Martial Peak

Eventually, Yang Kai walked back from the site with a solemn look.

“How is it?” The Madam inquired with an intense look.

“Everyone is dead,” Yang Kai muttered while shaking his head. Zhang Ding and his group were definitely through. The people who died in their sleep were struck at their vital points, and the people who died fighting laid maimed and similarly lifeless.

Of the entire convoy, only Yang Kai and three women were alive.

The young lady sobbed from inside the carriage. Cui Er’s eyes were red and swollen, and her tears showed no sign of stopping. She kept rubbing her eyes. The Madam had seen many great storms, so though she grieved heavily in her heart, she suppressed her tears.

“Birds die in pursuit of food…” The Madam whispered. She seemed to be taunting, ridiculing and reprimanding someone softly.

Yang Kai watched the three women wallow in their misery, but he interrupted by asking, “So, what are you going to do now? Do you still want to go to Sea City?”

The Madam regained her focus and gave a slight nod. She looked at Yang Kai hopefully and requested, ”Young Hero, can you please escort us through the wild to the city?”

All around them was wilderness and outside of the reach of the law of any country; after experiencing such trauma, how would they dare to continue travelling without the escorts?

Cui Er wrapped her hands around Yang Kai’s arm and pitifully asked, “Little Beggar, you have no other choice, you have to be responsible for us.”

“Cui Er,” The Madam reproached. “You should not be so impolite.”

Before they knew Yang Kai was no little beggar but an expert in fighting, they paid little heed to him. Now that Yang Kai became their benefactor, their impoliteness has faded.

Yang Kai glanced at Cui Er and agreed, “Since it’s only about a day away from where we are, I will escort you.”

“Many thanks, Young Hero,” The Madam huffed in relief.

“I knew you wouldn’t abandon us!” Cui Er thanked enthusiastically, compared to the madam who picked her words carefully.

The Young Lady whom at this point had not yet spoken a word suddenly opened her mouth to express her gratitude in a high, sharp voice, “The smell of blood is filling the air. This will attract many monsters. It would be best if we were to depart as soon as possible. We should arrive at Sea City by tomorrow evening.

The Madam hesitated, but she asked anyway, “Young Hero, could I trouble you with something?”

“What is it?” Yang Kai probed, looking at her.

“Many people who died here tonight lost their lives protecting us, and I don’t want their corpses to be violated by animals, monsters or the weather…”

She hadn’t finished speaking when Yang Kai’s face showed clear disagreement. He could kill anyone at a moment’s notice, but it’s a pain to bury corpses, especially since there were many of them here. It would take quite a while to finish burying them.

The Madam is a knowledgeable person. She can distinguish a person’s answer by his expression. She forced a smile and continued, ”If you don’t want to, I understand. There is no need for the Young Hero to exhaust his strength. Cui Er and Young Lady, come with me. We need to bury Old Man Wu. As for the others… let’s just leave them as they are.”

“Okay,” Cui Er nods and looks at Yang Kai fearlessly and waves a fist at him.

three and made way for

lady came out of the carriage and uneasily looked at the corpses. With white faces, they gathered swords from

must have been cherished by them, otherwise, the Madam wouldn’t have insisted on burying

Kai moved towards the bodies and started collecting the deceased’s

approached the three toiling women. They had only dug less than an inch of dirt. The Madam and Young Lady were high-society women, and right now they were reduced to digging. They did not have the proper tools to dig and

Kai watched them and became

It might attract wolves to this place. If

the Young Lady listened

Kai, then with her two small fists she began to pound Yang Kai’s chest and shouted, “You

a long, eerie howl came from between the trees. The howl petrified not only the Madam and the Young Lady, but Cui Er

up the precious

only needed to bury Old Man Wu, Yang Kai wouldn’t have declined. After all, in the few days they spent together he was always his side. It’s embarrassing to take back words

thanks, Young Hero,” the Madam politely thanked. She then took the Young Lady and Cui Er to the second carriage

Kai managed to dig a proper hole and

things that they didn’t have space for can only be thrown away, to be found by a lucky

on the driver’s, taking his horsewhip in hand and memorised the track and

the dark night, they distanced themselves

horsewhip. The horsewhip had traces of Old Man Wu’s martial arts skills that Yang Kai could detect. Slowly, he began to sense the martial art. His understanding started to become more and more profound. As the time

break from inside the carriage. Yang

hurriedly. Their brush with death last night removed any sense of security they had. They were restless the

she sat beside Yang Kai and looked at him from the corner of her eyes

better of her and

I’m not,” Yang Kai

are a young master of some aristocratic family running away from a marriage. You ran away without any money and therefore you look like a beggar.” Cui

Kai laughed, “Did you listen to these types of fairy tales

never listened to such stories during my childhood, but I listened to the Young Lady mentioning these incidents frequently and they are frankly quite amusing. A

the Madam coughed from inside the

Er stuck out her tongue at

smiled faintly and cracked

and asked suddenly, “Some people are blocking the way ahead. Do any of you know why they are doing

suggested in a surprised voice, “Perhaps

was the Madam’s ultimate destination. He received this information from Cui Er. Yang Kai also knew from their conversations that the Young Lady and the Miao Family Young Master were betrothed to each other when they were babies. After the Master died, The Madam led the Young Lady to Sea City; firstly to seek asylum, and secondly to marry off the Young Lady so that they could settle

the Miao Family of your pending arrival?” Yang Kai

“Mhm.”

destination, I no longer need to travel with you.”

“Little Beggar, are

to give me up?” Yang Kai teased, turning to Cui

Lady are sitting in the

hope you will not reveal last night’s incident

a

We were rescued by an expert who