Jinyiwei: Starting by Killing a Traitorous Superior – Chapter 49

Ch 49: Encounter by the Lake

As time passed, Jiang Chen’s body began to undergo wondrous changes.

Streams of black oil and filth seeped from his pores, accompanied by a pungent stench, making him look as if he had just crawled out of a mud pit and fallen into a latrine, disheveled and extremely foul-smelling.

Amidst this pain and suffering, time seemed to stretch, each second feeling like a year.

Fortunately, this situation only lasted for one incense stick’s time.

After one incense stick’s time, the meridians in his body seemed to be soothed by an invisible force, gradually calming down.

The burning and insect-gnawing pain also dissipated, replaced by an unprecedented sense of lightness and comfort.

“Huff…”

Jiang Chen couldn’t help but exhale a breath of stale air, releasing the pent-up frustration and fatigue in his chest.

He lowered his head and looked at his body, noticing a thick layer of black mud and grime covering his skin, the impurities and toxins expelled by the Marrow Cleansing Pill.

He couldn’t help but frown, shaking his head with some distaste.

Fortunately, before entering the mountain cave, he had cleverly taken off the Flying Fish Uniform specifically for Commander, only wearing a simple undergarment.

Otherwise, if he went to his post looking like this, he would probably be mistaken for a beggar and directly beaten out the door with sticks, which would be extremely embarrassing.

“I need to find a place to wash up.”

Jiang Chen thought to himself, his eyes searching the surroundings.

Fortunately, he quickly found a clear water pool.

The water pool was located in a dense forest not far from the mountain cave, surrounded by lush trees, appearing secluded and mysterious.

He took off all his clothes and vigorously scrubbed his body and clothes in the pool.

Just then, a crisp and melodious voice, like a silver bell, suddenly rang out in the woods across from the small pool, breaking the surrounding tranquility.

“Sister, do you think anyone is here?”

A slightly childish voice asked with some worry.

“No way! This place is so remote that you can’t even see a soul usually. How could anyone be here?”

Another voice replied with a tone of certainty and reassurance, obviously the former’s sister, “Besides, Senior Martial Brother Wang and the others are guarding us. Even if someone is here, they won’t get through. Just relax.”

Before the voice faded, two young women wearing white clothes and with beautiful faces slowly walked out of the woods.

They walked lightly, like forest spirits. When they emerged from the woods, they immediately saw Jiang Chen bathing in the pool.

Jiang Chen was standing by the pool, using a stone as a makeshift scrubbing tool in one hand, while constantly rinsing his body with the other.

Because he was focused on cleaning himself, he didn’t notice the movement in the woods, so the two women saw everything.

“Ah!”

Almost at the same moment, the two women simultaneously let out sharp and slightly panicked screams. The sound echoed in the quiet woods, startling several birds perched on the branches.

Jiang Chen was also startled by the sudden scream. He turned around abruptly, his eyes meeting those of the two women.

Seeing the panic on their faces, he immediately realized his situation and hurriedly put on the clothes he had just washed, which were still dripping with water.

However, the two women’s screams were like a stone thrown into a calm lake, stirring up ripples.

Before long, four burly men with stern faces rushed over from all directions in the woods.

They had obviously heard the women’s screams and came to check on the situation.

“Junior Martial Sister! What’s wrong?”

The leading man, who was over eight feet tall with a broad face and thick eyebrows, strode to the two women’s side, his eyes sharply scanning the surroundings, his tone carrying some authority and concern.

“Someone…someone is bathing here!”

One of the women pointed at Jiang Chen across the small pool, her voice trembling with some shyness.

Her fingers shook slightly, obviously not fully recovered from the shock.

Jiang Chen had already put on his clothes, and the moisture on them had been completely dried by his True Qi.

“You lecher! How dare you peep at my Junior Martial Sister!”

The man’s face was filled with anger, his eyes seeming to spew fire. He snorted coldly, his figure moving like a large bird, leaping up and lightly touching the surface of the water a few times. Each step seemed weightless, and in the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of Jiang Chen like a ghost.

He drew the gleaming longsword from his waist, its tip pointing directly at Jiang Chen’s throat, his tone cold and resolute, “Boy, judging by your appearance, this isn’t your first offense. If I don’t teach you a lesson today, you’ll really think we’re easy to bully. How about this, I’ll dig out one of your eyes, and that’ll be the end of it. Otherwise, don’t even think about leaving here alive.”

Jiang Chen looked at the angry man in front of him, a sneer curving his lips, “Are you an idiot? I was here first. I was just taking a bath here. How did I become a lecher peeping at your Junior Martial Sister? If you’re going to dig out eyes, you should dig out one eye from each of your two Junior Martial Sisters. Who told them not to stay in the forest and insisted on running out to scare people?”

“How dare you!”

The man roared, and the longsword in his hand immediately thrust forward, the tip of the sword piercing towards Jiang Chen’s chest with a whistling sound.

This sword was extremely fast and powerful, obviously intended to kill Jiang Chen.

Facing the man’s fierce offensive, Jiang Chen only smiled slightly, his movements unhurried.

He extended two fingers, as if pinching a light feather, easily locking the gleaming longsword firmly between his fingers.

The man’s face was instantly filled with astonishment. He used all his strength to try to pull the sword back, but the longsword was as if bound by invisible shackles, unable to budge no matter how he struggled.

“Boy, next time you want to play the hero, make sure you know your opponent’s strength first.”

Jiang Chen’s tone was calm and indifferent, as if giving the man his last lesson.

After speaking, he gently twisted his fingers, and with a crisp “crack,” the originally sharp longsword shattered inch by inch between his fingers, turning into countless fragments.

“What!”

The man was horrified. He looked at the broken sword in his hand in disbelief. He was about to say something, but it was already too late.

Jiang Chen pinched a sharp longsword fragment, flicked his finger, and it shot out like an arrow, piercing the man’s throat with a piercing chill.

The man’s body trembled violently, the light in his eyes quickly fading, and finally, he fell powerlessly to the ground.