Chapter 545 - Black-horn City (1/2)

Hearing that he was not sure when he would be back, the youths once again became noisy. Qin Tianyu gritted his teeth and said, “Everyone, be quiet. We’ll wait here for Brother Chen to come back!”

Chu Xuanxuan walked over and whispered, “Will Brother Xiao Chen and Sister Chu Qi take long to come back?”

Xiao Chen smiled and said, “Don’t worry. You can just focus on your cultivation here with peace in mind.” After that, he walked to Shen Qianye and handed him three jade notes. Each jade note seemed to be burning with three cyan flames.

“There’s a formation I’ve carved inside. It’s called the Nine Heaven-scorching Flames Formation. It’s incredibly powerful. If you meet a strong opponent, just toss the spell out.”

Xiao Chen then told Shen Qianye how to use it. The Nine Heaven-scorching Flames Formation was too powerful, so he dared not hand it over to Qin Tianyu. He could only hand it over to the calm and composed Shen Qianye.

Next, Xiao Chen and Chu Qi went to the Mystic Sky Pavilion and asked Elder Wu to start the recovery formation. Elder Wu thought that Xiao Chen was here to lure the Woods Spirit (Gollum Beast). He was so happy and served Xiao Chen with bananas and tea. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen sneaked away after he went to the recovery formation and restored his Mystic Qi.

“Ahem. I was just going to recover some of my Mystic Power. Let’s hurry and leave lest the old man hunts us down,” Xiao Chen said softly as he snuck to the other side of the teleportation formation.

As a result, the two went back to the Wind-heeding Pavilion. After all, he was a disciple of the Cloud Mist Academy. The disciples could not come and go as they wished. If a disciple wanted to go down the mountain, he must first get the approval of his grandmaster. Otherwise, it was impossible for him to break out of the Mist Formation.

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“What? Request for leave? No way, no way, why are you taking a leave for nothing, and you’re asking for a two-week’s leave. No way.” The grumbling words of Shui Yue came from the Wind-heeding Tower.

“Aye, Third Grandmaster, please allow it. Junior sister and I will be back soon.”

“No way, no way. In the path of cultivation, it must last for a long time. Oh no, I meant to persevere. If you want to go out to hunt the net for 3 days and dry the fish in the sun for 2 days, that’s not going to work.”

“Third Grandfather, it’s fishing for 3 days and drying the net in the sun for 2 days. You said it wrongly.”

“Whether to fish or to dry the net, no means no. Be gentle on your left side and put more strength on your right side. Uh-huh, that’s it.”

On the attic, Xiao Chen massaged Shui Yue’s shoulders with a bitter smile and said, “Third Grandmaster, do you have anything you want? I’ll bring you something when I come back.”

“Well, let me think about it…” Shui Yue bit her fingertips and said to herself, “The pearl powder is running out soon. I don’t know if there are any Dragon Clam produced in East Sea… Hmm? No! Don’t try it. I said ‘no means no’. Don’t look at me like that. It’s useless to pretend to be pitiful. It’s useless.”

Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and said, “I really have something to do. I’ll be back soon.”

Shui Yue looked at him and said seriously, “Then you have to tell me what it is first. I tell you, White Fog City is not like other places. As for Black-horn City, you can’t enter it with even half of your feet. Otherwise, no one will collect your body even if you die.”

“Why would you say that? Why will I go to that kind of place for no reason?” Xiao Chen said with a smile as he massaged her back and shoulders.

Shui Yue looked at him suspiciously. “Really?”

“It’s true, more real than pearls.”

Shui Yue thought for a moment and finally said, “Alas, okay, but only seven days at most. If you dare not come back in seven days, you will not get any leave in the future. I tell you, there’ll be no way.”

“Yes, yes, I’ll definitely be back!”

“Humph, you’re quite quick with your promise.” Shui Yue snorted and then condensed Qi on her fingertip, inserting a streak of white light into the badge that he wore on his chest.

“Heh heh, thank you, Third Grandmaster. I shall take my leave.”

“Well, go ahead. Remember my East Sea Dragon Clam. Just the pearl. Don’t bring back the whole clam like someone else did. It’s disgusting.”

“Hehe! Sure!” Xiao Chen chuckled and was about to leave when the sound of footsteps came from outside. Following that, he heard a woman asking, “Is Third Grandmaster in?”

Xiao Chen’s expression turned solemn. The voice sounded familiar as if he had heard it somewhere before.

Shui Yue said, “Yes, come in.”

A short while later, a woman in purple in her early twenties walked in. When she raised her head and saw Xiao Chen, she looked as if she had seen a ghost. Her face was as white as a sheet.

Xiao Chen smiled and said, “Senior Sister.”

“Junior…Junior Brother.”

The woman was Zhao Yingying who rushed in to have an erotic night with Zhou Yizhuo that night when Xiao Chen performed the Wisdom-forsaking Technique in the cave in the back mountain. She had never expected to meet Xiao Chen here. For a time, her heart was beating fast, and she was shocked and scared.

Shui Yue narrowed her eyes and thought, “Why is she so afraid when she sees Xiao Chen?” She asked, “What can I do for you?”

Zhao Yingying raised her head and tried her best to calm down. Originally, she came here for things, but now that she saw Xiao Chen here, she only wanted to leave as soon as possible. However, if she suddenly left, it would inevitably arouse suspicion. She said, “I want to ask for a day off.”

“You’re asking for leave!” Shui Yue frowned. “Why are you asking for leave too? Forget it.” She condensed her Qi on her fingertips and struck the badge on her chest with a white radiance.