Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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There were not many cars on the road in the small city, only a few. The scenery outside the window flew by quickly, and a large truck loaded with lumber rumbled over from the right lane.
Mrs. Lin saw the height of the pile of wood and immediately sighed: “It must be overloaded. These people really don’t take their own safety seriously.”
The driver skillfully avoided the big car and let the other car drive in front. Lin Hanyang knew that his wife was always nosy and pitiful, so he smiled helplessly. He was still thinking about the rag in his wife’s hand and reached for it: “They also want to make money, we can’t worry about whether others live or die. Okay, you are not in good health, don’t be angry with me, throw this thing away quickly.”
Mrs. Lin refused and clutched the small piece of cloth tightly. She felt uneasy for some reason at the moment. Only holding on to this piece of cloth seemed to make her feel more at ease.
The couple started fighting with each other. Lin Hanyang was a little angry because his wife was so stubborn. He was about to scold her for being stupid. Unexpectedly, at this moment, a series of earth-shattering crashes suddenly sounded outside the car.
Almost at the same time, the driver’s panicked shouts came from the driver’s seat. He subconsciously raised his head and saw clearly the scene outside the front window in a flash, and his eyes were immediately broken.
On the road ahead, the large truck transporting lumber may have been overloaded, so the ropes binding the goods were broken! Under the influence of high-speed driving, the thick wood rolling down the cargo compartment was like a terrifying torrent, hitting the rear with a thunderous momentum!
Their car was located just at the side and behind, and there was no way to avoid it. In an instant, Lin Hanyang could clearly see the dense growth rings in the cross-section of the wood, rushing straight towards his door!
In an instant, the pores all over his body stood up and his mind went blank, but his body subconsciously threw himself aside to firmly protect his wife’s thin body.
However, in front of a force that even steel and iron couldn’t resist, how could his mortal body be able to stop it?
The vehicle flew out of control. Lin Hanyang hugged his wife tightly and closed his eyes in horror and despair. Before darkness fell, he soared into the air weightlessly. He only heard the loud noise of his vehicle being smashed through wood, and the trembling screams of his wife and driver.
The moment he opened his eyes again, he almost thought he had just woken up from a nightmare.
However, his wife’s sobs and the deformed vehicle beneath him told him that he had indeed escaped the fate of life and death.
The car had completely rolled over. He unbuckled his seat belt in a trance and instinctively, hugged his wife and groped her up and down. He found that the other woman only had a bruise on her elbow from hitting the back of the seat, and he only had a dull pain in his back from the impact and a scratch.
A shocked greeting from the driver came from the front: “Mr. Lin? Mr. Lin? Mrs. Lin? Are you okay?”
He responded in a daze, and the driver breathed a sigh of relief: “Amitabha! Just be fine! Just be fine!”
And exclaimed in disbelief: “Oh my god, how is this possible? How can we still be alive?!”
Lin Hanyang knew what he was wondering, because the front windshield of the vehicle had been penetrated by two tree trunks. Under such a terrifying impact, even the coated glass was shattered, leaving nothing intact, but the two tree trunks just stopped, like travelers who suddenly lost all their strength.
Lin Hanyang looked at a tree trunk that was almost close to his face in confusion. The fibers at the end of the trunk were open and fleshy, as if they were blocked by some indestructible material.
The wife in her arms suddenly cried out: “Ah! It’s so hot!”
He shivered and spread his arms, only to see his wife hurriedly letting go and throwing something into the air.
It was an old piece of cloth, with some patches on the edges. A weak flame burned out of thin air from its irregular edges, engulfing it into a cloud of dust in an instant.
The dust hit his face, as light as nothing, but it made Lin Hanyang shiver.
The young driver, who had not yet recovered from the joy of escaping, saw his boss crawling out of the car with his hands and feet protecting his wife in the next second. The boss’s eyes were straight, and he was as energetic as if he had drunk adrenaline. He opened his mouth and shouted: “Quickly find another car! Let’s go back to Fengyang Mountain! Go back to find the master just now! Hurry!”
The driver’s mind was still numb at the moment, and he felt confused after hearing this. What master? Didn’t you just tell the boss lady that he was a liar?
A man’s heart was really like an impenetrable needle in the ocean.
….
At this moment, Wei Xi had already walked along the flow of people to the small town at the foot of the mountain.
Along the way, he saw countless mounts that were exactly the same as that ridden by Mrs. Lin.
These mounts all had different shapes. The smallest one had only two round legs, which could only barely allow the owner to ride on it. The larger one was like a small mountain and could carry at least dozens of people in its belly. Put together with such a mount, Mrs. Lin’s mount was obviously a bit unsightly. It seemed that the couple’s strength was limited and they were not qualified to raise more ferocious prey.
However, the prey was not very tasty, and its eye had no taste at all. Therefore, when Wei Xi found that these beasts did not seem to be actively attacking him, he became less interested in them.
Wearing strange clothes and carrying his own big bamboo basket, he attracted countless gazes along the way. In order to avoid the crowds, he chose a remote road along the river.
He was carefully observing the surrounding scenery throughout the process, and the more he looked, the more frightened he became. The buildings here were unprecedentedly tall, the roads were flat and clean, and the flowers, plants and trees on both sides were in order. It looked like the city with a rich country, maybe the capital of a certain country.
But even in the capital, he couldn’t recall any country in his memory that had such huge financial resources.
The river water beside him was flowing quietly. Wei Xi leaned over and took a drink. It was a bit turbid and he didn’t want to drink it.
He stood up and looked around. He was surrounded by unfamiliar scenes. He was alone and had nowhere to go.
To revitalize the Taicang Sect, where should he start?
While he was being confused, he suddenly heard a muffled sound. He turned around and saw an unkempt man jumping out from under the grand road across the river in front, blocking his way with a ferocious expression.
The muscular man in ragged clothes spread his hands and growled menacingly: “Boy, what’s in the basket behind you?”
Wei Xi blinked at him calmly.
Ten minutes later.
A gang of beggars from the First Bridge in Fengyang Town huddled into the corner of their little den under the bridge with their noses bruised and their faces swollen.
He failed in the robbery and received a heavy beating instead. He could only look in fear at the thin figure in front of him who was occupying his mat.
He touched the wound on his face and let out a sob. Without daring to breathe, he took out a bag of biscuits and opened it. Just as he was about to open his mouth, he suddenly raised his head.
The beautiful young man sitting cross-legged on the mat had turned back and stared at his hands with an almost innocent look.
He asked: “Is this delicious?”
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