Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 5 Black Rhino
Outside Yingzhou City, on the narrow path, night is falling.

"Fatty, the Jade Cultivation Passage will be open in half a year. I've been wandering around outside for quite a while now. How can there be any chance?"

The man who spoke was thin and wore a slightly loose ochre cloth robe. He looked to be in his thirties and his words could not hide his disappointment.

"Opportunities will come naturally, why rush?" The fat man stuffed the dry food in his hand into his mouth, touched his big belly, and looked like he had eaten and drunk a lot.

Seeing the fat man's behavior, the thin man dared to be angry but not to say anything. The dry food that the fat man had just eaten was the only food left for the two of them. At this moment, he regretted very much that he had come out with the fat man to look for some elusive opportunity.

These two people are from Fuzhou. They were originally disciples of Fuzhou Official Martial Arts School. Due to the rule of the official martial arts school that students who fail to reach the peak of the heavenly level within three years will be expelled, they had no choice but to leave Fuzhou Martial Arts School a year ago.

Except for the royal family and the children of the six major aristocratic families, warriors who have reached the heavenly level can enter the official martial arts school in their state to practice martial arts.

From the day of entering the official martial arts school, if a disciple's martial arts level does not reach the peak of the heavenly level within three years, according to the rules of the official martial arts school, he will be dismissed from the school and become a dismissed disciple.

Dismissed disciples are also disciples. Although they are dismissed from the martial arts school, they are not subject to the school's restrictions in terms of martial arts training, but at the same time they do not enjoy the school's resources.

It may seem that the martial arts school has little to do with the dismissed disciples, but in fact, the martial arts school still holds the power of life and death over the dismissed disciples - the martial arts registration. And the martial arts registration is a must for participating in the Jade Cultivation Passage Trial.

As sent-away disciples, the fat and thin ones had to either pay another sum of money to find another martial arts school, or give up the resources of the martial arts school and become a real sent-away disciple, staying away from the martial arts school and relying on their own abilities.

The one fat and the one thin were obviously the ones who were doing worse among the disciples who were sent away. They traveled all the way south from Fuzhou to seek opportunities, and finally arrived in Yingzhou. They earned more than they ate, and now they can hardly even afford to eat.

"I have no food to eat today. If it's the same tomorrow, I will go back to Fuzhou. You can find all kinds of opportunities on your own." The thin man's patience was running out and he wanted to part ways.

"Are you scared? When you're out and about, what's the big deal about skipping a meal or two?" The fat man shifted his large butt, his belly rumbling as he sat down next to the thin man. "The opportunity is coming."

The fat man's words had long since become calloused in the thin man's ears. He ignored his rumbling stomach, rolled his eyes, and uttered, "Where's the chance this time? Robbing a child? Or robbing a beggar? There's no profit at all!"

"Have you heard of the Green Lake Auction House?" The fat man knew that the thin man didn't know what the Green Lake Auction House was, so he deliberately showed off what he had heard today.

Perhaps because he was too hungry, the thin man didn't answer.

"This Green Lake Auction House is an auction house in Qizhou. It's quite famous in both Qizhou and Yingzhou. I heard that there will be an auction in the next few days, and one of the items on auction is a bottle of Qiangjin San."

When mentioning the three words "Strengthening Muscle Powder", the fat man deliberately raised his tone.

The fat man's words really piqued the thin man's interest. The latter turned around and asked, "But what about the tendon-strengthening powder that strengthens tendons and bones?"

"Of course." The fat man patted his belly proudly.

At this moment, the two of them looked at each other, and the atmosphere became more lively.

"Where's the money from the auction?" asked the thin man.

The fat man didn't answer, but just raised his eyebrows at the thin man.

"Of course we're going to rob, right?" The thin man stared at the fat man's greasy face. The fat man gave him a nod of affirmation.

The thin man rolled his eyes and was about to turn his head away, ignoring the greasy fat man who was daydreaming all day long, but his arm was suddenly tugged. The fat man pulled the thin man's arm and lowered his voice: "The opportunity has come."

"You just chat with him, and I'll take care of the rest." The fat man became serious and looked into the distance.

Following the direction of the fat man's gaze, they saw a young man of about sixteen or seventeen, wearing a finely crafted plain brocade robe, carrying two long spears on his back, walking towards the two of them.

The night had almost covered the entire sky. With the help of the newly emerged moonlight, the young man walked up to the fat and thin men, smiling broadly, and clasped his fists and said, "My two brothers, my name is Jiang Xuan. I came from Yingzhou. I didn't expect that there is not a single inn within a dozen miles of this place. I would like to ask for directions."

The boy's politeness surprised the two men a little, but smiles soon appeared on their faces.

"Okay, okay. Seeing how you are dressed, I guess you are a martial artist. We are both martial artists, so when we go out, we should help each other." The fat man was very skilled in his rhetoric.

Jiang Xuan was about to ask about the origins of the two men, one fat and one thin, when he suddenly felt a faint force coming from behind him...

Jiang Xuan moved to the side and quickly retreated a few steps, putting some distance between himself and the two men, one fat and one thin.

"I have never met you two before and have no grudges against you two. What do you mean?" Jiang Xuan raised his hand and touched the spear behind him. His eyes became more fierce as he stared at the two of them.

"Hehe, little brother, you're quite capable. I underestimated you just now. But judging from your childish demeanor, I guess this is your first time out."

The fat man was not in a hurry, a hint of excitement appeared on his face. He pulled his sword out of its sheath again, then threw the sheath away casually. His playful smirk suddenly turned into a fierce sneer: "Now that we have fallen to such a state, it is natural that we need your help."

Jiang Xuan's heart tightened. How could he not know what the fat and thin men were thinking at this moment? The only solution now was to fight.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xuan casually threw the luggage on his shoulder, tapped his heels, and the black spear on his back flew out and landed steadily in Jiang Xuan's hands.

"This spear is called 'Black Rhino'. It is seven feet long and has never been used to kill anyone."

Jiang Xuan had rehearsed this sentence in his mind countless times, but this time he said it most fluently.

Jiang Xuan gently stroked the black rhino spear and looked at the fat and thin men holding knives: "Come!"

One fat and one thin moved quickly, standing on Jiang Xuan's left and right sides, forming a pincer attack on Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan's heart moved: "These two people are indeed not like Xing Yue, a young master with luxurious clothes and fine food. Their moves are so fierce!"

After just a moment, Jiang Xuan judged that the strength of the two, fat and thin, should be above the Heavenly Rank. Even if they were alone, they would definitely not be easy to deal with. Now Jiang Xuan was fighting two of them alone, which was extremely difficult.

"Whizzing……"

Two sounds of breaking through the air were heard, sounding particularly sharp in Jiang Xuan's ears. Jiang Xuan gritted his teeth and held up his spear to block the attacks from both sides. He then took a step back to create distance between himself and the two men, getting a moment to catch his breath and plan the next step of the battle.

The two men saw Jiang Xuan engage in battle and then quickly withdraw, and considering the calm expression on Jiang Xuan's face, they concluded that Jiang Xuan's fighting style was - very slippery!
The two men never expected that Jiang Xuan was not "very slippery" at this moment, but was unable to withstand their attacks. If given a chance, he even wanted to escape!

(End of this chapter)