Playing with fantasy beasts in the martial arts world

Chapter 11 Who is he?
In the early morning, the cold north wind did not completely wake the lazy sun from behind the thick clouds. Although the heavy snow had stopped a little, the falling snowflakes still slid down the collar and into the neckline, making people shiver from the cold.

A group of more than ten people walked along the official road leading to the ferry, each with a look of fear on their face.

Guo Fu, who had taken care of her younger brother for most of the night, nestled close to Cha Nan, not really caring about the strange looks from others.

After all, she had no resistance to Cha Nan, and Cha Nan, with his fluffy shield, was a genuine 'warm man' at this moment; anyone who got close to him would know.

As for Guo Xiang, her sister sent her back to her room to catch up on sleep.

She didn't dare tell her sister that she had slept most of the night leaning on Cha Nan's shoulder, and that she wasn't actually sleepy at all.

At the ferry crossing on the cold river, icicles crisscross.

In the biting north wind, suddenly seven or eight human figures appeared to stand out abruptly.

Her black boots were half-soaked in icy water, her dark robes were covered in frost, and her drooping eyelashes seemed to be closed as if she were taking a deep breath. Her appearance was so vivid and lifelike that it seemed as if her eyelashes would flutter at any moment.

"Old Wu! Old Wu! You scared the hell out of me!" A man stepped forward and reached out to pat the body of a man holding a steel knife. But the moment his fingertips touched him, the man holding the steel knife fell straight down. His bluish-gray knuckles were still tightly gripping the steel knife, but upon closer inspection, there was a shallow bloodstain on his neck. The blood had congealed into ice silk, and if you didn't look closely, you really couldn't see it.

The fact that the person was still gripping the knife so tightly even after death could only be attributed to the freezing cold, which made the body extremely stiff. It could also be because while alive, the person was working hard to concentrate their internal energy, which had been focused on a single point. However, they were killed in an instant, and although their internal energy dissipated after death, their muscles and bones remained taut.

Crows cackled on the bare branches, and as ravens spread their wings and flew by, the corpses swayed in the cold wind, as if they were about to come back to life.

But this is just an illusion.

"They were all killed with a single sword strike, the wounds appearing only on the chest and throat, the precision was impeccable, not a single drop of blood splattered out, staining their clothes... The one who did it was a master swordsman," an experienced martial artist exclaimed in amazement.

"A master swordsman? Who in this area possesses such unbelievable swordsmanship? Wu Laoliu's Mountain-Driving Saber Technique is renowned throughout Hebei, yet he was unable to even retaliate before being killed by a single sword strike!"

"Who can say for sure? Ever since the gate to the boundary appeared, the world has become more and more chaotic. There are countless unsolved mysteries in the martial arts world. I just don't know if this matter will affect us."

The crowd was abuzz with discussion, and everyone felt uneasy.

Although Wu Laoliu did not live in the Andu Old Shop, among the corpses standing here were companions they knew, who had been chatting with them the night before.

These people were probably startled by Yun Zhonghe during the day, so they chose to leave quietly at night in an attempt to avoid the danger that might reappear. However, they did not expect to actually "go first" and die under the sword of a certain master.

Cha Nan was shocked as she looked at the corpses, but since she had been prepared, she didn't show it on her face. She simply pulled Guo Fu aside and asked in a low voice, "Sister Guo! Have you noticed anything amiss on your journey?"

"Are there Mongolian experts hunting you down?"

Although in the original timeline of The Return of the Condor Heroes, the three Guo siblings who passed through Fengling Ferry were not chased by anyone, only Guo Xiang cleverly met Yang Guo, the Condor Hero, through the Ghost Cave in the Western Hills, and from then on, she fell in love with Yang Guo for life.

But that was originally a story on a single timeline. Now, ten years after the gates opened, although the worlds cannot directly interact, so the mutual influence between them is not too great, there is definitely an exchange of culture, information, and intelligence.

The three Guo siblings were sent on this trip at the behest of their mother, Huang Rong, to contact many renowned martial arts masters and heroes in Shanxi Province. Some of these matters concerned resisting the Mongol invasion and jointly aiding Xiangyang, which will not be listed here.

Whether it can still be considered a secret now is hard to say.

After all, the Mongols have now occupied the northern regions, and the three men's visit to Shanxi is suspected of being an incursion deep behind enemy lines.

If we were to say who is most likely to deliberately come to hunt down the Guo siblings, there is indeed a high probability that it is a Mongol.

Guo Fu shook her head in confusion: "Before we came, Mother had made thorough preparations. She not only spread the word through the Beggars' Sect that we were going to Henan and Shaolin, but also had Beggars' Sect disciples impersonate the three of us and appear in various places. Even if the Mongols arranged for people to intercept and kill us, they would not be able to find any trace of the three of us."

"Wait, you mean this person is coming for us?" Guo Fu finally realized what was happening. Cha Nan nodded and whispered the whole story in Guo Fu's ear.

She is Chanan's Palu, and as long as she is not released, she will be 100% loyal to him. There is nothing to hide.

Guo Fu's delicate pink and white ears turned bright red, and her gaze towards Cha Nan was misty.

"What are you being shy about at a time like this?!"

Cha Nan said with a stern face, "Be serious, let's get down to business!"

Guo Fu's ears turned even redder, as if they were about to bleed.

Cha Nan remembered that a veteran scumbag once said that a woman's ears and private parts are very similar. Looking at it this way... Guo Fu is amazing! She's a stunner!
"Ahem! Be normal!"

“We now have two paths before us: either we call for help, or you and I return to the Mythical Beast World, we can develop our strength again, and then come back to fight head-on.” Cha Nan composed himself and put forward his idea.

Mian Youyou has already been destroyed. If you want to use her again, you have to return to the fantasy world and place her at the stronghold for a period of time before you can recall her to the team. Besides, Mian Youyou can deal with Yun Zhonghe, but she may not be able to deal with the sword master who is chasing the three Guo siblings.

The methods used before can no longer be relied upon as surprise attacks. If Mian Youyou's self-destruction is anticipated, the probability of it being effective drops sharply.

The swordsman didn't attack directly, but instead intimidated and killed so many innocent passersby. In essence, this was a test and provocation of Cha Nan.

"Ask for help? Ask whom for help?" Guo Fu asked, puzzled.

Although Guo Jing is considered the vice leader of the martial arts alliance and he and his wife have a wide circle of friends, the Mongols have now gained the upper hand. It is uncertain how many of those famous masters and elders will be willing to openly come to their aid. Moreover, with the enemy in the shadows and us in the open, it is difficult to arrange for someone to seek help.

“Yang Guo, the Condor Hero! The one who said he would help seek help yesterday, I just took a look, and he’s not among these corpses. He’s very likely already escaped,” Cha Nan said.

"I choose to go back to Fantasy Beasts!" Guo Fu said decisively.

She would rather die than bow down to Yang Guo.

"Okay, fine!" Cha Nan wasn't opposed to this choice; in fact, that was what he had been thinking all along.

After all, he has just acquired Yun Zhonghe, the new Paru. Returning to the world of fantasy beasts, he will surely gain something new. The string of beads provided by Guo Xiang has a total of twenty-eight beads. Although each bead is only half the size of a Paru ore fragment, even if it is halved, Cha Nan has acquired fourteen new Paru ore fragments, which is quite a fortune.

Four pills were used up in one trip, nothing to worry about!

"Let's go!" Cha Nan grabbed Guo Fu's hand and strode back to the Fantasy Beast World.

When they returned, they were back at the same time as when they left, without any delays.

The world turned, and the two returned to the primitive and wild world of mythical beasts, but instead of the initial cave they had entered, they found themselves at the stronghold in the valley.

At this time, there was also a group of cotton weeping birds quietly grazing by the river at the outpost, and not far away, there was a group of newly migrated mantis chickens, with some mantis chicken eggs lying in the grass.

Cha Nan's eyes lit up, and her mouth immediately began to salivate.

He had already begun cultivating his internal energy, and it was precisely the time when he needed good ingredients to replenish his qi and blood. These free-range chicken eggs were clearly a nutritional supplement delivered to his doorstep.

However, Cha Nan was clearly not the only one eyeing these eggs at this moment.

(End of this chapter)