Chapter 3: The chase

In the Martial Land, there was another powerful race besides the humans, they were the Beast race. In fact, the numbers of Beasts had easily outnumbered the Humans a long time ago. But what stopped the Beasts from crushing the Humans were two things. The first thing was the Beasts weren't united like Humans. The second thing was the Humans were practicing martial arts.

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It was a dark night in the Silent Forest Town. The thick black clouds had covered the entire sky, stopping the light of the stars from reaching the land underneath.

Qin Yun and Qin Qing were sitting calmly in their humble room. There were two beds made of green bamboo. Additionally, there was also a simple wardrobe and a small table.

"Big Brother, could you tell me again the story about the little kitten?!" Qin Qing said with a big smile. The petite girl was lying down on her bed while looking at Qin Yun.

"Aren't you tired of hearing this story every day!?" Qin Yun asked with a curious expression.

"I love hearing this story! Please tell me" Qin Qing pleaded, looking adorable.

"Alright. Alright. Don't give me that look." Qin Yun said, raising his two hands in defeat.

"Yay!" Qin Qing cried in joy.

"Ahem! A long time ago, there was a beautiful white kitten living happily with her parents and her siblings. One day, while she was playing...….." Qin Yun continued telling the story until he heard a sudden loud call.

"Qin Yun, get ready and help your little sister to prepare too. We are moving now!" Long Bohai shouted loudly from outside. His voice was full of urgency and restlessness.

"What!? We are moving again?" Qin Yun thought to himself. They had only stayed here in Silent Forest Town for one month. Normally, they would stay for at least two to three months before moving to another location.

Qin Yun didn't waste any time. He quickly brought a leather backpack from under the bed.

"Big brother, we are traveling again?" Qin Qing who had been enjoying the story moments ago asked with some disappointment.

"It seems so." Qin Yun said in a hurry.

"Qin Qing, Come change your clothes!"

"Mm!" Qin Qing nodded.

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"Grandpa, we are ready." Qin Yun said, carrying a leather backpack behind him while holding Qin Qing's right hand.

"Good! Let me summon Red Shadow." Long Bohai said before beginning to whistle loudly.

"NIGH"

Suddenly, a loud sound of a horse sounded out from afar. A red-colored horse was slowly emerging from the dark. It was Red Shadow, a beast famous for its incredible speed.

"Qin Yun, take your sister and enter the carriage." Long Bohai instructed. A black colored carriage was outside the house. The carriage looked simple but sturdy. Long Bohai had already packed the important things inside the carriage.

Shortly after, everything was ready. Long Bohai had already connected the carriage with the Red Shadow. He sat in the driver's seat. With a quick gesture from Long Bohai, Red Shadow began to move.

Qin Yun looked back at the Silent Forest Town. A look of goodbye expression was written all over his face.

"Grandpa, where is our next destination?" Qin Yun asked.

"We will go to the Moon Light Kingdom." Long Bohai answered back with a calm face.

"Mm! Okay then." Qin Yun said. He had always wanted to know the reason for their constant traveling, but his grandfather had been refusing to tell him.

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The Silent Forest was one of the four forests of the Eastern Continent. The forest land was located between the Black Clouds Kingdom and the Moon Light Kingdom. Different types of beasts were roaming inside. Luckily, most of the beasts inside were not dangerous. Only in the deepest side of the Silent Forest could someone possibly meet a dangerous one.

"Big brother, Look! Lightning insects." Qin Qing said, looking at the sky.

"Mm! They look beautiful." Qin Yun replied.

Qin Yun and his family had entered the Calm Forest. Even though the forest was dark, the Red Shadow was still able to see due to the large numbers of lightning insects flying above them.

Soon, a snorting sound was heard inside the carriage. Qin Qing was sleeping comfortably.

"Grandpa, We could have traveled on the main road!" Qin Yun asked with bewilderment. There was a human-made road leading to the Moon Light Kingdom, yet his grandfather chose the hard route and entered more deeply into the forest.

"Qin Yun! I think its time for you to know the truth! To know the exact reason for our constant traveling!" Long Bohai said with a calm voice. A bit of heaviness could be felt within it.

"Oh!" Qin Yun looked surprised. He picked up his ears and listened carefully

"We are being chased."

"Chased!?" Qin Yun asked with surprise.

"Yes! Do you know why?"

"HMM! Is it because of our parents?" Qin Yun said. His grandfather had told them before on how strong their parents were. He even said that they were considered top martial artists in the Martial Land. Anyone of this caliber would obviously have some enemies.

"No! It's because of your little sister." Long Bohai said with a sour expression.

"Because of Qin Qing!?" Qin Yun looked surprised. To him, his little sister was someone harmless.

"Yes! Didn't you wonder why I don't like her to show her talent?" Long Bohai said.

"Yeah!" Qin Yun nodded slightly.

"That's because her talent is not only monstrous but also a once seen in ten thousand years."

"Gasp!" Qin Yun opened his mouth wide. A once in ten thousand years talent was a legend in the Martial Land. People say that those who are born with it are destined to become one of the strongest in the Martial Land.

"HEHE! That was my exact reaction when I knew about this in the past. It would have been amazing if we have a powerful background. Unfortunately. We don't have one. Now! A lot of people look at her talent with evil intentions" Long Bohai said with a bitter smile.

"Grandpa, can't we let her join a renowned Martial Sect or even join one of the five dynasties. We will be safe under their protection." Qin Yun said. Normally, those powerhouses would request the talented martial artist to increase their power and strength.

"HAHA! I wish if it was that easy. Do you think people will let someone obtain a treasure without fighting him over it? If you are a powerful figure and you acquired talent like Qin Qing and made her join your fiction, do you think the others will just watch your fiction gets stronger without doing anything?" Long Bohai paused to take a breath before continuing.

"Qin Yun, you know how fierce the competition is among the top powerhouses in the Martial Land. No Sect Master or even a Dynasty would want to risk becoming the sole enemy of the other powerhouses." Long Bohai said with a terrible smile.

"If that's the case, then why they are chasing us?" Qin Yun asked with a confused tone.

"HAHA! Qing'er is destined to become the strongest with or without the powerhouse help. Do you understand the meaning of that?" Long Bohai said.

"The powerhouses don't want her to become one?" Qin Yun answered.

"Actually, not all the powerhouses want her death. After all, not all of them are evil and merciless. Only some powerful Sects and formidable Martial artist wants her doom. There are also some evil Sects who want to recruit her."

"In short! Some powerhouses in the Martial Land don't want another one to compete with them over the resources, Your sister has the potential to become such a person. Regarding the Evil alliance and the other evil organizations, they want to recruit your sister and use her in their evil deeds." Long Bohai said with a helpless face.

"Grandpa, cant we ask those righteous sects to help us?!" Qin Yun asked.

"Helping us and providing a shelter for your sister is akin to declaring war against the other powerhouses." Long Bohai said.

"But...But.." Qin Yun said with frustration written all over his face.

"I know what you think! You heard those tales about how there is numerous martial artist who fights for justice and so on, and that's right. There are a lot of people of that caliber in the Martial Land. And some of them might even want to sacrifice themselves for justice. But, if I want to fight for justice I will not want my family and friends to be under any danger because of my actions. Those righteous martial artists won't want to help someone at the cost of their family and friends' lives? This is the harsh reality and we can't blame them." Long Bohai explained with a grave expression.

"Grandpa!" Qin Yun said with a face full of sorrow and sadness.

"Qin Yun! We can only run for now. I told you before that your parents went into a long journey to get stronger. Do you know why they entrusted you with me?" Long Bohai said.

"Why!?" Qin Yun raised his head and asked.

"because I am the best martial artist in terms of escaping in the entire Martial Land." Long Bohai said with a proud face.

"WAOH! Really!?" Qin Yun said with excitement. If that's was true, then there was nothing to fear.

"Yes! So don't be scared! As long as I am with you then, no one will be able to touch a single hair of you." Long Bohai said with a determined face.

"Grandpa!" Qin Yun felt warm inside his heart.

"I need to work hard to be able to help Grandpa and protect Qin Qing." Qin Yun vowed to himself silently while looking at them from the side.

Suddenly…

"WIZZZ"

A blue light had suddenly appeared from nowhere. It flew through the air towards the carriage at an incredible speed. The blue light looked like a thunderbolt falling down from the dark sky.

"A lightning blast!" Long Bohai felt alarmed. Behind him, Qin Yun looked towards the blue light with wide eyes. A blast technique was a powerful ranged attack formed from an element.

"Red Shadow!" Long Bohai yelled.

Understanding its human companion, Red Shadow's tail quickly turned into red flames. Their speed suddenly increased giving them an edge to overcome the extremely fast thunder blast coming towards them.

"BOOM"

A huge explosive sounded behind them. the ground began to shake from the strong impact.

The carriage shook from the aftermath. Qin Qing woke up.

"What's happening?" Qin Qing asked with a puzzled face.

"Qin Qing, some bandits are attacking us." Qin Yun could only say something like that.

"Grandpa!" Qin Yun suddenly screamed in horror as two other lightning blasts were coming towards them from behind.

"A lightning martial artist master is pursuing us." Long Bohai thought to himself. These blasts were accurate and powerful, only someone who had mastered both, a lightning element technique and a blast attack technique could do that.

With a flick, two small knives appeared in Long Bohai's right hand.

"Take this." Long Bohai threw the two knives. Each one flew towards one lightning blast. The seemingly two ordinary knives suddenly turned into a red flames mid-air.

"Blazing blast" Long Bohai muttered under his breath. The destructive power behind the two blazing knives was undoubtedly very strong.

"BOOM"

Another explosive sound has occurred. The two blazing knives had successfully stopped the two lightning blasts.

"Its time to shake them off." Long Bohai thought.

"White Mist Domain." Long Bohai muttered under his breath.

"PSHHH"

The air which was clean and clear moments ago had suddenly turned into a white fog. Actually, the white fog didn't seem that dangerous, yet anyone who goes inside would instantly lose the ability to see. Long Bohai was the best martial artist in terms of escaping abilities,. not because of his speed, but it was rather because of his hiding abilities. He practiced the rare element, the mist element. And he had even achieved an incredible level in terms of controlling the mist element.

The Silent Forest became silent again. Long Bohai looked behind with confidence. He knew how unbeatable he is inside his mist domain. He looked behind to check on the children.

Qin Yun and Qin Qing blinked their eyes. They couldn't see anything at all. Qin Yun wondered, how are they going to see the road. Long Bohai who knew his grandson very well spoke out.

"HAHA! Don't worry. As the technique caster, I naturally see through it. I can guide Red Shadow through our blood pact link" Long Bohai explained to ease their worries. He would warn Red Shadow if there are any obstacles ahead in the road.

"Grandpa, you are amazing." Qin Qing said with sparkling eyes. The mist surely looked mysterious and captivating. Qin Yun nodded in agreement from the side.

"HAHA!" Seeing the admiration expression on his grandchildren, Long Bohai could only give a hearty and prideful laugh.

Suddenly.

"WISHH" "WHISHH"

Other blasts attacks have appeared, not only from behind but also from the right and the left. And not only that, the new blasts were actually different in elements. There were fire and water beside the lightning blast from earlier.

Long Bohai who was laughing a moment ago turned his head and looked with disbelief.

"How is this possible!?"