Tarthocas: Chronicles of the Transmigrating Scribe Chapter 2: Chapter 1

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When Carto returned to his senses, he rode a horse, wearing a blue robe with golden embroidery like in a Korean period drama. There were two guards, also on horses, moving by his sides. They were a few steps behind him, showing how his status was higher than theirs. 'Wait... What! What am I doing here? Urgh, my head!' Carto held his head as memories came flooding into his mind. "Young master Ling Xuan, are you alright?" the older of the two guards asked with a tinge of worry. "I'm fine, Uncle Fu. It's just a small headache." Actually, he wasn't okay. He has found himself in the body of a stranger. How bizarre was that? Actually, to a person like him who has read one too many web novels, not as much as you'd expect. What he was actually not okay with was that this was just a Wuxia world. If someone or something was gonna reincarnate him, why not send him to a Xianxia with an exorbitant cheat ability. Here, he had to move his body around a lot for even a tiny increase in strength. On the other hand, not all hope was lost. He was still a young master of a reasonably prosperous clan. He could enjoy the best treatment anywhere within this Glorious Flag City, as the Ling Clan were the overlords here. 'It appears the original owner of this body was a hard worker. I'm not gonna bother with any of that. I'll live a leisurely "Young Master" life. Hehehe.' "Young master, we have reached the Coiling Tiger Bridge. Do you perhaps want to wash up in the Great Sorrow River?" asked the younger guard, Huo Huo. "Sure." Although the request was a bit out of the ordinary, Carto, now Ling Xuan, agreed. The three of them stopped by the river. Ling Xuan got off the horse and went to the river. He bent down and cupped his hands beneath the calm and clear water. He closed his eyes and splashed his face with the refreshing liquid. 'Ha, how refreshing.' Swing! Suddenly, he heard the sound of a sword being drawn. He turned back only to watch, in absolute horror, as a knife blade pierced through Uncle Fu. "Young master... Run." Uncle Fu managed to weakly utter a few words before his 80th body slumped down. Huo Huo had betrayed him. For a moment, Ling Xuan was frozen in panic. Uncle Fu, whom he had relied on for most of his life, was now dead, that too by the blade of someone he trusted. But in the next moment, Ling Xuan sprung into action. These were not his people. They didn't matter to him. What mattered now was to save himself! Ling Xuan drew his sword. Running? That was useless. Both his guards were Adepts. There was no way he could escape Huo Huo. But he didn't want to accept that he was out of options. He refused to go down without a fight. He'll buy as much time as he can. If a miracle didn't occur, he would make one himself. Ling Xuan steadied himself and faced the traitor with determination. "You will not get away with this," he said. "Haha! Like father, like son. Look how unshaken you are. Truly a lion cub." the traitor sneered. "Why did you betray the clan? Is all this worth it?" Ling Xuan said. "Who said anything about betraying my clan? I'm just betraying you. Stop stalling for time. You are dying today." "Not if I have a say in it." A voice interrupted their conversation. A broad figure stood not far from them, obscured by the sun. Hou Hou frowned, unhappy he had to silence yet another witness. While Ling Xuan was relieved to get an opening. If he could get to the horses while these two fight, he could make an escape. Suddenly, the newly appeared figure disappeared from where he stood, only to reappear in front of Hou Hou. A punch was thrown out, and the next moment, Hou Hou collapsed on the floor. Ling Xuan's mouth was wide open. A complete suppression. He didn't expect that. How strong must this figure be? Ling Xuan didn't have any idea. "Kid, I saw what happened. You have got some guts. Not everyone would have handled that situation so smoothly. Hmmm, now that I observe you are at the apprentice level, it's not bad for your age, kid. "The