Chapter 55: Luo Renjie and Li Cairan

  Tian Boguang was knocked down by Linghu Chong's sword and, clutching his stomach, let out a loud shout that he had to go to the toilet, then slipped away in the chaos, shocking a large crowd of onlookers from the Jianghu gossip circle.

  Tian Boguang ran away, and the crowd watching in the Wild Goose Tower was unhappy. Tian Boguang was a top-notch master with a reputation all over Jianghu, although his name was notorious, he was still a famous figure in Jianghu. He actually acted so shamelessly, speaking without keeping his word, and directly running away.

  What's even more unacceptable is that they actually found a mysterious reason for it. This makes the crowd waiting to see the excitement feel unbearable, the story has started but can't be seen to the end, and was abruptly cut off.

  Linghu Cong was instead calm, Tian Boguang's reaction was completely within his expectations. If he were a truly upright and respectable person, would he be doing something like being a flower thief? It must be known that the lone traveler Tian Boguang is recognized by the Jianghu as the number one flower thief, with an evil reputation spreading for thousands of miles.

  However, once you board Lianhuachong's ship, it's not that easy to get off. You may be able to escape this time, but you won't be able to escape next time. In the end, you can't escape my grasp.

  No more excitement to be had, a group of onlookers from the jianghu world grumbled and complained, feeling indignant, then dispersed in an instant. Those who were drinking continued to drink, those who were eating continued to eat, continuing their reckless and boastful talk, all turning into carefree and unbridled heroes of the jianghu world, truly amazing.

  And there was another heavyweight figure, from the beginning of Linghu Cong and Tian Boguang's duel, who had been calmly sitting in the middle courtyard on the second floor, eating snacks, drinking wine, with a hint of a sinister smile at the corner of his mouth. It was Qu Yang, the Right Envoy of the Sun Moon Divine Cult. At this time, he seemed to have eaten and drunk enough, and got up elegantly, walking away with small steps.

  Linghu Cong's eyes flashed, and he pulled along the little nun Yilun as they followed. Just as they were about to leave the Huiyan Building, he was about to shout "Senior, wait!" when his face suddenly changed color, and the golden elixir in his dantian began to stir restlessly once again.

  His whole body trembled, maintaining his posture standing in place, stopping his walking movement, silently operating the true yuan throughout his body, frantically rushing into the dantian to supply the golden elixir for absorption. In a short while, the true yuan transformed from the heavenly and earthly spiritual energy that he had desperately absorbed for many days was sucked dry.

  Feeling the emptiness of his dantian, Linghu Chong was both loving and hateful, entangled in a thousand knots. In his heart, he cursed his mother, wondering why others who had broken through to the boundary of their martial arts skills were not all majestic and proud, laughing disdainfully at the world, unmatched in the universe, and becoming the master of the world.

  He finally broke through to the legendary realm of the Laughing in the Wind and Sighing in the Clouds world, which no one had achieved for a thousand years. But then he encountered the catastrophic changes in heaven and earth, causing spiritual energy to scatter, making him unable to move freely, having to desperately absorb the spiritual energy from heaven and earth every day to nourish the golden elixir in his dantian. It's like being a wage slave working hard to support a young wife, it's really endless suffering.

  Recently, Jindan's energy requirements have been increasing, and it has become somewhat difficult to make ends meet. If not for the fact that this Jindan still had some conscience, after absorbing and drinking its fill, it would return a strand of pure and refined energy to promote his physical transformation. Otherwise, he would have sealed off this dantian long ago.

  If the energy provided is insufficient, Jindan will not be able to eat its fill and when it's extremely hungry, it may even backfire on its host. If one day, Linghu Chong were to have his blood and essence sucked dry by a starving Jindan, that would truly be a joke of the century, leaving behind a legacy of ridicule for eternity. A martial artist who is unparalleled in the world, almost invincible, dying inexplicably at his own hands - what's more tragic than this?

  Due to the insufficient True Yuan energy this time, Linghu Chong was absorbed of some of his internal essence, causing him to feel somewhat weak now. The little nun Yilin saw Linghu Chong stumble and almost fall to the ground, and hurriedly went forward to support him, asking with concern: "Linghu big brother, are you not feeling well? Your face is very pale."

  "Brother was absorbed by the little ancestor in his dantian so much true yuan, can't he still be radiant and full of energy?" Linghu Chong's heart wanted to cry but had no tears, yet he couldn't say it to this delicate and beautiful little nun in front of him, losing face like that would be unbearable. If it got out and was exploited by someone with ill intentions, the consequences would be severe.

  He pretended to be calm and said, "It's nothing, maybe the food and wine at Yanlou this time weren't cleaned properly and went bad, which made my stomach hurt a bit. I'll go to the toilet later and it will be fine. Let me rest for a while first, and then we can go together to find Yanlou's boss to ask for compensation."

  "Hey, isn't this the renowned Lao Dung of the Hua Shan sect, Bai Yi Shen Jian Ling Hu Chong? Brother Ling's face doesn't look too good, and he's actually hugging a little nun, his taste is indeed exceptional."

  A smooth and oily voice loudly jeered.

  Linghu Chong looked up and saw that it was actually two familiar faces, Luo Renjie and Li Tianyi, both elite disciples of the Qingcheng Sect. The one who had spoken to mock him was none other than Luo Renjie, one of the Four Beasts of Qingcheng, whom he had taught a lesson several times before.

  "Master said it, I think Leng Hu's complexion seems to be due to excessive indulgence. It can't be that he had a romantic tryst with this pretty little nun and ended up exhausted." Li Rencai chimed in, loudly teasing along with Luo Renjie, "This little nun has rosy lips and white teeth, looking so delicate and charming. She must taste good. Leng Hu, it's not as fun to enjoy alone as it is to share the joy. Why don't you let us brothers have a turn with this little nun?"

  Originally, according to normal circumstances, the disciples of Qingcheng Sect should have avoided Linghu Chong as far as possible. The scene where Linghu Chong wreaked havoc at Qingfeng Pavilion was too brutal and still sends shivers down their spines when they think about it now. After that blow, Yu Canghai mobilized the foundation of Qingcheng Sect's transmission to make his disciples take the precious treasures from the sect's treasure trove, which led to Luo Renjie and others breaking through to the top-level realm in recent days.

  It's really heaven's eyes, this hateful Linghu Cong seems to have suffered a fatal internal injury, and needs the support of a delicate little nun when walking, probably his martial arts skills are also crippled. Such an opportunity to beat a fallen dog cannot be easily let go. Luo Renjie and Li Tianyou carefully observed in secret, confirming again and again before revealing themselves, and then thoroughly humiliating this person who had once trampled on them.

  Linghu Chong gently patted the little nun's shoulder, letting her retreat to one side. He propped himself up with his heavy iron sword, barely standing upright, a hint of sarcastic smile at the corner of his mouth as he stared at Lüshi and said: "I've long heard that all of you from Qingcheng Sect are beasts. Look at your names - Luo Renjie, Lüshi, don't you think that by adding 'ren' to your name, you can really consider yourselves human?"

  Before the two of them got angry, Linghu Cong turned to face Luo Renjie again and sneered: "Could it be that the little mud eel-like thing below has grown up and wants to learn from others how to visit prostitutes? Do you have the capital for this? Can't you just use your fingers? Could it be that the black cow dung-like thing beside your pee hole can still be of some use?"

  Linghu Chong had exposed his shortcoming, Luo Renjie was so enraged that he was on the verge of doing something reckless, if not for Li Mochou's tight grip, he would have attacked Linghu Chong without any regard.

  They have already broken through to the realm of top-notch martial artists, thinking that their martial arts skills are superior, and they are filled with unprecedented confidence. The Linghu Chong in front of them looks like a half-dead useless person, and dealing with him should be easy as pie. However, he is after all the eldest disciple of the Hua Shan Sect, and the Hua Shan Sect is one of the top sects along with the Qingcheng Sect. The sect leader Yue Buqun is also not inferior to Yu Canghai's unparalleled martial arts skills. If they were to kill Linghu Chong without reason, who would be able to withstand Yue Buqun's wrath?

  If they could lure Linghu Chong into making the first move, and then Luo Renjie and Li Mochou would counterattack together, taking him down in the process. At that time, they could claim it was an accident, a momentary lapse of judgment, and both parties would be at fault. With Yu Canghai backing them up, Yuke Notuo would probably have nothing to say either.

  Li Rencai had already made plans in his heart, and secretly gave Luo Renjie a wink, pulling on the corner of his clothes to calm him down. Li Rencai's impression among the Qingcheng Sect disciples was that he was cunning and full of tricks, so Luo Renjie suppressed the urge to act rashly and handed it over to Li Rencai to handle first.

  "Brother Linghu's martial arts are unparalleled in the world, and I've recently made some breakthroughs in my own skills. I'd like to ask Brother Linghu for some guidance." Li Mo bowed with his fists clasped together, addressing Linghu Chong.