Zhao Han

"Huh?", Di Tianming noticed some movements a few meters ahead of him. There were people coming his way so, he quickly climbed a tree and hid himself.

Just a moment after climbing the tree, he started hearing voices. A group of people emerged from within the bushes.

"Zhao Han, is this where you saw the Moon Cat?", a boy around 12-13 years old, dressed in luxury clothes asked. Clearly, he was a child of a wealthy family.

"Y-Yes, young master Huo . I saw it right around here", a middle-aged man, clasping both his hand, said with a flattering smile. Looking around, he pointed at one of the tree, "Look! I have even marked the tree on which I saw that cat."

"Hmm", Young master Huo nodded and turned to the guards who were accompanying him, "Men! Search around. I have already promised Miss Feng Ling'er to gift her a Moon Cat on her birthday so, find it no matter what otherwise...Hmph!"

His tone was arrogant and haughty, clearly indicating that he was a spoiled brat. However, the guards expression remained indifferent as if they hear it all the time.

Coincidentally, the tree which Di Tianming had climbed was the one Zhao Han had marked.

The guards approached the tree to inspect it.

"Shit! Of all the trees, why did I choose this one!?"

He couldn't help but curse his bad luck. Based on the blood qi he sensed on these people, Di Tianming could tell that the guards were Level-8 Mortal Realm warriors.

Yes, ever since he broke through to Level-9 of the Mortal Realm, he had been able to determine the strength of a person by sensing the blood qi in their bodies.

And he was shocked to see, the numerous Captain-level people were acting merely as bodyguards for a arrogant brat. Tianming was sure that this Young Master Huo had an extraordinary background.

Of course, the guards weren't the problem. The actual problem was that Zhao Han, based on the blood qi that Di Tianming had sensed, Zhao Han was very likely close to breaking through to Level-9 of Mortal Realm, meaning, he was at the very peak of the Level-8 of Mortal Realm.

Even as a Level-9 Mortal Realm warrior, Di Tianming can't escape without alerting them of his presence.

As for that boy, the so called Young master Huo, well, he wasn't even worth mentioning, merely a Level-7 Mortal Realm warrior.

And this was not something he wanted.

While he was thinking of a way out, a few guards closed on to the tree and saw the silhouette of Di Tianming.

"Whose there!?", one of them shouted, drawing his sword. Others, who heard his shout, too, drew their swords.

Seeing this, Young master Huo and Zhao Han looked over, "What happened?".

"Young master, we saw something on this tree, it was moving.", the guard who had seen Di Tianming's silhouette replied.

"Do you think its the Moon Cat?", Young master Huo turned to Zhao Han and asked excitingly.

"No. The Moon Cats are elusive by nature. They would run away the moment they sense anything approaching it", Zhao Han said scanning the surrounding, "If it was really a Moon Cat then, it would have run away the moment we arrived."

"Who is it? Come out now! We have already surrounded you. Surrender and I will grant you a painless death!"

He shouted, looking at the tree with the 'X' mark on it.

"F*ck ! I wasted too much time contemplating whether or not to sneak away. Now that they have noticed me, I guess I have no choice but to kill them. I can't afford to expose myself."

It only took a moment for Di Tianming to decide his next course of action. The risk of exposing his identity was his life. 

When the fact that he was a beggar who is able to cultivate and went from nothing to Level-9 Mortal Realm warrior was exposed, Di Tianming was sure that he would be hunted for his secrets.

He was not sure whether or not him becoming a Level-9 Mortal Realm warrior within a year was a monstrous feat but if it was, he wouldn't want to risk exposing it.

Many powerful experts would hunt him for his secrets and he would be able to hid for some time but it won't be long.

Thus, he decided to kill these people who might potentially expose his secret.

However, Di Tianming, first wanted to put up an act to see whether their was a easy way out of it. Thinking this he made his move.

Covering his face, slowly climbing down from the tree, he stuttered, "S-S-Spare me, Lord! I was just escaping from a beast."

Di Tianming kneeled on the ground and pretended to beg for mercy.

Zhao Han raised an eyebrow when he saw a beggar climb down from the tree. All this time, he was racking his brain, thinking who it might be that was spying on them - an assassin maybe.

But it turned out to be a beggar?

"Lowly bastard! What are you doing here? Tell me quickly! Have you seen a Moon Cat around here?", Young Master Huo cursed Di Tianming viciously, his tone full of disgust.

"Ah! Yes, yes, Lord, it went that way", Di Tianming hurriedly replied and pointed in a random direction.

"Good. Good. Go! Search in that direction!", Young Master Huo excitedly ordered his guards. Just the thought of seeing Miss Feng's smile electrocuted his heart with joy.

"Wait!", however, Zhao Han stooped them. Young Master Huo frowned seeing this but didn't say anything.

Zhao Han, on the other hand, looked at Di Tianming deeply, "You still haven't told me why are you here?"

"L-L-L-Lord, I-I-I was escaping from a beasts who attacked us while we were delivering corpse", Di Tianming pretended to stutter and replied, choosing every word of his carefully.

"You are a Corpse Carrier? Hmm. Fine, you may go", Zhao Han replied casually.

Di Tianming was delighted and hurriedly said, "Thank you, Lord for showing mercy. This lowly one will take his leave."

Saying that, he turned around and started walking away. He was genuinely happy to have successfully fooled them into believing him.

However, before Di Tianming could praise himself further in his mind, he suddenly sensed danger. He quickly side stepped to dodge the incoming attack.

Bang!

He quickly looked at the direction of the sound and saw a blade stuck in the tree. It had pierced right through it.

Turning around Di Tianming looked at the source of the attack, Zhao Han.

"How did you find out?", he asked.

"Haha", Zhao Han laughed and said, "I don't know whether to praise you for your acting skills or to mock you for being an idiot."

He smirked lightly before saying, "Lowly fool! Did you forget that Blood Warriors can sense blood qi of a person? Did you really think that you're vigorous, overflowing blood qi will go unnoticed?"

Zhao Han paused as his eyes narrowed and said lightly, "No. In truth, you don't know how to control you blood qi, do you? You have neither practiced Martial Arts nor have any proper knowledge about Cultivation, do you?"

Di Tianming's eyes widened when he heard Zhao Han and was shaken to his very core.

"H-How did -"

"How did I know? Haha. With that Slave Seal on your back and your pretentious acting earlier, it was very easy. Tell me how did you bypass the restrictions of the Slave Seal and cultivate?"

Zhao Han could clearly see the shock and disbelief in Di Tianming's eyes, he already knew that his guess was correct. 

"Just what kind of opportunity did this poor bastard stumble upon to have such powerful qi presence and he looks no older then 20 years old. Hehehe! If I can get his secret then I might be able to breakthrough to the Spirit Realm! Heh, heh~"

The more he thought the more ecstatic he become. Now, Zhao Han's heart and mind was completely conquered by greed.

Di Tianming was overwhelmed with astonishment and a bit of fear. 

"F*ck! F*ck! F*ck!...I made a mistake. I shouldn't have appeared in front of him in the first place and should have run away instead. I feel like I am naked. F*ck! This guy is too smart! However, I am still stronger than him and the rest. I just need to kill all of them."

He was constantly cursing himself in his mind about how much an idiot he was but was calm because he still had the ability to kill each and everyone of them here.

Thinking this, Di Tianming grabbed the pulled the blade out of the tree and moved swiftly. He targeted the guards closest to him and killed him in one strike.

[Ding! +2 Point for killing a Level-8 Mortal Realm Practitioner.]

He was surprised to see the notification.

"So killing humans too could give me points? Excellent!"

Di Tianming smiled for a moment, completely forgetting his current predicament.

However, he quickly regained focused and set his eyes on the next target.

[Ding! +2 Point for killing a Level-8 Mortal Realm Practitioner.]

Killing him, Di Tianming moved to his next target.

At this points, the guards who have been in a state of shock after hearing Zhao Han reveal Di Tianming's secret about being a Blood Warrior despite being a beggar snapped out.

"RUN!!!"

Seeing his fellow brothers being killed by the mysterious Blood Warrior, a guard shouted with all his might and ran in the opposite direction.