Chapter 203

Chapter 203: All kinds of calculations, a knife cuts off the arm

“He actually escaped the city! How could he have escaped so quickly?”

Sensing Lu Qing’s presence outside the city, the Zheng family’s elderly woman was filled with shock and anger.

She hadn’t paused, exerting all her might to rush towards the city gate.

How had that little bastard managed to escape before her?

Just then, the Zheng family’s elderly woman sensed Lu Qing’s aura suddenly weakening, as if he had suffered a serious injury.

“Let’s see how you can escape!!”

The Zheng family’s elderly woman was overjoyed.

She knew the little bastard must have used some mystical technique that drained his body to escape before her.

Otherwise, how could a post-natal realm cultivator possibly match the speed of a Xiantian realm expert like her?

But how could a mystical technique that could unleash speeds comparable to those of the Xiantian realm be performed without a price?

Now that the little bastard’s aura had waned significantly, it must have expired, and the aftereffects were taking effect.

After making her judgment, the old woman of the Zheng family threw the guard in her hand without a second thought and rushed out of the city.

If she hesitated any longer, she was afraid that the little beast would use the method of hiding his breath again and continue to play hide-and-seek with her like a mouse.

After chasing for a while, the old woman figured it out.

The method of hiding the breath of the little beast should not be able to be used all the time, and there is a certain time limit.

Otherwise, he just needs to keep hiding his breath and find a place to hide.

With his cunning, it would be extremely difficult for even her to find his whereabouts in such a huge provincial capital.

The old woman of the Zheng family rushed out of the city, and the guard she threw out fell heavily to the ground, his head bleeding.

If he had not also had some martial arts skills and was a warrior with a small degree of muscle strength, he would probably have lost his life with this fall.

“Old Chen, are you okay?”

The companion who had been shrinking aside and dared not speak hurriedly stepped forward to help him up.

“It’s okay, it’s just that I’m halfway to death.”

Old Chen smiled wryly, feeling his energy and blood dissipate, his internal organs aching.

He knew he’d probably sustained internal injuries, and without ten days or half a month of recuperation, he wouldn’t be able to fully recover.

“That was the Zheng family’s ancestor, wasn’t she? Who could have provoked her to such rage…”

His companion hadn’t finished his words when he suddenly stiffened.

He saw several figures emanating a powerful aura appear before the city gate again.

One of them looked quite familiar.

“Lord, Lord City Lord?”

Old Chen stammered, equally shocked.

“You’re injured. Who did it?”

The Lord City Lord didn’t recognize Old Chen and the others, but judging by their clothing, he knew they were gate guards.

“My Lord City Lord, it was an old woman holding a dragon-headed cane.”

Old Chen, overwhelmed by the Lord City Lord’s kind and caring attitude, replied respectfully.

Although he harbored resentment towards the old woman, he dared not speak rudely.

“It’s her,” said an elegant old man. “Young man, do you know why that old woman left the city?”

“I don’t know either, but she seemed to be chasing someone. Earlier, a figure rushed out of the city, and the old woman went after him, calling him a little beast, seemingly filled with hatred.”

In a few words, Old Chen recounted the situation.

“Little beast?”

The elegant old men exchanged a surprised glance.

“Who could have provoked that old woman so much anger that she would not hesitate to use her innate power within the city and even chase him out of the city?”

Because the events unfolded so quickly, several innate realm experts still had no idea what had transpired at the Zheng Mansion.

Furthermore, having lagged behind and being too far away, they hadn’t sensed Lu Qing’s presence.

For a moment, they were all perplexed by the situation before them.

“Hmph! Whatever the reason, we’ll find out if we catch up to her,” the City Lord snorted.

“Old Lady Zheng has repeatedly used her innate power within the city, and this time, she even injured the gate guards. Last time, I let it go out of her grief over the loss of her grandson, but does she really think there are no rules in Cangzhou?”

“Alright, then, let’s go up and see what’s going on.”

The elegant old man and his companions knew the City Lord was a little angry.

In the prefectural city, their several innate realm families and the City Lord’s Mansion had always been a checkmate, a somewhat hostile force.

Now that the old woman had repeatedly violated the rules, it was natural that he was displeased.

Using their agility, they also headed out of the city. The people at the city gate were left staring at each other, bewildered, wondering what had happened within the city that had alarmed the City Lord.   ”Little beast, I see where you’re going!”   Just as the elegant old man and his companions were leaving the city gate, they

began to scramble.   Nearly ten miles from the provincial capital, the old woman of the Zheng family finally caught sight of Lu Qing’s back.   She was overjoyed, yet also secretly shocked.   This little beast’s tenacity was truly terrifying.   He had chased her from the provincial capital, repeatedly employing his strange technique of concealing his presence.   If it weren’t for the open space outside the city, with its obvious footprints, he might have escaped her.   But now, her heart finally settled a little.   She could sense that after this chase, the little beast’s aura had weakened even further, its speed had greatly decreased, and even its form was staggering.   Clearly, it was at the end of its strength.   It wouldn’t take long for her to catch up.   As if realizing it couldn’t escape, the old woman saw the figure ahead suddenly stop, leaning against a large rock, breathing heavily, sweating profusely, and staring at her fiercely.   ”Run, why aren’t you running anymore? You little bastard, I wonder where you can go!”   Seeing Lu Qing finally stop, the Zheng family’s old woman calmed down. She   also stopped moving and slowly walked forward.   Seeing the cruelty in Lu Qing’s eyes, she felt a sense of relief.   ”Don’t be impatient, little bastard! When I chop off your limbs and slowly torture you, I hope you can still maintain your current ruthlessness. Otherwise, it would be too boring!”   The Zheng family’s old woman smiled, but her words were extremely cruel.   She hated Lu Qing to the core and would not let him die so easily.   She would capture him and torture him endlessly to vent her hatred.   Just like she had done to the little bitch who had seduced her eldest son and caused his death.   Lu Qing said nothing, just staring at the old woman fiercely.   But the old woman felt even more relieved.   With a cruel smile, she lightly tapped the dragon-headed cane in her hand, and several transparent energy streams appeared, piercing Lu Qing’s limbs.   However, just as the energy stream was about to cripple Lu Qing’s limbs   , Lu Qing suddenly revealed a brilliant smile.   The boulder behind him exploded, and his figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.   When he reappeared, he was less than two meters in front of the old woman.   Swish!   A dazzling and bright knife flashed.   An arm with skin wrinkled like bark fell to the ground.   Along with it, there was a word.   ”Old woman, whose limbs do you want to chop off?”   (End of this chapter)