“Mike, what do you say? Should we go for it?” The black man rubbed his palms.
Mike thought about it solemnly.
“From what I know, those martial arts families from the Xia Country often visit the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
“If those natives come from those martial arts families, we would be in trouble,” Mike analyzed.
“They’re just a martial arts family. What’s there to be afraid of? I’ll send them on their way with a few punches.” The black man said disdainfully.
Mike said rationally, “You can’t underestimate them, Touba.
“My teacher, Master Okita, warned me not to provoke the martial arts families of Xia Country. He took the time to tell me before he died. Otherwise, my life would be in danger.”
When his team members heard this, their expressions changed.
They clearly knew Master Okita.
Master Okita was a world-renowned swordmaster. He specialized in Santoryu[1] and was known as the strongest person in the current generation of Santoryu school.
They didn’t understand why the world-renowned Master Okita was so wary of the martial arts families.
“Mike, are you kidding me? Of all the people, Master Okita was wary of them?!” Touba questioned.
Mike looked all serious. “Do I look like I’m joking?”
“Are martial arts families really that scary?”
“I’m not sure. After all, I’ve never interacted with them before. But I can tell you a secret. Master Okita is from a martial arts family.”
Everyone’s expression changed drastically.
“Mike, do you mean that Master Okita is from Xia Country?” Renee asked in disbelief.
“You can say that.” Mike said in a deep voice, “Teacher was born in Yun Country, but his ancestors were from a martial arts family in Xia Country, which are in the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
“I accepted this mission is because I wanted to take this opportunity to check out the martial arts families that live here.”
His team members took a deep breath.
They didn’t expect that the world-renowned and highly-esteemed Master Okita to be connected to Xia Nation.
If this were to spread, it would definitely cause a commotion.
There was a moment of silence.
Mike made a decision. “Let’s go and ask. If they’re from a martial arts family, we don’t have to bring trouble to ourselves. If they’re not…”
Mike’s eyes flashed. He brought his hand to his throat and pretended to slash it.
Thus, they walked towards Jiang Guihua and the others.
…
“Everyone, let’s work harder and strive to complete the mission in one day.”
Jiang Guihua dug the Moonlight Fruit while encouraging her team members.
Her team members were also working very hard. They would collect all the Moonlight Fruits in this area very soon.
At this moment, Mike’s group came over.
Jiang Guihua and the others were stunned.
“Foreigners?”
“How rare!”
Mike and the others approached them with smiles on their faces.
“He… hello!” Mike greeted in broken Chinese.
Jiang Guihua and the others also gathered around.
One of them came to Touba’s side. His eyes were as he pointed at the skin on Touba’s arm and exclaimed curiously, “My goodness! So humans can really have such skin color.”
It was their first time seeing foreigners, so they were especially curious.
Mike smiled and came to Jiang Guihua.
From her earlier shouts, he guessed that Jiang Guihua was their leader.
“Hello, my name is Mike. These are my companions.”
Mike learned martial arts from Master Okita. He had managed to pick up Chinese in his free time. He wasn’t very proficient, but a simple exchange wasn’t a problem for him.
Jiang Guihua sized him up. These people were completely armed. She could guess what they were here for.
She knew that the Hundred Thousand Mountains were rich in resources. It was definitely a treasure ground for many criminals.
These foreigners are looking for trouble.
Therefore, Jiang Guihua subconsciously kept her distance from Mike.
When Mike saw that Jiang Guihua was so guarded, he still kept a smile on his face. He took out a photo of the Rainbow Cloud Frog and asked Jiang Guihua.
“Hello, may I ask if you have seen such an animal before?”
Jiang Guihua glanced at him and said honestly, “I’m sorry, I haven’t.”
“Oh! That’s too bad.” Mike pretended to be disappointed.
“Is there anything else?” Jiang Guihua was clear. She didn’t want to waste any more time on them.
Mike didn’t beat around the bush. “The martial arts families in Xia country are renowned around the world. Can you take this opportunity to show us around?”
Jiang Guihua faltered. “What martial arts families? Where did you hear that from? Why haven’t I heard of that before?”
She was telling the truth.
She had never heard of martial arts families.
She was just an ordinary person with a small group of friends.
Mike, on the other hand, looked at Jiang Guihua with great attention. He analyzed her speech and expression to make sure she wasn’t lying to him.
For a moment, the smile on his face suddenly disappeared, and he became exceptionally gloomy.
“My friend from Xia country, have you really never heard of the martial arts families?” Mike confirmed again.
Jiang Guihua saw the change in Mike’s expression and became even more vigilant.
“Is it important whether I’ve of them or not?” Jiang Guihua gripped the hoe in her hand tightly, ready to respond at any moment.
Mike said with a dark smile, “Of course it’s important. If you’re from a martial arts family, we’ll still be polite.
“Unfortunately, you people are not. ”
“So? What do you want?” Jiang Guihua waved her hand, gesturing her team members to return.
Mike said arrogantly, “As long as you hand the Moonlight Fruits to us, we may consider letting you go.
“If you resist, you will definitely die!”
As soon as he finished speaking, his other members rubbed their palms and approached Jiang Guihua and the others.
“Sister Guihua, it looks like we are being robbed. What should we do?” someone whispered.
Jiang Guihua said calmly, “We are immortal cultivators. What is there to be afraid of?”
“But they have guns?”
“Don’t be afraid even if they have guns.
“Don’t forget that Sect Master gave us a defensive magical artifact.”
“Everyone should be wearing it!”
“Yes, we are.”
“Everyone is wearing it. There’s no reason to be afraid.”
“That’s right! Everyone, don’t forget to use the Aura Examination Technique. Sect Master said that we can use the aura to determine the opponent’s approximate combat strength.”
It was right of Qin Chuan to make Jiang Guihua the team leader.
When faced with such a situation, she handled it rather calmly.
After Jiang Guihua said that, everyone immediately activated their Aura Examination Technique.
Soon, the foreigner’s aura had appeared in front of them.
Apart from Mike’s, which was a league on its own, the other members of the poaching group had similar-sized auras.
These people were obviously on par with a grandmaster, making their arrogance reasonable.
However, compared to Jiang Guihua’s group, their aura was nothing special. It was similar to their juniors who had just drawn Qi into their bodies.
Jiang Guihua and company were all in the third class of Qi Refinement. In comparison to Qi Refinement, Mike and the rest were like little kids.
This way, Jiang Guihua’s group’s confidence grew.
Although the Alchemy specialization didn’t specialize in combat, they had an overwhelming advantage in their inherent constitution as immortal cultivators.
Presently, Mike’s group was confident; they were ready to kill.
Jiang Guihua and the others were confident too. They held onto their hoes, on guard.
Mike sneered. “Looks like you guys aren’t as smart as you think.”
“Touba, I’ll leave you to it.”
Touba couldn’t wait.
He spread out his thick arms and smiled wickedly.
“Let’s start with you!”
Touba pointed at one person in Jiang Guihua’s group.
It was the one who pointed at Touba and commented on his skin color.
Touba couldn’t understand the language, but he didn’t like others pointing at him.
He decided to start with this person.
“Zhou Lu, teach him a lesson. Show him the consequences of robbing immortal cultivators.”
Jiang Guihua said seriously.
[1] A style of sword fighting where the person wields three Katanas; one in each hand and one in the mouth
