NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 16: The Assassination (Part 1)
Chapter 16: The Assassination (Part 1)
"Second level of the Treasure Body."
Chen Zhixing's eyes sparkled as he swung his hand, causing a gust of wind to roar through the room.
With the second level of the Treasure Body, he possessed a strength of a thousand pounds! Chen Zhixing had only completed half of the labor palace, yet he had gained such immense power.
The "Bull Demon Star Transformation Technique" was even more extraordinary than Chen Zhixing had imagined.
"I'll strive to complete the labor palace within this month," Chen Zhixing thought silently.
The next moment, Chen Zhixing got up, found some paper and pen in the room, and wrote down the formulas for the Pinghai Pill and the Nine Revolutions of Heavenly Cold Sutra in an ancient book.
The writing on the ancient book was skillful and precise, with a vintage and full brush style.
Anyone who saw it would never suspect that the lengthy and intricate text in the ancient book was written by a child not yet a year old.
After finishing, Chen Zhixing carefully stored the book in his chest pocket and stumbled out of the room like a toddler learning to walk.
"Sister Yue'er?"
Upon stepping outside, Chen Zhixing saw Mo Qingyue waiting at the door.
"Good morning, little Zhixing."
Mo Qingyue, dressed in simple white clothes, greeted him with a gentle smile.
"Good morning, Sister Yue'er."
Chen Zhixing looked up and replied with innocent joy.
He noticed a peculiar scent from the frail and malnourished girl before him.
Mo Qingyue seemed unusually calm and nonchalant.
Given the status of the Chen family, despite their fall from grace, they were still a significant family that was not easily approached by ordinary people.
Typically, anyone coming to the Chen family would feel awed and restrained.
Yet Mo Qingyue and the elder Jia Longfei showed no signs of nervousness or unease.
Their calm demeanor, despite some superficial pretense, was hard to hide.
This suggested two possibilities:
First, they might be very familiar with the Chen family, making them indifferent to the grandeur.
Second, their status might far exceed that of the Chen family, so they carried a superior attitude and were unaffected by any pressure.
There was also a third possibility—that they were ordinary people without cultivation, oblivious to the true worth of the long-lived family.
However, was that likely?
"Where did these two people come from?"
Chen Zhixing frowned.
He seemed to remember that the plot of "The Great Cultivation" did not mention these two characters.
He shook his head, not dwelling further on it.
The plot and setting of "The Great Cultivation" were extensive, and the portrayal of the Chen family was brief and limited.
Perhaps he had overlooked these characters in his past life.
The Eastern Xuan Domain had thirteen provinces.
Among them, Lin'an City was located in Yan Province, below Ziwai Mountain.
Though described as being below the mountain, the distance from Ziwai Mountain to Lin'an City was at least two hundred miles.
Cultivators valued peace and natural harmony, so they avoided the noise of markets and entertainment when cultivating.
As night fell, Chen Tianliang and Ying Shuangshuang took Chen Zhixing and headed towards Lin'an City.
Soon after they left, in a side room.
The door creaked open, and Mo Qingyue stepped out.
She glanced at the direction where Chen Tianliang and others had gone.
The next moment.
Whoosh!
Mo Qingyue transformed into a blur and vanished.
Only a small black dot was seen rapidly disappearing into the distance.
Lin'an City was about two hundred miles from Ziwai Mountain.
Typically, with Chen Tianliang's cultivation, it would take just a cup of tea to reach there.
However, considering Chen Zhixing, Chen Tianliang slowed his pace significantly.
It took them a full hour to arrive in Lin'an City.
The city was bustling with activity, with streets paved in blue stone and lined with long red lanterns and colorful ribbons crossing the streets.
Various performers displayed their skills—breaking stones with their chests, breathing fire, and performing with knives and guns. Vendors shouted loudly, selling candied fruit and sweet rice cakes.
Children played with rattles and intricately designed lanterns, laughing and chasing each other.
Scholars and beautiful women strolled the streets, discussing poetry and enjoying the lantern festival, occasionally laughing at the witty riddles.
There were also old blind men sitting in front of their homes, gently playing the erhu.
The whole city of Lin'an was alive with vibrant, lively human activity.
"This is what life should be like!"
Chen Tianliang and Ying Shuangshuang walked ahead, slightly moved.
Every time he walked through a mortal city, Chen Tianliang felt a sense of disconnection.
One side was the tumultuous cultivation world, and the other was the peaceful, everyday life of ordinary people.
Chen Zhixing, meanwhile, carried a small lantern and followed closely behind.
According to Chen Tianliang, the lantern festival was an opportunity for them to enjoy some time alone, while Chen Zhixing would simply follow.
"You two are really something!"
Chen Zhixing could not help but mentally complain.
Then, he shook his head and silently observed his surroundings.
He had an instinctive feeling that the figures of Kui Mu and Zhuang Wuxian from the previous day would not give up so easily.
Meanwhile, not far from Chen Tianliang and his group, in a dark alley corner.
Three figures were coldly watching Chen Tianliang and his party.
The two figures on the sides were Kui Mu and Zhuang Wuxian.
"Meng, later you and I will act together to draw away Chen Tianliang," Kuimu said, looking at the tall figure in the center, who wore a black veil and a conical hat, smiling.
This person was a powerful expert hired at great expense, with cultivation at the third level of True Martial Realm.
Kui Mu was confident that, with the three of them working together, they could easily detain Chen Tianliang!
The figure under the conical hat spoke in a hoarse voice, "Kuimu, this is Lin'an City, the Chen family's territory. Do you want me to act against Chen Tianliang here? Are you trying to get me killed?"
Kuimu's smile froze on his face, and he said, "Meng, I'm not asking you to fight Chen Tianliang to the death. Just hold him off for a while. Even if the Chen family sends reinforcements, they won't arrive so quickly. Isn't this what we agreed upon?"
"No," the figure under the hat shook his head.
Kui Mu's heart surged with anger.
He knew that the person was trying to raise the price.
"So what does Meng mean?" Kuimu forced a smile.
The figure under the hat glanced at him and replied, "Add more money."
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