Chapter 197: The Standoff (2/2)

He had read all the books in the Wisdom Tower, but there were no records of that technique the Yao twins had used But he knew, that there was another hidden chamber deep inside the public house It was a secret library that was never mentioned to anyone else outside the public house

The speed of his horse was as swift as wind

Lei's horse surpassed all the other horses on the road with ease Before you could see theht With that kind of speed, Lei figured that he would reach Chong Ming town by afternoon the next day

It was noon The sun scorched down mercilessly Lei allowed his horse to slon for a bit It had already travelled a long distance, so Lei felt it could use some rest They went inside the woods beside the road to take a respite

As soon as they entered the woods, Lei was shocked What a coincidence!

Under the kiosk sat three graceful ladies donning a white veil over their faces They were dressed in pure white gowns It was the Tai Hua Valley ladies

When they heard his horse, the ladies turned their heads around They then saas riding on the horse

The ladies were caught by surprise They iave Lei a fist salute

”What are the chances?” Lei thought He smiled at them and returned a fist salute, then hopped down fro his travel coraze on Meanwhile, he walked towards the kiosk

”Master, may we humbly ask what your name is?” Holly stood up and saluted Lei ”We owe you one, for your kind actions last night!”

Lei shook his head and smiled, ”My name is Lei Chu It was only a slanced at Lei, s but extremely skilled I reckon that you are a disciple froht?”

Lei smiled, ”I'm a scribe from the Yi public house”

”The Yi public house?” their expressions changed They looked at each other in disbelief

Lei had expected that kind of reaction from them He smiled and sat down at the other side of the kiosk

The martial arts world and the public house were archrivals It was the public house's duty to oppress the factions in thepeace in the empire

In the eyes of someone from the martial art world, the people from the public house were like hawks, a constant pain in the ass

After Lei had sat down, he did not even turn to look at the ladies He instead opted to admire the scenery around him He kept his cool, because he knew that he must maintain a certain distance froained her senses and said, ”No matter what your identity is, you still saved our lives”

Lei waved his hand and s I think it's best if we keep a distance froht because I couldn't stand the wicked actions of those two monsters So, I seized an opportunity to jump into the scene and save you all There is no need to feel in debt tohad happened”

Holly shook her head and replied, ”Master, you're just too humble”

Lily scoffed at hi us because we're from a lesser known faction?”

Lei turned his head around and looked at her He smiled and shook his head

Lily her red lips, ”I know you look down on us!”

Lei sighed, ”If you let your master know that you befriended someone from the public house, she would banish you out of the valley”

”Our master is a reasonable person! She won't!” Lily scoffed

Lei slance to Holly and saw her gloo fro further

”Sister He?” Lily looked at her curiously

Holly sighed, ”Sister Sun, what Master Chu said was right”

”The public house ood people in it, right?” Lily asked, looking puzzled ”Just take for exaious Green Hill faction, aren't there bad people inside too?”

Holly said, ”I'll explain ood deed If you have any requests at all, so long as it doesn't go against the rules of the martial arts world, ill try our best to assist you”

Lei s in return Just pretend that we don't know each other”

The ladies felt ely at Holly, but Holly showed no interest to explain anything to her

Lei felt that the situation was getting aard, so he stood up and gave theain”

He squeezed his lips together and whistled His horse ealloped towards hiave another fist salute to the girls as farewell He then rode on and did not turn back

Translator's note:

[1] Wong Fei-hung or Huang Feihong was a Cantonese martial artist, physician, and folk hero, who has become the subject of numerous martial arts films and television series He was considered an expert in the Hung Ga style of Chinese martial arts