Chapter 192: Lei Bai

Late at night, in the Arhat Hall of Shaolin Temple, the lights were bright. Grand Master Le Bei, Grand Mistress Shang Rong, and Hong Liang sat around a table, preparing to discuss how to proceed with the next step.

However, before the discussion, Grand Mistress Shang Rong asked Grand Master Le Bei, "How is Miss Dongfang doing?"

"Her injuries are recovering fairly well." Grand Master Le Bei will not forget Dongfang Xing's warning; the demonic energy on her body must not be known to Chen Yi He, nor to anyone else.

"That's pretty good; if Chen Yi He knew this news, his mind would likely settle down."

"I have already sent a message to the capital via a novice monk last night."

Grand Mistress Shang Rong nodded with a smile, "Master, doing this is the best."

"Let's get back to the main topic." Hong Liang interrupted the conversation between Grand Master Le Bei and Grand Mistress Shang Rong, asking, "Have we thought of Zhang Huayu's hiding place? 'His thoughts are certainly different from ordinary people.'"

"Mistress, what do you think?" Grand Master Le Bei asked Grand Mistress Shang Rong.

Grand Mistress Shang Rong shook her head, "I really can't think of anything; there may be no connection at all."

"And you? Sect Leader Hong Liang?"

"Master, that's your senior brother; how can I guess? With just the sentence 'His thoughts are certainly different from ordinary people,' who could figure it out!" Hong Liang replied dissatisfiedly.

"The meaning of this sentence should be that Zhang Huayu does not follow the conventional path; he is not an ordinary person, and ordinary people are people like us." Grand Master Le Bei, as if having found a basis, continued, "Now we should think about how we think."

"How do we think?" Grand Mistress Shang Rong asked.

"Yes, how do we think? If you were Zhang Huayu, what would you think?" Grand Master Le Bei asked with a smile.

"If I were him, I would hide in a garrison of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, wait for my injuries to heal, then make a comeback."

"Now the Embroidered Uniform Guard are all outside the capital; it's the same as what we thought, slowly searching within the distribution areas of the 300,000 Embroidered Uniform Guard."

"What do you mean?" Hong Liang seemed to somewhat understand, yet dared not be certain.

"The most dangerous place is the safest place." Grand Master Le Bei replied.

Grand Mistress Shang Rong and Hong Liang suddenly realized, they were so shocked they could not speak; indeed, that is exactly it.

"The capital!"

"The capital!" They exclaimed in unison again.

Just then, a clamor arose outside the door.

"What's happening?" Hong Liang asked.

The three of them became alert.

Grand Master Le Bei said, "Something has happened, quickly go see." Afterward he rushed out of the Arhat Hall, seeing pairs of monks each holding long wooden sticks, marching neatly and orderly toward the Mahavira Hall; he knew something major was about to happen at Shaolin Temple.

Thus he pulled over a novice monk and asked, "What's going on?"

"Chief, the Embroidered Uniform Guard has surrounded our Shaolin Temple!" the novice monk replied.

"What? They actually have the audacity to dare surround our Shaolin Temple!" Grand Master Le Bei, who is straightforward by nature, now whenever he thinks of the Western Depot, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, or Zhang Gonggong, the anger in his heart erupts like an unstoppable volcanic spring.

Only then did Grand Mistress Shang Rong and Hong Liang come out.

Hong Liang asked Grand Master Le Bei, "What's happening?"

"Zhang Huayu has sent the Embroidered Uniform Guard to attack Shaolin Temple!"

"He has such gall!"

"Let's go see quickly!" Grand Mistress Shang Rong urged.

When the three of them arrived before the Mahavira Hall, they could at a glance see the mountainside and the foot of the mountain.

The towering Mount Song was illuminated by countless torches! It shone brightly!

Firelight covered the mountains and fields! The firelight on the ground echoed with the stars in the sky; standing on the summit, one could feel the heat blowing toward them!

Grand Master Xi Bei and Grand Master Ai Bei emerged from the Mahavira Hall unhurriedly.

Grand Master Xi Bei said to Grand Master Le Bei, "Junior brother, you should leave this place."

"Senior brother..."

Suddenly, a voice echoed across the entire mountain: "Grand Master Xi Bei, Grand Master Ai Bei, Shaolin Temple has already been surrounded by our Embroidered Uniform Guard, from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside, all are encircled; those on the summit cannot escape even with wings! If you two are sensible, hand over Grand Master Le Bei, Grand Mistress Shang Rong, and Hong Liang; if you are not sensible, do not blame me for setting fire to your Shaolin Temple!"

Although the tone was not arrogant, it was spoken firmly, making listeners feel extremely uncomfortable, as if the speaker were treating his own words as an imperial decree.

He used "Voice Transmission over a Thousand Li"; that person was hidden among tens of thousands of Embroidered Uniform Guard, and no matter how the three of them searched with their divine sense, they could not find him.

"You must be Lei Bai, chief of the Ten Deputy Generals of the Western Depot Embroidered Uniform Guard, right?" Grand Master Xi Bei countered, likewise using "Voice Transmission over a Thousand Li" to send his words out, so that everyone on and under the mountain knew.

"This old monk is actually this strong; I still couldn't find the person, yet he already knows who it is!" Hong Liang couldn't help but feel amazed.

"Hahaha! Grand Master Xi Bei has keen eyesight!" The man named Lei Bai, upon being instantly recognized, couldn't help but laugh; perhaps he felt resentful, but thinking that the one who recognized him was Shaolin Temple's most famous Grand Master Xi Bei, he felt relieved.

After all, that is Grand Master Xi Bei.

As Lei Bai, chief of the Ten Deputy Generals of the Western Depot Embroidered Uniform Guard, his strength is beyond doubt. Know that even the lowest among the Ten Deputy Generals possess the strength of the third or fourth heavenly layer, while he, Lei Bai, as the chief, has an unfathomable strength.

Lei Bai is about forty years old, of medium height, not particularly strong in build, but his stern visage makes him angry without threat, deterring anyone from daring to provoke him. He wields a silver-white great saber; the blade shines with white light, as if coated with a thin layer of frost, constantly flashing with icy chill……

He merely leapt up, jumping out of the Embroidered Uniform Guard; then he took a few steps and stood on the summit, before the Mahavira Hall, before Grand Master Xi Bei.

"Such skill is truly excellent." Grand Master Xi Bei laughed in praise of Lei Bai.

"Master, you overpraise me!" Lei Bai bowed his fists toward Grand Master Xi Bei.

"Hahaha hahaha! Frost Blade, truly a treasure of the world! I never expected General Lei to possess such a treasure!"

"A gift from Zhang Gonggong." Lei Bai's stern face showed a hint of smile; he rarely encounters someone like Grand Master Xi Bei who recognizes quality.

"No wonder you can devote yourself to Zhang Huayu like this; he actually bestowed such a weapon upon you, truly a grand gesture." Grand Master Xi Bei gazed at Lei Bai's raised Frost Blade, praising further, yet unaware whether his praise was for the Frost Blade or for Zhang Huayu.