34: The Thirteen Riders of Yanmen, the Taoist Priest Who Blocks the Road (Additional Update)

— — If you need anything, you can go to Yunmeng Mountain to find Lord Yunshan!

Qin Chuan was waiting for exactly that!

"I understand."

"Then I'll go back and report, after all, I can't stay outside for long."

Qin Chuan glanced at him, not bothering to dwell on why he couldn't stay for long.

He turned his head to look at Little Tiger and said, "Aren't you taking it back with you?"

The herbalist shook his head and said, "Before I left, Lord Yunshan said that if the Little Tiger doesn't want to go back, just let it be; there's no need to force it."

I see, so this is treating Qin Chuan's place like a daycare.

However, Qin Chuan thought of the news he had heard at the secret meeting at the grave earlier, and he guessed that Lord Yunshan probably had other considerations.

The Wang family's Bright Deity Guard?

That thing is still on his mission objective list.

Too bad, he can't beat them.

"I understand. If I need anything, I'll go."

Upon hearing this, the herbalist respectfully said, "Then I'll go back and report first."

With that, his figure slowly dissipated.

Qin Chuan raised an eyebrow and said, "Tiger spirit?"

After saying that, he shook his head, casting the matter aside.

He looked down at Little Tiger, who was still licking its paws, and poked the 'Wang' character on its forehead with his finger.

"Let's get this straight, you can't just freeload here, you have to work!"

Little Tiger: "(=`ェ=；)ゞ?"

After two days of rest at the Inn, Qin Chuan embarked on his journey to challenge the martial world.

Unfortunately, although Youzhou had a strong martial arts tradition, those martial artists of some renown were hard to find.

As for the hidden abodes of some martial arts grandmasters, they were easy to find, but... whether they would bother with him was one thing, and Qin Chuan himself didn't want to seek death so quickly.

As for a Human Martial Saint?

Heh, life is already so short, let's not look for shortcuts.

Finally, after being respectfully escorted out of another martial arts hall, Qin Chuan could only reluctantly give up on finding opponents within Youzhou.

He opened the 'Human Martial Saint' Stage One objective.

Completion: 2/10.

Aside from the first time with Shen Qiu, the only other time was challenging a renowned Escort (bodyguard).

Qin Chuan guessed that the so-called 'strong enemy' might not just refer to strength.

It might also be related to deeper things!

But for now, there was no hope in Youzhou for a short time. To complete this mission quickly,

He truly had to do as Qin Chuan said—

Challenge the world with his sword!

"Hee-haw~"

The carriage sped along, and Qin Chuan lifted the curtain, asking:

"How much longer until we reach Qingzhou?"

Su Zhan, in the driver's seat, pulled out a map, examined it for a moment, and said.

"Not far now. We should be able to enter Qingzhou before sunset. They won't chase us across the border."

Qin Chuan exhaled, "That's good. They're like mad dogs... I thought they were world-renowned chivalrous thieves, but it turns out they're just petty scoundrels!"

Su Zhan, at this moment, rarely showed the self-satisfaction of a seasoned veteran, saying:

"The Yan Yun Thirteen Riders' reputation is great, but that was in the past. Now... they're just stronger bandits."

Qin Chuan nodded, agreeing with his assessment, and turned to ask the carriage interior.

"Jun'er, how are you?"

Su Jun's voice came from the carriage: "Mm-hmm, I'm fine, Master is really amazing, he beat all those bandits away, unlike Third Uncle, who can only run."

Su Zhan's mouth twitched. He wanted to say that he used to be a dashing figure, but he really wasn't as bold as her master. If it weren't for...

Alas, in the end, a thousand words could only converge into one phrase.

"Giddy up!"

The carriage sped along, startling birds by the roadside, heading south all the way!

Inside the carriage, Qin Chuan's demeanor was vastly different now.

If he had once carried a hint of scholarly air, it had now completely faded.

He was like a sharpened precious sword, radiating killing intent, with unparalleled sharpness!

The main reason for this change was, naturally—

Human Martial Saint Stage One Completion—

Objective One: 9/10.

Objective Two: 5/10.

These were all from the bandits, highwaymen, and interceptors encountered along the way!

He didn't know whether to say Youzhou had 'simple folk customs' or if these people had a strong desire for re-employment.

Along the way, in the poor and desolate mountains, almost everyone he encountered could be called a 'Zhang San'.

Qin Chuan showed no mercy when killing these people.

However, precisely because of this, he encountered a tiny bit of trouble...

The Yan Yun Thirteen Riders!

The great Jianghu (Jianghu) bandits who roamed north and south of Youzhou.

It is said that they were once righteous thieves praised by the common people, but ever since their leader was killed by Crazy Chu's palm, they had been declining day by day.

This 'declining day by day' referred not only to their strength but also to their beliefs!

If the Yan Yun Thirteen Riders once retained some 'righteousness', now they were no different from ordinary mountain bandits and marauders.

They were, in short—of extremely poor quality!

Qin Chuan went to visit, and if he and Su Zhan, a seasoned veteran, hadn't been quick-witted, they would have almost perished there.

Because of this, a feud was established between the two sides.

The Yan Yun Thirteen Riders suffered a great loss, caught off guard and pierced through by Qin Chuan and Su Zhan.

When their main force, which had been plundering elsewhere, returned, they were so enraged that smoke nearly came out of their seven orifices.

The leader's roar made all of Youzhou tremble.

The subsequent journey was spent in 'chase-and-counter-chase'.

The leader of the Yan Yun Thirteen Riders had originally intended to regain face and re-establish his prestige by the most cruel methods.

—To make the Yan Yun Thirteen Riders great again!

Unfortunately, he miscalculated...

Not only did he fail to cut his losses, but he also sank deeper and deeper.

With Su Zhan, the seasoned veteran, and Qin Chuan, the slippery fellow, several of their top generals were even slain.

This was also the origin of Qin Chuan's 'Human Martial Saint' mission completion.

After several times, he also learned his lesson, combining forces and clinging tightly behind Qin Chuan and his group.

They sought an opportunity to directly crush them!

Thus, the current situation came to be.

Qingzhou is located south of the Bohai Sea and north of Mount Tai.

Being near the sea, its land is mostly fertile white soil, with a large population and much more bustling activity than Youzhou.

The Yan Yun Thirteen Riders and others trailing behind Qin Chuan watched helplessly as they entered Qingzhou.

"Big Brother, should we chase?" someone asked the leader.

The leader gritted his teeth, and just as he was about to say something else, he suddenly saw two people dressed in Taoist robes blocking their way ahead.

The older youth spoke loudly, "Gentlemen, you're about to cross the border."

"Where did these wild Taoists come from, they dare—" someone from the Yan Yun Thirteen Riders said.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened his mouth, he was directly reprimanded by the leader.

"Silence!"

With that, the leader turned to the youth and said with a fawning smile.

"We haven't crossed the border yet, we're going back now, we're going back right now..."

With that, he gave a look to the others and rode away at an even faster speed than they had arrived.

After this group of people had gone far, a young boy behind the youth asked in confusion:

"Senior Brother, why did you help him? Although Xuanxu greeted us, besides belonging to the same Taoist sect, we don't have any friendship with those Earth Sect people, do we?"

The youth shook his head and turned to look in the direction Qin Chuan and the others had left.

He sighed, "Naturally, it's not because of Xuanxu, but because Master Yuan once said: First came Chen from Ying Zhou, then Wang from Taiyuan; Great Zhou is about to change!"