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by Heaven's White Crane


  That said, Ou Yangming seemed to have not noticed at all. He approached Ni Yinghong to ask her softly, “Why did Old Man become like this?”

  Ni Yinghong sighed. “I previously asked around about Old Craftsman’s past achievements. Let me ask you, do you know why he adopted you for two years but decided to exchange all his credits this year for you to acquire the Military Fire?”

  Ou Yangming trembled. He had guessed the answer, but only moved his lips a little as he could not bring himself to say it.

  “You guessed it right. Old Craftsman knows he’s getting old and that his time will be up soon. He wanted to help you obtain a survival path and a stepping-stone for your future while he’s still able to do so,” the considerate Ni Yinghong answered it for him, then continued after a pause, “But even he didn’t expect you to be a koi that’ll transform into a dragon through the wind and clouds.”

  Ou Yangming was agitated, but he mumbled, “If Old Man can remain in a good condition, it doesn’t matter if the koi don’t transform into a dragon!”

  Ni Yinghong was slightly moved. Although she was still young, she had seen the fickleness of the world.

  Countless evil beings would sacrifice everything including the benefits of friends and family in order to succeed in life. Nonetheless, the things they pursued and the pinnacle of life that they achieved were as far apart as Heaven and Earth from Ou Yangming’s current state.

  Ou Yangming had just spoken from the bottom of his heart, and Ni Yinghong believed that he would not hesitate to exchange all his achievements thus far for Old Craftsman’s life.

  Old Craftsman had not achieved anything spectacular in his life as he was only the chief of Military Fire Blacksmiths in a small military camp, but he had a good son, or perhaps a good grandson.

  ‘Perhaps he’ll be glad when he’s in Heaven?’ Ni Yinghong wondered.

  Nevertheless, looking at Ou Yangming’s gloomy face at the moment, she obviously was not going to say anything that would rub him the wrong way.

  Ou Yangming inhaled deeply and asked, “Why didn’t you let me go in earlier?”

  Previously when Ni Yinghong brought him here, she did not urge him too much and only told him one thing.

  She told him to look through the window on the outside without entering the room if he did not want Old Craftsman to die right away. If Ni Yinghong had advised Ou Yangming with other reasons, he would have ignored her. However, when he heard the reason given, he reacted like the monkey that was cursed by the Band-tightening Spell[1], where he dared not go even one step beyond the line.

  Ni Yinghong sighed again and explained, “Old Craftsman is in a very complicated situation, and he’s actually at the end of his life due to old age. Before this, he had been forcing himself to hold on because he was still healthy. It was only after Old Craftsman heard you’ve been attacked outside the camp by a Yang Grade powerhouse that he became so furious, and his heart eventually became so weak that he can only lie in bed.”

  Ou Yangming clenched his fists, and the sounds of his bones cracking were heard.

  While Zhang Yinli and his younger brother had died, they had harmed Old Craftsman, hence Ou Yangming hated them to their bones.

  “It’s them, it’s really them!” Ou Yangming expressed his resentment, “If anything bad happens to Old Man, I’ll never let them go!”

  Ni Yinghong remarked slowly, “Zhang Yinli and his brother are dead.”

  Ou Yangming had a sinister look in his eyes as if he was a disgruntled ghost from hell. “They’re dead, but the people who raised them, supported them, promoted them, and taught them martial arts are still alive, aren’t they?”

  Ni Yinghong quivered upon hearing him. In actual fact, guilt by association was not rare in the world, but it was usually done by the strong to the weak.

  While Ou Yangming had a great cultivation base and a bright future, he was unquestionably insignificant as compared to the Zhang family in the capital.

  Based on this current strength, if he wanted to overturn the Zhang family, he would be like an ant trying to shake up a tree or a mantis trying to stop a chariot; it would be impossible. That being said, Ni Yinghong somehow had a feeling that the Zhang family would be in huge trouble.

  She cleared her throat and commented, “Brother Ou, the Zhang family in the capital isn’t an easy match, even the Fang family avoids going against them.”

  Ou Yangming could not help but laugh. “Don’t worry, I won’t act rashly, but I’ll be keeping an eye on the Zhang family for the rest of my life.”

  Ni Yinghong instantly felt troubled. ‘I suppose any family that’s being secretly eyed by someone like Ou Yangming won’t end well.’

  “You still haven’t told me why you won’t let me go in,” Ou Yangming suddenly said after a short pause.

  Ni Yinghong quickly curbed her thought and answered him, “Once Old… Man fell sick, I immediately informed my family to invite a medical elder here, and to bring a spiritual pill along to save his life.”

  She discreetly changed from using Old Craftsman to Old Man at this moment. Normally, Ou Yangming would have put on a fierce look because the term of address was only uniquely enjoyed by him in the entire military camp. If anyone else had used it, even Commanding General Deng Zhicai from the Middle Camp—the old man himself would correct them.

  Of course, Old Craftsman would not be given the special treatment if he was not the chief of Military Fire Blacksmiths in the camp, and his head would have been chopped off already.

  That being said, Ou Yangming dared not refute when Ni Yinghong suddenly changed the way she addressed Old Craftsman.

  Seeing as Ou Yangming gave tacit consent, Ni Yinghong was secretly delighted, but a worried expression remained. “Old Man’s time is almost up, so even the spiritual pill could only let him hang by a thread. On top of that, his mental state needs to cooperate too.”

  Ou Yangming raised his eyebrows and asked, “What’s the cooperation?”

  Ni Yinghong replied, “We need to make the Old Man have the desire to live. As long as he has the heart to, the spiritual pill’s greatest magical effect can be unleashed, and the fire of his life can be prolonged for a period of time.”

  “The spiritual pill is very precious, isn’t it?” Ou Yangming looked deeply at her.

  “It can save the life of a person with weak vitality, so it’s naturally not something that can be compared by ordinary items.” Ni Yinghong nodded.

  “Thank you,” Ou Yangming uttered after taking a deep breath. He had nothing else to say other than those two words because he was aware that the favor was not something that could be repaid with a simple thank you.

  Ni Yinghong shook her head. “Old Man is most concerned about you now. He’s still hanging by the thread because he can’t let you go, which is why he’s able to stay alive for now. If Old Man suddenly sees you, what do you think will happen?”

  Ou Yangming shivered and felt the deepest fear from the bottom of his heart.

  He closed his eyes to ponder for a long time before he suddenly opened his eyes to stare at Ni Yinghong without blinking. “Brother Ni, I’d like to ask you something.”

  “Go ahead.”

  “Since a pill that can be used to save one’s life exists in this world, is there one that can be used to prolong one’s life?”

  Ni Yinghong secretly praised him, ‘Ou Yangming’s not an ordinary person indeed. Once he calms down, he quickly finds the key to the problem.’

  “Yes, but…” She nodded and said hesitantly, ‘It’s not just difficult to obtain a longevity medicine, it’s exceptionally difficult.”

  Ou Yangming’s eyes lit up, and he quickly became high-spirited.

  Ever since he knew Old Craftsman had one foot in the grave, his eyes became so dark that they were terrifying. Ou Yangming suddenly became radiant at that instant as though he had transformed into another person.

  “Brother Ni, how can I obtain the spiritual medicine?”

  Ni Yinghong had mi
xed feelings when she saw a completely different Ou Yangming, but she sighed softly. “Brother Ou, I told you, it’s exceptionally difficult and dangerous.”

  Ou Yangming could not help but laugh, but it was a disdainful laugh.

  “Difficult and dangerous? Perfect, I like challenges the most. The more difficult and the more dangerous they are, the happier I am,” he responded proudly, “Don’t worry, I can definitely do it.”

  Ni Yinghong was moved when she saw Ou Yangming glowing in spirit, and she felt like someone had plucked a string in her heart. Nonetheless, she cast away the thought and shook her head. “I’m sorry, Brother Ou. You’re so young, so you shouldn’t take the risk. I can’t…”

  “Thud…”

  Ni Yinghong widened her eyes in disbelief and was appalled when Ou Yangming kneeled on the ground.

  “How can y-you do this?”

  Ou Yangming smiled bitterly. If someone else had been so secretive instead, he would certainly attack that person to force the answer out of him or her; even if he had to employ the evilest torture in the world.

  However, Ni Yinghong had been helping him all along, and he was not an ungrateful person.

  Since he could not adopt rough measures, he had to forget his ego and beg her.

  As for losing face, if Old Craftsman could recover and live a few more years, why would he not be willing to lose it?

  [1] This refers to Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King

  Chapter 106 - Shameless

  Chapter 106 Shameless

  “Brother Ni, I’m eternally grateful for the repeated help that you’ve given me,” Ou Yangming looked up and said sincerely, “but no matter what, please help me this time. If you help me this time, even if I have to face torture and execution, even if I have to go through mountains of daggers and seas of flames, I’ll do it if you ask me to.”

  Ni Yinghong stomped her foot and said, “Ah, you’re so unreasonable. Let’s talk this out, get up quickly.”

  Ou Yangming was secretly delighted because he could tell from Ni Yinghong’s tone that she was not as stubborn as before. Since that was the case, he must persevere because Ni Yinghong might change her mind again if he got up so soon.

  Thus, he shook his head and expressed resolutely, “If you don’t promise me, I’ll continue kneeling and not get up.”

  “If you don’t get up, I’m leaving.” Ni Yinghong was slightly mad. She was unwilling to talk to Ou Yangming if he continued to kneel, thus she turned around and pretended to leave.

  Just as Ni Yinghong lifted one foot, she felt a heavy burden on her other leg. Feeling shocked, when she lowered her head to look, she found that Ou Yangming had pounced on her leg. Though he was still kneeling, he had reached out his hand to grab Ni Yinghong’s leg tightly.

  Ni Yinghong widened her eyes. Although ever since she was a child she had been weird and could not get herself to be ladylike,which resulted in her being treated like a boy, there was still a difference between the sexes. Nobody had ever grabbed her calf, let alone her thigh!

  When Ni Yinghong felt Ou Yangming’s hands and chest on her thigh, she was so abashed and angry that she subconsciously kicked.

  Nonetheless, Ou Yangming was like a drowning person who was clinging onto his last chance. It was easy to take his life away, but it was extremely difficult to make him let go.

  Based on Ni Yinghong’s power, she could easily kick a normal person away. However, it would be wishful thinking if she wanted to kick away a Yin Grade martial artist who swore not to give up until he achieved his goal and would rather die than submit.

  Ni Yinghong was already so shy that her face looked like a ripe peach, and the back of her ears and her neck were red as well. The thing she regretted the most at this moment was not having revealed her identity to Ou Yangming, or the pervert would not have had the guts to cling onto her at all.

  She lowered her voice and said, “Quickly let go…”

  “Tell me, then I’ll let go.”

  “You let go first.”

  “No!”

  “Do you want to die?”

  “I won’t let go even if I die!”

  Ni Yinghong stared at Ou Yangming hatefully. If another person had done this, she would have slapped the person right away to smash his brain juices out, but she could not bring herself to slap the determined Ou Yangming, who did not seem lewd at all.

  “Let go of me first, don’t let someone else see us,” Ni Yinghong was somewhat begging him as she could not take it anymore.

  “I’m not scared!”

  ‘Not scared… You *ss!’

  Ni Yinghong almost fainted. ‘You’re not scared, but I am!’

  “My elder brother and the elder from my family are nearby. If they see you, you’re definitely not going to end well,” she advised him earnestly, “If they see you, you’re doomed.”

  Despite that, Ou Yangming still shook his head and said, “I won’t let go even if your father sees us, let alone your elder brother!”

  Ni Yinghong almost choked on her own breath. ‘If someone sees the Ni family’s little princess give in because of this, will I become the greatest laughing stock in the prefecture?’

  “Okay, I’ll tell you, quickly let go of me now.”

  “Really?” Ou Yangming’s eyes lit up, but still looked at her dubiously.

  Ni Yinghong gritted her teeth and uttered word by word, “I swear, if you don’t let go now, I won’t even tell you a single…

  Before she finished her sentence, her leg was free again because Ou Yangming had scurried a couple of meters away.

  Ou Yangming could tell by examining Ni Yinghong that she was truly mad. If Ni Yinghong had not agreed to tell him, he would not have let go even if he was beaten to death, but since she promised, how would he be so bold as to make his benefactor angry?

  Ni Yinghong was stunned for a while. Even though she had sighed a breath of relief, she somehow felt like there was beautiful snow in her heart, as if she had been sad that it had ended so soon.

  She immediately cast the thought aside as she was taken aback.

  Ni Yinghong was furious when she looked at the eager Ou Yangming. She shifted her body and ran over to him to slap him hard with her slim hand.

  Ou Yangming was dumbfounded. He subconsciously wanted to evade the slap, but stood still when a thought crossed his mind. He did not move an inch even when he was slapped.

  “Pow!”

  A loud slap was heard, and Ou Yangming’s face quickly turned red and swollen.

  Ni Yinghong was struck dumb. Her fury quickly disappeared, and she felt sorry when she noticed the clear and slightly swollen palm print on Ou Yangming’s face. “Idiot, why didn’t you dodge?”

  Ou Yangming chuckled. “I offended you, so I should let you vent your anger by slapping me.”

  “Hmph, even if you wanted to be slapped, you can’t lean in with your face…” Ni Yinghong bit her lower lip.

  ‘You’re the one who slapped my face right away, I didn’t even lean in.’ Ou Yangming felt wronged, but instead of wanting to explain, he asked in a hurry, “Brother Ni, can you tell me now?”

  Ni Yinghong pouted her lips and said, “Come with me.”

  Ou Yangming’s eyes glowed, and he thought, ‘I stand a chance.’

  Ni Yinghong led him to a huge mansion. She went over a wall instead of entering from the front, and Ou Yangming did the same after a moment of hesitation.

  Since Ou Yangming decided to get information from Ni Yinghong, he could only follow her. Even if he had to climb a mountain of swords or plunge into a sea of fire, he had to do it.

  Nevertheless, his heart tensed up just as he went past the wall, and he had goosebumps. This was because he clearly sensed a powerful aura in the dark that had locked onto him.

  The aura was threatening, so much so that it was more threatening than Zhang Yinli.

  ‘But Zhang Yinli is a Yang Grade powerhouse, does it mean that the fella who’s lying in ambush here has a more fearsome cul
tivation base?’

  “Careful!” Ou Yangming warned softly as he shifted his body without hesitation, and pulled Ni Yinghong behind his back. He regretted not being fully equipped at this moment. If he had his armor, helmet, treasure saber, waist sash, and so on, he would not be afraid at all.

  That said, if he actually walked into the military camp with a full equipment set, he would likely attract unnecessary troubles.

  Soon enough, the atmosphere in the dark became tenser, and Ou Yangming could feel that the powerhouse, who was lurking in the dark, was about to make a move. Countless thoughts crossed his mind, and he suddenly stretched his body.

  Ou Yangming could not hide because Ni Yinghong was behind him, so the only way was to leverage force to counter force, and to draw away his enemy’s power through the integration of Heaven and man.

  He had gained 4 taels of power after advancing to Yin Grade, hence he could attempt to shift 500 kilograms of power.

  However, just as both sides were going to launch the most intense attack, Ni Yinghong uttered softly as she recalled something, “Big Yellow, don’t bark!”

  ‘Big Yellow? Don’t bark?

  ‘What does that mean…’

  Just as Ou Yangming had no idea what was going on, a shadow jumped out from the dark.

  Ou Yangming widened his eyes when he saw the shadow.

  ‘Is that… A dog?’

  Yes. Although the dog carried a fearsome aura, it was just a dog and not anything else.

  Ou Yangming pouted his lips, and felt that his head was filled with paste. It was actually a dog-a yellow-haired dog-that had given out such a frightening pressure that he felt as if he had encountered a strong enemy.

  In a flash, Ni Yinghong walked out from behind Ou Yangming. She approached the big yellow dog to hug its neck, whereas the dog kept wagging its tail to respond to her affection. Nonetheless, it stared coldly at Ou Yangming as though it was afraid he would do something inappropriate.

 

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