Chapter 820: Painstaking Efforts
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The reputation of a person was very important, and Zhao Dahe was now an influential name known to everyone in Gale City.
“Zhao Dahe, may I know why you wish to see Elder Zhang?” the middle-aged man asked while giving a fist salute. His expression seemed calmer and his att.i.tude had become more polite.
Chu Li replied loudly, “He launched a surprise attack on my subordinate, so I’ve come to ask what he’s trying to do. Is he trying to provoke Radiance Clan?”
Then, he shouted again, “Zhang Junrui, come out now. Stop being such a coward!”
His thunderous voice echoed through half of Gale City.
In the Phoenix G.o.ddess Brothel, Bai Feng had been sitting cross-legged on her bed and channeling when she heard his voice. She opened her eyes and smiled faintly. This Zhao Dahe was really capable of stirring up trouble. He had just finished dealing with White Tiger Sect and was already planning to beat up Flaming Sun Sect.
Chu Li’s deafening voice was heard again. “You have the nerve to provoke Radiance Clan but you don’t even dare to admit it. Now, you’re refusing to come out and face me. Is Flaming Sun Sect that useless?”
Bai Feng sighed, for Zhang Junrui was rather unlucky. Why did he have to go and offend Zhao Dahe?
Perhaps the reason he dared to provoke Zhao Dahe was that he had the Ardent Sun Armor. As long as he could kill off Zhao Dahe, Flaming Sun Sect would be able to demonstrate their superiority over White Tiger Sect and lift their reputation.
Now that White Tiger Sect had lost five of their Eight Grand Elders and was left with the remaining three, they were no longer as powerful as before. It seemed like Flaming Sun Sect was running out of patience and was finally trying to seize this opportunity to rise above the others.
She tugged at a string at the side of her bed.
Soon after, Yue Ru opened the door and entered the room. “Master.”
“What’s with that worried look on our face? Did something happen?” Bai Feng studied her closely.
Yue Ru quickly shook her head.
If Master were to find out that Zhao Dahe had beaten up Lu Xiaofeng, Master could surely guess that she had feelings for Lu Xiaofeng, which would lead her to big trouble. Then, Master might bring her to another city or even back to the sect, and she would never be able to come back here again.
Bai Feng’s eyes gleamed. They seemed as though they could see through Yue Ru’s thoughts. So, Bai Feng huffed and asked, “Is it because of what happened to Lu Xiaofeng?”
Yue Ru turned pale with fright as she stared at her master with wide eyes.
Bai Feng scoffed, “You really think I’ve become so old and muddle-headed that I don’t know what’s going through your head?”
“Master, you’ve… found out about this?” Yue Ru asked hesitantly.
Bai Feng replied coldly, “It was so obvious. If I couldn’t notice it, how can I call myself your master! Lu Xiaofeng is a pretty good guy, but he’s too impulsive. He needs to improve on his temperament first.”
“Master, you don’t object to this?” Yue Ru asked in surprise.
Bai Feng replied, “Who hasn’t fallen for a man like him before when they were younger? With such good looks, of course, a man like him would attract the affection of many women.”
“Has Master liked anyone before when you were younger?”
“Of course,” Bai Feng replied with a nod. “After a few more years, you’ll come to see that you cannot judge a man by his looks only. What matters the most is still his capabilities.”
Yue Ru nodded and sighed to herself in relief.
“It’s okay for you to have feelings for him right now, but you must realize that the two of you can never be together. Flaming Sun Sect is our rival, so they’ll never allow him to marry you. Moreover, it’ll be impossible for you to be married into Flaming Sun Sect,” Bai Feng explained.
“What about Young Master Zhao then?” Yue Ru asked. “If I like him, can we get married?”
“No,” Bai Feng replied.
Yue Ru said, “But Master told me to get close to him.”
“Very few of us disciples of Tian Luo Sect have ever gotten married.” Bai Feng shook her head. “It will not be easy for you to get married in the future either, so it’s okay to like someone, be it Lu Xiaofeng or Zhao Dahe. As for why I told you to get close to Zhao Dahe, it’s for your own good.”
“I understand that Master is just trying to look out for me,” Yue Ru said.
Bai Feng smiled. “You may think that I’m too pragmatic and unsentimental, but when you get to my age, you’ll come to see how important a person’s social standing is. Whether you wish to be a lowly commoner or to stand at the top of the world, it’s usually a decision you have to make when you’re young.”
“Understood, Master.” Yue Ru nodded.
Bai Feng shook her head and sighed to herself. Back then, her Master had also given her this earnest and well-meaning piece of advice, but she had refused to listen to her just like Yue Ru at this very moment. Now that she had reached Master’s age, she finally understood the intention behind all of Master’s painstaking efforts back then.
“Never mind. Let’s go and watch the fun,” Bai Feng said. “I’d like to see what Zhao Dahe is going to do.”
“Okay,” Yue Ru replied.
With that, Bai Feng and Yue Ru went out through the window and glided high in the air for over a hundred feet. As they began to slow down and go lower, they lithely stepped on the treetop of a locust tree before they continued to glide toward the direction of Blazing Sun Clan.
Finally, the two women landed soundlessly on a roof that was not too far away from Blazing Sun Clan to get a clear view of the situation there.
Chu Li was standing at the top of the stairs, staring down at more than two hundred men as he shouted, “Zhang Junrui, you coward, hurry up and face me. You’re an elder of Flaming Sun Sect and yet you’re as timid as a mouse. You’re a huge disgrace to your sect.”
His thunderous voice echoed through half of Gale City once more.
With over two hundred people on their side, the disciples bravely took a step forward to close in on Chu Li.
The middle-aged man who had spoken up earlier shouted again, “Zhao Dahe, Elder Zhang is not in the residence right now, and you’re taking this opportunity to strut around and show off in his absence. What a joke!”
Chu Li burst out laughing. “He’s not in? He’s probably just hiding somewhere in your residence!”
“Don’t you dare make such unfounded accusations!” the man shouted back at him. “If Elder Zhang is around, Zhao Dahe, you wouldn’t dare to come and behave so wildly. What a smart trick. Very impressive indeed!”
The man laughed loudly as he spoke so that others could hear him.
Chu Li scoffed and said, “Zhang Junrui, you’re hiding somewhere at the back, aren’t you?”
“Even if you shout at the top of your lungs, it would be useless. Elder Zhang is not here anyway. You should’ve known that by now!” the middle-aged man yelled.
All of a sudden, Chu Li vanished and reappeared in the midst of the large crowd.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
With three explosive sounds, three men were sent flying high in the air. As they came cras.h.i.+ng down, the ground seemed to quiver slightly at the impact.
The crowd immediately took another step toward him as they turned to him with a vicious glare.
Chu Li huffed and said, “It was the three of you who helped him attack my subordinate last night, right? How fearless indeed. Did you think that covering your faces would’ve stopped us from recognizing you?”
The man who had spoken earlier shouted, “Zhao Dahe, you’re being too outrageous. You have no respect for Blazing Sun Sect at all!”
“Blazing Sun Sect? Haha!” Chu Li laughed coldly and looked down at the three men. “Since you were bold enough to attack my subordinate, you should’ve known that this would happen. Whether or not you manage to survive, it depends on your luck!”
The three men sat up right away before they started channeling to suppress the Divine Light Fist.
The fist force from his Divine Light Fist was refined yet brutal. Besides, their cultivation level and inner energy were far too inferior compared to his. So the moment they started channeling, the fist force immediately began to consume their inner energy like a roaring flame and it kept growing stronger.
“Alright then, we would like to see how impressive your skills are. Let’s all attack him together!” the middle-aged man yelled.
Before the man could finish speaking, Chu Li had already disappeared into the crowd in a flash.
“Bang, bang, bang, bang…” There was an endless string of cras.h.i.+ng sounds, and men were sent flying in the air one by one before they weakly fell back to the ground.
Chu Li’s body movement technique was lightning fast. Before any of them could react, they were already sent flying off by his fist or palm energy and they had all lost their strength to fight.
“Everyone, don’t panic. Get into your groups. He’s not that powerful!” the middle-aged man shouted at the others.
Quickly, the disciples tried to gather into their own groups.
However, Chu Li’s movements were so swift and unpredictable that just as a group was about to form, he immediately stopped them from coming together. This way, none of the groups had managed to gather together. He moved around like an iron plow, and wherever he pa.s.sed, there would be people flying into the air.
After a few moments, none of the two-hundred Blazing Sun Clan disciples was left standing. Even the middle-aged man who had been shouting orders just now had been struck by his fist and was now sitting on the ground, channeling to recuperate.
Chu Li did not stop them from channeling and recuperating. After all, he had struck each of them only once but whether they did survive the blow, or not, could only depend on their abilities.
He had used the Divine Light Fist against all the Grandmasters. As for the innate masters, he had only hit them with his palm, which was far less powerful than the Divine Light Fist. Therefore, the injuries they were suffering were not fatal.