mtl008 Chapter 22 Camellia Town
Chapter 22 Camellia Town
After Nan Ying's earnest explanation, Liu Ruyan reluctantly believed that she had been resurrected by Li Muyang's sect. The immortal disciples descended to the mortal world to experience life and needed a local to accompany them. They unintentionally chose her, and the time was short.
Well, that's the only reason she could come up with. After all, a living person was standing right in front of her, and Liu Ruyan had no choice but to believe it, whether she wanted to or not!
Upon learning that if Li Muyang returned to the Immortal Sect, Nan Ying would fall back into eternal slumber, Liu Ruyan glared at Li Muyang.
“Sect Master Liu, glaring at me won’t help. I don’t know how to reverse life and death!” Li Muyang explained innocently. “If I could, I wouldn’t want Sister Nanying to fall into eternal sleep again because of my departure, but this is the rule of the Immortal Sect, and I cannot violate this rule at the moment.”
"Wait, you mean... this lady is a ghost?!" Feng Ling'er and the other two swallowed nervously; the three young people were all a little scared.
“Of course not.” Li Muyang rolled his eyes: “Ghosts are invisible and inaccessible to ordinary beings in the mortal realm. The Nan Ying in front of you is a living person. It’s just that the time she can live normally is related to the time I spend training in the mortal realm. If I have to return to the Immortal Sect after my training is completed, she will fall into eternal slumber again.”
“Even if it really is a ghost, you don’t need to be afraid. We have a saying where we’re from: the ghosts you’re afraid of are actually the beloved family members that some people long to see but can never see.”
These words made them all fall into deep thought; perhaps they were all thinking of the people who had passed away?
"...I apologize, Young Master Li, I was impolite and offensive just now." Liu Ruyan apologized somewhat apologetically.
"It's alright, it's perfectly normal." Li Muyang waved his hand to indicate that he didn't mind. "Don't call me Young Master anymore, it feels really strange. I can't get used to Sister Nanying calling me that, she insists on calling me that, so please forgive me, Pavilion Master, every time I hear a young lady call me Young Master, I get goosebumps."
"I used to be just an ordinary person. I joined this immortal sect by chance. Not everyone in the immortal realm is an immortal! I'm not much better than you, so don't be so polite!"
“Uh…” Liu Ruyan glanced at Nan Ying, and after confirming that her friend nodded in agreement, she smiled and said, “Alright then, I’ll just call you Mu Yang, is that okay?”
"Of course! You can all call me that! Just don't use honorifics in private!" Li Muyang breathed a sigh of relief. As a modern person, he could act cool, but he really wasn't used to people calling him "Young Master" in private! It felt so cheesy!
Then Liu Ruyan went straight to the point: "Mu Yang, you just said that it's not possible to reverse life and death yet, so what you're implying is..."
"Ahem! It's something that can only be understood but not explained! I can only say there's a chance!" Li Muyang coughed lightly and pointed to the sky: "There are gods watching over us! Don't worry, they're only watching me."
The group immediately understood what it meant; someone was watching from above.
At least it's good news. Seeing a friend who's been gone for so many years, even if it's temporary, there will be other opportunities to meet again in the future. Why not cherish the present? How long can Li Muyang stay? At least a few months!
As they chatted, the group returned to the shore. Little White had shrunk back to its original size as a pet fox, yawned, and then fell asleep in Li Muyang's arms.
"It's amazing!" Liu Ruyan exclaimed, looking at Xiaobai.
"Nine-tailed foxes are auspicious creatures!" Li Muyang said righteously. "My little Bai is the cutest!"
As if sensing something, Xiaobai, who was sleeping, nuzzled against Li Muyang's chest, found a more comfortable position, and continued sleeping.
This gesture almost melted the hearts of several girls! They all crowded around, wanting to pet it and feel its texture, while only Young Master Cui felt out of place.
After that, Liu Ruyan temporarily said goodbye because it was inconvenient for Nan Ying to leave Li Muyang. She said so herself, so Pavilion Master Liu could only give up the idea of forcibly taking Nan Ying back to the pavilion and chose to inform Nan Sheng to come over by herself!
If it's inconvenient for you to leave, then surely we can come find you, right?
Li Muyang said he had no objection.
Nan Ying could only agree with a wry smile. What she was worried about was that after this meeting, when Li Muyang was about to leave, her daughter would have to go through the pain of losing her mother again.
This is the fundamental reason why she doesn't really want to see her old friends again. Why should a dead person like herself disturb the lives of the living?
Without Liu Ruyan, Li Muyang, Nan Ying, Bai Yuxiu, Feng Ling'er, and Young Master Cui, the five continued their journey, wandering the martial world, and arrived at a small town called Camellia Town.
While strolling through the town's market, Young Master Cui intended to show off his status as an ATM... oops, a rich young master, but he didn't expect that Li Muyang was even richer than him, at least more than the money he was currently carrying.
Young Master Cui doesn't have a single storage space on him. Do you really think he's Cui LaAmon? A four-dimensional money bag?
"Hehe... I'm really sorry, gold isn't worth much where I'm from." Li Muyang explained with a hint of pride, "I prepared a lot of funds before setting off. Like I said, I'm just an ordinary person, and I can't make myself suffer during my training! But I've entrusted it all to Nan Ying to manage, in case I wasted money."
Nan Ying nodded with a composed smile.
Young Master Cui was powerless to back down; even his pride in his wealth was rendered useless!
Ultimately, apart from Nan Ying, the rest of the five were all young people. Li Muyang was not very old either, still a college student who had never experienced a beating, and he was full of curiosity about these things in the ancient martial arts world. As for Nan Ying, she watched quietly from the side with the eyes of an elder. The four young people were quite happy at the market.
Until they came across a theatrical troupe performing a stunt involving breaking a boulder on one's chest, and when they were drawing a lucky audience member, they drew Li Muyang... The original script called for Young Master Cui, and this guy was so scared that he fainted!
Well, even if it were a real boulder breaking on his chest, Li Muyang wouldn't be afraid with his current physical condition. Besides, he also has the ability to manipulate vectors. He wasn't flustered at all when he was hit. He even walked up with his chest out and head held high. He didn't need anyone's help and had already voluntarily lay down.
Even Wu, the troupe leader, was stunned. This was the first time he had encountered such a cooperative and lucky audience member when performing the act of breaking a boulder on his chest! Judging from his expression, he must be very confident.
"Squad Leader Wu, how much for the big hammer? How much for the small hammer?" Li Muyang, who was lying flat and covered with a large stone slab, asked Squad Leader Wu, who looked like an honest man.
"Eighty for the big hammer, forty for the small hammer," Sergeant Wu said with a chuckle. "Young master, you're the most calm and cooperative young man we've ever seen in all our years in this business!"
"Hehe! I'm a trained fighter too!" Li Muyang smiled slightly, patting the stone slab as he said, "Come on, come on! I won't utter a sound!"
Li Muyang never wanted to experience having his ribs broken by the Shennong Beast again! Now he has transformed into a dragon! Hehehe!
"Young master, get ready! I'm coming! Hah!" The fat man from the opera troupe chuckled and charged over, wielding a large iron hammer, smashing it down on the stone slab!
Then... "Boom!"
"what--!"
A heart-wrenching roar.
A moment later, Feng Ling'er looked speechlessly at the fat man who was half-dead, and complained, "Old Li, aren't you going a bit too far?"
Li Muyang, who was completely unharmed, touched his forehead and looked guilty. He was indeed fine, and the stone slab was broken, but the fat guy who swung the sledgehammer was in a bad situation. He was hit by the vector reflection of Li Muyang!
Both hands are trembling uncontrollably, blood is flowing from the tiger's mouth, the meridians are damaged, and even the iron hammer was shattered instantly!
Squad Leader Wu, both amused and exasperated, clasped his hands in a fist and said to Li Muyang, "We never expected that you, young master, would be a Grandmaster at such a young age. We were blind to your greatness and have offended you greatly."
"Ahem, I should be the one apologizing." Li Muyang apologized somewhat guiltily, "Seeing the hammer fall, I got nervous and released my internal energy. I'm really sorry, I'll pay for this guy's medical expenses!"
After saying that, he directly forced two small yellow croakers into the hands of Squad Leader Wu.
The surrounding audience was also taken aback. They didn't expect the opera troupe to select a lucky audience member and choose a big shot to go on stage. But this was much more interesting than simply breaking a boulder on one's chest!
Is this the world of the strong? That massive iron hammer shattered instantly! So thrilling! Cheers erupted!
Having caused this trouble, Li Muyang felt embarrassed to stay any longer. After making sure that Fatty was alright and helping him neutralize the energy that had rushed into his meridians, he pulled the others away.
Whether this is a blessing or a curse is uncertain.
Because of Li Muyang's appearance, when the boatman Hei Sha went to find the opera troupe to attack the main characters, Wu, the troupe leader, refused. He wasn't stupid! The troupe was accompanied by a grandmaster! The strongest member of their group was only a half-step grandmaster! Could they possibly defeat him?
That guy lay there with the stone slab on his head, letting them smash him! He ended up getting seriously injured by their own energy! Can you even fight like that?
Seeing that he couldn't fool the opera troupe, Hei Sha had no choice but to give up. He couldn't afford to expose his true identity just because the opera troupe didn't want to fight; it would be a loss.
The opera troupe didn't cause trouble for the main characters as in the original story, so the incident of Lao Qi being seriously injured by Li Rong of the Qinglong Society and eventually dying from his injuries wouldn't happen. Therefore, Squad Leader Wu wouldn't go looking for trouble with the Qinglong Society, but as a result, he also lost the opportunity to join Tianya Haige.
Perhaps it's a case of fortune and misfortune being intertwined?
Li Muyang had no idea the opera troupe wasn't coming. He was still waiting at the inn in the middle of the night. How strange, why hadn't the opera troupe arrived yet?
He's going to sleep if you don't come soon!
The result has come.
However, the people who came were not a theatrical troupe, but the Green Dragon Society!
The third leader of the Azure Dragon Society, Li Rong, is a master at the mid-stage of the Grandmaster realm. He personally went to the inn to find several people! All for the Red Sun Blood Essence!
In other words, the so-called treasure that Feng Ling'er casually took from the ship could help her break through to the Grandmaster realm. The negative effect of this thing is the Red Sun Blood Poison. Nan Ying died young because she got into contact with this thing while researching with her teacher He Sui.