Chapter 303 Yan Jing
The wind was whimpering in his ears, and branches as thin as a bowl flew towards Gu Chen's face like an arrow shot from a bow. Gu Chen dodged sideways, and the arrow pierced through three tall trees and entered the ground before it lost its remaining force.

I saw a giant ape standing where the flying arrow came from. Its fat body, which was as tall as a man, was gone, replaced by a violent beast nearly three meters tall. Every muscle contained explosive power, and its silver needle-like hairs trembled with the giant ape's heavy breathing, and bursts of black mist rolled with its breath.

The white ape crushed the bamboo chair beside it with one foot, revealing the iron rod stuck in it. It raised its foot and hooked the iron rod, which was as thick as an adult's arm and more than ten feet long, like a child's toy in its hand. The white ape roared, held the rod in one hand, and strode forward.

Gu Chen ignored the remaining black ape. That was the appetizer. The main course was in front of him, and it was a main course that could bite people.

It happened in a flash. In the blink of an eye, the white ape attacked with overwhelming force, raising the stick in its hand and smashing down with it.

The giant ape was so powerful that Gu Chen couldn't tell its severity and didn't dare to take it head-on, so he could only deal with it with skills.

As soon as the blade touched the stick, it moved, deflecting the iron stick and raising a trail of sparks. The force from the handle made Gu Chen's wrist numb.

Seeing that it was difficult to chop with the stick, the white ape took advantage of the situation and rotated the stick half a circle, changing the chop into a sweep, sweeping through the enemy troops.

The stick was like a tiger descending from the mountain, and the knife was like a dragon emerging from the sea. Gu Chen half-lay on his back, supporting his whole body with only his left elbow. He avoided the shadow of the stick, pointed at Han Xing, and poked the white ape's wrist with the tip of the knife.

The white ape had no choice but to withdraw his attack and use the stick to defend himself. The end of the stick hit the tip of the knife hard, and a slight sound was heard. The long knife lightly touched the stick and then slashed across the white ape's right claw holding the stick. The long knife was like a vicious snake wrapped around the hairy arm.

He fought fast and continuously, with his knife like a rolling dragon, switching back and forth and causing several more wounds on the white ape's abdomen.

An inch longer, an inch stronger; an inch shorter, an inch more dangerous. Just like playing with a naughty child, the long sword lingered in the places where the white ape could not defend. Soon the white ape lost its grip on the iron stick and could not continue. There were more than seventy wounds on its body, and blood was flowing everywhere.

"Mercy..." Before the white ape could even utter a word of begging for mercy, a long knife pierced through his chest. Gu Chen held the knife in his right hand and pushed his left hand against the handle, and the blade pierced straight into the white ape's chest.

"No mercy." Gu Chen smiled slightly, pressed the white ape's face, slowly drew out his long sword, and chopped it with his backhand, separating the ape's head.

The lifeless body knelt straight on the ground, unable to fall down.

Gu Chen threw away the head in his hand and wiped the blood off his hands on the white ape's body.

“It doesn’t seem that difficult?”

But he also knew that if he hadn't deliberately cut off the white ape's arm, if the white ape hadn't had any skills and only relied on instinct, if he hadn't mastered the Kuangfeng sword technique...

But the result cannot be changed, Gu Chen is standing and the white ape is kneeling, Gu Chen lives and the white ape dies!

"Who?"

Gu Chen turned his head suddenly and looked to one side. He raised the long sword that was soaked in the enemy's blood and placed it on his arm.

"My own people, my own people."

A figure suddenly appeared in the open space nearby. He was a short and thin Taoist priest with a big beard, and he was waving a yellow talisman in his hand.

"Little brother, you have great kung fu. I am Yan Jing, and I have no ill intentions." He looked at Gu Chen's gaze on the yellow talisman and explained, "I heard the sound of fighting, and thought that if someone was in trouble, I could rescue one or two. Now it seems that the Taoist priest is meddling in other people's affairs. This invisible talisman is a little trick of mine to hide my body."

Yan Jing was also puzzled as he spoke. Logically speaking, the invisibility talisman was bestowed by the gods and ordinary warriors should not be able to discover it. This little brother had such a strong sense of perception.

Gu Chen did not let his guard down. He was a rookie, but that didn't mean he was stupid. In this strange place, one had to be on guard against both human and ghost. What's more, the person in front of him might not be a human!
Seeing Gu Chen's vigilant eyes, Yan Jing didn't care. Anyone who could survive in this old forest, a fool whose mind would not be shaken by a few words, would have fallen into the belly of the monster long ago.

"Little brother, stop talking nonsense and deal with the matter at hand first!" Yan Jing did not step forward, but kept a safe distance and continued, "There is a yin energy circulating in the body of the white ape. Now that it is dead, I am afraid it will turn into a strange creature. It is better for little brother to deal with it as soon as possible!"

Gu Chen's heart tightened, and he looked at the ape corpse lying on the ground. He saw black fog surrounding the ape corpse. A monkey-like ghost stood on the corpse, and its body gradually expanded as the black fog poured in.

The long sword was swung, and a layer of light golden light covered the blade, but there was a yin energy wrapped inside. Gu Chen raised the sword and walked forward. The blade swept across, and the ghost ape exploded as if it had encountered hot oil, and the flesh and blood of the ape corpse on the ground withered.

Yan Jing saw that Gu Chen was not very experienced, and his face remained expressionless: "Little brother, although your Yang Gang Qi disturbed the ghost body, the remaining three corpses and seven insects went up to the sky and into the earth, which inevitably polluted the land and gave birth to a strange creature in the future. If you trust the Taoist priest, Yan can help you clean up the beginning and the end."

Gu Chen looked at Yan Jing and thought for a while: "It's good that the Taoist priest is willing to help. The gains from this battle should be shared with the Taoist priest."

Why divide it? Because he didn't know what was useful. On the other hand, Yan Jing must be an old hand to be able to wander around here.

"How can I be so rude?" Yan Jing smiled and rubbed his beard. Seeing that Gu Chen didn't say anything, he changed the subject and said, "Then I won't be polite."

He walked forward cautiously, sideways. Gu Chen was on guard against him, and he was also on guard against Gu Chen, so the two of them exchanged positions in an awkward manner, trying not to reveal their backs to each other, and the two were always several meters apart.

"Come on fire!"

Yan Jing wanted to show off and demonstrate his strength, so he threw a yellow talisman from his mouth. The talisman fell on the ape's corpse and ignited without wind, burning all the negative energy around the corpse, leaving only black ash and bone fragments on the white ground.

"This ash can be used as incense, or added to ink to draw some talismans. This bone can also be ground into powder as a material for talismans."

He took out the oil paper, divided the ashes and bones into two piles, explained their functions clearly, and picked out a few bones from the pile.

"No merit, no reward. I didn't do anything. All I have is a fire talisman. It's not too much for Yan to ask for a few pieces of Yin bones. If you don't believe me, go and ask after you get out of the forest."

Gu Chen naturally felt the kindness released by Yan Jing. Seeing Yan Jing's erratic behavior, he felt a little relieved and nodded: "It's just a few bones. If you want it, take it, Brother Yan."

He casually said, "I have been wandering in this forest for a long time and encountered many dangers. I lost my map halfway and I am a little confused. Please give me some advice."

Yan Jing looked at Gu Chen and pinched his beard: "It's hard to say that I can give you advice. As human beings, we should naturally support each other. I don't know..."

As he was speaking, the sun lost its last ray of light and a loud noise was heard from far away, startling countless birds.

The two looked at each other and quickly walked away in the opposite direction of the sound.

(End of this chapter)