Chapter 94

Chapter 94: The Peculiar Black Wind City

The night fell.

Led by Law Enforcement Elder Lei Lie, the Qingyang Sword Sect’s team finally arrived at Black Wind City just before nightfall.

At this moment, the city gates were wide open, and the lights within the city burned brightly.

The group stood outside the city gates.

Elder Lei raised his hand, signaling everyone to stop.

A gust of wind blew, causing the lanterns hanging at the gate to sway.

“Master, this…”

Lei Renjie stepped forward, looking suspiciously at the open gates.

“Mm!”

Lei Lie’s expression grew serious.

Anyone could tell something was off about this Black Wind City.

Suddenly, the sound of meat being chopped came from inside the city gates.

Before long, the chopping sound disappeared.

The night wind howled, and the mist wove around in the dim light.

Lei Lie flew directly into the air.

“This…”

What he saw was that every household in the city was lit up, yet the streets were eerily empty, void of any human presence.

Even in those illuminated houses, it was quiet as a tomb; not a single voice could be heard.

The entire Black Wind City was hauntingly silent.

After a moment of contemplation, Lei Lie descended from the air.

His face looked even graver now.

Having just broken through to the Divine Martial Realm, his divine sense wasn’t strong enough to detect the subtle demon qi lurking in the city.

“This is too bizarre. Master, why don’t we just camp outside the city for the night?”

Lei Renjie voiced his unease.

Others nodded in agreement.

At that moment, the previously vanished chopping sound returned from within the gates.

“What was our purpose for coming down the mountain?”

Lei Lie scanned the group with a stern gaze.

“This…”

Everyone was caught off guard by the question.

“I know! We came down to train,” Lin Wangchuan stepped forward and said loudly, seeing everyone else was silent.

“Exactly. We came down for training! If we back off at the first sign of trouble, then what’s the point of coming down at all? We might as well just stay on the mountain!”

Lei Lie scolded the group loudly.

Everyone lowered their heads, afraid to speak.

“Let’s head into the city; I want to see who’s causing this ruckus!”

Lei Lie declared, striding boldly towards the gates.

The others reluctantly followed him into the city, brimming with sword qi.

“Junior Sister…”

Qin Fei tugged at Jiang Ting’s sleeve, fearfully glancing around.

He was acting all weak again.

Of course, this guy was technically still a patient.

He had just been thoroughly beaten up by Xiao Yang earlier that morning.

Originally, Elder Lei Lie wanted him to stay back at Yuanlong City with the Xiao family to recover.

But he insisted on sticking with everyone, determined to head to the Heavenly Medical Sect.

The truth was, his family jewels and his “quite” disputed roots were already more than a little bruised, seeking help from the Heavenly Medical Sect now wouldn’t do much.

Even if the healing skills of the Heavenly Medical Sect were outstanding, they couldn’t magically conjure two new gems and fix those roots out of thin air.

Unless he could get his hands on a Nirvana Dan, or reach a level of cultivation that allowed him to break through the void and ascend to heaven, he stood no chance of recovery.

Yet Qin Fei always found a way to tag along with the group.

His reasoning was simple: to seek a Revitalization Dan from the Heavenly Medical Sect to heal his injuries.

He had been badly beaten by Xiao Yang.

Not only was his left arm broken, but he also had four broken ribs, a fractured nose, and several teeth knocked out.

Now, he spoke with a lisp.

The Revitalization Dan was famed for its miraculous effect on external injuries.

No matter how severe the wounds—like broken limbs—taking a Revitalization Dan would have one back on their feet by the next day.

“Junior Brother, as a man, you need to show some toughness. Hiding behind Junior Sister all the time? What’s that about?”

Song Qiang scoffed.

“Right now, he’s not even a man!”

Lin Wangchuan murmured.

“……”

Everyone wanted to laugh but kept it in.

Qin Fei was filled with indignation and embarrassment.

“Junior Sister, they…”

Qin Fei feigned a deeply wronged expression, putting on his pitiful act again.

“Third Senior Brother, Brother Lin, if you two stay silent, no one will think you’re mute!”

Jiang Ting squawked, puffing out her chest like a hen defending her chicks.

As always, she stood up for Qin Fei.

Song Qiang was quite displeased with Qin Fei.

However, he shot a glance at Junior Sister Jiang Ting and opened his mouth to say something but ultimately held his tongue.

Eldest Brother must really be heartbroken over Junior Sister, leading him to leave!

How could Eldest Brother handle that intimate dynamic between Jiang Ting and Qin Fei?

Lin Wangchuan, though, didn’t care about any of that. He was about to speak again when the group suddenly came to a halt.

Everyone turned, surprised, to look down the left street.

Jiang Ting followed their gaze.

There, beside the street, was a meat shop.

A plump, black-faced man in an apron was wielding a cleaver and chopping up a pig leg.

So that was where the earlier chopping sounds had come from!

However, the group found the black-faced man peculiar.

He stared blankly, mechanically swinging the cleaver, giving off a weird vibe, as if he were in a catatonic state.

“Hey there, you want to buy some meat? It’s super fresh…”

The black-faced man suddenly looked up at them.

His voice was slow, as if it echoed up from the depths of the abyss.

The group stood frozen, feeling a chill run down their spines, and goosebumps erupted on their skin inexplicably.

“Just what is going on here…”

Lei Renjie stepped forward, swinging his sword directly at the black-faced butcher.

In a split second, a lightning-fast beam of sword light pierced through the black-faced man’s body.

In the next moment, a cloud of black smoke erupted from him.

Once the smoke cleared, a black bear wearing an apron and holding a meat cleaver stood before everyone.

“A bear demon?”

“A black bear spirit?”

The crowd stared in shock.

“It… it’s human…”

They realized the leg on the chopping block was actually a human leg.

This bear spirit wasn’t selling pork at all.

Jiang Ting, used to a life of luxury on the mountain, had never witnessed such gruesome scenes.

Feeling nauseous, she doubled over and began to vomit.

The others had also turned pale.

Lei Renjie had shattered the bear demon’s illusion with a single swing.

“A bear demon?”

Lin Wangchuan was all too excited at the sight of this bear demon.

A beam of sword light shot straight from Lin Wangchuan’s body and flew directly at the bear demon.

He had never had the chance to battle a demon before.

Lin Wangchuan unleashed his flying sword and immediately charged into battle with the bear demon.

The group hastily scattered.

Lei Renjie and the others all summoned their flying swords.

In an instant, the street was filled with overwhelming sword qi.

Meanwhile, outside Black Wind City, on the Black Wind Ridge…

Xiao Yang stood quietly at the mountain peak, wearing a golden dragon-patterned mask.

He watched the unfolding scene in the city, a faint smile appearing beneath the mask.

The show was just getting started.

At that moment, sounds of opera echoed through the city, drifting in and out like a ghostly melody.

The Qingyang Sword Sect disciples on the street were all bewildered.

The entire city was devoid of life.

Now, someone was singing opera?

How bizarre could this get?

Xiao Yang noticed a stage had appeared in the city square.

There seemed to be shadowy figures on the stage.

Yet, before the stage, there was nothing but vacant seats.

A bear selling meat and a fox singing opera.

Under the night sky, Black Wind City was nothing short of surreal.

Tonight, Black Wind City was bound to be a spectacle!