Chapter 52: All Misunderstandings
After piercing through the large assassin with a single stroke, Su Hao turned around and chased after the remaining four assassins.
No matter how they hid in the grass, Su Hao could quickly locate them and kill them with a single slash, aided by his "Sliding Shadow Step."
In less than thirty seconds, the splendid lives of the four assassins came to an end under Su Hao's blade.
"There are two more!" Su Hao flicked the blood off his blade.
By this time, Dan Liqin and his son had already run far away, beyond a range of 200 meters, disappearing from sight.
Su Hao immediately activated his blood energy, running at full speed along the rune path, strengthening his radar. The radar's search range immediately expanded to one kilometer.
He found them. Dan Liqin and his son had already run a few hundred meters away.
"Dragging such a burden and still running so fast!" Su Hao immediately chased after them at full speed. He was getting closer and closer, and within moments, he caught sight of Dan Liqin and his son.
At that moment, Dan Liqin was pulling his son by the collar, running with all his might, leaving a trail of dust behind them. Every now and then, he would turn his head to see if Su Hao was catching up.
When Su Hao saw him, Dan Liqin also saw Su Hao, and he was immediately terrified.
Seeing that Su Hao was about to catch up, he shouted loudly, "Hold on, young friend! There's something to discuss! It was all a misunderstanding before. My foolish son did something wrong. Whatever amount of money you need for an apology, just say it, and I will make it happen."
While saying this, he ran for his life, not daring to slow down.
Dan Sui, who was being held in mid-air, was now crying in pain. His spiky hair drooped down, and in a frightened voice, he said, "Dad, run faster, Dad! He's about to catch up! If he catches up, we're done for!"
"Shut up!" Dan Liqin was infuriated by his idiotic son. If it weren't for the inconvenience at the moment, he would have immediately beaten his son's mouth to a pulp. What kind of creature did he raise?
Seeing that Su Hao did not respond, Dan Liqin grew anxious and said, "We came here this time with no ill intentions. We just wanted to personally apologize for my foolish son. It was all a misunderstanding!"
Apologizing with a group of assassins? Who do they think they're fooling? Su Hao remained silent, running faster. It would only take a few seconds for him to catch up and deal with them with a single stroke.
Dan Liqin became desperate and said, "I have an animal pattern. Spare my life, and I'll give it to you!"
At this moment, Su Hao spoke up, "I do want the animal pattern, but I don't want to spare your life. Go in peace, and maybe we'll meet again someday!"
As Su Hao closed in, he raised his blood-drenched blade and swung it fiercely.
In a moment of crisis, Dan Liqin threw Dan Sui behind him.
"Slash!"
"Ah!"
A scream rang out—it was Dan Sui's cry of pain. Su Hao's blade had cut open his chest and stomach, causing him to fall to the ground, still alive but writhing in agony, trying desperately to close the gaping wound with his hands.
Su Hao said nothing and continued his pursuit.
Seeing that he couldn't escape, Dan Liqin suddenly turned around and attacked Su Hao.
"Horizontal slash!" Dan Liqin's momentum soared, his face distorted, and the long blade in his hand slashed toward Su Hao like a thunderbolt.
"Sliding Shadow Step!" Su Hao's figure turned, swiftly passing by Dan Liqin, his long blade flashing by in an instant.
Dan Liqin's head flew high in the air, taking two steps forward without a body, before falling weakly in front of his son, spewing blood and drenching Dan Sui's face.
At this moment, Dan Sui stared blankly at the rolling head, seemingly unable to believe that his powerful father had died like this, or that his father had actually thrown him out to block the blade.
He no longer cried out in pain. After a while, the light in his eyes faded away.
Within Su Hao's radar range, only Wu Yuntian and the others remained, and they were rushing over quickly.
At this point, Su Hao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
With his right hand gripping the blood-stained blade, trembling slightly, his inner emotions seemed less calm than they appeared on the surface.
Su Hao crouched down, wiped the blood off the blade on the corpses, and sheathed it.
When Wu Yuntian and the other five arrived, they looked at the scene and, for the first time, no one spoke immediately.
Dead bodies were not unfamiliar to Xiao Pang and He Qingqing, as they had encountered many due to wild beasts attacking soldiers in the wilderness every year. However, they still felt a bit uneasy when faced with such a bloody scene and stayed behind, hiding.
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After Su Hao voluntarily explained the whole story, including the cause and effect of the incident, everyone, including Wu Yuntian, looked at Su Hao with strange eyes.
He Jianyong glanced at He Qingqing and confirmed with Su Hao once again, "Are you saying that Dan Sui bullied Qingqing, and you crushed his eggs and defeated the entire third grade students because of that?"
Su Hao nodded, "That's right. At that time, I was already an advanced elite warrior, so dealing with some kids wasn't difficult."
He Jianyong and Lao Li looked at each other, speechless.
Lao Li pointed at the bodies on the ground and said, "Aren't these high-level elite warriors? So, you really reached the Master level?"
Su Hao nodded again, "Just advanced, by luck."
He Jianyong and Lao Li looked at each other again, speechless.
Lao Li looked at the dumbfounded Xiao Pang and turned to Wu Yuntian, asking, "Lao San, is this your son you taught? Let my son, Cunzhi, be your disciple! Just teach him a few moves."
Wu Yuntian waved his hand, "No need. I'm not good at teaching. Let Wu him do his best and strive for himself. It has nothing to do with me."
Lao Li patted Xiao Pang's head and sighed regretfully, "Cunzhi, you missed your chance."
At this point, He Jianyong spoke directly, "This is not the place to talk. Let's go back to the outpost and discuss it again. Also, today's events should remain known only to us. Don't mention it to anyone, not even in private."
Everyone nodded.
He Jianyong continued, "Let's work together to clean up the surroundings and these bodies."
The three adults were experienced in this matter, and Su Hao and the other two young teenagers didn't need to do anything. In just a short while, they buried all the bodies, leaving no traces.
"We found some money. A total of forty-three silver coins." Lao Li held several money bags.
He Jianyong immediately said, "Give it to Xiangwu; it's his."
Lao Li didn't hesitate and handed it to Su Hao, saying, "Take it!"
Su Hao accepted it without hesitation.
He then searched Dan Liqin's body, thinking he might have an animal pattern, but he found nothing. After all, who would carry such valuable items with them?
Su Hao wasn't bothered. There was plenty of time in the future, and he would have plenty of opportunities to obtain runes.
After everyone finished tidying up, they set off again, walking much faster. After this incident, they no longer had the leisure to roam and enjoy themselves. They just wanted to return home and digest the news of "Wu Xiangwu's breakthrough to the Master level."
During the journey, Xiao Pang and He Qingqing secretly approached Su Hao. Xiao Pang tugged at Su Hao's clothes and said, "Xiangwu, how did you become a Master? Aren't you even stronger than my dad and the others?"
Su Hao casually replied, "It's not that much stronger; it's about the same."
He Qingqing wrinkled her nose and said, "Trying to deceive us again? Do you think we're still little kids?"
Su Hao forcibly swallowed the words "Yes" that were about to slip out of his mouth and said instead, "It's nothing special. Just consider yourselves as surpassing me as long as you study hard!"
Xiao Pang nodded earnestly and said, "Xiangwu, how strong are you now?"
Su Hao smiled and said, "I'm not sure, but I think I can defeat both of you with just one hand."
Xiao Pang nodded seriously, "That's indeed very powerful!"
He Qingqing snorted fiercely at Su Hao, as if to say, "You think you can fool us like we're little kids!"
(translated by begs)