Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 4 Sure enough
People rush uphill on the mountain path, and those who are a little slower will be pushed against the rocky slope by the people behind them and pushed past.

At the corner, the two-meter-tall giant holding the wooden sign heard the shout and quickly put his backpack on the stick of the sign.

Then he turned it over and carried it on his shoulder, using the stick to lift more than a dozen large backpacks.

The red-haired woman shouted anxiously:

"Put your backpack down! You can only pass if you put your backpack down!"

However, the panicked crowd couldn't hear anything and just rushed up the mountain path.

The red-haired woman clenched her fist in annoyance and complained, "What bad luck!"

The leader, however, was much calmer and said to the two-meter-tall giant:
"You guys go first, try to keep as many people in check as you can."

As Lin Xiufei scurried over, she glanced at the three people.

Once he reached the top of the hill, he saw that the people ahead were walking slower, so he shouted at the top of his lungs again:

"Run, you guys! You'll be safe once you get to the seaside house!"

The urging and agreement grew louder, and the crowd, which had slowed down, sped up again.

Not long after, Lin Xiufeng heard a red-haired woman's urgent shouts from behind:

"Stop! Everyone stop! No one can go to the Seaside Home without handing over supplies!"

However, nobody stopped.

People were bustling about among the trees on the hillside.

The panicked crowd all had one thought: they would be safe once they reached the seaside home.

Only after the crowd had rushed out of the narrow mountain road could the red-haired woman move freely.

She chased after one person, pulling them down with her, until she reached a narrow path leading down the hillside, where she finally stopped, unwilling to give up.

The seven people who had been knocked down were in excruciating pain, and just as they recovered, someone shouted angrily:

"what are you doing!"

His response was a vicious kick from the red-haired woman.

Several of the man's teeth flew out, mixed with blood, and he fell silent before he could even cry out in pain.

The red-haired woman glanced at the others and threatened them menacingly.

"Put your backpack down! Don't make me say it twice!"

The four young men exchanged glances and then rushed over angrily.

The red-haired woman ignored her and raised her long leg to kick repeatedly.

With each kick, four strong young men were sent flying into the tree trunk, landing silently.

The two remaining young women cried in terror and trembled as they took off their backpacks.

The red-haired woman, annoyed, shouted, "Get out!"

The two women scrambled away, and only dared to cry out when they were far away.

The two-meter-tall giant hoisted all the backpacks onto wooden sticks and carried them up.

The two turned back and ran into several companions and the man leading the group by the road sign.

The red-haired woman asked upon meeting:

"What Heavenly Martial Beast? They dealt with it so quickly?"

"Don't even mention it! There's none at all! I don't know which scoundrel cheated!"

The red-haired woman was furious upon hearing this, and gritted her teeth as she angrily said:

"We'll catch him sooner or later! We'll crush his balls one by one! And pull out all his teeth!"

A cold wind blew.

Lin Xiufei, whose face was covered in sweat, sneezed.

Someone shouted from ahead: "Linhai Home! Linhai Home is down here!"

The excited crowd quickened their pace. Lin Xiufeng followed the crowd as they walked along the mountain path and turned a corner. They saw a row of dark green wooden houses at the bottom of the slope.

One by one, in clusters, they were built along the flat terrain.

As the terrain became lower and lower, the wooden houses became more and more densely packed.

As far as the eye can see, there are countless seats.

Several men sitting on the slope, keeping watch, smiled and pointed the way for them, saying:

"Go down to the river, and someone will arrange accommodation for you."

As we walked on, we came to the wooden house, but there was no one outside.

It wasn't until they reached the lowest, flat area that they saw a densely packed crowd of people. Each of them had their eyes closed, their expressions serene, and their skin glowed with subtle, different colors.

"They must be cultivating the power of Heavenly Martial Arts!"

Lin Xiufeng was filled with longing and couldn't wait to join.

But as they approached, someone gestured for them to be quiet and indicated that they should go through the side path.

Only after they had gone far away did someone say, full of longing:

"Can we start practicing soon?"

The group walked for a while longer and saw a row of large wooden houses, which looked like warehouses.

There were people drying things by the door. Seeing them approach, they pointed to a door and said:
"New here? Go to that room and register with the head nurse."

Lin Xiufei was secretly startled, not expecting that the top female host in this place would personally greet the newcomer.

Lin Xiufeng followed the crowd into the small wooden house, which indeed looked like a warehouse.

Each door had a number written on it, indicating the storage room number.

A young woman sat at a square wooden table on the right side of the entrance, against the wall.

She had neat, shoulder-length red hair, a gentle smile on her face, and her eyes brimming with enthusiasm.

"Welcome everyone to the Linhai Home Island Station. Everyone calls me Sister Liu because my name is Sister Liu..."

Lin Xiufeng suddenly realized that this "number one sister" was not the same as that "number one sister"...

The woman noticed that more than a dozen people had no luggage and asked in confusion:
Where are your belongings?

"It's already been handed over to the allocation department. They also have red hair, and the same hairstyle as you."

The eldest sister, looking furious, shouted towards the door:

"Quickly notify the patrol team, those scammers are cheating people again!"

"fraud?"

"What scammer?"

"How could they be scammers! There were three people, one of whom was very tall and strong, and the wooden sign he was carrying clearly read: 'Linhai Home Mid-Island Station Newcomer Supplies Allocation Center!'"

"Yes! They said that by joining the Coastal Home's resource submission program, supplies will be distributed uniformly in the future..."

The eldest sister, with a helpless expression and a sympathetic tone, explained gently:

"Linhai Home will indeed centralize and distribute supplies, but it will not involve items other than food."

“You’ve encountered scammers. One of them deliberately dressed up as me. When they couldn’t scam me, they robbed me. They would run away whenever they saw a patrol team. We’ve been looking for them for two months now.”

"They never let a single one go, so why did they only take a portion of your loot today?"

Those who had lost their belongings recounted their ordeal with tears in their eyes...

Fortunately, the seaside home will not refuse to accept them because of this; however, they will need to assume more responsibilities and obligations in the future.

The eldest sister asked curiously, "There aren't any Heavenly Martial mutant beasts in this area anymore. Who saw the monster?"

Everyone looked left and right, eager to know who the clever one who had saved them was.

Lin Xiufei remained silent, and no one took credit for it.

Wang Qiang didn't want to do more work than others, and cried pitifully, saying:
"Sister, I wasn't scammed, I was robbed! The people who came in with me suddenly attacked me and almost strangled me to death. When I came to my senses, these kind people rescued me and brought me to the beach..."

Wang Qiang recounted how he was attacked and how his supplies were taken away.

Lin Xiufeng had been worried about this, but seeing her chance, she immediately shouted and pushed her way into the house:

"You, Wang Qiang! You're the one who falsely accuses me. If it's true, as you say, that I attacked you out of the blue, then where did the choke marks on my neck come from?"

"Everyone, look closely! Look at the wound on the back of my neck! If I had attacked him first, would I have these wounds on my skin?"

Lin Xiufeng continued her accusations so that everyone could see them:

"That vicious Wang Qiang! When we entered the Heavenly Martial Realm, he said he was scared and insisted on coming with me. As soon as we entered, he ambushed me, grabbed my neck, and pushed me underwater. Luckily, I held my breath for a long time before I had a chance to fight back..."

When Wang Qiang saw Lin Xiufeng jump out, he realized that there was a major flaw in his description. While everyone was looking at the bruises on Lin Xiufeng's skin, he tried to squeeze out by taking advantage of his small size.

Unexpectedly, he was caught up by his companions on the road, grabbed by the arm, and questioned:
"Don't you specify where you want to go?"

"No, I just need to pee," Wang Qiang said, trying to sound calm.

After listening to Lin Xiufeng's account, Sister Yi looked at Wang Qiang suspiciously and asked:
"How do you explain that?"

All eyes were on Wang Qiang's face.

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Bonus chapter 1. Thank you to Bai Mengzhu for your continued support.

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