Chapter 23
Han Changsheng tried retreating, but his opponent didn’t give him the opportunity . The man didn’t hesitate to make a move, and he seemed to make them leisurely . Each move came perfectly, and Han Changsheng dealt with them seriously .
He grew more and more upset as he fought, not knowing the identity of his opponent or understanding his purpose . He knew he wasn’t a match for the other party and wanted to quickly finish the battle and sneak back to his room . Yet his attacker refused to let him withdraw, closing in step-by-step .
After a few more moves, Han Changsheng gained some insight into his opponent’s motive . Through exchanging blows, he could tell his attacker didn’t have hostility . At least, the man didn’t have any intentions of killing or injuring him . Otherwise, he wouldn’t be so slow, giving him the opportunity to respond . This was like . . . testing his skill .
But, Han Changsheng didn’t set aside his vigilance . This was Yuehua Sect’s territory . He didn’t know who he was fighting against, but since he couldn’t reveal his own identity, he could only use the moves taught by the Yuehua Sect to fight .
The predecessor of Tianning Cult was a martial arts genius . He stole hundreds of martial arts secrets from the world, taking strengths, discarding weak points, and learning methods for restraint . Tianning’s martial arts was a masterpiece . The masters made hundreds of weapons, and they were familiar with the moves of various sects throughout the world . They were excellent at changing the sequence of their movements .
Even if Han Changsheng knew the way of Yuehua Sect’s martial arts, a person had muscle memory . In the past, he couldn’t fixate his attention on one sect’s style during practice . Whenever he encountered a crisis, he often dealt with it subconsciously . Now, he had to focus on the Yuehua Sect’s style . Before each move, he had to think about it to conceal his true nature and inevitably had to restrain himself . His opponent seemed to have noticed his intent to hide his strength and gradually sped up his attacks, forcing out his potential .
Not a moment later, Han Changsheng burst into a cold sweat . If this continued, he would be exposed!
Suddenly, the man’s sword swung toward him . Han Changsheng immediately lifted his sword to match it, but the man changed the direction of the attack in midair . The sword turned and surged right for him!
Han Changsheng subconsciously turned his sword to block it . However, the sword had changed angles, and he came to a dead stop for a split second . The style of his counter move was not Yuehua Sect . They had a move in the first eight styles to handle an enemy’s horizontal attack . It took certain footwork to dodge then a counterattack . Now he had noticed too late to change it .
Between the shift and the realization, Han Changsheng scolded himself in his heart . That hesitation made it impossible to escape the blow .
“Meow!” Suddenly a small shadow appeared and intercepted the branch .
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The expected pain didn’t come, and the sudden appearance of the small stinky egg halted the man in his tracks .
The cat and the branch in the man’s hand used as a sword fell to the ground . Small stinky egg hastily meowed, annoyed at the man’s behavior . The man sighed, put his hands behind him, and stopped attacking . He expressed his sincerity to the cat then nudged small stinky egg with his toes . The car jumped into the grass and vanished .
Han Changsheng took two steps back and asked cautiously, “Who are you?”
His opponent said: “Kid, are you a disciple of Yue Peng?”
There was a sense of immortality in this person’s voice, and Han Changsheng could tell he was of significant age . He directly called Yue Peng by name, not bothering to put the Yuehua Sect’s head in his eyes . Did he not belong to Yuehua Sect? Or . . . could he be the Elder Lan Fang Yue Peng mentioned earlier?
Han Changsheng saluted, one hand over his fist . “This humble one is called Li Jiulong, Yue Sect Head’s first disciple . I came here by mistake and disturbed this senior’s rest so late, this junior will leave!” He turned, wanting to leave .
“Don’t rush, kid,” the elder said .
Han Changsheng hesitated . It was impossible to escape . He could only bite the bullet and deal .
He turned to face his former opponent, “What advice does this senior have?”
The elder asked: “How old are you this year?”
Han Changsheng answered: “Nine . . . twenty-six . ” He was only nineteen this year and almost reported his real age, but he caught it in time . Li Jiulong was almost twenty-seven .
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The elder remarked: “Twenty-six? Your breath seems younger than twenty . ”
This stunned Han Changsheng . This guy was indeed a master . He could guess his age by his breath alone .
Han Changsheng racked his brain for something to cover what he’d said, but the man himself gave Han Changsheng an escape: “If you’re twenty-six, I can see you’ve done a good job training . The correct internal practice can make people live longer and return to one’s true self . You are a good seedling . ”
Han Changsheng’s eyelids shuttered . He didn’t know why, but he had a bad feeling in his chest .
The elder asked: “Kid, why do you hold back? You haven’t shown your true strength . ”
Han Changsheng said in a hurry: “This disciple accidentally intruded in here . I didn’t know who senior was . I didn’t dare rush, but because senior attacked, this junior had to defend himself . No choice but to be on the offensive, but fear of offending senior, dared not exert full strength . ”
“Ha . ” The man laughed: “So this old man should thank you for letting him win?”
Han Changsheng’s heart jumped into his throat . “Er . . . this disciple doesn’t dare . ”
The old man said with a smile in his voice, “Don’t be so nervous . This old man’s just joking with you . You have a heart . You know how to be polite . Very good . ”
Han Changsheng laughed dryly . “If senior forgives, this junior will retire first?”
The elder replied: “What the hurry, kid? How many people cry, yell, and ask for advice from this old man . Today, I’m interested . Only two sentences have made me appreciate you very much . I will give you some advice . ”
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The corner of Han Changsheng’s mouth pulled back . If this tone was anything, this was most likely that Elder Lan Fang . If he had known, he wouldn’t have followed small stinky egg here tonight . He just wanted to finish up quickly and leave . The more people he knew, the easier it would be to get into trouble .
“You react quickly . This old man’s looked at your breath and bones . You have good traits for practicing martial arts . Though you held back, this old man can roughly guess your cultivation . With your talent, to only reach this level at twenty-six, I’m afraid you’re a little lazy . But it isn’t too late . So long as you have good comprehension and proper guidance, your martial arts will advance leaps and bounds . ”
Han Changsheng listened, but it seemed to be pointing out a few tricks .
He suddenly felt as though his head would explode . He was forced by the four hall masters to practice every day when he was in Tianning . He ran to his damn place and also had to suffer . There were still people scrambling to teach him new moves and give him pointers . Was this God’s punishment for being lazy?!
The old man suddenly turned around and said, “The kitten led you here and doesn’t want me to hurt you . It likes you very much . Being liked by it is enough to show you can make it . To give you face, I examined your skills today and gave you good advice . I say these words today . Go back and reflect . ”
Han Changsheng lingered for a moment, in disbelief . It was over?
“Senior, I can go?”
“Go . ” The old man disappeared into the darkness with a flick of his sleeve . Han Changsheng couldn’t detect his breath .
Han Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief and shook his head . He fled back to his room to rest . There wasn’t much time . He didn’t have the mindset to manage such messy things . No matter whether Yuehua Sect had a hidden dragon and crouching tiger, he had no interest . He should quickly solve An Yuan’s problem and return to Xishaun as soon as possible .
Han Changsheng tiptoed back to his room, opened the door, and was about to climb into bed . He stopped short and dropped into an attack posture, “Who?!”
He could sense someone’s breath by the bedside .
“Pa!”
A candle on the table lit up .
Han Changsheng saw the person on the bed and was relieved . He walked over to him and whispered, “Xiao Qing, why are you here? Where’s Xiao Bai?”
This person wasn’t just anyone, but Tianning’s right guard, Lu Qingqian .
Lu Qingqian: “Xiao Bai went to investigate Huangfu Tugen from Tianyuan Mountain Villa . I came to see Leader . Teacher is alone in the Yuehua Sect, I was worried . ”
If Lu Qingqian was discovered, Han Changsheng’s plan would be found out . So he righteously said, “What problems can Teacher have? I am the leader of the Tianning Cult . Is there anything I can’t solve?”
Lu Qingqian thought about it . The amount of trouble that Han Changsheng couldn’t solve . . . he didn’t know where to start . So he asked a simple question: “Who washes the Lord’s underwear?”
Han Changsheng: “ . . . ”
“Cough . ” Han Changsheng squinted at the space under the bed by Lu Qingqian’s feet . As Tianning’s Leader, he would not wash clothes . When he went into Yueyang Town, he bought fifty underwear in a single sitting and stole dozens of disciple outfits from the Yuehua Sect’s storage . New clothes every day . His dirty clothes were now piled up under the bed .
But that isn’t important–
“Xiao Qing,” Han Changsheng said seriously, “You came just in time . I have something for you to do . ”