Chapter 33

Stumble, stumble, stumble...

The two separated upon contact.

Qin Shuo was forced back five or six steps by the impact.

And Han Chong was also forced back three steps, his face flushed, his throat rolling as if blood were about to spray out, but he quickly suppressed it.

The group of Sky Wolf Gang disciples who were originally waiting to watch the show were all stunned.

Originally, they had thought that with the Great Elder making a move, taking down this ignorant kid would be a piece of cake.

But what was happening now?

The Great Elder had actually been forced back by that greenhorn?

Was it that the kid had too much strength, or was the Great Elder too heavily injured from last night?

Everyone looked at each other, seeing the shock and disbelief in each other's eyes.

Especially Fang Kui, who had already cultivated Inner Strength.

Just now, he had clearly felt the majestic Inner Strength erupting from Qin Shuo, many times stronger than his own.

In other words, this youth who looked to be only seventeen or eighteen.

Not only was he born with divine strength, but he was also an expert at least at Inner Strength Minor Success!

"Good thing, good thing, my attitude during the search just now was respectful enough, and I didn't offend him too much."

Fang Kui secretly rejoiced in his heart.

Such a youth, born with divine strength and having cultivated Inner Strength.

If he really made a move against him, he could probably knock him down with one punch; he was definitely not someone he could afford to offend.

"White Ape Tiangang Saber? You're from the Liuhe Martial Arts Hall."

Han Chong stabilized his figure, forcibly suppressing the injury that was about to erupt in his body, and stared coldly at Qin Shuo.

"No wonder you dare not to buy my account! So you're the disciple of that old man Wei Yuan."

He looked Qin Shuo up and down again, his expression uncertain, and finally sighed, pretending to be magnanimous:

"Forget it, since you're Wei Yuan's disciple, I won't make things difficult for you today; you can go."

After speaking, Han Chong put away his long sword, turned his back to Qin Shuo, and then stepped toward the woods.

As soon as these words were spoken, the Sky Wolf Gang disciples were all stunned.

Since when was their ruthless Great Elder so easy to talk to?

So what if he was a disciple of the Liuhe Martial Arts Hall?

In these deep mountains and old forests, who would know if he were killed?

Everyone looked at each other, and finally could only follow behind Han Chong, leaving sheepishly.

They didn't understand why Han Chong would let Qin Shuo go so easily.

But Qin Shuo knew that this was because the Sky Wolf Gang Great Elder was too heavily injured.

As early as when the other party appeared, he had noticed that the other party's footsteps were floating and his breathing was irregular.

Combined with the strength of the Horned Silver Wolf and the words of the short, fat hunter, it wasn't hard to guess that this Sky Wolf Gang Great Elder was just bluffing.

Therefore, Qin Shuo had decisively chosen to fight hard, using his strength to tell the other party that he wasn't a soft persimmon, and that if he wanted to manipulate him, he would have to pay a price.

Facts proved that he had bet correctly.

The injury this old bastard had sustained was even more serious than he had imagined.

His saber strike just now should have triggered the injury in the other party's body, making it impossible for him to continue fighting, which was why he retreated.

Otherwise, with that old bastard's greedy nature, how could he have let him go so easily?

The facts were just as he had expected.

After Han Chong walked into the dense forest, he could no longer suppress the injury in his body and spat out a large mouthful of blood.

He had been heavily injured in the battle with the Horned Silver Wolf last night.

He had originally thought that dealing with a youth with natural giant strength wouldn't take much effort.

Who would have thought that the other party was a martial artist at Inner Strength Minor Success, and also a disciple of Wei Yuan from the Liuhe Martial Arts Hall.

This made him afraid of damaging the vase, so he had to give up.

"Consider yourself lucky, kid!"

Han Chong glanced coldly at the direction where Qin Shuo was, and finally left, full of unwillingness.

Watching the Sky Wolf Gang members leave.

Qin Shuo didn't take the opportunity to make a move and keep these people.

That old bastard was, after all, an expert at Inner Strength Consummation; if he fought back before dying, he might not be able to handle it.

More importantly, this time the Sky Wolf Gang had come to Wolf Mountain to hunt, and it wasn't just this old bastard who was an expert.

If he alerted others, it would be very difficult for him to retreat unscathed.

As for why that old bastard didn't summon others to deal with him?

Qin Shuo felt that, on one hand, it was due to the strength of the Hall Master Wei Yuan.

As one of the only two Channel Opening realm experts in Black Water City, even the Sky Wolf Gang didn't dare to offend him easily.

On the other hand, that old bastard felt that even if he called others, he wouldn't be sure of keeping him, which was why he feigned magnanimity and let him leave.

After all, with his strength, if he was determined to run, unless it was the Sky Wolf Gang Great Elder in full health, others might not necessarily be able to stop him.

Moreover, he still had the Horned Silver Wolf's Blood-Burning secret technique.

If he were truly pushed to the edge, risking both sides suffering, he might not be unable to kill that old bastard and then escape.

However, after witnessing the aftereffects of the Horned Silver Wolf using the Blood-Burning secret technique.

Unless it was a matter of life and death, he was unwilling to easily use this killer move under normal circumstances.

The crisis was resolved.

Qin Shuo shouldered the moose again and continued down the mountain.

This time, no one dared to stop him again.

Even the Sky Wolf Gang disciples guarding the mountain road had received the news and let him pass all the way.

Finally, Qin Shuo returned to Qingyang Zhen carrying the moose.

He immediately found a slaughterhouse and asked them to help turn the moose into dried meat.

As for the deer blood, tripe, and other things that were not easy to make into dried meat and could not be stored for a long time, they were all eaten by Qin Shuo to replenish the consumption from the previous battle.

For the next few days, Qin Shuo stayed in Qingyang Zhen, keeping a low profile, waiting for the dried meat to be made.

Exotic beast meat jerky required special craftsmanship to preserve its nutritional content.

So this wait took five days.

Until the sixth day, all the moose jerky was finished.

Only then did Qin Shuo rent a carriage, load up the dried exotic beast meat, and swayingly return to Black Water City.

Half a month later.

When Qin Shuo saw the mottled and dilapidated city walls of Black Water City again, an inexplicable sense of intimacy welled up in his heart.

This was the first place he had lived in after crossing over.

In the city, there was his younger sister who was always thinking of him, and also Zhang Xiong and Senior Brother Lin Feng with whom he could drink and talk happily.

Unknowingly, this place had also become his new hometown.

Qin Shuo sat in the carriage, watching the pedestrians coming and going on the street, but his thoughts were a bit scattered.

"I wonder what expression Senior Brother Lin Feng and the Hall Master will have when they know I've broken through to Inner Strength?"

Qin Shuo thought happily in his heart.

At the Liuhe Martial Arts Hall, if one wanted to break through to Inner Strength, medicinal soups and baths were the only way.

Especially the three small baths and one big bath, which had stopped countless disciples from poor families.

Now that Qin Shuo had skipped the medicinal baths and broken through to Inner Strength with the help of superior exotic beast meat, this was likely unique in the entire Black Water City.

After all, medicinal baths were common, but superior exotic beasts were not.

Even in that distant Prefecture City, there were very few who could break through to Inner Strength with superior exotic beast meat.

"Although I have broken through to Inner Strength and don't need the three small baths and one big bath rewarded by the martial arts hall, I can give them to A Lan to use. Plus the hundreds of catties of exotic beast meat I brought back this time, it will definitely help her break through to Inner Strength in one go."

Qin Shuo calculated the resources in his hands, thinking about how to maximize their utility.

The carriage unknowingly passed through most of the North City District and arrived at the Central Plaza area.

When he went to Wolf Mountain to hunt, this North City District had just experienced the ravages of the Wolf Fur Strange Disease, and it was full of gloom.

Now it was bustling with pedestrians, hawkers, street performers, and entertainers, all very lively.

"It's still more comfortable in the city!" Qin Shuo sighed.