MTLNOVEL Chapter 1109: Suspicion
"Finally arrived!"
After walking some more, Su Chen finally arrived in front of a collapsed ruin, murmuring to himself, with a look of shock in his eyes!
Because the scope of this ruin was much larger than he imagined. From a distance, there were almost ruins everywhere, as far as the eye could see, blending with this piece of forest!
In the forest, fallen walls and pillars could be seen everywhere, many of which were already buried in the soil.
As for the marble or other stones laid on the ground, some places have them, and some don't.
However, many corridors and rooms were relatively well preserved!
Of course, this is relative. What is called well-preserved merely refers to the general structure being visible!
Overall, this was an incredibly massive ruin!
"It seems finding the treasure is even more difficult than I imagined!"
Su Chen thought to himself, such an environment is too challenging to search for treasures.
Of course, if it were easy, it probably wouldn't be his turn; it would've been looted clean long ago!
After all, over the years, too many people have come treasure hunting!
So nowadays, the top-level forces don't pay much attention to it, but second-tier forces, due to the relative scarcity of cultivation resources, still consider it important, at least sending elder-level experts!
Luckily, Ouyang Jing had told him the general situation before coming, so Su Chen was also prepared to return empty-handed, treating it as a leisure trip if nothing else!
Su Chen walked while searching around, occasionally using the stick in his hand to poke around!
Although hope wasn't high, this was basically a matter of trying one's luck!
At that moment, two people suddenly walked out from a corner ahead.
Su Chen sensed the movement ahead and instinctively looked up. He originally thought they were also treasure hunters since he had encountered two or three groups along the way.
But when he saw who they were, his expression turned slightly cold!
Because he knew those two were coming for him!
"Did your master send you over?"
Su Chen asked coldly.
"Indeed, you offended our young master, let's just say you're unlucky!"
The two looked at Su Chen with a mocking smile, as if viewing prey!
They were the ones following Liewu Sect's young master Zhou Hao before, so Su Chen recognized them at a glance!
"Or perhaps it's your misfortune?"
Su Chen's mouth curled into a slight smile, but the smile carried a hint of amusement!
These two were just Half-Step Kaiyuan level, naturally not in Su Chen's eyes!
"But how did they know my route?"
Su Chen thought to himself, considering the ruins were so large, entering from any direction was possible!
How could they accurately track his route?
Though they met before, after that Su Chen and the others from Yun Long Hall had walked quite a long distance, making it hard to determine!
These two were clearly not coincidentally encountering him, but purposefully waiting around here!
The most likely scenario, Su Chen thought, was that someone from Yunhai Hall informed them of his route, because when he parted ways with Lan Xinyi, they were only sixty or seventy kilometers from the ruins, making it easier to determine the direction!
At this moment, a shadow of an individual suddenly appeared in Su Chen's mind—Lan Haifeng!
Although there was no evidence yet, he was undoubtedly the prime suspect, having shown the strongest hostility towards him before!
By that logic, the encounter with Liewu Sect's people might not have been coincidental either, but deliberately guided to deal with him!
Of course, these were just Su Chen's conjectures for now, but he was seventy to eighty percent confident!
"Our misfortune?"
On hearing Su Chen's words, the person who spoke earlier sneered:
"You think defeating a Meridian Expansion Peak master with one move is impressive?"
"Today, I'll show you what it means to overestimate your abilities!"
As soon as he finished speaking, one of the men drew a sword and lunged at Su Chen, the sharp blade immediately emitting a buzzing sound!
When it reached Su Chen, the man's wrist shook, causing a flurry of sword blossoms to appear, glimmering and the True Yuan raging!
Simultaneously, the other man wielded a long knife, flashing to Su Chen's side, then slashing down, the blade gleaming with unstoppable force!
Facing the two's attack, Su Chen remained calm. As the sword and knife neared his body, he moved, a shadow flashed by, dodging their fierce strike!
However, Su Chen did not retreat but instead moved forward between the two, and with a casual wave, a cold light suddenly appeared!
"Pfft!"
A spray of blood followed, and the wrist of the man with the knife was severed, his hand "plop" fell to the ground, still gripping the knife!
The man with the sword next to him was momentarily stunned. Just then, he found Su Chen turning towards him, and another gleam of cold light appeared!
His eyes narrowed, instinctively dodging, fortunately reacting swiftly, leaving only a slight cut on his wrist!
The man whose wrist had been cut quickly backed off, and the two stood together!
Although he hadn't killed them, Su Chen wasn't greatly affected!
But now those two looked at Su Chen with immense shock!
This was entirely different from what they had imagined!
Because he had already displayed unusual techniques before, the young master deliberately sent these two experts of Half-Step Kaiyuan Peak to be safe.
After all, as long as this guy wasn't in the Kaiyuan Realm, there shouldn't have been any problems!
Unexpectedly, in a mere initial encounter, they suffered a miserable loss, appearing very embarrassed!
Despite this, they weren't overly worried, for Su Chen hadn't revealed the True Essence Aura of the Kaiyuan Realm!
But Su Chen's speed just now reached the Primary Stage of the Kaiyuan Realm, making them wary!
Speed is also a crucial aspect in combat. If one's speed is fast enough, no matter how strong the opponent, what good is it if they can't catch up?
They reckoned Su Chen had cultivated some kind of Body Technique Manual, as cultivating movement techniques was not uncommon in the Ancient Martial World.
"Come, let's continue!"
Su Chen gestured at the two, sneering dismissively.
"Arrogant!"
The man who had his arm cut off shouted angrily, his wrist was still bleeding, he tore off a piece of his clothes for a rough bandage!
"Be careful of that guy's speed and try to engage him directly!"
The other person whispered a reminder, and the man with the severed wrist nodded in agreement.
They believed that if they met head-on, Su Chen wouldn't stand a chance against them!