Legend of the Moon Sword
Journey

Zhi Yuo wiped the sweat that poured out from his forehead. Sunlight is so stinging, it is only natural because it is now entered during the day. The soil that he was exposed to was getting dry and dusty. The wind seemed unfriendly.

Zhi Yuo sighed tiredly, he had already walked for 1 hour but found no other area besides the dry path. Walking a few meters from Mr. Gu's residence, he passed through many houses. But after that he was alone here, with no houses or anything. Only dry roads are barren.

"I think this is the way out of the village, maybe?" Zhi Yuo muttered.

He might be a little lucky today. The green grass appeared before him. Shady trees greeted him not far from there. Zhi Yuo smiled with satisfaction, he stepped even faster in order to stand on that stretch of green grass.

"Well.fresh.."

A cold wind blew on his face. Zhi Yuo confirmed the shape of her hair ties, then walked further down the lush forest. This was clearly different from the barren road earlier.

"I'll rest here for a while." Zhi Yuo said as he reached for the towering tree trunk. Without a second thought, he began to climb up the tree trunk and reach for the nearest twig to rest.

Enjoying a cool breeze while resting here is the most amazing. Zhi Yuo was grateful to be in this place even though he knew he had to continue his journey.

His stomach was beeping for food. While he alone did not bring any supplies at all.

"Ck! troublesome! I'm just gonna sleep here."

Zhi Yuo began to close his eyes in an attempt to ward off hunger. This was still far from the village next door, while he was now very exhausted plus the drowsiness that attacked.

Zhi Yuo's eyelids slowly closed and closed until he finally fell asleep, ready to explore the dreamland.

But...

"Kill! Kill it!"

"Ahh... until when do we continue here..?"

"We can't get in! Help me!"

"Damn it!" Zhi Yuo shouted in frustration.

He quickly got up and looked around. His breathing was wheezing, he leaned against the tree trunk and breathed a sigh of relief. There's nobody around him.

"who's voice?.. "

Zhi Yuo confirmed his position, then slowly turned his head again to check. It turned out to be true, on top of the tree branch there was only him.

The sound of wind was clear at that moment. The leaves fell in front of him.

"Huh.I finally know whose voice this is." Mumbled Zhi Yuo. With all the whispers he heard he could conclude that this was a sound...

"Spirit."

There were a lot of laughter coming from all directions. A cold, bright day instantly becomes dark. Zhi Yuo could see with his own eyes that he was surrounded by something. They locked him up, laughing at him as if Zhi Yuo was the subject of ridicule. The black shadows with blood-red beads constantly staring at him also whispered words that could even make one lose sanity.

Among those inflammatory-sounding whispers, Zhi Yuo smiled obliquely. He rose, his position still standing on a solid tree branch. His head lowered, and it made the swarm of spirits that locked him into silence.

The atmosphere looked silent, even the spirit horde had not let out a sound at all since Zhi Yuo had acted strangely.

Zhi Yuo raised his head, instantly he laughed loudly. The sound of laughter can break the ears.

"God.." Zhi Yuo stopped laughing for a while.

"You guys, get out of front of me."

Instantly a swarm of spirits stepped aside slowly away from Zhi Yuo. For some reason, there was an energy stronger than them.

"It's not the time to play, kids~" Zhi Yuo's hand threaded clearly as he raised his hand in midair, forming a pattern on his finger.

"Or you know the consequences."

"Run!!"

"Stupid human!"

The spirit horde finally darted away from him. Zhi Yuo chuckled when he saw the reaction of the spirits that he managed to lie to. They are easily expelled.

"Huft.His name is also children."

Such shadow-shaped spirits are referred to as children. For the size of spiritual beings, they are among the weakest. Either their form is only a black shadow that can be penetrated or their attitude is easy to fear. It only takes courage to face them so they can run in fear.

Hence they are referred to as 'Spirit children'.

Zhi Yuo so found something very strange. There are many spirits here, there must be many oddities that occur. But why is the village of Tuan Gu not strange at all until the spirit alone is never seen.

"Ah, yes." Zhi Yuo glimmered, he raised his head in order to see something that was quite far from where it was now. A steep hill towering, on it stood a magnificent sect building.

Perhaps that was why, no spirit dared to enter the village. After being seen from anywhere, Zhi Yuo did not recognize this sect. Of the building structure alone is not, because each sect has a building structure that is somewhat different from other sects. And the sects that stood in his day were nothing like that building.

"Are all the sects of my time really not left? ".

Then, why could the sect stand up? Was this a sect born after the previous world war?.

"Ck! Forgetit! Time to continue the journey." Zhi Yuo gave up on his thoughts. Rather than daydreaming all day thinking about the origin of the sect it was better for him to continue his journey.

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Long walk up to 2 hours, finally Zhi Yuo managed to pass through the dense forest.

When it came out, its appearance was already tangled in a mess. Zhi Yuo had a lot of trouble when in the forest before. It does not blame its beautiful and cool forest, not at all. But he blames everything in it.

Starting from the spirit of children who pursue him continuously, mines that suddenly trap him, the fall of tree branches, also pursued by wild boars. Fortunately, he managed to win because he climbed up a tree to save himself.

"Huh. sucks.." Lirih Zhi Yuo with a voice that started to weaken.

"I'm hungry to eat meat...."

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A loud noise was heard that afternoon. Zhi Yuo had arrived at a place after the distance of the journey he had traveled. He took a breath, then turned his gaze there and there.

What he found was a pretty crowded market. Means he has come out of the forest area and has now reached the opposite village.

Zhi Yuo breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, he was able to find a place to rest even if only for two days. Because he has to continue the journey. Not to mention he had to practice first.

He decided to walk further down the market. In the middle of the crowd that looked unfamiliar, he inhaled something.

Something that feels...

"Lezat.."

Zhi Yuo searched for the source of that delicious scent. And not far from it stood, there was a food stall. The smell that was released from the shop was really starving him. He has to hurry there.

"Excuse me," Zhi Yuo walked into the tavern.

The seller who was sitting there was giving attention to him. He greeted Zhi Yuo with a smile and told him to sit down.

"What do you want to order, sir?" The seller asked in a friendly manner.

Zhi Yuo rubbed his chin to think. Too much food on his mind, including meat dishes. He chose the one he wanted to eat the most.

"Hm.. Maybe Kung Pao's chopped chicken is the perfect choice."

"Good, Sir. Please wait a minute, I'll prepare it for you."

Zhi Yuo nodded, he sat quietly waiting for his order. As he waited, he began to think about the training menu he had to do tomorrow. First he had to meditate first, absorbing the energy of the full moon to start cultivating. Second, he must train physical strength.

And moreover he must have the media to practice. The weapons.

"Where can I get a gun?"

The kreeek...

Zhi Yuo's daydream broke out instantly. He looked towards the source of the sound, and it turned out that it was the sound of a shop door someone opened. Shortly thereafter a group of people entered. There were 4 of them, and they looked very mysterious.

"Who are they?" Zhi Yuo muttered. The curiosity suddenly came.

"Is there still wine?" One of them asked. His voice sounds heavy.

"ah! Of course sir, I'll deliver it for you guys." Answer the seller kindly.

Then the seller approached Zhi Yuo to deliver the food he ordered earlier.

"Chopped chicken Kung Pao your order, please eat sir."

A plate of minced chicken kung Pao was caught in front of him. That's really appetizing. Zhi Yuo smiled happily, he picked up the chopsticks next to the plate and it was time to enjoy the food.

"Good meal."

Zhi Yuo moved his chopsticks, grabbing one minced meat that looked filled. Its brownish color was also its aroma which made Zhi Yuo swallow spit many times. He really wanted to eat it right away.

And right after he ate it, Zhi Yuo felt drifting.

"It's so delicious... "

Either because he had not enjoyed meat dishes for a long time, he became very excited to eat them this time. While at Mr. Gu's residence, he only ate bread and pickles every day. Eating meat dishes like this will probably only be a delusion. Except for the time he was still alive in his previous life, meat might become a daily meal for him.

Zhi Yuo finished his meal with a blink of an eye. The cuisine in this shop is delicious, moreover it was starving earlier. I am grateful to have found a place to eat at the right time.

Zhi Yuo turned his head, looking at the four mysterious people sitting not far from him. They were seen chatting accompanied by a bottle of wine. Their laughter rang to his ears, which meant that they were probably drunk.

Zhi Yuo got up from his seat, he went to the seller and paid for all his food.

"Excuse me, may I ask you a question?" Zhi Yuo ventured to ask.

"Yes, of course, sir." The seller replied with a smile on his face.

"Who are they? Are they really the original people of this village?"

Zhi Yuo's question was enough to make the face of the seller who had been smiling kindly turn blue. And that made Zhi Yuo astonished.

"Sorry. am I wrong?" Zhi Yuo asked carefully. Afraid that he would offend something.

The seller quickly realized from his daydream, he shook his head quickly and answered Zhi Yuo's question earlier.

"Oh. no problem sir. I just... Uh! Forgetit. They are a group of people who are famous for their magic, they are very smart to play the sword and fight. In this village there are some disturbances from the subtle creatures, so these young men want to finish it. They get paid quite a lot from our village."

After hearing the long explanation from the seller, Zhi Yuo nodded his head.

So anyway. They are people who come out of nowhere, are famous, and good at fighting. They did not look like cultivators. Sect members? seems not. They did not wear uniforms like the usual sect members. Who are these people really? Rather suspicious.

"Hm. okay, thanks for the food. I really enjoyed the meal here." Zhi Yuo finally decided to leave. Not forgetting he praised the seller's cooking.

The seller looked happy, twinkling happily in his eyes.

"Thank you again, sir! Come back next time~".

Zhi Yuo just cleared his throat to respond to the seller's words. He walked to the exit of the shop. At that moment his eyes glanced at the group of magicians who were laughing because of drunkenness. Their faces were still not clearly visible as they were covered in straw hats.

Instantly, Zhi Yuo's lips formed a wide grin. His feeling seemed excited when he saw the appearance of a group of magical people. Especially after knowing they are experts in using swords.

"I wonder what it's like to fight with them.. "

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The night had changed to night. Red lanterns are installed in every corner of the store. The dimly visible yellow lights coming from the taverns began to light up the street. Visitors are not as crowded as before, the market looks quieter. But there are many shops that still survive, there are also a few visitors who are still passing by.

Zhi Yuo continued to step down the market. He had to find an inn tonight before it got late.

Maybe today is his lucky day. He found an inn, although the place was not too big. Zhi Yuo went inside, starting to approach the innkeeper who was asleep at his own desk.

"Huh?!" The innkeeper was immediately shocked not to play. Zhi Yuo tapped on the table a few times, then smiled mischievously upon seeing the innkeeper's shocked reaction.

"Oh! Hello sir, are you a newcomer? Want to book a room?" The owner asked with a sigh. Naturally, he just woke up from his sleep.

Zhi Yuo commented with a smile, "Yes, one room for one person."

"Okay, please wait a minute."

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"This is your room sir, may you be comfortable with his room. If anything is needed, you can go straight to us."

Zhi Yuo peeked into his room. Not too big, simple, and neat. He's quite satisfied with that. After feeling he had to rest, he thanked the innkeeper and went straight into the room.

"Well.tired.."

Zhi Yuo slammed his own body on the soft mattress. He did nothing but think about the training menu for tomorrow. Whatever the reason, he must leave this inn tomorrow. He had to find a place to stay for a while.

"A good place is on the edge of the forest. But I refused to forest that yesterday."

Zhi Yuo grimaced in horror when he imagined all the annoying things he had experienced in the border forest. He does need a training ground, but not that forest!.

Long thought, his eyes began to close until they finally closed perfectly. Now Zhi Yuo is ready to dive into his subconscious.

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BRAK!!

Zhi Yuo woke up from sleep. He took a deep breath, then got up in a hurry. When he looked around, he found nothing.

Zhi Yuo snorted, just 2 hours he closed his eyes why should anyone bother. When he wanted to ignore all that and went back to sleep, a bustling voice sounded from outside his room.

Zhi Yuo growled in frustration. He wanted to try to sleep again, but could not because the noise outside the room was too noisy. Finally he decided to go out.

Outside there are a lot of people. Maybe they were the ones staying at this inn. Zhi Yuo took a few steps forward, he stood behind the crowd.

He heard a lot of whispers from the room tenants.

"Hey, what's wrong with that woman?"

"Let's go, I heard a loud noise and I came straight here."

"It looks like he just experienced something shocking."

Zhi Yuo peeked out from behind the noisy crowd. He could see, a woman was slumped in the middle of the crowd. He was sobbing, his face was in great shock.

The innkeeper tried to calm the atmosphere, he told the room tenants to return to their respective rooms. But his words were like the wind passing by.

The woman continued to cry, Zhi Yuo wondered who the woman was.

"Who is he?" Zhi Yuo muttered.

"Calm everything! The warriors have come here!" Shouted someone from the direction of the first floor of the inn.

Zhi Yuo turned his face towards the entrance. He could see from below, that mysterious group of people had already stepped into the inn.

"uh? They again?"

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