White-Robed Chief

Huo Yuhao croaked out. “Senior Zhao and the others should be able to handle this!”

“If we have to keep pestering Head Chief to step up, then aren’t we too useless?” Liu Xing huffed.

As he spoke, the corners of his mouth bled profusely.

Although he had used his secret skill and had strengthened his body, the Pu-named middle-aged man had also cast his secret skill. The formidable power of his fist was incredibly strong, a single strike was like getting hit by a big bronze bell, Liu Xing felt like his body was going to fall apart.

The middle-aged man’s fist force was unique, once it struck his body, his fist force would spread out like a bell’s echo and affect his entire body instantly, there was no way of stopping it.

All Liu Xing managed to protect was his vital organs while other parts of him were heavily wounded. Although they were not fatal injuries, these injuries would definitely be a pain to treat; it would probably take at least half a month to fully recover.

Huo Yuhao laughed bitterly. “We have no choice, Head Chief only offends powerful people.”

“Thank goodness we have seniors from Amethyst Mountain here to help,” Zhu Tianhua muttered gratefully.

Huo Yuhao and Liu Xing shook their heads helplessly.

They originally thought themselves to be exceptionally blessed with God-given talents, but when they met Head Chief in King An’s Imperial Residence, they immediately fell off their high horse.

Then, they thought that Head Chief was a rare martial art master but after staying in King An’s Imperial Residence, Huo Yuhao and Liu Xing finally realized that there were many others out there who were even more powerful than he was.

Even though they had always worked hard at cultivating, they had never been able to catch up to him or achieve an unrivaled level at anything.

Although it was upsetting, all they could do was to work harder at cultivating.

“Dong, dong, dong, dong!” Four bell chimes reverberated simultaneously.

Zhao Jiang and his partners each used their Heaven’s Thunder Palm to hit Senior Pu.

Senior Pu immediately vomited blood at the impact and lost the golden gleam on his skin.

“Dong, dong, dong, dong!” Another four Heaven’s Thunder Palm landed on him.

Senior Pu slowly collapsed.

After Zhao Jiang and his three partners had checked their surroundings, two of them stopped using their secret skills while the other two remained in their current state.

Zhao Jiang shook his head as he uttered sympathetically, “He’s a powerful one. Too bad he chose to come to King An’s Imperial Residence. Truly, he’d brought himself to his own doom.”

Zhao Jiang shifted his gaze towards Zhu Tianhua and his comrades. “Are you alright?”

Zhu Tianhua and the three others shook their heads hurriedly.

“Quick, head in and get yourself treated, there might be more guests coming later!” Zhao Jiang instructed.

“Yes.” Zhu Tianhua obediently led the others into the room.

Qi Zimo chuckled. “Senior Brother Zhao, it seems like this junior brother of ours really ran into some big trouble, no wonder he would write a letter to solicit help from us.”

Zhao Jiang scowled. “It’s still manageable this time, but next time, things might not be this easy!”

While their’ abilities were greatly restrained in front of Chu Li, they were able to present their threatening and majestic side before others. After all, Amethyst Mountain’s martial art studies were above most.

Qi Zimo went in front of a small tree at the corner of the courtyard and laughed quietly. “Say, if we chop this tree off, will Young Junior Brother really appear?”

“Don’t mess around. A tree like this must be really precious, chopping off one would mean that there’s one less tree of this species in the world.” Zhao Jiang grunted.

“I just think that it’s far-fetched, could it be that he’s just lying?” Qi Zimo was dying of curiosity.

Zhao Jiang scoffed. “Young Junior Brother is not that kind of person.”

“How about we put that theory to the test?” Qi Zimo suggested excitedly.

Zhao Jiang shot him an annoyed look and walked towards Senior Pu. “We’ll cripple your cultivation and throw you out, take this as a sign of our mercy and blame yourself for being foolish!”

As soon as he finished talking, he struck Senior Pu’s abdomen with his palm without a care for the middle-aged man’s hateful look and carried him out of King An’s Imperial Residence.

…

Chu Li appeared Snow Lunar Pavilion’s Surpassing State.

As usual, Xiao Qi was sitting at the lakeside in her spotless white tunic as if she was one with the lake.

Her heart was as clean and clear as the lake too. It reflected all things on earth but bore no trace of them, everything was as transient as a fleeting cloud to her, they would just end up in emptiness.

Chu Li watched Xiao Qi from afar and used Manifestation of Nature Restoration.

He could see that her inner state was at peace, there was not a hint of distracting thoughts as she focused all her vital essence on her sword. The long sword sitting on top of her knees were like a part of her, it had completely merged with her being.

Her thoughts were also like a sheathed sword, perfectly restrained and unmoving.

Chu Li suddenly appeared three steps away from her.

Xiao Qi’s clear and shining eyes fell on him as her dainty eyebrows raised slightly.

Chu Li felt a tiny fluctuation in her heart.

“Why are you here again?” Xiao Qi frowned as she asked.

Chu Li replied, “I’m here to deliver a letter.”

“And the letter?” Xiao Qi’s gaze did not waver.

Chu Li took out the letter from his inner pocket and handed it to her.

As the fingers of Xiao Qi’s smooth outstretched hand were about to touch the letter, Chu Li moved forward slightly and their fingers made physical contact.

A warm feeling shot through Chu Li’s heart as he circulated Manifestation of Nature Restoration to its maximum and saw another ripple passing through her heart before it calmed down completely as if it was suppressed by a strong force. She did not even spare a glance at him.

Xiao Qi stared intently at her as he wrecked his mind for a way to break through her inner state, a fatal weakness to all this.

After a quick scan of the letter, Xiao Qi quickly folded it and stuffed it back into the envelope. She muttered, “Mmm, I know, you can leave now.”

Chu Li asked, “So is it a yes or a no?”

Xiao Qi shook her head in rejection. “I’m in an Isolated Cultivation and am at an important stage right now, Second Sister still has you by her side, there’s no need for me to go over.”

Chu Li explained. “I’ll going away to handle certain matters for some time, I can’t look out for the Second Lady.”

“What matters?” Xiao Qi pushed.

Chu Li readily answered, “I’m preparing to go undercover in the Holy Church of Light to find out their weak points.”

Xiao Qi’s eyebrows knitted themselves into a tight frown as she muttered briskly, “Fool.”

Chu Li could feel the rising wave in her heart and continued. “The Holy Church of Light has a vendetta against me, so they’ll keep hunting me down as long as I’m still alive. With the unending supply of martial art masters in this world, I will end up dead in their hands someday. Therefore, rather than having that happen, I thought I should gain the upper hand by striking first.”

Xiao Qi’s frown deepened. “Why does the Holy Church of Light have a vendetta against you?”

Chu Li was honest. “I killed many of their martial art masters. They came to the Ji Dynasty to stir up trouble and since I can’t let that happen, I have no choice but to kill them off.”

“You’ve never been able to get over this busybody habit of yours.” Xiao Qi directed her unhappy scowl at him.

Chu Li smiled. “What’s the use of learning martial arts if I can’t serve my country and my people as well as protect those around me with it?”

Xiao Qi inhaled deeply and suppressed the rising emotions in her heart again. “So you really want to go?”

Chu Li nodded.

“You’ll go even if I disapprove of it?” Xiao Qi stared straight at him with her bright eyes.

Chu Li nodded again.

Something moved in Xiao Qi’s heart. She bit her bottom lip as she tried to repress the surging waves in her heart. “Alright, I’ll go to Second Sister.”

Chu Li shot her a relieved smile. “That’s good.”

He felt slightly melancholic but excitement overpowered that feeling.

Manifestation of Nature Restoration was truly extraordinary, although he could only feel slight fluctuations of her heart, it was already powerful enough because at least he now knew which words could make her feel things and which did not affect her at all.

However, it was a shame that his Manifestation of Nature was not profound enough and was not sensitive enough in addition to the fact that it could not predict her reactions—it seemed like he needed to achieve a higher level, perhaps with a deeper level, he would be able to break through her inner state with just a few words.

He also found out through his Manifestation of Nature Restoration that if he wanted to break through her inner state, it was best to interact more with her and use Manifestation of Nature Restoration to observe her reaction pattern as well as increase her heart fluctuations till it reached her tipping point and finally broke her inner state.

Chu Li might have failed this time but he was greatly motivated. It seemed like he did the right thing in cultivating Manifestation of Nature Restoration, he had to continue cultivating it!

“If there isn’t anything else, please leave,” Xiao Qi said.

Chu Li smiled. “When will you be heading over, Lady Xiao?”

“Do I have to go now?” Xiao Qi frowned.

Chu Li replied, “I will start preparing for my undercover mission in half a month, so you can head over then, Lady Xiao.”

“Mmm, you can leave now.” Xiao Qi answered in acknowledgment.

Chu Li did not want to bother her any longer so he did a fist salute and left in big steps.