Becoming a Saint From the Iron Armor Skill

Chapter 373: Chapter 193: Crisis Upon Crisis

"Who is this Purple-clothed Guard?"

"How dare he get so close to the Misses Shen? It’s infuriating!"

"I, Huang Feihu, swear I will cut this cur down!"

"Brother Huang, I support you! He’s just Fierce Ah Cheng! A mere Muscle Strengthening Realm Martial Artist is nothing to worry about!"

"Fierce... Fierce Ah Cheng? The top Chief Constable of the South City District? On second thought, forget it..."

"I heard Fierce Ah Cheng has killed many experts in Lishui District. How come he looks like such a pretty boy?"

...

Those murderous gazes didn’t just come from those crude figures of the Jianghu.

Within the Jiang Family’s Demon-slaying Team, Jiang Lang’s gaze, sharp as a blade, shone with an unprecedented, vicious light.

Even the Jiang Family disciples beside him could sense his simmering fury, instinctively taking a few steps back.

After all, who didn’t know that the foremost martial artist of Linji City’s younger generation had long ago announced his intention to marry the Shen Family’s peerless twin beauties?

Yet now, the Shen Family’s peerless twin beauties were acting so intimately with another young man.

How could Young Master Jiang not be enraged?

Gradually, everyone in the Jiang Family’s Demon-slaying Team noticed Young Master Jiang’s unusual state.

A single thought crossed all their minds: ’The young man who got so close to the Misses Shen is doomed!’

...

Meanwhile, in the Wang Family’s Demon-slaying Team...

Wang Xiongying’s gaze was profound, his thoughts a mystery.

Wang Xiongba, on the other hand, cracked a grin and snickered. "Those two Shen Family fillies are looking more and more delectable. How about I go over and say hello?

I’ll even take them with me. We can slay demons by day, and I’ll hold them in my arms as I sleep at night!

They’re so soft and delicate, they must feel incredible!"

Wang Xiongba was simple-minded to begin with and had no filter. His booming voice echoed throughout the entire South City Gate area.

Instantly, a hush fell over the area.

All eyes turned to Wang Xiongba, and every gaze held a trace of anger.

Even many members of the Wang Family’s own Demon-slaying Team shot indignant looks at Wang Xiongba.

Everyone wanted to hold the Shen Family’s peerless twin beauties in their arms at night, but they could only entertain the thought privately. Even the crudest figures of the Jianghu only dared to whisper such things to one another.

To say it aloud was to invite public outrage.

Because it was a desecration of the fairies in their hearts—an unforgivable offense!

At an event like this, with all the elites of the Linji City Martial Arts Realm gathered, for a blockhead like Wang Xiongba to utter such crass words was tantamount to provoking the Shen Family to their faces.

Over with the Shen Family’s Demon-slaying Team, several elders’ faces were masks of fury. They were already preparing to step forward and teach the Wang Family a lesson.

Although Wang Xiongba was a fool, he was highly sensitive to hostility. He immediately prepared to flex his muscles, rolling up his sleeves for a fight.

In Linji City, as long as no experts from the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm showed up, he feared no one. Even the elders of the Inner City’s Four Great Clans were nothing but clay chickens and pottery dogs to him—utterly fragile.

"Second Brother, stop spouting nonsense."

Wang Xiongying felt a throbbing headache coming on because of his troublemaking younger brother.

He offered an apologetic smile and clasped his fists to the crowd in a gesture of apology, then quickly dragged Wang Xiongba away and onto the main road.

The rest of the Wang Family contingent followed them.

As for Shen Qingyao and Shen Qingshuang, their faces were already pale with fury.

"Sooner or later, I will kill that Wang Family fool with my own hands!"

The speaker was Shen Qingshuang. Her voice was ice-cold, yet it carried clearly across the entire South City Gate area.

Even the retreating members of the Wang Family heard every word.

Wang Xiongying’s pace faltered for a noticeable moment. Wang Xiongba, however, apparently failed to realize that the "fool" Shen Qingshuang was referring to was him, and he continued to stride ahead without a care.

"Heh... Shen Qingshuang is as fiery as they say. But the wilder and more untamable the mare, the more I like her!"

Jiang Lang murmured, his gaze sweeping over Chen Cheng’s face, carrying with it a flash of undisguised killing intent.

"We’re leaving as well!" Jiang Lang called out, promptly leading the Jiang Family contingent away.

Clearly, both the Jiang and Wang families had only come to see the Shen Family’s peerless twin beauties.

This undoubtedly sent a certain signal to all onlookers.

Young Master Jiang and Young Master Wang were both interested in marrying the Shen Family’s peerless twin beauties. The message was clear: everyone else should give up on the idea, and quickly!

And it seemed this signal had its intended effect.

The proud young talents in the crowd lost their earlier bravado; many no longer even dared to steal a glance at Shen Qingyao or Shen Qingshuang.

How could they dare to pursue the women that Young Master Jiang and Young Master Wang had their eyes on?

Their beautiful dreams of marrying into the Shen Family, of soaring to new heights and becoming phoenixes overnight, were shattered!

With this realization, many of the young talents who had previously been hostile toward Chen Cheng now looked at him with an unavoidable hint of sympathy and pity.

Others, however, felt a surge of schadenfreude.

’Daring to compete with Young Master Jiang and Young Master Wang for the Shen Family’s peerless beauties? This guy is going to die a horrible death!’

As the center of everyone’s attention, Chen Cheng was actually at a loss for words.

’So this is what they mean by "a beautiful face is a source of disaster." Getting involved with the Shen sisters has inevitably attracted trouble.’

’But there was nothing to be done about it. I can’t just sever all ties with Shen Qingyao and Shen Qingshuang simply because they’re trouble, can I?’

Chen Cheng, of course, had noticed Jiang Lang’s murderous gaze.

He could ignore the others and their jealousy, but he had to remember those who truly wanted him dead.

’When you wander the world, you’re bound to get cut. To avoid getting cut, perhaps the only way is to make sure your own blade is faster than everyone else’s!

No matter who it is, if they want me dead, I’ll cut them down first!’

...

「About the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea later,」

the Shen Family’s Demon-slaying Team also departed from Linji City, setting off on the road to Moshan County.

The crowd that had gathered outside the South City Gate gradually dispersed.

The Shen Family’s party receded into the distance and disappeared at the far end of the main road, but Liu Yunfeng continued to stare after them, lost in a daze.

After a long while, Liao San finally spoke up to remind him:

"Mr. Liu, Mr. Chen and his group are long gone. We should head back, too."

Liu Yunfeng snapped out of his trance. He glanced around and saw that only he and Liao San remained. "Yes," he murmured, "it’s time to head back."

Seeing his downcast expression, Liao San couldn’t help but ask, "Mr. Liu, you’ve been acting very strange today.

When you were saying goodbye to Mr. Chen just now, you only exchanged a few pleasantries. Why is that?"

Liu Yunfeng had watched Chen Cheng grow up. While exchanging pleasantries with him earlier, there were indeed many things he had wanted to say.

Words of advice, like how the world was a dangerous place, to be careful out there, to take care of himself, and to remember that preserving his own life was the top priority when faced with an impossible situation.

In the end, however, he swallowed all those words.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to say them. He just understood that even if he did, it wouldn’t be any damn use.

"Ah San, the dangers Mr. Chen faces now are far beyond anything we can imagine.

Even if he finds himself in trouble, I’m afraid there’s nothing we can do to help!

Sigh... I never expected Mr. Chen would end up in this position. And so quickly, too!"

With Liu Yunfeng’s shrewdness, how could he fail to see that Chen Cheng was already embroiled in the conflict between the Inner City’s Four Great Clans?

Whether it was the Jiang Family, who controlled the City Lord’s Mansion, or the Wang Family, who had become extremely aggressive in recent years, both were a potential threat to Chen Cheng.

Chen Cheng was now surrounded by peril; one false move could lead to his utter demise.

Faced with behemoths like the Jiang and Wang families, Liu Yunfeng, a mere Branch Chief Constable in the City Guard Department, was practically powerless to help Chen Cheng.

Liao San asked in surprise, "But I saw that Mr. Chen is highly regarded by Lord Shen and Miss Qingyao. Who’s to say he won’t marry into the Shen Family?

Once he becomes the Shen Family’s son-in-law, his future will be made!

With a great clan like the Shen Family protecting him, what danger could there be?"

"Let’s hope so," Liu Yunfeng said.

...

Moshan County was nearly five hundred li from Linji City. Since the main road snaked around the Floating Moshan Range, the actual journey was even longer.

The Floating Moshan Range was an offshoot of the Great Wilderness Mountain Range. The mountains were treacherous, sprawling, and shrouded in gloom, resembling floating pools of thick ink—which is how it got its name.

The mountains teemed with ferocious beasts, and powerful Demon Beasts lay dormant in their depths. Even Bone Forger Realm Martial Artists wouldn’t dare to cross through them casually.

The Shen Family’s Demon-slaying Team consisted of fifty to sixty people and was quite a formidable force.

There were eight Bone Forger Realm Martial Artists, among whom four were Perfect Martial Artists of the Bone Forger Realm.

There were also over a dozen Muscle Strengthening Realm Martial Artists.

The rest were all Martial Artists who had achieved at least Great Success in the Skin Grinding Realm.

For such a long journey, riding horses or in carriages would actually be inconvenient, so everyone was traveling on foot.

The carriages were used only to transport luggage, water, and food.

Most people in the group had experience with demon-slaying expeditions outside the city, and they moved with practiced ease.

This was Chen Cheng’s first time on a demon-slaying expedition, and he was clearly a novice.

The other novice was Shen Qingyao; it was her first time on a demon-slaying expedition as well.

Along the way, seeing Chen Cheng constantly observing the terrain, Shen Qingyao once again felt the urge to test him and asked:

"Junior Brother Chen, this is your first time on a demon-slaying expedition. Do you know why we aren’t moving very fast?"

Chen Cheng had, in fact, learned about these things before.

After all, Jian Luchuan and Gou Yi, who had come with him, had previously joined demon-slaying teams formed by Jianghu figures.

"Why is that?" Chen Cheng asked, turning the question back on her instead of answering.

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