Capítulo 1024: Chapter 634: Ice
Take care of other matters.
According to Liu Hun’s original plan, after handling these messy affairs of the Dragon Sect, he would then expand his influence, and finally leave the City of Death.
However, the unexpected appearance of the elderly man disrupted Liu Hun’s plan, so before anything else, Liu Hun must make haste.
When the elderly man mentioned knowing the location of the Nine Nether Cold Ice, Liu Hun didn’t hesitate much. He instructed Zhang Fan and Xue Lan to take care of the little girl, and informed Wen Xiaodao and Miao Yu that he would be away temporarily.
“It’s been quite a while, and I still don’t know your esteemed name,” Liu Hun said with a slight smile to the elderly man as he drove towards their destination.
“My name is Bai Qi, you can call me Old Bai,” Bai Qi replied without reservation.
“Bai Qi? There’s a killing deity in history named Bai Qi, could it be you’re related to that General Bai Qi?” Liu Hun joked to lighten the heavy atmosphere.
“Indeed, our family descends from General Bai Qi. My father hoped I’d become a great figure like him, hence he gave me this name. Unfortunately, no matter how similar our names, I could never reach the heights of my ancestors,” Old Bai replied, nodding.
Upon hearing Old Bai’s words, Liu Hun was at a loss for words, surprised to find that Old Bai really was descended from General Bai Qi.
Returning to the matter at hand, Liu Hun hesitated for a moment before continuing, “Old Bai, are you certain the Nine Nether Cold Ice is located here?”
“I’m sure of it; I care more about my daughter’s life than you do. I wouldn’t joke about her safety. But obtaining the Nine Nether Cold Ice may be tricky,” Old Bai said with a worried expression.
“That’s only natural. Treasures of the world are bound to draw many to vie for them. If it were easy, it wouldn’t be considered a heavenly treasure,” Liu Hun said with a slight smile, not overly concerned.
This time, however, Old Bai looked at Liu Hun oddly and asked, “Since you know of the Nine Nether Cold Ice, do you not know there’s another treasure alongside it?”
“Wait, are you referring to Xuan Fire?” Liu Hun suddenly recalled, his eyes flickering with shock.
Liu Hun had only read about the Nine Nether Cold Ice in books before and didn’t pay much mind to it. Old Bai’s reminder brought a sudden realization.
“Yes, that’s right, Xuan Fire. You should understand what it signifies. Compared to Nine Nether Cold Ice, Xuan Fire is like heaven and earth; without the Nine Nether Cold Ice, Xuan Fire cannot be preserved. Hence, vying for the Nine Nether Cold Ice will be quite challenging,” Old Bai said, feeling relieved that Liu Hun knew about Xuan Fire.
He had worried Liu Hun might be a pretender who knew nothing, someone he’d met many times before.
“It seems this matter is indeed complex. I hope there aren’t too many people present when we arrive, otherwise it’ll be troublesome,” Liu Hun murmured, frowning.
However, both of them knew the matter was far from simple. Xuan Fire is one of the most terrifying flame powers between heaven and earth, especially for alchemists. Even for those who aren’t alchemists, taming Xuan Fire could increase their power by half at least.
The first part of the road was manageable, but later it was all mountainous paths, rocks, and marshes, making vehicular progress impossible. So they had to abandon the car and continue on foot.
When they reached a dark gorge, even though Liu Hun and Old Bai were mentally prepared, they were still deeply shocked by the sight.
The cliffs on either side of this gorge were hundreds of meters high and extremely smooth due to years of exposure to the elements. If anything were to happen, there was no way out except the exit.
The most striking thing wasn’t just the cliffs. The entrance was man-shaped and the path narrowed further in, barely allowing one person to squeeze through.
No one knew what lay ahead in the gorge, but if danger arose, escape would be impossible.
The complex terrain combined with the miasma in the air made the path ahead even more eerie and uncanny.
The small entrance appeared like the mouth of a demon, waiting to devour whoever dared enter.
In front of the canyon is an open space, and at this moment there are some tents set up on it. Groups of three or two people moved around leisurely, but none strayed too far from their tents.
The appearance of Liu Hun and Old Bai immediately drew everyone’s attention.
Scanning the surroundings with his eyes, Liu Hun couldn’t help but reveal a look of surprise when he saw a few people.
“Kid, did you come to the wrong place?” At this moment, a voice with a touch of sarcasm slowly reached Liu Hun’s ears.
Following the voice, he saw a few middle-aged men sitting cross-legged on the ground in front of a tent not far away, eating while looking at him and Old Bai with interest.
“Seeing you guys here, I know I’m in the right place.” Liu Hun smiled slightly and walked straight toward the center of the scene.
“Youthful arrogance, tsk tsk,” the middle-aged man who had just spoken shook his head and stopped talking after leaving a comment.
“Baka yarou, you Chinese pig, are you blind? Didn’t you see I was eating?” As Liu Hun was walking halfway, a few guys in front of a nearby tent suddenly jumped up from the ground, holding a bowl of soup, angrily cursing at Liu Hun.
Apparently, it was because Liu Hun’s rather large stride had kicked up some dust that fell into these guys’ bowls.
“What did you just say? I didn’t hear, could you say it again?” Liu Hun stopped, turned around, and looked at the middle-aged Japanese man in front of him.
Only then did Liu Hun notice that there were indeed many people from other countries here, all clearly drawn by the Xuan Fire. Natural treasures know no borders, and anyone from any country can come to compete for them. This was an unspoken rule that Liu Hun had learned from the old man back in the day.
“I said, you two Chinese pigs, didn’t you see your grandpa eating? You actually kicked up sand into my food bowl! Baka yarou!” The Japanese middle-aged man, hearing Liu Hun’s words, reflexively repeated.
In this situation, everyone was a bit intrigued; anyone who came here had a power or faction ready and equipped with many masters, while Liu Hun and Old Bai were just two people without any equipment, naturally making everyone curious.
But since someone was already testing Liu Hun for them, the others naturally didn’t mind.
“Do you know whose territory this is?” Liu Hun smiled slightly as he looked at the Japanese middle-aged man before him.
“So what? Do you Chinese pigs think that just because this is your land, we won’t do anything? If you don’t apologize now, I’ll make it very hard for you…” Before the middle-aged man could finish his words, a cold glint flashed in Liu Hun’s eyes, and a flick of his hand stopped the man’s speech. He looked at Liu Hun with incredulous eyes filled with terror.
His hands slowly reached out, clutching his throat tightly, but no matter how hard he tried, fresh blood trickled out from the shallow wound on his neck.
“Splurt…” In the next moment, a blossom of blood spurted from the man’s neck, and he fell dead to the ground.
“You Chinese pig, how dare you kill our man!” Seeing their companion dead, the others became somewhat angry, standing up one after another.
“Stop!” Just as the Japanese were about to take action, a clear voice slowly rang out. Immediately afterwards, a woman who looked about thirty years old stepped out of the tent. Her black close-fitting outfit perfectly accentuated her figure.
If Liu Hun weren’t a doctor, he would have thought that this woman was only seventeen or eighteen years old.
“Hai!” Those Japanese lowered their heads in response upon hearing the woman’s words, their eyes filled with a trace of apprehension.
“Sir, you’ve just arrived and already killed one of my men. Isn’t that against the rules?” Slowly walking in front of Liu Hun, the woman squinted slightly, raised her hand with an orchid gesture, and flashed a charming smile at Liu Hun as she asked gently.
“I don’t like being insulted to my face, so I killed him, just like that. Besides, this is Huaxia’s territory, and we from the Dragon Sect have both the right and duty to carry out our mission.” Liu Hun smiled slightly, paused as he said this, and then continued to look at the beautiful Japanese woman in front of him, “Of course, if you like me, I wouldn’t mind discussing life or ideals in your tent.”
“Hehe, sir, you’re so interesting, worthy of being from the Dragon Sect, truly making me very happy.” With that said, the woman swayed her hips provocatively, slowly walking towards Liu Hun.