Chapter 114 Blood Curse (Third Update)
Sharpness alone is not enough! Wu Youren ignored the woman's words.
He infused his inner energy into the dagger—it was indeed effective; it could withstand the attack.
Then, with a flick of his wrist, he stabbed the burly man in the calf with a knife, the blade going straight in without the hilt!
"That's fine!" The young man nodded in satisfaction. "Knight- grade dagger, not exactly a masterpiece, but it's good enough."
The woman was horrified upon seeing this. "I promise I won't retaliate. Don't you want your money anymore?"
She believed she had hit the nail on the head with every word, but it was no use. The boy turned around and walked towards her expressionlessly.
The woman's heart sank, and she gritted her teeth as she spoke, "I want to know, what did I do wrong?"
Wu Youren finally spoke slowly, "I also need comrades-in-arms, but unfortunately—you know too much!"
The woman glared at him intently. "You'll be the enemy of the entire Teli Tribe!"
"So what?" Wu Youren thrust the dagger towards her throat, where the carotid artery was located.
They're already the enemy of the entire Great Liang, what's a few more small border tribes compared to that?
The dagger pierced through easily, then he pulled it out and retreated rapidly to avoid getting blood on himself.
The woman's throat was not cut; she could hear a clear hissing sound.
That was the sound of her own blood splattering! Her face paled, and she gave a cold laugh, "You're dead. The Teli Tribe is cursed with blood!"
As expected of the Barbarian Tribe woman, she could have been saved at that moment, but she chose to face death head-on.
"Hmm?" Wu Youren raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, releasing his senses to envelop the other party.
Sure enough, a faint, almost imperceptible aura of resentment locked onto its location.
Does your tribe have a shaman or a priest? Wu Youren became wary.
He would not underestimate anyone; that would be irresponsible to his own life, even if the other party came from the Barbarian Tribe on the border.
He swayed from side to side, but found he couldn't shake them off.
The other party's lock-on was elusive, but he just had that feeling.
However, as the saying goes, "a lot of lice won't bite," and there was no fear on his face.
Instead, he sighed softly, "Why bother? I've already tried to avoid you all."
The woman didn't speak, but just stared at him coldly, her eyes filled with endless anger.
Wu Youren remained unmoved by that look; he even gave a rare smile, "But you're being far from sincere."
"Using your logic, if she were truly the chief's beloved daughter, how could she possibly come to kill a ghost herself!"
"You—know nothing!" The woman's face grew paler and paler as she spoke weakly.
"The heir to the tribe must be a warrior!"
"Hmph," Wu Youren snorted lightly, then shook his head, glancing at the burly man's corpse. "His death wasn't cursed."
The woman slowly shook her head; she was weak all over and entangled in the large net, so the movement was very slight.
A mocking smile played on her lips. "Trying to trick me into revealing information? You won't get away with it!"
"I had considered cooperating with you," Wu Youren muttered softly.
He had indeed considered it; gaining the trust of a peripheral tribe of Liang would bring many benefits.
But he also asked himself, what makes me think I can control the will of a tribe?
The worst thing a person can do is to be blindly arrogant and fail to see their own limitations.
Moreover, the other party tried to snatch the Resentment Qi Crystal without saying a word at the very beginning of the meeting, showing absolutely no quality of "reasoning"!
At the very least, it's impossible to reason with an outsider like him.
If you were to actually side with them, there's a 99% chance you'd be trapped in an even bigger prison than Jin Garden!
Of course, the most crucial point is: the opponent saw him use the Fireball Spell!
Once the news reaches the Liang's government, whether it's a genuine awakening or a feigned one, it will bring countless troubles.
If a ruler is not discreet, he will lose his ministers; if a minister is not discreet, he will lose his life; if important matters are not kept secret, harm will result.
The woman before him—he also had a reason to kill her.
That is, after killing the strong man, he gained another wave of experience points.
Compared to the Knight of Liang, the Barbarian Tribe Knight only have about half the experience points.
This probably suggests that the feud between the Teli Tribe and the Jin was not that serious.
However, it is clear that they cannot be allies. Just by looking at the burly man who talks nonsense, you can tell that the Barbarian Tribe are not to be trusted.
He was well aware of the lessons learned from the Battle of Talas.
The woman's eyes finally lost their light, and suddenly, an invisible resentment rushed towards him with incredible speed.
Unlike the Weird Qi, nor the figure of Ershan, it was a kind of indescribable resentment, faster than lightning!
In a flash, Wu Youren flicked his toe and kicked the bound Arrow Beast directly!
He himself suddenly flashed away.
The resentment struck the Arrow Beast squarely, vanished instantly, and then—that was it!
"Holy crap!" Wu Youren couldn't help but mutter under his breath. This is really something else!
The woman, who had been lifeless, suddenly opened her eyes wide and moved her mouth slightly.
But in the end, her head tilted to the side and she stopped moving completely.
But her lifeless eyes still held a deep sense of astonishment and a hint of resentment.
"And there's the Blood Curse of revenge—" Wu Youren was utterly speechless.
This idea existed on Blue Star before the time travel, and unexpectedly, it's similar here.
However, considering that he was also emulating the national fortune balancer, he felt that there was nothing unacceptable about it.
Similar stories can exist in different worlds!
Then he frowned slightly, and his hand, which was resting on his waist, twitched. Why did he feel— the Weird-Repelling Jue had just trembled?
This was his second, prepared move.
He took out the jade pendant and examined it, finding nothing had changed. The slightly turbulent Weird Qi around him instantly subsided.
Looking at the jade pendant, he fell into deep thought. What was going on?
The Weird-Repelling Jue, which I obtained from my grandfather, was initially determined to be a relatively exquisite piece of stone.
The subsequent changes were likely influenced by him, rather than him benefiting from the stone!
At this moment, he was thinking that the dark shadow inside Ershan's body was blocked by Weird-Repelling Jue.
It seems to have been digested, and its quality has improved slightly.
In other words, this jade pendant might actually be able to absorb the index of the Blood Curse?
He doesn't understand the relevant mechanisms yet, and he doesn't know if he's missed an opportunity.
However, even if he had another chance, he wouldn't try to use the Weird-Repelling Block immediately.
If he fails, the consequences will be dire; even if he only destroys the jade pendant, he will be heartbroken.
He had no choice but to resist last time; if he had had an Arrow Beast with him then, he would have acted the same way today.
"Next time we encounter Blood Curse, should we... never mind, what am I thinking? Ugh, playing it safe is the most important thing."
Next, Wu Youren observed for ten minutes and confirmed that the woman was completely dead.
This woman's cultivation level wasn't high, but the experience points she gave were significantly more than those of the strong man.
It's likely that the "torture" factor was involved again. Although he didn't actually do that, the other party's resentment level was probably maxed out.
Now, he needs to properly handle the aftermath.
First, you loot corpses. Men and women are treated equally. As long as they are enemies, there is no distinction based on gender.
But the result of looting the corpse left him completely stunned.
These two are well-equipped. Barbarian Tribe may be poor, but the chieftain's daughter and her guards can't be too poor.
Wu Youren had already made up his mind; he wouldn't take any weapons, including the dagger that ultimately killed the woman.
He would even give up earth dragon meat; all he wanted was some gold coins, the kind officially issued by the Great Liang.
However, looking at the seven Resentment Qi Crystal in his hand, and four other items that were clearly also strange objects, he was conflicted.
"What the hell—how many Weird Race did those two kill?"
Forget it, I'll stop thinking about it for now. He first cast Fireball Spell, burning the two corpses, and then poured oil on them and burned them again.
As the fire burned, he severed the vines binding the Arrow Beast. "You are free!"
Anyway, the taste and energy are both mediocre. And since it carries Blood Curse, you can run as far as you want.
Then he dismantled all the surrounding mechanisms, restored the area to its original state as much as possible, and backfilled the excavated cave.
After burying their ashes, he took their weapons deep into the mountains and scattered them away.
In short, he wanted to erase all traces; anything he could think of, he wanted to completely remove.
Next, the shelter will be abandoned and restored to a state where "it seems no one has ever been there".
The supplies in the shelter were not a problem to take.
The things he brought into the mountains were originally carried in by him, and he had already used up quite a bit of them; he could have moved them all in one trip.
These various matters took Wu Youren a whole day and night to complete.
Upon arriving at the main shelter, he began to think carefully: What should he do next?
This is a really big mess!
But these two are really going too far. They already have eleven strange items, and they're still relentlessly stealing from others?
Complaining won't help; it's better to seriously analyze the situation you're facing.
Wu Youren speculated that it was impossible for all eleven strange items to have been discovered by these two individuals.
The Barbarian Tribe appeared nearby, but it wouldn't be long before they arrived. Even if the two of them had come earlier, they couldn't have possibly killed that many.
These strange objects may have been confiscated from others by the chief's daughter and kept in her custody.
After all, the Teli Tribe had said that there were principles for the collection and unified distribution of the strange items, so these two wouldn't lie about something like this.
Wu Youren came to a rather speechless conclusion: if everything is true, women in the Teli Tribe must have a fairly high status!
The chieftain's daughter's visit to kill the monster may very well be a training exercise!
So, should he decisively retreat now, or act as if nothing happened and continue his daily monster-hunting routine?
This is a dilemma. Evacuating might seem like an attempt to cover up the truth, while pretending nothing happened could lead to him being subjected to torture and forced confessions.
The Liang are already quite unreasonable, but there's no doubt that the Barbarian Tribe even more unreasonable!
Wu Youren thought about it for half the night and decided to evacuate as soon as possible, at least outside the mountains, where he would have more room to maneuver.
In the mountains, if you get cornered by the Barbarian Tribe, you're truly doomed.
Counting the time, he has been here for twelve days. If he's lucky, he should be able to get two Resentment Qi Crystal.
However, it took him another three days to emerge from the white fog and reach the ridge.
Chapter 115 Rescue (Fourth Update)
When Wu Youren appeared, it was still evening, and Sister Hua was waiting by his cave.
Upon seeing him emerge, the female warrior chuckled, "Quickly this time, two?"
"Yes," Wu Youren nodded, "I didn't want to wait any longer, so I came out to hear news of the great battle."
"No news, they're still stalling," Sister Hua replied calmly. "But some Barbarian Tribe have started to join the war one after another."
"Oh," Wu Youren didn't ask any further questions, continuing to maintain his usual taciturn persona.
Regardless, producing the crystals first is the proper thing to do; he rejects meaningless pleasantries, the core relationship between the two parties is a transaction.
Just then, a figure flashed by, and the military Knight arrived as expected.
After witnessing the two finish assessing the value of the crystal, he spoke up, "How many days of rest are you taking this time?"
"I don't want to rest anymore," Wu Youren said decisively. "Since the Barbarian Tribe want to go into the mountains, then I'm going back to Red Pine!"
"You've gone too far," the soldier said, his face darkening. "I've already made all that boasting, and you're telling me you're not playing anymore?"
"Those are Barbarian Tribe," Wu Youren said, spreading his hands in exasperation, "They're unreasonable!"
"Huh?" A hint of surprise flashed in the soldier's eyes. "You ran into them?"
"Do I even need to encounter them?" Wu Youren shook his head, both amused and exasperated. " Barbarian Tribe —the word alone is enough, isn't it?"
"The little guy is indeed very cautious," surprisingly, even the female Knight from the Intelligence Agency spoke up for him.
Of course, one could also interpret it as her mocking the cowardice of the people of Jin; it all depends on how the person involved interprets it.
However, the soldier refused to give up, saying, "I can send two soldiers to protect him!"
Sister Hua didn't respond at all: Have you forgotten how resistant the little guy was last time?
However, this question reminded Wu Youren, who raised an eyebrow and asked, " Sister Hua, where are your subordinates?"
He didn't really want to know the other party's information; he just wanted to subtly hint at it to the soldier.
However, Sister Hua's answer was quite unexpected. She raised her chin and said with a half-smile, "You've gone into the mountains too—"
"He went in not long after you, all by himself!"
"Alone?" Wu Youren's expression changed slightly. "That courage—I admire it!"
"Hmm?" Sister Hua glanced at him sideways. "Why do I feel like you're praising yourself?"
Just from these words, one might think that the two have a special relationship, but that's not the case.
At least Wu Youren wouldn't think that way. Prisoners and guards spend a lot of time together and can even exchange a few jokes!
He shook his head. "He's different from me. I have no other choice— Sister Hua, this time I don't want supplies, I want money."
"No way you're asking for money," Sister Hua shook her head decisively. "We haven't completed the mission yet, you're overthinking it!"
"Then I'll owe you one," Wu Youren was truly not going to indulge the other party anymore. "I also admit, I owe you a task!"
"Don't be so quick to refuse," Sister Hua's expression changed slightly, "I can offer a 10% discount."
"We agreed on a 20% discount before," the boy said with a smile, shaking his head. "Sis, this price increase is giving me the creeps."
"If you don't want to be here, then let's go somewhere else," the soldier said, not one to fuss. "Shall I find you another Weird Domain?"
"Is it appropriate?" Wu Youren didn't refuse, but hesitated. "I'm from the State of Jin —you know."
"----" The soldier remained silent for a long time before looking at the female Knight, "If you're willing to help, then that's easy to say."
Transferring hostages from other countries out of Tianjing is a violation of regulations.
The military isn't incapable of doing it—if there were no violations, why would there be rules?
However, the cost of violating the rules is quite high for them. If the Intelligence Agency were to handle it, they could easily get away with it by making up some excuse.
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"Why should I help him?" Sister Hua retorted angrily, "Because he's good-looking?"
"Never mind then," Wu Youren said, waving his hand quickly. "If we don't talk about appearances, we can still be friends."
" Tianjing is fine. I'm spoiled and pampered; I might not be able to handle the hardships down there."
"You don't need to say all that," Sister Hua said calmly. "Anyway, you mean you don't plan to go back into the mountains?"
Wu Youren did not answer directly, "I acknowledge the debts I owe."
"Then you decide," Sister Hua said, looking at the soldier. "Judging from the way things are going, it might not be possible to reach a conclusion anytime soon."
The debates in the imperial court surrounding the Weird Domain of Tianjing seem to be quite intense.
The soldier hesitated for a long time before finally gritting his teeth and saying, " Tianjing is far too dangerous. We can consider going elsewhere."
Those who don't understand only see a Weird Domain about to form, and the imperial court has different attitudes towards how to deal with it.
However, having come from a military garrison in the capital region, he had heard that power struggles in the imperial court were not so simple.
Even the simplest things, as long as there is conflict, may involve grudges, factions, and even ideologies!
Of course, there are also benefits.
Sister Hua remained silent for a while before finally speaking, "A few mere Resentment Qi Crystal —it's not worth it."
The Intelligence Agency has incredible power; almost no one can stop them from doing what they want.
However, even a powerful Intelligence Agency has to consider costs when doing things, and she thought it wasn't worth it.
A hint of disappointment flashed in the soldier's eyes, but he still nodded. "It's not worth it. Let's wait for a more suitable opportunity."
Sister Hua remained silent for a while before nodding slightly without saying a word.
Seeing that neither of them spoke, Wu Youren asked, "Is there anything else?"
The soldier glanced at him but remained silent, while Sister Hua casually asked, "Are you going back already?"
"A night's rest is fine too," Wu Youren pulled out a water pouch, gulped down two mouthfuls, "I'm exhausted."
Don't be Weird Qi his carefree life in the mountains; the area is shrouded in eeriness, and while things may go smoothly, if something does happen, he'll be pulverized.
His nerves were constantly on edge, and it was exhausting to persevere for more than ten days.
"Let's stay a couple more days," Sister Hua casually suggested, "Just in case something unexpected happens."
Wu Youren did not object; if he were in such a hurry to go back, it would seem too deliberate.
Even without waiting for the incident involving those two from the Teli Tribe to come to light, just getting Sister Hua to become suspicious will create a lot of trouble.
He nodded casually. "That works too. What unexpected changes might occur?"
"That's enough, get your facts straight," Sister Hua glanced at him, "Is this... an addiction to gathering information?"
Wu Youren snorted and muttered, "Then don't even start, you're just deliberately keeping us in suspense."
"The little guy's gotten too cocky," Sister Hua said with a smile, glancing at the soldier. "He's developed a temper."
You shameless bastard who owes money! Wu Youren couldn't say it directly, so he could only drink two more mouthfuls of water.
After swallowing, he said, "These past few days have been perfect for you to cash out."
Seeing this, the soldier -Knight shook his head slightly: The little guy really doesn't want to suffer a loss!
However, after waiting for two days, during which Sister Hua appeared and disappeared intermittently, she never mentioned the matter of cashing out, and Wu Youren did not urge her.
On the fourth day, near noon, faint gunshots suddenly rang out from outside the mountains.
These days, sporadic gunshots can be heard from time to time, but this time it's more frequent.
Wu Youren came out of the cave and looked around. The visibility was not very high, so he couldn't see what had happened.
However, he didn't care much; most of the gunshots were from ordinary bullets, not Weird-Breaking Projectile.
It wasn't that Weird Qi burst out of the mountain, but rather that internal strife broke out among the martial artists.
Since he has nothing to do with the Weird Race, and is currently within the army's effective control zone, what trouble could he possibly cause?
Even if Barbarian Tribe chieftain leads his people up a mountain ridge, he still has to consider the military's reaction.
Just as he was thinking this, another rumbling sound came. "Tsk, they're even using grenades."
Just then, the intercom on his wristwatch rang, "Is everything alright up the mountain?"
The one who spoke was Sister Hua; I don't know where she is right now.
Immediately afterward, the soldier -Knight responded, "Everything's fine right now. We're investigating. We don't know which guy went crazy."
"Received," Sister Hua replied readily. "I'm on my way, I'll be there soon."
Five or six minutes later, the gunfire subsided—any longer and things would have really gotten out of hand.
However, Sister Hua it would be soon, and it took her twenty minutes to reach the ridge.
As soon as she appeared, the soldiers Knight appeared from another direction.
This isn't called tacit understanding; rather, it's that the latter is unwilling to have much one-on-one contact with Wu Youren —it's easy to get confused.
After he appeared, he stated, "It's an internal struggle among the Barbarian Tribe; we don't need to concern ourselves with them."
"Damn it," Sister Hua snorted, "No wonder it smelled so foul, it's affecting the air quality!"
Many elites in Liang held deep-seated prejudices against the Barbarian Tribe.
The soldier didn't respond to that, but instead looked at the boy, "Find an opportunity while you're in the organization in the mountains to draw a schematic diagram."
Wu Youren remained silent for a long time before answering, "Those official documents of mine were all paid for."
He wasn't obsessed with money; rather, why should someone else take away and use his carefully laid trap for free?
"We need to avoid those obstacles," the soldier explained, then asked, "What if someone gets hurt? Will you take responsibility?"
"No need to rush him," Sister Hua said. "If he really drew a diagram for you, wouldn't that give you a reason to go back to Red Pine?"
"Can't he go back to Red Pine?" A hoarse, smoky voice rang out, and a figure flashed— Great Knight Hong Yan appeared.
" Sister Hong!" Sister Hua greeted her with a smile. She had previously claimed to know Instructor Hong, and it turned out she really did.
" Hong Da!" Wu Youren hurriedly greeted him, "It's not that I'm not going back—"
The Chief Instructor Hong had previously told him to get ready, as they would be going into the mountains soon.
As a result, he went out of the Martial Academy to gather information and never returned; it has been more than two months since then.
"I understand," Hong Yan glanced at Sister Hua, feeling that since she was an acquaintance, it wasn't convenient to cause trouble.
She then looked at the soldier and asked expressionlessly, "Was it you who wouldn't let him go back?"
Military Knight can claim to have military duties to perform and do not need to be addressed as Great Knight.
But he felt there was no need to offend someone unnecessarily. Although the other person wasn't a soldier, they were Martial Academy instructor with students all over the world.
"Mainly because there have been a lot of troubles with the Barbarian Tribe recently, it wouldn't be safe for him to go back—he can play a greater role here."
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