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Chapter 130: Chapter 114: Chance Encounter with an Acquaintance (3.8K for monthly ticket)_2
"I may not be an Inner Sect Disciple, but I did start as a servant disciple..."
The robust man spoke truthfully.
"Haha... Servant disciple? Isn’t that just a servant? If you were still with the Divine Sword Sect, maybe I’d be a bit wary, but you, a servant disciple who left the Divine Sword Sect, what do you count for?"
The black-clothed knight scoffed with disdain upon hearing he was just a servant disciple.
It was already an utmost achievement for a servant disciple of the Divine Sword Sect to become a First Layer Martial Artist.
Maybe to ordinary people, a First Layer Martial Artist is strong... but in front of the Black Knight Gang, they are simply not worth mentioning.
Aren’t all of their members First Layer Martial Artists?
Even so, they are just the lowest-ranking members; the Black Knight Gang’s higher-ups even have Innate Martial Artists.
Right now, the Black Knight Gang is dominating Chuyun County City, so much so that even several mighty martial arts forces have to give them some leeway.
The other two Black Knight Gang members also burst into laughter.
The robust man’s face turned a bit unsightly.
Indeed, servant disciples weren’t really considered disciples of the Divine Sword Sect. Once they left, they were entirely unrelated. 𝖓𝔬𝖛𝔭𝔲𝖇.𝔠𝔬𝖒
Although the herbs he cultivated were indeed sold to the Divine Sword Sect, all he could access was just a manager of the Hundred Herbs Garden.
Even that manager was only a servant disciple.
"Husband, don’t be impulsive..."
A woman emerged from the crowd, pulling on the robust man, and whispered.
"But, the Black Knight Gang is taking away our medicine fields..."
The robust man’s forehead throbbed with bulging veins, his heart filled with rage.
"Let them have it if they want it," the woman shook her head and said.
The Black Knight Gang’s arrogance now will surely lead to their downfall later.
She believed that the Divine Sword Sect wouldn’t sit by and watch, and besides... those martial arts forces in Chuyun County City wouldn’t allow the Black Knight Gang to swagger around and bully others.
The robust man exhaled deeply and finally calmed down; he knew that if they offended the Black Knight Gang, it wouldn’t just be their family that suffered, but possibly the entire Maple Leaf Village.
"Eh?"
Suddenly, a Black Knight Gang member looked at the woman, his face revealing a hint of lust, "Hehe, Brother Chao, this little lady has got some taste."
The other two also showed the same leering smile.
Seeing their tone and expression, the robust man sensed that something terrible was about to happen.
The woman also changed color and hurriedly backed away.
"What are you trying to do?" the robust man shouted.
"Hehe... Let her come with us to discuss the farm management issue. What, you don’t agree?" the Black Knight Gang member narrowed his eyes as his hand reached for the knife hilt at his waist.
The other two revealed a dangerous look.
"I’ll fight you all," said the robust man, unable to endure such a great humiliation, and immediately with a flick of his foot, he had a stick in his hand, assuming the starting sword position.
"Seeking death," the Black Knight Gang member’s eyes brimmed with killing intent, and he abruptly drew his knife, leaping from the horseback and chopping down fiercely at the robust man.
The man stepped back, the stick in his hand vibrating as he thrust.
But with a clash, his stick was sliced in two, leaving only a short piece remaining.
"Catch."
Suddenly, a woman’s voice came from behind.
He rolled abruptly to dodge the Black Knight Gang member’s long knife attack, then grabbed the long sword his wife threw to him and started counterattacking.
Seeing this, the other two Black Knight Gang members immediately jumped down from their horses with weapons at the ready.
The woman quickly took up a sword to defend.
"Hehe, little lady, don’t struggle. If you don’t want him to die... just follow us obediently," one of the Black Knight Gang members approached, weapon in hand.
The woman glanced at her husband, now being overpowered, and a determined look flashed in her eyes, "Don’t even think about it. Today, either you die or I perish."
With these words, she attacked the two Black Knight Gang members with her long sword.
"Hehe, this makes it even more interesting," the Black Knight Gang member let out a grotesque laugh.
Very quickly, both the robust man and the woman were getting the worst of the fight; those three members of the Black Knight Gang seemed to be toying with the couple.
Uh...
Suddenly, the robust man grunted, his longsword already fallen to the ground, and a wound was sliced across his arm, from which blood was pouring.
"Husband..."
The woman hastily shielded her husband, her heart filled with despair.
Both she and her husband were only at the First Layer of Postnatal cultivation... whereas those three members of the Black Knight Gang clearly had stronger cultivation and much more combat experience, adding to their advantage in a three-on-two situation, the couple stood no chance.
"Ha ha, I’ll give you one last chance, come with us now, or it won’t just be you offending the Black Knight Gang... your whole Maple Leaf Village will be doomed."
One of the Black Knight Gang members let out a wanton laugh.
In their eyes, that woman was already meat on the chopping board, ready for them to slice as they pleased.
Clip-clop...
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves suddenly rang out at the entrance of the village.
Li Qian, upon hearing the sounds of fighting and wild laughter from the village, furrowed his brows.
"Black Knight Gang?"
He showed a look of surprise, immediately halting, then turning his horse around and running towards the village.
His arrival immediately caught the attention of the three members of the Black Knight Gang.
"Black Knight Gang is handling business here, all others, scram immediately."
One of the Black Knight Gang members barked.
Li Qian did not look at the three little Black Knight Gang minions but instead fixed his eyes on the woman protecting the robust man, his face showing a look of surprise.
He hadn’t expected to encounter an acquaintance here.
The woman shielding her husband also saw Li Qian riding over, at first startled, then a hint of joy appeared on her face, and she hurriedly called out, "Cousin."
Cousin?
Li Qian sighed in his heart; it had been many years since he heard that address.
He hadn’t expected to hear it again here.
"Yingying, what are you doing here?"
Li Qian asked out of curiosity.
Because that woman was indeed Song Yingying.
"Six years ago, I left the Divine Sword Sect’s Hundred Herbs Garden with my husband and came to his hometown..."
Song Yingying said.
Time flies indeed.
She and her husband had left the Divine Sword Sect six years ago.
She had thought she would never have the chance to see this cousin again... but had never expected to meet under such circumstances.
"Is this your husband?"
Li Qian’s gaze fell on the robust man, who also had the First Layer of Postnatal cultivation...
"Yes, his name is Wang Cheng; we met in the Hundred Herbs Garden..."
Song Yingying nodded lightly.
It was because of Wang Cheng that she decided to leave the Divine Sword Sect.
Over the years, the two had supported each other, worked hard cultivating medicinal fields, and had two children, leading a very fulfilling life.
If not for the arrival of the Black Knight Gang, with the herbal cultivation techniques they learned in the Hundred Herbs Garden, plus both of them being Innate martial artists, their future would certainly have been bright.
"Mm, this is quite nice."
Li Qian wasn’t surprised by Song Yingying’s choice.
If martial arts cultivation didn’t hold a future, naturally, one would choose a better path.
Furthermore, the two of them left the Divine Sword Sect six years ago; they were quite lucky to have narrowly dodged the war that ensued... otherwise, had they still been inside the Divine Sword Sect, they would’ve likely been conscripted into the army and could have died an unnatural death.
"Hey, are you done talking?"
Suddenly, one of the Black Knight Gang members spoke up.
This newcomer not only ignored their previous warning but also started to chat with that woman right in front of them.
It was as if he didn’t take them seriously at all.
This was unbearable!
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