Chapter 257: Ambush?
“Mm.”
Su Yan nodded. He had been here long enough. It was impossible to stay forever. Of course, he had to choose to leave.
“Will you come and see me again?”
“What are you thinking? Of course, I will.”
Su Yan patted Hu Xiaoyu’s head, and she squinted her eyes in enjoyment.
“I will definitely work hard and finish the homework my mother has assigned me as soon as possible, to meet her requirements. That way, I can go out and travel with you in the future.”
Hu Xiaoyu said with anticipation.
Su Yan smiled and encouraged her.
Hearing the two of them say this, Xiao Wu was not happy again. But for the sake of her helping her get the treasure, she would not bicker with her this time.
After bidding farewell to Hu Xiaoyu, Su Yan and Xiao Wu left this place.
***
The Narukami Continent was very large. After leaving the fox clan’s territory, Su Yan and Xiao Wu headed east. This was not a destination, but just a randomly chosen direction.
If they encountered a city, they would temporarily stay for a while, admire the scenery of a different place, and look for news about treasures that could nourish the soul.
However, after so many days, the harvest could not be said to be rich, but rather that there was none at all.
“It seems we’ve made another trip for nothing today.”
“I’m already used to it.”
Su Yan said with a smile, without a hint of discouragement.
The harvest of the journey was important, but the process was also the same. To be able to walk around with Xiao Wu, he already felt that this trip was not in vain.
“It’s good that you think so.”
In fact, Xiao Wu also had this idea. As long as she could be with Su Yan, she would feel very happy.
However, even if she didn’t deliberately do it, the harvest of these few months still made Xiao Wu improve a lot.
Compared to her a few months ago, her current mental strength had increased by more than half. This was all Su Yan’s credit.
“There’s a city ahead. Let’s go and have a look.”
After opening the map, Su Yan suddenly said.
Xiao Wu and Su Yan flew on their swords to the place marked on the map. There was indeed a prosperous city here, with pavilions and towers, and smoke from cooking fires, looking very lively.
As usual, they were to look for treasure in this city. They had thought that they would return empty-handed again, but this time, there was actually news.
“Someone has put up a lot of treasures in the Treasure Pavilion. They are all rare and exquisite items. Not only are there top-grade magic treasures, but also all sorts of rare spiritual fruits.”
Su Yan got this news and went to the Treasure Pavilion with his senior sister to check the situation. Through the treasure catalog, they found something called a Four-Leaf Fruit.
“It’s actually this kind of spiritual fruit! We’re so lucky.”
As an alchemist, Su Yan knew all plants like the back of his hand. The Four-Leaf Fruit was a rare spiritual fruit. Its effect was to nourish the soul and increase one’s mental strength. It was precisely the treasure they needed.
“It seems we’re indeed very lucky.”
Xiao Wu smiled and nodded. Since it was listed in the Treasure Pavilion, then it must be for auction. And with her money, she was determined to get this fruit.
However, the two of them were clearly happy too early. The staff of the Treasure Pavilion said, “I’m sorry, you two. This spiritual fruit is not for auction. The buyer wants to barter. If you’re interested, you can go and have a face-to-face talk.”
“Eh?”
Su Yan was a little surprised. They didn’t want spirit stones but wanted to barter, and even a face-to-face talk?
“It’s nothing. Many people do this. Let’s go and have a look.”
Xiao Wu was not suspicious. It was mainly because many people traded this way. Bartering was also a form of transaction.
“As long as it’s not something too special, we should be able to get it.”
Xiao Wu was very confident in her own collection.
Su Yan thought so too. So the staff of the Treasure Pavilion quickly went to inform. Xiao Wu took the communication jade slip that the staff had brought and made an appointment with that person.
“Meet at an inn ten miles outside the city? Isn’t that a bit too strange?”
Su Yan learned of the other party’s request and asked with some strangeness.
“Maybe they have a special identity and have no choice but to do this.”
Xiao Wu thought of many possibilities. For example, this person had an enemy in the city, or had committed a crime and did not dare to enter the city, but was in urgent need of a transaction to get what they wanted.
There were too many possible reasons, and she didn’t care. Anyway, it had nothing to do with her.
“You have a point.”
Su Yan thought so too and no longer cared. Instead, he wandered around the city with Xiao Wu.
The time Xiao Wu had agreed on with that person was tomorrow. They still had time today to admire the scenery here.
After tasting various delicacies and seeing the famous scenic spots, Su Yan and Xiao Wu found an inn, got the best room, and then began to rest.
Nothing happened that night.
The next day, Su Yan got out of bed, and after washing up, he went out of the city with Xiao Wu to the place the other party had requested.
“Did she say when she would come? How long do we have to wait?”
“Soon. She should be here soon.”
Xiao Wu and Su Yan waited patiently, chatting to pass the time. But as they chatted, they noticed that something was wrong.
Because it was too boring to wait outside, they had entered the inn and had ordered some tea. However, after so long, no one had sent the tea. This was very strange. And wasn’t it a bit too quiet here? As the only way into the city, there should be people coming and going here.
Xiao Wu glanced at Su Yan, and Su Yan nodded. The two of them turned to leave, but the door of the inn suddenly closed.
“As expected. I knew it.”
Seeing this, Su Yan shook his head helplessly. Every time he went out, an accident would happen. This had almost become a tradition. He had thought that he would be lucky this time, but he hadn’t expected this to be waiting for him.
But…
“They’re probably going to be disappointed. To have run into us is to be looking for death.”
To use a precious treasure as bait to deceive others to come, and then to make a move… if it were anyone else, it would be fine. But his senior sister was so powerful. They had completely miscalculated.
Su Yan thought a lot in his heart, but it was only a matter of a moment. After the door of the inn was closed, someone suddenly broke through the roof and descended from the sky, surrounding the two of them.
Looking at the newcomers, Su Yan was very surprised, because he had discovered a problem. Wasn’t the cultivation of these people a bit too high?
There were three Nascent Soul cultivators, two Soul Formation cultivators, and even one at the Body Integration realm. With these people gathered together, it was enough to start a small sect. Why were they still doing this kind of thing?
Xiao Wu was also very surprised. She had thought they were just small fry, but she hadn’t expected them to be sharks. The Body Integration realm was enough to be the sect master of some medium-sized sects, and Soul Formation cultivators were also rare experts. Why were there so many here?
And…
“We’ve finally caught you! You’re just running around all the time! Do you know how long we’ve been following you? We’ve been like this all along! Do you know?”
He had thought that the woman would say the classic robbery lines, but she had come up with a series of questions. This had completely dumbfounded Su Yan.
Xiao Wu noticed the content of her words and frowned. “You’ve been following us all along?”
If that was the case, then it was clear that these people were not weak. Because they were not just casting a wide net to fish. Their target was them.
“Why so much nonsense? Just make a move! Capture the man, and do as you please with the woman.”
The leading woman said loudly, and then everyone made a move.
A Body Integration cultivator was too powerful. The moment she was born, the mountain shook and the ground trembled. The inn was instantly blown away and turned into a pile of ruins.
Su Yan flew into the sky and looked at the scene before him, complaining in his heart.
She knew that as soon as she made a move, she would be blown into the sky. Why did she have to close the door just now? Wasn’t that redundant?
After complaining to himself, Su Yan had originally wanted to help, but he was surrounded by the crowd. His senior sister was also held up by the Body Integration realm and couldn’t help him at all.
Su Yan had no choice but to entangle with these cultivators. As a disciple of the Transcendent Immortal Sect, his treasures and cultivation methods were all of the highest grade. But these people were not many, and they were evenly matched with him.
“They’re definitely not some rogue cultivators.”
This thought flashed in Su Yan’s mind, and then his situation became even more difficult. Because seeing that one person couldn’t take him down, two more came. The three Soul Formation female cultivators all participated in the siege, which immediately made Su Yan flustered.
Even if he had a magic treasure, he couldn’t withstand so many people. And…
“Isn’t this situation a bit familiar?”
Su Yan suddenly thought of the several crises he had experienced before. It was always his senior sister being held up by others, and he was in danger. His senior sister, seeing him in a perilous situation, would rush to protect him regardless of anything, and then end up seriously injured.
No way! Now that they’ve become so much stronger, will there still be a classic repeat?
Just as Su Yan was thinking this, Xiao Wu sent the woman flying with a single palm. During this period of time, she had not been idle. Her junior brother had increased her mental strength by a lot. If she still couldn’t deal with the enemy, she might as well just bang her head and die.
“Junior Brother, I’m here to help you.”
After dealing with the enemy, of course, she had to deal with these miscellaneous soldiers. But just as Xiao Wu was about to make a move, an accident suddenly happened.
“What are you still looking at over there? Hurry up and make a move! If you can’t complete the task assigned by the Sect Master, none of us will have it easy.”
The seriously injured Body Integration female cultivator said miserably.
Xiao Wu’s heart jumped. The person she had high hopes for was definitely not the people present. Could it be that there were still enemies who had not appeared?
Sure enough, as two black lights flashed, two more women appeared on the battlefield, their bodies emitting a terrifying aura.
“They’re all at the Body Integration realm!”
Xiao Wu’s expression was grave, and her vigilance was raised to the extreme. Body Integration cultivators were not cabbages. For two to appear at once was a very abnormal thing. And their Sect Master… Xiao Wu was also very concerned.
She thought a lot in her heart, but the enemy could not wait any longer and impatiently launched an attack.
Faced with the attacks of three experts of the same level, Xiao Wu could not underestimate them. She quickly raised her spirits and fought with her sword.
Seeing that a new enemy had appeared on his senior sister’s side, Su Yan was burning with anxiety, but there was nothing he could do. His strength was not as good as his senior sister’s. The most important thing was to protect himself and not to let his senior sister be distracted.
At this thought, Su Yan used his full strength. Because he had too many magic treasures, he actually managed to hold on for a while.
