My Martial Arts Level Never Drops

Chapter 414: Chapter 194: Commotion

’But... has he forgotten who I am again?’

”Senior Brother Yun, this is Senior Brother Qin from the Guiyuan Lineage! D-don’t you remember?!”

Su Nian’s anxious voice rang out.

Qin Fang glanced over and saw that Su Nian was, indeed, right beside Yun Guanyu.

When Su Nian saw Qin Fang looking her way, she quickly bowed. ”Greetings, Senior Brother Qin... I’m sorry, Senior Brother Yun, he...”

”It’s fine. I understand.”

Qin Fang shook his head, feeling a little helpless.

But he knew about Yun Guanyu’s condition, so of course he wouldn’t blame him.

Hearing Su Nian’s words, Yun Guanyu clearly sank back into a state of contemplation.

And hearing Qin Fang’s reply, Su Nian visibly let out a sigh of relief.

Qin Fang glanced around... Many of the nearby commoners were staring at Xile in shock and fear. He shook his head and said, ”Let’s go. We’ll cross over first.”

They were causing quite a stir... but there was nothing to be done about it. Who could blame them, with Xile being so enormous?

The Black Armored Soldiers had already begun loudly explaining the situation, but the people were still stunned, seeing such a massive dog for the first time.

Qin Fang could only lead Xile away from the marketplace for now.

’The first time seeing something like this is always a shock. But after seeing it a few more times... they’ll probably get used to it,’ Qin Fang thought.

The Black Armored Soldiers quickly cleared a path. Qin Fang called out to Xile, who trotted happily after him. As it walked, its wagging tail whipped up a gust of wind. Forget the commoners... even many of the Black Armor Army Soldiers had trembling legs and were swallowing nervously...

’...If that tail hit them, they’d be dead or gravely injured, wouldn’t they?’

Eventually, Qin Fang led Xile past the security checkpoint and into the area where Yun Guanyu was fishing.

A group of fishermen, already alerted by the commotion, had gathered to stare at Xile in amazement. As Xile drew near, they cried out in alarm and scrambled backward.

Some of them, retreating in such a hurry, even fell into the river.

For a moment, it was complete chaos.

Qin Fang could only feel helpless.

”Heavens, that enormous... thing... is that a dog?”

”Where? Where?!”

”Over there, by the bank! Look!”

And as Xile appeared on the riverbank, the nearby painted boats on the great lake immediately took notice...

...It was hard not to!

The Black Armored Soldiers had formed a circle, but Xile’s massive size made it stand out like a crane among chickens. The commotion was simply impossible to ignore!

”That’s an Exotic Species, isn’t it?!”

”An Exotic Species that big? It must be an incredibly powerful one, even among its kind!”

”So cool! A golden... doggy?”

”Quick, quick! Let’s go have a look!”

”Whose Exotic Species is it?”

”The Black Armor Army is over there, and Tributor Yun is too... Don’t tell me it belongs to the Heavenly Gang Wuji Sect?”

The people on the painted boats grew excited. Many of them knew about Exotic Species, but one this enormous... was a rare sight indeed. Seeing that the Black Armored Soldiers and Tributor Yun were there, they figured the creature wasn’t dangerous and immediately began steering their boats over for a closer look.

On the nearby official ferry landing, the commoners were even more dumbfounded.

Someone murmured, ”A dog that big... A-are you sure it’s not a demon?”

”The Prefecture City is really something else... I’ve lived for half my life and this is the first time I’ve ever seen such a terrifying... thing... up close...”

Most of the people on the official ferry landing were from the nearby counties, visiting the Prefecture City.

None of them had ever seen a dog this big before.

Even Su Nian, after confirming that Qin Fang had no intention of blaming her, couldn’t take her eyes off Xile.

”Senior Brother, this Exotic Species... where did you find it?”

Her face was filled with amazement.

...The Sect had Exotic Species, but Xile was clearly different.

Qin Fang smiled and said, ”I raised him.”

”You... raised him?” Su Nian was dumbfounded.

However, Qin Fang had no intention of explaining further. He noticed more and more painted boats arriving and that the commotion was getting a bit out of hand, so he decided it was time to leave.

”I have to go. I just got back, so I’m heading to the Sect first. We can talk later.”

With that, Qin Fang vaulted onto the dog’s back and spoke to Su Nian.

Su Nian snapped back to her senses and quickly said, ”Oh, alright. Take care, Senior Brother.”

Qin Fang nodded. He was about to leave when he suddenly paused.

He looked down at the gaunt Su Nian, then over at Yun Guanyu, who was still stroking his chin, lost in thought.

After a moment’s thought, he took two bamboo tubes hanging from Xile’s back and tossed them to Su Nian.

Su Nian didn’t react at first, but she still managed to catch them quickly.

She looked at Qin Fang, her face full of confusion.

Qin Fang grinned. ”I had some good luck on my trip and got some tasty snacks. You and Senior Brother Yun should try them.”

With that, he said no more and called out to Xile, ”Let’s go.”

Upon hearing the command, Xile stopped looking around. As if sharing a telepathic link with Qin Fang, it suddenly leaped high into the air, landing directly on the river’s surface.

The leap, which covered dozens of meters, caused an immediate uproar.

The next moment, Xile’s paws touched down on the river, but it didn’t sink. Instead, it began to sprint across the water as if it were solid ground.

This scene stunned the crowd even more.

It triggered a series of gasps and cries.

”It’s running!”

”So fast!”

Someone exclaimed.

But others had a gleam in their eyes...

”So cool...”

Xile’s miraculous abilities immediately caused a sensation.

In the blink of an eye, Qin Fang, riding Xile, crossed the great lake and arrived before the gates of the Prefecture City.

The Black Armored Soldiers on this side were already on high alert... They had seen the situation on the far side of the great lake.

However, they had noticed that neither the Black Armor Army nor the Tributors of the Sacrificial Hall had made a move, instead allowing the giant dog to approach. So, although they were wary, they did not attack immediately.

Before they could speak, Qin Fang tossed out his token.

The commanding city guard caught the token, and after a quick glance, he let out a long sigh of relief and bowed. ”Greetings, Tributor Qin.”

Qin Fang nodded. ”Sorry to have caused you trouble.”

”Not at all, not at all.”

The commanding guard hadn’t expected Tributor Qin to apologize and quickly replied.

Qin Fang nodded again. ”I’m heading back to the Sect now, which might cause a bit of a disturbance. Could I trouble you to send a squad to accompany me into the city? I’m worried it might cause too much chaos, and I may need your help to calm the city’s residents.”

Hearing this, the commander quickly said, ”No problem!”

With that, he quickly turned to give orders.

He was preparing a squad of the Black Armor Army to escort Qin Fang into the city.