Ultimate Path to Heaven

Chapter 23 Congratulations, Young Master, on your extraordinary strength!

Outside the wooden house where Xiao Jin was.

Gou Erchui, a man as imposing as an iron tower, sat alone on a stone stool, his body radiating sweat. With one hand, he gripped the leg of some greasy, unknown beast, gnawing on it until it dripped with juice. With the other hand, he grabbed a large wine jar, tilted his head back, and drank deeply, letting the wine stream down his beard and onto his chest.

Originally named Gou Yaowu, this Gou Erchui was born with a huge physique and immense strength from a young age. His parents and two older sisters made a living by selling meat in the city, and while they were wealthy, he was sent to the Northern Region to learn martial arts in his childhood.

At the beginning of the Chu Emperor's unification of the sixteen states, shrouded in mist, an official, in order to take his two older sisters as concubines, seized the land deed of a butcher shop, cutting off its business, and even had his parents beaten to death in the yamen.

Her two older sisters also committed suicide as a result.

Upon returning from the Northern Region and learning everything, Gou Yaowu slaughtered the entire families of officials and massacred the government offices... He was then put on a hunting list by the "Temple"!

(The so-called temple has two "identities": one is the emperor's personal guard, and the other is the sharpest blade in the hands of the Chu emperor. There are six people in the temple who are ranked ninth on the list.)

Later, through a series of twists and turns and by some chance encounter, he met Lin Yan.

Like Gou Yaowu, almost everyone in this canyon has their own "unknown" story.

Gou Yaowu, who was drinking alone at this moment, had not yet been able to let go of his brothers in Qingxi Village... Gou Yaowu, who did not seem very smart, regarded everyone in the canyon as his brothers, so most people respectfully called him Second Brother.

To be honest, Gou Yaowu understood some of these principles in his heart.

If those villagers dare not kill these so-called bandits, how could they dare to kill the Iron Slaughter Guard and the Chu traitor... What is the point of their Eagle Bandits claiming to have done this in the last month?

Furthermore, given the time constraints, they simply didn't have time to prevent the tragedy from happening, so it's not entirely fair to blame Xiao Jin, since they were "bandits" who went to steal the grain.

After a hearty drinking session, Gou Yaowu put down the wine jar and sighed, his thoughts unknown.

Qin Shuang, who had come to the wooden house, saw Gou Erchui like this and shook her head helplessly.

Just then.

Bang!

With a moment of silence, a figure shot out from inside the wooden house...

The figure flew backward at an extremely fast speed, but Qin Shuang, a ninth-rank warrior, saw Wang Suiyue clearly at the first moment. Her face turned pale, and she suddenly shot out a silver thread with her orchid fingers, which wrapped around Wang Suiyue's flying body.

Just as the silver threads wrapped around Wang Suiyue's body, Qin Shuang crossed her hands and used her internal energy technique, managing to 'release' Wang Suiyue after moving him more than ten meters away.

Pfft!

As soon as Wang Suiyue's body hit the ground, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"this......"

Unlike Gou Yaowu, Qin Shuang had not only met Wang Suiyue, but also knew that Wang Suiyue was a ninth-rank expert who ranked sixth on the list.

Such a powerful figure, and within this canyon, who could it be... terrifyingly powerful!

Suddenly, another figure shot out – Ye Bufan.

Ye Bufan arrived at Wang Suiyue's side as quickly as possible and immediately checked his injuries: "Are you alright?"

Wang Suiyue, who had just coughed up a mouthful of blood, felt much better. He looked at Ye Bufan, who had put his arm around him, and gave him a smile of unknown color.

"You're injured like this and you can still laugh!" Ye Bufan said, but he understood Wang Suiyue's smile.

Ye Bufan, also a ninth-rank warrior, could see that Wang Suiyue's defense was somewhat hasty in his haste, but even so, Ye Bufan could not possibly punch Wang Suiyue into such a state.

From this, we can see... just how terrifying is Young Master Xiao Jin?

"I'll go!"

"Ninth rank...is that all?"

Unconsciously glancing at his own fist, Xiao Jin was somewhat bewildered.

Damn it!

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Xiao Jin realized what was happening and hurriedly ran out of the wooden house.

Blood Guard followed closely behind.

At this moment, Wang Suiyue had already taken the pills that Qin Shuang handed him and sat up with Ye Bufan's help.

Gou Yaowu, who had been sitting on a stone stool not far away, had his fleshy leg dangling from his mouth as if frozen in time, his whole expression showing a silly and simple-minded look amidst his astonishment.

Although Gou Yaowu did not know who Wang Suiyue was or that he was ranked sixth on the list, he was a ninth-rank warrior and could sense that Wang Suiyue was a strongman above the eighth rank.

At this moment, Xiao Jin had already arrived in front of Wang Suiyue, but before he could speak...

As Wang Suiyue clasped his hands in a fist salute, his face showed an unprecedented level of excitement: "Congratulations, Young Master, on your extraordinary strength!"

Wang Suiyue asked himself, even if the number one on the list didn't rely on any martial arts techniques, relying solely on fist power, he couldn't be stronger than this...

Even more outrageous is that Wang Suiyue believes the young master relies entirely on his physical strength and brute force, rather than the internal energy of a warrior.

That is why Wang Suiyue was described as extraordinary!

Before Xiao Jin could react, the ten Blood Guards behind him knelt down on one knee in unison: "Congratulations, Young Master, on your extraordinary strength!"

At this moment, Ye Bufan released his hand from Wang Suiyue's support and knelt on one knee as well: "Congratulations, Young Master, on your extraordinary strength!"

Pfft!

The fleshy leg that had been hovering frozen in place near Gou Yaowu's mouth suddenly fell to the ground. His mouth gaped slightly, and his eyes widened in surprise...

Qin Shuang frowned, her eyes filled with doubt, astonishment, and a sense that Xiao Jin was an unreasonable being as she looked at him.

Even if there is still spiritual energy similar to that in the canyon, Xiao Jin looks to be only seventeen or eighteen years old. No matter how rich the spiritual energy is, it is far less than before the fog enveloped him.

Qin Shuang did not see Xiao Jin throw a punch, and believed that Xiao Jin was a ninth-rank warrior far stronger than Wang Suiyue.

But at such an age, and in this day and age where the fog is thick and spiritual energy is almost nonexistent—is that possible?

"this......"

Seeing that Xue Wei and Ye Bufan were still kneeling there, Xiao Jin was stunned and didn't know what to do.

At this moment, Xiao Muyu followed Lin Yan out of the cave and saw this scene from afar.

"What's going on?"

"Um? 』

Seeing the Blood Guards kneeling behind her son Xiao Jin from afar, the usually composed Xiao Muyu quickened her pace.

Lin Yan's eyesight was far superior to that of an ordinary woman like Xiao Muyu... Wang Suiyue seemed to be seriously injured?

"this......"

Compared to Qin Shuang, Lin Yan had a clearer understanding of Wang Suiyue's strength. The faint lines on his eyebrows deepened slightly, and his expression was somewhat confused and bewildered.

Upon learning the reason, Xiao Muyu, more shocked than anyone else, stood still, trying to keep her expression as calm as possible.

Xiao Muyu knew Wang Suiyue's strength and realm all too well, but she knew even more about her son... But?

After waking up from the whipping wounds, Xiao Jin seemed to have become a different person, to the point that even his mother, Xiao Muyu, didn't quite "recognize" him.

If it were merely a change in mindset, Xiao Muyu could barely accept it, but this punch severely injured Wang Suiyue... No matter how Xiao Muyu thought about it, she couldn't figure it out...

But the living person in front of her is clearly Xiao Muyu's son!

Xiao Muyu wanted to ask something, but at this moment she not only couldn't ask, but also had to pretend that she knew her son was so calm.

Lin Yan, who was gently waving a paper fan with his right hand, looked at Xiao Muyu and then at Xiao Jin, who looked about seventeen or eighteen years old. A color he had never seen before gradually appeared in his deep eyes.