novelraw Chapter 154: The Visit (2)
Chapter 154: The Visit (2)
This caused Lin Tu to abruptly change his tune.
"However, it has been quite a while. How about this? I’ll go and ask. Please, wait here for a moment."
After they agreed,
he finally walked out.
Once he was out of the room,
Lin Tu touched his back, only to find it was soaked with sweat.
’Damn bastards! How dare they come and bully my Shexin Sect right under our noses! If Master were still alive, or if Eldest Brother wasn’t seriously injured, would they ever dare to be so brazen here!’
Of course, he only dared to think these words.
Despite the distance,
if he said it aloud, they would hear him no matter how quietly he spoke.
He wasn’t wary of the so-called young woman, but of the old man.
That old man was none other than the Sect Leader of the Sealed Wolf Sect, a true Qi Dao Grandmaster.
If, by some chance, he decided to make a move on him,
it would all be over.
Before, he wouldn’t have been so worried.
In terms of true strength, the Shexin Sect had even been a notch above them.
But things were different now.
Master was dead, and Eldest Brother was in seclusion.
The Shexin Sect’s top-tier fighting strength had been drastically reduced.
Now, only Second Sister, Third Brother, his sister Lin Yao, and he were left, and all of them were only at the Martial Arts Family level.
They stood no chance of winning a direct confrontation.
Within the Federation, fighting between Schools was strictly forbidden.
But the rules were one thing,
and what actually happened was another matter entirely.
As long as you were strong enough, the so-called rules were not insurmountable.
After all, among Secret Martial Artists, strength was everything.
These thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant.
He shook his head.
He glanced around.
Then, he walked over to a distant stairwell and stood there.
’Are you kidding me? Go rush Helinta? I don’t have the nerve for that.’
’I’d rather just lean here and rest for a bit.’
’Being in that room with those three made my skin crawl.’
Just as he was thinking this,
his peripheral vision caught a figure approaching from the distance.
The next moment,
he was startled.
He quickly trotted forward.
...
Inside the room.
After Lin Tu left.
"What a spineless coward!"
The young woman snorted coldly.
The man beside her thought for a moment before speaking up.
"Junior Sister Lu, this is the Shexin Sect’s territory, after all. You should watch what you say."
"Hmph! Senior Brother Hong, you’re far too timid. The Shexin Sect’s Sect Leader is dead, and that so-called Eldest Brother of theirs is seriously injured and on the verge of death. It’s questionable if they can even keep their Middle-tier School rank. What is there to be afraid of?"
The young woman, Lu Xin, was unconcerned.
"Enough!"
At that moment, the old man who had been silent finally spoke.
His expression was completely placid,
revealing no trace of emotion.
But once he spoke, the young woman named Lu Xin fell silent.
"Our host is here. Say less. Don’t make a fool of yourself."
The old man turned his head.
He angled his face to look toward the door.
His gaze seemed to pierce through the wooden barrier, seeing the scene outside.
Seeing the old man’s movement,
the two behind him followed his gaze.
The next moment,
the door to the reception hall was pushed open.
A figure strode in, clad in a black overcoat, with golden hair, red eyes, and a cold, impassive face.
"My apologies, I was delayed by a small matter."
Hu Qi’s gaze swept across the room.
It lingered for a moment on the white-haired old man.
’According to the intel, this must be Li Fengtian, the Sect Leader of the Sealed Wolf Sect.’
’In Hu Qi’s perception, his strength was that of an Initial-Level Qi Sect who had cultivated his Inheritance Secret Martial Arts to the Second Layer of the Qi Vein Chapter.’
’As for the two behind him, one was a Martial Arts Family at the Qi Blood Smoke Level, and the other was a Qi Blood Three Changes Qi Blood Realm Secret Martial Artist.’
’Hu Qi didn’t give them a second glance. Just a bunch of small fry he could crush with one hand.’
Though he spoke of apologies,
his face showed not the slightest hint of regret or remorse.
He walked directly to the host’s seat and sat down.
At the sight of this,
the white-haired old man, Li Fengtian, frowned imperceptibly.
However, before he could speak,
Lu Xin, who had been watching Hu Qi with growing displeasure, spoke first.
"Does your Shexin Sect have no manners? Can’t you see my grandfather has been waiting for you for so long?"
Hu Qi was currently using Twisted Light to assume Helinta’s appearance.
Helinta’s beauty was undeniable. When paired with her cold, expressionless, deadpan face, it created a striking effect.
Upon seeing her, a pang of jealousy arose in the young woman. Combined with her long-cultivated, willful personality, she pointed directly at Hu Qi and spoke in a cold voice.
"Hm?"
Hu Qi frowned and looked up at her.
HISS!
The next moment,
a giant, twisted snake shadow flashed into existence behind him before vanishing.
At the same time, a terrifying hiss—like a thunderclap on a clear day—suddenly exploded in Lu Xin’s ears!
She let out a muffled groan instantly.
Her body shuddered violently as if struck by a heavy blow.
She staggered backward, her steps unsteady, barely able to remain on her feet.
Her face instantly turned deathly pale, her eyes filled with terror and pain.
Trickles of blood seeped from the corners of her eyes and her nostrils!
The man beside her quickly steadied her.
BANG!
"Hm? How dare you!!"
The previously placid old man, Li Fengtian, shot to his feet.
The aura of a Qi Dao Grandmaster erupted from his body.
Instantly, the mobilized Heaven and Earth Primordial Energy created a sudden gale within the reception hall, causing the tables and chairs to shake violently.
To put it bluntly, this so-called "aura" was nothing more than the force field emitted by a Secret Martial Artist, a natural byproduct of their Life Level.