Robbery? A Cultivator's Cave Abode Map!

"Kid, you actually dared to steal a chicken." Just as Chen Huai'an was about to savor the delicacy, a reprimanding shout exploded behind him.

He had been too absorbed in roasting the chicken just now and had failed to notice that there were people nearby.

"Steal a chicken?" Chen Huai'an turned and looked around, staring at the two men with a puzzled expression. "Someone stole a chicken? Where is he?"

"Kid, quit playing dumb in front of me. Aren't you the chicken thief?" One of them, a sharp-faced man with a monkeyish look, stared fixedly at the golden-brown roasted chicken on the wooden rack. The two brothers had unexpectedly stumbled upon such a haul today.

"Me?" Chen Huai'an pointed at himself in disbelief.

What were these two trying to do? They were clearly coveting his roasted chicken.

"Kid, if you don't want this taken to the Law Enforcement Hall, hand the roasted chicken over to us for disposal. We'll pretend we never saw anything." The other, a tall young man, glared at Chen Huai'an.

"You want to steal my roasted chicken? You're courting death." Chen Huai'an stared at the two of them coldly.

He had no doubt that these two had been sent by the Zhang Family to cause him trouble. He had already hidden himself so far away, yet they had still tracked him down and even tried to threaten him with the Law Enforcement Hall. They truly deserved to die.

"Get him! Teach this bastard a lesson! A piece of trash at the fourth level of the Body Tempering Realm dares challenge us brothers?" The sharp-faced man shot the youth beside him a look, then pounced at Chen Huai'an.

Since they were being so direct, Chen Huai'an saw no reason to indulge them. He raised his fist to meet the attack.

The moment Chen Huai'an rose, the other man lunged straight for the roasted chicken on the fire rack.

Bang!

With a dull thud, the sharp-faced man was sent flying backward.

The other man had yet to touch the roasted chicken when Chen Huai'an's dagger shot out in an instant.

"Damn bastard, you actually dared to hurt someone!" The man trying to grab the chicken failed to get it and was instead wounded by Chen Huai'an's thrown dagger. He was both shocked and enraged.

"If a tiger doesn't show its might, you think I'm a sick cat? Any stray mutt thinks it can come steal my things." The instant Chen Huai'an exchanged blows with them, he knew their cultivation levels: one was at the third level of the Body Tempering Realm, while the other was at the fourth.

Had he not held back, he could have killed them with a single strike.

"You're not at the fourth level of the Body Tempering Realm. Who are you? How can you be this strong?" The fourth-level Body Tempering Realm man knew Chen Huai'an was stronger than them the moment he was struck by the dagger. They had kicked an iron plate today.

"Run! This guy is too strong. We're no match for him at all!"

"You want to run? Did I agree?" Seeing the two men trying to flee, Chen Huai'an leaped forward and blocked the fourth-level Body Tempering Realm man.

Chen Huai'an lifted him up as though he were grabbing a chick.

"What are you doing?"

"What am I doing? That's what I should be asking you." Chen Huai'an stared at him coldly.

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me! We were wrong! Please, Senior Brother, show mercy and let us go." Sensing the killing intent in Chen Huai'an's eyes, the fourth-level Body Tempering Realm man hurriedly begged for mercy.

As for the sharp-faced third-level Body Tempering Realm man, he was scared senseless. He did not dare make the slightest move and also dropped to his knees before Chen Huai'an to beg for mercy.

"You tried to steal my roasted chicken, and now you want me to spare you. Do you think that's possible?" Seeing that they had not mentioned any backing, Chen Huai'an concluded that they had not been sent by either the Zhang Family or the Zhao Family, and the killing intent in his eyes eased somewhat.

"I'm sorry, we were wrong. As long as you spare us, everything we have on us is yours as compensation." The fourth-level Body Tempering Realm man quickly said.

"Oh? What good things could you possibly have?" Chen Huai'an glanced at him dismissively. They were all outer sect menial disciples, poor enough to hear coins rattle in an empty pocket. They had nothing that could tempt him.

"Senior Brother, we truly don't have anything valuable on us, but us brothers know of a cultivator's cave abode. If you agree to spare us, we'll tell you about it." The fourth-level Body Tempering Realm man took a deep breath before speaking.

"A cultivator's cave abode?" Chen Huai'an looked doubtful.

"That's right, a cultivator's cave abode. Us brothers discovered it by accident, but there are restrictions inside. With our strength, we can't break through the restrictions on the cave abode at all. As long as you spare us, we'll tell you where it is." The sharp-faced man hurriedly chimed in.

Chen Huai'an looked the two men up and down. He found no sign of deceit in their eyes.

That meant they were telling the truth, not making something up just to save their lives.

"Tell me about it. If the information is true, it's not impossible for me to spare you." Chen Huai'an was tempted. A cultivator's cave abode was likely a cultivation retreat established by an immortal master above the Qi Refining Realm. If he could truly break the restrictions inside, he would surely gain something.

"Senior Brother, everything I said is true. If we have deceived you in any way, may us brothers die a miserable death." Seeing Chen Huai'an nod, the two men felt as though they had been granted a pardon and hurriedly swore their sincerity.

Soon, through their account, Chen Huai'an learned what had happened.

The cultivator's cave abode they spoke of was in the Qingyun Mountains, within Qingyun Sect territory. Some time ago, they had left Qingyun Sect to search for treasure. Unfortunately, their cultivation was too low, and they had been unable to find the cave abode itself. They had only reached its outskirts before being blocked by a restriction. They had planned to return and try their luck again once their cultivation improved.

If they still could not break the restriction, they would seek others to explore it with them. But their cultivation was too low, and they feared that if they sought help from high-level cultivators, those people might kill them to keep the secret.

If they had not needed to save their lives this time, and if Chen Huai'an had truly been likely to kill them, they would never have revealed this secret to him.

"Senior Brother, this is the map that records the location of the cultivator's cave abode. But we had an agreement: once we tell you, you'll spare us." The fourth-level Body Tempering Realm man took out a yellowed sheepskin scroll.

Chen Huai'an accepted the sheepskin scroll. It was indeed a map, but whether it truly led to the cultivator's cave abode they described could only be determined by going there.

"All right, you can get lost." Chen Huai'an was not some bloodthirsty fiend. They had only wanted to steal his things, and they were still within the sect, where it was unwise to make too many enemies. Since they had not intended to kill him, he let them go.

Of course, killing them would indeed eliminate quite a few future troubles. But after careful consideration, he decided that killing them would also bring him no small amount of trouble. Besides, they had shown a good attitude in admitting their mistakes, and his strength surpassed theirs, so he was not afraid of their revenge in the slightest.

Hearing Chen Huai'an's words, the two felt as though they had been granted a pardon. Supporting each other, they hurriedly fled.

The meat of the Five-Colored Golden Pheasant was delicious, but they had to stay alive to enjoy it.

"Senior Brother Tian, are we really just giving him the map to the cultivator's cave abode?" The sharp-faced man looked back in Chen Huai'an's direction, unwilling to accept it.

"What else do you want to do? He may have the strength of the late Body Tempering Realm. What can we use to take revenge on him? Besides, we're both injured now. If you have the ability to retaliate, go ahead. Just don't drag me into it. As for the cultivator's cave abode, I've already memorized the route. Even without the map, I can find it. What we need to do now is recover from our injuries quickly. Once you reach the middle stage of the Body Tempering Realm, we'll make another trip." The fourth-level Body Tempering Realm man said resentfully.

"A cultivator's cave abode map? Who would've thought that eating a roasted chicken would bring such an opportunity?" Chen Huai'an muttered as he looked at the map in his hand.

Whether the map was real or not, it was still an opportunity. When the chance came, he had to seize it.