I Can Merge Techniques-Chapter 148 - 107: Refuse Heaven’s Gift and Suffer Calamity; Moon Eclipse Arrow Breaks the Limit, Power Greatly Increases
A strange feeling welled up in him as his fingertips continued their search.
But just then, the unexpected happened!
Liang Yuhen, who should have been dead and gone, suddenly snapped her eyes open!
Her eyes were filled with shame, fury, and killing intent as she snarled, "Molester! I’ll kill you!"
With that sharp cry, her sleeve transformed into a blade, slashing straight for Chu Fan’s neck!
Chu Fan was shocked.
’I can’t believe it. This woman was playing dead!’
He reacted in a flash.
Taking his chance, he snatched out the small money pouch he had just touched. He then shot back several steps, waving his hands frantically. "Miss, please don’t misunderstand! I wasn’t trying to... while you were warm..."
"’Warm?’" Liang Yuhen froze for a second before it dawned on her.
Her pale cheeks instantly flushed crimson, so ashamed and furious she felt she would faint!
"You pervert! I’ll fight you to the death!"
She forced her qi and blood to surge and scrambled to her feet to chase Chu Fan, but the movement aggravated her severe internal injuries, and another mouthful of blood spilled from her lips.
In her condition, how could she possibly give chase?
Chu Fan exchanged a glance with Zhao Tianxing, who had just finished his Corpse Handling. They grabbed their bundle, darted into the depths of the alley without looking back, then leaped over a wall and vanished in the blink of an eye.
Liang Yuhen watched helplessly as the scoundrel who had taken liberties with her escaped. She trembled with rage, completely unable to catch up.
She could only run toward the Firewood Market while screaming curses, "Damn molester! Don’t let me find out who you are! If I ever find out who you are, I’ll scatter your very ashes!"
"I’ve memorized your voice!"
"You won’t get away!"
Her curses echoed in the night sky.
She gasped for breath, stumbling toward the Firewood Market.
When she passed Master Lei’s corpse, Liang Yuhen, ignoring her own grave injuries, viciously stomped on his body!
She had already broken through to the Bone Marrow Forging realm. Although heavily injured, this single stomp was still enough to make Master Lei’s chest cave in.
’That bastard Lei!’
’He always acted like some kind, benevolent elder, but to think he was so despicable.’
’He actually used me as a human shield...’
’Good riddance!’
She glanced back. Seeing no pursuers, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But then, the image of that Evil Ghost Mask surfaced in her mind.
Amidst her anger, a thread of doubt emerged.
"Wait..."
She frowned deeply.
"That man’s voice... why does it sound so familiar?"
"Where have I heard it before?"
But no matter how hard she thought, she just couldn’t remember where.
She spat out another mouthful of blood.
Her steps faltered.
Tucked away in her robes was a piece of blade-and-spear-proof Inner Armor...
A moment ago, at the critical juncture, she had frantically surged all her qi and blood, using her Iron Armor Skills to condense her robes into an iron plate over her chest.
But the power of that man in white was simply too terrifying...
A single palm strike, and the Palm Force had penetrated her iron-condensed robes and Inner Armor, still leaving her severely injured.
’How terrifying...’
’The Moon Worship Sect has been lurking around Cyan Yang Ancient City for over two years... to think they’re this fearsome!’
...
「Back at the Seven Stars Gang’s residence.」
Chu Fan and Zhao Tianxing dropped two heavy bundles onto the table with a THUD.
The two exchanged a glance and both smiled, their eyes full of anticipation.
Wiping out the White Tiger Gang’s Sub-Branch was for revenge.
The haul from the subsequent Corpse Handling, however, was the real, tangible windfall.
"Let’s check out our ’spoils of war’ first."
Chu Fan rubbed his hands together and opened the bundle from the White Tiger Gang members first.
Inside were more than twenty scattered money pouches of various colors.
The two of them counted them one by one.
Silver and copper plates piled up into a small mound.
When they finished counting, the total only came to a little over two hundred taels of silver.
"Tch, a bunch of paupers."
Zhao Tianxing curled his lip. "The pickings from guarding the Firewood Market are nothing compared to the Fishery controlled by the Blood Saber Sect."
Chu Fan wasn’t surprised. "They’re just low-level gang members, after all. They just guard the gate at the Firewood Market; they don’t manage its operations. How much could they have saved up?"
His gaze shifted to the other bundle.
That bundle contained the items looted from Master Lei’s body.
First, they counted the silver coins...
As expected of an Incense Master from the Iron Armor Sect, Master Lei was loaded.
Inside an exquisite money pouch, besides over twenty taels of broken silver, lay several silver notes totaling eight hundred taels!
However, Chu Fan and Zhao Tianxing had robbed the Fishery and destroyed the Medicinal Herb Garden before, so they were worldly enough that their expressions didn’t change much.
What truly captured their attention, however, making them unable to look away...
...was a Jade Box, carefully wrapped in brocade, that Master Lei had been carrying.
The Jade Box was warm and smooth to the touch, its texture fine.
It was clearly no ordinary object.
Chu Fan picked up the Jade Box and opened it gingerly.
The moment the lid was opened, a peculiar fragrance wafted through the room.
The scent wasn’t overpowering, but it was clear, serene, and lingering.
Just smelling it was enough to invigorate one’s spirit.
Even the flow of qi and blood within their bodies seemed to smoothen out a bit!
"This is good stuff!"
Just from the smell alone, delight appeared on both their faces!
In the center of the Jade Box lay a single, egg-sized fruit.
The fruit was a pale gold color all over, with a smooth skin that seemed to shimmer with a faint, flowing light.
Upon closer inspection, its surface was naturally covered in swirling, cloud-like patterns, as if hiding some profound mystery.
At the top of the fruit, there was a small, star-like purple calyx, adding to its mysterious air.
"What... what kind of fruit is this? I’ve never seen anything like it!"
Zhao Tianxing leaned in for a closer look, clicking his tongue in amazement. "Just from its appearance and fragrance, you can tell it’s no ordinary item! It’s probably worth more than those eight hundred taels in silver notes!"
Although Chu Fan couldn’t name the fruit, he could vaguely sense the pure energy hidden within it.
He gently closed the Jade Box and set it aside with great care. "Let’s put this away. This will definitely be a great help to our cultivation."
"We’ll ask Master Cao about it tomorrow."
After taking stock of their haul from Master Lei, their gazes turned to the loot from the white-robed man of the Moon Worship Sect.
In comparison, this master from the Moon Worship Sect seemed far more destitute.
They only found two bags on his entire person.
One was a shriveled money pouch containing a mere ten taels of silver—less than even a common member of the White Tiger Gang.
