Nine Realms Sword Emperor
Chapter 29 - 29 29 Hunter Spider

29: Chapter 29: Hunter Spider 29: Chapter 29: Hunter Spider The barbaric mountain ranges were complex in terrain, and despite the water pond being only about ten miles away, navigating around them would take quite some time.

Especially in certain areas where, although passable, were the territories of some powerful monsters—deviating was the only option.

At this moment, they had already reached the central parts of the barbaric mountain ranges, teeming with monsters strong enough to forge bodies.

Any random encounter would prove troublesome, so avoidance was key.

“Stop.”

In front of a mountain stream, Chu Fengmian suddenly halted his steps.

“Brother Chu, what’s wrong?”

Hao Lan asked from behind, his voice tinged with curiosity.

“We need to take a detour—there are monsters in this stream, and they’re not easy to deal with,” said Chu Fengmian, surveying the streaming brook with a calm voice.

As he spoke, he was planning to head to the right.

“A detour?”

Upon hearing his words, the five people behind him all furrowed their brows and scanned the surroundings.

The stream was flanked by high mountains, and if they wanted to circumnavigate the area, it would certainly waste a lot of time.

If there really were troublesome monsters, then taking a detour was undoubtedly the safest option.

However, a detour would consume significantly more time.

Wang He, trailing at the rear with a tightly knitted brow, could not hide the slight hint of complaint in his voice.

“Chu Fengmian, you’ve already taken us on four or five detours along the way, delaying us so much.

What if someone else has already taken the ‘Imperial Phoenix Grass’?”

“Wang He, what are you talking about?

Brother Chu already said there are monsters in the stream,” Hao Lan retorted upon hearing Wang He’s words.

Chu Fengmian had previously saved them without asking for anything in return.

This kindness instilled a good impression of Chu Fengmian in Hao Lan’s mind.

Then, even the matter of the ‘Imperial Phoenix Grass’ was something he himself had brought up.

For Chu Fengmian to ask for one was already nothing of concern.

After all, had it been a more greedy martial artist, they might have turned hostile on the spot, capturing them, and then upon finding out the location of the ‘Imperial Phoenix Grass’, even murder to silence witnesses was a possibility.

In the world of martial artists, such events were not uncommon.

Therefore, hearing Wang He’s words now, Hao Lan showed a flicker of anger on his face.

“Hmph, who knows if it’s true or false?

We haven’t even seen a shadow of a monster all this way,” Wang He snorted with evident skepticism.

“I suspect he’s been intentionally delaying us so others can get to the ‘Imperial Phoenix Grass’ before us, leaving him to reap the sole benefits,” said Wang He, his eyes bearing a trace of malice as he looked at Chu Fengmian, although his words suggested mere suspicion.

Yue Zhanqing spoke up from the side.

“That can’t be right.

Brother Chu has been with us the whole time; it’s impossible for him to have leaked the news, right?”

“Who knows if he has a ‘sound transmission jade talisman’ and has already sent the news out well before now?

Look, we’ve already been through this stream before, and where was there ever any danger or monster?” said Wang He, pointing at the stream.

This made everyone else’s gaze shift slightly.

Indeed, they had crossed this stream before without encountering any monsters.

After speaking, Wang He looked at Chu Fengmian with a cold smirk, eager to see how he would explain himself.

“If you don’t trust me, feel free to cross by yourself,” said Chu Fengmian, glancing at Wang He with unwavering calm.

“If you believe in me, then take the detour with me,” he continued.

There was a presence of a monster’s aura from within the stream ahead, and Chu Fengmian’s senses were never wrong.

Although his cultivation level was not high, his ‘Sword Intent’ was genuinely terrifying.

When ‘Sword Intent’ was cultivated to a high level, it could sense impending threats, and Chu Fengmian naturally felt the danger lurking within the stream.

Chu Fengmian had already given the warning he deemed necessary.

If these people did not believe him, there was nothing he could do.

“I knew you wouldn’t have any explanation!”

After hearing Chu Fengmian’s words, a look of smug satisfaction crossed Wang He’s face, as if he had guessed correctly.

But Chu Fengmian simply couldn’t be bothered to explain.

After all, whether they believed it or not was entirely up to them.

“Senior Brother Mo, let’s just cross over the valley.

That way, we can save a lot of time and see what this kid, who has been suspecting spirits and ghosts for so long, is actually up to.”

Wang He walked over to Mo Changhen and spoke.

Mo Changhen was actually the leader among all of them.

Convincing Mo Changhen was the most crucial.

“Let’s play it safe.”

Mo Changhen pondered for a moment before finally turning to Chu Fengmian and speaking.

“Since there are monsters ahead, let’s take a detour.”

“Alright, since Senior Brother Mo says so, let’s take the roundabout way.”

Yue Zhanqing and Yun Jialan both nodded in agreement, their trust lay foremost with Mo Changhen.

Since Mo Changhen had spoken, they naturally followed.

Hao Lan, on the other hand, had always believed in Chu Fengmian.

Now, counting Chu Fengmian, five people advocated taking a detour, with only him wishing to go through the valley.

“You all!”

Wang He’s face turned red with frustration; he hadn’t expected that not a single one of them would heed his words.

“Damn it, just watch and see if there’s any monster in this valley!”

With a roar of anger, Wang He headed directly towards the valley.

“Junior Brother Wang, it’s dangerous.”

Mo Changhen urgently called out from the side, but Wang He utterly ignored the warning, hastening his steps toward the valley.

After quickening his pace, he soon reached the midst of the valley.

“Look!

Where are the monsters?

It’s just that kid making a mountain out of a molehill!

It’s ridiculous that all of you, as Inner Sect Disciples of the Warriors’ Victory Academy, are being taken for a ride by some wild kid from who knows where.”

Standing at the entrance of the valley, Wang He turned back and said with a cold voice.

“See for yourselves, this valley—ah!”

Wang He had not finished speaking when suddenly, a great net fell from above, trapping him completely.

A monster!

Seeing the net appear, Mo Changhen’s expression changed drastically.

“It’s a Hunter Spider!”

From the crevices in the valley’s rocks crawled a black spider, two to three meters in size.

Seeing Wang He caught in the net, it let out several hissing sounds.

It seemed to be celebrating the capture of its prey.

“A Hunter Spider at the peak of the Bone Tempering realm!”

This Hunter Spider was an extremely troublesome creature among monsters.

They would weave colorless webs to ensnare martial artists who ventured into them, using the net to entrap them completely, rendering them unable to break free.

The web was incredibly tough.

Once entangled, one’s fate was sealed.

“A Hunter Spider at the peak of the Bone Tempering realm, what should we do?”

Mo Changhen, Hao Lan, and the others all turned pale, but none dared to approach.

Because once a Hunter Spider appeared, the surrounding area would surely be covered with webs.

Any rash movement could lead to stepping into a net and falling victim just like Wang He.

“Save me!

Save me quickly!”

Wang He, in the net, turned deathly pale as the Hunter Spider drew near.

He had never experienced such a feeling of life hanging by a thread.

As the Hunter Spider crawled closer, Wang He was on the verge of tears.

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