Super God Grandmaster
Chapter 998 - 998 984 The Man with a Horse Face

Chapter 998: Chapter 984: The Man with a Horse Face Chapter 998: Chapter 984: The Man with a Horse Face Nangong Yan also sniffed, spit spit spit, retching as if she was pregnant, and exclaimed, “If you don’t leave now, I won’t take you with me.” If they missed this chance, who knew if there would be another ship going to Sacred Spirit Island.

The two each lifted an empty box, placing the boxes on one shoulder, supporting them with one hand, while the other hand passed over the head, pressing on the top of the box—perfectly concealing the other side of the face. With heads lowered, they slipped by.

Although they couldn’t compare with the average laborer in stature, it wasn’t easy to tell at a glance that they were two girls.

At that time, it was the peak time for boarding, bustling with people coming and going—a massive crowd that dazzled the eyes. Even if the horse-faced man was extremely focused, he wouldn’t expect Nangong Yan to resort to this tactic.

They darted through and managed to blend in, but Qi Xue was extremely nervous and inevitably made mistakes. Just then, two fellows wearing white shorts came running out from behind. It turned out those two had woken up and shouted, “Who stole our clothes?”

This shout caught the attention of the horse-faced man. Qi Xue, startled, tripped and overturned the box, spilling out the swords and bundles inside.

One of the assistants behind recognized her and shouted, “Qi Xue.”

The horse-faced man looked over and, sure enough, it was Qi Xue, and then, looking ahead, there was Yan’er. He rushed over as Qi Xue was about to pick up the bundle and swords.

At the critical moment of being caught, she couldn’t resign herself to it after all the effort of getting over here. She hurled the box and grabbed Qi Xue, running towards the crowd and exclaimed, “You foolish girl, what are you picking up for?”

As Nangong Yan ran, she kept stirring up chaos, shouting, “Someone, come quick! A bully is trying to kidnap a girl!”

When Li Mo heard ‘bully kidnapping a girl,’ that was unacceptable since he hated bullies the most. Turning around, he saw two scrawny figures charging forward and asked, “Where is the bully?”

“Right behind you,” pointed Nangong Yan.

The horse-faced man, with his bushy beard and imposing stature, really did resemble a bully.

“This is outrageous, you bully, you stop right there…”

But the horse-faced man, without waiting for him to finish, knocked away the food he had bought, which had taken him a full one hour to find, and that was unbearable. Instantly, he punched out, dragging back the horse-faced man who was nearly past him.

The horse-faced man was taken aback. Facing the unexpectedly fast Dragon Claw Technique, he quickly shrugged his shoulders to break free. Li Mo’s heavy kick swept across, hitting his leg. As the horse-faced man nearly fell over, he grabbed onto Li Mo’s clothes to prevent himself from collapsing.

Li Mo threw another punch aiming for his chest. The horse-faced man quickly withdrew his arms to guard his front, and Li Mo’s fist struck his arm, sending him flying.

In a moment, he yelled, “I, Li Mo, can’t stand seeing a girl being kidnapped!”

The horse-faced man was shocked, and over a dozen of his underlings had caught up, reaching for their swords—a fierce fight was about to unfold.

One of the horse-faced man’s assistants jumped out and exclaimed, “What nonsense are you spouting? Who’s kidnapping a girl? That’s our family’s young miss.”

The horse-faced man, fearing for his arm, shouted, “You blockhead, where do you come from not recognizing the people of Immortal Medicine Island’s Island Master, yet you dare call us bullies?”

As he was about to draw his sword to attack, Ye Chen quickly deduced that these people were extraordinary. He saw a battle was imminent, just as the two boys had run ahead, and caught the scent of fragrant powder, certainly not something a common girl could afford—only a family of wealth would have it. Moreover, the girl running in front had a delicate and exquisite figure with skin soft and fair like snow, surely not the maintenance of a common girl; most likely, those two ahead were lying.

Ye Chen swiftly executed the Swift Movement Technique to intercept in front of Li Mo.

The horse-faced man, angered, was almost made a fool of by that abrupt punch in front of his brothers, and here on Immortal Medicine Island, some dared to run wild and call him a bully. The sword was about to fall, but at the moment everyone closed their eyes, not daring to watch, the sword became trapped between Ye Chen’s two fingers, unable to budge.

The horse-faced man was unsure what had happened when the hilt of his sword suddenly spun, twisting his arm uncomfortably. Following that, a force as if lifting a thousand pounds executed a levering pull, and the sword flew from his grip.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

The horse-faced man was dumbfounded, staring at his own hand as if he couldn’t believe that the sword had just flown out of his grip.

Before he could recover, Ye Chen quickly apologized, “I’m really sorry, we are new here and must have been deceived by the two girls earlier. My man is hot-headed, and you… are so robust, it must be a misunderstanding.” He then returned the sword with both hands, making a gesture of apology.

The horse-faced man was still stunned for a while; this young man’s martial arts were not simple, to seize the sword from his hand in an instant, something even his master couldn’t do—it was clean and efficient.

The assistant behind, upon hearing this, jumped forward and shouted, “If you know your man is hotheaded, then manage him properly and don’t cause trouble everywhere. Thinking you’re something with a couple of moves, be careful, or your legs will be broken.”

Li Mo wanted to charge again, as he was still willing to believe the two people behind, but Ye Chen held him back and promptly said, “You’re right; it was indeed a misunderstanding. I’m truly sorry.” The sword was already taken back by the assistant, and Ye Chen clasped his hands together, bowing in apology.

Then, a young man from behind the horse-faced man shouted, “Yan’er and Qi Xue have boarded the ship.”

As soon as these words were spoken, they managed to pull the attention of the long-faced, mustachioed man back.

The long-faced man sheathed his sword and bellowed, “Don’t just stand there, chase after them!”

A dozen people vanished into the crowd behind in an instant.

Li Mo picked up the items that had fallen to the ground, grateful they were in a bag, or else they wouldn’t have been edible anymore.

Li Mo, surprised, asked, “Sect Leader, how did you know their words were true?”

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen explained, “Just now, that girl who passed by me left a fragrant scent that isn’t something ordinary maidens could afford to use, and her skin was so tender. Normally, girls from common families would have somewhat rough skin due to labor and couldn’t possibly maintain such a complexion. Therefore, she isn’t a girl from a common family, and that’s why the words of the long-faced man were true.”

Li Mo nodded slightly, patted the bag, and said, “Well, you can’t blame me. That guy looked so burly that I mistook him for a bully, which is quite understandable.”

Ye Chen smiled upon hearing this and said, “Stop dawdling, the ship is about to leave.”

Only then did Li Mo hurry along.

“They said they were from Immortal Medicine Island’s Island Master’s people, right?” Ye Chen asked.

“Right.”

Finally, Nangong Yan boarded, followed by Qi Xue, but the ship was about to set sail any moment.

Qi Xue, concerned, said, “Eldest Senior Brother has boarded.”

Nangong Yan laughed and said, “It doesn’t matter whether he comes aboard or not.” At this moment, the crowd was growing, and no one could stop the ship from departing. If her father were here, perhaps he could have managed it, but Eldest Senior Brother had not such ability, so she wasn’t worried.

“We didn’t get our clothes and swords back. What should we do?” Qi Xue couldn’t help but smell her foul-smelling clothes again, unable to sleep if she had to keep wearing this one set.

“Aren’t you very hungry! After the ship sets sail, let’s go fill our stomachs before worrying about anything else,” Nangong Yan said, picking up the pace. Once aboard, no one could prevent her from going to Sacred Spirit Island.

“But where are we going to stay tonight? Do we have to sleep in the corridor?” Qi Xue started to worry.

“Hey, are you still hungry or not?” She disliked Qi Xue’s endless nagging, always fretting over trivial things.

Qi Xue had a habit of fussing over every little worry.

After all the commotion, Nangong Yan’s own stomach was beginning to feel hungry.

Nangong Yan and Qi Xue had hidden for a full hour, and by now, the ship was sailing southward. Finally reaching her limit, Qi Xue, with the sour stench of her clothes by now a secondary concern, exclaimed, “I’m really starving.”

What’s that delicious smell? It was the scent of chive-filled Grilled Sesame Seed Cakes and roasted chicken, almost as if intentional, gripping Nangong Yan’s nostrils like an enchanting haze. She could no longer hold it in, utterly overcome by the fragrance.

Following the aroma, she continued forward, like a hunting dog on the scent of its prey.

Li Mo, while eating, said, “That guy earlier really looked like a thug. I’m not lying to you. If you asked ten people, nine would think he’s a bully just by his looks. Who that’s decent would look like him?”

The Black Demonic Spirit, also eating, complained, “What if he’s born with a face like that? Does it mean you can’t allow him to look this way? If he likes to have a horse-like face to scare others, let him be.”

“I’m just saying, mistaking him for a bully isn’t my fault. He shouldn’t blame me for it.”

The Red Demonic Spirit laughed heartily.

“You should focus on things other than whether someone looks like a thug or not,” he said.

“Ah, just making conversation,” Li Mo replied.

The Black Demonic Spirit said, “Come on, take a few sips of the little drink.” It had been a really long time since he last drank with the Red Demonic Spirit. The last time was on Earth Demon Island and, in the blink of an eye, five years had passed. So much had happened in those five years, it all seemed like a dream.

The Red Demonic Spirit, also feeling reflective, said, “Who would have thought we brothers could still sit together and drink like this? It’s truly a rare moment. Time flies like a flowing river.”