The Legendary Master’s Wife - Chap 114

Chapter 114: Ambush

After eating, You XiaoMo and Ling Xiao left Seven Stars Tower. The manager and waiter looked at them with a complicated expression but not long after, a few people came out from the shadows and started to tail them quietly.

The two them were in no hurry to leave HunJi City. Rather, they headed for the Magic Pill Central Workshop. They already arranged the day before with the old man to pick up the magic herb seeds.

The Magic Pill Central Workshop and Seven Stars Tower were on the same street and so it didn’t take them long to arrive.

The number of customers coming in and out of the entrance of the Magic Pill Central Workshop was as numerous as before. Since it was very famous in HunJi City, the entrance was always packed tightly. The noise was even greater than that in a open market as the incessant din could be heard from very far away.

You XiaoMo stood close by and looked at the throng of people at the entrance. A drop of cold sweat rolled off his forehead.

On the other hand, Ling Xiao was more straightforward and he headed straight for the throng of people. Just when he got close to the crowd, a bizarre phenomenon happened. The jam-packed throng of people suddenly parted into two, as if pushed outwards by some force. He then simply strutted into Magic Pill Central Workshop, not paying any attention to the people that were endlessly shouting curses at him.

You XiaoMo watched wide-eyed with his mouth hanging open. He then quickly ran to catch up.

Entering the Magic Pill Central Workshop, the commotion outside finally got further away, their ears were no longer buzzing.

When the both of them stepped inside, the female attendant that served them the day before immediately coming up to them, as if she had been waiting for them. After a few words of greetings, she took them straight up to the second floor. That old man dressed in black robes on the second floor was also waiting for them and seeing them, he immediately smiled warmly.

“The two sirs are finally here. Old me has been waiting for a long time.” The old man looked at them while chuckling. After a bit, he let the attendant bring out the prepared magic herb seeds. Each type of magic herb seed was held in a small pouch. The pouches were of many different colors, with the name of the magic herb seeds indicated on the outside, making it easy to differentiate them.

Since there were too many seeds, the old man put all the pouches of seeds into a magic bag. The magic bag was a rather common thing so it didn’t cost much.

“These are the magic herb seeds that the two of you asked for yesterday. They are all inside. You can check and see.” The old man handed over the magic bag to You XiaoMo.

You XiaoMo took the magic bag that the old man handed over to him. He took a rough survey. The three types of magic herb seeds that he talked about yesterday were all inside. Altogether two hundred and seventy five small pouches. As for the seeds inside the pouches, he didn’t check, believing that Magic Pill Central Workshop wouldn’t cheat him, unless they no longer cared about their reputation.

Seeing that he was satisfied, Ling Xiao asked the old man, “How many gold coins altogether?”

The old man smiled as he said, “Because the two of you have a level two distinguished guest card, so you can enjoy a preferential price from Magic Pill Central Workshop with ten percent off. Originally it was eight million eight hundred thousand. After ten percent off, it is seven million nine hundred and twenty thousand.”

Eight hundred and eighty thousand less than what he expected. That old man from the auction house was right that the distinguished guest card could be used for discounts. You XiaoMo handed over the coins while smiling shrewdly.

After seeing the two of them off, the slightly smiling face of the old man suddenly became serious.

A gray-robed person walked out from inside. His whole body was enclosed in the gray robe, only leaving half his face exposed. The robe also seemed to have the ability to block other people’s perception. The moment walked out, the old man immediately turned respectful.

“City leader!”

“The people we sent yesterday, did they find out their background?” Under the gray robe, a pair of cold eyes sent out sinister vibes accompanying a voice that terrified people.

“We still haven’t figured it out. These two people seem to have appeared out of thin air. We didn’t find any news at all about them. Subordinate suspects they have altered their faces.” The old man cupped his hands as he spoke respectfully.

“Altered their faces? If they are people with strong backing, why would they need to alter their faces? But it was good like that. Them altering their faces actually benefits our plan. If people were to come investigate in the future, they wouldn’t be able to pin it on us.” The gray-robed man lets out a low laugh, showing that he was a hundred percent delighted, as if he already had what he wanted in his hands.

The old man also smiled slightly, “City leader, then should I send someone to intercept them now?”

“No need to rush.” The gray-robed man spoke in a low voice, “There are quite a few people with the same objective as us. Surely the three powerful forces are very keen on that spiritual liquid and demon beast egg. We’ll wait for them to act first. Once both sides are bruised and battered, then we’ll make our move.”

The old man hesitated then frowned while speaking, “City leader. Is that man really as awesome as you say? Even the three powerful forces couldn’t bring him down?”

The gray-robed man paced on the spot. After a while, he said with a solemn face, “That man is very strong. According to my probing just now, he should be no less than Star level. Furthermore, this person dares to bring out his treasures so brazenly, so he must be very confident of his own strength. But the young man at his side has no combat ability whatsoever, something that can be exploited.”

“Subordinate understands!” The old man immediately understood what the city leader meant. In order to achieve their objective, treacherous moves were necessary.

While the two of them thought that they had made a flawless plan, they were unaware that Ling Xiao had discovered the presence of the gray-robed person the moment he entered Magic Pill Central Workshop. Although the gray robe he wore could cut off a person’s aura, nothing was absolute.

After detecting the presence of the gray-robed man, Ling Xiao at first thought that he was after him. But after observing for a while, he discovered that the mysterious person hiding was mostly looking at You XiaoMo.

“Ling-shixiong, are we going back to the Tian Xin Sect now?” After leaving Magic Pill Central Workshop, You XiaoMo thought about how his objectives for this trip had been achieved. Then he remembered that it was almost four days since he left. Two days for the auction, two days for the journey here. But thinking of the two days on the road, his face crumpled. Even now, he still couldn’t forget the ‘shaking carriage’.

“It should be time for us to head back.” Ling Xiao nodded.

“Then, then are we going to take the Raging Fire Horse back again?” You XiaoMo asked gingerly, grimacing slightly.

Ling Xiao looked at his crestfallen face. His lips curved up as he said, “No, this time we won’t take the Raging Fire Horse. We will use another method to go back. You will find out when we leave HunJi City.”

The last sentence simply stopped You XiaoMo from asking what other method.

And so, the knowing Ling Xiao brought the clueless You XiaoMo around the shops on their way back to Seven Stars Tower. This stroll took over an hour. The sun set while You XiaoMo bought a huge heap of things.

Although he bought a lot of mid-level magic herb seeds from Magic Pill Central Workshop, You XiaoMo still felt that it was too little. Furthermore, the higher the level, the more types there were like the level six magic herbs. He bought one hundred and twenty one types from Magic Pill Central Workshop but in reality, this was not all there was. There may be some that have not yet been discovered. There were also some that Magic Pill Central Workshop did not manage to collect.

But if even they didn’t have them, other magic pill shops also may not have them. So You XiaoMo only managed to buy some level four magic herb seeds. Level five and level six were not commonly seen.

That evening, they spent the night in Seven Stars Tower.

The next day, at first light, under the numerous pairs of hidden watchful eyes, Ling Xiao and You XiaoMo left Seven Stars Tower, one in front of the other.

This time, the two of them didn’t wander about and instead headed straight for the city gates. An hour later, the two of them arrived at the city gates. The guards were no longer the two they saw before. Instead, they turned into two practitioners with powerful auras. The two of them seemed to recognize them, letting them pass without delay.

Out of the city gates, Ling Xiao immediately called the Raging Fire Horse. Amidst the sound of frenzied hooves, the horse spirited them away from HunJi City. In less than half an hour, they reached green plains, boundless green plains cloaked in a thin layer of white mist.

Just when the Raging Fire Horse galloped into the boundary of the green plains, three black figures suddenly flashed out of the misty scene in front. They formed a triangle sealing off any forward progress for the Raging Fire Horse.

The Raging Fire Horse reared upwards and neighed before coming to a stop. Still, no one came out from the carriage.

After a moment of silence, the three black figures shot towards the horse carriage. Their explosive momentum seemed to want to pulverize even the air. In a flash, weapons appeared in their hands, the blades flashing coldly as they charged towards the horse carriage. Although it was a fine carriage, it still couldn’t withstand the assault of three Moon level practitioners. It exploded with fragments shooting out in all directions.

At the same time, a white figure flew up from the top of the horse carriage, and then came straight down and landed on the flat ground.

The white figure was Ling Xiao. As for You XiaoMo, he was wedged… under his arm.

Upon landing, Ling Xiao first put You XiaoMo down. Without stopping for a moment, he changed into a sharp arrow shooting towards the three black-clothed men. The speed was so fast that his targets had no time to react. Two bursts of purple flames shot out from his body. In a blink of an eye, they pierce into the bodies of the two black-clothed men on the sides. Before the two of them could struggle, they fell to the ground screaming, never to get up again.

As for the third man in black, after jumping in fright at how the other two died, he didn’t even have time to raise the sword in his hand before Ling Xiao reached him. With a booming fist, the black-clothed man’s head flew off in an instant, blood and brain matter splattering everywhere.

The still Ling Xiao slowly turned around to find a knife on You XiaoMo’s neck.