The Rogue Villager Chen Erbao

Chen Erbao stood up, gripped the sword in one hand, and swung it fiercely in front of him.

WHOOSH!

The air stirred with a whistling sound, but that was all!

Chen Erbao frowned. Then, with a thought, he tried to inject the Spiritual Qi from his body into the longsword!

Instantly, a vast and ancient aura spilled from the sword's blade, spreading in all directions.

Chen Erbao raised the longsword again and began to swing it.

SWISH!

A sharp sound of slicing air suddenly rang out. The longsword hummed endlessly, and even the air became filled with a murderous aura.

'This really is a treasure sword!'

Chen Erbao was stunned as he watched the solid wood chair in front of him split in two.

He never would have imagined that a longsword he had bought on a whim could possess such power!

The cut surface of the chair was smooth and neat, as if it had been sliced by a laser. A faint trace of sword qi still lingered on it.

Chen Erbao was overjoyed!

He had originally been after the Sword Scabbard, but he never expected such an unexpected bonus!

There was too much furniture in the room, making it unsuitable for sword practice. Chen Erbao set the longsword aside and picked up the Sword Scabbard to study it.

As his fingers pulsed with Spiritual Power, he touched the Sword Scabbard again and immediately discovered something strange.

The moment his formless Spiritual Power made contact with the Sword Scabbard, it was neutralized by some unknown substance on its surface!

Not absorbed, but neutralized!

The Spiritual Power was broken down into ordinary elements and instantly dissipated into the air!

Frowning, Chen Erbao gently scraped it with his fingernail and managed to scratch off a layer of gray powder.

'Could it be that this Sword Scabbard was coated with this substance, which is why it can neutralize Spiritual Power?'

'Is that also how the longsword was concealed, preventing me from noticing anything unusual at first?'

Chen Erbao's spirits lifted. He found a plastic bag and began scraping the substance off the Sword Scabbard, inch by inch, with his fingers.

Before long, a large pile of gray powder had collected in the bag, and Chen Erbao could gradually see the Sword Scabbard's true appearance!

The body of the scabbard was as black as ink, with intricate carvings and engravings. Its material seemed to be neither gold nor iron, and it weighed about two kilograms.

Most importantly, this Sword Scabbard was actually a Spirit-Containing Object!

Chen Erbao was ecstatic.

Not only had he obtained a longsword that could hold Spiritual Qi, but even the Sword Scabbard was a Spirit-Containing Object!

'What a score!'

After scraping off all the gray powder with his fingernails, Chen Erbao tied up the bag and set it aside. Then, holding the Sword Scabbard and the longsword, he stood happily in the living room, making practice swings like a child who had just received a cherished new toy.

He didn't dare to infuse it with any more Spiritual Qi, though. Otherwise, he would have completely wrecked the living room of his Vienna Hotel suite!

He messed around with them until midnight before finally lying down in bed, content and ready to sleep.

But even though he had been running around all day, he was still too keyed up to sleep. He lay quietly under the covers, thinking about his next move.

'In two more days, I'll have finished exploring the Binhai Antiques Street. It would be best if I can find another Spirit-Containing Object, but if not, I'll head to Dian Nan.'

'Dian Nan is a border region with a lot of complex trade. I should be able to find what I need there!'

'All told, I only have two Spirit-Containing Objects on me right now: a dusty Bracelet and this Sword Scabbard!'

'I plan to keep the longsword for my own use.'

'It's inconvenient to carry, but it's a divine weapon nonetheless. Once my Realm improves, I'll find a Magic Technique in the Joyful Technique for storing weapons and just practice that!'

Right now, his Realm was too low. He couldn't use many of the Immortal Techniques in the Joyful Technique, so all he could do was sigh at the mountain of gold he couldn't touch.

'Then there's that Ma Qiming business. That bastard is making a lot of noise. I'll deal with it after I get back from Dian Nan...'

With a heart full of frustration, Chen Erbao gradually drifted off to sleep.

...

Chen Erbao wasn't the only one having trouble sleeping that night. In a villa in Binhai, Ma Qiming was flying into a rage.

"Stupid pigs! You're all fucking stupid pigs! You lost a single person and even got knocked out by him! Now you've spooked him! Where the hell am I supposed to find him now?!"

Before him, three men in black exchanged glances, their faces full of innocence.

They felt utterly wronged. They hadn't even seen the guy before they were knocked unconscious. By the time they woke up, it was the middle of the night. Luckily, it was late summer, and the temperature in Binhai wasn't too low. Otherwise, they could have frozen to death on the side of the road without anyone knowing.

One of them, his eyes darting about, whispered, "Young Master, he came out of the Vienna Hotel, right? We can just stake out the entrance. I doubt he can stay in there forever..."

"Fuck you! I call you a moron and you still won't admit it..."

Ma Qiming's anger flared up again at these words. His face turned ashen. "Is he a fucking idiot? Can't he just use a side exit?! It's a huge hotel! Am I supposed to have my men surround the entire building?"

Vienna is a top-tier international brand. The Binhai Patrol would never just stand by and do nothing.

On a nearby sofa, Charles was sipping tea with a blank expression. Seeing Ma Qiming grow more and more frantic, he said in a low voice, "Worst case, I'll just take a trip to the hotel. Kill him, and it's over."

Ma Qiming sighed and said to Charles with a placating smile, "Grandmaster Charles, the Vienna Hotel has significant influence. We can't do that. If the hotel finds out I'm behind this, even my Wang Family would be in serious trouble..."

Charles let out a sarcastic laugh. "So what's the plan now? I accepted this mission to come to China, not to go shopping. You can't even find the guy, so how am I supposed to kill him? My time is very valuable!"

In reality, he wasn't worried about the delay at all.

After all, Chen Erbao alone had brought him three separate commissions. He wouldn't mind staying in China for half a year.

But he certainly couldn't say that to Ma Qiming.

Ma Qiming gritted his teeth. "Please, just wait a few more days. I'll have my people pull some strings and put all our resources into monitoring that guy. I absolutely will not let him get away this time."

Charles nodded and gave a warning, "China's security bureau is no joke. If I stay in one place for too long, they'll come knocking. When that happens, forget about your Wang Family; not even the Medicine King Hall would dare to go up against the state's violent machinery."

Hearing this, Ma Qiming felt a flicker of fear.

If he really provoked the higher-ups in China, not even several of his lives would be enough for them to take.

"Don't worry. Three days at most!"

...

After a wonderful night's sleep, Chen Erbao wrapped the longsword in black cloth, slung it over his back, and headed out.

After eating breakfast downstairs, he called for Ivic. "Ivic, arrange a car for me. Have it wait for me at the highway entrance. I'll be there in a bit."

Although Ivic didn't know what Chen Erbao was up to, he just needed to do as he was told. He didn't need to concern himself with anything else.

Soon, the car was arranged. Chen Erbao packed up a few things, went out the back door of the Vienna Hotel, and executed Misty Step. His whole body seemed to merge with the wind, vanishing into the dense greenery in the blink of an eye.

He did this to shake off the spies Ma Qiming had sent to watch him.

He didn't have time to waste bickering with them right now. Attending to his real business was more important.

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