Chapter 4: Night Entry into Clear Water City

Although his memory was poor, Chen Yi He had not forgotten the direction he came from; he turned and ran toward it, and was about to crash into a wild beast.

What wild beast!? It was actually a swarm of fireflies!

Just a false alarm……

The wolf howls in the distance continued. Chen Yi He refused to turn back no matter what; he had to go back to find Xiao Xiao Yu, and even if she beat him to death, he would not leave the cave even a step.

"But if I go back like this, what if she really beats me to death—wouldn't that be the same as being eaten by a wild beast?" Chen Yi He ran and ran, then stopped; the cave was right before his eyes.

"I need to think of a plan…… I can't lose face, and I can't be beaten to death……"

"Got it!" Chen Yi He had a brainwave; he grabbed a clump of mud from the ground and smeared it on his face.

Then he shouted "Master, master!" and ran into the cave.

"What's wrong? You're all flustered?" Xiao Xiao Yu, sitting cross-legged on the boulder, opened her eyes, looked at the mud-covered disciple, and asked irritably.

Chen Yi He saw a speck of white light flash into Xiao Xiao Yu's body in an instant, but when he looked more closely, there was nothing. Had he been seeing things……

"Master, master! That gang of savage baldheads has brought people back to kill us again!" Chen Yi He blurted out.

"What? The Evil People Gang actually has the guts to do that?" Xiao Xiao Yu also panicked a little.

"So many knives, so many baldheads—they're coming to capture us!"

Xiao Xiao Yu glanced at Chen Yi He with a doubtful look, calculating in her mind: "I have internal injuries right now, so I can't exert my energy; if the Evil People Gang really comes back to kill us, I can't deal with them, and if my identity is exposed, it'll be even worse…… I should have never saved this brat!"

"Master, we need to run!" Chen Yi He urged.

"Where to run?"

"Didn't you all say the area around here is the turf of Clear Water City? Let's go hide!"

Xiao Xiao Yu rose from the boulder, her thoughts turning: "Indeed, that's right—Clear Water City is huge; hiding for a few days is no problem. Hehe, even if the Evil People Gang finds us, I'll hand over this brat and be fine. Anyway, I have plenty of money, which is better than starving here, and this brat doesn't seem reliable. But……"

"Just don't let those people find us……" Xiao Xiao Yu worried……

While Xiao Xiao Yu was calculating, Chen Yi He was also scheming: "This little girl must be rich; once we get into the city, what food and drink could we lack? What's there to fear from pursuers?"

"Master, they're still far away; let's pack up and flee quickly!"

In his heart a little girl, on his lips "master."

Chen Yi He had no idea that the young lady before him had already sold him out……

"No rush, I know a small path that leads to Clear Water City." Xiao Xiao Yu led Chen Yi He out of the cave, wondering all along why the Evil People Gang would come after them at night—this wasn't their style.

Nighttime Clear Water City looked desolate and quiet; its ancient walls, under the brilliant starlight, appeared especially sacred.

Many armored people guarded the city gate.

Xiao Xiao Yu grabbed Chen Yi He's collar, gave a light leap, and jumped over the city wall.

Chen Yi He stared dumbfounded—this must be the legendary lightness skill! No wonder she's a character from a martial arts novel, she's amazing! He had already concluded that he had transmigrated into the martial arts world of the novel 《Amazing Martial Arts Great Chaos》!

"Boss, I'd like two upper‑class guest rooms." Xiao Xiao Yu stood at the counter.

The chubby innkeeper gave the male and female lodgers who had arrived at midnight a sideways glance, his eyes full of meaning…… Especially this guy—his weird hairstyle aside, his outfit was just bizarre.

"One room would be fine—save some money!" Chen Yi He blurted out.

The chubby innkeeper's gaze grew even stranger; he asked, "Um, how many rooms exactly?"

Chen Yi He slapped the counter, "Give me a double room!" Only after speaking did he realize that in this martial arts world, there probably aren't standard twin rooms.

"All right! Guest, please wait a moment—I'll arrange the innermost room on the left side of the second floor right away!"

And there really was one!

Xiao Xiao Yu's body suddenly trembled; she needed to quickly enter meditation and regulate her breath, otherwise the consequences would be unthinkable.

Inside the guest room, Xiao Xiao Yu pointed at the two beds and told Chen Yi He, "Push the two beds together."

"Push them together!?" Chen Yi He exclaimed delightedly.

"Don't get ideas— as your master, I'm not used to such a small bed; putting them together makes it bigger."

Chen Yi He pushed one bed toward the other with a resentful expression, muttering, "Then I'll go open another room."

"Do you have money?"

"Don't you have any?"

"What's mine is mine—have I told you that? Then just sleep on the floor!" Xiao Xiao Yu gestured for Chen Yi He to take a blanket to the floor, laughing to herself, "If you want to take advantage of me, don't blame me for being ruthless—sleep on the floor!"

After taking a good wash—no shower or water heater, so he had to make do—he changed into the clothes of this world, and Chen Yi He deliberately tucked his Apple 17 into the innermost pocket.

Exhausted, Chen Yi He quickly fell asleep. In his dream he became an unparalleled master, his profound martial arts making the jianghu tremble at the mere mention of his name! "Ahahaha! Xiao Xiao Yu, I never imagined one day I'd have you pinched in my hand!"

"Ah‑choo!" Chilled, Chen Yi He was awakened by his own sneeze.

Chen Yi He was about to turn over and go back to sleep when, in his blurry vision, he saw that speck of white light again.

Xiao Xiao Yu wasn't hiding under the blanket to sleep; just as in the cave, she sat up on the bed to meditate.

Legs crossed, hands resting on her knees, eyes tightly shut, a solemn expression on her face.

These specks of white light twined around Xiao Xiao Yu, making her already beautiful appearance even more divine.

Unable to restrain himself, Chen Yi He got up, walked to Xiao Xiao Yu's face, and gazing at her long, curved eyelashes and smooth, clean skin, he couldn't help wanting to reach out and touch her.

"Bang!" Before he could touch Xiao Xiao Yu, the white light suddenly coalesced, and a tremendous impact flung Chen Yi He away.

Chen Yi He felt as if his whole body had been shattered, the pain rendering him speechless.

"Go to sleep!" That was Xiao Xiao Yu's warning.

"……How can I get out……" Chen Yi He couldn't fall asleep for a while, though he also dared not look at Xiao Xiao Yu again. He pulled out his Apple 17, gazed at the screen showing Gulnaza, the time was 2:15 a. m. on May 7, 2019, and the upper‑left corner still showed no signal bars.

……

"Get up, go fetch me a basin of face‑washing water." Xiao Xiao Yu shouted to wake Chen Yi He.

"You go yourself—I still want to sleep a bit more." Chen Yi He pulled the blanket over his head, having been tired all day yesterday, and today he wasn't even allowed a proper nap? He seemed to have forgotten he'd entered the martial arts world, still thinking he was sleeping on a Simmons big bed!?

"Bang!"

A white silk sheet wrapped around Chen Yi He, flung him out of the guest room, and then a washbasin rolled out along with him……

This scene was seen by the plump shopkeeper passing by; he laughed and shook his head, "These days, these youngsters, really..."

Beauty may be beautiful, but she's too violent.

"Water's here." Chen Yi He carried the washbasin back, seeing Xiao Yu stretching her legs on the windowsill.

"Mm, just put it down then."

"Master." Chen Yi He suddenly shouted.

Xiao Yu blinked, "What?" Given Chen Yi He's unreasonable actions last night, she had already sentenced this disciple to death, feeling no affection; but now she is seriously injured and cannot expose her whereabouts, otherwise she would have already thrown him away.

Still, having a clueless idiot to play with in her hands is quite pleasant, and anyway he poses no threat to her.

From yesterday afternoon when Xiao Yu saved him in a critical moment, to this morning when she effortlessly tossed him aside, Chen Yi He realized that although Xiao Yu looks young and beautiful, she is absolutely a master; he couldn't afford to provoke her, but since he has become her disciple, he should be able to learn martial arts from her, right?

"What martial art are you practicing? I want to learn too!"

"Wither-Flourish Heart Sutra."

"Wither-Flourish Heart Sutra?" Chen Yi He repeated, feeling the art had an indescribable strangeness. He had only heard of the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra... "Can you teach me?"

"If you serve me well, I'll teach you, hahaha!" Xiao Yu lowered her long legs, walked to the table holding the washbasin, and then instructed Chen Yi He, "After you eat later, go to the Zhang Family Pawnshop and fetch something for me."

"I don't want to!" Going out alone right now would be suicide for him, Chen Yi He!

"Hehe, then I'll send you to the Evil People Gang..."