Free Web NovelChapter 3: Chapter 3: The Countdown Of Their Lives
"What?"
"How can that be? You cannot do that?"
"You cock-chocker, let me out of here."
Hearing their lives were in danger, many panicked. In their despair and rage, they even forgot that the man they were cursing had just severed the heads of people like them without even raising his hand.
’This is bad.’ Shen Yuan saw the overseer’s expression turning cold with each passing second and realized something bad was about to happen. ’They have forgotten where they are.’
He did not want to witness another death, but even if he wanted to save them, Shen Yuan knew what his fate would be if he made a—
Splash!
Before he could even finish thinking, the Overseer had already moved. He did not make any sharp movements; he just appeared in front of the servant who was making the most noise. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
Then with both of his hands, he clapped the man’s skull in the middle of his palms. The force of the impact caused his ears to cave into his head. The broken shards of his skull flew everywhere; some were stabbed into his eyes and brain.
Some of the bones even flew out of the head along with the brain matter, spilling all over the ground.
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The silence that followed was deafening. There was only the sound of blood dripping from the overseer’s hands and a dead body falling to the ground.
The servants nearby forgot to breath when their faces had been painted red. They even unconsciously licked the blood sticking to their lips.
Overseer Jiang looked at each one of them with cold eyes and warned them, "Don’t you dare test my limits and question what our Blood Moon sect can do or cannot do. You are nothing but bottom-feeding ants who have no meaning in sect."
Turning around, he paused for a second to let his words sink in amidst all the chaos and added, "Know your place."
Woosh!
With that, he turned around and vanished after exploding into a bloody mist, leaving the crowd in gawking despair.
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Even though many disciples were on the verge of collapse, there were some who were doing better than the rest.
"What do we do? Many of us are still far from gathering a trace of qi in our dantian." In a conspicuous corner of the square, a group of nine young men were standing, surrounding a single youth whose chin was about to reach the heavens. "We are not ready."
The crowd was slowly dispersing, but the group remained where it was, like they had something important to discuss. The plain-faced youth with broken front teeth and short height started the discussion, drawing many eyes towards himself.
Even the man who appeared to have the most sway over the group frowned.
His displeasure made the rest tense.
Before someone could say something, a sly-looking young man spoke up, "What are you doing? wasting your time thinking about useless things. You are the followers of young master Peng! If you do everything he says, everything will be fine. You have nothing to worry about."
The young man named young master Peng paused; the corner of his lips curled upward, clearly pleased with his sly follower.
"Indeed, our worries are unnecessary."
"Following young master Peng is the greatest blessing and pleasure of ours."
"Young master Peng, do you need help with anything? I am always available. You can even call me late at night to help you."
Everyone chimed in to flatter the young man who waved his hand as if he was not interested in their words, especially the one who spoke last.
"Go back and practice; leave the rest to me." Just when young master Peng was about to leave, he suddenly paused as if he had suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, how is that trash?" Who is in charge of monitoring him?"
It was only for a second, but his whole demeanor had changed. His eyes had turned cold, and his carefree expression had vanished.
Naturally, everyone noticed this change, and many even tensed up. Their eyes darted around as if they were afraid to even look at him.
"You don’t have to worry about anything, young master. How will he make progress when he does not even know how to." It was only when the sly-looking young man spoke that the silence broke.
"And we are making sure no one helps him as well. With his half-wits, I doubt he could even find the true intent of that book by himself."
"Good." Young master Peng nodded in satisfaction. "Keep an eye on him; whenever he tries to visit the market or someone approaches him, tell me."
"Isn’t that too much, young master?" Someone from the group could not help but ask. Even if their deranged boss liked to bully someone, wasn’t having them watch over that person all the time a bit too much?
What reason could it be for him to go so far to prevent Shen Yuan from cultivating?
Everyone knew that the man surnamed Peng had some unknown beef with Shen Yuan, but none knew the details.
Hearing the question, young master Peng looked down on the man who spoke and asked coldly, "Do you want to take his place? Do not put your dick where it does not belong."
A faint pressure was released from his body, and it pressed down on the man. It might not have looked like much, but it was enough to make the follower feel like the whole world was crashing down on him. ƒreewebɳovel.com
"P-please forgive me, young master." With sweat dripping down his back, the man prostrated himself in fear and begged for forgiveness.
"Hmph!" With a snort, Peng Guan turned to the sly young man beside him, "Shi Jin, you know what to do with Shen Yuan when you see him."
He leaned in closer to Shi Jin’s ears and whispered in a tone only the two of them could hear, "Whatever you have to do, make sure that he cannot cultivate during the remaining time."
"As you wish, young master." Maintaining his sly smile, Shi Jin bowed dramatically and left the area with the others.
