Above the Great Dao
Chapter 554 - 258: Surrounding Xiao Wu

Chapter 554: Chapter 258: Surrounding Xiao Wu

After Chen Shi left, Zhou Qianying, Wang Ping, and others approached as the hulking strongman rummaged for Spiritual Medicine, fed it to Ma Zongzhou, then brought over regenerative Sacred Medicine, stripped Ma Zongzhou of his clothes, and smeared the Sacred Medicine all over his body.

Several girls hurriedly turned away, not daring to look.

Ma Zongzhou had been beaten by Chen Shi with three of his ribs broken, and kicked dozens of times in the groin and abdomen, in addition to being struck countless times with a stick. His body was bruised all over. If not for Chen Shi not having the intention to kill and holding back his strength, Ma Zongzhou might well have breathed his last after the very first punch from Chen Shi.

Seeing this scene, everyone was both shocked and terrified, exchanging glances but daring not to speak a word.

They all felt uneasy in their hearts. After all, just before, they had been chatting merrily with Chen Shi, treating him like an injured younger brother and taking great care of him. They also hoped to use this connection with Chen Shi to bring their families closer to Chen Tang.

But now, with Chen Shi having brutally attacked Ma Zongzhou of the Ma Family, almost beating him to death, they couldn’t help but worry whether Ma Zongzhou, upon awakening, would direct his anger towards them.

At this moment, dust was flying up behind them as another group approached along the post road, also with considerable momentum. It was the party from the Ma Family of Meizhou.

Zhou Qianying and the others watched with trepidation, standing still to see what would happen.

The Ma Family, after all, was an ancient and vast family with numerous descendants. Seven of them were participating in the Imperial Examination in the Western Capital this time, and Ma Zongzhou was one of them. He had always liked to go his own way, hence traveling ahead of the main force, never expecting to encounter Chen Shi and receive a beating.

Ma Zoming, who was leading the team this time and two years older than Ma Zongzhou, also a descendant of the Sect Master himself, watched Ma Zongzhou lying there unconscious, a frown fixed on his face.

The Ma Family servants around him were furious. Two to three hundred people were seething with killing intent, extracting various divine shrines. Divine Embryos, Golden Cores, Nascent Souls, and Primordial Spirits all emanated amazing power, ready to pursue Chen Shi.

"Stop all of you!"

Ma Zongming ordered them to halt and said solemnly, "We are on our way to the Capital for the examination, not for killing. Your duty is to escort the seven of us to the Capital. Everything else is none of your concern."

This statement fueled their anger even further.

An elder from the Ma Family spoke, "Zongming, Zongzhou was also one of the Ma Family descendants heading to the Capital for the examination, and he was beaten to such an extent. Chen Shi has gone too far in humbling our Ma Family! Our Ma Family follows the True King to suppress the various Demon Gods, and we are not so easily bullied! If we don’t punish Chen Shi today, tomorrow there will be Zhao Shi, Qian Shilai offending us!"

"That’s right!"

A young girl from the Ma Family stepped forward, indignantly saying, "Brother Zongming, Chen Shi has committed many evils. Our ninth uncle from the Ma Family in Xinxiang was humiliated by him, bowing and scraping before Chen Shi. Our uncle from Gongzhou, Ma Weigong, was killed by him! Not to mention Qingzhou, where he, together with the riffraff Li Tianqing from the Li Family, viciously struck down our family’s Medicine Fields! Now that he has humiliated brother Zongzhou like this, can we still endure it? Shall we continue to endure?"

As she spoke, tears rolled down her face, feeling unbearably aggrieved.

Ma Zongming shook his head and said, "We are on our way to the Capital for the examination, let us not create any unnecessary complications. Chen Shi has committed many evils, but whether we should deal with him will be determined by the family elders."

He looked around and continued, "I won’t hide it from you, several of our Ma Family ancestors, because of the matter with the Qingzhou Medicine Fields, have already come out of their retreats and gone to the Western Capital."

The crowd’s indignation evaporated, and faces all showed shock.

The Qingzhou Medicine Fields were a major concern.

Chen Shi’s actions in Qingzhou seemed to have merely eradicated the Wan Family, but they actually forced many ancestors from the Thirteen Families to emerge!

The Ma Family ancestors going to the Western Capital, ostensibly unrelated to the Medicine Fields, actually aimed at dealing with the power behind Chen Shi.

The existence behind the corpse cloud in the Western Capital!

"Whether or not we can move against Chen Shi will become clear very soon."

Ma Zongming, with a calm expression, said, "As the younger generation, we should not act rashly and ruin the ancestors’ plans. The next time you meet Chen Shi, you must treat him with respect and must not show the slightest arrogance. Do you understand?"

The crowd suppressed their anger reluctantly and bowed their heads in agreement.

Zhou Qianying and the others, witnessing the Ma Family’s restraint in not chasing after Chen Shi, exchanged glances, feeling a chill in their hearts.

"Just who is behind Chen Shi? Even the Ma Family is swallowing their pride. Could it be that the Chen Family is stronger than the Thirteen Families?"

Chen Shi’s wooden cart continued at an easy pace deeper into West Bull New Continent. The surroundings gradually grew desolate, the post road was long overdue for repairs, often broken in places, and in some areas, there was no post road at all, only country paths.

Sometimes after going dozens of miles, not a single village would be seen.

There were many bones along the road, whether human or animal was unknown. When the moon came out, they moved slowly across the ground.

But because it was daytime and moonlight was weak, they weren’t much of an issue, many of them crushed by the cart.

Far from the road, there were tall, emaciated figures in black clothing, taller than the trees, thin and looming in the woods, staring motionlessly as the wooden cart passed.

They twisted their heads, following the cart with their gaze until it was a distant sight.

Sun Yisheng spoke with a grave voice, "Those are a kind of specter. Right now, during daylight, they have no ability to act, but at night they move very fast! We need to hurry and find a safe place before it gets dark."

Not much further along, a herd of giant beasts slowly crossed in front of them; these behemoths were like moving hills, with four legs and two arms, which they stretched to the ground to support themselves as they walked.

Their necks were incredibly long, reaching into the clouds. There were some plants floating in the mist among the mountains, which these giant beasts ate to live.

However, there were large birds nesting amongst these plants, and to protect their young, the birds flew up and pecked fiercely at the heads of the giant beasts, leaving them bloody and wounded.

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