One sword cheat

Chapter 38 Why Should I, the Emperor of Shangqing, Conceal Myself?

The vehicle arrived in Yucheng.

Compared to the previous peace and local thugs, Yucheng is now "desolate"!

Cultivators dressed in standard uniforms and practitioners of martial arts and immortality could be seen everywhere on the streets, all heavily armed.

Further away, a colossal steel structure stood silently. Chen Ren even spotted a huge camouflage truck; it was hard to guess what was inside its cargo box.

Zhang Yunqing got out of the car first, followed by Chen Ren. He looked back and saw Tao Yuniang and the other cultivators kneeling obediently.

His master still helped him vent his anger.

Zhang Yunqing walked ahead, her feet barely touching the ground, while Chen Ren followed behind her. The two arrived at the border of Yucheng.

The means of transportation here are not vehicles, but animal-drawn carts, pulled by specially bred livestock.

The vehicles are specially designed for off-road driving, and with the addition of ancient livestock, they are well-suited to various terrains.

The car owner was a pure ancient human, a size larger than a normal Earthling, about two meters tall. Yet, upon seeing Zhang Yunqing, he dared not show the slightest disrespect.

"Where are you two immortals headed?"

The driver bowed his head obsequiously, trying his best to make himself appear shorter than them despite being over two meters tall.

Chen Ren glanced at him; this person's qi and blood were only around the fourth level, so he could only be considered an ordinary person.

"Go to Sanfu Town," Zhang Yunqing said calmly.

Sanfu Town?

Chen Ren had never heard of this place name, but since it was at the level of a "town", it must be a small place.

"Sanfu Town?"

To everyone's surprise, the driver was startled when he heard the place name, and his expression immediately turned troubled.

"Immortal Master, Sanfu Town is over there, and we have to go through it. Now that this has happened, I dare not go..."

His explanations were somewhat halting, which puzzled Chen Ren.

Is Sanfu Town some kind of extremely unlucky place?

Zhang Yunqing ignored him and quoted a normal price:

"I'll give you double the price."

"Even if it were ten times the price, I wouldn't dare," the driver waved his hands repeatedly.

"When Xiao Qingguo was still around, Sanfu Town was safe, but now that Xiao Qingguo is gone, it's very dangerous there."

"Immortal Master, I am just an ordinary person. Why don't you try asking somewhere else?"

Logically speaking, he wouldn't dare offend the immortal, as the person in front of him was walking with an air of lightness, clearly possessing extraordinary cultivation.

But Sanfu Town is a desolate wilderness outside of Xiaoqing Kingdom. He would have to cross the entire Xiaoqing Kingdom, which is now extinct. How could he dare to go there?

Refusing offers a chance of survival; not refusing likely means certain death.

Zhang Yunqing frowned, her gaze falling on him: "If you can't go, then do you know who can?"

She doesn't like to force people to do things they don't want to do.

"Old Hong can go!"

The driver rattled off a name almost without hesitation: "But he charges exorbitant prices; 30 for a single trip!"

30?

"30 million!!!"

Chen Ren's voice became shrill: "Why didn't he just rob it!"

"I'm not robbing you, I'm putting a price tag on it."

Suddenly, a voice came from their left. The two turned their heads and saw a burly man with graying hair chuckling as he said:

"The two young immortals are probably heading to Sanfu Town to investigate the affairs of the Xiaoqing Kingdom, right?"

His words were blunt and rough: "Besides me, I'm afraid no one else here really has the guts."

The person's vital energy was so rich it was astonishing!

Chen Ren narrowed his eyes slightly. This person was most likely a master of the Acquired Realm!

It was quite surprising that someone of this caliber would pull a rickshaw. Anything else would be better than pulling a rickshaw.

"Three hundred thousand it is."

Zhang Yunqing nodded in agreement and got into his carriage.

Chen Ren had no choice but to follow along, his heart aching as he kept increasing his sword-drawing points.

"Master, we've lost out."

He muttered to himself, "Why don't you try to negotiate the price? Even if it's just ten or twenty thousand, we can save a lot of money."

"It's just a small amount of money."

Zhang Yunqing didn't care about such a small thing; instead, she told Chen Ren:

"Since you are a disciple of my Shangqing Palace, you should not value personal gain so much, otherwise your cultivation will be hindered in the future."

"No, son, they don't value profit because they're rich. Have you forgotten the hardships we endured?"

Chen Ren was utterly disheartened, while Zhang Yunqing simply shook her head.

"That's because I couldn't stay in the Ancient Realm for long. Now that I'm back, a mere 30 is nothing."

How much do you look down on 300,000? Chen Renxin felt a pain in his chest and didn't want to speak.

The three of them set off immediately, and the carriage began to move from the main bluestone road onto a smaller path.

On both sides were dense forests. Gradually, all traces of human activity seemed to be swallowed up by the lush greenery, and Chen Ren began to be extremely vigilant.

"Don't be nervous. I've walked this road for decades. Even if there's something there, it's not necessarily dangerous."

Old Man Hong noticed Chen Ren's embarrassment and joked:

"Is this your first time traveling so far from home?"

"I see you call the little fairy inside 'Master,' which sect are you from?"

Something's not right. Why would a normal person ask that?

Chen Ren's heart tightened; was he afraid he was being robbed?

He knew the rules of this place very well; it was perfectly normal for the strong to fight and rob.

But Chen Ren quickly remembered that Zhang Yunqing was still in the car, and he was immediately relieved.

I'm not afraid of him robbing me, I'm afraid he won't rob me, then he can just renege on the 30 yuan fare.

"We are a small sect."

Chen Ren immediately feigned weakness, hoping that Old Man Hong would take a risk and risk his life.

But the next second, a sword hilt slammed into his forehead.

"Snapped!"

Chen Ren gasped in pain and looked back to see his cheap master calmly withdrawing his hand; he didn't know when he had drawn the sword.

The sword hovered beside her, Zhang Yunqing's tone arrogant:

"When I'm out in public, why should I conceal my actions within the Qing Palace?"

She reprimanded Chen Ren, saying, "Throughout Yanxia, ​​Shangqing Palace is a renowned sect. How can you call it a minor sect?"

Chen Ren: ...

[Ding: Sword Drawing Value +100!]

Can't you see that he's trying to save money?

"Master, you...you..."

He was panting heavily, clutching his chest in anger, feeling as if he had just used the Heavenly Demon Disintegration Technique on his heart.

"So you're a celestial being from Shangqing Palace..."

Old Man Hong suddenly seemed to remember something, and turned around to take a closer look at Zhang Yunqing.

The next second, his pupils contracted sharply. Who in the vicinity of Qingcheng Mountain Academy wouldn't know about Shangqing Palace?

And who wouldn't know that the person still addressed as "Master" within the Shangqing Palace is...?

Just then, Zhang Yunqing suddenly looked up at the sky.

Before Chen Ren and Old Man Hong could react, they felt a gust of wind behind their heads, and the long sword that had just hit Chen Ren on the head suddenly flew out, turning into a blur as it streaked towards the sky.

In less than a breath's time, the spirit sword was sheathed, and only then did the mournful cry of birds come from the dense forest above their heads. The three of them then heard the sound of flapping wings.

As Chen Ren focused his gaze, a giant eagle with a wingspan of over ten meters slammed into the front of the carriage.

Its chest had been pierced by a sword, and scalding blood was gushing out.

It struggled for a couple of moments, then stopped moving.

"hiss……"

Old Man Hong gasped. This giant eagle was a ferocious beast, and its strength as an adult was comparable to that of a fully-fledged Iron Feather Eagle. It actually... died just like that?

More importantly, this Ironfeathered Eagle could probably fetch over a million!