Chapter 193: Immortal Palace Appeared (2/2)
This was a Level-Seven expert!
Junior Leopard stepped back one step with his heart flashing a trace of fear. He made an alert stance, and his Internal Qi began to circulate.
”Don't be so nervous. I'm not your enemy!” The man smiled. ”Wang She sent me here to find you.”
”Wang She?” Junior Leopard's expression changed a little, and he looked at the man curiously. He could not believe that the man had any relationship with Wang She.
However, before he asked any questions, the man said, ”Wang She said that you have extraordinary strength and you are able to fight with a Level-Seven expert. I didn't believe that at first and planned to test you in fighting. But you killed the old woman from the Meng Family that day. It proved your strength. So, I come here today!”
”You said Wang She sent you here. Do you think I will believe that?” Junior Leopard smiled coldly.
”Yeah, if I were you, I wouldn't believe it either. But Wang She wanted me tell you that when you killed that bear at home you did a good job!”
Junior Leopard's gaze fixed for a moment, and a chilly spirit exuded from his body but vanished soon after.
The bear I killed at home?
Of course he remembered that. At that time, he was at a crucial time of life and death and his Fiery Eyes awakened. Wang She saw the whole process, and he was the only person that knew that.
Only Wang She understood what it meant to kill the bear.
However, since Wang She only wanted the man to say I did a great job in killing the bear, it meant that this man only knew that I killed a bear and didn't know that my Fiery Eyes awakened.
Thinking of this, he set his mind at ease.
”Well, I see. Chief Wang is really a thoughtful man. I am wondering why Chief Wang sent you here?”
”Wang She has been in trouble recently. He suggested that you replace him before he comes back.” Seeing that Junior Leopard believed his words, the man did not question further but said darkly, ”It seems that your fellowship is very deep. No wonder he advises you to replace him.”
”Replace him? Replace what?” Junior Leopard was shocked and he did not understand the man's meaning. Wang She indeed came to see him before he went to Northern Yuan. But, he did not mention this that time!
Thinking of this, Junior Leopard said, ”I don't quite understand what Your Excellency means. Chief Wang didn't mention this when he left here!”
”Of course he didn't mention it, because at that time he didn't know he would have a mission. I believe that he didn't expect that the mission would come to him so soon.” The man smiled.
”Mission?” Junior Leopard was curious and asked, ”Your Excellency is from Tian Long Taoism?”
”I have nothing to do with Tian Long Taoism!” the man answered and he looked at Junior Leopard with a look of interest. ”You needn't fish for information about me. Since Wang She decided to let you replace him, then I will certainly tell you everything as much as I possibly can!”
”I don't understand!” Junior Leopard said, but he had his own speculation already. Wang She was the Chief of Tian Long Taoism. Even if he did have some mission, the mission should be relevant to Tian Long Taoism. But this man said he had nothing to do with Tian Long Taoism. Thinking of the man's mysterious clothing that year when he robbed the Tianluo Dark Gold, Junior Leopard was shocked in his heart. ”Did Wang She secretly join in some terrorist organization?”
”Fine, little friend. Don't think too much. Just follow me!”
Junior Leopard said, ”Wait!”
”What? You don't believe me?”
”Not exactly!” Junior Leopard shook his head and said. ”I have nothing to say about Chief Wang wanting me to replace him temporarily. But I am wondering if I can refuse the mission that you've just mentioned!”
”Of course you can. But if I were you, I wouldn't refuse it!” the man said with a smile.
”I also believe that Chief Wang won't do something bad to me,” Junior Leopard said, and he seemed somewhat embarrassed. ”But you also know that I'm the Navy Commander in Jiang City. I have much business to deal with. Even if I go with you, I need to hand over the business first. Could you tell me how long this mission will take?”
”One month at least, or half a year at most. You're right, you should hand over your business,” the man said, glancing at Junior Leopard, ”I will wait for you in Jiang City. After you handle your business, you can come and find me at Pengcheng Lodge in Jiang City.”
”Okay!” Junior Leopard nodded and said. The man flashed his body, went out through the window, and disappeared in several flashes and falls.
Junior Leopard saw the man off, and gradually, his complexion sank, scolding Wang She in his heart.
If you want to die or make trouble, then just go. Why do you involve me in this matter?
You're even letting me replace your position. Who knows what kind of organization you joined? If you joined a terrorist organization which fights against the whole world, you are definitely killing me.
Thinking of the weird clothing of the man that day in Ningzhou City, Junior Leopard knew that the organization Wang She joined was probably not a good one.
However, he thought of the members.
Although Junior Leopard only knew two of them, one was a Level-Nine expert and the other was a Level-Seven expert. This showed that this organization should not be weak. In fact, concerning Wang She's character, it was impossible for him to join an ordinary organization.
”It seems that Wang She has planned to involve me in this from the very beginning. But he hadn't gotten a chance to until now. This time he wants to carry out his plan when he is in trouble. That really is a good idea,” Junior Leopard thought this over in his heart. ”But now, it seems that I have no choice but to follow his intentions.”
Indeed, Junior Leopard had no choice.
He had no idea how to get rid of the whole thing that Wang She had arranged for him.
”Forget it. Take one step at a time. I'd like to see what Wang She is plotting!”
He thought this over with anger in his heart.
The next day, he gathered his followers in the Navy of Jiang City together, including Wang Cheng and Jiang Xiao, and handed everything over to them with the reason of closed door training once again. In fact, everything in the Navy had been dealt with by them the entire time. All Junior Leopard needed to do was to tell them that he would not show up in River Heart Island during the next half a year. No matter what happened, they were permitted to decide by themselves without informing him, the Commander of the Navy of Jiang City. Of course, if there was something that they could not resolve, they should not be anxious and just wait for him to come back to deal with it.
Hearing that Junior Leopard was about to start another closed door training, the followers had different reactions. Wang Cheng, Wang Datong, and Yuan Long were quite glad to hear that. Although Junior Leopard almost never interfered with them before, they could not do things freely because of the supervisor. In Junior Leopard's previous life, he always wished his leader to be away on official business, so that he could freely do whatever he wanted.
Jiang Xiao and Zhu Ba, who usually got the most advantages from Junior Leopard, were somewhat loath to part with him.
”Your Excellency, you've just finished one closed door training. Why do you begin another?”
”I'm a genius. I often get insights and need closed door training. Can't I?” Junior Leopard said impatiently.
”But... Your Excellency, I am just preparing to buy Yuzhu's freedom and marry her. If you are not here, how can I do this?” Zhu Ba asked.
”You really want to buy your lover's freedom from Prunus Tower?” Junior Leopard went blank for a minute, looking Zhu Ba up and down. ”It seems that you have cheated Shopkeeper Ding badly yesterday!”
”Hehe!” Zhu Ba laughed, his hand touching his head. ”Your Excellency, you see, could you wait for a few days?”
”No. I have to commit to closed-door training while my feeling still exists. Or when the feeling disappears, it would be useless even if I keep training till my death!” Junior Leopard shook his head. ”Don't worry about me. You just marry her. Don't miss the lucky day. I'm too busy now, and I haven't the mood to prepare a present for you. But don't worry, when I finish the closed-door training, I will give you a big one.”
”Then, thanks a lot, Your Excellency!” Once Zhu Ba heard Junior Leopard would give him a big present, he immediately laughed.
”You're happy now?” Junior Leopard scolded him with a smile. ”You asshole. You are waiting for my present in your heart, aren't you?”
”Of course not!” Zhu Ba denied that in a laugh, but the happy expression on his face totally sold out his true thoughts.
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At night, in room No.2 of the West Yard in Pengcheng Lodge in Jiang City, two figures rushed out from the room, and disappeared into the boundless night. One was Junior Leopard, and the other was the mysterious man.
Junior Leopard followed the man. Even though he had already fully used his body movement, he still fell behind farther and farther. After running for dozens of miles, Junior Leopard stared at the man's back which now had almost become a black dot. He suddenly stopped, and did not use his Lightness Skill. Instead, he walked at a normal person's speed. While walking, he shouted, ”Why are you running so fast? For reincarnation?”
The black dot in front of him suddenly staggered and nearly toppled over.
The rapid figure also stopped.
”Boy, hurry up! My patience is limited!”
”It's not me who doesn't want to be fast, but you're a Level-Seven expert, while I'm only a Level-Four rookie. How can I run at your speed?” Learning the man's manner, Junior Leopard complained. His voice was condensed into one thread and transformed far away.
”You have External Elixir!” The man said rudely, ”Boy, don't think about keeping your strength in front of me. I'm not malicious toward you!”
”What though I have External Elixir? My cultivation is still at Level Six. How do you expect me to keep up with your speed?” Junior Leopard breathed heavily, his face full of anger.
”Hehe, sure enough. It's just like what Wang She had told me. Although you're young, you're much steadier than your peers. Unlike other boys, you are not eager to win. This is your biggest advantage, but also your biggest shortcoming. It's a pity that your cultivation is strong but you lack the morale that you deserve!”
”Morale isn't food. Why do I need morale?” Junior Leopard seemed to be somewhat impatient. He walked slowly toward the front of the man, looking carefully up and down at him, and said, ”Senior, can we discuss one thing?”
”What?!”
”Tell me the destination that we are heading for now, and we'll go there separately, okay? I know you're in a hurry. You can go there first with your unique Lightness Skill. And I'll wait here till the next morning. I will find a market to buy a horse, good or bad, so that I can arrive there at the fastest speed. What do you think that?”
”What if I don't agree?!”
”You don't agree? Why? Senior, it's useless to force me like this. I really can't run fast. Besides, nowadays, why do we apply Lightness Skills instead of riding a horse?” Junior Leopard said and sat on a roadside stone, showing a firm appearance of not going.
The man smiled and said, ”It's not far away. Hold on for a little longer, we are almost there. There is a foothold nearby belonging to our Immortal Palace.”
”Immortal Palace?!”