Swallowing the Stars: The Wind Sword Master.

Chapter 29 Returning Early

He quietly pondered the issue of cultivation for a while.

Ning Ze snapped out of his daze, raised his arm to look at his communication watch, and unsurprisingly received two messages.

Mom: Was there any danger today? Did you get hurt?

Ning Ze: All is well, don't worry.

Little Darling: How many monsters did you hunt today? Has your strength increased a lot again? #TongueOut (Real-life photo)

Ning Ze: I think I killed several hundred, right? I didn't count.

Looking at his girlfriend's obedient appearance, Ning Ze felt very at ease.

The battle lasted for more than ten days, and every day was a true, bloody struggle.

In the wilderness, all we ate were compressed biscuits, and the only water available was for drinking; we couldn't even take a bath. It was truly a miserable experience.

We should really thank the scientists in the base city for inventing the bactericidal drug.

Otherwise, his body wouldn't just smell bad; he would rot completely.

Looking at him again, Ning Ze's blood-stained face showed a gentle smile as he slowly reached out to turn off the communicator.

Just then, a message came in.

Little Darling: You're bragging again~

Ning Ze raised an eyebrow and replied: Still not asleep? What are you doing up so late?

In a boudoir of a villa in Yangzhou District, Shu Yi saw that the message had been replied to again, so she turned over and lay face down on the quilt.

Xiao Guai: Aren't you resting over there?

Ning Ze: Chatting with you is more relaxing than resting.

Xiao Guai: Is it true that you can't video chat in the wilderness area?

Ning Ze was taken aback. It wasn't that he couldn't use video; if it were a normal monster hunt, using video wouldn't be a problem. But he was covered in blood...

Ning Ze: Please wait a moment.

After sending a message, Ning Ze opened the inner layer of his backpack and began searching.

Seeing his actions, everyone in the room opened their eyes and looked over.

Xu Liang joked, "It doesn't matter if it's a video. The area around you is full of corpses because of your hacking. Even monsters would be afraid of you. The bravest ones would just eat their fill and then run away."

Ning Ze raised his head slightly awkwardly, looked around, and saw that all five pairs of eyes held an ambiguous expression.

"Cough cough."

"I'll go to the room next door."

After saying that, Ning Ze touched the tip of his nose, picked up his backpack, and left the room.

Yang Chao exclaimed, "It's so good to be young!"

"This must be what bloody romance is all about, right?" Xu Liang sighed.

Zhang Chen said coldly, "You need to have the ability to be romantic." He paused, then added, "Xiao Ze has that ability. As for the others, hmph, they're lucky to even survive."

Zuo Xingyuan curled his lip and said, "He's only like a child now; when it comes to fighting, he's a slayer."

Ma Yu said thoughtfully, "Of the three times we've entered the wilderness, this time was the longest. I feel like we can no longer take him with us."

The room fell silent immediately after he said that.

There was a long silence.

Zuo Xingyuan said lazily, "Whether we take him or not is up to the boss. We'll follow him if he needs us, at least it'll allow him to fight in peace. It's just a pity for my old bones. Following this kid for half a month, I feel like I've lost ten years of my life. No one fights like him, fighting all day long... He definitely has a special talent!"

"Alright, take a break. You can't be the main force in killing monsters, but at least find some monsters to follow along. Otherwise, you'll be taking money from the juniors for nothing and losing face."

Ma Yu didn't want to talk about this topic anymore, and closed his eyes after speaking.

No one said anything more, and the room fell completely silent.

In another room filled with dust and cobwebs.

Ning Ze wiped his face with the last of his compressed towel, then put on two wireless earphones and a microphone, and started a video call directly using his communication watch.

He's only dressed like this now, he's just tidying up his face, he wouldn't dare to chat with her directly on the big screen projection.

The video call was connected without sound.

Ning Ze laughed when he saw Shu Yi's image on the screen. The few strands of hair sticking to her cute little face showed that she had just washed her face. The two of them were very in sync.

"You're not sleeping this late, you must be cultivating, right?" Ning Ze teased.

Shu Yi pouted, gave a soft hum, and said, "I can't sleep."

Ning Ze looked you over carefully, nodded seriously, and said, "You seem quite unhappy. What's wrong? Who made you angry?"

Shu Yi's face showed a hint of dejection and lingering fear. She mustered her courage and stammered, "Um... um... let's get married?" Her voice trailed off, barely audible.

Modern technology is very advanced, and Ning Ze's ears are also of the Warrior version, so he can clearly hear what is being said on the other end.

He was now somewhat worried. Xiao Guai's expression clearly indicated that something serious had happened. Her family were, after all, wealthy martial artists and merchants. The base city was fine, so was it the family company? Or had they offended a powerful figure?

Especially since she said she wanted to marry him, is someone in her family forcing her into marriage?

Ning Ze's eyes flickered slightly as he thought of the group of people in Shu Yi's family. Apart from the old man, the others... didn't seem like people from a martial arts family.

However, as long as they are not martial artists, they are easy to deal with.

He joked, "Baby, are you testing my hearing? Marrying me isn't impossible, but..." A mischievous smile crept across his face, "But you said before that you wouldn't marry me unless I became a martial artist."

"Ugh!" Shu Yi angrily punched the bed twice. "It's all your fault! You treated me like that when we were in high school... and then you said you wouldn't date until you became a martial artist."

Ning Ze's smile widened, and he teased, "What did I do? You were the one who said you wouldn't date until you got to college."

Shu Yi turned her head away angrily, her expression becoming somewhat forlorn, like a pitiful little white rabbit.

Ning Ze's eyes widened; he couldn't stand it anymore. He quickly asked softly, "Tell me what happened? Did something happen at home? Tell me, and I'll help you solve it."

The image of Shu Yi's father inexplicably appeared in his mind. When they first met, Shu Heng left him with the impression of being rather mercenary.

At the time, he was thinking that if his father-in-law didn't agree in the end, should he find a chance to force the issue and then bribe the old man to use force?

Shu Heng didn't seem like a particularly strong-willed person. Ning Ze didn't take it to heart.

This is the world of martial artists.

He felt that his current strength should be able to help Xiaoguai solve almost all her problems.

Shu Yi hesitated, as if she didn't know how to say it, or perhaps it was difficult to say it. Her face was contorted with worry, which made Ning Ze feel even more distressed.

"Don't know how to say it, baby? How about this, I have some good news for you? I feel like you'll feel much better after I tell you." Ning Ze said in the gentlest tone, his eyes full of affection.

"Um?"

Shu Yi sat quietly on the pink sheets, wrapped the blanket around herself, and asked obediently, "What good news?" Her big eyes looked over with great curiosity.

Ning Ze smiled faintly, his calm demeanor radiating confidence as he said, "My physical abilities have now reached the level of a beginner-level warrior!"

"What?"

Shu Yi opened her small mouth and exclaimed in surprise, her eyes full of disbelief.

Ning Ze stared ahead and said seriously, word by word, "My physical fitness has now reached the level of a junior warrior. After I go back this time, I will ask my father to recommend me to the director or president of the Limitless Martial Arts Academy and then apply for a special training spot."

"My talent is enough to go to the global headquarters of the Ultimate Martial Arts Academy for special training, or even join the elite training camp where spots are even scarcer and filled with geniuses!"

"Given the preferential treatment policy of the Limitless Martial Arts Academy for geniuses, I think the Limitless Martial Arts Academy will definitely not let geniuses have any troubles or worries in their lives."

"If my strength as a junior warrior is insufficient to solve the problems you face, I think nothing will be a problem in front of the Limitless Martial Arts Hall."

"So, honey, you don't need to worry about anything. I can handle everything!"

Shu Yi's eyes widened, blinking rapidly. "It's happening again. It sounds like you're bragging!"

She didn't know what the elite training camp was, but she did know about the global martial arts headquarters.

Listening to what her grandfather said, if Ning Ze's talent is real, then it's quite normal for him to enter the global martial arts headquarters.

Shu Yi said the same words as always, "I believe you."

Ning Ze wore a bright smile, clearly not understanding what he was saying or even what it meant.

With a bewildered expression on his face, he naively said that he believed.

"Alright, since you trust me, then go to sleep. I'll be back in a couple of days, and I'll come and take a look at you then."

"If you're short of money, my family can easily come up with a hundred or two hundred million. If you've offended someone, I'll put in a good word for you. You wouldn't dare offend the God of War, would you?"

No. No.

Shu Yi quickly shook her head. Ordinary martial artists are a privileged class. She had never even seen the God of War, and her family had no contact with such a person, so she would never offend him.

"If there's nothing wrong, don't worry. Go to sleep."

After saying goodbye, Ning Ze ended the call.

Although he had calmed Shuyi down, he was still somewhat worried.

Ning Ze picked up his light sword, which was originally flawless and silvery white, but was full of nicks and nicks. It could hardly be called a sword; it would be more appropriate to call it a saw.

In other words, swords are inherently very resilient; if it were a knife instead, this sword would already be broken.

"I originally wanted to demonstrate my perfect-level movement technique with you, but things have taken a sudden turn, so I'd better not hurt you. As my first combat weapon, it would be a good memento to keep it safe."

After speaking...

Ning Ze stood up and returned to the room he had just been in.

As soon as the door opened, Zuo Xingyuan and the others looked over.

"Are you in trouble?" Ma Yu asked softly.

Ning Ze nodded seriously and said, "How about we go back today?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Liang immediately jumped up excitedly, but then he felt something was amiss, so he said seriously, "Don't worry about us, we can hold on. Even if we stay for another week, we'll still have enough supplies."

Ning Ze's lips twitched, and he explained in detail, "Something must have happened at Xiao Guai's family. I'm worried about her and want to go back and check on her ahead of time."

"Cough cough."

"If that's the case, shall we start heading back? It's a little past three in the morning, we should be back by seven." Xu Liang's eyes were filled with excitement. They were finally going back. This was the most tiring trip into the wilderness they had taken in years.

Normally, if a dangerous battle like the Bloodbath against the Green Demon occurred, they would need to go back to recuperate after a maximum of two days.

Unlike this time, that battle was just the beginning, and everyone was exhausted and eager to go home.

Just then, Zhang Chen said softly, "There are six large bags of sharp fangs from the Long Fang Green Demon alone, and we've hunted six large bags of monsters together."

"Ozawa himself has ten bags of materials from the Beast General-level monsters he killed, and two bags of materials from the F-rank monsters. Each person needs to carry four large bags, which will definitely weigh more than two thousand kilograms."

"I think it would be great if we could get back before nine o'clock."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions became quite interesting. They hadn't gone too far while transporting the materials, so they hadn't experienced much of the effects in such a short time.

Now, carrying so much material back means carrying two thousand kilograms of weight and running over two hundred kilometers of off-road!

"I'll carry more. I'm not afraid of getting tired in battle, it's just carrying things." Ning Ze said with a smile. He could carry 40,000 kilograms when he exerted his strength, and he could hold on to it all, but it was not easy to carry.

The group exchanged silent glances, then nodded in agreement; they were no longer even capable of memorizing the materials.

Under the cover of the misty night, the combat squad began their return journey.

At eight o'clock in the morning, six figures appeared on the desolate path outside the city wall.

They jogged along, their steps heavy, each step leaving a deep footprint.

One of them was carrying a small mountain on his back. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be ten martial arts backpacks stretched to their maximum elasticity, each over a meter long and half a meter in diameter, piled up on his head to a height of over seven meters.

Looking at the increasingly clear and majestic city walls, Xu Liangxing shouted excitedly, "Stop! Stop!"

The group stopped and turned around, their eyes filled with confusion.

"What's wrong? We're almost there, why are we stopping here?" Zuo Xingyuan asked, puzzled.

Xu Liang grinned and said, "Xiao Ze, quick, give me two of your martial arts backpacks."

The warrior's backpack contains multiple sleeves, each with excellent elasticity, allowing for the storage of many items or the creation of multiple compartments.

Hearing Xu Liang's words, Yang Chao's eyes lit up, and he said, "Yes, give me two backpacks too!"

Zhang Chen calmly said, "Give me two too."

Ning Ze's expression was somewhat strange. "Uncle Xu, I'm not tired."

"It's okay, give me two quickly." Xu Liang urged, his tone revealing a hint of excitement.

Ning Ze didn't know what he was going to do, so he could only look down at the ropes binding him and untie six of them.

"puff!"

"puff!"

With two consecutive thuds, the six bags on Ning Ze's head fell to the ground, each weighing about 500 kilograms.

Xu Liang excitedly pulled over two and tied them to himself, as did Yang Chao and Zhang Chen.

Seeing the monster materials piled high on their backs, Zuo Xingyuan had a vague idea. He and Ma Yu exchanged a glance and said, "Hey, Xiao Ze, give me one too."

Ma Yu then added, "Give me one too. You were just judging junior warriors, don't go overboard."

Ning Ze nodded, and two more backpacks fell down.

After Ma Yu and Zuo Xingyuan carried it on their backs, it looked like a small mountain.

"Everything's packed, let's continue."

Ning Ze was carrying two backpacks, weighing only 1000 kilograms, which was nothing for his 8000-kilogram physique. However, he felt very strange looking at the five uncles walking in front of him.

However, he soon understood why he needed to take the bag.

From afar came a cry of alarm from the martial artist on duty.

"Good heavens! Barbarian Blade! You've struck it rich!"

"How many monster materials would that take!"

"More than twenty backpacks, each one completely full. Even if they were all F-class monsters, they'd be worth over 4000 million Chinese yuan!"

"I've never seen a martial arts team bring back so many materials!"

(End of this chapter)