The Heavenly Saber Novel - Chapter 155

Chapter 155 Border Town
Jiangyuan City was a small border city in Jingzhou, with a population of only several hundred thousand, which was slightly larger than ordinary towns.

On the southeast side of the city, there was a vast and boundless forest called the Fog Forest. The trees inside were extremely luxuriant, and ancient trees towered over the sky. It was covered by a cloud all year round, hence the name.

The Misty Forest was extremely vast and densely covered with jungles. There were all sorts of terrifying demonic beasts living in it. It was extremely dangerous. In addition, there were endless heavenly treasures waiting for people to enter and discover them.

The history of Jiangyuan City wasn’t long, and it only lasted for a few hundred years. This was because this place was close to the Misty Forest, and countless martial artists had entered it to hunt demonic beasts, collect medicinal ingredients, and obtain resources. As the number of people increased, it slowly formed a human settlement, and Jiang Yuan City was thus born.

In fact, there were many similar cities around the Misty Forest because the martial artists who entered the forest stayed in the surroundings and slowly developed.

Jiang Yuan City Lord surnamed Su, named Su Yixuan, was the only Xiantian expert in the city. After all, a small border city like this wasn’t very big, so having Xiantian experts in charge of it was already pretty good.

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At this moment, within the Su Mansion.

City Lord Su was anxiously waiting in a small courtyard filled with flowers and grass. After a period of time, the door opened and an old man walked out. City Lord Su hurriedly welcomed him and immediately asked, “Doctor, how is the situation?”

The doctor shook his head and said, “No, I can’t cure your daughter’s terminal illness. Forgive me for not being able to do anything.”

City Lord Su’s expression changed as he hurriedly said, “Is there really no other way?”

“Ai, actually speaking, the Lunar Extinction Meridian is not really hopeless, but I’m afraid you won’t be able to invite someone who can save your daughter.” The old man shook his head and left.

City Lord Su couldn’t help but reveal a look of despair.

He had five sons, but only one daughter. She was very beautiful, more beautiful than a Celestial Immortal, gentle like jade, and obedient. Therefore, he loved his only daughter very much and treated her as the apple of his eye.

However, just as the so-called beauty had a poor life, the heavens had bestowed upon her world-shocking beauty and a beautiful family background, but they had also given her unparalleled pain and calamity. Since the day she was born, she had suffered from the lunar meridians, which were extremely cold and cold. According to the records of the world, this was an incurable disease that could not be cured, and she was basically unable to live past twenty years of age.

This year was her nineteenth year of age. She was a beautiful girl, yet she was facing death. How cruel was that?

Because of this, City Lord Su had his head broken and invited countless famous doctors to treat his daughter, but in the end, he was helpless.

Today, City Lord Su finally invited another famous doctor from Jing Zhou, the one just now. The result was obvious, but it still had no effect.

He sighed. After sending the famous doctor away, he silently walked back. Looking at his daughter lying on the bed, he couldn’t help but say painfully, “Jingxiang, I’m sorry. There’s no way to treat your illness.”

Su Jingxiang was dressed in a snow-white dress, her face was extremely pale, her temperament was like an orchid in an empty valley, serene and distant, and she looked like a person in a painting.

“Father, don’t blame yourself for this. My lunar meridians are incurable and incurable. The will of heaven is like this. What can I do?” She smiled faintly.

City Lord Su’s eyes couldn’t help but become moist as he said with pity, “It’s all my fault for being useless! Do you have any other wishes that you want to do? I will definitely fulfill them for you!”

Su Jingxiang looked into the distance and said, “I want to go out for a walk.”

City Lord Su immediately nodded and said, “Alright, I’ll arrange it immediately. Where do you want to go?”

Su Jingxiang said, “My entire life has been so calm and desperate. Now that I’m about to die, I want to see something different.”

“Oh? What do you mean?”

“There is no good place nearby, only a Misty Forest is more famous. Therefore, I want to go to the Misty Forest to take a look.”

“What? To the Misty Forest? That’s too dangerous! No!” City Lord Jiang Yuan decisively refused.

“Could it be that my dying wish can’t be fulfilled? Anyway, I’m about to die. What’s there to be afraid of? Besides, as long as I don’t enter the depths of the Misty Forest, there shouldn’t be any danger.”

“This” City Lord Jiang Yuan still hesitated and felt that something was wrong.

“Please!” Su Jingxiang pleaded.

The Jiang Yuan City Lord’s heart softened when he saw his daughter’s expression. He nodded and said, “Alright then, I will arrange a guard to bring you into the Fog Forest. You must be careful not to enter the depths of the forest.”

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The next morning, a group of powerful guards surrounded a carriage like stars and quietly left Jiangyuan City, heading in the direction of the Misty Forest.

After half a day, we arrived at the edge of the Fog Forest. The guard commander said, “Miss, let’s get down. We can’t take a carriage inside. We have to walk. We need to be extremely cautious.”

The car door opened and a gentle and quiet woman walked out.

Su Jingxiang looked at the forest not far away and took a deep breath. Feeling the unique aura here, her heart suddenly became clear. The boredom on her chest became clear. She muttered, “Is this the Fog Forest? It’s so quiet. The scenery is really beautiful.”

The guard commander looked at her with pity. The weak woman in front of him was not only beautiful, but also very kind. Even though he was suffering from a death certificate, he often rescued the weak people in the city, just like the incarnation of a Bodhisattva.

In the small courtyard where she lived, she heard that there were all kinds of flowers and grass, and that there were countless cute little animals. She was really a celestial immortal.

He said softly, “Miss, don’t look at the beautiful scenery here, but it’s very dangerous inside. There are many demonic beasts living there, so you can’t let down your guard at that time.”

Su Jingxiang nodded and said, “Listen to Commander Zhang’s instructions. I will definitely not act rashly.”

Commander Zhang said, “It’s getting late. Let’s go in now. However, we can only go around the periphery. I’m not strong enough, so I’m afraid I won’t dare to enter the depths of the forest.”

In the entire Jiangyuan City, there was only one Xiantian expert, City Lord Su. Commander Zhang naturally did not have that much strength. His cultivation was at the tenth level of the Houtian realm. There was no problem dealing with ordinary demonic beasts. He could be considered one of the best in Jiangyuan City. Otherwise, City Lord Su would not have arranged for him to protect Su Jingxiang.

“There’s no need to be embarrassed. Let’s go around the periphery. Don’t get into danger for me. Let’s go in now.” Su Jingxiang was very understanding.

The group of people finished their equipment and walked into the dark forest. The further they went, the taller and thicker the trees became. The ancient trees were towering and covered the sky, as if they had entered another world.

Su Jingxiang looked left and right, looking a little excited. She had never seen such a scene before. She felt quite adventurous and very exciting.

After walking for a while, a huge wild boar suddenly rushed out from the depths of the forest and attacked this group of people.

This wild boar’s body was extremely large. It had a green face and fangs, a pair of horns on its head, and black scales on its back. It looked extremely ferocious.

‘”Ah–” Su Jingxiang had never seen such a terrifying beast before. She was immediately frightened and couldn’t help but scream.

“Young miss, don’t panic. It’s just a low-grade iron-backed pig. Let me handle it.” Commander Zhang shouted loudly. Holding a large saber in his hand, he suddenly leapt up and slashed at the giant demonic beast’s head, instantly splitting it into two.

“Ah–how terrifying.” Su Jingxiang screamed again and was frightened by the bloody scene.

Commander Zhang looked at Su Jingxiang’s constantly screaming appearance and helplessly said, “Miss, can you hold on? In the Misty Forest, you often meet demonic beasts. The scene may be very bloody. If you don’t feel comfortable, then why don’t we go back?”

Su Jingxiang quickly calmed down and shook her head stubbornly, “No, I won’t go back. I can adapt.”

“Alright then, let’s continue.” Thus, the group continued to walk inside.

Following that, they encountered all sorts of demonic beasts, but they were basically low-and middle-level beasts. They didn’t pose any threat and were easily killed by Commander Zhang and the other guards.

“The demonic beasts outside the Misty Forest are not very strong. Xiantian level demonic beasts will not come out. Generally speaking, there will not be any danger.” Commander Zhang heaved a sigh of relief.

As long as he didn’t enter the forest, he should be fine. It was impossible for them to be so unlucky, but they would encounter Xiantian demonic beasts.

After a series of encounters, Zhang Jingxiang seemed to have adapted to the environment here. Seeing the demonic beasts and the bloody scene, she was no longer afraid. Instead, she was extremely excited. Her originally pale face was now flushed red.

“Alright, Miss. It’s getting late. We have to go back.” Commander Zhang said.

Zhang Jingxiang seemed to be somewhat reluctant to give up. She reluctantly looked back at the surrounding scenery. The depths of the forest were extremely quiet, as if there were endless secrets hidden within, causing people to be curious.

“If I had a long time like yours to cultivate, to be free to go anywhere, to hunt demonic beasts, to explore the world, how wonderful would that be?” Her face looked a little sad.

‘”Ah…” Commander Zhang and the others couldn’t help but sigh.

After all, Zhang Jingxiang was not an unreasonable person. Taking into account everyone’s feelings, she said, “Since that’s the case, let’s go back. Don’t let father worry.”

At this moment, the bushes parted and an old man with a thin face walked out. His eyes were green and his entire body was covered in black smoke. He laughed and said, “You want to go back after meeting me? Stay obediently!”