Chapter 62

"Truly, that little Taoist has a hard fate. He was hit by a galloping horse, yet he didn’t die."

"Not only did he not die, but I heard he just fainted and wasn’t seriously injured. Not even a bone was broken."

"Speaking of which, that horse was said to be a warhorse that had been on the battlefield, extremely fierce. It actually died from the collision?"

"Who is this little Taoist? How can he have such great fortune and a strong fate?"

"He must have good luck."

...

In the carriage, Qin Xianyu touched his chest, gritted his teeth, and thought to himself, "Fortunately, my true qi has been refined and can now improve my physical condition, and it can circulate on its own. Otherwise, being hit by such a large horse would have killed me."

Yesterday, when he came out of the Immortal Map of the Land and Rivers, he hadn’t even had time to see anything clearly before being hit by a horse.

The reason he fainted on the spot wasn’t because of the severity of his injuries, but because when he came out of the Immortal Map, he experienced a reversal of heaven and earth, which left him dizzy and disoriented. Being hit by the galloping horse caused him to faint.

When he first entered the Immortal Map of the Land and Rivers, he fainted immediately. This time, if he hadn’t been hit by the horse, he probably wouldn’t have fainted.

Qin Xianyu secretly mocked himself, "So, my head is actually better now."

Now he knew that he was north of the Huai River.

The Huai River divided the Great Virtue Holy Dynasty into two regions. South of the Huai River, it was called the Six Prefectures of Huai, and Fengxing Prefecture was one of them.

North of the Huai River, there were four prefectures, and the capital was one of them.

He was originally in the south of the Huai River, but after coming out of the Immortal Map of the Land and Rivers, he appeared directly in the north. This meant he was getting closer to the capital.

However, Qin Xianyu temporarily lost interest in going to the capital. He was currently troubled by the gu bug and thought to himself, "The Primordial Ancestral Qi of the Pre-Heaven is the source of qi, and it can actually nourish the gu bug. This is something even Master Guanxu couldn’t have predicted, right?"

"Mastering the Gangsha technique within three years, or even the Dragon Tiger technique?"

"This is simply a fairy tale!"

Qin Xianyu smiled bitterly, "Am I really going to die from the gu bug’s backlash?"

The scholar in the green robe seemed to want to give some guidance, probably a method to remove the gu bug, but his expression changed, as if he had urgent matters, and he sent him away.

"This senior could see through the gu bug in my body and pointed out when it would flare up, indicating he had some knowledge of this. I wanted to mention the strange illness that befell my parents and Master Guanyun, to see if he could identify the origin of the disease or some strange poison, but he was in such a hurry to send me away. His expression seemed off, perhaps something happened?"

"Given his cultivation, if something happened, it’s not something I can get involved in." Qin Xianyu shook his head and muttered to himself, "It’s my own problem with the gu bug, truly difficult to handle."

"Great Daoist Heaven, Ancestors above, what should this little Taoist do?"

"Since there’s no clear direction, might as well go to the capital first?"

Just then, Qin Xianyu raised his eyebrows slightly.

With his true qi cultivation of seven inches and five points, his senses were far beyond just being clear-sighted and sharp-eared. He naturally heard someone approaching outside the carriage.

The person’s steps were steady, but the sound of their landing was extremely low, clearly indicating high martial arts skills.

But Qin Xianyu was not afraid. His true qi, after several days of cultivation in the Immortal Map of the Land and Rivers, had grown even stronger, now exceeding seven inches and five points. Combined with the newly acquired Cicada Wing Step, which was profound and mysterious, his movements were almost invisible. Moreover, the sword techniques he had learned from his initial understanding of swordsmanship were also exceptional.

With all these skills combined, as long as the person wasn’t a Great Master of Martial Arts, there was no need to worry.

As for Great Masters of Martial Arts, they were the pinnacle of martial arts, and it was not easy to encounter them.

After all, this was the secular world, not a secret place of the Immortal Realm.

"Little Taoist, you’re awake?"

The person who lifted the curtain was a man with an ordinary face, wearing a long sword. His attire and aura were very similar to Lu Qing’s.

Seeing this, Qin Xianyu knew that this man, like Lu Qing, was the head of the guards for some high-ranking official and had already cultivated internal strength, making him an internal strength expert. However, this man only had one inch of internal strength, which was slightly inferior to Lu Qing.

The man looked at Qin Xianyu with a face full of regret and said softly, "My subordinates were too reckless when driving the horses and didn’t pay attention to the road ahead, causing you to be injured. I am truly very sorry. Fortunately, you are blessed by the Dao, and you only fainted without being injured. It’s truly the protection of the Dao Ancestor."

Earlier, he had already checked, and this little Taoist was young and showed no signs of martial arts practice. His bones and muscles were not hardened and trained, far from the strength of a martial artist. Normally, such an ordinary person, after being hit by a galloping horse, would have broken bones and even died on the spot.

Didn’t the fierce horse die on the spot?

But this little Taoist, who had never been trained, was unharmed, which was truly a miracle. And he fainted, so he couldn’t be a legendary immortal, right?

For this matter, it was almost incomprehensible, and it could only be considered a miracle.

Since he was a little Taoist, it was natural to say it was the protection of the Dao Ancestor.

Qin Xianyu just smiled and said, "Surviving a great calamity, it’s truly the protection of the Dao Ancestor. And you all are kind-hearted, not leaving me by the roadside to die, but saving me. I am truly grateful."

People with status would not take the poor and common people seriously.

As the saying goes, human life is as cheap as grass.

Such incidents of driving horses and injuring pedestrians were not uncommon.

Most of the time, the injured were dragged to the roadside and left to their fate, while the ones who caused the accidents rode away without any remorse. Some even more ruthless ones would ride back and forth, trampling the injured to death before stopping.

Those who could afford to keep horses were naturally of high status, and crushing a few poor people was nothing to them.

Hearing this, the man said seriously, "We are not heartless people. If we had injured you and then left you, how could our conscience bear it? Moreover, my young miss strictly ordered us to save you and not to harm anyone."

Qin Xianyu, being quick-witted, heard this and saw the man’s expression, thinking to himself, "These people probably wanted to drag me to the roadside and leave me to my fate after the accident. But it was his kind-hearted young miss who ordered them to save me."

"In the end, I should thank her kind-hearted young miss."

"But I’ll skip the thanks. They knocked me down, and it’s good enough that I don’t ask them for compensation."

Thinking this, he smiled at the man and said, "Sir, I just woke up from a faint and am still a bit weak. I want to rest for a while. When I wake up, I’ll talk to you in detail. Thank you."

The man was not angry but smiled and nodded, then retreated.

...

At this moment, the convoy was resting.

Qin Xianyu closed his eyes slightly, but he was not meditating. Instead, he was listening to the man’s footsteps.

The man walked a few dozen feet and stopped, speaking in a low voice, "Young miss, the little Taoist has woken up. I checked, and he should be fine. However, this area is desolate for over ten miles, and his appearance here is indeed suspicious. Moreover, he seems displeased, probably because we hit him, and he asked me to leave."

There was a brief silence, then a gentle female voice replied, "We were at fault first, injuring him. Fortunately, he is not seriously hurt, but it’s understandable that he is upset. Since the area is desolate, we should take him with us, settle him in the city, and compensate him appropriately."

This man, being an internal strength expert, had some pride. After being dismissed by Qin Xianyu, he was not very happy and immediately said, "Young miss, I saw that the little Taoist, although hit, had no injuries at all, neither external nor internal. Instead, we lost a good horse."

Indeed, Qin Xianyu’s guess was correct. After he was hit, the people wanted to drag him to the roadside and leave him to his fate. Especially the guard who was driving the good horse, he was ruthless and wanted to kill the unconscious little Taoist with a knife to bury him with the horse.

But the young miss was kind-hearted and kept the little Taoist, and now they had to compensate him.

This man, as the head of the guards and an internal strength expert, had killed many people and was ruthless. He did not think much of the compensation.

Not far away, the guard who had hit the little Taoist with the horse was gritting his teeth, thinking, "If we had left the little Taoist on the roadside, we wouldn’t have to compensate. If we had killed him, it would have been over. Now we have to compensate? It’s a waste of money."

Qin Xianyu listened for a while and then opened his eyes.

From the footsteps, the convoy had about thirty people, but the exact number was hard to determine. Although Qin Xianyu’s hearing was sharp, his true qi cultivation was still new, and he couldn’t accurately determine the number of people by sound alone.

Apart from the man who was an internal strength expert, there were three others with very steady footsteps, and Qin Xianyu could hear their heartbeats and blood flow. It was clear that these three had strong physiques and were likely cultivating qi and blood.

Additionally, next to the gentle voice, there was a long, steady breath. The owner of this breath had a lower heartbeat and blood flow than a normal person.

Generally, such a person was either an elderly person with weak blood and qi, or a highly cultivated person who could control their blood and qi, making it condensed and not scattered.

From the breath, Qin Xianyu was more inclined to think it was the latter.

"Even though I can hear clearly, my cultivation is still shallow. Without seeing with my own eyes, it’s hard to determine the exact martial arts level of the person with this breath." Qin Xianyu took a deep breath and thought, "This convoy, with over thirty people, mostly martial artists, three cultivating qi and blood, one internal strength expert, and another person with an undetermined level next to the young miss."

"Who are these people?"

Qin Xianyu was very puzzled. Suddenly, he caught a whiff of a scent.

The scent was odorless, slightly cold, and quite pungent.

Killing intent!

Qin Xianyu, who had experience, was suddenly alarmed.

Bang!

The side panel of the carriage suddenly shattered, and a thick arrow, as wide as an arm, pierced through the carriage and stabbed into Qin Xianyu’s chest.

With a loud bang, the other side of the carriage also shattered.

The thick arrow, having struck Qin Xianyu, still had tremendous force and pushed him, causing his back to crash through the other side of the carriage, breaking the wooden panel and rolling onto the roadside.

The carriage tipped over, and everyone saw the little Taoist lying on the roadside, his condition unknown.

The convoy was in chaos.

PS: A new week, June is here asking for favorites, recommendations, and rewards... *laughs* I’m a diligent little writer (*^__^*) hehe

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