Yu Chi Feng and Feng Tingliu stood under the eaves, listening to the sound of the gentle breeze. Even though neither of them spoke, a unique atmosphere pervaded between the two.
At some point, Feng Tingliu's hand had withdrawn and was now unconsciously rubbing the hilt of the sword at his waist. Yu Chi Feng stealthily glanced over with his peripheral vision and could see the clean fingertips teasing repeatedly, as if they were playing with his own heart.
Yu Chi Feng felt an itch in his heart.
Just as Yu Chi Feng was attempting to say something, the door of the house was opened.
"He's out." Feng Tingliu said in a low voice, drawing Yu Chi Feng's attention back.
"Follow him."
The two men tailed the suspicious man, their footsteps light, not making the slightest sound.
Yu Chi Feng knew that Feng Tingliu was highly skilled in martial arts, but he didn't expect that his lightness skill was also so superb. It's a pity that he can't be brought to the righteous path, Yu Chi Feng thought.
The man quietly slipped out of the city and ran to an old banyan tree beside a desolate village. He looked around as if he was waiting for someone to approach.
The surroundings were filled with dilapidated houses and withered trees and grass, leaving Yu Chi Feng and Feng Tingliu with no place to hide. They had to hide behind the dilapidated houses and watch from a distance.
After half an incense stick's time, another person, dressed in a wide black robe that concealed his figure, slowly walked towards the man. The man was immediately overjoyed upon seeing him and began gesticulating and speaking, but the two could not hear clearly.
Just as Yu Chi Feng narrowed his eyes to see more clearly, the black-robed man suddenly took off his hood, revealing strange black patterns on his face!
"Evil Sect?" Yu Chi Feng muttered.
"That's right, perhaps someone from the old faction of the Evil Sect."
"Does that mean that someone from the new faction of the Evil Sect has betrayed and gone to the old faction, and framed Liudu City?"
"Humph." Feng Tingliu let out a cold snort, one hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist. With a crisp sound, the long sword was already unsheathed. "Two against two, does Hall Master Beilong have confidence?"
"What's so difficult? I'll accompany you to the end." Yu Chi Feng gave a dashing smile, lowered the brim of his bamboo hat, and drew his long sword from behind, taking the lead in rushing out of their cover.
The two men were completely unexpected to be discovered, and shouted: "Who is it!" Then they both drew their weapons to fight.
Yu Chi Feng's long sword slashed horizontally towards the black-robed man. The swordsmanship was heavy, with the power to split rocks, directly forcing the man to take several steps back to withstand it.
Feng Tingliu's figure was light and agile, blocking the other man's retreat. The long sword in his hand twirled like a flower, and the sword qi was fierce as he attacked.
The two men's swordsmanship complemented each other. For a moment, their opponents had no ability to parry.
"Who are you! Why are you blocking us!" The black-robed man gritted his teeth to deal with it, and the knife in his hand slashed fiercely towards Yu Chi Feng, but he caught it with ease.
The collision of the sword and the knife made a humming sound.
"You've done all kinds of evil deeds. There are many people who want to stop you!" Yu Chi Feng scolded loudly, raised his leg and swept, kicking the man in the abdomen. The black-robed man groaned in pain and became even more angry, raising his knife to attack again.
In contrast, it was much easier to deal with the man on Feng Tingliu's side. The man's martial arts were mediocre, and he kept retreating. In an instant, he was already covered in wounds.
"Don't kill me! Don't kill me!" The man wailed, his hands holding the sword trembling as he tried to beg for mercy, and he gradually retreated behind the black-robed man.
"When you betrayed, you should have thought of today." Feng Tingliu snorted coldly, and the long sword in his hand gathered qi and lunged forward.
At the same time, Yu Chi Feng concentrated all his strength in one place and struck fiercely at the black-robed man!
But unexpectedly, the black-robed man found that he could hardly dodge left and right, so he grabbed the other man's clothes and used him as a shield in front of himself!
"Ah!"
With a scream, flesh and blood flew and fell into the yellow sand.
Yu Chi Feng and Feng Tingliu were both stunned for a moment. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the black-robed man threw the body in his hand and turned to run away.
Yu Chi Feng instinctively wanted to chase, but was grabbed by the hem of his clothes by Feng Tingliu.
"Don't chase a desperate thief. See if he's still breathing." Feng Tingliu raised his chin and looked at the bloody and mangled body.
Yu Chi Feng understood that he didn't want to do it, so he willingly took on this dirty and tiring task. He inserted the sword into the sandy soil, squatted down, and checked for a breath.
"No breath. With my move, with his martial arts, he couldn't withstand it at all." Yu Chi Feng shrugged, turned the body over, and felt through the clothes all over the body, trying to find some clues.
Feng Tingliu sheathed his sword, crossed his arms and stood beside, looking down at Yu Chi Feng's long sword.
"The sword is very heavy, not the same as it looks." Feng Tingliu suddenly said.
"Oh? You're very accurate. This sword is made by melting black iron with cold iron, which is extremely heavy. I heard that the cold iron from outside the sky is more suitable, as it can make the light sword's body have the weight of a heavy sword. Unfortunately, it's precious and hard to find."
"Oh." Feng Tingliu replied indifferently, not saying much, but silently took a few more glances at the sword beforeRetract his gaze. "Any findings?"
"Clean, nothing. We might need to go back to the house we were just at to take a look."
"No need. If we go now, it would have been cleaned up long ago."
"Don't we need to find some evidence of his collusion with the old Evil Sect? Now, everyone in Beiji City thinks that the person was kidnapped by you." Yu Chi Feng stood up in confusion. He subconsciously wanted to take out a handkerchief to wipe the blood off his hands, but suddenly remembered that the handkerchief still had Feng Tingliu's handprint on it, so he stopped the movement and instead wiped it casually on his pants.
"I don't care." Feng Tingliu said, looking at the remaining blood on Yu Chi Feng's hands and the bloodstains on his pants, clicking his tongue. He took out a cyan handkerchief from his bosom and threw it into Yu Chi Feng's arms. "Wipe it. Isn't it dirty?"
Yu Chi Feng held the handkerchief and was somewhat stunned. The handkerchief emitted a faint fragrance, making him embarrassed to use it. But Feng Tingliu's gaze was burning as he stared at him, not because he was interested in him, but simply because he disliked his dirt...
Yu Chi Feng used the handkerchief to wipe the remaining blood off his hands, held it in his hand, and his heart couldn't help but beat faster. He carefully asked, "I'll wash it and return it to you, okay?"
Feng Tingliu waved his hand, turned and walked back the way they came. "It's just a handkerchief. No need."
Yu Chi Feng quickly carefully put the handkerchief into his bosom, thinking that he could collect another handkerchief. He quickly followed Feng Tingliu and walked beside him.
"What are you going to do now?" Yu Chi Feng asked him. "Just let it go?"
"Killing the traitor and confirming his collusion with the old Evil Sect is enough." Feng Tingliu's tone was indifferent, as if he really didn't care about being framed. "The charges that Liudu City bears are not short of this one."
Yu Chi Feng scratched his head and looked at Feng Tingliu's indifferent expression, feeling a bit heartbroken.
"I..."
"Stop, I know what you want to say." Feng Tingliu's eyes coldly glanced over. "As the Hall Master of Beilong, if you speak up for Liudu City at this time, you will only undermine your own authority."
Yu Chi Feng was hit in the mind and immediately deflated, but couldn't help but feel a bit happy. Although Feng Tingliu's words were cold, he was actually thinking about him.
Hehe, he has me in his heart.
The two returned to Beiji City all the way. Even though they were stained with the smell of blood, in this era where there are many heroes in the martial arts world, it did not attract anyone's attention.
But precisely speaking, the figures and temperaments of the two were beyond comparison to those "heroes".
"Lord Feng, if you have nothing to do, how about I treat you to a drink?" Yu Chi Feng saw the wine flag fluttering at the roadside tavern and couldn't help but turn and ask.
"No need. I'm going back to the city." Feng Tingliu lifted his veil and looked forward.
Yu Chi Feng followed his gaze and saw a carriage parked on the roadside, and an old gentleman in a long gown was standing beside the carriage door, respectfully bowing to Feng Tingliu.
"Young Master." The old gentleman called out. "Shall we set off now?"
"Yes." Feng Tingliu nodded, turned to look at Yu Chi Feng. "Today's matter, don't tell others, and don't do anything unnecessary. Farewell."
"Understood. See you another day." Yu Chi Feng smiled and watched him enter the carriage, but inadvertently met the vigilant gaze of the old gentleman towards him, and shuddered.
Although the old gentleman had a kind and smiling face, his gaze towards him was as cold as a blade, completely inconsistent with his temperament, and hidden with a murderous intent.
But with a gentle wave of Feng Tingliu's hand, the old gentleman instantly resumed his kind appearance, nodded towards Yu Chi Feng, and also returned to the carriage.
Yu Chi Feng let out a sigh of relief, looking at the carriage as it left, feeling a sudden emptiness in his heart.
"Mysterious city... Young Master... It's quite interesting." Yu Chi Feng muttered, lowering his bamboo hat and also turning to leave the lively street.
The day of their next meeting did not come too long after.
Yu Chi Feng soon discovered that in the past few months when he was clearing the Evil Sect around, he could always see Feng Tingliu's figure.
But due to the presence of others, the two could only pretend not to know each other, but they could still cooperatetacit agreemently.
Although the people of Beilong Hall were puzzled, on the battlefield against the Evil Sect, they and the people of Liudu City could maintain a moment of unity.
However, after Feng Tingliu and the people of Liudu City left, they would quietly discuss those people.
"Boss, the actions of Liudu City have been very frequent recently." Qi Cheng's curiosity was overwhelming, and he approached Yu Chi Feng, whispering.
"How would I know. The actions of the Evil Sect have also been very frequent recently. I haven't had a rest for a month." Yu Chi Feng glanced at him and didn't want to say more.
"But... Isn't Liudu City in league with the Evil Sect?"
"Obviously not." Yu Chi Feng knocked on his head and turned to leave.
"Ouch! Hall Master, do you know something... Hall Master!" Qi Cheng wouldn't give up and wanted to follow, but was stopped by He Qi.
He Qi didn't know what he said to Qi Cheng. Yu Chi Feng walked too far and couldn't hear. But before long, he heard Qi Cheng loudly scold He Qi: "Don't compare the Hall Master to those people above! Our Hall Master doesn't care about that bit of fame and fortune!"
Yu Chi Feng frowned. He recently felt that He Qi's attitude was a bit strange, as if he was eagerly pursuing something...
"Hall Master, don't blame He Qi." A subordinate came over nervously and said to Yu Chi Feng: "When you took Qi Cheng out a few days ago, someone from the Zhu Xie Association came and talked to He Qi... After all, except for you and Qi Cheng, He Qi is the only one who can talk."
"Oh?" Yu Chi Feng raised his eyebrows. "Have the people above been active recently?"
"Not only have they been active, but it can be said to be frequent."
Yu Chi Feng turned to look at the two arguing. When the two noticed Yu Chi Feng's gaze, they immediately stood up straight and didn't dare to argue anymore.
It seems that a storm is coming.
Soon, Yu Chi Feng became busy. He was not only busy dealing with the Evil Sect, but also had to divert his attention to deal with the people from the Zhu Xie Association.
The Zhu Xie Association seemed to be eager to establish itself in the martial arts world. They recruited many martial artists and established many new bases, spreading their name among the common people. Someone was even specially sent to supervise the actions of Beilong Hall in recent days.
Even on New Year's Eve, Yu Chi Feng couldn't get a break and still had to listen to the person sent by the higher-ups lecturing him.
Yu Chi Feng couldn't bear it anymore. He suddenly slapped the table, showing an angry expression, and shouted at the person: "I don't have time to deal with those nonsense! Are you idle? The Evil Sect is about to turn the martial arts world upside down, and you only care about doing those stupid things!"
The person trembled in fear. He seemed not to have expected that Yu Chi Feng would scold him like this: "Hall Master Beilong, these are all good things. When the reputation is established and more people are recruited, there will naturally be people to eliminate those Evil Sect."
"Nonsense! Utter nonsense! If you want fame, just jump off the city wall of the imperial city. That would be even faster!"
Yu Chi Feng was so angry that he threw the letter in his hand to the ground, kicked the door open and left, leaving the person trembling in place.
Yu Chi Feng was in a fit of anger. He used his lightness skill to find a secluded roof, lifted his robe and sat down.
He looked at the moon in the sky that was obscured by clouds and fog, and let out a long sigh.
"Is the world of mortals like a fog... It's quite appropriate."
"Why is Hall Master Beilong alone here enjoying the moon on New Year's Eve?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Chi Feng turned his head sharply and was surprised to see Feng Tingliu's figure appear beside him under the night sky. He secretly pinched his thigh to confirm that this was not a dream.
"I..."
"You still owe me a drink. How about repaying it today?"