Chapter 16: The Great Fox Transformation

The one speaking was a tall man in black. His face was covered with a black square scarf, and the steel knife in his hand had a chilling gleam. As he spoke, a chilling, vicious light flashed in his narrow eyes, and a malicious, ferocious grin appeared on his face, which was full of flesh.

This man was the leader of this group of men in black. He led his men to surround the convoy, waiting only for his order to launch an attack on the convoy.

"Who are you? Why bring men to block our path?" Head Steward Hu asked.

The leader in black ignored him. The leader in black pointed his knife at the gorgeous carriage in the center of the convoy and shouted sternly: "Old Fox, hurry up and hand over the treasure in your hands; if not, this master will skin you alive with the steel knife in my hand."

The carriage curtain was lifted, and the white-haired Kind-hearted Master Hu poked half his body out of the carriage. He looked up at the leader in black and asked, out of breath: "Who, who are you? Why, why block our path?"

"If you want to know who I am, go to the underworld and ask the King of Hell. Old Fox, honestly hand over the treasure in your hands, otherwise the steel knife in Grandpa's hand won't agree," the leader in black said.

Kind-hearted Master Hu was silent. He pondered for a moment before speaking again: "I have worked hard for many years and have only saved up a family fortune of 100,000 gold coins. If you can let us pass, I am willing to offer half as a reward."

"Gold coins, we will naturally take. However, what my master wants is not these worldly things," the leader in black said with a malicious grin.

Kind-hearted Master Hu frowned: "Who is your master? Are you not afraid of offending Prince Qing?"

"Hehe, what is Prince Qing? Just a worldly prince; my master can crush him with a flick of his finger. Old Fox, I advise you to hand over the treasure quickly, otherwise, this time next year will be your death anniversary," the leader in black said disdainfully.

"My family really has no treasure. If it really doesn't work, I am willing to hand over all my family fortune to you, just ask you not to harm our lives." After saying these few sentences, Kind-hearted Master Hu clutched his chest and coughed incessantly.

"Hehe! Old Fox, it seems you won't shed tears until you see the coffin." The leader in black grinned and raised the steel knife in his hand.

"Kill!" Following the leader in black's order, the men in black all around swung their knives and killed toward the convoy.

"Guards! Guards!" Seeing that it couldn't be settled peacefully, Kind-hearted Master Hu hurriedly ordered the strong young men and servants to step forward and meet the battle.

"Clang, clang, ping, pong!" The two sides immediately fought together.

Zhang Xingyu swung his knife and hacked down a man in black, then rolled on the ground to avoid an attack from another man in black.

Just at this moment, another man in black's steel knife came hacking down at his head.

Seeing that Zhang Xingyu couldn't dodge in time, Hu Siping beside him hurriedly swung his knife to meet it.

Zhang Xingyu escaped a disaster, leaned his back against a large cart, and panted heavily.

Before he could catch his breath, he found that the situation was not looking good.

Although the men in black who came to rob the road were few in number, each of them was skilled in martial arts, and the steel knives in their hands were also very sharp.

They hacked the strong young men and servants like cutting melons and vegetables, leaving them in a mess.

Especially that leader in black, who was exceptionally fierce; he had a knife in each hand, one knife for one person, and in the blink of an eye, he had hacked down a whole group of guards in front of him.

When he rushed in front of Huang Jinmao, Huang Jinmao hurriedly swung his knife to block, but was hacked into four pieces, person and knife together.

Damn!

Cold sweat broke out on Zhang Xingyu's back. If the leader in black killed his way to him, he feared he wouldn't escape the fate of being hacked in two.

Escape, must escape immediately.

He propped up his body, wanting to turn and flee, but found that his legs wouldn't listen to him at all.

This is the end, he thought.

Just at this moment, Kind-hearted Master Hu walked down from the carriage tremblingly with the support of the steward.

He turned his head to look at the carriages behind him, and a look of determination flashed in his eyes.

He took a jade box the size of a palm from his robe, took out a bead the size of a longan from the jade box, and then swallowed the bead into his abdomen.

In an instant, Kind-hearted Master Hu felt as if he had been pricked by thousands of steel needles; every muscle in his whole body was in excruciating pain.

Immediately after, his body began to grow larger, his chin began to grow longer, and six snow-white tails stretched out from his buttocks.

In less than a minute, the white-haired Kind-hearted Master Hu had turned into a three-to-four-meter-tall six-tailed snow fox.

"Great Fox Transformation!"

Zhang Xingyu watched, dumbfounded, his mouth open wide enough to fit a basket of eggs.

The six-tailed snow fox didn't care about everyone's surprised expressions. It pushed off with its hind legs, and its whole body flew into mid-air.

With just one jump, it arrived in front of the leader in black from ten zhang away.

Seeing this, the leader in black hurriedly swung his knife to hack at it. The six-tailed snow fox didn't dodge or evade, letting the sharp steel knife cut a long wound on its body.

Blood poured out like a stream, immediately staining its snow-white fur red.

The six-tailed snow fox didn't care, waving its six long tails to wrap the leader in black tightly.

Although the leader in black couldn't move, his face didn't show the slightest panic.

He shouted loudly, and the muscles on his chest bulged like a small mountain; the fox tail that was binding him was actually gradually pushed open by him.

At the same time, the six-tailed snow fox's face was twisted, and its whole body was trembling, clearly enduring great pain.

However, it endured the pain and wrapped the leader in black even tighter.

Seeing Zhang Xingyu standing on the side watching the show, dumbfounded, it couldn't help but shout anxiously at him: "You kid, don't just stand there, hurry over and help."

Zhang Xingyu came back to his senses.

If the leader in black is not eliminated, he won't have a good end either.

Zhang Xingyu didn't hesitate anymore, picked up a steel knife at his feet, and swung it at the leader in black's neck.

"Clang!"

Perhaps because his strike was unstable, this knife was a bit crooked, hitting exactly on the leader in black's forehead.

A string of sparks erupted from the leader in black's forehead. Although the steel knife was sharp, it couldn't hurt him in the slightest.

The leader in black smiled triumphantly.

His Iron Head Skill had long been practiced to perfection, and ordinary knives and swords couldn't hurt him at all.

"Wow, this guy's head is really hard!"

Zhang Xingyu dropped the steel knife with the curled edge in his hand and picked up an axe with a chipped edge from the ground nearby.

"Bang!"

The axe hit the leader in black's neck, and another string of bright sparks erupted.

The leader in black laughed even more happily.

Besides the Iron Head Skill, his Golden Bell Shield and Iron Cloth Shirt had also been practiced to the realm of perfection. Ordinary knives and swords hacking at him could only be considered scratching an itch for him.

"Damn it, is this guy's neck made of steel ingots?"

Zhang Xingyu dropped the chipped axe in his hand, and while bending down to look for a handy weapon, he lowered his head to think about how to deal with this difficult guy.

The leader in black was clearly an expert, an expert who was impervious to knives and guns. Ordinary weapons and ordinary means would mostly not be able to do anything to him.

A trace of ferocity appeared in the leader in black's eyes: "Stinky brat, you have successfully angered me. You hacked me twice just now; when I break free, I will chop you into meat paste."

"Cut it out, big black guy, who are you trying to scare? If you have the ability, break free first?" Zhang Xingyu replied to the leader in black disdainfully.

Just at this moment.

"Pop!" A crisp sound. It was the six-tailed snow fox that could no longer hold on, and its six snow-white tails snapped in the middle.

The leader in black was free from all restraints and laughed up at the sky in excitement.

"Haha, now it's your turn, you all have to die!"

However, before his voice had even faded, intense pain came from his neck. Immediately after, his eyes went black, and he had no more consciousness.

"I killed someone!"

The steel knife fell from his hand, and Zhang Xingyu's legs went soft, and he fell to the ground.

That knife just now had exhausted all the courage in his body.

Although he often fought, he had never killed a living thing. From childhood to adulthood, from before transmigrating to after transmigrating, he hadn't even killed a chicken.

In an instant, the battlefield was silent.

Seeing their leader killed, all the men in black were stunned.

A moment later, they dropped their companions' corpses and fled in all directions.

Seeing the men in black flee, the six-tailed snow fox relaxed and also fell to the ground.

After a while, the six-tailed snow fox's body began to shrink, its chin gradually shortened, and finally, it turned back into Kind-hearted Master Hu's appearance.

"Great Human Transformation."

Although Zhang Xingyu had already seen the Great Fox Transformation, he was still very surprised by the Great Human Transformation.

Seeing Kind-hearted Master Hu return to human form, Head Steward Hu immediately went to the carriage to get golden sore medicine to bandage his wounds.

While applying ointment to Kind-hearted Master Hu, Head Steward Hu asked in a low voice: "Master, the guards just now saw your transformation. Do you think, should we...?"

Speaking of this, a sharp look flashed in his eyes.

Kind-hearted Master Hu frowned and pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

At this moment, everyone was standing far away from him, looking at him with strange eyes.

Kind-hearted Master Hu stood up with the support of the head steward and tried hard to squeeze a smile onto his face: "Everyone, guards and servants, don't be afraid. I am not a monster. Just now, I only swallowed a transformation pill from an immortal."

"Transformation Pill?" Everyone showed a look of confusion.

"Exactly, a Transformation Pill. According to the immortal master, this Transformation Pill is made from the inner core of a monster, which can allow a mortal to turn into a monster for a short time, thereby possessing a strong physical body. My Hu family also used 100,000 gold coins to exchange for one from the immortal master. Just now the situation was critical, so I had to use it." Kind-hearted Master Hu said, showing a look of heartache.

"So that's it!"

Seeing his explanation, some nodded and believed it.

Others remained silent, half-believing and half-doubting.

Zhang Xingyu reached out and picked up the bright long knife in front of him, then inserted it into his own scabbard.

This long knife was the one belonging to the leader in black.

The hilt was pitch black, the blade was sharp, the body was slender, and three shining runes were engraved on it.

The leader in black had practiced his divine skill to perfection and was impervious to knives and swords, but he didn't expect to have his head chopped off by this sharp steel knife of his own.

Therefore, things in the human world, whether they are blessings or curses, are really hard to say clearly.

The convoy set off again.

The number of people was half less than when they set off, and everyone was injured, so the speed of travel naturally slowed down.

Head Steward Hu looked around, his expression slightly anxious.

"Everyone walk faster; if we miss the daylight, we will only be able to camp in the wilderness tonight."

No one paid attention to him, and the team's speed remained like a snail.

Zhang Xingyu and the other three hung at the back of the team.

"Xingyu, well done!"

Hu Siping patted Zhang Xingyu's shoulder lightly and praised in a low voice.

"Xingyu, good job!"

Er Leng gave him a thumbs up.

"Xingyu, you kid are really amazing!"

Skinny Monkey blinked at him.

The four talked while continuing to move forward with the large team.

By sunset, everyone, led by Head Steward Hu, arrived at a village to rest.

This village was named Big Locust Tree Village, about two or three miles away from the official road. In the center of the village grew a huge locust tree, with lush branches and leaves, and green shade like a canopy.

But strangely, the village was completely empty. Not only were there no people, but there wasn't even a cat or a dog. The doors, windows, and beams of all the houses were covered with spider webs, and it looked like it had been abandoned for a long time. ===== CHAPTER 17 =====