Chapter 587: Chapter 333: It’s Time for a Big Fight!
Duan Yun left with the two Goddess Catchers, leaving behind only a heap of urgently needed cleaning of grease and dirty blood, and the rumors that the Goddess Catcher sisters were indeed Star Fury.
Every day, the Martial World is filled with scenes of hacking and slashing, but such exhilarating events are rare.
Among the ten or so bloodthirsty spectators present, except for the one hit by the grease flung out by the meat Bodhisattva, everyone else was secretly admiring.
They feared that they would never witness a "pig slaughter" like this again in their lifetime.
Frost, white frost.
Even by noon, the roof of the carriage was still covered with white frost.
Because they were already very close to the Snow Mountain.
By the time they reached here, the cold wind howled past like a knife cut, with no traces of summer in sight.
And it was at this point that Duan Yun and the two others finally arrived at their destination—Gannan Town.
A small town beneath a Snow Mountain, a town where snow leopards can be seen.
Gannan Town, located at the foot of the Snow Mountain, wasn’t a vast expanse of white.
The Snow Mountain was very high and broad, with forests stretching up to the mid-mountains before becoming clad in silver and white.
Contrary to what one might imagine, Gannan Town was not desolate; on the contrary, it was quite lively due to a river at the town’s entrance.
This river is called the "Zhu’erduo River," and according to Leng Yimeng, it’s a tributary of the Mudan River.
In this area of Qingzhou, there’s a custom of a "winter market," where merchants from all over gather to do business on the frozen river during winter, which is quite a large-scale event.
This is why Gannan Town is quite prosperous and could be called a wealthy little city.
But as soon as Duan Yun and the others entered the town, an obviously peculiar atmosphere was visible to the naked eye.
Their carriage looked ordinary, and even though Leng Yixue, who was driving it, was exceptionally beautiful, it shouldn’t attract so much attention.
The key was that most of the gazes on the street carried ill intent.
Or rather, they looked very nervous.
Through the carriage window, one could vaguely see those gazes quickly disappear after noticing them.
This could only indicate that these people were very wary of these few outsiders.
The Qingqi Bureau has a station in Gannan Town, and Leng Yimeng and Leng Yixue know that Su Lizhi chased here due to matters concerning the Jade Sword Sect and the White Socks Sect.
As for those gazes when they first entered the town, it was unclear to whom they belonged.
White Socks Sect?
Thinking that members of the White Socks Sect might be nearby, Duan Yun suddenly felt his blood boil.
Last time, while acting for Heaven, only one city’s worth of White Socks Evil Demons was killed, which was far from enough—this time, he must seize the opportunity to kill to his heart’s content!
The Qingqi Bureau is arguably one of the largest organizations in the Martial World. After all, only the imperial court has the financial resources to sustain such a giant apparatus.
But it’s fair to say there are gaps even within the Qingqi Bureau.
The Qingqi Bureau station in Gannan Town was evidently small and somewhat desolate, with leaky corridor roofs, an immediate indication of the lack of Silver funds.
The royal family no longer holds the strength it once did, so this remote Qingqi Bureau station naturally receives little attention.
However, Leng Yimeng and Leng Yixue are notable Goddess Catchers within the Bureau, especially with rumors of connections with Old Demon Duan, making their fame grow even stronger post-Star Fury.
Upon their arrival, they were received with extremely high regard.
Not only was there tea, but also a few plates of average-looking snacks.
Having tea and snacks marked the highest standard of hospitality here, even if the emperor himself were to show up, it would be the same.
Duan Yun picked a piece of soft peach crisp to eat and took a sip of tea, which barely satisfied his palate.
They had been traveling continuously these past few days, sleeping fairly well, but eating was truly subpar.
Especially for Leng Yixue, who drove most of the time, leaving a tired look on her otherwise beautiful face.
Of course, they didn’t come here for the snacks.
They were here to find Su Lizhi, and through her to connect with the Heroic Spirit branch of the Jade Sword Sect.
But Su Lizhi was not here, and the situation seemed somewhat grave.
According to a young Qingqi Bureau official, the two branches, Jade Sword Sect and White Socks Sect, had indeed appeared here last month and fought ferociously.
The official was not privy to the real situation, witnessing the Jade Sword Sect faction battle, he assumed it was an internal conflict within the sect.
"The fight was fierce at the time, with a horde of Old Dharma Images appearing at night, Guo Heavenly King of the White Socks Sect personally led the charge, impacting even the western part of the town, resulting in many casualties."
Upon hearing the opponent’s description of "Old Dharma Images," Leng Yimeng and Leng Yixue secretly broke a sweat for this colleague.
Duan Yun was famously petty-minded, and as they’d discovered along the way, his heart was indeed not large.
The meat Bodhisattva seemed to have some grudge against him, yet the means...
Thinking of this, Leng Yimeng and Leng Yixue both squeezed their thighs tight.
The Martial World stories rumored they’d been toyed with by Old Demon Duan, becoming his Star Fury, which was of course fake.
Yet there’s a possibility it might be true.
The thought of being toyed with by someone as terrifying as Duan Yun, observing his face, made Leng Yimeng realize it wasn’t entirely unacceptable.
Duan Yun didn’t care for the Qingqi Bureau official’s statement, as his current concern was the Jade Sword Sect’s movements.
To say the least, the situation was very dire.
According to the Qingqi Bureau official’s description, although the surrounded Jade Sword Sect faction boasted an impressive number of Dharma Images, they were severely injured.
Ultimately outmatched by the White Socks Sect and another Jade Sword Sect branch, they had to retreat towards the Snow Mountain, fighting as they fled, without daring to easily display even their most adept Dharma Images.
Due to easily catching the enemy’s attention.
This situation clearly indicated that the Heroic Spirit branch of the Jade Girls had reached the brink of life and death, only able to escape into these woods to engage in guerrilla skirmishes and break through.