Azure Heaven Saber
Chapter 290 - 290 48 Fury

Chapter 290: Chapter 48: Fury! Chapter 290: Chapter 48: Fury! Mo Yuantu understood very well.

The Ximen clan had clearly come to stir things up, but their intention to eye the immense wealth on Sky Stealer was also real.

Dong Xiaoyan, with her body swiftly pushing forward and accompanied by the tearing wind, closely pursued from behind. As she pursued, she shouted, “The people from Supreme Mountain and Ximen Clan at the front, listen up! Sky Stealer is of great use to me! If you kill him, I’ll trouble you!”

It must be said, this girl was daring, brazenly threatening two big sects right to their faces.

You know, right now it was just her; the protector hadn’t appeared yet.

If she fell in the midst of the encircling attack by these two sects, people would lament, what a bright girl she was, why did she have to open her mouth?

Suddenly, there was a disturbance in the distance once again.

Without a word, everyone called out in unison and rushed over at full speed.

All over the wilderness, all the ravines, mountain gullies, and the roots of the pine trees were ruffling up a storm, creating absolute chaos.

However, despite everyone’s effort until dawn, Sky Stealer was yet to be captured.

Although they had glimpsed Sky Stealer several times during the pursuit, everyone was reluctant to share the success for fear of the others’ intervention. Sky Stealer simply vanished upon emerging, leaving everyone utterly desolate!

“Hmph!”

Mo Yuantu harbored deep hatred for the Ximen clan. In his view, if not for the abrupt interference from the Ximen clan or the nuisance caused by numerous outsiders, they could have definitely captured Sky Stealer with Supreme Mountain’s manpower.

A man from the Ximen Clan wearing a gold crown failed to find any trace after thorough searching. He confidently approached Mo Yuantu, smiling and saying, “Uncle Mo must be busy this time. On one hand he is to capture the murderer and avenge his son, and on the other, he wants to capture Sky Stealer to settle a long-standing dispute. It’s like catching two birds with one stone.”

Mo Yuantu sneered, “Isn’t Brother Ximen also loaded with responsibilities? On one hand, you want to investigate Zhuang Weiran and his wife in Western Heaven’s Peak, and on the other hand you’re busy framing Sky Stealer, for a forceful robbery. However, when someone else frames, at least they plant the stolen goods on the target. In Brother Ximen’s case, you just use your mouth and it’s enough!”.

“Ha, ha, ha! It’s the same on both sides!”

This Brother Ximen laughed off the insult: “Sky Stealer has now disappeared without a trace, he must have escaped far away. It’s just that I don’t know what Uncle Mo has lost this time? In this world, everyone is a thief; only the sky can’t be stolen! And there seems to be no exception to this!”

Mo Yuantu’s face twitched heavily, he calmly replied: “It is not for outsiders to worry about our sect’s affairs.”

Brother Ximen laughed heartily, waved and left: “Then I wish Uncle Mo can find his lost item soon. Compare it with the sky.”

Mo Yuantu was gloomy.

This time, with Sky Stealer suddenly appearing and aiming directly at their headquarters, everything happened abruptly, and caught the people of Supreme Mountain off-guard.

Not only was a lot of their belongings stolen but some symbols of their identities in Supreme Mountain were also stolen.

His wife was especially miserable; her storage bracelet was stolen, and she found out only afterward.

The thought of this infuriated Mo Yuantu: The bracelet was worn on her own hand and was so tight that he would even struggle to take it off. She would yell out in pain each time he tried to remove it!

Now someone stole it unnoticed as if it was just a simple task. How is that possible?

Is she messing with me?!

Mo Yuantu knew in his heart that his wife would never deceive him in this matter but he felt unease.

This puzzlement only grew: Sky Stealer is known as the world’s best thief, who can’t steal the sky. It’s common for him to steal things. But to steal a bracelet that’s so hard to put on and to take off… How did he do so without any trace or sound?

Sky Stealer… truly lived up to his name of being unfathomable, worthy of his reputation. There was no point in not acknowledging that!

The wind suddenly started.

Dong Xiaoyan, mingled with a breath of sweet wind, rushed forward. With a frown on her beautiful brows, she complained angrily, “Didn’t I already tell you? Sky Stealer is the one I want! What are you all doing messing things up?”

Mo Yuantu narrowed his eyes and said, “Miss Dong, please mind your status. Ask yourself, on what authority can you command us?”

Dong Xiaoyan huffed and stamped her foot, pointing at Mo Yuantu, she said, “You all wait and see! I will make you pay sooner or later!”

With that, she walked away.

“Too arrogant, way too arrogant!”

Madam Mo was so angry that her chest heaved, gritting her teeth, “I’ve never seen such a domineering woman!”

“She’s from the Heavenly Palace, of course she has the capital to be domineering.”

Mo Yuantu said, “But we can’t let Sky Stealer fall into her hands no matter what. If she gets that Phoenix Resting Wood, there might actually be hope for Ice Phoenix to regenerate.”

“Of course! Even if we have to kill Sky Stealer on the spot, we cannot leave him alive for her! All forces combined to make Ice Phoenix regenerate, how can we let it happen again!”

…

Everyone came quickly and left even faster, the entire process could only be described as a chaotic farce.

Came like a storm, left like a gentle breeze.

A long, long time after.

Sky Stealer’s thin, monkey-like head popped out from the tree bark. He warily looked around for a while before bursting into a triumphant smile. He casually patted the trunk of the small pine tree and said, “Thanks, Brother Tree. You were really helpful.”

The small pine tree rustled its leaves, behaving indifferently. It just stirred a bit of spiritual power and then ignored Sky Stealer, not uttering a word.

Sky Stealer continued to talk, clearly wanting to build a good rapport with the small pine tree.

He had realized that having such an ally in this wilderness was simply divine…

So, this relationship must be cultivated well.

But no matter how he tried to butter up and say nice things, the small pine tree remained aloof and did not respond.

This left Sky Stealer puzzling.

When he came that night… they had a good chat, so why was it silent today?

Sky Stealer fetched a lot of water to water the small pine tree, and said many more good things, but he still did not get any response.

All he could do in the end was, “If I encounter any difficulties in the future, I’ll come to you for advice, okay?”

A wave of spiritual energy brushed over him, a branch dipped down to stroke him once – as if it was agreeing.

This simple response excited Sky Stealer so much that he almost jumped up, practically bouncing away.

The little pine tree watched Sky Stealer’s departing figure, its branches swaying in distaste.

Sky Stealer thought it was waving goodbye to him, which made him even happier, and he waved back energetically.

The little pine tree disdainfully used its roots to push the water Sky Stealer had painstakingly brought over to one side, then with a swish… dumped it into the bushes.

This tree can already absorb spiritual energy. Are you really still watering it with this kind of water…?

Isn’t it dirty?!

So low-class!

…

The next morning, Fei Xinyu led a group of men, galloping towards Liu Mengjiang’s manor!

Li Qing, what the hell happened?

He didn’t come back all night. Is he dead?

Or…

As they were about to leave the city gate, a moving shadow suddenly appeared in their field of vision.

Fei Xinyu’s gaze tightened quickly, restraining his war horse vigorously.

The war horse reared up with a long whinny.

Fei Xinyu lifted his head to look.

He saw a thin, broken body hanging in mid-air above him, limbs dangling weakly.

The morning breeze swayed it gently, back and forth, like… a kite that couldn’t take off because the wind was too weak.

This body, swinging and drifting in the wind, blocked the dawn light, casting a shadow on Fei Xinyu’s face.

“Li Qing!”

Fei Xinyu subconsciously roared out.

The person dangling above was indeed Li Qing.

However, he was already a dead body, an undisputed corpse.

Due to the backlighting, his face was shrouded in shadow at this moment. But despite being dead, there was an eerie calm on his face – and even a slight smile at the corner of his mouth.

It was as if he had fulfilled all his obligations in this world and laid down all his burdens.

His smile vaguely revealed the subtle satisfaction of dying without regret.

Fei Xinyu’s eyes were tightly fixed on Li Qing’s face, his cheeks bulging, his muscles twitching, his teeth grinding loudly.

Suddenly, with a sweep of his arm, a sharp force fell, and Li Qing’s body dropped straight into Fei Xinyu’s arms.

“Li Qing, you are not a traitor.”

Fei Xinyu sighed softly, “I came today to deliver your appointment letter. From this day on, you are the garrison commander of Yuezhou, a man with official status. The status of an official of our Great Qin Empire, something you have always yearned for, something you risked your life to protect…”

Li Qing lay lifelessly in his arms, completely limp.

He had been dead for a while, and after the initial rigor mortis, his body had returned to its complete softness, showing no signs of life.

Yet the slight smile on his lips gave people the feeling that he had heard these words, as if he was happy, as if he was joyful…

“Gate Guard!”

Fei Xinyu’s roar was like a tiger’s, causing the entire gate tower to tremble slightly.

The gate guard, his face ashen, stumbled over, “Reporting to Commander Fei!”

Fei Xinyu slightly raised his head, with sharp eyes under his thick eyebrows. He asked word by word, “Who brought this body here?”

“I…I don’t know…” the gate guard was shivering.

“You don’t recognize? The body was hung up at the city gate; that’s a punishment for severe crimes. You are the guard of this gate. You didn’t stop it, that’s neglect of duty, a serious crime. You don’t even know who they were, that’s an additional offense…. ” Fei Xinyu smiled lightly, his hand already resting on the hilt of his sword, murderous intent overflowing.

“It was…a person who manages things in the country house outside the city of Liu Mengjiang…his surname is Wang, they call him…”

“Why was it hung here?”

Fei Xinyu, squinting his eyes, “Did he show a decree from the government or was there a court document?”

“This…this…” The gate guard began to sweat profusely.

“Speak!”

“It was…it was that Wang who gave me a thousand taels of silver and said…said…let everyone in the world see…the face of a traitor…”

The gate guard could no longer stand steady and fell to his knees in the dust.

“Screw your bullshit!”

Fei Xinyu roared angrily, “This is my soldier! What traitor?! Watch your filthy mouth!”

…

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