White-Robed Chief

With the beautiful maid in his arms, Luo Feng leaped into the air and turned to look behind him. A blue figure appeared in front of his eyes and Chu Li’s palm hit his chest lightly.

Luo Feng and the beautiful maid went flying as though they were hit by a giant log.

“Bang!” Both of them landed with a loud thud in an antique shop opposite the inn. The signboard and door were broken.

Screams could be heard from within the shop.

Luo Feng turned over and rose to his feet. He pulled the maid up and shot off. Disappearing even before the people in the shop managed to get out.

“Master…?” the beautiful maid cried out in his arms. She saw blood flowing from his mouth. “You’re injured!”

Luo Feng closed his mouth tightly. He grit his teeth and ran as fast as he could. Turning to look behind, Luo Feng no longer saw the silhouette of Chu Li. It provided him a sense of relief. He scoffed.”I can’t die!”

The beautiful maid in his arms pulled out a porcelain bottle hidden within her clothes. She took out a pill from it and fed it to Luo Feng. After that, she hugged him tightly and did not speak.

Luo Feng in a single breath, ran out of Chong Ming Town before stopping at a forest. Letting out a long sigh of relief, he sank to the ground and sat below a pine tree.

The beautiful maid pulled out a silk handkerchief from her sleeve and gently wiped the blood off Luo Feng’s mouth. “Quickly rest now and channel your inner energy!”

“It doesn’t matter.” Luo Feng shook his head. “Ah Mei, we’re seriously in trouble now!”

“Master, please don’t speak first, quickly channel your inner energy.” Ah Mei urged.

Luo Feng sighed. “My injury isn’t serious… but the next time we face him it’ll surely be our downfall!”

“Master, please don’t say such depressing words. Didn’t we manage to escape just now?!” Ah Mei shook her head and consoled him. “There isn’t a single top-notch martial arts master in this small Cloud State Town!”

However, she did not believe in her own words. She saw the scene just now: the man appeared all of a sudden and disappeared in a flash, it did not seem like a Light-body Technique, it was more like the man was an illusion. Escaping from a martial arts master who was so skilled in Light-body Techniques would be very difficult. They would not know when the martial arts master would appear again and launch a surprise attack. It was impossible to block his attacks.

Thinking of that, she turned her head to look around. She feared that Chu Li might suddenly appear out of nowhere.

Luo Feng was talking and channeling his inner energy at the same time.

His extreme-Yang and extreme inner energy flowed and circulated, intertwining with the extreme-Yin and extreme-soft inner energy in his body. This inner energy was very strange, it was like an ice-cold current that could not be neutralized no matter what.

Ah Mei kept silent and did not speak. She was afraid that she would disturb Luo Feng who was focusing on cultivating his inner energy.

Luo Feng meditated for a quarter of an hour, his brows were knitted tightly together. The ice-cold current still had not be eliminated. It was too pure, like as if the current had been created using a Grandmaster’s inner energy!

“How’s it?” Ah Mei saw Luo Feng open his eyes and asked in a hurry.

Luo Feng said, “Let’s go to Cloud Town!”

“Sure.” Ah Mei swiftly nodded.

Cloud State Town was now a dangerous place, they could not stay there any longer and the sooner they left the better.

Luo Feng stood up, pulled Ah Mei into his arms and used a Light-body Technique to thread through the forest. He did not dare to take the main road.

Ah Mei who laid in his arms sighed. “Master, I only held you back.”

Luo Feng was running through the woods on the treetops as if he was riding the wind and floating in the air. He looked down at her. “Don’t say that, you didn’t hold me back!”

“If I wasn’t there, you wouldn’t have been hit by his palm.”

“I still wouldn’t have been able to dodge it,” said Luo Feng. “His Light-body Technique is far more superior compared to mine.”

“Do you think he is following us from behind?”

“Yes.”

“Is he really following us?”

“He definitely won’t give up on chasing me!” Luo Feng scoffed. “So what! If the worst comes to the worst, I will confront him!”

“Who is this enemy we’re facing?” Ah Mei asked in a low voice. “A martial arts master with that much skill should be very well-known, he is very young as well!”

Luo Feng frowned and contemplated.

He was in dismay too, where exactly did this guy come from? He was so young and yet his Light-body Technique was so good. He should be very famous in the martial arts world. However, there is no record of a young martial artists currently known to be skilled in Light-body Techniques.

This guy’s Light-body Technique was too perplexing, he definitely was not a nobody, but he had no fame at all. Luo Feng was heavy-hearted: this anomalous situation was not good, it meant that the other party’s background was unknown and unpredictable.

Ah Mei asked softly, “Could he be from Cloud State Town?”

“The Startling Cloud Association?”

“Yes, didn’t you give the Association Leader of the Startling Cloud Association a palm strike?” Ah Mei perked up, feeling all the more convinced that she had guessed right. She quickly added, “He hit you with his palm too, to take revenge!”

“It’s quite reasonable…” Luo Feng slowly nodded.

After that, he shook his head again. “A small association like the Startling Cloud Association would not have such a powerful master in martial arts!”

Ah Mei murmured, “Master, don’t you think it is weird that the Startling Cloud Association, as the number one association in Cloud State Town, has such a young female Association Leader with only average skills in martial arts?”

“It’s indeed a little odd.” Luo Feng furrowed his brows and nodded.

Ah Mei continued, “If she didn’t have a top-notch master in martial arts to help her in the dark, how was she able to conquer the Startling Cloud Association? The Startling Cloud Association’s current members are all senior members who have witnessed the founding of the association. How could the former Association Leader’s wife overpower them? I don’t believe it!”

This world was a man’s world and women’s status were naturally lower. If a woman did not have absolute power, the men would never submit.

“That guy is backing Chen Siyu?” Luo Feng looked down at Ah Mei.

Ah Mei blinked and nodded firmly. “I’m very certain he is!”

Luo Feng frowned.

He had used a palm strike on Chen Siyu with the intent to kill and guessed that she would not have been able to survive the ordeal. This guy’s palm energy, however, being refined, could have saved Chen Siyu if he was on time, was that why he did not take Luo Feng’s life?

However, this resentment would not be resolved so easily as Luo Feng originally had the intention to kill Chen Siyu. The other party might be out to kill him as well.

Ah Mei’s eyes glinted as she murmured, “Why didn’t he deal a death blow? Master, he might want to recruit you!”

“Hmm—?” Luo Feng looked at her unexpectedly.

Ah Mei laughed. “Why did he show mercy? He must have other intentions. When I think about it, he must have come to recruit Master. The number of martial arts masters in the Startling Cloud Association is limited. If Master were to join their ranks, there would be a significant increase in strength for the Startling Cloud Association!”

“That’s just wishful thinking!” Luo Feng scoffed coldly.

“Is it really just a wishful thought?” a clear voice sounded in Luo Feng’s ears and the hair on Luo Feng’s body stood on end. Luo Feng turned around and struck out his palm.

However, he only managed to catch Chu Li’s shadow. Luo Feng, realizing his mistake, turned and swung his palm behind. A blue shadow flashed and his palm once again landed on a shadow while Chu Li appeared on a treetop ten feet away.

The pine tree swayed in the wind. Chu Li stood with his hands behind his back on the treetop, a longsword was tied at his waist and his blue robe flapped in the air. Chu Li slowly raised his right palm, holding a head ornament that was glowing in a soft light.

Ah Mei quickly touched her raven-black hair.

Luo Feng saw the head ornament in Chu Li’s hand and noticed that it looked familiar. He turned towards Ah Mei’s who was touching her hair and lowered his head to look at her hair. His face turned grim. The head ornament in Chu Li’s hand was Ah Mei’s!

His heart sank. This was only a head ornament, the other party was trying to say that he could have killed Ah Mei effortlessly if he had wanted to. Luo Feng would be able to withstand Chu Li’s palm strike but Ah Mei has absolutely no chance to take it head-on. She would have died with just one palm attack!

Chu Li smiled and looked at Luo Feng. “What do you think?”

“Who are you?” Luo Feng scoffed coldly.

Ah Mei’s bright eyes studied Chu Li. She was very surprised at his young age. Being an Innate Master at such a young age and being able to beat Master, he must be a peerless genius!

Chu Li said, “I’m Chu Li, but let us talk about you, Brother Luo!”

“If you want to fight, let’s fight!” Luo Feng scoffed. “I’ll entertain you!”

Chu Li said, “I have a proposal, would Brother Luo be interested in hearing me out?”

“Spill it!” Luo Feng frowned.

“The Startling Cloud Association would like to invite Brother Luo to become its Ambassador for three years. What do you think?” Chu Li asked.

“Dream on!” Luo Feng sneered, it had turned out to be as Ah Mei said.

Chu Li smiled. “If Brother Luo hadn’t left Miss Ah Mei behind in the midst of danger, I wouldn’t have used my palm to attack. If I had used a sword, Brother Luo wouldn’t be standing here speaking to me!”

Luo Feng’s face turned forbidding.

Ah Mei smiled. “Thank you, Mr. Chen but my Master is no ordinary person. Can the Startling Cloud Association afford to recruit my Master?”

“10,000 taels of silver annually. What do you think?” Chu Li smiled. “Miss Ah Mei is considered very lucky!”

If Luo Feng were to leave Ah Mei behind and flee, Chu Li would kill him right away and not recruit him. After all, he still would not be on Chen Siyu’s side. Chu Li would not be able to rest assured as Luo Feng might still be harbouring evil intentions.