Martial Cultivator

Chen Chao turned his head to glance at Xie Nandu. She lightly turned around and walked toward a nearby tree, standing beneath it as she began to examine the jade token in her hand.

The jade token looked ordinary to her, but she liked the characters inscribed on it very much.

As for why, even she could not say for sure.

Chen Chao looked at Aunt Gan, whom he had only met once before, with a complicated expression. He simply asked a question and said a few words, but never expected the woman before him to cry even more fiercely than before.

Most men in the world might be able to handle many things calmly, but when faced with a woman’s tears, almost all are helpless.

It was as if women were born to subdue men.

Chen Chao was at a loss, only able to watch Aunt Gan; he did not even know what to say.

Fortunately, Aunt Gan soon stopped crying. This woman, who had weathered countless storms, wiped the tears from her face and forced out an awkward smile. “Silly boy, what are you talking about? It’s better to just be good to your wife. Your wife is so beautiful, if someone else sets their eyes on her, there’s no good person in this world.”

Chen Chao looked at this woman who was pretending to be strong and smiled, “Whoever wants to take my wife, just ask the saber at my waist if it agrees.”

Aunt Gan glanced at the saber at Chen Chao’s waist and smiled slightly. Naturally, she took Chen Chao’s words as those of a young man unaware of the immensity of heaven and earth.

But she liked to hear such words. The world was actually quite interesting because of young people like this.

”Go tell your wife that.”

Aunt Gan spat. Regardless of Chen Chao’s intentions, she did not want him to take risks.

This was not only because Chen Chao had a face similar to her deceased husband, but also because of the kindness she kept deep in her heart.

After so many years in the world, she could almost immediately tell who was truly kind.

Without a doubt, this young man before her was one of them.

Just as Chen Chao was about to speak, a voice suddenly came from afar.

“Caocao.”

A middle-aged scholar appeared nearby, looked at Aunt Gan, and said with a gentle smile, “Caocao, come back to Cloudglow Cave with me.”

Aunt Gan looked at this enemy who had killed her husband. Though she was filled with rage, she could only bury it deep in her heart at the moment. Suppressing her anger, she replied calmly, “There are still some matters at Blue Moon Mountain. I need to return and handle them.”

He Hu’s expression turned slightly cold, but he still spoke patiently, “Caocao, you’re not the only one at Blue Moon Mountain. I’ve already taken care of the biggest problem for you. What reason do you have to go back now?”

There was a clear threat in his tone.

Aunt Gan lowered her head to hide the gloom and fury in her eyes.

After a moment, she slowly lifted her head and glanced at Chen Chao, once again forcing out a strained, unsightly smile.

Then she began walking slowly toward He Hu, as if she had resigned herself to fate.

Chen Chao suddenly said, “Aunt Gan, you don’t have to go with him.”

His voice was abrupt, and before he spoke, He Hu had not even noticed the young man standing beside Aunt Gan.

But once he spoke, it was impossible not to notice him.

The master of Cloudglow Cave narrowed his eyes at the young man before him, killing intent rising in his gaze. He could afford to be patient with Aunt Gan, but toward a young stranger he had never met, there was no reason for such restraint.

Aunt Gan halted her steps and turned to look at the young man she had only met once, a chance encounter at best.

Chen Chao looked at Aunt Gan with a smile and said, “Truly, Aunt Gan, if there’s something you don’t want to do, then you don’t have to. As for the consequences, I can bear them for you.”

A complicated look filled Aunt Gan’s eyes. Those eyes, which had just moments ago sunk into despair, now suddenly lit up with a spark of life.

“Young man, you ought to choose your words carefully. Aren’t you afraid you’ll bite your tongue?”

He Hu’s icy voice sounded out. This master of Cloudglow Cave had roamed unchallenged through the northern lands for years, and yet he had never met a youth so reckless and unaware of death.

Who knew that Chen Chao did not even bother responding to this master of Cloudglow Cave. Instead, he looked back at Aunt Gan and repeated, “Aunt Gan, if someone’s threatening you, you really can say so. I actually enjoy standing up for others.”

Aunt Gan gave a bitter smile. “Do you know who he is?”

Chen Chao nodded. “He Hu, master of Cloudglow Cave, right?”

News from the north naturally reached someone like him, the Lord Warden Commander, and those reports always came with portraits of the so-called important figures.

Aunt Gan’s bitter smile deepened. Perhaps this young man felt emboldened by the powerful figure backing him and thought he could act recklessly. But out here, things were not so simple. If He Hu killed him right here and destroyed the body afterward, it would be a trivial matter.

So Aunt Gan sighed and said softly, “He Hu, don’t make things difficult for him.”

He Hu sneered. “In a situation like this, if I don’t make things difficult for him, you think he’ll just let it go?”

Aunt Gan opened her mouth, but no words came out.

Chen Chao finally turned to face the master of Cloudglow Cave and smiled lazily. “You don’t look like a good person anyway.”

He Hu snorted coldly. “As long as I can shut that mouth of yours up.”

Chen Chao gave an ’oh’.

He turned once more to Aunt Gan and asked, “Aunt Gan, what injustice have you suffered? Tell me quickly, I can’t just go and kill the master of Cloudglow Cave for no reason.”

Chen Chao’s words were spoken lightly, as if he were discussing something trivial.

Aunt Gan’s heart was a swirl of emotions. She stared into Chen Chao’s eyes. This woman who had weathered so many storms finally summoned her courage and spoke: “He killed my husband.”

Hearing those words, He Hu’s expression shifted slightly. He had believed that matter had been handled discreetly, with no way for Gan Caocao to ever find out.

So how?

“Caocao, whose nonsense have you been listening to?!”

He Hu quickly returned to normal, leaving not the slightest flaw in his demeanor.

Aunt Gan bit her lip, wanting to speak but swallowing the words back. Strictly speaking, there was indeed no concrete evidence. But that earlier slip of paper, combined with her instincts, she was sure she was not wrong.

Let alone He Hu’s behavior now.

“Evidence? Don’t worry, you’ll tell me yourself in a moment.”

Chen Chao suddenly spoke with a faint smile and began walking toward He Hu.

He Hu frowned and suddenly realized it felt as if a great mountain had appeared before him at some unknown point bearing down on his head at this moment, rendering him completely immobile.

He quickly realized that this was pressure, a terrifying pressure released by the young man before him. And it was no ordinary pressure, certainly not something an average cultivator could unleash.

Especially since he himself was already a cultivator of the Great Beyond Realm.

But there was one thing, one thing he could not believe.

And in the moment he lost focus, the young man was already at his side.

“Oh mighty Cave Master He, what’s the matter? Can’t even move? Or are you looking down on me?”

Chen Chao narrowed his eyes and smiled. But at the same time, he slapped the master of Cloudglow Cave across the face.

Don’t hit the face when hitting people?

Sorry, my favorite thing is slapping faces.

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