Chapter 211

"I'm arrogant and domineering? I've been low-key enough not to eat beef."

Li Musheng chuckled, glanced at the half-pack of soy-braised beef tucked at the little girl's waist, saw it covered in bite marks, and shook his head in disgust.

In the blink of an eye, he saw the other party staring at him with a fierce expression; Li Musheng raised an eyebrow and said:

"What? Your expert is gone, and now you want to attack me?"

Hearing this, the old man in hemp clothes beside him shook his head and said:

"Young Master, do not misunderstand. We have no past grievances or recent quarrels, so we would never trouble you. It's just that this old man is somewhat curious: Young Master, you are going alone to Luoshenfeng; I wonder for what purpose?"

Li Musheng looked at the old man in hemp clothes, then narrowed his eyes slightly and said:

"That question should be me asking you. Before, you were so eager to kill people from Luoshenfeng; any clear-eyed person can see you must have some grudge or entanglement with Luoshenfeng."

Upon hearing this, the old man in hemp clothes and the little girl in pink exchanged a glance; the old man in hemp clothes then shook his head and said:

"If Young Master is unwilling to say, then this old man will ask no more. Since we share the same destination, we might as well travel together from now on. Once we reach Luoshenfeng, we will each attend to our own affairs without interfering."

The little girl in pink pouted, staring at Li Musheng and saying:

"You speak incoherently; sometimes I don't even know what you're saying."

"However, after killing people from Luoshenfeng, you still dare to go up Luoshenfeng alone; your courage is indeed quite great."

Hearing this, Li Musheng sized up the little girl in pink, then said with a suspicious look:

"I find you very strange; at one moment you act like a child, and at the next you speak with the air of an elder."

"Don't be so old yet still coming out to pretend to be young and cute; that would just be utterly annoying."

Upon hearing this, the little girl in pink's small face froze; then her brows knitted together, and she glared at Li Musheng with a furious expression.

At the same time, her small hand reached into the small purse she carried and rummaged around.

However, in the end, she did nothing and withdrew her empty hand.

"Hmph!"

"I can't be bothered with you."

The little girl in pink snorted, then grabbed the soy-braised beef at her waist and gnawed on it fiercely.

Li Musheng watched the other party for a while, then shook his head and rode his mule forward on his own, saying:

"Traveling together is no problem, but don't cause trouble for me or delay my journey."

Watching Li Musheng's back, the old man in hemp clothes narrowed his eyes slightly, while the little girl beside him transmitted a voice secretly:

"Did you spot anything wrong with him?"

"I can't tell. He has not a trace of martial Dao true qi; he's no different from an ordinary person. But that is precisely the strangest part."

The old man in hemp clothes shook his head gently and said:

"If he were an ordinary person, how could he be so reckless and unafraid? He must have some backing. We will maintain the status quo and avoid conflict with him as much as possible."

Hearing this, the little girl in pink clenched her small pink fists and said through gritted teeth:

"Grandpa, you just heard him too; how provoking his words were. He even said I'm so old; it nearly made my lungs explode..."

The old man in hemp clothes glanced at the little girl and appeared quite serious, saying:

"Although he exaggerated a bit, he wasn't entirely wrong. If one cannot endure small matters, one will ruin great plans. We have even more important things to do. You are no longer a child; you should act more steadily."

Upon hearing this, the little girl in pink glared at her grandpa, but soon she composed her expression and sighed softly.

Then, after a moment of silence, she said:

"Grandpa, can the two of us really take revenge?"

The old man in hemp clothes remained silent for a long time, then said only:

"We will do our best."

Then, a gleam flashed in his eyes again, and he said:

"Along the way, I secretly overheard disciples of Luoshenfeng discussing that the Great Li court has already begun to move against Luoshenfeng."

"This shows Heaven itself is helping us; this is undoubtedly an opportunity for us. The most urgent matter now is to follow the Xishan Blade Sect and infiltrate Luoshenfeng."

Hearing this, the little girl in pink nodded gently, her eyes brimming with murderous intent, and said:

"No matter what, I will take revenge for my elder sister and my clan."

Having said that, she patted the big horse and continued following behind Li Musheng.

After traveling another day, near dusk, the Xishan Blade Sect party finally arrived at "Bailian City" safely.

Bailian City is the mandatory route to the seventh peak of the Luoshenfeng Sect, "Bailian Peak," and is also a small city governed by disciples of Luoshenfeng.

In this city, no institutions of the Great Li court are established, let alone any Great Li government offices; or rather, Luoshenfeng is the government here.

In Lanzhou, all territory within a hundred li centered on Luoshenfeng actually belongs to Luoshenfeng as private property. On this land, Luoshenfeng is the true ruler.

The Great Li court sees this but can do nothing, so it can only let it be.

And in Bailian City, there is no need to follow Great Li laws; everyone obeys the rules of Luoshenfeng.

The scar-faced man of the Xishan Blade Sect slipped silver to the guards at the city gate; the guards roughly inspected them, confirmed there were no issues, and let Li Musheng and the old man in hemp clothes, who also "belonged" to the Xishan Blade Sect, enter the city.

This does not mean the city gate guards were irresponsible; rather, this place is within the directly governed territory of the Luoshenfeng Sect, where nothing has happened in decades, so who would dare to cause trouble here?

Even though the Great Li court is now moving against Luoshenfeng, whether they can even reach Bailian City remains unknown; thus, even if some people in Bailian City know about this, they do not take it to heart.

And from the fact that Bailian City is still bustling and completely unaffected, one can see that the Great Li court's move might truly not be in Luoshenfeng's eyes.

Upon entering Bailian City, the Xishan Blade Sect party temporarily found a restaurant to eat and rest, while bathing to wash off the dust of travel and changing into brand-new, clean clothes.

Bailian City is less than twenty li from the seventh peak of Luoshenfeng; those of them coming to offer birthday wishes cannot enter Bailian Peak covered in dust and looking ragged; they must be properly dressed and not soil the eyes of the holy peak's disciples.

And this is also a rule of Luoshenfeng.

"All of you, go to the backyard and wash thoroughly. If you lose your lives, it's a small matter, but do not implicate me and the Sect."

The scar-faced man gave orders to the disciples, then looked at Li Musheng and the old man in hemp clothes sitting at the same table and said:

"Young Master Li and Elder, would you also like to bathe? I would be honored to treat you both to a visit to the 'Hundred Fragrances Pavilion' in town."

Saying this, the scar-faced man lowered his voice and spoke with a flattering smile:

"The Misses at the Hundred Fragrances Pavilion are said to be more radiant than the women in the Grand Li Imperial Capital's Teaching Bureau."

(End of Chapter)