Walking by the Abyss on Thin Ice

Chapter 99 – One male and one female

At this moment, Shuofang City was quiet, with few pedestrians on the streets. However, there were night guards on the high-rise buildings, using their spiritual powers to illuminate the surroundings.

These night guards often stood on the rooftop outside the buildings. They were usually spiritual masters hired by wealthy families to guard against thieves, especially since many dangerous criminals were recently released from Shuofang City's prison.

Of course, areas below five floors in the high-rise buildings were where the poor lived. There were no night guards, nor did they need any.

Cloud bridges were everywhere in the sky, shuttling between various buildings. Even at such a late hour, there were still carriages traveling on the cloud bridges. However, in the lower world of Shuofang City, it was already quiet at night.

A knocking sound came from the Apricot Forest Herb Shop.

After a while, Doctor Dong put on his clothes and walked over, tapping his wooden shoes on the ground. He asked cautiously behind the door, "Who is it?"

Su Yun's voice came from outside, "Doctor Dong, do you want to rob the Dust Monster?"

Doctor Dong was overjoyed and quickly opened the latch, laughing, "Yes, of course! You got them so quickly?"

"How many do you want?" Su Yun asked from outside the door.

"As many as you have!"

Doctor Dong removed the door panel and put it aside. His round head poked out, looking around in surprise and regretting his quick agreement.

Outside the Apricot Forest Herb Shop, there was a row of negative mountain beasts, who were often dirty and covered in black Dust Monsters. It was difficult to see them clearly on the street.

On the backs of these negative mountain beasts were large wooden baskets bound with crossbeams. Inside the wooden baskets were black Dust Monster stones shaped like coffins.

These Dust Monster stones were extremely large, and each stone weighed tens of thousands of pounds. Even if they were sold solely for their Dust Monsters, they would still fetch a large sum of money!

"These stone coffins contain dormant Dust Monsters," Su Yun said with a smile. "Once they touch the air, they will wake up. I'll give you one, and you can buy the other six. Mr. Dong, take a look at this money, and all my future injuries..."

Doctor Dong counted the money and his scalp went numb. There were seven negative mountain beasts here, each with a black stone coffin on its back. Even if Su Yun gave him one, he was afraid he would go bankrupt!

Suddenly, a heavy and muffled voice came from above, "Apricot Forest, take them. I'll give you the money. It's a fair deal. Don't shortchange him. Deal with those negative mountain beasts properly and don't leave any traces. There are also bodies on the street that need to be handled properly."

Doctor Dong's heart trembled, and he bowed, "Yes, Old Piaozi."

Su Yun looked up in surprise and saw the bright moon in the sky. Moonlight shone down from the high-rise buildings onto the street.

"Why is Left Protector standing so high?" Su Yun did not see the speaker and asked in confusion. "Doctor Dong, why do you call Left Protector Old Piaozi? Isn't Left Protector surnamed Zuo?"

Doctor Dong was taken aback and quickly said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Old Piaozi is Old Piaozi, and Left Protector is Left Protector. They are not the same person!"

Su Yun was puzzled and thought to himself, "My ears are the most sensitive. I can never be wrong when it comes to recognizing someone's voice! Although the voice just now was disguised very well, it was clearly Left Protector's voice. I could not have been mistaken!"Although he knew what was going on, he wisely didn't say anything and just smiled, "Sure, sure. Doctor Dong, I got injured again, could you take a look..."

"It is and it isn't!"

Doctor Dong gave him a meaningful look and said, "There are things you shouldn't know, so don't. Come inside!"

Su Yun walked into the herbal shop, and Doctor Dong immediately closed the door. Su Yun hurriedly said, "The Gray Robbers are still outside..."

"It's fine. Someone will take care of it."

Doctor Dong grabbed some herbs, opened a secret room, and led the way. His face was sometimes visible and sometimes not under the dim light. He said, "Su Shizi, you came from the countryside, and so did I. There are things I must tell you. This world is not as simple as it seems on the surface. Especially in the underworld of the Shuofang region, it looks like a clear river, but it is actually a deep and unfathomable river. Countless people have drowned in it!"

Su Yun was clueless and nodded his head.

This building was where he had been before. Doctor Dong conducted all sorts of experiments here that were inhumane and atrocious in the eyes of ordinary people, but Su Yun saw it as a way to understand the world.

Meanwhile, Chi Xiaoyao was still in the form of a Chi dragon, coiling around a copper pillar and sleeping soundly.

Doctor Dong called her a few times before she woke up.

The snow-white Chi dragon shook its head, opened its sleepy eyes, and saw Su Yun. It quickly coiled behind the copper pillar and said, "Junior Brother, why are you here at this time? I was still sleeping! Wait a moment, I'll change my clothes and wash my face..."

Doctor Dong urged her, "Hurry up, your Junior Brother is injured again!"

"Injured again so soon?"

Chi Xiaoyao peeked out from behind the copper pillar, transformed into a young girl, and looked Su Yun up and down. She asked, puzzled, "Didn't I just treat you yesterday? Junior Brother, wait a moment, I'll wash my face first."

She fumbled around behind the copper pillar for a while, and finally came out looking refreshed after washing her face and brushing her teeth.

Su Yun took out the collar of his shirt that he used to cover his face from his pocket and said, "Senior Sister, I'm going to do some business tonight and got injured."

"Business?"

Chi Xiaoyao looked at him and her eyes flickered. "Business with the Gray Robbers? Did you extort them?"

"What extortion? I robbed them!" Doctor Dong said impatiently.

Su Yun hesitated for a moment and shook his head. "It might be worse than that... Senior Sister, could you help me with this piece of cloth? I want to cover my eyes with it. I'm afraid that if I drop it on the street, someone with ill intentions might pick it up."

Chi Xiaoyao took the collar, and a water light appeared on top of her head. The water rippled, and the cloth was taken away. She said, "You also need to change your clothes. They're all dirty and torn. After your injury is healed, don't leave tomorrow. I'll accompany you to buy some new clothes."

Doctor Dong put the medicine aside and let Su Yun lie down. He took out a silver needle and intended to give him acupuncture to remove the impurities from his blood. However, when the silver needle was inserted, it bent.

"Hmm?"

Doctor Dong was surprised. He used his Qi to drive the silver needle, which pierced Su Yun's skin, but it didn't break it.

He gradually increased his Qi, and the silver needle showed its sharpness, but Su Yun's skin still remained unbroken.Dr. Dong made another light exclamation and added some more energy. Finally, he broke through Su Yun's skin. Dr. Dong's face became serious and he asked, "Su Shi Zi, what cultivation method are you practicing?"

Su Yun honestly replied, "Hong Lu Shan Bian Yang Qi Pian."

Dr. Dong raised an eyebrow, "You haven't practiced any spiritual cultivation methods?"

"Not yet."

"Have you eaten any spiritual pills or miraculous medicine?"

Su Yun shook his head, "Never."

Dr. Dong's plump face squinted into a slit, and he asked with a smile, "Where are your ancestors from?"

Su Yun was even more confused.

Dr. Dong quietly took out a thicker silver needle and pierced Su Yun's arm to draw blood. The needle was inserted into a half-foot high crystal bottle. After two bottles of blood were collected, Su Yun became dizzy and Dr. Dong stopped. He passed the blood bottle to Chi Xiaoyao, who quickly hid it to avoid being discovered by Su Yun.

Dr. Dong continued to help Su Yun remove the stagnant blood and then injected healing medicine into Su Yun's body through the silver needle. Chi Xiaoyao prepared water and Su Yun took off his clothes and lay in the cauldron. He used his Bi Fang Shen Xing Yang Qi Pian to heat up the large cauldron. Soon, the medicinal liquid boiled.

Chi Xiaoyao quietly approached Dr. Dong and whispered, "Teacher, didn't you collect two big bottles of blood last time? Why did you collect two more this time?"

"He has strong vitality and won't die. He will replenish his blood soon."

Dr. Dong's small eyes were sharp and his gaze flickered. "His body is too strange. Just now, my silver needle almost didn't pierce his skin! It wasn't like this yesterday! In just one day, his physical strength has improved in all aspects, including strength, speed, and skin toughness. His skin is now several times tougher than rhino skin and can even compete with your dragon scales!"

Chi Xiaoyao was shocked.

Dr. Dong examined Su Yun's blood and said, "In just one day, his physical fitness has improved several times. This terrifying progress makes me suspect that he is not an ordinary person!"

Chi Xiaoyao blinked, "What do you mean, teacher?"

"I suspect he is an extraterrestrial visitor!"

Dr. Dong's face became serious. "I have had this suspicion for a long time! He has a move that is not from this world, which greatly speeds up the circulation of energy and blood. This is also the reason why he is often injured. His body simply can't withstand such a terrifying way of energy and blood circulation. But if it were another student with similar cultivation, their arms would have been crushed by the violent energy and blood. Every time he comes to me for treatment, his arms are intact."

Chi Xiaoyao glanced at Su Yun and saw that he was sitting up in the cauldron, practicing some cultivation method. She whispered, "Teacher, Junior Brother looks very human."

"Not necessarily. Maybe he is a visitor from the immortal world. Seven years ago, it was rumored that someone had opened the connection to the immortal world above the Heavenly Market Wall. Maybe some little brat slipped in from the immortal world."

...

Dr. Dong did not find anything unusual in Su Yun's blood. He frowned and suddenly, there was a commotion outside. Dr. Dong and Chi Xiaoyao walked out and saw several luxurious carriages passing through the streets of the lower world.

- As for the negative mountain beasts and robbery gray monsters that Su Yun brought, they had already been moved away by someone and left no trace.Doctor Dong and Chi Xiaoyao were surprised: "This direction... leads to the robbery of the Ash Factory!"

After numerous magnificent carriages passed by, the streets returned to calm, but the high-rise buildings were not calm.

This night was destined to be Su Yun's second restless night in Shuofang City.

The underground Ash Robbery City.

The Shuofang Marquis, the local official of Shuofang City, was a great family of Shuofang City himself. His ancestor, Li, was a general who guarded the border. He took over Shuofang and held this place alone for thirty years, single-handedly fighting against the powerful soldiers from outside the Great Wall, earning him the title of the divine general Li. He persisted until the Emperor Ping of Yuan Shao pacified the thirty-year turmoil in the country and sent troops to help.

So far, Li's ancestor's body has not been buried, and his black iron coffin is standing on the highest building in Shuofang City, guarding Shuofang and suppressing the abnormalities outside the Great Wall.

This time, the Shuofang Marquis was alarmed and personally came to the Ash Factory robbery.

In addition to the Shuofang Marquis, the heads of the major families in Shuofang City also came to the underground Ash Robbery City. In addition to them, the heads of the four major academies also attended. Although the four major academies were not big families, they were leaders of the official schools with extraordinary status.

Zuo Songyan arrived late, and Master Tu Ming hurriedly greeted him with a smile and said, "Chief, how did the case go?"

Zuo Songyan's eyes twitched, "It went too well. Too well."

Master Tu Ming was puzzled, "Chief, I came to investigate the Ash Factory, and I couldn't find any clues after such a long time. Su Chief came to investigate the case and shook the Ash Robbery City upside down in one night! Now, the second young master of the Tong family, I'm afraid he will be devastated."

Zuo Songyan looked at Tong Qingyun and saw him talking to the Shuofang Marquis, the God of War Catcher, and others. Tong Qingyun was respectful to the Shuofang Marquis, and there was no sign of being devastated.

"It's because he shook it upside down that it's too good."

Zuo Songyan was speechless, "I don't know if he came to investigate the case or to commit a crime! Do you know? The second young master of the Tong family is dead!"

Master Tu Ming was scared and trembling, almost wanting to run away.

He was now a little scared. When Su Yun came to "commit a crime," he and the monks of the Wen Chang Academy's Shaolin Temple were hiding outside the Ash Factory, waiting for the Ash Factory to have an accident before rushing into the mine to investigate the secrets of the underground Ash Robbery City under the pretext of rescue.

It wasn't until Zuo Songyan said that so many big shots had died that he realized how dangerous it was.

"He must have come to commit a crime!"

Zuo Songyan was worried and muttered, "He is also colluding with demons and monsters. I suspect that the male and female demons are the other male demon..."

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