White-Robed Chief
chapter-196

He Binghua stared at them and not a word parted her lips.

Despite being stronger than Xu Shixiao by a small margin, the other two men from the Green Hill had defeated Sister Zhang and Sister Sun. It did not bode well for them in the actual fight.

Besides, unlike the Tai Hua Valley, the Green Hill was powerful. It was best not to aggravate things.

After he waved his hand, Xu Shixiao turned around and left.

The well-built man shot Chu Li a bewildered glance before he turned and left.

"Halt!" The waiter darted out and went in their way.

Furrowing his brows, Xu Shixiao looked at him.

"My guests, you smashed our restaurant's seatings and you haven't paid for them!" The waiter loudly proclaimed as he puffed his chest.

"Bastard, you sure have a death wish!" the well-built man burst in anger.

"Brother Zhao, pay him." Xu Shixiao waved his hand.

The well-built man glared at the waiter. He looked like he wanted to swallow him whole.

The waiter quickly glanced at He Binghua and the two beauties, he puffed up his chest. "Twenty taels!" he loudly exclaimed.

Gritting his teeth, the well-built man lifted his hand. Then, he took out an ingot of silver from his chest pocket and threw it violently.

"Pak!" The silver ingot burrowed itself into a pillar in a flash.

The waiter eyed the silver that was indented into the pillar, and he gulped. He dared not make a sound. If the silver ingot did not land on the pillar, but on his body instead, his body would have ended up like the pillar. At that thought, he could not help but shiver.

The well-built man scanned the crowd and glared at the waiter. However, he avoided looking at Chu Li as he was afraid to meet his eyes.

"Let's go." Xu Shixiao descended in large strides, with the two following hurriedly behind him.

"Sister Sun?" He Binghua drew attention back as she turned towards the injured little lady.

The little lady's face was very pale. She scoffed, "It's only a flesh wound, nothing to be alarmed of. Hmph, that was as expected of the Green Hill!"

Following that, she started to giggle. "Sister He Binghua managed to deal with Xu Shixiao, which is as expected from Sister He Binghua!"

He Binghua shook her head. "They shouldn't be belittled. Let's head back for now."

"Sure, I've lost my appetite anyway!"

The trio stood up and left.

Before they headed down, He Binghua's clear gaze landed on Chu Li and it lingered for a while. Then, she left as nothing happen.

Chu Li's eyes followed the trio as they delicately descended. With his cup in hand, he shook his head.

He had heard of the Tai Hua Valley, and it was considered a second-class sect. Although their capabilities were not anything out of the ordinary, the followers were all female. The difference between them and the Snow Lunar Pavilion was that the Tai Hua Valley did not accept male followers.

Apparently, it was due to the fact that Tai Hua Valley's heart technique was only suitable for females practitioners to cultivate. Men who attempted would lose control and they would be possessed by the technique.

The Green Hill was a reputable first-class sect that was known for their integrity. They were popular in the martial arts circle, though unfortunately, they were enemies with the Snow Lunar Pavilion.

The two sects were old enemies, with grudges that spanned back to hundreds of years before. The grudge had only grown deeper since then, making it impossible to clear.

Snow Lunar Pavilion was a sect with integrity and so was the Green Hill. Although they were usually righteous, it was hard to avoid followers that would stray from the path. For the two sects that prided themselves on their integrity, their followers would fight any time they met, regardless of whether it was right or wrong.

This was the issue about grudges in the martial art circle. With no black or white involved, outsiders would have a hard time intervening if it was a personal grudge.

The waiter enthusiastically saw the three ladies out. He then began to pry the silver ingot out with the help of a stool.

The silver ingot had embedded itself deep into the pillar. It was so sturdy that he had to pull it out with a cleaver. Though when he had successfully pulled it out, he had exhausted all his energy. Panting, he sat down on a chair. The crowd could not help but giggle.

Chu Li shook his head. The waiter was willing to risk his life to impress the ladies. He was lucky that they were from Green Hill. Had it been another sect, he would have been in for some trouble.

Chu Li shook his head again. He had seen the waiter's thought beforehand, in which the waiter had already prepared for trouble when he decided to step up. When the dust had settled, the Tai Hua Valley trio should check on him to see if he is okay. For someone as insignificant as him, it would have been enough for him to brag about it for the rest of his life.

After finishing his meal, Chu Li returned to his courtyard with the vermillion he bought.

A string of lanterns was hung in the courtyard and it illuminated the entire area. He then took out some paper and started to create paper talismans after grinding the vermillion.

Moments passed and he had completed approximately ten paper talismans.

He observed his own work and shook his head in disappointment. Rubbing his hands together, the talismans turned into ash before it was carried away by the wind. It was useless; the symbol did not look like a Taoist talisman.

Sitting in the courtyard, he was deep in thought while he absentmindedly stared at the moon. It seemed like it would be best for him to research it because there surely would be records of a mysterious technique like this. If he could find out anything about it, perhaps he could pull it off as well.

However, he was not doing this for himself. If Xue Ling's cultivation could be assisted by this item, breaking through her boundary would be a quick job.

He had no use of this now as what was left for him was the Surpassing State.

Then, he thought about the future; with the help of the paper talisman, Xue Ling's and Chen Xue's martial arts would improve significantly. Along with Chen Siyu, they would both become top-notch masters. If that was the case, then Chu Li would be able to slack off as well. Matters would have settled themselves after a little delegation and he did not need to attend to things himself.

"Pak." A light sound was heard, loud and clear in the silence of the night.

Chu Li's eyebrows twitched. He looked towards the western complex of the courtyard — the sound came from his neighbor.

Activating his Omniscient Mirror, he broke into a smile. Was it purely coincidence that the three people standing there were the trio from Tai Hua Valley?

It was quite late into the night. They were asleep but were immediately woken up when they heard something.

The trio had unsheathed their swords. They had their backs against each other, forming a triangle to cover all sides. The pale-blue clothing that they wore accentuated their white-jade-like faces. It made them look more beautiful than they were.

Surrounded by silence, it seemed like they were fussing over nothing.

Their swords were primed and ready; their eyes darted around the environment, their bodies were stiff and alert.

"Tsk—!" A long whistle rang out.

Hidden weapons covered the sky as they rained down. It fell onto the trio like rainwater.

"Ding ding ding ding!" Like the sound of rain pattering on leaves, the sound was clear and crisp.

The trio swung their blades, forming a bright shield that completely covered themselves. Nonetheless, the hidden weapons bounced off the shield harmlessly as they fell onto the ground.

"Which scoundrel is it? Show yourself!" the dainty Sun Lihua called out. Even though she was wielding her sword with her left hand, it did not seem to differ from her dominant hand.

"Hehe…" Two men who were standing on the wall coldly laughed. They landed in front of the trio, and the fall was as light as a leaf.

"State your allegiance," He Binghua calmly said.

The two men in black were tall and lanky. They had a pale complexion which made them seem like zombies under the moonlight, and their shiny eyes accentuated it.

"Hehe…" The two of them sneered, their laughter filled with coldness.

The dainty Sun Lihua shivered. She scoffed, "Stop pretending, you scoundrels!"

The taller of the two sneered, "My surname is Yao, and I'm from the Solace Hill."

"Two rascals from the Yao family?" He Binghua responded indifferently. "The two of you slipped through the net, but yet you still dare to show up!"

"If it were not for the fact that we weren't on the hill, do you really think that you could win?"

"Hmph, since you've already delivered yourself over, I'll just end your life now!" Sun Lihua bellowed.

Now that she knew that the Yao family twin ghosts were actual humans instead of ghosts, she was no longer afraid.

"The two of you have murdered countless people, it's time that you die. Beware of my blade!" He Binghua proclaimed.

She let out a shout as the three of them lashed out at the same time.

"Tsk!" The three swords formed a flurry of blades, enveloping the Yao family twin ghosts in the sound of the blades slicing the wind.

Chu Li was shocked. When the three of them coordinated, they were considerably more powerful than they were as an individual. It was as if each of them had the power of all three; it almost seemed magical.

"Hey!" The Yao family twin ghosts slid back in an incredibly fast speed.

"Oh no!" He Binghua gasped. "Quick, fall back! Use the Pill of Detoxify!"

Her vision started to waver, and her body feeling weak. She was poisoned!

The Yao family twin ghosts sneered, "It's alright, little ladies, we won't kill you yet. Us brothers will savor this moment. After all, you're all just bimbos. Hehe!"

With delightful laughter, they did not stop the trio from consuming the Pill of Detoxify.

They were confident of their poison. There was no antidote to it, and no detox pill would work.

The two of them gazed at the trio as they consumed the Pill of Detoxify. As the ladies sighed a breath of relief, the two of them waved their hands. A blanket of hidden weapons rushed to meet the trio.

The trio was weakened. They wanted to use their blades, but they lacked in strength. The only thing they could do was to helplessly stare at the hidden weapons as they flew towards them, lamenting at their inevitable deaths.

The Yao family twin ghosts' eyes glowed as they sneered. They got excited as they pictured the sight of their hidden weapons buried in the trio's bodies. For a moment, their bodies heated up.