Mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind

Three days later, Yuan Lin stepped out of his room and had a good bath. He has no other clothes but the black robe so he wears it again after having a nice bath. He may not be as good as other people who have trained since they were young but he is undoubtedly strong. His understanding of Archaic Fluid only raised to level 2 but his understanding of Degree of Water is perfection.

Since it has been three days, Yuan Lin figured that the Jun family will finally seek trouble with the boy.

He sent the boy out on purpose to bait the Jun family. Although the Golden Cloud Sect went back to their mountain, the Jun family that mingle in between the crowds remained behind on that day. Therefore, he purposely let the boy out to bait those people and today is the perfect day because everyone has let their guards down.

He closed his eyes and searched the boy's aura. Just as he thought, he could feel the people from Jun family following closely behind the boy in the forest. He gathered spiritual aura and flew out of the roof to head to the forest where the boy is at.

When he arrived at the forest, he quickly turns off his aura and waited until the right time to ambush them.

Jiang Chen is focused on getting his hand on the Blue Thunder Herbs, a level 3 spiritual herb that is protected by the black tiger demonic beast mortal fighter level 4. Although they are in the same realm and level, it is often said that the demonic beast is stronger than the human of the same level. Jiang Chen is not confident in himself that he could defeat the black tiger but for the sake of getting stronger, he still comes out to engage in a fight with the demonic beast.

"Grrr..." the black tiger noticed the intruder and growled in retaliation.

Yuan Lin almost hit his own forehead with his palm. 'He is still as reckless as ever.'

It was a foolish move made by the boy. Doing a sneak attack does not mean you are a coward but you are doing it a smart way. By doing a sneak attack, you will use less energy, guaranteed safety, and your main purpose also achieved. However, doing it straightforwardly by fighting the enemy that is stronger than you is a brave thing to do but it is reckless unless you prepared two or three ace cards behind you. If not, it is only a foolish thing to do because you will be risking your life.

Hitman is not just about killing. Yuan Lin learned that it is about strategically murder. You have to know your opponent to defeat them and make use of your surrounding to be assistant to your job.

Although he thinks the boy is reckless, he still waited and see until the Jun spies make their moves.

Jiang Chen has zero confidence that he can defeat the demonic beast but he does not want to back away. His eyes are locking on the Blue Thunder Herbs while his focus is on the demonic beast.

The black tiger rushed toward the boy with its sharp claws. Jiang Chen dodged to the left and run straight away toward the herb. Unfortunately, the black tiger knew that boy was targeting the herb it was protecting and immediately turned around to attack the boy. At this moment, Jiang Chen was reminded of what the master said.

"Because of you cultivate the wrong technique, your right fist is now stronger than your left."

He concentrated his energy into his right fist and shouted. "Thunderous Scapula!"

BBOOM!!

His fist bumped against the tiger's head and like a lightning hits, the demonic beast head burned into a crisp. Then, it falls to the ground.

Jiang Chen slumped and sighed a relief. He used up almost every spiritual energy he has to run from the beast and when he used the skill Thunderous Scapala, he is beyond exhausted. Had he convert more energy than that, his fist will be sacrificed. He used his remaining energy to pluck the herb and at this moment, he heard a laughter came from his behind.

"Hahaha, what a luck. You are exhausted and this level 3 demonic beast is also killed. We no longer have to work so hard to kill you. That herb will also be ours." A sinister looking man surrounded the boy with his two other companions.

Yuan Lin shook his head and chuckled inside his heart. The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. What more, there are three mantes, a perfect fodder for the oriole.

If no one seeks trouble with his soon-to-be disciple, he would not find trouble with anyone even if the quest required him to raise his reputation. He would raise it another way instead of beating people, especially from a famous clan. At this moment, he watched as the bad people surround his disciple.

What could be the best way to make an appearance if not to show up late during the climax?

A hero always makes a late appearance. Although Yuan Lin is one of the people who is distressed by such a hero, he has the intention to do the same for his soon-to-be disciple.

Jiang Chen felt helpless in his heart but his eyes showed determination. He will never beg to be spared. At this moment, he was reminded of the master's face and couldn't help but felt ashamed. If the master is here, he will scold him again for being reckless. Even he felt that he was reckless when he confronted the demonic beast. Although he wins in the end, he still at the mercy of his enemy.

"You must be from the Jun Clan." He said while glaring at the people.

The sinister looking man laughed and taunted the boy. "Even if we are, what can you do? You are about to die, boy. After your death, it is your father's turn to face the Yama King. Our clan is generous, we will send your body to your father before he dies."

At this moment, the boy did not fell for the provocation. His face showed a slight smile as he is at a condition where he is so calm as the water in the lake even though he is about to face the death. "I may not live after this but if I do, I will not let you decide how to live or die."

Yuan Lin and the three villains were stunned when they saw the boy is composed. However, Yuan Lin quickly smiled in satisfaction. Such a boy is destined to be the main character, how can he give up easily? That's why Yuan Lin thought that right now, the boy definitely befitting his divine destiny.