Translated by: Minx Calypso

Edited by: cdewsx77

Chapter 19: A Street Conflict

After staying one night in the inn, they continued their journey to An Nan city early the next morning with a new member in their group, Bai Ziyue .

Since they only had three horses, Bai Ziyue and Mu Kuang rode together on one horse .

“Little Lord, it seems to me that the boy is a bit abnormal . ”

Mu Zhong and Mu Feng were riding in the front while Mu Zhong said to Mu Feng .

“Oh? Abnormal? What do you mean by that?”

Mu Feng asked puzzledly .

“Yesterday, when I channeled my own Metpower into his body to test his Yuan Gu level, I found out that he could actually absorb my Metpower . Although the absorption rate was very low, I’m quite positive that I sensed it . ”

Mu Zhong said with a frown .

“How can that be?!”

Mu Feng turned over and glanced at Bai Ziyue and Mu Kuang who were riding behind them .

“Being able to absorb someone else’s Metpower…”

Mu Feng frowned as well . After following his father around from a young age, he had seen and heard about many cultivators with unique and extraordinary talents .

He once heard that, besides possessing Yuan Gu or Ling Gu, there were some people who were born with a unique physique, which gave them the ability to use some rare cultivation skills .

Some of them could control fire; some could control lightning, and some could even communicate with beasts .

However, usually only one of these people would appear from a million, and they were said to be thought highly of by others . Sometimes, they were even called geniuses .

Could it be that Bai Ziyue was born with a unique physique?

Mu Feng thought to himself . However, he had never heard of a physique that could absorb another person’s Metpower .

Every cultivator had their own unique Metpower, so, normally, others were not able to absorb somebody else’s Metpower and cultivate it as their own .

Hmm, I’ll think about it later when I reach An Nan city .

 Mu Feng shook his head and stopped thinking about it . They continued to gallop down the road on their horses .

Soon, it was almost noon . The figure of a city started to appear before their eyes . There were weapon marks left on the green-colored stone walls, which portrayed the city’s violent history .  

“Haha, Brother Feng, that’s An Nan city, right?”

Mu Kuang said with a laugh .

“That’s right . It is indeed An Nan city . ”

A trace of a smile appeared on Mu Feng’s face as well . After a few days of riding, they could finally get some rest .

“An Nan city… I’ve heard about it since I was young, but I’ve never been here before . ”

Bai Ziyue said excitedly .

After a while, the four of them reached the city gates . A troop of armored soldiers was guarding the entrance, but they did not stop to check the visitors .

 More than a dozen people stood by the entrance, and it seemed that they were waiting for somebody . An energetic, white-haired old man dressed in black robes was standing up front .

The rest of the group members were mostly young men and women .

As soon as they saw Mu Feng and the others, all of them immediately hurried over and greeted them . The old man smiled and said: “Little Lord Feng, you’ve arrived at last . ”

“Haha, Uncle Fu, long time no see . It’s great to see that you’re still so energetic . ”

Mu Feng dismounted and greeted him with a smile .

The old man was Uncle Fu, a family member from a branch of the Mu family . Mu Feng met him before when he was small .

“I’m so pleased to know that Little Lord Feng still recognizes me . However, I’m an old man now, and my body is not as strong as before . Come, Little Lord Feng, let me introduce you to some of the elites of our branch family . ”

Uncle Fu started introducing Mu Feng to the others . Mu Feng stopped briefly when he was introduced to a young man and a young girl .  

The young man was two years older than Mu Feng, and he had a brownish skin tone . He was muscular and was dressed in black robes .

The girl was pretty, and she had a small face with a pair of big, almond-colored eyes . She was dressed in a green-colored Wudo skirt .

“You must be Mu Cang and Mu Lan, right?”

Mu Feng looked at them and said with a smile . He held out his hand .

“Little Lord Feng, I’m surprised that you still remember us . ”

Mu Lan shook his hand and said with a trace of shyness .

“Mu Feng, it’s been such a long time since we last met . I heard that you became a cripple, is that true?”

Mu Cang asked, displaying a hint of bad intentions .

When Mu Cang was small, he used to fight with Mu Feng, but he never won a fight .

Upon hearing his question, Mu Feng faked a smile .

“Mu Cang!”

A middle-aged man shouted and said: “How dare you talk to Little Lord Feng like this!”

“The whole kingdom of Nan Ling knows about it already . I’m not saying anything wrong . ”

Mu Cang sneered coldly .

“You……”

The middle-aged man raised his hand and wanted to slap Mu Cang, but Mu Feng grabbed his hand and stopped him from doing so .

“Never mind, Uncle Jiang . Mu Cang is right, my Metpulses are indeed damaged . ”

Mu Feng smiled lightly and wasn’t angry .

“Please forgive him, Little Lord Feng . He’s a bit ill-mannered and doesn’t know his position . ”

Mu Jiang smiled and said apologetically, with a trace of sympathy in his eyes .

“We’re all Mu family members . There’s no superiority among us . It’s alright, Uncle Jiang . Let’s go in the city . ”

Mu Feng didn’t dwell upon the matter and started walking towards the entrance .

“Hmph, you little brat . Next time, I’ll break all your teeth if you speak like that . ”

Mu Kuang walked in front of Mu Cang and sneered coldly .

“You can try . ”

Mu Cang replied coldly .

They walked into the city while Mu Feng chatted with Uncle Fu about some family matters . Uncle Fu let out a deep sigh when he talked about Mu Feng’s father .

They were walking on the streets when a herd of horses galloped pa.s.s them . The horse upfront was even covered in black scales, and riding on it was a young man dressed in yellow silk robes .

The horse was a Scaled Horse, a level eight Man Beast .

The pa.s.sers-by quickly made way for them to pa.s.s . However, a child who was seven or eight years old couldn’t move to the side of the road in time . He tripped and fell on the road . Yet, the Scaled Horse still galloped towards him .

“Boohoo…… . ”

The small child was frightened by the horse and started crying out loud .

“Watch out!”

Upon seeing this, Mu Feng, who was at the front of the line, dashed towards the Scaled Horse without hesitation . At the same time, a light glowed on his finger and a spear appeared suddenly in his hand . He then threw it towards the Scale Horse .

Swoosh! 

The spear hit the calf of the Scaled Horse and nearly chopped its leg off .

Neigh!

The Scaled Horse neighed loudly and fell down about five or six meters in front of the child . The young man who was riding the horse fell onto a pile of goods that was nearby .

“Little Lord!”

Several guards hurried over to help the young man up .

The young man then glared at Mu Feng and the child .

“Hey, kiddo, are you alright?”

Mu Feng asked while helping the child to stand up .

“I’m fine, thank you so much, big brother . ”

The child wiped off his tears and ran away .

At this moment, the young man dressed in yellow silk robes angrily walked towards Mu Feng with a few of his guards and shouted: “Hey you! Do you have a death wish or something? How dare you hurt my horse!”

Mu Feng’s expression turned cold as he looked at the young man, and he said: “Didn’t you see that you nearly hit the child?”

“He’s just a little b.a.s.t.a.r.d . I don’t care if he gets. .h.i.t, and I don’t care if he dies . My Scaled Horse is much more valuable than his lowly life anyway . Do you even know who am I? How dare you hurt my horse?! I swear, I’ll break your leg today!”

The young man said furiously . With a wave of his hand, five of his guards went over and encircled Mu Feng .

“You little brat, how dare you hurt our Little Lord’s horse? Do you wish to die?”

The guards said slyly while slowly cornering Mu Feng . All of a sudden, one of the guards punched towards Mu Feng .  

Mu Feng didn’t move an inch and calmly looked at the incoming punch .

Just when the guard’s fist was a few feet away from Mu Feng, a muscular figure suddenly appeared in front of Mu Feng and grabbed hold of the fist with his bare hand . The figure then pulled strongly on the guard’s arm while kicking the guard in his chest at the same time .

Kachakk!

“Ah……!”

The guard screamed in pain and was sent flying almost 10 meters away . His arm was directly ripped off of him .

“How dare you hurt my Little Lord! Do you all wish to die today?!”