Senior Sister Zhang, You're Really Skilled at This!

"Wasn't that a pleasant surprise?"

"But I came looking for you in the first place. Who knew I'd run into something like this too?"

Zhang Ruohan spread her hands. Just like before, she did not put on any airs, seeming as though she regarded Li Yun as a friend.

"Looking for me?"

"Senior Sister Zhang, you can't be serious... It's so late—oh, no, it's almost dawn. You came looking for me at a time like this?"

Li Yun glanced at Xu Youwu. He was still vomiting blood, and a large section of his chest had caved in. One look was enough to tell that he was on the brink of death, so Li Yun could not be bothered with him.

He walked straight toward Zhang Ruohan.

"Senior Sister Zhang, what did you need me for?"

"We'll talk about that later."

Zhang Ruohan flashed to Xu Youwu's side. With a wave of her delicate hand, she seized Xu Youwu through the air.

"Speak!"

"Who sent you to cause trouble for Li Yun?"

"Senior Sister, spare my life..."

Xu Youwu's face was already filled with terror. He had never imagined that causing trouble for Li Yun would bring such grave consequences. Not only was Li Yun's strength far beyond expectations, but now an Inner Sect senior sister had actually appeared.

Had he known it would end like this, he would not have dared to earn Gu Yunzheng's money even if someone beat him to death.

At a time like this, he did not dare hide anything.

He immediately confessed that Gu Yunzheng had paid him and He Tingfeng to deal with Li Yun.

"Gu Yunzheng?"

"So it was him!"

Li Yun was genuinely surprised.

To be honest, he had never taken Gu Yunzheng seriously. He had been more wary of Zhao Chuanfeng and Liu Ningkong, because not only were those two Inner Sect Disciples, they were also sinister and cunning.

Who would have thought that before those two dangerous fellows came looking for trouble, Gu Yunzheng would make the first move by secretly hiring people?

Most importantly, there had never been any irreconcilable hatred between him and Gu Yunzheng. At most, there had only been a minor clash, and even that had stemmed from Gu Yunzheng's own narrow-mindedness.

All he could say was... damn it, this was human nature!

Out of jealousy, afraid that Li Yun would steal his limelight at Rank 95 Academy, Gu Yunzheng had wanted to secretly teach him a lesson, even cripple him and force him to leave the Celestial Martial Sect.

What a laughable reason!

Still, no matter how absurd this was, Li Yun had remembered Gu Yunzheng.

Once he found an opportunity, he would have to repay tonight's grudge.

He was not some saint who could be schemed against and still pretend nothing had happened.

So without another word,

he raised his fist and struck Xu Youwu. Thunderclap Fist Intent smashed viciously into Xu Youwu's body. Already gravely injured, Xu Youwu let out a muffled groan before dying on the spot!

After unleashing Thunderclap Fist Intent twice in succession, Li Yun felt a slight wave of dizziness.

But after shaking his head, he returned to normal.

It could only be said that unleashing Thunderclap Fist Intent twice in a row consumed quite a lot, but its destructive power was equally impressive, leaving Li Yun extremely satisfied.

He even felt fortunate.

If he had not suddenly decided to elevate the Thunderclap Fist, then facing the joint attack of He Tingfeng and Xu Youwu, two Body Tempering Ninth Level martial artists, he might truly not have held on until Zhang Ruohan arrived.

Tonight, his life was not meant to end.

Compared with that, the shock of killing someone for the first time in his life—and killing two people in a row—did not feel quite as intense.

Instead, it made him understand more deeply that when one possessed martial strength, the desire to kill arose on its own.

If a man was not ruthless, he could not stand firm.

If he did not want to be killed for some inexplicable reason, then he had to strike first and kill others.

Before life and death, right and wrong did not matter!

Zhang Ruohan silently watched Li Yun kill Xu Youwu. She did not stop him, nor did she rebuke him. Yet her autumn-water eyes gleamed brightly.

"Thunderclap Fist Intent..."

"You actually cultivated the Thunderclap Fist Huang Huazong passed on to you to such a level in just one day. Your talent is so strong that it is almost beyond belief..."

"Still, you should be a little more restrained in the future."

"Although the Celestial Martial Sect values rules and sect discipline, that does not mean dark dealings will not occur. If someone grows wary of your talent, they may well harbor malicious intentions and do some dirty things."

Li Yun hurriedly cupped his hands. "Thank you for the reminder, Senior Sister Zhang. I'll be careful."

"You're too polite. Though I've only known you for a short time, there's no need for us to be so formal with each other... Oh, right, dawn is nearly here. Come with me later. I'll take you somewhere interesting."

"Alright... but..."

Li Yun did not ask where they were going, but his gaze swept over He Tingfeng and Xu Youwu's corpses.

Zhang Ruohan understood what he meant and directly pulled a small porcelain bottle from her robes.

"Here, this is Corpse Dissolving Powder!"

"Pour just a little onto their wounds, and everything will vanish without a trace."

Li Yun's eyes immediately lit up.

Corpse Dissolving Powder?

Good stuff!

Without hesitation, he took the porcelain bottle to the two corpses and sprinkled a little onto their wounds.

Specks of white powder fell onto the wounds and instantly made a sizzling sound. In only a short while, the two corpses dissolved into pools of yellowish blood that seeped straight into the ground.

Even their clothes became tattered and rotten.

With a wave of Zhang Ruohan's delicate hand, a gust of air rose from nowhere, sweeping up countless fallen leaves and covering the spot completely. No trace remained.

The sight left Li Yun so stunned that he could not help joking.

"Senior Sister Zhang, you're really skilled at this!"

As he spoke, he prepared to return the Corpse Dissolving Powder.

Zhang Ruohan rolled her eyes. "You'll become skilled too. No need to return the Corpse Dissolving Powder. It's yours!"

Li Yun was instantly speechless. "..."

What did that mean?

Was she saying that he would have use for Corpse Dissolving Powder again in the future?

Impossible. He was such a kind person.

Yet the next second, he still tucked the small porcelain bottle containing the Corpse Dissolving Powder into his robe.

Then, the two of them walked out of the woods side by side.

"Senior Sister Zhang, where are we going?"

"Should I go back and call Zhang Chu?"

Zhang Ruohan rolled her eyes and said irritably, "Why call that brat? With his little bit of ability, going would be useless. He'd only get in the way."

"Ah..."

"Stop ah-ing and come with me first. That place is outside the Celestial Martial Sect's territory, so it'll take some time... Give me your hand."

"Give you my hand?"

Li Yun felt a little awkward. "Senior Sister Zhang, isn't that a little inappropriate...?"

Zhang Ruohan glared at him. "What's inappropriate about it? I, a woman, haven't said anything, yet you, a grown man, are acting all bashful. What kind of sense does that make?"

Damn!

Li Yun's pride was immediately stirred by her words.

She made it sound as though he was afraid of women. If she was not afraid, what did he have to fear?

Li Yun decisively held out his hand.

Zhang Ruohan rolled her eyes, then reached out with her delicate hand and took Li Yun's palm. In an instant, his heart swayed. Soft and boneless.

Unable to resist, he gave her hand a slight squeeze.

Zhang Ruohan merely rolled her eyes at him again and said nothing more. Then a tremendous force suddenly came from the hand holding his, yanking his entire body into the air. In an instant, the two of them shot away like arrows loosed from a bow.

Within a few breaths, they had vanished without a trace.