Chapter Thirty-Three: Kill Tiger Ridge

  As a proud and powerful man, Pang Tian Shan only wanted to deceive Ma Qian Jun, but he felt that Ma Qian Jun's eyes, which were filled with endless killing intent, were actually full of infinite warmth, forcing him to unconsciously lower his head, not daring to face Ma Qian Jun directly.

  How terrifying! Pang Tian Shan exclaimed at the first moment, he felt that Ma Qian Jun was like a lonely tiger in the dark, and also like a poisonous snake that could swallow himself into his belly at any time. Finally, he thought of what this feeling was - it was exactly the same as Xuan Shui Jun, without any difference!

  Ma Qianjun seemed like a venomous snake lurking on the small path in the dark night, ready to swallow people into his belly at any time. This feeling was terrible, and Pang Tian Mountain felt that he couldn't fool him. As a local hero, he waved his hand: "Whoever tells me what's going on here, speak the truth!"

  "The truth is" these four words hide a very deep meaning, the disciples of the Pang family did not expect that Ma Qianjun, who was usually calm and collected, would be so terrifying when he erupted. It wasn't until after a while that one of the remaining Pang family disciples stammered: "I'm not quite sure either, we were chasing after Liu Suizhen and Gu Yinghua at the time, suddenly heard an eagle cry from this side, shocking heaven and earth, rushed over to find our Pang family brothers already fighting with this demon snake!"

  He spoke in great detail about the situation at that time, and also did not forget to push the responsibility onto Liu Suoyun and Gu Yinghua. From time to time, he would interject a sentence "It is said that the front team has already caught up with Gu Yinghua, I don't know why this demon snake was brought here". Ma Qianjun listened very carefully, from time to time asking one or two questions back.

  This young man of the Peng family felt as if he was being tightly entwined by a gigantic snake like Xuan Shui, and at any moment, he would be swallowed whole by the venomous snake. He stuttered and stammered, even changing his address from "you demon snake" to "divine snake".

  It was a relief to have finally finished speaking, but Ma Qianjun's back was already drenched in sweat. He seemed to be brooding on the scene, as if ready to pounce and devour someone at any moment, not even daring to breathe loudly, including Pang Tianshan.

  Unexpectedly, a small place like Yunzhong County could produce such a figure. Ma Qianjun was just a martial artist in the Yu Long realm, and didn't even have the ability to isolate mountains and strike cows, yet Pang Tian Mountain inexplicably felt an aura of thunder and lightning on him that was beyond the Three Flowers Realm, the highest state below the Three Flowers Realm.

  Ma Qianjun pondered for a moment, then sniffed the air and suddenly sprang into action. He scrambled and jumped, covering dozens of feet in an instant. If Liu Suoyun were present, he would exclaim: Ma Qianjun's movements are almost indistinguishable from those of Xuan Shuijun.

  Pang's disciples didn't understand what Ma Qianjun wanted to do, and even the experienced Pang Tianshan didn't understand. However, after half a minute, Ma Qianjun had already killed his way out. His eyes were filled with thick coldness, sadness, hatred, and pity. He said to Pang Tianshan: "It was Liu Suizhen's doing, this damned thief! I must destroy him!"

  Ma Qianjun and the Tianyi Gang were indispensable in this pursuit of the Pang family. Without their help, the Pang family would have been completely unaware of the situation on Luoxing Mountain, like a blind and deaf person. So he immediately spoke to win over Ma Qianjun: "Master Ma, we are now on the same path! If we work together sincerely, we will definitely catch that pair of dogs!"

  "I'll spare you for now!" Ma Qianjun's eyes still had a ferocious glint: "Xiaoshui's death, your responsibility can't be escaped! But first I must eliminate the main culprit Liu Suoyun, Xiaoshui..."

  His final tone was also tinged with a sob, and if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Pang Tian wouldn't have known that Ma Qianjun would have such deep feelings for a demon snake. He even had a mysterious feeling: "Alright, let's chase after it together!"

  Ma Qianjun refused to accept this sentiment: "This is a personal vendetta, I can handle it myself!"

  He said, tossing it casually towards Mount Penglai: "Return it to you!"

  Pang Tian Shan took a glance and it was indeed the four-square Tianyuan bean he had given to Pang Tian Shan. Ma Qian Jun's determination was too great: "Master Ma, this is too reckless! Why don't you and I join forces? Besides, Liu Ze's dual cultivation of martial arts is quite formidable, you and I joining forces would be a sure win!"

  He added another sentence: "Don't you want to break through the boundaries of the isolated mountain?"

  "I said it's a personal vendetta, I can handle it myself!" Ma Qianjun's voice had never been so deep: "What does the boundary of the isolated mountain count for? Some things are more important than life and death!"

  Ma Qianjun really made Pang Tian Mountain look at him with new eyes. He never thought that this greedy and covetous leader of the Ma clan would have such a side: "Leader Ma, isn't this still too risky? What if you fail to take revenge and instead get pecked in the eye by Wild Goose?"

  Ma Qianjun gently patted the snake's head, which had been blown to smithereens by Xuan Shuijun, with a soft movement that was as gentle as possible. Two lines of clear tears hung on his face again: "This is Luoxing Mountain, my Luoxing Mountain, Xiao Shui's Luoxing Mountain. I want to let Liu Suoyun know who the real master of Luoxing Mountain is!"

  "I don't need a vast array of powerful forces, I don't need a multitude of eagles and hounds, one person is enough!"

  "The wind of Luoxing Mountain will stir up my fighting spirit, the rain of Luoxing Mountain will give me the power to move forward, the grass and trees of Luoxing Mountain will tell me the path to advance, my fists will blast open the enemy's chest, this is my Luoxing Mountain with Xiaoshui!"

  "I want him to know what an old man's anger is, this is a fight between men and men, I, this old man, will make Luoxing Mountain remember, I'm leaving!"

  The Heaven and Earth Society members immediately asked: "Old Master, if you leave now, what if something happens to you, how will the society be?"

  "This old man replied: 'Let it drift away with the wind! This is my and Shuishui's Luoxing Mountain!'"

  When Ma Qianjun threw everything away, not only did he leave behind the boundaries of the isolated mountain, but also the business he had operated for twenty years and all his worldly possessions. His aura was so overwhelming that it couldn't be concealed. Pang Tian Mountain had only one feeling - even he himself couldn't withstand Ma Qianjun's fury. The old man's fists were actually this terrifying.

  Pang Tian Shan still wanted to ask: "Master Ma, where are you going?"

  "Killing Tiger Ridge, Heavenly Maiden Temple!"

  "Is this Tiger Hill?"

  After going through several killings, when he finally saw the Kill Tiger Ridge in the distance, Gu Yinghua couldn't help but feel a sense of brightness before his eyes.

  The deeper they went into Luoxing Mountain, the fewer people they saw. Sometimes, there was not even a single sign of human activity to be found. Instead, powerful demonic beasts kept emerging one after another. Liu Suizhen had lost count of how many times he had swung Tianleixingdun Sword on this journey, and his clothes were now stained with blood all over.

  But when they approached the vicinity of Kill Tiger Ridge, Gu Yinghua finally felt a sense of relief. The powerful demon beast had vanished without a trace, and Liu Suoyun, who had been carrying her on his back for countless miles, suddenly quickened his pace, and even saw human footprints in front of him.

  Although this is still the depths of Luoxing Mountain, it is still lush and dense with streams gurgling, but Gu Yinghua's mood calmed down: "When we reach Kill Tiger Ridge, can we take a good rest?"

  "Yes!" Liu Suizhen had already made up his mind: "Killing Tiger Ridge is our last rest stop before we head to Yuanzhou."

  "Alright! When the time comes, I'll give you, this servant, a long vacation and let you have a good sleep!"

  Although it seemed like just sympathy and kindness, Gu Yinghua was genuinely concerned about Liu Suoyun. Liu Suoyun hadn't had a good night's sleep in days, but he shook his head: "I can still hold on, let's talk when we get to Yuanzhou!"

  Gu Yinghua was just about to go and force Liu Suoyun to rest with the dignity of a big sister, but she was startled by the scene on Kill Tiger Ridge: "What is that place?"

  "That's where we're going next, the Heavenly Maiden Temple at Kill Tiger Ridge!"

  If it weren't for what he had seen with his own eyes, Gu Yinghua really couldn't have imagined that in the perilous and desperate place of Luoxing Mountain, there would actually be a small temple built by humans. This small temple looked quite simple from afar, only having one entrance and one room, about four or five zhang long and two zhang wide, made of bluestone. The entire Tian Nu Temple was built on the waist of the mountain, halfway up the hillside of Kill Tiger Ridge. In front of and behind the temple, there were more than ten feet of space, very clean and quiet.

  Although it is simple, building such a small temple on an ordinary mountain requires a lot of labor and materials, not to mention that this is the depths of Luoxing Mountain, I don't know who built such a Tian Nu Temple.

  She couldn't help but ask: "Who built this temple?"

  "Let's hurry up, once we arrive at the Temple of Heaven, we can have a good rest!"

  Liu Suiyun was a bit out of breath, but all he meant by "Let's hurry up" was that his own footsteps became lighter and the sweat on his back increased as he climbed along the winding path to the front of the Tian Nu Temple.

  Although the Tian Nu Temple is not large in size, it is very deep and quiet. As soon as Gu Yinghua landed, she felt a sense of openness and relaxation, as if the pursuit and hardships she had endured for some time, along with the dust on her body, had all disappeared without a trace, and her heart became clear and cool: "I feel that this Tian Nu Temple is like you, having many secrets that it doesn't want to tell me."

  In front of the Temple of the Heavenly Maiden, a small pool about one foot in diameter was dug out, and icy clear stream water was introduced. Gu Yinghua gently rinsed her hands in the pool water, then scooped up water with her bare hands to wash away the wind and frost on her face before entering the temple.

  This Tian Nu Temple was just a small temple built with bluestone, occupying a small area of land. Inside, it was very simple, except for an incense table, there was only a statue of the Heavenly Maiden. She should be the "Tian Nu" mentioned by Liu Suizhi. The Heavenly Maiden looked about thirty years old, wearing a rough linen dress and a hairpin, but she had a gentle and elegant demeanor. However, upon closer inspection, the Heavenly Maiden didn't seem like a goddess from the nine heavens, but rather an extraordinary beauty who grew up in a secluded valley.

  "Who is this?"

  Liu followed by cloud was silent for a moment before answering: "My mother..."

  After a while, he added another sentence: "They all say she has ascended to become a true immortal, but I understand in my heart that she is gone!"