Peerless City!

"Get some good rest." Tang Jie did not offer any further explanation.

The next morning, Tang Jie bade farewell to Tie Dong and Tie Niu. He left Maple Forest Town alone early that morning.

Tang Jie's next destination was naturally Peerless City. Although finding the woman who had left him that letter was probably no longer very likely, he had wanted to visit Peerless City for a long time anyway.

Tang Jie traveled continuously for three or four days, finally reaching Peerless City around noon on the fourth day.

"So this is Peerless City?"

From far away, Tang Jie saw a huge city looming ahead.

Peerless City was a sacred land in the hearts of many martial artists throughout the Great Xia Dynasty. Several Martial Arts Grandmasters had founded sects there, drawing countless martial artists from thousands of miles away to enter their schools and study martial arts under them.

Peerless City had been passed down for several centuries. Within the city, martial arts sects of all sizes were countless, and the place was flourishing!

Tang Jie saw men and women entering and leaving through the city gates. Quite a few of them had vigorous strides and were clearly martial artists with combat skills.

In Peerless City, it could not be said that everyone revered martial arts, but basically one person in ten was a third-rate martial artist!

Tang Jie entered the city, looking around curiously at the rows of shops and the streets bustling with traffic. He had practiced martial arts in Qingshan Temple for years and had not entered such a lively city in a long time.

"Brother, do you know where Wuhua Gate is?" Tang Jie politely asked a man around thirty who was dressed in a martial artist's outfit.

Tang Jie had come to Peerless City intending to visit Wuhua Gate first. Bai Fenghua was the daughter of Wuhua Gate's master, and she had repeatedly invited him to visit Wuhua Gate back then.

The man laughed heartily when he heard this. "Are you going to Wuhua Gate to become a disciple and learn martial arts? Among all the martial arts sects in Peerless City, Wuhua Gate ranks in the top three. Follow this road ahead. After passing three streets, you'll see Wuhua Gate."

Seeing that Tang Jie was also dressed as a martial artist and had asked where Wuhua Gate was, the man naturally assumed he might be going there to seek a teacher.

"Thank you." Tang Jie expressed his gratitude, then proceeded as instructed. After crossing three streets, he saw a grand residence.

Several upright martial artists guarded the entrance to the residence. Every one of them had bright, focused eyes, and their strength was certainly not weak. On the plaque above the gate were three powerful, vigorous characters: Wuhua Gate!

"Everyone, please inform Miss Bai Fenghua that a friend is here to see her."

Tang Jie reached the entrance and spoke to one of the martial artists guarding the gate.

"All right... wait here." The martial artist looked Tang Jie over twice. Tang Jie had an extraordinary bearing and the air of a powerful martial artist about him. Moreover, he claimed to be Bai Fenghua's friend. The guard did not hesitate for long before nodding in agreement.

The martial artist entered the residence to deliver the message.

"Brother Tang!"

Not long afterward, a delighted voice rang out from within Wuhua Gate. Tang Jie looked up and saw Bai Fenghua.

Bai Fenghua was wearing a blue-green dress. Her features were delicate and flawless, her long hair fell like a waterfall, and her skin was as smooth as mutton-fat jade. She was filled with the youthful vitality unique to a young girl.

"Brother Tang, you actually came? Did you come to see me? Come in and sit!"

Bai Fenghua's excited little face flushed red, and her bright, large eyes were filled with delight.

"Mm... all right." Tang Jie awkwardly scratched his head. He had not come specifically to see Bai Fenghua.

Tang Jie entered Wuhua Gate with Bai Fenghua. Seeing this, the martial artists guarding the entrance felt sour. Although the young miss was always polite to everyone, hers was the distant politeness of good manners. Yet toward this man whose identity they did not know, she looked overjoyed. Anyone could tell that there was something unusual between them!

After entering Wuhua Gate, Tang Jie saw several hundred martial artists practicing in the plaza. The sight was magnificent, something impossible to see elsewhere.

"Brother Tang, sit here for a moment. I'll make you a cup of tea."

After arriving in a reception hall, Bai Fenghua had Tang Jie sit down while she eagerly went to brew tea for him. Her enthusiasm made Tang Jie feel somewhat embarrassed.

Not long afterward, footsteps sounded outside the room. Tang Jie knew it was not Bai Fenghua; the footsteps were completely different.

Sure enough, a middle-aged man entered through the reception hall's doorway. He appeared to be around forty, with rather handsome features and a unique charm belonging to a mature man.

When the middle-aged man saw Tang Jie, a smile appeared on his face. "You must be the young friend Tang Jie?"

"That is indeed me. May I ask who you are?" Tang Jie nodded, somewhat puzzled by the man's identity.

"I am Bai Yuanhua, Xiaofenghua's father."

The middle-aged man spoke.

"So you are Senior Bai!"

Tang Jie was slightly astonished.

Bai Yuanhua was a highly renowned figure among martial artists. He had already made a name for himself in his youth, and later founded Wuhua Gate in Peerless City. He was a household name throughout the city.

Among the martial artists of the Great Xia Dynasty, Tang Jie had a fair amount of fame himself, but he was incomparable to Bai Yuanhua. Bai Yuanhua had been famous for many years and was a Martial Arts Grandmaster who had founded his own sect, with several thousand disciples under him!

Tang Jie had not expected this Martial Arts Grandmaster to be so young. From his appearance, he looked no more than forty. In a sense, he and Tang Jie had both become famous at a young age.

"I've heard about you from Xiaofenghua and have wanted to meet you for a long time. At last, we've met." Bai Yuanhua extended one hand and looked at Tang Jie with a smiling face.

"I've long admired Senior Bai's great name as well!" Tang Jie likewise extended his hand. Excitement flickered in his eyes. In a sense, Bai Yuanhua was the first Martial Arts Grandmaster Tang Jie had met besides himself!

The two palms clasped together, and a surging force suddenly rushed from Bai Yuanhua's palm toward Tang Jie.

It was gang qi, the gang qi belonging to a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

Boom!

Without the slightest hesitation, the gang qi of Tang Jie's Red Sun Art surged from within him as well, rushing forth like the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers in full flood!

"You're so young... yet your cultivation is so profound. As expected, you're a Martial Arts Grandmaster who has achieved Refining Qi into Gang!" Bai Yuanhua sensed Tang Jie's scorching, vigorous gang qi and was secretly shocked. The depth of Tang Jie's cultivation was completely at odds with his outward appearance.

Tang Jie was equally astonished. This Senior Bai's cultivation is profound beyond measure!

Bai Yuanhua's internal cultivation was exceedingly deep. Even when facing Tang Jie's Boyhood Art, famed for its profound internal force, he could resist it with ease. Even among all the Martial Arts Grandmasters, Bai Yuanhua's internal cultivation was absolutely among the very best!

"Brother Tang, sorry to have kept you waiting..."

At that moment, light footsteps sounded outside the room. It was Bai Fenghua.

Tang Jie and Bai Yuanhua exchanged a glance and withdrew their hands in perfect unison.