496: 489 Chapter Robbery 496: 489 Chapter Robbery The little girl’s name was Li Ying, and Erya was just her nickname.
From Zhang Yushan’s words, she knew that her granddaughter would enter the Ten Thousand Sword Sect and would lead a good life in the future.
Naturally, the old grandmother saw no reason to refuse.
Near the Sports Square, there were already several hotels.
In today’s environment, places like hotels, although already closed, presented no issue for Zhang Yushan and the others.
Yanhuang currency or the like, they definitely did not have, but they did have swords in their hands.
The sensing of talents had to continue.
The little girl, Li Ying, and her grandmother were temporarily settled in the hotel, led by Yang Jin and the female disciple.
As for whether the hotel owner would object to this matter, they had to ask the swords in the hands of Yang Jin and the others.
In Liuyuan County, these children either had no talent at all or, if a talent was detected, it was something tremendous like a congenital Sword Bone.
Zhang Yushan, who had been somewhat listless already, was now invigorated, as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
Regrettably, by the time dusk fell, all the children had been tested.
Except for Li Ying, they had found no one else with the talent for Immortal Cultivation.
“Master Uncle, shall we head back to the sect overnight?” Inside the hotel room, Yang Jin asked respectfully with a salute to Zhang Yushan.
Had all the children and youths from the age of three to sixteen in Liuyuan County been tested?
The few of them were not one hundred percent certain.
However, they reckoned that even if there were any they had missed, there would be very few.
Conducting talent detection for these children, giving them a chance to enter the Ten Thousand Sword Sect was indeed about replenishing new blood for the Sect.
But, looking at it from another perspective, this action of theirs could also be seen as a tremendous opportunity for these children.
Like the little girl, Li Ying, who had been living a hard life, struggling even for a full meal.
When they detected her congenital Sword Bone and exceptional innate ability, in a blink of an eye, she was able to rise dramatically, becoming a superior person.
People inside Liuyuan County might not yet feel what it means to be detected with talent and be admitted to the Ten Thousand Sword Sect.
Only after they move to nearby cities and experience the hardships of life, will they truly understand how harsh reality can be.
Eating, living, doesn’t each require money?
When they can’t find work or earn Spirit Coins, even if they want to sell themselves into slavery, there must be someone willing to accept them.
After all, from the perspective of Zhang Yushan and others, the people from this new small city of the new world mostly had very weak constitutions.
And under the command of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect, the people from the original Four Great Cities and Twelve Small Cities could kill wild beasts in the wilderness with just three to five adults joining forces.
If it were the people from this small city of the new world, three to five people facing a wild beast would be no more than delivering food.
Opportunities do not wait for anyone.
If anyone resisted having their children tested and missed the supreme opportunity to join the Ten Thousand Sword Sect, they would have time to regret it later.
If Zhang Yushan and others had not found any talented person and considered the difficulty in returning to the sect, they might have gone to the trouble of carefully checking all the ones they might have missed.
But now, they had found Li Ying.
Although it was just one person, her congenital Sword Bone, such a terrifying talent, was hardly comparable to regular talented individuals!
In the eyes of the higher echelons of the sect, no amount of ordinary cultivation talents could match a single Li Ying.
Being able to bring Li Ying safely back to the sect was already a great feat.
With that, Zhang Yushan and the others were completely satisfied and even if there were children who hadn’t participated in testing, they would find it too troublesome to bother with.
“Let’s rest here tonight.”
“Shall we take the spirit ship back tomorrow once it arrives from the surrounding cities?”
After pondering for a while upon hearing Yang Jin’s inquiry, Zhang Yushan responded.
His Sky-controlling Sword specifically used for flying could carry only a limited number of people.
Standing on the sword, letting the cold wind slap against the face might seem easy, but in reality, the biting cold wind was something ordinary people could hardly endure.
The sole advantage of flying with this Magic Sword was one thing, speed.
Zhang Yushan himself, along with Yang Jin and the others handling the Magic Sword, naturally had no problem.
But for the little girl, Li Ying, and her grandmother, one old, one young, both physically weak, having them travel by Magic Sword was a real torment and could be fatally dangerous.
If the only talented individuals they had found from within Liuyuan County were ordinary talents, Zhang Yushan might have already left after completing the detection.
But now, he still felt it was more prudent to stay until tomorrow, wait for the spirit ship from nearby cities, and accompany Li Ying back to the sect alongside her.
“Rest tonight, and leave tomorrow?” Yang Jin and the other two looked at each other and nodded.
Then, hesitantly, he again inquired to Zhang Yushan, “This small city, though small, has many unique aspects.”
“After the dispersal of the great beings’ aura, in a few days, this place might likely turn to ruins.”
“Since we’re idle anyway, my Junior Sister Ning and I wanted to walk around and explore, if that’s possible?”
When Yang Jin’s words ended, not only he but also the other young man and woman, all fixed their eyes on Zhang Yushan.
It seemed that Liuyuan County held a lot of novel sensations for them.
Even now, deep into the night, they still wished to seize the moment for a tour.
“There is a powerful presence here, this place is temporarily safe, there won’t be any danger.”
“However, no errors are permitted around Li Ying.”
“Leave one person to guard this place, the other two can wander around, there’s no harm in that!”
Zhang Yushan nodded in agreement.
Having said that, he walked out on his own.
The people living in this small city, though frail like bean sprouts, had buildings and various facilities that were truly distinctive.
Not just Yang Jin and the others, even Zhang Yushan himself wanted to take this opportunity to walk around and explore the city.
He moved swiftly, and within a few breaths, he was already on the street outside the hotel.
A crescent moon hung in the sky, its dim moonlight cast, making the entire Liuyuan County seem as though it was draped in a layer of silver gauze.
Once bitten by a snake, one fears the well rope for ten years; after those endless dark nights of more than ten days, the people of Liuyuan seemed to have developed a fear of the night.
The talent detection had finished almost an hour ago, and now the streets within the county were desolate, completely void of people.
With his hands behind his back, Zhang Yushan walked leisurely, covering only a few dozen meters.
A breeze brushed past, and not far away, a tall figure appeared out of thin air.
This figure, wearing a wide gray robe and a ghost face mask, was indiscernible in facial features.
“Who goes there?” A surge of extreme fright rose in Zhang Yushan’s heart.
With a face full of alert, he shouted angrily at the ghost-faced man.
At the same time, the short sword, which he practiced with for his life, appeared in his hand.
This sword was named the White Cloud Sword.
The members of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect naturally prioritized sword cultivation, and Zhang Yushan, with his average talent, had not gained recognition from the Immortal Swords or Spirit Swords in the Sword Tomb.
The White Cloud Sword in his hand was one he had forged himself, having cultivated it for over a hundred years.
With the sword in hand, he felt somewhat calmer.
“Robbery, hand over the Sword Map, and your life will be spared!” The ghost-faced man stared at Zhang Yushan and commanded in a deep voice.
His speech was muffled, as if he were speaking with a peach pit in his mouth, making him sound strangely peculiar.
“You vile thief, to dare to rob me on the land of the Ten Thousand Sword Sect, you’re seeking death!” Slightly stunned, Zhang Yushan then flew into a complete rage.
With a flick of his short sword, it emitted a few feet of sword light.
Then, this sword light exploded, turning into countless dense light spots, sweeping over like a torrential barrage toward the ghost-faced man.
“In the face of absolute power, any resistance is futile!”
“I am speaking to you nicely, just wanting the Sword Map, why must you force me to take action?”
With a deep sigh, the ghost-faced man, at the same time Zhang Yushan struck with his sword, also raised his fist and punched.
Like the wind sweeping through leaves, wherever his fist wind went, all light spots were annihilated.
Then, this punch drove straight forward, hitting Zhang Yushan squarely in the chest.
With a loud boom…
Zhang Yushan was blasted away, falling to the ground where the cement beneath him cracked open like brittle tofu due to the force of his landing.
From the point he landed, cracks spread out like a spider web, dense and ubiquitous.
“Undying True Demon Body…”
“Demon Sect…
No, it must be a senior from the Holy Sect who has arrived…” Blood gushed from his mouth as Zhang Yushan exclaimed in horror.
But his words were only halfway spoken when the ghost-faced man, with a flicker of his body, appeared beside him and slapped him on the forehead.
Zhang Yushan’s head slumped, and he fainted.
“Striding the skies with a sword, looking all mighty; I thought you were something formidable!”
“Turns out you’re just the type that can be slapped away with a single strike.”
“It’s only that in recent years, I, Chen, have been cultivating my demeanor, not willing to cause more killing; otherwise, this slap would have ended you!”
Muttering to himself, the ghost-faced man knelt down and searched Zhang Yushan.
He glanced at the White Cloud Sword but didn’t take it.
With his sensory abilities, he could feel that this sword and Zhang Yushan had melded into a strangely coexistent state.
From Zhang Yushan’s sleeve, he found the Sword Map and some assorted items.
The ghost-faced man flicked his hand, and all the items instantly disappeared.
In the next moment, his figure flickered a few times, then vanished at the end of the street.