Green Mountain County, Azure Dragon Martial Hall.
Huang Yunlong was meditating and practicing in his bedroom when he heard movement from the study next door.
He stiffened in alarm, then flew into a rage. Someone had actually come to his study to steal?
Green Mountain County had over a hundred thousand people. Who didn't know that Huang Yunlong was the foremost swordsman in Green Mountain County?
To actually come into his home to steal—this was truly courting death.
Huang Yunlong was forty-six this year. By the customs of the Great Yan Dynasty, he was already considered an old man. But he was a Foundation Establishment martial artist.
So long as he paid attention to his health, living to a hundred would be no problem. He was still in the prime of life!
His temper had always been somewhat fiery. Without another thought, he drew the Clear Light Sword, slipped lightly out of bed, and reached the study door in a few strides.
Peering through the crack, Huang Yunlong found that a lamp had actually been lit inside. The lamps in his home used Bright Light Stones as their cores and had glass shades. When activated with true qi, they gave off a brilliant light.
Huang Yunlong's anger subsided. The visitor had boldly lit a Bright Light Lamp—this was not theft at all, but an open challenge at his door.
Even through the door, he could sense the other man's soft yet steady breathing. Clearly, the intruder was exceptionally relaxed and composed.
Huang Yunlong carefully checked his surroundings and found nothing else amiss. Only then did he gently push open the half-closed door and see a youth seated behind the writing desk, calmly flipping through a book.
The youth was quite handsome, with fair skin. He wore a set of short