"Seeing as you're only a guard, I won't kill you today. You can go back and tell Zhang Mohu that if he wants to avenge his son, he can come to Sword Immortal Academy and find Lin Jiansan!"
Xiao Chen glanced at Zhang Shiyi, sheathed his sword, then turned and began storing the demon wolf corpses on the ground one by one into his Space Stone Ring.
Demon Race corpses could fetch a great deal of money in Great Xia. They absolutely could not be wasted.
Demonic beast meat was delicious, and warriors who ate it could strengthen their vitality and blood.
Demon Cores contained enormous energy. After undergoing certain processing, they could provide warriors with the energy needed for cultivation.
Demon hides could be made into clothing. They were extremely warm and offered a certain degree of defense. Take these Ironclad Demon Wolves, for instance—the scales on their bodies were exceedingly sturdy. If turned into armor, they could repel blades and spears, greatly increasing soldiers' chances of survival.
Xiao Chen made a rough estimate.
The meat from one demon wolf was worth fifty taels of silver, one demon wolf crystal core was worth a hundred taels, and one demon wolf hide was worth fifty taels. These dozen-plus demon wolf corpses could sell for at least over two thousand taels.
In Great Xia, where most people could not even fill their bellies, this was absolutely an enormous fortune.
One had to know that an ordinary family of three could work themselves to the bone for an entire year and earn only around ten taels of silver.
This haul was truly plentiful!
Only after storing even the last wolf fang from the scene into his Space Stone Ring did Xiao Chen call Lin Qingxian and leave with satisfaction.
It could not be helped. Cultivation burned money, and sword cultivation burned even more money. A single Sword Qi Pill cost fifty taels of silver. If he did not pinch every penny, he would not be able to get by!
Everyone present looked at the spotless ground, where not even a single wolf hair remained, and astonishment flashed through their eyes.
Just how poor was this Xiao Chen?
He had actually stripped the place so clean?
"Commander Zhang, that brat even took the young master's money pouch."
A Zhang Family expert looked at Zhang Shiyi.
"I'm not blind. I saw it. But what can you do about it? His combat power is so high—do you dare go ask him for it? Hurry up and carry the young master's corpse back to the Zhang Family to report to the family head!"
Zhang Shiyi shot the man an irritated glare, had someone carry Zhang Youzhi's corpse, and turned to leave.
Ye Qingxuan, meanwhile, watched Xiao Chen and Lin Qingxian's retreating backs, a flicker of anger passing through her eyes.
This Xiao Chen had actually gotten so close to another woman right in front of her!
Simply unforgivable!
"Xiao Chen, if you wanted to cause trouble, then cause trouble. Why did you use my grandfather's name?"
Not long after they started walking, Lin Qingxian looked at Xiao Chen with displeasure.
"Old Man Lin said himself that he'd have my back. What's wrong with using his name? I'm going to risk life and limb for the academy to earn points. Isn't it only natural for Old Man Lin to protect me a little?"
Xiao Chen said matter-of-factly.
"You..."
Lin Qingxian trembled with anger.
"What do you mean, 'you'? If I hadn't saved you just now, your little life would've been over. Strictly speaking, I'm your savior. Mm, from now on, the cleaning of my room is yours. You don't mind, do you?"
Lin Qingxian was just about to curse him as shameless, but then she suddenly remembered that Xiao Chen truly had saved her earlier. She forcibly swallowed the words and did not speak to Xiao Chen again for the rest of the way.
Sword Immortal Academy.
A shabby ancient hall.
Liu Ergou, Chou Wantian, and Lin Jiansan had been pacing back and forth inside the hall, as anxious as ants on a hot pan.
"President Chou, are you really not going down the mountain to take a look? That's a hundred Ironclad Demon Wolves! Can those two kids handle them?"
Liu Ergou could not help looking at Chou Wantian.
"Liu Ergou, do you think I don't want to act? But the Demon Race and the Human Race have an agreement. If I make a move, it will directly provoke the Demon Race's frenzied retaliation. When that happens, the Human Race will suffer even heavier losses!"
Chou Wantian took a fierce swig of wine.
"No, I have to go down and take a look. Qingxian may have some secret treasures on her, but with so many Ironclad Demon Wolves, she might not even last a quarter of an hour!"
After hesitating for a long time, Lin Jiansan finally made up his mind.
"But..."
Chou Wantian started to speak, then stopped.
"At worst, I'll only save people and won't kill any demons!"
"Fine, I'll go with you!"
"Then what are we waiting for? Hurry up and go! If we're any later, everyone in our village will be dead!"
Chou Wantian and the other two hurriedly turned and were about to head for the hall entrance when they suddenly saw two figures slowly walk in from outside.
The three of them were stunned when they saw who had arrived.
"Qingxian, Xiao Chen, why have you two returned so quickly?"
Lin Jiansan could not help asking.
Seeing that the two were completely uninjured, without even a trace of blood on them, he was utterly astonished.
In his mind, the two should have been trapped in a bitter battle right now, hanging by a thread.
With so many Ironclad Demon Wolves, they would not be easy to deal with unless a Martial Master Realm expert came personally.
Earlier, if the two had not volunteered to fight, and if he had not wanted to damage their Sword Dao hearts, he would not even have allowed them to go into battle.
"Let him tell you."
Lin Qingxian pointed at Xiao Chen with an unhappy expression.
Lin Jiansan and the others immediately turned their gazes toward Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen cooperated and recounted everything that had happened earlier, from beginning to end.
"You're saying that not only did you behead more than a dozen demon wolves with one sword strike, you also instantly killed a Half-Step Martial Master with one strike?"
Lin Jiansan asked with a blank expression.
"That's right. Exactly so!"
Xiao Chen nodded.
"Hahaha! Kid, I never expected you to be such a braggart! You, a seventh-level Sword Disciple, beheading a pack of wolves and instantly killing a Half-Step Martial Master? Who are you trying to fool, ghosts?"
Lin Jiansan and Chou Wantian exchanged glances, then could not hold back any longer and burst into laughter.
Chou Wantian also looked unconvinced. "Kid, the most important thing in being a person is honesty. If you act like this, how are we supposed to trust you in the future?"
Sword cultivators were strong.
But Xiao Chen had only entered the Sword Dao for half an hour, and what he cultivated was the lowest-grade Heaven-Defying Demon Slayer Sword Sutra. How could he possibly be so ferocious?
Even Lin Qingxian, who had cultivated bitterly for more than a decade, was far from capable of doing this!
Liu Ergou could not help rolling his eyes at Xiao Chen as well.
Young people these days truly loved to boast too much!
Xiao Chen glanced at them. The Space Stone Ring on his finger suddenly flashed with a ghostly light, and more than a dozen demon wolf corpses, each like a small mountain, appeared out of thin air on the ground. They instantly filled nearly half the hall, and a pungent stench of blood spread through the air, making Lin Qingxian frown.
When Lin Jiansan and the others saw the wolf corpses on the ground, they froze.
A look of terror abruptly appeared on Liu Ergou's face as he looked at Xiao Chen. "Th-this many Ironclad Demon Wolf corpses... were they all killed by you alone?"
Though he was not a warrior, he could still tell that every one of these demon wolves had been killed with a single sword strike, their wounds smooth and even.
But the strongest part of Ironclad Demon Wolves was their scaled armor. How could this youth, who had only just entered the Sword Dao, possess such terrifying destructive power?
Lin Jiansan and Chou Wantian looked at each other, each seeing the horror in the other's eyes.
In their view, Xiao Chen's current strength should have been utterly incapable of breaking through an Ironclad Demon Wolf's defenses. Yet judging by the severed wounds on these wolf corpses, Xiao Chen had not only broken through them, but done so with extreme ease. It was simply unbelievable!
"Qingxian, tell us. What exactly happened just now? Was what Xiao Chen said true?"
Lin Jiansan looked at Lin Qingxian.
Lin Qingxian nodded. "It happened just as he said. But he also killed the Zhang Family's young master, and he even told them that if they wanted revenge, they should come find you, Grandfather!"
Lin Jiansan's eye twitched twice as he stared at Xiao Chen in shock.
This dog had gone down the mountain just once and already killed the young master of the Zhang Family, one of the five great Lineages of the Barren North?
And he had even told them to come find him for revenge?
Damn it, he killed someone, and I had to wipe his ass for him?
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