The cop said this response in hopes he might escape this cage of impending doom, even going as far as to salute formally like a soldier heading to fight honorably in a hopeless battlefield.
Ran Ranxu huffed in disdain and said nothing. The cop fled after giving a poor excuse to leave and disappeared into thin air. All the while thanking the Heavens and his ancestors from ancient times that they gave his genes the ability to survive unconsciously when in a dilemma.
With the cop gone, Ben Li had just lost the extra time to recover. But it was fine, the short seconds that had passed had given him enough time to recover from his injuries.
The improvements he obtained had somewhat worked their magic. Tougher Meridians and acupoints, purer Qi and blood energy, these factors had allowed him to further advance his abilities. Now it seems he only needed a shorter time to recover as well. Unlike before where he had to digest a recovery pill while mends his wounds.
He no longer felt that his wounds were bleeding. His injuries were still there but that doesn't prevent him from using his peak strength.
Meanwhile, Ran Ranxu stood facing as her attention dispersed as she fell into thought. But suddenly, her body jolted as electricity passes through her skin as she felt her butt being pinched.
"Kyah?!" caught off guard, she screamed and covered her butt away. She took a step back and glared at the culprit who scowled at her.
"You molester, die!" she swung her sword down with her Swordforce and unleashed a Power wave targeting Ben Li.
Ben Li was 1 step ahead in dodging the attack. Shifting his body sideways as the Power wave passes through. His gaze remained on Ran Ranxu and then opened his mouth. "This place isn't suited to continue our battle. I suggest we move to a different location. Follow me."
Afterwards, his body flickered and he ran into the forest.
"You..." Ran Ranxu's face darkened under her rage. Her flaming Sword aura was gushing out like a tornado around her. She sunk her body down and launched forward. She began to run as her stomp left a crater on the ground. Chasing after Ben Li who had disappeared into the forest.
...
Xingjian hovered in midair above where Ran Ranxu and Ben Li had taken their battle. The passing wind fluttered his robes and his gaze landed on the forest where Ben Li and Ran Ranxu had disappeared. A perplexed look crossed his face as he wondered.
What the hell did I just witness?
Right after he left from the Sect's infirmary, he had an odd feeling that his 9th disciple, Lu Chong had been acting quite strange lately.
Yeah, I mean sure his disciple must be feeling inexplicably lost having to know his hard-earned Cultivation was crippled when he woke up. But even as Xingjian knew that, he just couldn't ignore the gut feeling he had looking at his disciple.
He put a thought about it right outside the building but just then, he saw Lu Chong exiting the infirmary as he followed Wang Xie by his side. Looking at it, his gut feeling grew stronger and he fell into worry.
It seemed that Wang Xie had intended to take Lu Chong into his home and had him wait in there. And afterwards, the next thing he knew was Wang Xie provoking his 8th disciple.
After a violent battle had ensued, Ran Ranxu managed to overwhelm Wang Xie and had even intended to take his life in the process.
Just when Xingjian was about to intercept and stop Ran Ranxu, a law enforcement appeared to arrest them. But after identifying the two, the cop fled away from the trouble.
That slacker! Xingjian was very disappointed in the cop's lack of duty and swore that he'll skin that slacker alive the next time he sees him.
And just as when Xingjian thought that Wang Xie would take this chance to leave, he saw him continuing to provoke his disciple into rage and disappeared into the forest with Ran Ranxu chasing after him. Leaving behind an area devastated from their battle.
It was just hard to swallow what he saw and felt annoyed having wasted his time watching youngsters fooling around.
He transformed into a Crow made of light and flew to his abode. Giving no further thought to the gut feeling he had as the uncertain future filled with regrets awaits him.
...
In the dark areas of the Demonic Forest.
"Where are you little shit?! Come out and die already!" Ran Ranxu swung her sword down furiously and easily bisected a tree with a gigantic tree that was tall as 80 meters. The tree timbered down as its branches broke off with its leaves falling like heavy rain.
As the leaves fell, the sword aura blazingly gushing from her body minced the leaves into tiny bits, turning the area around into a large pool of green pieces.
Ran Ranxu swept her Spiritual Sense crazily around her. Every second she would send a Spiritual pulse from her mindscape and scanned everything in a 50-meter radius. However, she could not find Ben Li around here and the information of the surroundings incessantly dumped into her brain was giving her a splitting headache. The nerves on her head bulged uncontrollably.
Meanwhile, Ben Li sat on a branch just 60 meters above where Ran Ranxu was rampantly causing destruction. Diminishing his presence severely and minimized his breathing. His aura was suppressed while it gave off a faint wood attribute aroma to sublimated himself deep into the nature of the forest. His presence was almost invisible to any Foundation Formation Realm Cultivators except for a Power Core Realm Cultivator's Spiritual Awareness.
His calm gaze landed below and observed Ran Ranxu swinging her sword in a frenzy. She was furious beyond measure. Almost to the point where she would kill anyone on sight. And it seems she won't be able calm down and think for a moment. Which made him sigh deeply and all his expectations for her were destroyed.
She failed the test of perseverance... Again. And Ben Li lost about 90% hopes for this girl.
Calm decision-making, Spur in the moment pro-actions and reactions, Full utilization of all current abilities, efficient display of battle-prowess and referring and honing skills with past experiences. This factors where very much needed to be encountered and solved to supplement lacking aspects whenever in dire situations to improve one's capabilities and broaden one's borders to enhance one's capacity.
Ben Li has spent about 3 hours testing Ran Ranxu to make use of those factors above and improve herself... To no avail. Ran Ranxu failed all the tests with flying colors. And thought that perhaps it wasn't the best idea to promise this lass the 'Light and Void Sword Pursuit'.
This girl's problems were simple but the way she should be handled was really complicated. And Ben Li didn't want to waste more braincells thinking how he was going to recruit this girl under his wing.
The reason why he spent hours testing her capabilities was because he wanted to have a Sword Lady by his side.
What? Every guy needs a sword lady, okay?! Especially one who would turn ferocious and merciless in the battlefield but would be saintly and seductive in everywhere else.
And he was planning on grooming Ran Ranxu to a one of a kind Sword Lady. A lady who devotion and effort laid on her services for him... But scratch that! This woman is too complicated to handle!
Sigh... I guess we weren't fated. But oh well, plenty of fishes in the sea. Which means plenty of candidates.
Bwn Li yawned silently and decided that it was time to go home.
He was in the Merit Palace since 7 in the morning, and went to the Tea room conducting a meeting and spent about 1 and the half hour. Then he went home and it was already past noon. Then he went to the Medical Hall of healing and spent an hour into there. And the battle between him and Ran Ranxu was spent for 3 hours. Which means now, it was already mod afternoon. And it was time to go home now.
Just when he was about to vanish out and leave Ran Ranxu here, he suddenly sensed a living presence on his left side. He turned his head and saw a Squirrel with a nutshell in its paws.
The squirrel also noticed Ben Li before it and its black pearly eyes suddenly gleamed... Killing intent?
What?
Suddenly noticing such murderous intent emitted by an adorable creature, he was taken aback and thought he was just imagining it. But the squirrel noticing his reaction, grinned wickedly and threw the nutshell at him. Hitting his eyeball.
"Ah?!" Ben Li was caught off guard and was distracted by the stinging sensation of his left eye. Because his body jolted, his balance fell along with him. Plunging him into the ground head first just below where Ran Ranxu was standing.