I Can See the Lines of Fortune - Chapter 23

Chapter 23: Greed

While Mo You and Mu Yuzhu were feeling shocked, they suddenly frowned simultaneously, and turned to look at the forest beside them as well as the messy pile of stones.

Mo You raised his eyebrows. “It looks like the commotion just now attracted some wolves.”

Mu Yuzhu’s red eyes were filled with malicious intent. A red bow made of wood appeared in her hand. She coldly said, “How dare they try to lay their hands on my son! Are they sick of living?!”

Mo You patted Mu Yuzhu’s shoulder. “Wife, wait for a moment.”

Mu Yuzhu glared at him. “What?”

Mo You coughed when he got glared at. He said, “Let’s take a look at the situation first. This is the first time that little brat came out alone. In the future, he will have to meet such evil people. Let him learn a lesson. With a deeper impression, he will be more vigilant in the future.”

Mu Yuzhu frowned and pondered Mo You’s words. After some time, she nodded. “Alright.”

They scanned the areas where the people were hiding, and then looked back at Mo Xiaobai.

***

After the initial shock, Mo Xiaobai started picking up the exceptional ingredients and the crystal remnants happily.

There were so many exceptional ingredients here. He wondered how many crystal remnants he could sell them for.

This was a huge gain for him.

Mo Xiaobai was extremely satisfied. Not only did he receive such huge gains, but he also knew another function of his red lights.

The sky slowly got darker. Mo Xiaobai glanced at the sky that was slowly turning dark green. He furrowed his brows.

It looked like he needed to go back quickly.

He turned and planned to leave.

Suddenly, he stopped. He looked at the forest.

A distance away, a black figure was walking towards him slowly.

Mo Xiaobai tensed up. He frowned and looked at the black shadow in the distance.

He was on his guard.

He glanced at the shrunken corpses of the two magical beasts beside him.

Did the screech of the graystone eagle attract this person over?

Or did he come because he saw the graystone eagle flying?

The figure got nearer. Mo Xiaobai was able to see his face clearly under the dim light.

It was a human with brown curly hair. His face was round, and there was a gentle smile on his slightly thick lips. He looked kind and amiable.

If it wasn’t for the grayish-black lines of light surrounding him, Mo Xiaobai would really think that this was a kind person.

However, in Mo Xiaobai’s eyes now, the smile on his face looked sinister.

This fellow was a huge threat to him!

He pointed his heavy sword at the human with brown curly hair, and coldly said, “Stop right there! If you move a step closer, I will attack!”

The human with brown curly hair was stunned for a moment. He looked at Mo Xiaobai’s young face in astonishment.

Were young fellows all so vigilant nowadays?

Then, he glanced at the corpses of the two magical beasts beside Mo Xiaobai. Greed flashed past his eyes.

He wore a gentle smile and raised his hands to show that he was harmless. At the same time, he opened his mouth, and said, “Little friend, my name is Cheng Peng. I’m a lone adventurer too. Don’t worry. I have no evil intentions. I just saw the commotion just now, so I came to take a look.”

As he spoke, he slowly walked towards Mo Xiaobai.

Mo Xiaobai’s face turned darker. He replied in a cold voice, “I’ve already asked you to stop moving! You have seen what happened, right? You can leave now!”

However, Cheng Peng continued inching towards Mo Xiaobai even after he heard what Mo Xiaobai said. He gave a bitter smile, and said, “Young friend, you don’t have to guard against me like this, right? Look, I’ve already raised my hands, and I’m not carrying any weapons. I just want to know what ingredients you’ve gotten. If I need any of those ingredients, I will buy them from you. The price will be reasonable.”

Mo Xiaobai listened to Cheng Peng’s explanation without any expression on his face. The grayish-black lines of lights were dancing around him. They looked sinister and eerie.

70 meters, 60 meters, 50 meters…

When Cheng Peng was 50 meters from Mo Xiaobai, a hint of killing intent appeared in Mo Xiaobai’s eyes.

“You’re looking for death!”

Boom!

The strength in his body exploded with any warning. He started using his refined force technique, and force surged out of his force points. It entered his body.

He stepped on the bluestone. A low thud was heard from the ground. Fine cracks appeared on the bluestone like spiderwebs.

As for Mo Xiaobai, his body had already turned into flashes of lingering shadows as he charged towards Cheng Peng.

Mo Xiaobai’s change happened so suddenly. Cheng Peng’s smile froze for a second, and his pupils constricted.

So fast!

In a split second, Mo Xiaobai traveled 50 meters and appeared in front of Cheng Peng.

The muscles on his arms bulged up. He grabbed his heavy graystone sword tightly, and instilled his force into the sword.

Triple Slash!

A white glow appeared under the dark night sky.

The white glow shone on Cheng Peng’s face. It made his face look more hideous. He clenched his fist, and a long sword in his space ring appeared in his hand. He held his sword and blocked the attack.

Clang!

The first slash. The heavy graystone sword and the long sword collided. Cheng Peng felt a huge force surging towards him. The skin between his thumb and index finger cracked. The long sword vibrated violently, and his expression changed entirely.

Clang!

The second slash. The long sword in Cheng Peng’s hand flew out because of the fierce strike. His face turned white completely.

Slash!

The third slash. The heavy graystone sword with a white glow around it created a beautiful curve. The curve slashed Cheng Peng’s throat, and fresh blood spurted out.

Cheng Peng’s eyes were wide open. He clutched his bleeding neck with his right hand. All kinds of emotions appeared in his gaze.

Greed, loss, unwillingness, hatred…

“Aah…”

He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but only blood seeped out from the corners of his lips.

Boom!

In the end, he didn’t manage to say anything. He raised his head and landed on the ground heavily.

Mo Xiaobai looked at Cheng Peng’s corpse. His face was a little pale too. His hand was shaking as he held his sword, and his heart was pounding furiously as though it was a drum. He was so nervous that the tips of his fingers stung.

Mo Xiaobai looked at the bleeding corpse of Cheng Peng. He licked his dry lips.

“Pant… pant…”

He breathed heavily to calm his complicated emotions.

He killed someone.

This was his first time killing a person.

But, he didn’t regret it.

Judging from the color of the black lines just now, Cheng Peng would’ve probably killed him if he hadn’t killed Cheng Peng.

As expected, his mother was right.

Mo Xiaobai sighed softly. He looked at Cheng Peng’s corpse with a complex gaze.

Many greedy people in the hollow realm were willing to kill someone to get their treasures.

He didn’t expect to meet one of them on his first day here.

***

“Gasp…”

When Mo Xiaobai exploded with strength and killed Cheng Peng with his Triple Slash, many gasps could be heard from the forest.

There were people hiding in three areas in the forest.

Two rabbit-men were hiding behind a tree that was as thick as two people hugging each other. Behind another bush, a barbarian, a human, and a night spirit were hiding. The last area was where Mo You and Mu Yuzhu were.

At this moment, everyone was staring at Mo Xiaobai in astonishment.

Mo Xiaobai was too decisive!

From the moment he gathered his strength to killing Cheng Peng, he didn’t hesitate at all. He planned to kill him all along!

The people hiding in the dark were dumbfounded. They felt their hair standing.

Were young people nowadays so hard to deal with?!