Kill him!

"Martial Artist?"

Bai Yang asked, dazed. Though this wasn't the first time he'd heard that word from the villagers, he still had no clear concept of it in his mind.

He only remembered that Liu Qingshan back on Earth had said he practiced martial arts, but no matter how he looked at it, someone like Liu Qingshan could probably be taken down ten times over by Little Cat... So what was the point of training in martial arts?

That was why Bai Yang had never taken it seriously. But now, hearing the words "Martial Artist" again, it seemed like a pretty big deal around here?

"Yes, young master. Aside from a legendary powerful Martial Artist, this subordinate can't think of anyone else who could kill a terrifying beast like the Four-eared Green Ox!"

Zhao Shi frowned from the side.

That's because you've never seen the power of guns and cannons! Bai Yang muttered inwardly. After waiting a long time and realizing Zhao Shi had nothing more to say, he asked:

"And then?"

"Young master, what 'and then'?"

"I mean, what exactly is a Martial Artist?"

"Don't know!"

Zhao Shi shook his head.

"..."

Then why even bring it up? You don't know anything, and I still have no clue what's so impressive about Martial Artists. Can a bullet kill one?

"By the way, you guys spar for so long every morning—aren't you training in martial arts? How come you know nothing about Martial Artists?"

Suddenly remembering this, Bai Yang spoke up.

Zhao Shi said helplessly, "Young master, that's not martial arts training. We're just simply tempering our muscles and bones to make ourselves a bit stronger... But this subordinate has vaguely heard that a Martial Artist, with the same strength, could kill ten or a hundred of us. That's the difference between ordinary people and Martial Artists!"

Hearing Zhao Shi's words, Bai Yang tilted his head and thought. Suddenly, he slapped his forehead and said:

"I think I get it. So you guys have a bunch of strength but no idea how to use it, right? You just swing knives or shoot bows, with zero 'professionalism.' And the Martial Artists you're talking about probably have some advanced martial techniques or something that let them unleash several times or even ten times their combat power. Is that it?"

"Probably?"

Zhao Shi answered with a blank look. What the hell did he know...

Bai Yang felt his summary was probably right, but it was useless. He didn't know anything about martial techniques or martial arts. All he knew were theories like "a heavy sword has no edge, great skill appears clumsy," or "four ounces deflect a thousand pounds," and he'd only seen those on TV. He knew jack...

"Young master, Martial Artists aren't that simple..."

Zhao Shi said, looking conflicted to death.

"I know, I know. I figure advanced Martial Artists can kill from a distance or unleash some big move. We'll look into that later. For now, that Four-eared Green Ox—you guys check if it's really dead. If it is, we'll go take a look, take some photos to show off..."

Bai Yang changed the subject, looking toward the massive Four-eared Green Ox in the distance. A flicker of insight seemed to flash through his mind, but he didn't catch it...

"Young master, what's 'taking photos'?"

Hu Zi heard a new term and asked without thinking.

"Why so many questions? Just check if that Green Ox is dead. We'll talk about the rest later."

Bai Yang waved his hand, refusing to answer the boring question.

"Young master, the Four-eared Green Ox is already dead!"

Zhao Shi said with certainty.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go see it..."

Bai Yang didn't care how they'd figured it out. As long as it was confirmed dead, that was fine. Holy crap, a 'deformed' ox that big—you don't see that every day. He'd regret it if he didn't go pay his respects.

Little Cat helped Bai Yang down to the ground. The group cautiously approached, eventually reaching the chaotic scene.

Standing before the Four-eared Green Ox, which was like a small hill, one could truly feel a soul-deep shock. They themselves seemed far too tiny.

If the Four-eared Green Ox were alive, one hoof could probably stomp a person into meat paste—no need to chop for dumplings...

Bai Yang pulled out his phone and told them to move aside. He took two selfies with the Four-eared Green Ox as the background, ignoring the curious stares of the dozen or so villagers. They wouldn't understand the selfie culture of the Great Celestial Dynasty anyway...

"Young master, we should leave quickly. The Four-eared Green Ox is dead, and it will probably attract a pack of fierce beasts soon."

Zhao Shi observed the surroundings and said worriedly.

"Got it. The smell of blood will draw beasts. All hands, back to the village..."

Bai Yang understood that logic. After satisfying his curiosity, he was more eager than anyone to get out of there...

Glancing around the area, Bai Yang couldn't imagine how terrifying a living Four-Eared Green Ox must be. Trees that took several people to wrap their arms around had been snapped in half or uprooted, roots and all. Even the Pillar of Heaven probably couldn't match its strength!

Furthermore, Bai Yang was certain the Four-eared Green Ox had been killed by a person. The crisscrossing wounds on its body were clearly torn open by sharp weapons. Its horns had been cleanly severed by a blade. Even some thick branches nearby had been cut by sharp weapons, the cuts smooth with hardly any splinters...

Likewise, Bai Yang couldn't imagine how terrifying the person who killed the Four-eared Green Ox must be!

"Young master, there's someone over there!"

Hu Zi's voice suddenly came from the side of the Four-eared Green Ox.

Everyone's heart tightened. If someone appeared in a place like this, it went without saying they weren't ordinary.

Little Cat immediately drew her Titanium Alloy longsword and shielded Bai Yang behind her.

Bai Yang felt moved, but at the same time quietly reached for the pistol at his waist and asked Hu Zi, "What exactly happened?"

"Uh, young master, that person seems to be dead."

Hu Zi turned around, scratched his head, and looked at Bai Yang and the others.

Everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Can't you just finish your sentence in one go? Why do you have to pause like that?

"I'll go check."

Zhao Shi was the first to run over and inspect the situation, faithfully fulfilling his duty as a guard. The others held their Titanium Alloy Blades, keeping Bai Yang at the center and scanning their surroundings with high alert.

"Young master, there really is a person, but he's already dead."

Soon, Zhao Shi's confirming voice came through.

"Let's go, take a look."

Bai Yang thought for a moment and said. Although dead people were a bit creepy, he couldn't resist his curiosity. A corpse appearing in this place was probably related to the Four-eared Green Ox.

Surrounded by the villagers, Bai Yang approached and saw a person who had died a gruesome death.

It was a young man in a black robe. His cause of death was a sharp ox horn as thick as a basketball piercing through his chest and abdomen. The horn that had run him through was a full two meters long!

The dead Black-robed Youth lay face up on the ground. The ferocious ox horn had pierced through his body and pointed at the sky. His eyes were wide open, and in his hand, he still clutched a one-and-a-half-meter-long Azure Longsword...

"This guy was probably the one who killed the Four-eared Green Ox, but it looks like they ended up taking each other out."

After observing for a moment, Bai Yang covered his mouth and concluded.

At the same time, he mentally filled in a scene like this: under the moonlight, in pitch darkness, this guy somehow ran into the Four-eared Green Ox, and then somehow they started fighting. Even as a Martial Artist, the Black-robed Youth probably couldn't face the Four-eared Green Ox head-on, so he relied on skill and speed to spar with it. They fought three hundred rounds, a battle that shook heaven and earth, from night until day. In the end, when the Four-eared Green Ox was covered in wounds and about to fall, it suddenly went berserk and rammed him. So he got stabbed by the horn. He didn't dare pull the horn out, so he just cut it off with his sword. Finally, both sides collapsed. The Four-eared Green Ox died, and he couldn't escape either, so he could only lie down and wait for death...

As for why they started fighting in the first place, only the ghosts knew...

"Cough... save... me..."

While Bai Yang was wildly imagining all sorts of nonsense, the Black-robed Youth, who had clearly looked dead beyond dead, suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood and spoke in broken gasps, asking for help.

Holy shit...

Including Bai Yang, everyone's bodies trembled. Damn, was this a corpse coming back to life?

"Save me... I'm from Deyang Town... the Che family... Che..."

Hearing those broken words, Bai Yang's eyes flickered, and he shouted loudly, "Zhao Shi, kill him!"

With a flash of cold light, Zhao Shi didn't hesitate for a second to carry out Bai Yang's order. He swung his blade and chopped off the Black-robed Youth's head!

"Holy shit, you almost scared me to death. And if you're from the Che family, you deserve to die even more. Che family? I'll Che your sister!"

Looking at the head rolling away, Bai Yang spat and said.

Using his ass to think, this guy must have been sent into the forest by the Che family to take revenge on the villagers. But who the hell knew why he ended up going head-to-head with the Four-eared Green Ox? When he was on the verge of death, he was unlucky enough to be found by Bai Yang and the others, and he even asked them to save him. This luck was probably because he didn't check the almanac before going out...

"I knew it, there's no way this was a coincidence. It's not like it's spring, so why would the Four-eared Green Ox go berserk for no reason? Turns out it was fighting with a Che family Martial Artist in the dead of night!"

While complaining inwardly, Bai Yang shouted, "Don't just stand there like idiots. Hurry up and loot the corpse so we can go home!"

"Young master, what does 'loot the corpse' mean?"

Hu Zi asked.

"It means take everything on him that you think is useful, got it?"

Bai Yang said irritably. Even though he knew the guy was already dead beyond dead, he still didn't get close to the corpse. Who knew what kind of miraculous abilities a Martial Artist who didn't die even in a situation like that might have? Just because his head was cut off didn't mean there was no danger, right?

Hu Zi faithfully carried out Bai Yang's orders. He thought everything on the Black-robed Youth was useful, so he stripped him completely bare...

Then the group quickly left...

A formidable man who had fought three hundred rounds, killed the Four-eared Green Ox, and barely survived, only to have his head chopped off by a bunch of hicks. What rotten luck...

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