White-Robed Chief

“Miss Ruolan, did you come here just to give this to me?” Chu Li handed the white jade tag back to her.

Li Ruolan took it from him and nodded. “I came mainly because of this but I also want to inform you about the few agents we have planted in the city. You can reach out to them if you ever need any help. Without these agents, you’d be akin to a deaf and blind person.”

Chu Li waved a hand. “It’s okay. I won’t need them.”

Li Ruolan gave him a puzzled look.

Chu Li explained, “They’re useless to me. Only fighting is the right way to go. Once I manage to defeat White Tiger Sect, Radiance Clan will be able to stand tall once again. If I fail to defeat them, then everything else would be rendered useless!”

“Can you even defeat them?” Li Ruolan shook her head.

“At the moment, no,” Chu Li said with a huff. “I have no problem fighting any one of them, nonetheless I won’t stand a chance if I need to go up against two or more of them, but that’s okay. Once I master the Light Blade Technique, dealing with them will be a piece of cake!”

“If you don’t manage to reach the fourth level, it’ll be useless no matter how you throw your blade at them,” Li Ruolan said. “Tan Hu is the youth champion of White Tiger Sect. He has an extremely high cultivation level and has reached a very high boundary in his White Tiger Power; it makes him impervious to weapons.”

Chu Li frowned and exhaled sharply before he replied, “He’s indeed hard to deal with, but just because he’s impervious to weapons doesn’t mean all hope is lost. The White Tiger Power consumes a lot of inner energy. Since my cultivation level is higher than his, I can drag the fight on until his inner energy is exhausted!”

“That won’t be an easy task. White Tiger Sect’s Light-body Technique is quite strong.”

“My Light-body Technique is better than his!”

“Fine.” Li Ruolan nodded lightly. “There’s also an Elder Meng in the sect. This person is called Meng Wu. He’s been a famous figure much since earlier on and his cultivation level is higher than Tan Hu’s. You have to be wary of him.”

Chu Li’s expression became serious as he slowly nodded.

Meng Wu was indeed more powerful than Tan Hu and had a higher cultivation level than Chu Li himself. On top of that, when Meng Wu had worked together with Tan Hu to launch a joint attack on Chu Li, their White Tiger Killing Skill had caused him to suffer quite a bit.

“I’ll be able to defeat them once I master the Light Blade Technique!” Chu Li scoffed.

Li Ruolan replied, “The Light Blade Technique isn’t something you can master in a short span of time, so it’d be better for you to stop fighting recklessly with them.”

“This technique is very easy to cultivate though,” Chu Li muttered.

Li Ruolan rolled her eyes at him.

This guy was way too arrogant. If it really were that easy, why had the Saint not been able to master the technique at the final level?

Even their most powerful Priest, Sun Haofeng, had only managed to achieve the fifth level and had failed to advance into the sixth level no matter how hard he tried.

Chu Li stated, “Miss Ruolan, you should leave soon. It’s very dangerous here.”

“I came here secretly,” Li Ruolan answered.

Chu Li shook his head. “They must’ve sent their people to keep an eye on this place. They’ll notice you as soon as you come close, so hurry up and leave.”

“You really don’t want to use those agents we’ve planted?”

“No.”

“… Alright then, I’ll leave now.”

Chu Li stared at her face as though he was reluctant to see her leave. “Although I don’t wish to see you go, this place is simply too dangerous. Just quietly leave through the back door. I better not see you out.”

“Okay.” Li Ruolan put her veil back on and whispered, “Zhao Dahe, don’t force yourself to fight them. If you can’t defeat them, then find a way to get away from them!”

“I’m not a fool. Of course, I’ll find a way to escape!” Chu Li laughed.

Li Ruolan rolled her eyes and gracefully walked out before leaving through the backyard.

Her clothes fluttered as she glided down the alley. Then, as she arrived at the avenue, she blended into the unending stream of people and quickly went out through the city gate before heading eastward.

As she glided away, she recalled the Saint’s instructions to check Chu Li’s current state of mind and see whether he was thinking of escaping or facing his hardships head-on.

Li Ruolan had asked the Saint why she had insisted on sending Zhao Dahe to Gale City considering how dangerous the place was.

In response, the Saint merely said that she wanted to evaluate his luck and temperament as well as to determine whether he was a dragon or an insect.

Li Ruolan sighed to herself at that thought. The Saint was a good person, but she took human lives too lightly as though the lives of others meant nothing.

Instead of strictly protecting a rare genius like Zhao Dahe, she had decided to toss him into such a hopelessly dangerous environment. It was truly an insane move.

It seemed as if the Saint could read her thoughts as she calmly said that the Holy Church of Light did not need to overpower their enemies in numbers. They only needed to find the most top-notch masters who were capable of becoming Enlightened Masters!

With that, Li Ruolan understood where the Saint’s intentions and had to hold back her sympathy for Zhao Dahe.

It was said that the Saint had also struggled through a hopeless, desperate situation back then in order to attain her position as the future successor of the Holy Church of Light.

The Saint was now looking for the next Saint or Priest.

Throughout the history of the Holy Church of Light, only two Priests had managed to become Enlightened Masters. If Zhao Dahe was powerful enough, he might be able to become an Enlightened Master as well.

Her Light-body Technique was exceptionally fast. In the blink of an eye, she had traveled over thirty miles.

A thoughtful look suddenly entered her face as she stopped and calmly turned her gaze to the forest ahead of her. “You can come out now!”

Watching her quietly, two silhouettes flashed and appeared twenty feet away from her.

She saw a tall, slender young man and a tall, skinny old man. They were Tan Hu and Meng Wu.

“Who are you?” Li Ruolan frowned.

“You’re from the Holy Church of Light, aren’t you?” Tan Hu asked while he gave a fist salute.

Li Ruolan was still frowning as she asked again, “Who are you?”

“I’m Tan Hu,” Tan Hu shook his head and said, “We’re going to have to offend you, miss.”

“What are you planning to do?”

“Kill you.”

Li Ruolan’s lovely eyes gleamed. “You’re planning to kill me to infuriate Zhao Dahe?”

“You’re very clever.” Tan Hu nodded.

Li Ruolan said, “Can the two of you even kill me?”

Tan Hu smiled. “My cultivation level is higher than yours. With the help of Master’s Junior Meng, you won’t be able to get away!”

“Not necessarily!” Li Ruolan scoffed. Then, she suddenly vanished from where she was standing and reappeared twenty feet away. In another flash, she entered the forest.

Tan Hu shook his head.

With a sudden leap, Meng Wu charged into the forest. Soon after, two loud explosive noises could be heard.

Li Ruolan was sent flying out of the forest. Her clothes fluttered as she flew through the air. Although the white veil was covering most of her face and was hiding whatever sign of injury she had suffered, her bright eyes visibly dulled a little.

While she was still flying through the air, she took out a jade bottle and poured out a red-colored pill before putting it into her mouth.

As she crashed to the ground, the veil still covered her face despite her discomposure.

Tan Hu joined his palms together and then pulled them apart before balling his hands into fists and pounding his fists together. With a thunderous roar, the silhouette of a tiger formed between his fists and shot toward Li Ruolan.

Li Ruolan’s clothes suddenly fluttered about even more violently as her energy increased sharply. With a leap, she appeared forty feet away.

“Get her!” Meng Wu said with a huff. “She has taken the Rebirth Pill. Its effects will only last for fifteen minutes!”

The two men remained in close pursuit of Li Ruolan like two gusts of wind.

Li Ruolan glided away as if she was riding the wind. She was moving at an incredible speed and was able to get far away from Meng Wu and Tan Hu.

Tan Hu exhaled sharply. With a loud “bang”, a tiger-shaped silhouette descended from the sky and entered into his body.

Instantly, his speed skyrocketed, and he was able to get closer to Li Ruolan. He was about to catch up with her soon.

As Li Ruolan saw him gaining speed, she decided to use the Secret Technique of Great Light.

“Bang!” Tan Hu abruptly threw a fist which collided with a fist force coming from under his feet. A dull boom echoed from the impact and his speed slowed a little.

Chu Li suddenly emerged from the forest below them and fell into step beside her.

When Li Ruolan saw that it was him, she asked in surprise, “Why are you here?”

Chu Li replied, “I was worried about you, so I’ve been following you all the way here. I can’t believe these two guys are so despicable. I’m going to kill everyone in Roaring Tiger Clan when I return!”

“They’re despicable indeed!” Li Ruolan huffed.

Tan Hu and Meng Wu had clearly thought that Li Ruolan was Chu Li’s woman given their plan to kill her to infuriate him.