Book I Chapter 27
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Unknown to him, Hyuna has been leading him by the nose. And with each clash of their sword, they could accidentally cut someone in the process while she retreated.
The guy was too engrossed in the feeling of victory that he continuously pursued attacking her.
And now after the two separated, the eyes of the man were now red in rage.
This is because… all of his men are now lying on the ground.
And now only he is left standing while surrounded by the members of the Man family and the black-robed woman with a mask.
"Who are you?" he asked with a gloomy tone.
"How could a mere mortal be this strong?" the man said with a deep frown.
No matter how he imagines it, he could not tell that the woman is truly just a mortal. But her strength and speed are not quite like one.
So this has caused the man to be confused. Plus, the way she fights has actually led to the death of his comrades.
If the higher-ups would know about this failure, he did not know what would happen to him.
Though he is a cultivator, his boss is not a mere mortal either.
He has been a strong cultivator and has fought many battles. But because he could not improve anymore, he has no choice but to be a mercenary.
This is such a disgrace for him, but what is his other choice?
Without any resources and in desperate need to break through he could only use everything he can think of to be able to find a new path in life.
While looking at the corpses on the ground and the remaining people around him, a slight sinister glimmer appears on his face.
Without hesitation, his figure suddenly dashed towards where the head of the Man family is standing.
Seeing that the enemy is moving, a few remaining soldiers of the Man family quickly blocked off his path.
But how could a mere mortal stop him?
With one swing, those who block his path were thrown up in the air.
They did not die because of their swordsmanship skill.
They might be weak, but they have a good grasp of their fighting ability.
In fact, if this guy is not a cultivator, he would not be able to stand a chance against these expert swordsmen from the Man family.
And from their movements and the way they defended themselves, Hyuna could tell of their prowess in one glance and it astonished her.
The figure of the cultivator was fast and after clearing a path, he immediately reached in front of the regal-looking man who seems to be the leader of the Man family.
The guy is standing in front of a woman and both of them are drenched in blood.
"Watch out, master!" shouted the guards as they tried to quickly defend their master.
But the cultivator has already swung his blade.
His target is the neck of the man in front of him.
Clank!!!
A strong reverberation echoed in the air as a figure suddenly appears between the man and the blade.
Hyuna was able to reach it in time, but her body suffered the stress that such speed has given her.
Right at this time, the blade in her hand collided with that cultivator's sword.
Then something happened.
Crash!!!
The cultivator's sword actually broke, and Hyuna reflexively uses this chance to counter-slash.
Swoosh!!!
She could clearly feel that her rune-embedded blade was able to tear the flesh of that guy.
He is just a mere body refinement stage cultivator, and the rune in her blade has enabled it to slice through the tough skin of the guy.
Arrgghh!!!
The guy was stunned and staggered as he slowly backs away.
His eyes are now filled with horror as he looks at the woman before him.
He now knew that he is not a match for the woman as his sword is now broken, so he quickly runs away without hesitation.
If he uses a normal sword, then he would not be able to match that woman's mysterious blade. So his only option to survive now is to escape.
After seeing the man escaping, Hyuna heaved a sigh of relief.
She wanted to stand up, but she suddenly felt her bones creaking.
"Damn it… Did… Did I overdraft the use of runes…" she thought as she felt her surrounding suddenly become hazy.
The people watching her felt a bit confused.
They are not wary of the woman as they saw her fighting with the cultivator and that man is calling a mortal. So that means that woman is a cultivator.
Suddenly, they saw the woman falling down.
The man near the masked woman suddenly caught her in his arms.
"She… she might have over-exerted her strength… Take her to my room…" the woman suddenly suggested.
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The golden rays of the sun slowly seeped inside a room where a beautiful young girl is lying on the bed with her eyes closed.
Soon, the door of the room opened and an elegant lady enters while observing the woman on the bed.
"She is still unconscious…" the woman muttered as she carefully sits beside the bed.
She extended her hand to check the woman's condition but stopped as she saw the long eyelashes of the young girl flickered. At first, she thought that the girl is already 18 or 19 years of age. But when she looks closer, she discovered that she is actually still a young girl.
"What a beauty…" she muttered in admiration.
Ugh…
Hyuna slowly opens her eyes and notices that there is a woman sitting beside the bed.
She was startled and then quickly positioned her arms in the fighting position while she quickly sat up from the bed.
"Relax… I'm not going to hurt you…" the woman said with a smile.
"I am Ro Soyi… I am the matriarch of the household that you've saved…" she said showing a grateful smile and bowed.
Hyuna suddenly realized and remembered that she has actually fainted last night.
The fight against that cultivator was very taxing to her body that she actually fainted.
Well, it was reasonable as she has pushed herself to the limit of her strength. When she knew that she had won, her body relaxes and that was the time when her fatigue kicks in and she fainted.
"May I have the name of our savior?" she asked politely.
"H… Na… Na-na… just call me Na-na." she said.
Hyuna could still feel her body aching.
Seeing her grimacing a bit, the woman quickly advised her.
"Do not move vigorously yet… your body suffered a lot of concussion…"
Hyuna frowned and nodded her head.
She did not know how the people in the Urokai sect would react if they knew that she has not yet returned, but what can she do?
She could not go out of this place at the moment, and her body seemed to be like an old house. If she moved wrongly, she might suffer irreparable damage.
She could only stay in this place for a while.
"I would just apologize to auntie and uncle…" she thought.
"Thank you…" she said to the woman.
"No… Thank you… We owe you our lives…"
"Sigh… I was just passing by. I did not know that those people are killers and I did not mean to be embroiled in this battle…" Hyuna explained.
"Where are you, from?" Ro Soyi suddenly asked.
Hyuna did not reply and just heaved a deep sigh.
"I'm a vagrant…" she replied.
"What? But… But you're still too young to be a vagrant, right?" the woman asked in disbelief.
"Madam seems to not know how cruel this world is…" Hyuna replied like an adult.
Before Ro Suyi could say anything a voice from outside called out.
"Madam… Master is here!"
The expression of Ro Suyi turned into a smile.
"The lord of the house is visiting you… would that be fine?" she asked.
Hyuna nodded her head.
Hyuna saw the regal-looking young man enters the house and behind him followed two good-looking young men.
The two have a semblance of the man, and also of the woman she was talking to a while ago.
When the two young men who seem to be at the age 20 saw Hyuna, she could see the changes in their faces.
She felt a bit weird but also a bit shy as she knew why those two acted like that.
Hyuna grew up with a mature disposition for her age. At a young age, she had known that she has a beautiful face. In the sect, she has heard a lot of rumors and talks behind her back, and she is aware that she is very attractive.
But she could not do anything about that.
If she would try to change her face in the sect, then many people would doubt her, right? So she let it be and just acted normal.
Now that she has transformed back into a young girl, how could she not know the admiration in the eyes of the two young men?
Suddenly from behind the three newcomers, a small figure pushes from their backs.
She suddenly saw a small girl at the age of around 5 looking straight at her with her big cute eyes.
"Wow… It is true… This big sister is very pretty indeed!" the girl said while showing an excited look on her face.
"Mother… I want to stay in here with big sister!" she suddenly said while tugging on her mother's sleeves.
"Man Eun Ji… Do not act like this… Big sister is very tired and she needs some rest…" Ro Suyi scolded the little girl.
Hyuna found the little girl really cute so she showed a slight smile on her face.
She did not know that her act of smiling has already blown the minds of the two young men who is now looking at her with dumbfounded expressions.
The patriarch of the family shook his head upon noticing the reaction of his two sons.
"Hello, I am Man Do Hun… the third brother of the mayor of the town… Thank you for saving us last night…" he suddenly said interrupting his two dazed sons.