33 Rebuilding Wen Wu City 1 (1/2)
”Master Disciples, can this elderly speaks a few words with you all?”an elder who is also the North Gate Representative came towards the nine of them with the intention to explained something. Luckily, the location they're at the moment is inside of the Apprentice Hall building.
”Elder please speak, if this nine disciples can help it, we will not hesitate to get it done.” their eldest senior brother answered his request to speaks and seated just before the elder to listen to his needs.
”The attack just now caught over twenty females in a different age, some of them were peoples daughter, some is other's wives. I hope the nine Master Disciples can provide us with some assistance to rescue the ladies from their distress.” the elderly explained the situation to the nine of them.
Without further ado, they immediately consult the situation with the Grand Elder of the Right and discussed the number of affected families. After recognizing most of their members, Zhang Wu Ji took the lead to catch up with the running Iron Scale Bull, while the others maintain the safety and guarding the perimeters of the North Gate in case the bandits have back up troops that managed to escape.
Meanwhile, the City Lord, the Commander of the Militarized Forces, and the Grand Elder of the Right is discussing the task to rebuild the houses and also some buildings, but due to the lack of resources and expertise, their discussion end up stopping in between before further reports related to the building materials and available workers came into their hand.
If this matter had been made known by Zhang Wu Ji, perhaps they don't even need to wait before making a decision. In a side fact, who can compete with the wealth of the Apprentice Hall at this moment? With himself missing from handling their treasury, it was filled with more and more precious material, and also skillful workers. The Apprentice Hall can easily command over ten thousand of the workforce in rebuilding the northern side of the Wen Wu City.
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”That's the carriage with Iron Scale Bull! It wasn't driven by anyone, that's why the Wild Beast is still loitering around this area!” one of the members from the Martial Art Department made a remark the moment the group of eleven people saw the slowly moving carriage. They immediately catch up, but at this point, it still wasn't an easy task either.
An Iron Scale Bull possess the strength of the 9th Stage of Inner Qi Fighter, so how can those people from their group have the ability to fight against it? Fighting against a fellow human, one may possibly catch him unaware and making some mistakes in a group fight, but it was different when the opponent becomes a Wild Beast.
A beast possesses twice the awareness when compared with a human, and on the body of an Iron Scale Bull especially, each part of the beast is a weapon. The body of the bull carries more than five different weapons, and if it was not for it timid nature, handling a beast of this strength is akin to seeking for own's death.
”Master Senior Ninth, what should we do now?” the subordinates asked for their next instruction. Being Zhang Wu Ji's subordinates is always comes with a perk, and for them, it was the privilege of learning the New Fist of Destruction Qi and also been given with sufficient QI Sensing Pills as long they work.
”Charge head on!” Zhang Wu Ji instruction is very simple, but that simplicity generates fear and awe at the same time. They have no idea that Zhang Wu Ji is this confident in his approach is because all over his body is filled with the item that comes with some special effect.
”Shatter-Strike!” Zhang Wu Ji activates the same technique for the second time, and with a continuous swing as he gets closer, air blades are formed in dozens and strikes at the Iron Scale Bull without a mercy. For Zhang Wu Ji, this was something fun for him, but for the subordinates, their master is a freak!
Freak!
Freak!
Total Freak!
”Can we even destroy a single scales on the Iron Scale Bull's body?” this is what in their mind at this moment. But the reality does show then that even the heaviest defend of a beast is failed to fight against a mere air blade created from a few swings from an Iron Ruler.
Like the scales is made from eggshells, it shatters each time the air blade strikes at the Iron Scale Bull's body. The attack before reaching the bull already destroyed all its defense, leaving it only with its Iron Piercer Tail, Twin Iron Horn, and its four Iron Hoofs.
”MOO!!!” the Iron Scale Bull cried out loud and stomps its front hoofs down on the ground. Then, after cutting off the strings tying down itself with the carriage, the Iron Scale Bull charged at Zhang Wu Ji with its top speed. But no matter how ferocious is the Iron Scale Bull, it was meant to be defeated today.
The Iron Ruler of a weight close to 20 kilograms is pierced into the ground like a sturdy pillar and standing from behind, Zhang Wu Ji awaits the bull to come and challenge his Iron Ruler's might. The sight is like how a Matador is testing the ferocity of the bull.
”Moo!!!” the Iron Scale Bull strikes straight at the Iron Ruler, only to be bounced back like a Bamboo Slingshot. It flew about six meters high backward and slammed at the dense foliage full of shrubs and thorns. Without any of the Iron Scales protecting it anymore, the Iron Scale Bull can only cry in pain.
These pain might agitate its anger further if it was before, but with itself void of any Iron Scales now, the bull can only cry in pain. The Irony of life... An Iron Scale Bull well famed for its strength and defense end up crying because its body was full of injuries due to the sharp thorns covering the dense shrubs.
”Bring everyone back to the city. I will handle the Iron Scale Bull personally.” Zhang Wu Ji instructed the others. Albeit they were filled with shock from the battle, the importance of bringing the kidnapped female back to the city is still a priority. With the route is already cleared from any remnants of the bandits, it was safe for them to escort them back, even if Zhang Wu Ji did not follow them.
Watching at the leaving crowd of females under his subordinates lead, Zhang Wu Ji walks closer to the Iron Scale Bull and took a Wound Mending Pill out from his pouch. He placed the pill right before the nose of the bull, and in that instant, even suffering from pain, the bull still tried to eat the pill.
”You're gluttonous right? Did they promise you that you will get food if you help them?” unexpected to even himself, Zhang Wu Ji was speaking with the Iron Scale Bull. If this sight is seen by people from his own world, he will be sent into a mental hospital immediately.
”Moo... Moo...” the Iron Scale Bull voice its reply, like begging for the Wound Mending Pill.
”This medicine, I got a lot, but if you want, you will have to follow me,” he said.
”Moo!” the Iron Scale Bull harrumph and turn the head around.
”You sure?” Zhang Wu Ji took a few more pills out in his hand, with one of them is the precious Complete Taixia Qi Pill. When these pills are out in the open, the bull no longer maintains itself any longer. The gluttonous self quickly overcome its pride, where the tongue quickly came out and tried to lick the pill.
”Follow me.”
”Moo!”
”You sure?”
”Moo... Moo...”
”Moo.” the Iron Scale Bull still persistent for a while, but give up in the end for the sake to consume the few pills. But of course, Zhang Wu Ji will not give such a good reward before the Iron Scale Bull contributes to him. He only fed it will few Qi Sensing Pills, and that was enough to make the bull followed behind him happily.
It's just that the injuries the bull suffered is worst than he expected, thus, filled with a mind to treat this Iron Scale Bull as his lab rat, Zhang Wu Ji executed the [Small Nourishment Art] on the Iron Scale Bull to see what will happen. A flash soon went through from his body and entered the body of the Iron Scale Bull and begin to help in its recovery.
The injuries due to the thorny shrubs are the first to heal before some greenish substance were forced out from a hidden injury under its ribs. From the look of the injury, it should be around for quite a long time. Does this mean that the Iron Scale Bull was captured somewhere else before it becomes the transport of the bandits?
Soon, most of the injuries are removed, and from its skin, slightly hardened scales is started to grow, leaving the Iron Scale Bull to look like how it was before. But the only differences is that the recently grown scales is still very fragile, thus it was not suitable to be used in a battle for at least one week.