Chapter 24: Suspicion
The speed at which several people returned was not fast, but they slowed down even more when they were about to approach the battlefield, and the sound of the fight in front of them had long since stopped, and the heart of the stone was hanging in his throat, and he did not want to think in the worst direction.
The closer you get to the battlefield, the stronger the smell of blood becomes, and within a radius of dozens of zhang around, almost all the vegetation has been uprooted, and many thick trees have left hideous sword marks, and even some thin trunks have been directly cut off, leaving a smooth facet. These are all masterpieces under the ravages of Yuanchen's sword qi, because the cultivation is not enough, and his control over the power is not as strong as before, and every move has a great impact on the surrounding environment, the aftermath of these powers seems to be a manifestation of strength, but it is actually a meaningless waste of energy.
"This is!" Chao Tingxuan was the first to discover something in this ruin, but he couldn't believe his eyes, he couldn't believe what was in front of him.
"Tingxuan, what's wrong?" Chao Yuxi didn't dare to let down her vigilance, and when she heard Chao Tingxuan's cry, she rushed over directly to check the situation, just a glance, she also froze in place, "Impossible! This is a red-eyed ice wolf? How could it be!"
At this time, in front of the two brothers and sisters was a huge blood-red corpse, it was the red-eyed ice wolf that attacked them not long ago, the red-eyed ice wolf at this moment completely lost its previous might, his body was cut in half by a sharp long sword along the backbone, and countless blood flowed out of the veins at the cut face, forming a small scarlet lake, and there was a trace of cold air above.
The two brothers and sisters couldn't believe that the red-eyed ice wolf, a second-level demon beast as powerful as the Qi Xuan Realm had died like this, and it was still such a miserable way to die.
In front of the huge body of the red-eyed ice wolf, a young man dressed in sackcloth and stained with blood was sitting cross-legged, his eyes closed, and the aura he exuded intentionally or unintentionally made people feel suffocated.
There is a thick bloody aura in the air, this is the remnant of Yuanchen's sword intent, the terrifying sword intent already contains a trace of immortal charm, even if the red-eyed ice wolf has died, but this immortal sword intent is still continuing to corrode its body, this is also some of the artistic conceptions that Yuanchen comprehended after observing the amazing sword light in the formation illusion - the body is dead, the heart is immortal, only the sword in his hand, all ways of life.
"Imperial sister, could it be that the red-eyed ice wolf was killed by him. Chao Tingxuan asked Chao Yuxi on the side, he couldn't believe that a martial artist with a quenching pulse could kill a red-eyed ice wolf of a second-level demon beast, it was as unbelievable as a five or six-year-old child winning against a strong man with muscles all over his body.
Chao Yuxi couldn't believe all this, as a royal person, she had seen a lot of young men in the Lindong Continent, and she might be able to challenge and defeat the opponent by leaping over the level, but the red-eyed ice wolf was a second-level demon beast, and its strength was comparable to the existence of the Qi Xuan Realm, and no one in the history of the Northern Dynasty could be like Yuan Chen, who slashed the Qi Xuan Realm with a quenching vein, which was a slashing record, not a defeat. Two people with similar strength may have a chance to win or lose, but they will definitely not be able to leave each other's lives, Yuan Chen can kill the red-eyed ice wolf, this does not mean that he has a strength far beyond the ordinary Qi Xuan Realm! Chao Yuxi didn't dare to continue to analyze, the demon in front of him turned out to be from Qingyu Town, which made Chao Yuxi wonder if he was lying just now, or did he have something to do with the purpose of himself and others going to Qingyu Town?
"Tingxuan, be careful, this Yuanchen is not simple!" Chao Yuxi said softly to Chao Tingxuan.
Shi didn't think about it so much, he was already stunned by the scene around him, this was no different from the hell that he had heard from storytellers when he was a child, and his first reaction when he saw Yuan Chen was to run over and find a person to rely on.
"Brother Yuanchen, you're fine!" The stone cried as he ran, and his tears were stained with the hanging snot, which looked very funny.
Yuan Chen, who was meditating, stopped exercising when he heard the familiar cry, he did not suffer any fatal injuries this time, but the excessive use of true qi caused poor qi and blood, plus some injuries on the muscles and bones to recuperate slightly.
"Stone, why did you come back?" Yuan Chen looked at the stone holding him crying, and his gentle tone was similar to the appearance of killing the red-eyed ice wolf before as if he was killing a god again.
"Brother Yuanchen, I ······" The stone explained the reason why he ran back, and Yuan Chen cried on the side of the stone and explained that he also understood the general idea.
After a little comfort, Yuan Chen stood up and said pretending to be kind, "The two young heroes, fortunately, they are not dishonored, this red-eyed ice wolf is fortunately young, and his strength has not reached the peak, and I have the honor to kill it if I have a chance." It's a pity that the girl's sword was broken by me. ”
Chao Tingxuan said in his heart, fortunately, we just asked you to delay the time, I didn't expect you to kill it so desperately, this is a second-level demon beast, and it is not a small animal, how do you say it is as simple as killing a chicken. Thinking about it, Chao Tingxuan has also seen the world, and this is still reserved.
Chao Tingxuan is like this, and Chao Yuxi on the side is even calmer.
"Yuan Gongzi is really powerful, the red-eyed ice wolf was easily solved by Yuan Gongzi. With such strength, I doubt that Yuan Gongzi really happened to pass by before, instead of thinking?" Chao Yuxi said jokingly on the surface, but he really suspected Yuan Chen's identity in his heart.
Yuan Chen didn't dare to act rashly, it turned out that he saw the four of them being besieged by the demon beast group, and he had the idea of taking advantage of the fire to rob, but after seeing Chao Yuxi play a spell, he gave up this idea, there are not many forces that can make powerful spells, and it is even more useless to let the disciples carry them with them like this, who knows if there is the same charm left on Chao Yuxi's body. But then he also confirmed his conjecture, these four people are extraordinary, Chao Yuxi and Chao Tingxuan needless to say, the surname Chao is the royal surname, plus the talent and strength of these people are not low, Yuan Chen guessed which prince and princess it may be, and although the other two are not from the royal family, but they can go out with the prince and princess, and their status is not low, Yuan Chen knows that when the capital of the dynasty, the prime minister is surnamed Yu, and the two are surnamed Yu, so that their background is speculated, the young master daughter of the prime minister's family and the royal prince and princess go out to travel, this kind of scene is normal。
"I smiled at the girl, Yuanchen, I am a frank person, and I can't rob while the fire is hot. Although Yuan Chen knew their identities, he was not far away.
Chao Yuxi smiled slightly, coupled with her already outstanding appearance, it was a little pleasing to the eye; "Yuan Gongzi, this place is not suitable for a long time, let's leave here first, I heard you say that you are going to Qingshui City, let's go together, one more person and one more care." ”
Yuan Chen did not refuse Chao Yuxi's proposal, and after handling the corpse of the red-eyed ice wolf a little and collecting some things, he set off with the two of them. Chao Yuxi proposed to go together, firstly, to see what secrets Yuanchen had, and secondly, for safety, this red-eyed ice wolf is a young wolf, so in this forest, there is very likely to be an adult red-eyed ice wolf, a young wolf, they can hardly deal with it, and another adult is estimated to be really in trouble. Chao Yuxi is not afraid that Yuan Chen will suddenly make a move on them, although Yuan Chen has the strength far beyond the ordinary Qi Xuan Realm, but he also has hole cards in his hand, but he is not afraid of Yuan Chen.
The improvised squad rushed to Shimizu City with this strange atmosphere of mutual suspicion.
On the way to Qingshui City, because of the appearance of the red-eyed ice wolf, he was delayed for a lot of time, and it was not until the evening of the second day that Yuan Chen arrived at Qingshui City.
Qingshui City belongs to one of the thirty-six capitals of the Northern Dynasties, it is naturally very majestic, the city wall alone is thirty zhang high, stretching for dozens of miles, the city gate can accommodate thousands of people to pass through at the same time, this magnificent stone has never been seen in Qingyu Town, but he has heard it from the mouths of those merchants who come and go to Qingshui City, but he is still excited to see it with his own eyes. Needless to say, the two sisters and brothers of Chao Yuxi are naturally very calm, they are from the royal family, Qingshui City is also the bottom of the thirty-six cities, and they come from the imperial city of the Northern Dynasty, where the majesty is more than ten times greater than that of Qingshui City, and as royal people, the expression on their faces still has a hint of pride. When Yuan Chen saw Qingshui City, the meaning of nostalgia in his eyes was even better, for himself, he could revisit the old place after a thousand years, this feeling was naturally different.
After entering the city gate, Yuan Chen separated from Chao Yuxi's sister and brother, although they warmly invited Yuan Chen, but Yuan Chen refused. Of course, it is simple for Yuan Chen to pass this assessment with the identity of the Chaoyuxi royal family, and he wants to enter the military capital shogunate with his own strength, instead of taking a shortcut through the back door, which is also a kind of swordsman's arrogance.
Saying goodbye to the two, Yuan Chen took the stone to find an inn and checked in to rest, and on the second day, the stone was going to the shogunate to sign up for the competition, and he had to recuperate after a rush.
Because of the conscription of the military capital shogunate, Qingshui City has been much more lively than in the past few days, and the young heroes of many towns under the command of Qingshui City have rushed to Qingshui City in the past few days, for fear of missing this feast.
"Brother Yuanchen, I'm ready to sign up!" Shi came out with the crowd crowd, smiling despite his hard work, "I didn't expect such a person to catch up with the excitement of the annual meeting." ”
Yuanchen wanted to sign up with the stone, but the stone had an expression of "it's no problem to leave it to me", and Yuanchen also let him play.
"This shogunate conscription is different from the past, the conscripts are able to go to the military capital, once selected, they will be on the rise, soaring, how can ordinary people miss this kind of opportunity. Yuan Chen said with a smile.