Chapter Thirty-Five: Ash Feather

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  "Fantastic, damn fantastic! Xue Ying Tuo Tian He's infamous Xiao San Dao was actually killed by you!"

  As soon as the words fell, an old man wrapped in a gray cloak jumped out of the forest and stood in front of Su Dong, looking him up and down, making him feel very uncomfortable.

  The old man had a huge nose that grew on his face in extreme disharmony, and he even used his own nose to sniff the scent of Su Dong.

  There's no doubt that this old man is also a spiritual beast!

  Su Dong was somewhat perplexed, ever since he met Bai Xiaoya, he had been continuously encountering all sorts of spiritual beasts that took on human forms, and even in this desolate mountain wilderness, it was no exception.

  Su Dong was already very exhausted at this moment, and he only hoped that the old man would not have any malicious intentions towards him.

  "Do you have the scent of a fox on you?" The old man smiled slyly and said, "You're so young, yet you go looking for those foxy ladies. Be careful not to ruin your body."

  Su Dong was stunned, what's going on here? Bai Xiao Ya is only nine years old, and Bai Qing is a low-level fox tribe with an IQ problem. Su Dong didn't have any interest in these two little foxes at all.

  "Is that all you think foxes can do? I actually know two little foxes, and they're friends of mine." Su Dong said simply.

  The old man was taken aback, and then he curiously sized up Su Dong again, saying: "You're a very special kid, actually making friends with two little foxes. Hmm, I'm asking you, Su Dong, what were you thinking just now? The dead person's level is much higher than yours, how did you dare to chase and kill him?"

  Su Dong asked in confusion: "How did you know my name?"

  The old man said, "You yourself said that Xiao San Dao killed my people, so I've been chasing him all the way here. It turns out he's after you now, so I'm thinking of waiting for him to kill you first, then I'll kill him."

  "As it turned out, Xiao Jinjiang didn't kill you, but was killed by you instead. In that case, there's no need for old man me to take action."

  Su Dong understood that the old man had been watching from the side all along, and it seemed that his cultivation was high enough that neither he nor Xiao San Dao had noticed his presence.

  Su Dong struggled to get up, his wound hurt so much that he couldn't help but frown.

  "Don't move, I'll give you something good for your wound."

  Having said that, the old man stretched out his hand from under the gray cloak and pulled out something, then threw it to Su Dong.

  Su Dong caught it and took a look, surprisingly it was a spiritual medicine, a kind of white jujube, smaller than ordinary jujubes.

  "Thank you!"

  Su Dong smiled slightly, put the jujube into his mouth and swallowed it, then lay down on the grass with his eyes closed to rest, a mysterious warm current was generated in his body, acting on the wound on Su Dong's chest.

  Su Dong could clearly feel it, the wound was starting to itch a lot, which was a sign of accelerated healing!

  The old man stroked his chin and asked curiously, "Youngster, you didn't even ask me what I gave you, you just ate it directly. What if it's poison? You wouldn't even know how you died."

  Su Dong didn't open his eyes, and smiled as he said: "Old man, don't scare me, I'm a timid person. With your abilities, it's easy to kill me, why waste a poisonous lychee?"

  "You're kidding, right?!" The old man was taken aback, then sat down beside Su Dong and poked his waist with his hand, saying: "Quickly tell me, what were you thinking at the time? Most people would be grateful to scare off such a powerful enemy, but you actually counterattacked? Are you trying to get yourself killed?!"

  Su Dong said calmly, "It's precisely because I want to live that I must kill him. If a strong person like him is let go, he will definitely take revenge on me, and I don't like being taken revenge on."

  The old man was taken aback, his gaze at Su Dong became even more eager.

  "It's really different, you and I have met humans who are completely different, with different martial arts skills and even more different personalities." The old man shook his head.

  Su Dong said: "You are different from the spiritual beasts I have met."

  "What's different."

  "You're more formidable than all of them put together." Su Dong said in a low voice.

  The old man was taken aback for a moment, then continued to poke Su Dong's waist eye and said, "You little brat is flattering me, but it feels pretty good."

  This old man is absolutely an oddity among the spiritual beasts, not serious at all, neither senior nor junior, while Su Dong is flattering and pretending to be ignorant, making this old man laugh loudly, an old and a young, surprisingly discussing very enthusiastically.

  It's often the case that the more important someone is, the less pretentious they are. Usually, people are afraid of those in power and get nervous when they meet them, to the point where they can't even say a complete sentence.

  Su Dong didn't care who the old man was, treating him as an ordinary elder with a humorous yet respectful attitude, making the old man feel very comfortable talking to Su Dong, and unknowingly shortened their distance.

  Su Dong is not just a simple-minded young man, he only knows how to fight with his enemies to the death. After so many years of wandering in the Jianghu with Old Master, Su Dong's eyes and mouth have become sharp.

  "Just call me Gray Feather." Su Dong asked about the old spirit beast's name, he raised his head to look at the distance and said: "If I'm not mistaken, the little fox with you should be a survivor of White Head Mountain, are they okay?"

  Su Dong felt much better now, so he sat up and leaned against a big tree, curiously asking: "They're fine, but you're too powerful, right? How did you know they were survivors of the White Head Mountain? I didn't even say anything."

  Su Dong continued to flatter shamelessly, and the old man with gray feathers was delighted, laughing loudly: "Who am I? How could I not know! Just by the smell, I can tell it apart! Actually, this time, besides wanting to kill Xiao San Dao, I also have another purpose, which is to go to Bai Tou Shan to take a look. After all, we are of the same spiritual beast clan, and Bai Tou Shan was razed to the ground, so I'm a bit worried."

  Grey Feather paused for a moment and then said: "What kind of martial skill are you using, kid? I seem to have seen it somewhere before, but I just can't remember where."

  Su Dong was stunned. This gray feather was obviously a master of the spiritual beast clan, and he couldn't recognize Bi Luo Huang Quan Jiuzhongtian, who was also from the spiritual beast clan?

  Su Dong was secretly surprised in his heart, it seemed that this set of martial skills he had learned was quite mysterious.

  "My martial skills aren't anything impressive, it's just that my spiritual energy is special, so I couldn't learn any other martial skills in the martial arts school. So the teacher randomly found a book of some unpopular martial skill and handed it to me, and that's how I ended up like this." Su Dong shrugged his shoulders and lied.

  Old Man Huiyu's expression turned serious as soon as he mentioned martial arts, and with a wave of his hand, he said in a deep voice: "You can't say that, the Great Way is boundless. Your martial skills seem to be fierce and aggressive, like fighting savagely, but actually they contain the great way of practicing martial arts, which is using offense as defense!"

  "The master chose this set of martial skills for you with great care, indeed, your spiritual power is not suitable for cultivating those fancy human techniques, now this set of martial skills is just right."

  Looking at Su Dong, the old man with gray feathers had shining eyes and said seriously: "When you need to fight, you really dare to risk your life to fight. This is what it means to be alive. Xiao San Dao died for this reason. A true warrior not only needs to master various martial skills but also have a fighting heart! With your performance today, you deserve my eagle plum."

  Su Dong was taken aback and curiously asked: "What was that thing I just ate called Hawk Jujube?"

  Huī Yǔ looked displeased and waved his hand, saying: "That thing? A top-grade spiritual medicine like that coming from your mouth sounds so unpleasant."

  Su Dong was taken aback, and hastily went to touch his belly, saying: "Goodness gracious, this one mouthful has cost me a thousand taels of silver! Why didn't you tell me earlier? I would have kept that hawkthorn fruit to sell for money."

  Old Man Huiyu poked Su Dong's waist again, and Su Dong wondered if this old man had a problem in his mind? He kept poking people's waists and laughing, but now he was the one who was injured, and every laugh made his whole body ache.

  "Money is nothing! Wait until your level is higher, how much money do you need? Besides, one thousand two hundred taels is the price of a third-grade spiritual medicine, my eagle dates are produced in Tiandingshan, at least three thousand taels of silver." Grey Feather said with an unhappy expression, frowning.

  It was already nighttime, and the old man with gray feathers lit a fire and somehow produced half of a yellow sheep, roasting it over the flames. He seemed to enjoy chatting with Su Dong, not caring that Su Dong's wound still hurt, and kept asking him questions nonstop.

  Before long, the aroma of roasted meat spread far and wide. Su Dong took out a seasoning box from his backpack, sprinkled some chili salt on top, but the food in this world was either too salty or too sweet, which didn't suit Su Dong's taste buds. So he had to buy some spices from the shop, mix them well, and carry them with him.

  The old man with grey feathers dipped his finger in the spice and put it in his mouth, instantly opening his eyes wide with delight. After he tore off a piece of mutton to eat, his eyes even lit up.

  "It's absolutely fantastic! Paired with these ugly little noodles, the mutton has become incredibly delicious!" Old Man Hui Yu exclaimed, devouring it with relish.

  Su Dong said with a smile: "It's just a little spice, unfortunately I didn't bring much this time, or else I would have given you some."

  The old man with gray feathers said, "Why not just get a star ring with storage space? It's better to bring more of these good things with you."

  Su Dong was taken aback and asked: "What star ring? Where did you get it?"

  "Hey, River, didn't you see Xiao San Dao's star ring fall into the river? Just pick it up." said Old Man Hui Yu without lifting his head.

  Hmph!

  Su Dong suddenly felt extremely regretful and looked at the small river that was pitch black under the night sky, saying: "You should have said so earlier!"

  "I wonder if he's been washed away by the river." Gray Feather Old Man said with a sly smile.

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