6kv Chapter 653: Using People as Bait
Chapter 653: Using People as Bait
Listening to Chen Yuanye’s animated, vividly exaggerated description, as if he had been present that day himself, Lin Yu merely nodded with a nonchalant air.“I see. So it was just a powerful martial demon who got killed.”
“Then what’s so special about his corpse that it needs an escort team to transport it two years later?”
As Lin Yu spoke, Chen Yuanye chimed in again.
“Ah, you don’t know the full story... Back then, Xie Chong’s corpse was taken away by five different martial arts schools, supposedly for revenge and to grind the demon’s bones to dust.”
“But before long, rumors started spreading that Xie Chong’s body held an earth-shattering secret!”
“It was said to be a secret that could allow any martial artist to reach the Grandmaster level—after all, judging from Xie Chong’s own path, he had indeed reached an almost invincible, transcendent state twice.”
Saying this, Chen Yuanye looked at Lin Yu.
“Junior Sister... since you’ve already seen that corpse, did you notice anything unusual about it?”
Lin Yu proudly shook her head.
“Nothing special.”
“In the path of martial arts, everything depends on oneself. Isn’t the technique one already knows enough to train with?” Lin Yu looked at Chen Yuanye with some disdain. “If you need a corpse to reach Grandmaster level... it’s better not to become such a Grandmaster.”
“And on top of that, it’s a demon’s corpse—if Xie Chong really advanced his skills by killing his own fellow disciples and betraying his master to prove his way, are you, Senior Brother Chen Yuanye, going to follow his example?!”
By the end, Lin Yu was practically scolding Chen Yuanye.
Chen Yuanye’s face flushed red again, feeling somewhat embarrassed. “Junior Sister is right... I’ve been led astray by these Jianghu legends.”
Still, he quickly pulled himself together, looking at Lin Yu with a relieved expression.
“Junior Sister, no matter what... it’s truly a blessing for our Mingzhen to have you.”
“And I’m deeply grateful that you came to save me this time!”
Lin Yu turned to Chen Yuanye. “We’ll talk about that later... Xie Chong’s corpse doesn’t matter for now.”
“The priority is to solve the anomalies in Chen Family Fort,” Lin Yu said gravely. “Senior Brother Chen, how much of your skill can you still use now?”
“About half,” Chen Yuanye said in a low voice. “Actually, most of my old injuries have healed, but during my recovery here, I realized I’ve been poisoned with some strange toxin. Whenever I exert myself, the poison spreads through my meridians and body, causing excruciating pain...”
“Poison?”
Lin Yu narrowed her eyes.
“Yes, poison. That’s the main reason I’ve been unable to act here. I don’t know when I picked it up,” Chen Yuanye sighed, struggling to prop himself up with his long spear and standing unsteadily. “But you’re right, Junior Sister. I can’t keep shaming the Mingzhen Martial Arts School.”
“Chen Family Fort is my hometown. Whether it’s demons or something else causing trouble here... I can’t let them get away with it.”
Lin Yu watched the revitalized Chen Yuanye and nodded.
“Now that’s more like a true martial artist,” Lin Yu said, then continued, “And besides, this escort team is transporting Xie Chong’s corpse. Although it has nothing to do with Chen Family Fort’s abnormalities, we might be able to use it to our advantage.”
As Lin Yu spoke, Chen Yuanye frowned.
“Use it? How?”
“The qi sense of this corpse is naturally very attractive to demons, and with the secret it supposedly holds that would tempt every martial artist under heaven, it means that no matter if it’s human or demon, no one will miss this opportunity,” Lin Yu said quietly. “What’s most troublesome about all this strangeness is that it’s hiding in the shadows, refusing to show itself. The best way is to lure it out.”
“And now, we have the most tempting bait available.”
As Lin Yu spoke, Chen Yuanye carefully studied this “Junior Sister” he was meeting for the first time and said in disbelief.
“Junior Sister... you really have remarkable courage.”
“I’ve been away from the school for too long. That the school has produced a genius with such a mindset and talent as yours, and I had no idea...”
Lin Yu raised an eyebrow. “I don’t deserve the title of genius. Come on, Senior Brother. If you can’t walk, do you want me to carry you?”
Chen Yuanye shook his head. “No need. I have old injuries and poison, but I’m not a cripple.”
With that, Chen Yuanye lifted his long spear and slowly walked to the water’s edge.
Then...
Chen Yuanye took a deep breath, and with a light tap of his toes, his whole body drifted out like a green leaf!
Steam churned on the water’s surface, and the stones were slippery, but Chen Yuanye seemed completely oblivious. He tapped his toes again and landed on the second stone.
His speed was fast and growing faster. His whole body skimmed across the water like an osprey or a sparrowhawk, quickly reaching the spot directly below the hole where Lin Yu had first fallen.
Lin Yu followed closely behind. Watching Chen Yuanye’s agile movements, she couldn’t help but feel impressed.
“This Chen Yuanye really has some skill. Staying down there and not daring to come out must have been mostly because he was scared out of his wits.”
After staying down there for an entire year, still bearing old injuries and toxins, his light-footed movement was still this impressive!
Looking up at the sky light shining down from above, Chen Yuanye took a deep breath and jumped straight up with bent knees!
“Boom!”
Chen Yuanye leaped high into the air.
A distance of about three zhang or more—for Chen Yuanye, it was an easy jump!
After he jumped up, the dazzling light forced Chen Yuanye, who had nearly degenerated into a cave-dweller, to squint his eyes.
“Finally... I’m out!”
But more than the blinding light and the surrounding heat, Chen Yuanye felt something else much more acutely.
“Tsk... it hurts so much!”
His entire meridians felt as if they were being gnawed by tiny bugs, instantly causing sweat to pour down Chen Yuanye’s forehead.
At the same time, he noticed three very alert men nearby.
“Who are you?!”
“Where’s the Female Warrior?!”
Chen Yuanye also tensed up, seeing these unfamiliar faces appear in his home. He immediately held his long spear horizontally in front of him.
“And who are you?”
Just as the two sides were about to confront each other, Lin Yu’s voice rang out.
“Dart Head Yue Zhenqiao, Senior Brother Chen Yuanye, stand down.”
“We’re all on the same side.”
Coming up from the cave, Lin Yu spoke helplessly. Only then did the two sides cautiously lower their guard.
Hearing Lin Yu’s words, Yue Zhenqiao looked Chen Yuanye up and down. “Are you Gate-Cracking Spear Chen Yuanye?”
“And you’re Dart Head Yue from Golden Fortune Escort Agency, Master Hu’s closed-door disciple from Shiling Martial Arts School?”
After exchanging their titles, the two simultaneously clasped their fists.
“Honored to meet you! Hero Chen, excellent skill!”
“Reputation is one thing, but meeting in person is another. Dart Head Yue, you truly have an extraordinary bearing!”
Lin Yu watched the two greeting each other and couldn’t help but sigh.
“So, you two know of each other?”
“Since you do, stop flattering each other. We’re in a tight spot now. There’s no time for you two to stand here exchanging courtesies!”