Using people as bait

Hearing Chen Yuanye's animated and dramatic description, as if he had been there himself, Lin Yu simply nodded indifferently.

"So that's how it is. It was just a Martial Arts Demon Lord who was killed."

"What was so special about his body that it required a special escort team to transport it two years later?"

As Lin Yu was speaking, Chen Yuanye spoke again.

"You don't know this... Xie Chong's body was collected and taken away by five Martial Arts School that day, supposedly to take revenge and grind the Demon Lord to dust."

"But not long after, rumors began to circulate that a tremendous secret was hidden within Xie Chong's corpse!"

"It is said that it is the secret that can enable Martial Artists to reach the Grandmaster realm—after all, judging from Xie Chong's experience, he did indeed reach a near-invincible transcendent realm twice."

At this point, Chen Yuanye looked at Lin Yu.

"Junior sister... now that you've already seen the corpse, is there anything unusual about it?"

Lin Yu shook his head proudly.

"I don't feel anything."

"In the path of martial arts, you rely on yourself no matter where you go. Aren't the techniques you already know enough to practice?" Lin Yu looked at Chen Yuanye with some disdain. "To reach the Grandmaster level by relying on a corpse... such Grandmaster is better off not being one at all."

"Moreover, it's the corpse of Demon Lord —if Xie Chong really made rapid progress in kung fu by killing his fellow disciples and murdering his master to prove his Dao, does Senior Brother Chen Yuanye intend to follow suit?!"

In the end, Lin Yu was practically rebuking Chen Yuanye.

Chen Yuanye blushed again, somewhat embarrassed. "Junior Sister is right... I've really been misled by these rumors."

However, Chen Yuanye quickly adjusted his mindset, and a look of relief appeared on his face as he looked at Lin Yu.

"Junior sister, no matter what... it's truly a blessing for Mingzhen to have you."

"Senior Brother am extremely grateful that you came to save me this time!"

Lin Yu looked at Chen Yuanye: "We can talk about these things later... What happens to Xie Chong's body is not important."

"The most urgent task is to unravel the anomaly at Chen Family Fortress," Lin Yu said in a deep voice. "Senior Brother Chen, how much of your skill can you still utilize now?"

"There's still half left," Chen Yuanye said in a low voice. "Actually, my hidden injuries have already healed by about 70-80%, but during the process of recuperating here, I discovered that I've been poisoned by some kind of strange and unusual Mysterious Poison. Whenever I move, those toxins spread through my Meridians and body, causing me excruciating pain..."

"Poison?"

Lin Yu narrowed his eyes.

"Yes, poison. That's the main reason I dare not act here. I don't know when I got infected," Chen Yuanye sighed, struggling to stand up shakily, supporting himself with his spear. "But you're right, Junior Sister. I can't disgrace the Ming Zhen Martial Arts School any longer."

"Chen Family Fortress is my hometown. No matter what kind of Yaomo or anything else is causing trouble here... I will never let them get away with it."

Lin Yu nodded as he looked at Chen Yuanye, who had perked up.

"That's more like Martial Artists like us should do," Lin Yu said, then asked, "Moreover, this caravan is transporting Xie Chong's corpse. Although it has nothing to do with the Chen Family Fortress's anomaly, we might be able to use that."

As Lin Yu spoke, Chen Yuanye frowned.

"Utilize? How?"

"The Qi Mechanism of this corpse is extremely attractive to Yaomo, and it also holds a secret that would entice any Martial Artists in the world. This means that neither humans nor demons will let this opportunity pass by," Lin Yu said in a low voice. "The most troublesome thing about all this strangeness is that it hides in the shadows and refuses to show itself. So the best way is to lure it out."

"And now, we have the most tempting bait."

As Lin Yu spoke, Chen Yuanye carefully examined this "junior sister" he was meeting for the first time, and spoke in disbelief.

"Junior sister... you truly have great courage."

"I've been away from the Martial Arts School for too long. I was completely unaware that such a genius as you, with your exceptional temperament and talent, had emerged from within the school."

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow. "I don't deserve the title of genius—let's go, Senior Brother. If you can't walk, do you want me to carry you?"

Chen Yuanye shook his head. "It's alright, I just have a hidden ailment and am poisoned, I'm not a cripple."

With that, Chen Yuanye picked up his spear and slowly walked to the water's edge.

Then...

Chen Yuanye took a deep breath, then tapped his toes, and his whole body floated out like a green leaf!

Steam billowed on the water's surface, and the stones were slippery, but Chen Yuanye seemed oblivious. He lightly touched the ground with his toes again and landed on the second stone.

He was very fast, and getting faster and faster. He skimmed across the water like an osprey, and soon arrived directly below the hole where Lin Yu had landed.

Lin Yu followed closely behind, watching Chen Yuanye's agile movements and couldn't help but sigh in admiration.

"This Chen Yuanye is indeed quite capable; those who stay down there too scared to come out are probably just terrified."

Even after spending a whole year down there, and still suffering from hidden ailments, old injuries, and toxins, his Lightness Skill Movement remain as remarkable as ever!

Looking up at the distant sunlight streaming down his face, Chen Yuanye took a deep breath and jumped up!

"Bang!"

Chen Yuanye leaped high into the air.

It was at least three zhang high, which was an easy jump for Chen Yuanye!

After he jumped up, the dazzling light made Chen Yuanye, who was almost degenerating into a cave-dwelling creature, squint.

"Finally... they're out again!"

However, compared to the glare in his eyes and the heat around him, Chen Yuanye had other, more noticeable sensations.

"Ouch... that hurts!"

It felt as if tiny insects were gnawing at his Meridians, instantly causing Chen Yuanye to break out in a cold sweat.

At the same time, he noticed that there were three very vigilant men around him.

Who are you?!

"Where is the Heroine?!"

Chen Yuanye was also on high alert. Seeing these unfamiliar faces appear in his home, he immediately held his spear horizontally in front of him.

"And who are you people?"

As the two sides faced off, Lin Yu's voice rang out.

"Yue Zhenqiao escort chief, senior brother Chen Yuanye, stop."

"They're all on our side."

Lin Yu, who had just come up from the cave, spoke up helplessly, and both sides then cautiously stopped fighting.

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Yue Zhenqiao looked Chen Yuanye up and down and asked, "So you are Chen Yuanye, the Broken Door Spear?"

"Are you Biaotou Yue) of Jinfu Escort Agency), and the last disciple of Master Hu of Shiling Martial Arts School?"

After exchanging names, the two clasped their hands in a fist salute.

"I've heard so much about you! Master Chen, your skills are truly impressive!"

"Seeing is believing, Biaotou Yue truly has an extraordinary bearing!"

Lin Yu looked at the two people who were greeting each other and couldn't help but sigh.

"So, you two have heard of each other?"

"Even if you know each other, stop flattering each other. We're very busy right now and don't have time for you two to be polite!"