Chapter 90: Cunning Wokou

Another forest path.

Dozens of martial civilians walked wearily on the road, and at the end of the line were two men in white clothes.

The taller one was named Sun Wu, the other Bai Quan.

They were senior and junior brothers from the Pure Heart Temple sect.

Senior brother Sun Wu examined the deep wound on his arm that exposed bone and grimaced.

"These two Wokou are really ruthless; our sneak attack didn't get us anything good."

"I'm a bit regretful; I didn't listen well to my master's words when we went down the mountain."

The junior brother Bai Quan's eyes flashed with light: "Did the master teach you how to deal with the Wokou? Tell me quickly."

Sun Wu gave a hehe laugh: "I said it already—I didn't listen."

Bai Quan rolled his eyes: "You've got a big heart, still joking around in this situation."

"Didn't the master tell you to learn Wokou language? When we ambushed those two Wokou earlier, what were they babbling?"

Sun Wu showed an embarrassed smile: "Junior brother, you know me—I fall asleep as soon as class starts."

Bai Quan snorted and said nothing.

Sun Wu hurriedly spoke.

"But I did catch a few words—sounded like the Embroidered Uniform Guard or the Six Gates had gone to their place."

Bai Quan's tone turned grave: "In our Jia Shui Jun, there's no Six Gates—only the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

"Just what are the Embroidered Uniform Guard people looking for them for?"

Sun Wu didn't care: "Who cares? Anyway, they're all rotten; I heard the North Cloud City Garrison Office has been infiltrated by Wokou—who knows what's going on with them."

After that, they fell into a long silence until a while later a breeze stirred; Bai Quan suddenly turned and shot out a flying dart, sending a blast of air that rolled up fallen leaves, and only a miserable cry was heard.

Sun Wu's face changed, and he shouted at the civilians ahead: "Run! The Wokou are coming!"

But before his words even fell, three masked Wokou burst from both sides of the road and charged straight at the civilians.

Sun Wu gritted his teeth: "Junior brother, I'll handle the front, you handle the rear."

Having said that, he drew his waist saber and rushed at the front Wokou; Bai Quan also drew his sword and became locked in combat with the rear-attacking Wokou.

But the situation was not optimistic.

They, like Zhang Mo, had been fighting and retreating all the way, now spent forces.

Sun Wu's situation was especially bad; he still had a big gash on his hand.

After just a few exchanges, his right hand, hurting, dropped his weapon, and he instantly became a punching bag for several Wokou.

Sun Wu fought while retreating, taking many punches to his body, and kept shouting the few Wokou words he knew.

"Eight duck meats! Eight duck meats!"

This utterly enraged those few Wokou, who let out a low growl.

"Eight ga ya lu!"

Saying that, he lifted the one-handed hammer in his hand and smashed it toward Sun Wu's heavenly spirit cover.

At that moment, a fierce wind sounded in the woods; a black shadow descended from the sky, overbearing true qi surging like a gale, and Shen Qing stepped directly onto the Wokou's heavenly spirit cover with one foot.

Bones shattered, tearing the skin; flesh and blood exploded like crushed eggs, and the Wokou who had just been shouting was turned into minced meat by Shen Qing's foot.

The other two Wokou's eyelids twitched wildly: "What!"

"I ni your old mother!" Shen Qing replied, and in that instant he punched down, overbearing true qi surging, directly driving the Wokou's skull into his chest, while his concealed weapons scattered all over the ground.

The other Wokou nearby, seeing that, dared not speak.

The two with him were immediately sliced like melons; he turned and tried to flee into the forest.

【Congratulations on slaying an Innate Realm martial artist, successfully looting the trait: Skilled with Concealed Weapons (Blue)】

Shen Qing raised his eyebrows.

"All in!"

Consumed three trait upgrade chances.

Skilled with Concealed Weapons (Blue) upgraded to: Concealed Weapons Expert (Purple) upgraded to: Concealed Weapons Master (Gold) upgraded to: Concealed Weapons Sage (Red)

Immediately, Shen Qing's true qi shook; the several flying weapons scattered on the ground were shaken into the air, and Shen Qing casually grabbed one, pouring overbearing true qi into it.

In the dark night, a point of cold star shot out, like a cannonball smashing the Wokou into a stagger; then the overbearing true qi carried on the flying knife exploded, directly blowing that Wokou to pieces.

Shen Qing lowered his head to look at the dazed Sun Wu on the ground: "Are you Sun Wu or Bai Quan?"

Without even turning his head while speaking, his right hand flicked out two flying knives that stabbed straight toward Bai Quan's battlefield; only two consecutive explosion sounds were heard, and the Wokou fighting Bai Quan were also blown to pieces.

Sun Wu wiped the blood from his face, swallowed, and said: "My name is Sun Wu."

Shen Qing turned his head to the other side: "Then you must be Bai Quan?"

Bai Quan's sword was still raised in midair, his eyes full of doubt.

What about the two Wokou I just fought?

How could two such big people just vanish all of a sudden?

Seeing Bai Quan still dazed, Sun Wu hurriedly said: "He... is Bai Quan."

"May I dare ask your esteemed name, senior?"

Shen Qing took out a handkerchief, wiped his blood-soaked palm, and said: "Embroidered Uniform Guard Garrison Commander Shen Qing."

Sun Wu's pupils contracted; he only then noticed Shen Qing's garrison commander uniform.

But can an Embroidered Uniform Guard Garrison Commander be this fierce? This brutal?

Sun Wu struggled to rise, clasped his hands, and said: "Sun Wu thanks Commander Shen for saving his life, and also thanks on behalf of the civilians for Commander Shen saving their lives..."

His voice cut off, because Sun Wu saw that the dozen or so civilians who had been following him were now lying in pools of blood.

Only a teenager, struggling free from the corpse, stood up and slowly walked toward Shen Qing and Sun Wu.

Sun Wu hurried forward, wanting to comfort the boy, but he didn't notice the hatred in the boy's eyes at all.

Sun Wu tried to reach out to wipe the blood from the boy's face, but the boy slapped his hand away with a single palm and shouted hoarsely.

"Why didn't you stop those Japanese pirates? Why didn't you die instead!"

Sun Wu's hand hung in the air, at a loss.

Immediately afterward, the boy turned to Shen Qing: "And you! You're obviously so strong! Why didn't you come earlier? It's you who killed my father..."

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Qing sent him flying with a single palm.

"Damn Japanese pirates, how dare they disguise themselves as my Great Wu's people? Take this strike!"