Chapter 35: Everyone Runs Away!

"The Liu Liu Guan Zhu wants to see me, there is something important to discuss?"

Hearing the cold female voice outside the door, a flash of strangeness crossed Jiang Ye's aged eyes.

He didn't ask much, stood up slowly, pulled open the dilapidated wooden door, followed Liu Liu Yiyi, crossed the courtyard shrouded in moonlight, and headed toward the study.

Inside the study, candles flickered, plating the room's objects with a layer of dim yellow halo.

Liu Liu Qingshi sat behind the desk, his face solemn, a heavy weight that couldn't be dispelled condensed between his brows.

Beside him, a well-proportioned mature woman sat upright—it was Liu Liu Qingshi's wife, Huang Huang Xiyu.

Her gaze stayed on Jiang Ye for a moment, flickering twice, and finally lowered her eyelids, saying nothing.

"Liu Liu Guan Zhu, Madam."

After Jiang Ye entered the room, he bowed slightly and saluted the two.

"Old Jiang, sit."

Liu Liu Qingshi raised his hand slightly, signaling him to sit in a chair nearby.

After Jiang Ye sat down, he took a deep breath and said solemnly:

"Calling you over so late is because there is a big thing to say."

He paused, his gaze falling on Jiang Ye's face:

"Regarding the breach of Lushan County this morning, you should have heard about it too."

Jiang Ye nodded slightly, "I heard some from the discussions of the Wu Yuan disciples."

"Old Jiang, according to the news I received, the rumors spreading in the city now should all be true, and even more terrifying than that."

Liu Liu Qingshi's face was more solemn than before, and he continued:

"Su Chen, the head of the Su family, came over to discuss with me this afternoon."

"He wants to move the whole family to the prefecture city before the unrest spreads to Anxi County."

"The prefecture city has the Profound Heaven Sect sitting in town, no matter how chaotic it is, it won't be chaotic there."

"I thought for a long time..."

"Finally, I decided to go to the prefecture city with the Su family!"

After saying this, a flash of hidden reluctance appeared on Liu Liu Qingshi's solemn face.

He had taken root in Anxi County and founded the Liu Qingshi Wu Yuan for twenty years; suddenly having to leave was naturally extremely reluctant.

However, for the sake of Liu Liu Yiyi's future and his wife's safety, he had to go.

Otherwise, once the unrest arrived, even he, a Transformation of Force martial artist, would be unable to protect himself, let alone protect others.

"Go to the prefecture city?!"

A flash of shock crossed Jiang Ye's aged eyes.

No wonder Liu Liu Qingshi would call him here late at night; this was indeed a big thing.

At the same time, he was also a little moved; Liu Liu Qingshi clearly intended to take him to the prefecture city, not wanting to leave him behind.

"Liu Liu Guan Zhu, I will listen to your arrangements."

Jiang Ye bowed slightly.

"Hmm, pack your things tomorrow, and we will set off early the day after tomorrow!"

Liu Liu Qingshi said in a deep voice.

"Yes."

Jiang Ye bowed again and then slowly exited the study.

Back in the gatehouse, the oil lamp was lit.

Jiang Ye sat on the edge of the hard wooden bed, a complex look rarely appearing on his aged face.

He had lived in Anxi County for decades, and now having to leave suddenly, he was indeed quite reluctant.

He raised his eyes to look out the window, the moonlight like water, sprinkling on the Wu Yuan gate he had opened for twenty years, sprinkling on the blue stone path he had swept for twenty years.

"Sigh... maybe there will be a chance to come back in the future."

Jiang Ye sighed lightly.

He shook his head slightly, gently shaking off that emotion.

What if he was reluctant?

The life-and-death crisis hung over his head, and that sense of oppression was like a sharp blade hanging over his neck, not allowing him to indulge in meaningless sentimentality.

Going to the prefecture city, there was quite a distance, and it might not be safe all the way.

One had to know that the danger outside the city was no less than inside, with refugees, bandits, and greenwood heroes occupying the mountains, everywhere.

Why didn't the residents in the county seat run when they learned of the unrest? It was purely because it was more dangerous outside the city, and they couldn't run at all.

This was a world that ate people.

Ordinary people without strength could almost be said to be unable to move an inch.

"I must break through to the Transformation of Force realm before going to the prefecture city."

A flash of solemnity crossed Jiang Ye's eyes, and he whispered to himself in his heart.

Having more strength meant having more confidence.

He reached into his bosom, took out a Blood-Replenishing Pill, put it into his mouth, and swallowed it slowly.

When that scorching medicinal power dissolved in his body, he set up the Five Animal Fist stance again and began to practice the fist technique.

Tiger crouching, deer galloping, bear leaning, ape climbing, bird soaring.

Every move and every style, his body moved with his intent.

"Five Animal Fist proficiency +5!"

"Five Animal Fist proficiency +5!"

"Five Animal Fist proficiency +5..."

Don't know how long it had been.

The scorching medicinal power in Jiang Ye's body gradually returned to calm.

But the Bright Force and Hidden Force, which were originally distinct, began to undergo some strange changes.

They were no longer two forces coming and going, but like two rivers that had been flowing for a long time, finally merging slowly at a certain intersection.

Hard and soft combined!

Jiang Ye's movements also became fast and slow, heavy and light.

Tiger shape, bear shape, ape shape, deer shape, bird shape, the five fist techniques gradually merged together.

The violent nature of the tiger form revealed the steady thickness of the bear form, within the steady thickness of the bear form hid the agility of the ape form, amidst the agility of the ape form carried the lightness of the deer form, and the lightness of the deer form ultimately returned to the elegance of the bird form.

"Just now!"

Jiang Ye opened his eyes suddenly.

These seventy-year-old eyes were now shooting out essence, like two unsheathed sharp blades.

The tendons and bones in his body roared, making a series of explosions like muffled thunder—"pi-li-pa-la," the sound echoed continuously in the narrow gatehouse, making the window lattice tremble slightly.

The thunder gradually ceased.

Inside the body, Bright Force and Hidden Force were finally completely integrated.

A brand-new force, like a butterfly breaking out of a cocoon, flowed in his body.

Jiang Ye only felt that his body was exceptionally light and agile at this moment.

He pushed open the door and came outside.

Under the moonlight, the courtyard was empty, and the grass and trees were silent.

He bent down and picked up a withered yellow fallen leaf from the ground.

The leaf was withered and curled, breaking at a touch, light and without half a weight.

He held it gently with two fingers, his heart moved, and that newborn force flowed into the leaf like a trickling stream, silently.

Then, he flicked his finger.

Whoosh!

A sharp whistling sound like an arrow breaking through the air suddenly tore the silence of the night.

That withered yellow leaf, which broke at a touch, was like a flying dart made of fine iron, drawing a trajectory that the naked eye could almost not capture, and slammed into a blue stone ten steps away.

Puchi.

A light sound.

That fallen leaf sank into the blue stone, leaving only a short leaf stalk exposed, trembling slightly.

On the stone surface, centered on the leaf stalk, several fine lines cracked, spreading toward the surroundings like a spider web.

Seeing this scene, a look of hearty laughter flowed in Jiang Ye's aged eyes.

Plucking flowers and leaves can hurt people.

This is Transformation of Force! ===== CHAPTER 36 =====