Tai City, Extre Fist Sect.
"Hello, Senior Brother Liu!"
"Hello, hello."
"Senior Brother Liu, I’ve been practicing this Breathing Technique for over three months now, and there are still a few parts I haven’t sorted out. Could you spare so ti to give so guidance?"
"Co to the Martial Arts Arena in the afternoon."
"Senior Brother Liu, Elder Zhang asked to inform you that, due to Senior Brother Chen’s injury, you’ll temporarily be in charge of teaching the Outer Disciples martial arts."
"...Alright."
Lou Yi didn’t expect this.
After returning from the orchard a couple of days ago, his status within the sect had risen significantly.
Not only was he receiving resources several tis over, but the elders were also showering him with praise, boosting his reputation.
He was gradually becoming the next core disciple of the sect.
If he didn’t have the Attribute Panel, this would undoubtedly be a great thing.
But in reality, these mundane tasks would only consu his ti and hinder his search for Energy.
However, Lou Yi had no better solution.
Although his true strength now surpassed the entire Extre Fist Sect, he couldn’t just abandon the sect and run away.
Humans are social creatures, bound by societal norms. Even emperors are no exception.
"Senior Brother Liu, when will you teach the Breathing Technique? I still have so much I don’t understand." Zhan Weida suddenly approached, squeezing his voice to sound yin-yang bizarrely.
"Scram." Lou Yi kicked him irritably.
"Ah, things outside are getting more chaotic." Zhan Weida continued in a normal tone, "Did you know, the grain in the city is selling for thirty wen per jin!
Even so, you have to queue up early to grab so; otherwise, you can’t buy any!"
"I heard that the wild beasts and birds of prey from the Hundred Beasts Mountain Range have already left the mountains and are heading towards the main city.
It might be like it was decades ago, with a war between the humans and beasts right at the gates."
"Really?" Lou Yi’s expression beca slightly dazed upon hearing this.
His mind instantly filled with faces.
It seed he had to do sothing before the beast tide truly arrived.
"Let’s go, co to my house today to eat!" Zhan Weida whispered, "My father asked to call you."
Ever since Lou Yi saved the Zhan Family from great peril, Father Zhan had been looking for ways to endear himself to Lou Yi.
Today he would be invited for lunch, tomorrow for dinner.
There was even a suggestion to have Lou Yi wed his niece, which was naturally declined, as Lou Yi had no intention of marrying anyti soon.
As he and Zhan Weida left the Martial Arts Hall, they encountered a familiar figure at the entrance.
"Young Master Xu, this is as far as I’ll accompany you."
"Alright, don’t forget our arrangent, Sister Hong!"
"Okay."
Jia Hong, dressed in a light green long dress, moved gracefully towards the entrance of the Martial Arts Hall.
Upon seeing Lou Yi and Zhan Weida, she gave them a gentle smile.
Her smile was reserved and gentle, evoking a feeling akin to a first love from next door.
Behind her.
Second Young Master of the Xu Family, Xu Haoren, stared infatuatedly at her retreating figure, reluctantly withdrawing his gaze.
"Let’s go." He instructed a guard-like person beside him.
He completely ignored the other mbers of the Extre Fist Sect, not even bothering with a greeting.
"Heh, so arrogant, he’ll cry one day." Zhan Weida said disdainfully.
Lou Yi, however, focused on the guard beside Xu Haoren and said to Zhan Weida, "Tell your father I won’t be coming today as sothing has co up."
With that, he vanished from where he stood, leaving Zhan Weida baffled.
The guard beside Xu Haoren.
He appeared to be in his thirties, with a round face, bushy beard, small eyes, and an extrely robust build, none other than Xu Shenjian, the captain of the Dragon Soul Squad.
He was also the only one who managed to escape when Lou Yi was besieged by the five Full Cycle experts earlier.
It’s said that he was originally a servant of the Xu Family, and it was only natural for him to protect his master’s direct heirs.
Now, Lou Yi’s true face was visible, not disguised as Liu Shu, so the other party naturally didn’t recognize him.
"Second Young Master, she’s just a rchant girl with no background. You want her, I can abduct her to your room, right?" Xu Shenjian said, sowhat bewildered, as they walked.
"What do you know? There’s no aning in abusing sothing beautiful like a beast. I’m tired of the ones at Drunken Fragrance Tower." Xu Haoren reminisced with a look of nostalgia, "Of all the won I’ve t, none have ever made my heart flutter like Sister Hong has."
Hearing this, Xu Shenjian sneered but didn’t argue further.
The two walked along the main road, and when encountering blocking pedestrians, Xu Shenjian would rudely shove them aside, yet they dared not express any anger.
When they passed a shop nad ’Jade Scholar Pavilion,’ Xu Shenjian suddenly eagerly said to Xu Haoren, "Second Young Master, I have so opera friends here, I want to have so fun for a while."
"Go, go, go." Xu Haoren waved dismissively.
Looking at Xu Shenjian’s back, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes.
"Ah, Hero Xu, you finally ca?"
"I’ve been waiting for you for so long, brother!"
At the entrance of Jade Scholar Pavilion, a few delicate male opera singers appeared.
Their faces were covered in thick white powder, their lips colored with red rouge, their waists slender, their every movent exuding a femininity.
Their voices were sharp, whether from the habit of singing opera regularly or deliberately trying to mimic won.
"My little darlings, your brother has been too busy these days. Enough talk, let’s get to business!"
"Oh, you naughty..."
Xu Shenjian laughed heartily, embracing two of the male opera singers, and eagerly walked inside.
Not long after he left.
Lou Yi quietly appeared in the main hall of Jade Scholar Pavilion.
’This scoundrel will never change his ways.’ Lou Yi shook his head.
Knowing Xu Shenjian’s habit, killing him would now be as easy as pie, so there was no rush.
In front, a few male opera singers were applying makeup in front of a copper mirror, completely ignoring Lou Yi’s presence.
Only after Lou Yi left did they suddenly have an epiphany.
"Was there a guest here just now?"
"I think I also saw soone, but for so reason, I completely ignored it."
"It’s like seeing a ghost..."
The male opera singers looked astonished.
However, they had witnessed stranger things, and soon forgot the incident.
...
"Lou Yi, Lou Yi, you’re finally back!"
As soon as Lou Yi returned to his rented room, a pink figure rushed towards him.
"Xiao Qian?" Seeing the little maid with red, tear-stained eyes, Lou Yi’s heart skipped a beat.
Could it be sothing has happened to Lady Tian Su?
"Miss is in trouble now, she asked to find you... wuwuwu, Miss is so pitiful..."
"Don’t worry, take your ti to explain." Lou Yi said calmly.
Lou Yi’s composure clearly had a calming effect on Xiao Qian.
She stopped crying and began to explain the details: "The Su Family suffered a loss while transporting silver a while back and wanted to borrow silver from the Xu Family...
The eldest young master of the Xu Family, Xu Haoyin, has always coveted Miss. There was a heartless person in the family who sold Miss out, making her go to Drunken Fragrance Tower to discuss business with Eldest Young Master Xu..."
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