Chapter 88: Burning Anxiety
Translator: KurazyTolanzuraytor Editor: Lucas
After the parent and grandparent fixed Duan Ling Tian and Li Feis marriage, they gathered together for dinner that night.
After dinner, Duan Ling Tian accompanied the grandfather and granddaughter pair back home.
The old man was sensible and returned to his room first.
Little Fei, from today onwards, youre my fiancee...
Duan Ling Tian laughed slyly.
Pei! Its only a fixing, we havent really gotten married yet.
Li Fei rolled her eyes at Duan Ling Tian.
Duan Ling Tians eyes burned as he sized up Li Feis hot body, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said greedily, Grandfather has already said that in two years, once Im eighteen, well get married. Little Fei, why not sleep here tonight?
You wish.
Li Fei had a vigilant expression, moving gracefully as she rushed into her room, and shut the door with a bang.
Duan Ling Tian could only leave while laughing bitterly.
When he returned home, Duan Ling Tian noticed that Ke Er was still waiting for him.
Silly girl.
Duan Ling Tian extended his hand and wrapped it around Ke Ers waist as he pulled her into an embrace and carried her off back to her room.
Young Master.
Just when Duan Ling Tian was about to leave, Ke Er called him lightly.
Whats the matter?
Duan Ling Tian wondered.
Young Master, accompany Ke Er tonight, OK? Ke Er said, in a delicate and touching manner.
After taking off his outer garments and getting on the bed, Duan Ling Tian embraced Ke Er in his arms as he asked, in a gentle tone, Silly girl, whats wrong?
Young Master, when you have Big Sister Fei Fei in the future, will you not want Ke Er anymore?
The young girl voiced out her worries.
Silly girl, remember this: youre mine for your entire lifetime, no one can change that... Your place in my heart is something no one can replace, understand?
Duan Ling Tian hugged the young girl and comforted her lightly. It was unusual that he didnt do anything else to her.
Young Master.
The young girl tightly hugged Duan Ling Tian as she sank into a deep slumber.
Early morning the next day, during breakfast.
Mom, Ke Er, Im going out for a few days. Dont wait for me at night these next few days and sleep early, Duan Ling Tian said in advance.
Be careful.
Li Rou nodded.
Although Duan Ling Tian didnt say what he was going to do, she knew that he definitely had something to deal with.
Her son had grown up; he wasnt the baby eagle that used to be curled up under her wings anymore.
Young Master, when will you be back? Ke Er asked.
Duan Ling Tian pondered for a moment before saying, In four days... If Little Fei comes looking for me, let her know.
He was planning to head to Triumph City.
The current him had a standing in the Li Clan; he had even obtained the protection of the Li Clans one and only Grade Eight Weapons Craftsman, meaning that he didnt have to be afraid of Triumph Citys Wang Clan bringing the fish that escaped the net to come denounce his crimes.
Nevertheless, he didnt want to expose himself in front of the Wang Clan.
Once he was exposed, the Li Clan could protect him for some time, but it couldnt protect him for an eternity.
He had to eradicate the source of his problems to prevent any future troubles.
After exiting the Li Clan Estate, Duan Ling Tian removed the Li Clan crest from his clothes and placed it inside his Spatial Ring.
The Spatial Ring had been covered with a dark grey-colored metal layer by Duan Ling Tian using his refinement methods. It now looked like it was an ordinary ring, and as such he conveniently wore it on his hand.
After going to the trade market and buying a horse and some dry rations to eat on the way, Duan Ling Tian departed Aurora City.
Aurora City, Aqua Mist City, and Triumph City were in a triangular position surrounding the Misty Forest within.
The distance from Aurora City to Triumph City was not one tad shorter than the distance of a round trip to the Misty Forest and back to Aurora City.
Even if he galloped all the way to Triumph City with his horse, it would still take him eight or nine hours.
Duan Ling Tian departed in the morning and passed the Misty Forest at noon, then headed towards the other side of the large road swiftly.
Dusk.
The outline of Triumph City appeared before Duan Ling Tians eyes.
Under his agitated mood, he spurred his horse to go even faster and galloped onwards.
Go!
Go!
Just at this moment, Duan Ling Tian heard two voices come from behind him, one male and one female.
Turning around to take a look, he noticed a youth and young girl galloping their horses. They were running madly, their speeds extremely swift.
The youth and young girl were around the age of seventeen.
Their clothes were gorgeous, obviously having an extraordinary background.
Ferghana Horse!
Duan Ling Tians gaze quickly descended upon the fine steeds beneath them.
He could see the two steeds sweat out drops of blood as they galloped.
In terms of speed, they were completely incomparable to the horse under him.
Ferghana horse, one is worth 10,000 gold, and they are extremely rare... Duan Ling Tian thought in his heart.
In the Cloud Continent, one gold would be equal to 100 silver.
In other words, a Ferghana Horse was worth 1,000,000 silver.
Even the Patriarchs of Aurora Citys three great clans werent so extravagant.
He guessed that this pair of youths werent from the three cities that surrounded the Misty Forest.
Could it be that they are from County City?
The Crimson Sky Kingdom was divided into 18 counties. These 18 counties had eighteen respective county cities at a scale only inferior to the Imperial City.
And below every county city, there were 81 smaller cities.
Halt.
Taking a deep breath, Duan Ling Tian stopped his horse and made it leap to the side of the road.
He wasnt willing to get into any unwanted trouble.
But sometimes, even though he didnt want any unwanted trouble, it didnt mean others wouldnt provoke him.
Sister Ru, do you see that commoner ahead? Scared to the side of the road just by noticing us...
The youth who was madly galloping his horse laughed loudly.
Hes afraid he will be knocked flying by our Ferghana Horses.
The young girl laughed as well.
The youths gaze flickered as he asked, Sister Ru, why dont we have a competition?
How will we compete?
The young girl was interested as well.
Well see who can reach the commoners side first and be the first to hit him off his horse with their horsewhip... how about it?
The youth laughed.
OK! Go! the young girl replied as her horsewhip descended unto her Ferghana Horse.
Immediately, the Ferghana Horse galloped like the wind.
Sister Ru, youre being shameless! the youth exclaimed before following her.
Duan Ling Tian naturally didnt hear their conversation.
Duan Ling Tian looked from afar at the youth and young girl who were galloping over and planned to continue his journey after they passed, as he wanted to avoid any unwanted troubles.
Unexpectedly.
Whoosh!
The young girl was in the lead as she passed by Duan Ling Tian first, giving rise to a surge of fierce winds.
Suddenly, Duan Ling Tians expression turned grim.
He noticed the horsewhip in the young girls hand jerk as it was suffused with Origin Energy. It was actually whipping down towards him, flashing straight for his face...
Above the young girl, two ancient mammoth silhouettes formed.
A seventeen-year-old at the first level of the Core Formation Stage!
Whoosh!
The horsewhip hadnt arrived in front of him yet, but he could already feel the sharp breeze hitting his face as the whip approached, causing him to feel a slight pain.
Duan Ling Tians expression sunk.
In the blink of an eye, his hand grabbed out.
Exploding forth with a strength close to the strength of three ancient mammoths, two ancient mammoth silhouettes formed above Duan Ling Tian...
Pa!
Duan Ling Tian easily caught hold of the horse whip.
The young girl obviously didnt expect Duan Ling Tian to be able to catch her whip. At the same moment that she was stunned, she unconsciously tried to pull the horsewhip out of Duan Ling Tians hand.
Humph!
Duan Ling Tians gaze turned cold as he exerted force with his hand.
Bang!
The Ferghana Horse continued to gallop on by itself, but the young girl, however, was pulled off her horse by Duan Ling Tian and emitted a shrill cry.
Sister Ru! Halt
The expression of the youth that was following from behind distorted as he stopped his horse, quickly flashed to the side of the young girl, and supported the young girl up.
Third Brother, it hurts.
The young girls face was pale.
Commoner, do you know who we are?
The youths face was grim and his voice was incomparably cold and indifferent.
Duan Ling Tian frowned and indifferently said, I dont know and Im not interested to know.
Youre courting death!
The youths face distorted and his body jerked, flying straight out.
Instantly, four ancient mammoth silhouettes appeared above the youth, revealing his cultivation.
Third level of the Core Formation Stage!
Duan Ling Tian was slightly moved.
Third level of the Core Formation Stage at an age around seventeen...
His natural talent was even more abnormal than Xiao Yus!
Bang!
The youth dashed forward, his speed like lightning, and slapped out a palm that hit the steed under Duan Ling Tian.
Duan Ling Tians face twitched as he kicked on the steeds body and jumped off.
The steed emitted a shrill cry as it flew out and then lied there without a sound.
Dead.
Die!
The youths icy cold gaze stared fixedly at Duan Ling Tian.
Whoosh!
His body flew like the wind as his palm slapped out once again.
More than ten palm images condensed from Origin Energy formed into a line in the air, whistling as they descended, and enveloped Duan Ling Tian.
A high grade Profound Rank martial skill at the perfection stage!
Duan Ling Tians heart skipped a beat. The youths offensive martial skill was not one bit weaker than Xiao Yus Sleeve Dimension.
Combined with the youths cultivation being a level higher than Xiao Yus, even Xiao Yu would find it difficult to take a palm strike from the youth.
You can consider bumping into me your bad luck! Duan Ling Tians eyes were cold as he moved forward and intercepted the attack.
Exploding forth with the strength of nearly five ancient mammoths...
Sword Drawing Arts!
Whoosh!
A dark violet sword shine was like a shadow that followed his hand.
Ah!
The youth emitted a shrill cry as his body was blasted flying. He crashed on the ground afar in a sorry state and rolled on the ground in pain.
An arm that was sliced off at the shoulder dropped on the ground.
Third Brother!
The young girl was muddled.
Grandpa Huai!
The young girl called out in sorrow, her voice spreading far away.
Instantly, Duan Ling Tian clearly saw that far away behind on the road, there was an elderly figure galloping over...
In Duan Ling Tians field of vision, this figure started off at the size of an ant, became the size of a fist, and was still becoming larger as time went by...
Closer and closer!
Not good!
Duan Ling Tians expression turned gloomy as he realized how formidable this figure was. He stomped on the ground and dropped onto the youths Ferghana Horse.
Flee!
Duan Ling Tians legs clamped onto the steeds waist as he galloped forward, dashing like the wind.
Looking at Triumph City, which was nearby, and then turning around to look at the old man that was getting closer, Duan Ling Tians expression sunk.
Now he only hoped that the old man would take time to attend to the youths injuries and help the youth connect his sliced off arm.
Or else he would surely die!
The speed of this old man was far swifter than the Li Clans Grand Elder, Li Tai.
To the extent that his speed wasnt inferior to Aqua Mist Citys Supreme Elder, He Zu Dao.
Obviously, this was a Nascent Soul Powerhouse.
As he galloped his horse and flew forward, Duan Ling Tians heart filled with a sense of uneasiness and anxiousness. What he was afraid of the most was the old man abandoning the youth to chase after him...
With the old mans strength, once he caught up to him, it would be impossible for him to survive.
Faster, faster!
Duan Ling Tians legs unceasingly pressed upon the Ferghana Horses waist to urge it forward. His heart was burning with anxiety.
Even though the Ferghana Horses speed was double the speed of his previous horse...
At this moment, he still felt it to be too slow!