The Legend of Zhu San
196: Arriving at the Iron Tread Sect
“What a terrible power!” Gao Yu muttered to himself and Lu Fang who was nearby nodded in agreement.
“Lucky once Qing Empire, has an heir to the throne as great as Lord Princess Shi Ling.” Lu Fang said something that was on his mind.
General Teng Ji who heard that, wanted to say something. But he held it back when he saw Zhu San and Bian Chi drifting down towards them.
“Lu Plates, how did you wound?” Bian Chi asked Lu Fang, who was worried about his condition.
Lu Fang was moved to find himself so worried by Bian Chi that it was clear from his voice.
“The Wounds of the Servant have healed said Young Master Zhu San, Mr. Princess Shi Ling.” Lu Fang replied as he cupped both hands in front of his face.
“Ling’er ... Did you hurt Nak?” Empress Qiang Ji who saw the fight was over, rushed over to Bian Chi with a voice that implied the anxiety of her heart.
“I'm OK Mother, it's just that many palace buildings are damaged because of the style I use.” Replied Bian Chi who was greeted with a thin smile of several people including Emperor Shi Hung.
“Regarding the damaged building, we will immediately fix it with the gold coin you gave yesterday. Ling’er, it turns out you are very strong. I don't have to worry about your safety anymore, let alone having San’er by your side. Ah When are you guys going to give us grandchildren?”
Both Zhu San and Bian Chi became stunned with flushed faces. Zhu San only scratched his head which suddenly felt itchy hearing the laughter of his two in-laws.
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BLAAMM
The sound of explosions came back from within Goa where Qiu Lan had finished practicing the Illusory Demon Sword. But the explosion, not the result of training that skill.
“This is the fifth explosion in a week. It seems like His Majesty failed again. I'm tired of having to kill young girls for him to experiment with that Weird Step.” Ying Yu said to Yue Yin.
The two are in a small hut they set up almost three weeks ago. And at this moment Ying Yu felt tired if she had to kidnap a girl and kill her.
“I'll do it. He will come out soon and ask us to kidnap another girl.” Yue Yin took a deep breath after saying so.
Had it been in their bodies that there had been no Poison given by Qiu Lan, it might have been since yesterday-yesterday they had fled from the place.
It was just that they still chose to serve Qiu Lan instead of having to die from the poison.
“You're Ready! We will return to leave this place right now!” Qiu Lan's voice from within the cave sounded annoyed, successfully surprising Yue Yin and Ying Yu.
The two could understand if Qiu Lan had desperately studied the Self Replica Technique of the Natural Energy Scriptures.
The two Death Flowers immediately prepared to leave the place. Right at the moment they finished, Qiu Lan was seen coming out from inside the cave with a face that looked annoyed.
“True to my guess, His Majesty Qiu Lan has failed in his training.” In her mind Ying Yu said so when she saw the look on Qiu Lan's face.
BLAARS
Qiu Lan snapped her finger, making the cave hole covered by the rocks that had fallen due to the impact from the energy coming out from the snap of her finger earlier.
The eyes of Ying Yu and Yue Yin widened wide at that. They could feel if Qiu Lan's strength was now growing bigger than before.
“No! We will search the Iron Palm Book first to the Sect that the Bookmaker once founded!” Qiu Lan replied firmly.
“You'll be floating with me. Do not exert energy in you if you do not want your body destroyed!” Finished saying so, Qiu Lan then moved both of her hands towards Ying Yu and Yue Yin.
Both of them were shocked when they felt the invisible energy enveloping their bodies firmly. A moment later, the bodies of both of them shot up into the air along with Qiu Lan's floating body.
That afternoon, the three left the place and headed north towards the territory of the Wei Empire. Qiu Lan did not say much during that trip.
Until nightfall, the three of them arrived at a sizable sect called the Iron Tread Sect. A sizable White Stream sect.
Despite not being among the strongest of the Ten White Stream Sects, the Iron Fields Sect was the oldest sect in the Wei Empire, at least for now, before Qiu Lan came to him.
“Who Are You? And what is your purpose in coming to our Sect?” A member of the Iron Palm Sect, asked respectfully seeing Qiu Lan and the Two Death Flowers come to the gate of their Sect.
Qiu Lan simply remained silent, then moved her hand. The unexpected happened again. The young Sect disciple who asked politely, bounced and died with his mouth spitting blood.
The alarm bell was immediately sounded by another gatekeeper. While the other three people immediately surrounded Qiu Lan with swords in their hands.
“Soide You!” Qiu Lan said as she stepped up and flicked her hand. The three gate guards, bounced with lives drifting as their bodies smashed into the wall of the sect fence.
The two Death Flowers, again swallowing their saliva saw Qiu Lan easily finish off those gatekeepers.
The three then stepped in and were met with an attack from the members of the Iron Tread Sect who had arrived because they heard the sound of the danger bell earlier.
Yet again, Qiu Lan finished off the Sect members who attacked them easily. Dozens of bodies were immediately scattered in less than five minutes.
“Stop Attack!” A voice with a high inner force, a thunderous sound made the members who were about to attack, stopping their movements.
Then it darted over an old figure who was around eight to ninety years old, blocking Qiu Lan's footsteps.
“Sorry Miss, Who are you? And What enmity are you with Our Sect?” The figure of Grandfather asked in an authoritative voice.
“You don't need to know who I am! Leave the Iron Palm Book to me right now! Or your Sect will I annihilate today!” Qiu Lan snapped at the Grandfather with a loud voice.
“Supply! Take care of your attitude, miss! He is the Chief Sek…. Aarggghh!” The figure of the man who was snapping at Qiu Lan could not finish his sentence.
Qiu Lan who was snapped thus, became enraged and released a Blade made from his qi energy. That blade of Energy, shot out quickly and pierced through the neck of the man who was snapping at him.
Grandfather who turned out to be the head of the Iron Palm Sect, was shocked twice. He was surprised by Qiu Lan's request as well as by what he had just done to their Sect Elders.
“The ability of this girl is beyond reason. I don't think I'm going to win against him. Will this be the end of the Iron Tread Sect?”
The head of the Iron Palm Sect said in his heart with a bad premonition filling his mind.
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