Chapter 41

Chapter 41: News Spreading Across the City

Meng Chuan glanced at Zhao Can’s corpse before taking out a small whistle from his belt and blowing it .

As his Quintessential Energy flowed into the whistle, the whistling became ear-piercing . It spread out in all directions and could be heard for several miles . This whistle was used to gather the surrounding members of the Meng family . Only a hundred people with relatively higher status in the family clan possessed this whistle . Ordinary clansmen only had the standard-issue distress flares . They could activate the distress flare at critical moments, a signal that caused clansmen nearby to rush over and provide assistance .

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! One figure after another arrived .

“Young Master Meng Chuan?” Most of the figures who arrived were experts working for the Meng family . A small number of them were members of the Meng family . The Meng family was large and powerful, so it employed many experts .

“This is the corpse of the Blood Cloud Bandits’ second-in-command, Blood Hand Zhao Can . ” Meng Chuan pointed at the corpse in front of him . “There’s also a Blood Cloud Bandit’s corpse in Azure Cloud Brothel . Take care of it . ”

“Yes,” everyone replied in unison .

Meng Chuan nodded and left .

At this moment, the group of gathered people started discussing .

“Brother Wang, take some men to the Azure Cloud Brothel and deal with the Blood Cloud Bandit corpse . Also, find out what Young Master Meng Chuan did in the Azure Cloud Brothel,” an elder instructed . This elder was one of the nine exterior stewards of the Meng family . He enjoyed a rather high status in the Meng family, and his family had served the Meng family for three generations . Those who were placed in important positions despite not sharing the Meng surname were naturally talented .

On the contrary, if the members of the Meng clan were mediocre, they would at best not starve to death . Their status was far inferior to that of the exterior chief steward .

“Yes . ” Immediately, over ten people headed to the Azure Cloud Brothel .

“Blood Hand Zhao Can, a Seamless realm expert . ” The elder looked at the corpse on the ground and exclaimed in surprise, “Young Master Meng Chuan is really becoming more powerful . ”

“Young Master Meng Chuan is still at the Mortal Shedding realm . To be able to kill someone of a higher cultivation realm, he must have reached the peak of Unity . He isn’t too far from comprehending Saber Force . ” The others around him exclaimed in amazement as well .

…

News of Meng Chuan killing two Blood Cloud bandits—with one of the deceased being Blood Hand Zhao Can—spread quickly . Azure Cloud Brothel was a place where people came and went, so many people paid attention to it . There were even some people who tried to follow the pursuit to watch “Meng Chuan vs . Blood Hand Zhao Can,” but they were just unable to keep up .

When Meng Chuan later blew the whistle, he had attracted many curious bystanders apart from the Meng family personnel . Many people personally saw Zhao Can’s corpse .

…

Inside a private room in another brothel .

Yun Fu’an was chatting with a friend, and there was also a beautiful courtesan waiting by his side . At this moment, the door opened, and another middle-aged man walked in with a smile .

“Brother Zhang, we’ve been waiting for you for almost an hour,” Yun Fu’an said with a smile . “You need to drink as a forfeit!”

“You all know about my tigress wife at home . There’s nothing I could do about it . I only managed to sneak out until now . ” The middle-aged man smiled as he sat down . He raised his head and downed a cup of alcohol . Next to him, a beautiful courtesan immediately filled his cup . The middle-aged man excitedly continued, “There’s a big piece of news I want to share with the two of you . ”

“What big news?” asked another rich-looking man casually as he embraced a courtesan .

“About two hours ago, something big happened at Azure Cloud Brothel,” the middle-aged man said . “That Meng family’s Meng Chuan went to the Azure Cloud Brothel…” As he spoke, he even glanced at Yun Fu’an .

Yun Fu’an’s eyelids twitched .

“What’s the big deal with him going to Azure Cloud Brothel?” the wealthy-looking man said with a smile . “Only half of those serving in the military manage to return alive . And most of them return with disabilities . It’s common to go to a brothel before they serve the military . ”

“He didn’t go to Azure Cloud Brothel for the women, but for two men,” the middle-aged man said smugly . This stunned Yun Fu’an and the wealthy-looking man .

The middle-aged man continued, “They were two senior Blood Cloud Bandits . Meng Chuan went to the Azure Cloud Brothel and killed one bandit first . Then, he pursued another infamous bandit—Blood Hand Zhao Can . ”

“Blood Hand Zhao Can?” Yun Fu’an and the wealthy-looking man were alarmed .

Zhao Can had one arm sliced off at the scene . He then immediately fled in panic . Meng Chuan chased after him for about half a kilometer and killed him,” the middle-aged man said in amazement . “He’s impressive . Really impressive . ”

Yun Fu’an couldn’t help but say, “He can kill Blood Hand Zhao Can? That’s an expert at the Seamless realm . I estimate Meng Chuan to at most be at the late-stage of the Mortal Shedding realm . ”

“Could he have comprehended Force?” the middle-aged man guessed .

“Impossible . ” Yun Fu’an immediately said, “If he had comprehended Force, all those people at Azure Cloud Brothel would have identified it . The news would have already spread throughout the city by now if that were the case . ”

“That’s right . It’s impossible for him to have comprehended Force . ” The wealthy-looking man added, “He only reached the Unity realm last year . How can he be that fast? If he really did… he should be able to kill Blood Hand Zhao Can in the Azure Cloud Brothel . And in fact, since he’s adept at speed, for him to kill Zhao Can only after half a kilometer means that the difference between them isn’t too great . ”

“What Brother Bai says makes sense . ” Yun Fu’an nodded .

“Both your families know that Fairy Meng’s severe injuries means that she can only live for a few more years,” said the wealthy-looking man with a smile . “With him achieving the secret technique at fifteen, she will definitely try her best to groom him . With Fairy Meng’s eighty years of experience as a Godfiend and all her grooming, Meng Chuan’s Godfiend foundation must be very robust . Although he is at the late-stages of the Mortal Shedding realm, the gap between his physical body and Blood Hand Zhao Can’s is probably not that great . Him being capable of suppressing Zhao Can is clearly because he’s at a higher realm in saber arts . He should have reached the peak of the Unity realm . Perhaps he will be able to comprehend Saber Force in two to three years . ”

“Comprehend Force within two or three years?” Yun Fu’an snickered . “Brother Bai, I admit that he’s a genius, but it won’t be that easy for his saber art to breakthrough . Perhaps he will only achieve Force after he’s twenty . ”

“Don’t underestimate him . ” The wealthy-looking man shook his head . “Our Bai family has been keeping tabs . Meng Chuan draws his saber and strikes crossbow arrows daily, doing it eight thousand times a day . It’s said that he also cultivates in other ways… He’s indeed extraordinarily diligent . ”

“Yes, yes, yes . He’s diligent . But if diligence is useful, there won’t be so few Godfiends,” Yun Fu’an continued . If the engagement hadn’t been annulled, he would naturally be happy to see Meng Chuan grow stronger . However, after annulling the engagement, he hoped that Meng Chuan would become as unpromising as possible . Most people were like that . If Yun Fu’an could still compose himself under such circumstances, the Three Heroes of the Yun Family would have become the Four Heroes of the Yun family .

…

The news caused an uproar in the outside world, and the Meng family clan was in an even more agitated, ebullient mood . There were heated discussions everywhere .

At the Mirror Lake Meng Manor .

“Chuan’er, you went out to have dinner with Qiyue . When you were on the way back, you scurried off to kill two Blood Cloud Bandits?” Meng Dajiang looked at his son, not knowing what to say .

“Dad, you know that I can sense auras within half a kilometer,” said Meng Chuan . “I sensed the two bloody auras from a distance . The auras were thicker than executioners’ who specialize in beheading others at the government court . That’s why I proceeded to carry out investigations . I heard their conversations from a hundred feet away and identified the disguised Zhao Can . Two Blood Cloud Bandits already deserve death, much less Blood Hand Zhao Can . ”

Meng Dajiang nodded slightly .

“Dad, don’t worry . I didn’t use Saber Force . All I used was strength slightly greater than Blood Hand Zhao Can’s . I only killed him when there was no one around,” said Meng Chuan . He could sense the surroundings of half a kilometer, so he knew very well if there was anyone else around .

“Alright . ”

Meng Dajiang nodded with a smile . “Now, people are saying that your saber arts have reached the peak of the Unity realm and that you aren’t far from comprehending Saber Force . Sometime in the middle of next year, we can announce that you have achieved Saber Force . It will be considered quite natural . By the way, the government court has verified that it’s indeed Blood Hand Zhao Can . The other deceased was checked for tattoos and has been identified as a Blood Cloud Bandit . ”

“The cash and treasures they have on them—as well as weapons when converted to silver— together with the Imperial Court’s bounty amounts to a total of 160,000 taels . ” Meng Dajiang took out a stack of banknotes . “This is a gift from the family clan . Your spoils of war . ”

“Zhao Can took out plenty of money to beg for mercy before he died,” said Meng Chuan with a smile . “Dad, you don’t have to give it to me . ”

“Your spoils of war will naturally be yours . You’ve grown up, so you should deal with them yourself . ” Meng Dajiang the cash over .

Meng Chuan had no choice but to accept it .

Tens of thousands of silver taels… That was equivalent to the total wealth of wealthy families like the Zhou family . Even for the Blood Cloud Bandits, that was a huge sum of money .

But to a Godfiend family like the Meng family, they thought nothing of it .

…

He returned to his room and leaned against the bed . Under the night light, Meng Chuan flipped through the thick stack of notes . Including the money he had received from Zhao Can, there was a total of 50,000 taels of silver .

Even at my age, the most I’ve ever had on me was five thousand taels of silver . Meng Chuan sighed . Although he was famous and highly valued by the family, he didn’t earn any money . The family gave him a small monthly allowance, and his father gave him some pocket money . He didn’t spend much money, and over time, he had only accumulated five thousand taels of silver after all this while . He was far inferior to many wealthy businessmen .

Yet, he had received so much in one day .

After taking a look, he casually put the money aside, and his gaze fell on the black metal piece wrapped in cotton cloth .

Compared to the banknotes, he was even more curious about the Godfiend item . However, he didn’t have many expectations . After all, it was too damaged .

This damaged piece of black metal . Meng Chuan picked up the piece of black metal, and an incomparably domineering Godfiend aura spread out from the black metal piece . This prompted Meng Chuan to take a more careful look . Although his room was only lit by the moonlight, Meng Chuan didn’t need to rely on his eyes to “look” at things . His senses penetrated every inch of the black metal piece .

As he examined it, the piece of black metal had an invisible attraction that affected him .

In an instant, he felt his consciousness being pulled into the black metal piece .