Chapter 169: The Delicate Figure in the Mountains
Ashi took a step forward, and the ground beneath his feet cracked densely with fissures.
The overpowering aura burst forth from his diminutive body, making it impossible for onlookers to face him directly.
The archery skills, strength, and even the audacity to challenge Hell's Trio, were in his eyes child's play.
Since leaving the mountains, his greatest gain had indeed been martial power!
Overwhelming martial power.
In the secular view, money and power are supreme.
But in the world of Martial Artists, it is martial power that is revered.
Money rots, power gets overturned.
Only absolute martial power is eternal.
"Ant, you have successfully ignited my fury!" Ashi's black hair whipped around, his eyes blazing like torches.
In Ashi's eyes, Su Chen was nothing more than an ant that could be crushed at will.
Yet, this ant kept frustrating him over and over again.
Even daring to compete with him for a woman.
Just as Ashi's momentum was about to reach its peak, ready to unleash a devastating blow on Su Chen,
suddenly, a man in his twenties hurriedly rushed in.
"Disaster, Master Ashi!" The man looked utterly panicked.
The formidable momentum that Ashi had amassed instantly dissipated, the oppressive atmosphere vanishing.
Everyone's breathing became smoother.
Just the gathering of his momentum had been so terrifying—what horror would be unleashed if he truly attacked?
Certainly, it wouldn't be as easy as the day he kicked away Ahua.
"What's happened? Don't you see I'm in the middle of something important here?" Ashi said darkly.
The man immediately ran up to Ashi and whispered something in his ear.
Upon hearing this, Ashi flew into a rage, "Useless trash!"
With that, he struck the messenger across the face.
The man's body flew up like a kite with its string cut, slamming into a roof beam.
Crack!
His back bent over ninety degrees, and he plummeted to the floor.
As he fell, lifeless, a pool of fresh blood began to spread beneath his body.
Everyone was stunned.
They all knew Ashi was terrifying, but they never imagined to this extent—he had swatted a grown man to death with a slap.
After killing the messenger, Ashi no longer paid attention to Su Chen and quickly headed outside.
As if he had encountered a very tricky problem that needed immediate attention.
...
Deep in the mountains, two women scrambled through the forest like headless flies.
One of the women, slightly older, perhaps in her thirties, looked very dignified. The other was much younger, barely over twenty, with a clear trace of youthfulness on her face.
"Xiao Xiao, go, escape on your own, I... I just can't walk anymore..." The older woman had a huge gash on her foot, ten centimeters long, bleeding profusely.
Every step was a struggle.
The younger woman was supporting her.
"Sister Zhang, hang in there. As long as we get out of these mountains, we'll be safe," the younger woman gritted her teeth, resolutely supporting the dignified woman.
In reality, she was nearly at the end of her strength.
The dignified woman glanced over at the young woman holding her up.
The young woman wore a pair of white casual pants, stained with a large patch of blood on the rear.
Her clothes were torn and tattered, revealing skin marred with bruises.
Seeing this, the dignified woman nearly burst into tears.
"Xiao Xiao, for your sister's sake…" looking at the young, naive, yet resilient girl, the dignified woman felt immense heartache and guilt.
She couldn't even imagine that a young woman in her twenties could make such a sacrifice.
All to gain a chance to escape.
"It's okay, sister. I mean, it's just sleeping with a man. I'd have to sleep with one eventually..." the younger girl spoke with apparent defiance.
Tears, however, betrayed her as they fell.
At such a blossoming age, she too had dreamed of meeting a man.
At the very least, he should be sunny, handsome, and clean.
Yet, she never imagined.
Her first time was with someone so brutish and vile.
Filthy, sleazy, dirty, a man who hadn't bathed in who knows how long...
Just the thought made Xiao Xiao feel nauseous.
But she had no choice.
Without it, she couldn't escape.
"Xiao Xiao, I'll remember your sacrifice. Once I escape, I will make sure they pay!" The dignified woman pulled the weeping girl into her embrace.
"Sister, I didn't just do it for you. I was also saving myself..." The girl stopped crying, speaking with feigned strength.
Now was not the time for grief.
Because they were yet to escape danger.
If caught again by those people, the consequences were unthinkable.
They had witnessed with their own eyes the brutality of those people. VisitMyVirtualLibraryEmpire(M_VLEMPYR)formore.
Life meant nothing more than weeds to them, so what was their sacrifice really worth?
Once more supporting each other, they struggled through the forest.
Sadly, for two weak women.
The mountains were too daunting to conquer.
No direction, no food, and wild beasts lurking...
The dignified woman knew their chances of escape were virtually nil.
But to give up now would be a disservice to the younger woman's sacrifice.
Hoping for divine providence, wishing to escape the clutches of hell.
And then, she would certainly make their perpetrators suffer the consequences!
In front of a mountain cave, Ashi's face was deathly grim.
"Haven't I told you all to keep a close watch on them?"
"I'm sorry, Master Ashi, it was I who failed to keep control for a moment. That woman…" A hulking man, at least two meters tall, trembled as he spoke to Ashi.
Standing before Ashi, the size difference between them was like that of a Giant and a dwarf.
But fear was evident in the Giant's eyes, seemingly terrified of Ashi.
"Xiongzi, haven't I made the importance of that woman clear to you? If it wasn't for you having been with me so long, you'd be dead now as penance. Though death is spared, you can't escape punishment. You must be punished, but right now, what's most important is bringing her back. If she's retrieved, I can beg for leniency from our master; if not, even I can't save you!" Ashi spoke with a heavy voice.
"Master Ashi, I will bring them back, I promise." The Giant assured.