Secret Records of the Leader of the Beichen Sword Sect-Chapter 1001 - 512: The Sun and Moon Begin Their Chan (Part 2)

Chapter 1001: Chapter 512: The Sun and Moon Begin Their Chan (Part 2)

What? Why not just chop them and throw them into the river? Oh, that’s a bit too extreme, isn’t it...

All right, mainly because there’s too many to kill. Chen Xuantian glanced around and saw the child workers in the Beast Cage jumping up and down, moving goods, skinning, working, feeding the demon beasts, flinching at every crack of the whip.

Hmm, in a place like the Southern Border, orphans are never in short supply, are they? Someone has to take care of these kids, right? The Nangong Family, claiming to be the masters of Li Country, certainly wouldn’t ignore them. Besides, the work in the Beast Cage has to be done by someone, and all the adults are out hunting...

"Crack! Crack! Crack!"

"Ungrateful wretch! Your life is a gift from the Nangong Family! You traitorous slave! Speak! Who else is your accomplice? Who did you sell the stuff to!"

Actually, even if this child is really a thief, he probably just took advantage of his work to pick up some scales and feathers to trade. But the foreman of the Nangong Family, to set an example, kept cursing and whipping him until he was covered in blood, barely alive, bleeding from the nose, unable to even cry out, with half a life left. And judging by the foreman’s methods, he seemingly didn’t intend to give him a quick death. Likely, they’d kick him out to die on the roadside as a warning.

Scenes like these are intolerable to those with a sense of justice! They must intervene to punish the evil and remove the threat!

But not Chen Xuantian.

"Damn it!"

Suddenly, an angry shout! A figure leapt out from among the child workers, it was once again that thin and fierce young fellow who killed on the street earlier, throwing a hatchet straight at the foreman’s head!

"Humph! Courting death!"

The foreman was also a Body Refiner who had taken the Divine Gang Pill, cruel and ruthless, not blinking at murder, and would not easily be caught by surprise! He identified the direction by sound, swung his whip to deflect the hatchet! His foot flew up, he leapt and dashed, launching a flying kick towards the young fellow charging at him!

But unexpectedly, that monkey-like boy was not only incredibly agile but also quite clever. Seeing the foreman’s kick coming, he suddenly dodged and rolled away almost ninety degrees to the side!

And with a "bang!" a loud noise! The foreman’s kick was aimed at that kid, but unexpectedly the floor broke! It turned out someone had secretly sawed through the pillars beneath, and with just a bit of force, the foreman fell through to the ground! Underneath, they had even secretly brought a barrel of demon beast dung, trapping him completely!

"Ahhh! Damn it! Kill him!"

Before the foreman could struggle to get free in rage, and before the surrounding guards could react, the thin boy leapt under the hanging child worker.

At the same time, with a "swoosh!" the hatchet that had been knocked away earlier was thrown back from the crowd by an unknown person, perfectly cutting the rope that hung the child worker, and caught by the thin boy. Holding the hatchet, carrying the other, he ran desperately, charging into the crowd!

"Get him!" "Stop him!"

The surrounding guards quickly rushed to capture them, but strangely, the crowd seemed to act in unison. Seeing the thin boy carrying his comrade, they immediately parted to let them escape. And seeing the guards charge to capture them, they immediately closed in to block, throwing debris and trash to hinder their pursuit.

"Damn it!" "Courting death!" "Get out of the way!" "Rebellion!"

The foreman and guards were furious, crashing and shoving, kicking away many child workers who were blocking their path, but these kids weren’t afraid. They were tossing water and feces, disgusting the pursuers. As a result, the Beast Cage was in chaos, and they couldn’t catch anyone, and the boy actually managed to rescue his comrade and get away!

So, the foreman could only swing his whip, beating randomly in anger,

"You brats! Ungrateful! No food for everyone!!"

"Ah Gou! Ah Gou! How are you! Are you okay!"

With the help of their brother child workers, they supported a small boat to escape into the reed marshes outside the dock. The thin boy finally breathed a sigh of relief, checked his friend’s injuries, and took out a water pouch to feed him.

"Boss... you came..."

Ah Gou sucked in a cold breath, forcing a smile,

"I knew you’d come..."

Seeing his miserable state, the thin boy felt a pang, wiped his face hard, smearing himself all over with mud,

"Don’t worry, I’m here, I’ll find a doctor for you! I’ll bring all the best doctors to treat you well!

Damn it! I’ll chop the head off that bastard for you!"

Ah Gou chuckled, closed his eyes, and leaned his head to the side.

"Ah Gou!!"

"Hey, stop howling, he’s just passed out for now."

"Who are you!!"

The thin boy grabbed his hatchet and sprang up, glaring at a chubby fellow about the same age as him, sitting at the stern of the boat.

Strangely, this kid was white and chubby, probably heavier than both him and Ah Gou combined, yet sitting at the stern lightly as if weightless.

And Chen Xuantian, curious, glanced at the thin boy, then at the unconscious Ah Gou on the boat, calculated with his fingers,

"He was being beaten for stealing from the Nangong Family, and you caused trouble and killed because the boss seized your goods. What was worth two lives, let me see."

The thin boy side-eyed Chen Xuantian’s chubby neck with a look implying "Who the hell are you."

Chen Xuantian rubbed in his bosom and pulled out a dark pill,

"I have an Immortal Elixir that can bring the dead back to life, heal bones, save his life; want to trade?"

The thin boy wished he could just slash through with his hatchet.

"You’re messing with me! Isn’t that just mud you rubbed off yourself!"

Chen Xuantian chuckled,

"What’s hard to understand here, the things traded in the Beast Cage aren’t they just claws, fur, scales, and skin, essentially mud off a monster?

I, a humble Daoist, mend the heavens and bathe in the sun, subdue dragons and tigers, after nine breaths restore Refining, day and night refine continually, and obtained this Leakless Dao Body, comparable even to the Divine Beast and rare birds, deserving the title Heavenly and Earthly Treasures.

Save this boy, the bit of mud from me isn’t enough? If you don’t believe, you can try it first."

The thin boy still looked unconvinced, but accepted the pill Chen Xuantian flicked over, sniffing, and it did carry a peculiar herbal fragrance. Definitely not just stink, a bit like an Elixir.

Chen Xuantian, hands in his pockets, grinned,

"Hah, a rotten life, do you have a choice? Treat a dead horse as if it’s alive."

The thin boy, though disgruntled, admitted the fat kid had a point; with a rotten life, risking it means death, not risking it means death too.

So he gritted his teeth and fed the mud pill to Ah Gou.

Sure enough, it worked, as Ah Gou ingested the pill, he started recovering a bit, bleeding stopped, and his breathing stabilized.

The thin boy finally took a breath, looked at Chen Xuantian, hesitated, but spoke,

"That item belongs to the group, can’t just give it to you, when exchanged for Silver Coin, it still needs to be divided among everyone.

But rest assured, what I owe you, I’ll definitely repay. What I promise is a nailed down certainty, will be done!"

Chen Xuantian paid it no mind, calculated with his fingers, and nonchalantly spoke,

"Alright, I’m Chen Xuantian, what’s your name."

The thin boy still guarded, but lowered his hatchet.

"I’m Chan."

Chen Xuantian looked deeply at him,

"Which character, how is it written."

The thin boy raised an arm, wiped his face, carves the phrase ingrained since childhood into the boat,

"Chan, to move in cycles. The sun moves as Chan, the moon as receding. At the beginning of the sun’s path, the hero’s trail is yet unknown."

"Alright, Chan Zi, I remember."

Chen Xuantian nodded slowly, extending a hand.

Chan, puzzled,

"What are you doing?"

Chen Xuantian looked at him,

"You should remember, you owe me a life."

Chan heard, solemnly stood, walked to the stern, and clasped hands with Chen Xuantian,

"I remember! I owe you a life!"