Free Web NovelChapter 22: Chapter 22: I Want to Buy Bones
The woman in orange believed that no one in Yangzhou City could threaten her.
After all, Uncle Leng was an Innate Martial Artist, yet in a single moment of carelessness, that young man had already stormed into her carriage.
Uncle Leng’s brow knitted tightly as he asked again, "Even if we were careless, and even if his sword was threatening you, Miss, still..."
"I would have died!"
The woman in orange cut him off in a low voice, "I don’t know why. That young man was clearly only at the Postnatal First Layer, but I just had this feeling that if I dared to make the slightest move, my life would be in danger."
"His sword would have pierced my skull faster than I could have countered."
This was why the woman in orange had complied with Lu Chao’s demands; it wasn’t that she was deliberately trying to help him at all.
They weren’t related, nor were they friends. They were complete strangers. Why would she possibly help him?
Hearing this, Uncle Leng was left speechless.
After a long moment, he finally muttered, "Could he be... a terrifying assassin?"
They had no idea who Lu Chao was. They had simply been sent to the area around Yangzhou City to negotiate a deal and do some reconnaissance on the side. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
Instead, they had inexplicably run into this mess.
All they had heard was that someone had robbed the Qianling Trading Company, and that he was being called a country bumpkin, the son-in-law of the Cheng Mansion, and so on.
Regardless of who this young man was, only a terrifying assassin could, while at the Postnatal First Layer, intimidate someone at the Postnatal Ninth Layer into not daring to make a single rash move.
The woman in orange shook her head and replied, "I’m afraid he’s more than just an assassin. He knew our strength, so he used the moment the knights from the City Lord’s Mansion surrounded us to make his escape, leaving us no chance to pursue him."
"Such precise calculations are beyond any ordinary person."
If those knights hadn’t arrived when they did, the moment Lu Chao dared to sheathe his sword, they would have surely countered and captured him.
But in their eyes, Lu Chao had exploited the timing of the knights’ arrival, completely eliminating their opportunity to give chase.
Such precision and decisiveness were far beyond what an ordinary assassin could accomplish.
Taking a deep breath...
The woman in orange suddenly said, puffing her cheeks in frustration, "Uncle Leng, this incident is utterly humiliating. You must not tell anyone."
A dignified Postnatal Ninth Layer expert being toyed with by a mere Postnatal First Layer... If word of this got out, she’d be laughed out of town.
The driver, Uncle Leng, acknowledged her words and was about to urge the horses on.
But just then, a figure appeared on the empty street ahead, blocking their path.
It was none other than the young man from before.
Uncle Leng’s eyes widened in disbelief. He pulled the carriage to a halt and roared, "Brat, you dare to come back?"
Inside the carriage, the woman in orange violently threw back the curtain. The figure standing tall in the darkness was indeed Lu Chao.
A subconscious shiver ran down the woman’s spine. ’He left and now he’s back. What does he want?’
Even though she knew he was only at the Postnatal First Layer, for some reason her heart began to race, and an inexplicable fear welled up inside her.
Lu Chao looked up in the darkness and got straight to the point. "Hundred Flames Trading Company. I want to discuss a major deal with you."
At his words, the expressions of Uncle Leng and the woman in orange turned peculiar, the vigilance in their eyes growing even stronger.
They didn’t answer, instead staring intently at Lu Chao, ready to strike at any moment.
Just then, Lu Chao took out a vial.
He poured out several objects that looked like Elixir Pills and swallowed them.
The next instant, before the woman’s eyes, a tremor ran through Lu Chao’s entire body as his True Qi surged. He had gone from the Postnatal First Layer to the Postnatal Second Layer.
This bizarre scene made both the woman in orange and her companion stare wide-eyed once more.
"Bone-Nourishing Spirit Pills."
The woman in orange recognized the Elixir Pills Lu Chao had swallowed in a single glance.
But a growing sense of dread filled her heart. Who swallowed Elixir Pills like that, gulping down several at once just to force a breakthrough?
That could easily shatter his Heavenly Destiny Bone, and even if it didn’t, it would lead to an unstable Martial Dao foundation.
Having reached the Postnatal Second Layer, Lu Chao turned back to the woman in orange and said softly, "I want to buy a bone. The Heavenly Destiny Bone of a Fire Attribute Demon Beast at the Innate Realm..."
As Lu Chao spoke, a cold wind whipped through the desolate street.
Before the woman in orange could speak, the driver, Uncle Leng, interjected, "Brat, aren’t you getting a little too arrogant?" ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
’Damn it all!’ ’He just threatened our Miss with a sword, and now he pops up again wanting to buy a bone? Does he think we’re some kind of pushovers?’
’The sheer audacity! It was unbelievable! It made him want to kill the man.’
If Uncle Leng didn’t find Lu Chao so unnervingly bold and strange, and if he wasn’t so unsure about who Lu Chao was or whether other dangers were lurking nearby, he would have already charged over and given the brat a few good slaps.
Lu Chao didn’t answer. Instead, he slowly raised the Sword in his hand.
"Miss, be careful!" Seeing this, Uncle Leng immediately pulled the woman in orange behind him.
However, Lu Chao didn’t attack. Instead, he suddenly executed three sword strikes in the middle of the street. Fiery red True Qi emanated from the Sword, and the three strikes flowed with an incomparably profound and intricate pattern.
With the demonstration complete, Lu Chao sheathed his Sword.
Looking at the woman in orange, Lu Chao said, "Those were the Three Primordial Yang Swords, part of the rare Heavenly Destiny Primordial Yang Bone."
The woman in orange was stunned. "You mean three of the legendary Nine Primordial Yang Swords from the Heavenly Destiny Primordial Yang Bone?"
The Heavenly Destiny Bright Eye Bone was a legendary and rare type of Heavenly Destiny Bone.
The Primordial Yang Bone was equally rare.
Lu Chao had long known that among the galaxy of Star Heavenly Destiny Bones within his Bone Inner World, not a single one was ordinary. Every Star Destiny Bone was an extremely rare and special existence.
Heavenly Destiny Bones were divided into grades, but even among those of the same grade, there were differences in quality.
The Primordial Yang Bone was rare, but for the Hundred Flames Trading Company, it wasn’t exactly legendary. The Nine Primordial Yang Swords, however, were. They were said to have been created by a past expert with a Primordial Yang Bone, but the techniques had long been lost.
A Heavenly Destiny Primordial Yang Bone, combined with the Nine Primordial Yang Swords, would increase one’s combat power by severalfold at least.
Lu Chao nodded in confirmation. "That’s right. Those were the first three swords of the Nine Primordial Yang Swords. Please consider it. If you’re willing to accept this deal, then tomorrow morning, in Yangzhou City’s..."
Before he could finish, the woman in orange cut him off. "There’s nothing to consider. I accept the deal."
Lu Chao fell silent, his eyes meeting hers. Her gaze was firm and intense; she wasn’t just humoring him.
He chuckled softly. ’I originally planned to trade the Nine Primordial Yang Swords for Bone-Nourishing Spirit Pills. I never expected that incident at the Qianling Trading Company, but it ended up making this current deal possible.’
Right now, Lu Chao had no money. The only things he had to trade were the Nine Primordial Yang Swords and the Bright Eyes and Clear Wind Guide.
Of course, he also had the Martial Techniques from before his rebirth, but those had been passed down by Lu Dingtian, and using them would easily attract unwanted attention.
After a few breaths, Lu Chao slowly asked, "Can you get what I want within two days?"
Hearing this, the woman’s eyebrows shot up...
But Uncle Leng was the first to speak. "Brat, do you think the Heavenly Destiny Bone of an Innate Demon Beast is something you can just pick up at the market?"
’Two days? How is that possible?’
But Lu Chao ignored him, maintaining his business-like posture. "If you can get it within two days, I can give you the first Three Primordial Yang Swords now as a deposit. After I receive the Demon Beast’s Destiny Bone, I will pay the remainder..."
