Beings and Condensing Truth Realm could no longer be considered very formidable.
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