Chapter 60 - Chapter 60: Chapter 60: Why Do You Treat Me Like a Fool?

Chapter 60: Chapter 60: Why Do You Treat Me Like a Fool?

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Jiang Xiaobai roared as he charged into the cave, within two seconds he saw a mid-Golden Core black bear essence.

Seeing this, a smile crossed his face.

“Ha, I bet you’re the kind to steal cassocks in the future.”

Despite his constant teasing, there was no hesitation in Jiang Xiaobai’s sword, with a swift strike, blood spattered.

It was merely a mid-Golden Core creature, Jiang Xiaobai could easily slay it.

After killing it, he started searching the cave and discovered several storage rings, upon inspection, they contained some pretty decent items.

Once he confirmed that the cave had nothing else valuable, Jiang Xiaobai turned towards the black bear which, after its death, had reverted to its original form—a three-meter-tall black bear.

This creature’s body was all treasure, Jiang Xiaobai didn’t hesitate and directly put the corpse into his storage space.

Then, he rushed out of the cave, and headed straight to another location—the backside of the Nan Mountain. There was another such hidden cave there, however, this one didn’t have any array to mask its aura, Jiang Xiaobai could clearly sense the presence of a Nascent Soul monster.

In theory, such a monster could rule outside, call for tens of thousands of monsters to serve as its minion with just one roar.

But it chose to camp in the Nan Mountain, which indicated that there was indeed something fishy about the mountain.

Jiang Xiaobai couldn’t wait to use the “Meandering Veins Record” to investigate the condition of the Nan Mountain. The first thing he needed to do now was to kill this last monster.

Then, he carried out his work succinctly and decisively, rushing into the cave with his sword, wildly hacking at the Ape demon inside, killing it within a few strokes.

However, he found no storage rings in this cave. Jiang Xiaobai even suspected that this demon had never taken a step outside the cave.

Moreover, as soon as he entered Nan Mountain, he noticed that the spiritual energy here was extremely rich. It confirmed his suspicion, there must be spirit stone veins under the ground!

He was anxious to uncover the secrets hidden in the Nan Mountain.

A few moments later, just as he stepped out of the cave and was about to take out the “Meandering Veins Record”, two figures wrapped in pitch-black bandages suddenly appeared. Both of them emanated the aura of the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

Jiang Xiaobai quickly went on high alert, scrutinizing these two peculiar figures.

“Brother, that’s him. His aura matches, the object is definitely on him,” LaoEr pointed at Jiang Xiaobai and shouted.

Big Brother nodded, the only exposed pair of eyes gleamed with relief, at least LaoEr was reliable this time.

“Näive Qi refining kid, I’ve been looking for you for a long time. Hand over the item and I might let you live,” Big Brother said as he stared at Jiang Xiaobai.

Just then, LaoEr interjected, “Brother, our employer said not to let anyone know about this. He took the treasure. We can’t let him survive.”

“You idiot! Isn’t that why I’m trying to get the item first? Once I have it, I’ll snap his neck!” Big Brother scolded furiously.

“Good point, Brother.”

The eyes of LaoEr, visible through the bandages, flashed insightfully. Then, he looked at Jiang Xiaobai, “Hurry up and hand over the item, we guarantee we won’t kill you.”

Jiang Xiaobai just stood there with a stunned look on his face.

These two must have some sort of problem in their heads, acting as though he was deaf. Moreover, they were speaking so loudly, how could he not hear them?

Subsequently, Jiang Xiaobai cleared his throat and asked, “Why are you two treating me like a fool?”

“You idiot! Now he’s figured us out,” Big Brother scolded, giving LaoEr a slap on the head.

“Brother, shall we just attack him?”

“Hmph! Do I need you to tell me that? Obviously, we have to kill him. The item is surely on him.”

After their somewhat idiotic conversation ended, both of them turned their attention to Jiang Xiaobai. Just as they were preparing to attack, Jiang Xiaobai suddenly raised his hand.

“Hold on a moment!”

Jiang Xiaobai said with a smile, “I have no grudge against you two, old or new. If you insist on fighting, at least tell me the reason, won’t you?”

“The reason is simple: You took something that belongs to our employer. It can’t be known by others. You must not only return it, but you also have to die. My big brother said, only the dead can keep secrets,” LaoEr shouted.

Big Brother nodded approvingly, “Correct. Be good and I might even consider leaving you a complete corpse.”

“So you two not only want to treat me as a fool but also willing to fight me to the death?”

A twitch appeared at the corners of Jiang Xiaobai’s mouth, what kinds of weird creatures had he run into?

“Yes, you must die today.”

“Enough chatter, attack!”

The two of them moved like ghosts, and within moments, the black bandages that wrapped them fell off. To his surprise, these bandages conjured a sword mid-air.

What’s more, Jiang Xiaobai found that under the removed bandages, there was another layer of it! What were they, mummies?

Clang!

While Jiang Xiaobai was stunned, he swiftly raised his sword to block their attack as the sound of metal clashing echoed throughout the dense forest.

After blocking their initial attack, Jiang Xiaobai forcefully pushed them back and rapidly retreated.

They were two individuals, but only at the mid-Nascent Soul stage. If Jiang Xiaobai hadn’t received the reward of one hundred years of cultivation, he might have run away at the sight of them.

But things were different now, he was at the late Nascent Soul stage peak. He had no reason to be afraid!

After gaining some distance, Jiang Xiaobai wielded his sword, with him at the center, sword energy burst forth, with countless rays of sword light striking the mummy-like brothers.

The two were battle-hardened veterans. They started to retreat immediately, their black bandages extended and blocked Jiang Xiaobai’s sword energy.

Clang, clang, clang!

The crisp, intense sounds of metal collision filled the air. In just a few seconds, the two had withstood hundreds of sword energy attacks, causing them to retreat continuously.

A smile appeared at the corners of Jiang Xiaobai’s mouth. He knew that the recent reward of cultivation he received wasn’t in vain. Not only did his level of cultivation rise, but his combat experience also improved significantly.

“Brother, he’s so strong!” LaoEr exclaimed.

“Isn’t that obvious? Do I need you to tell me?” Big Brother scolded.

After they blocked Jiang Xiaobai’s first round of attacks, the two mummy-like brothers rushed forward again. Their black bandages flitted in the air like willow branches, targeting the vital parts of Jiang Xiaobai.

After a couple of clashes, Jiang Xiaobai realised that while these looked like bandages, they were definitely not weak!

“Let me show you what a post-heaven spiritual treasure looks like!”

Jiang Xiaobai sneered in his heart and, instead of retreating, he charged forward. With a swing of his long sword, he slashed at the oncoming bandages.

‘whoosh’, the post-heaven spiritual treasure sliced through the bandages with ease!