Starting as The Young Master of A Pharmacy, He Trained Swordsmanship in Seclusion For Twenty Years - Chapter 113

Just as Yao Feng and his companions were about to leave Silverstone Town, a peculiar black bird came flying from the horizon, heading straight towards Yao Feng.

“Huh!”

“It’s the Black Mystical Bird!”

Yao Feng seemed to sense something and abruptly reined in his galloping horse. The two others behind him reacted quickly, pulling tight on their reins as well.

Ignoring the stunned expressions of his followers, Yao Feng looked up towards the distant sky. A bird covered entirely in black feathers was swooping down rapidly from the heavens. Its black plumage reflected a dazzling, iridescent shimmer under the sunlight.

As a Yellow-rank Mystical Bird Guard, Yao Feng knew very well the origin of this bird. It was a messenger bird specially bred within the Mystical Bird Guard. Extremely fast and possessing a spark of intelligence, it could understand human speech. Its appearance always signified major events; it was the method used to contact the Mystic Envoy.

Thinking this, Yao Feng immediately stretched out his arm, holding it steady in the air. Moments later, the Black Mystical Bird extended its sharp claws and firmly gripped Yao Feng’s forearm. Thanks to the formidable physique of a martial artist at the Blood Refining realm, the bird’s sharp claws caused him no harm.

Of course, Yao Feng paid this no mind. With his other hand, he swiftly retrieved the object tied to the bird’s leg. It was a small, rolled-up slip of paper.

His heart filled with nervous apprehension, Yao Feng quickly unrolled the note. Several lines of small characters were clearly written upon it.

After reading the lines, Yao Feng’s face instantly changed dramatically. The hand holding the note trembled uncontrollably, and cold sweat instinctively beaded on his forehead. It was clear his heart was gripped by extreme unease.

Two Great Demons?
This… this…
Two Great Demons had actually appeared in Fenglin County.

And they might even show up in Silverstone Town.

The message from Deputy He Yan was precisely to instruct him to lie low in Silverstone Town and proceed with caution. If he discovered any trace of the two Great Demons, he was to immediately send word to the Mystic Envoy.

Is the Mystic Envoy coming to Fenglin County?
Seeing this news, the fear that had just risen in Yao Feng’s heart immediately subsided somewhat.

His disciples noticed their master’s disturbed expression and grew tense as well. The young man, Fu Jun, who had remained silent until now, urged his horse closer to Yao Feng and asked with concern, “Master, what happened? What’s wrong?”

What major event could cause his master, a Blood Refining realm martial artist, to lose his composure like this?

“Two Great Demons have appeared in Fenglin County,” Yao Feng said, not hiding the message from his disciple.

As soon as the words left Yao Feng’s mouth, the two men beside him were also struck with terror.

“Great Demon monsters?”
“Master! How…”
“How could such terrifying monsters appear in a place like Fenglin County?”

Monsters at the Great Demon level—weren’t they equivalent to existences at the same level as the Mystic Envoy? Why would they suddenly appear nearby?

“Enough, no need to panic. The Mystic Envoy is already on his way,” Yao Feng said. “He should arrive here in Silverstone Town around tomorrow. It seems we’ll have to stay in Silverstone Town for the night. If we discover those two Great Demons, I must send word to the Mystic Envoy. Let’s go!”

Grasping the seriousness of the matter, Yao Feng hesitated no longer. He headed towards a remote part of Silverstone Town. There, he knew of a secluded, dilapidated house he had accidentally discovered during his recent days searching for supernatural anomalies in the area.

Time passed bit by bit. The bright sky gradually darkened. The bustling liveliness of Silverstone Town in the morning faded with the arrival of night, becoming quiet.

On the official road not far from Silverstone Town, two massive figures appeared, moving as fast as lightning. In the pitch-black, abyssal depth of the night, their heads featured huge eyes glowing with an eerie, bloody red light. Their bodies sliced through the air, their heavy footsteps pounding the ground as they charged forward with terrifying momentum.

“Hehehe!”
“Sister, I smell it! Right ahead! So fragrant! So many scents of human martial artists!”

A series of laughs, sounding like that of a young girl, rang out in the dead silence of the night, sending chills down one’s spine.

“Xiao Qing, after devouring those martial artists ahead, our cultivation will be on the verge of a breakthrough. After tonight, we’ll go into hiding and wait until we break through before showing ourselves again. By then, even if that human chasing us catches up, he won’t be able to do anything to us.”

Inside the Silverstone Town Mayor’s residence, in the Mayor’s study, candlelight still burned brightly, suggesting he had not yet retired.

“Hmph! So ungrateful. Not only did they refuse my offer, they even dared to insult me,” the Mayor muttered, sitting in his chair. His old face was clouded with gloom as he looked at the pile of gold, silver, and jewels covering his desk.

“Ahhh!”
“Ghosts!”

Suddenly, screams and the sound of something being torn apart came from outside his room.

“Who’s there!”

Hearing these strange noises, the Mayor hurriedly covered up the treasures on his desk. He was just about to open the door and investigate when, the next moment, the room’s door was neatly sliced into several pieces that clattered to the floor.

“Who dares to—” the Mayor began, but before he could finish, a ghostly figure instantly appeared right in front of him.

Finally, he saw clearly what it was.
A three-meter-tall monster, a fox covered entirely in red fur.

“De… Demon…!”

The Mayor’s head buzzed, a chill shooting from the soles of his feet straight to the crown of his head.

In a dilapidated house elsewhere in Silverstone Town, the building was covered with broken wooden planks, leaving only a gap wide enough for a person to pass through. A dim, faint candlelight seeped through the crack. Yao Feng and his two disciples were hiding inside this rundown dwelling.

Suddenly, one desperate cry for help after another rose in the distance.

“Master, someone’s calling for help!”
“Is it those two Great Demons?”
“Quiet! Both of you, hold your breath and stay right here.”

Yao Feng had naturally heard the distant wails too. He hurriedly took out the Black Mystical Bird from his robe. After rolling up a small slip of paper and tying it to the bird’s leg, he gently tossed the bird into the air with both hands.

“I’ll lure them away!”
“The Black Mystical Bird remembers my aura. The Mystic Envoy will follow it to find my location.”

Seeing the Black Mystical Bird fly away, Yao Feng snuffed out the candle inside the house. His initial plan had been to hide and wait for the two Great Demons to leave Silverstone Town. But upon hearing those pitiful screams, his heart softened. If he didn’t draw the two Great Demons away, everyone in this town would likely be slaughtered.

“Master…”

His two disciples, seeing this, started to protest, but Yao Feng’s figure had already vanished from the house.

The loud clatter of hooves echoed in the night as Yao Feng erupted with an intimidating surge of vital energy that shot up into the sky.

“Human vital energy!”
“Sister!”
“It’s one of those powerful human martial artists! After him!”

The two fox demons instantly looked up in a certain direction, having sensed Yao Feng’s vital energy. In front of them were several young children and a few women frozen in fear. The next moment, the two fox demons abandoned their immediate prey and frantically chased after Yao Feng.

Why? The refined blood of a Blood Refining realm martial artist was an irresistible temptation for demonic beasts!