Chapter 39: Hunting The Hunters
The moment Long Ming grabbed it, he felt like he was lifting a giant boulder.
\' Damn, This bow is sure heavy!\'
Long Ming\'s Fragrant Yi Qi channeled and the bow\'s weight suddenly vanished. The blue colored patterns lit up as the Fragrant Yin Qi powered up the entire bow.
[ Illusory Lightning: A Dark Gold grade treasure. A perfect weapon that leaves no trace behind. The arrow moved light as lightning but appears and disappears like an illusion. Even without any arrows, you can use your energy as arrows]
Long Ming\'s face suddenly turned into a twisted grin when he read the description. He hurriedly opened the God Of Wealth System\'s shopping panel and scrolled through.
[ Dark Iron Arrows: A powerful arrow that can even piece through the thickest metals and energy barriers]
[ 5x costs 2000 Mid grade Spirit stones]
Jun Tianyun hurriedly purchased the arrows. But since it was one time purchase, he couldn\'t help but feel a bit regret.
\' The other arrows are costing 10,000 mid grade spirit stones per arrow. I don\'t have that much money right now. But these five arrows are Green Bronze Grade arrows. I am sure they will be effective if I use it along with my Fragrant Yin Qi.\'
Long Ming took out an arrow and nocked on the bow. Without making even the slightest sound, he drew the bowstring as he moved through the shadow.
He saw a person jumping across the building as if he was looking for someone. Long Ming realized he was one of the pursues who attacked the home with an arrow.
The bow arched to its maximum as Long Ming aimed that arrow at the running pursuit. A violent killing intent rose through his heart as he pointed his bow at him.
The Fragrant Yin Qi revolved in his meridians as he used ¼ amount to pour in his arrow.
But the moment he was about to release, a faint voice made his mind dizzy.
" Don\'t…Don\'t kill. Don\'t kill anymore…"
*WHISH!*
It made Long Ming a bit distracted as he released the arrow. He aimed directly at the head, but the voice made him lower his aim a bit.
*BOOM*
" AHHHH!"
The man suddenly fell down from the building and his right shoulder turned into a bloody mist. The agonizing pain made him scream, alerting the ones who were pursuing Long Ming.
\' Shit!\'
Long Ming wished he could punch himself as he hurried and hid in the shadows again. The man was lying in a pool of blood as two other people surrounded him.
Jun Tianyun recognized one of them, who acted as the steward of the City Lord.
" That bastard! He must be hiding here! Hurry up and kill him!"
" Hmph, After we kill him, Four Season Valley will learn their lesson."
Long Ming\'s eyes turned cold when he heard the words. He thought the pursuers might leave if they saw their comrade like that. But it was all his wishful thinking.
Suddenly, the steward turned around as he looked at the place Long Ming was hiding.
Long Ming realized he didn\'t have much time as his entire body pushed to its peak performance.
[ Basic Bow and Arrow mastery are resonating with Heavenly Comprehension Heart! Host comprehends the Dao of Bow!]
Long Ming felt his Heavenly Revelation Eyes made the surrounding blurry as the only clear thing in his eyes were the trio in front of him.
He didn\'t notice, but he already knocked another arrow on the bow. It was like a blink of an eye as Long Ming\'s other ¼ energy charged the arrow and aimed at the steward.
The steward realized something as he was about to shout. But Long Ming was faster.
He felt the voice in his heart emerging again.
" Don\'t…Kill."
But this time, Long Ming resisted the urge as anger rose n his heart. Suddenly, his trembling hands became calm as he shot the arrow.
The arrow was simply noiseless as it turned into a pink beam of light. Before that fake steward could do something, his eyes were already filled with pink radiance.
*BOOOM*
Long Ming stood still as he saw the head of that steward turning into a bloody mist and his headless body falling on the ground.
Suddenly, Long Ming felt his heart turning serene, like a frozen lake amidst winter. There wasn\'t a single ripple at all.
He stepped out of the shadows as he walked toward the remaining two. He took out another arrow as he knocked on the bow.
" Bastard! Just wait!"
The third assassin shivered as he looked at Long Ming. Long Ming\'s face was simply tranquil and calm. But it was too calm as if he didn\'t have any expression at all.
But then, the person turned around as black mist covered his legs. He jumped as he tried to escape. The black mist turned into a cloud as that person flew.
\' Danger! That brat is so dangerous!\' His teeth chattered as he didn\'t dare to look back.
Although Long Ming looked calm and tranquil, that person could feel the overwhelming aura of killing and death around him. He felt like a crazy murdering demon who escaped from hell.
A demon with a tranquil and handsome face.
The black mist spread across his body as he covered a protective barrier around his body. Suddenly, he felt another arrow chasing him and he focused all his energy to defend himself.
*BOOM*
The arrow landed on his back as it clashed against the black mist. The black mist dissipated as the arrow crumbled.
" HAHA! I AM ALIVE! YOU CAN\'T DO-"
The man laughed loudly as he was about to increase his speed. But his face froze when he saw there were already two more arrows reaching his side.
As he was about to dodge the right one, the left one pierced his heart as the Fragrant Yin Qi exploded.
" KHUAA"
The man\'s upper body turned into a bloody mess as he fell from the sky. Long Ming looked at the scene with calm eyes as he walked toward the one lying on the road with injuries.
" Sp-Spare me! I… I will tell you everything!" The man\'s body twitched as he tried to beg for Long Ming\'s mercy.
" Blissful Heaven Temple! It was…"
Long Ming\'s palm moved as the remaining Fragrant Yin Qi in his dantian poured into his palm.
\'Jade Shattering Yin Pulsing Palm\'
" KAAHHKH"
The person vomited a mouthful of blood as he felt his internal organ shattering into pieces.
The last thing he was Long Ming\'s tranquil yet emotionless eyes as he died.
Long Ming\'s hands dripped with blood as he looked around.
" Haha….Hahahahaha"
Suddenly, Long Ming looked at the sky as he started to laugh. His tranquil expression turned into something twisted and maniac as his laughter continued.
" KUAHAHAHA."
Long Ming fell to his knees and clutched his head. He tried to return to his sense as only one thought filled in his mind.
" KILL! KILL! KILL! KILL! KILL!"
An unbearable heat spread across his body as he felt his mind would be overtaken by the killing intent.
He knew he never killed anyone. But this feeling... It was like he was a master of killing people. If felt as if killing someone was same as breathing for him.
Suddenly, He saw a silhouette of a person as his breathing increased.
" You…You are here…"
Long Ming\'s vision was getting blurry as his grip over the Illusory Lightning was lessening.
" Long Ming!"
Mu Qinglian rushed as she hold Long Ming tightly.
" Are…Are you ok?"
But Long Ming didn\'t reply as he fell unconscious.
Mu Qinglian trembled as she could feel a thick killing intent from his body, a stark contrast to his refined and handsome face.
\' His body… He is burning.\'
Mu Qinglian untied his robe as she rushed back holding him. She could see the black and white veins on Long Ming\'s arms shining as the spider lilies seems to be spreading his left shoulder and chest.
\' Just… Just be safe!\'
Mu Qinglian prayed as she turned into a flash of light as she disappeared along with Long Ming.
\' Pain… So much pain.\'
Long Ming\'s body twitched he felt like his soul was getting sliced apart by small knives.
\' Kill more! Just kill one more person!\'
\' The greatest killer of heaven and earth!\'
\' Haha! You are the Master of the Mountain of Life and Death!"
Long Ming felt like a hidden set of memories unlocked in his mind.
\' Mo-Mom…Dad? Wh-What happened? HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN?"
He saw himself kneeling on the ground and crying before his parent\'s corpses. It wasn\'t long before his uncle seized all the assets and kicked him out of the mansion.
" HAAHHH!"
Long Ming\'s eyes snapped open as he sat back. A terrible pain assaulted his body as his expression twisted from agony.
" Yo-Young Master woke up!"
Xiao\'er saw Long Ming as she shouted.
" Ugh…How long I slept for?" Long Ming clutched his head as he asked Xiao\'er.
" Three days, Young Master."