Meeting Lu Huaming Again

Seeing Hu Yong closing in, Shen Luo flicked his wrist and hurled a Falling Thunder Talisman into his own path. With a swift turn of the Slanting Moon Step, he slipped past the talisman and darted off to one side.

Hu Yong had barely caught up when a thunderous boom erupted!

A bolt of snow-white lightning as thick as an arm struck down toward his head.

Hu Yong's gaze sharpened. Azure lightning flashed beneath his feet, and he narrowly dodged out of the way.

Although the Falling Thunder Talisman failed to strike him directly, the blast of air and dust it raised still hindered him, slowing his pursuit.

Seizing that fleeting opportunity, Shen Luo surged forward, widened the distance between them, and darted toward the dense forest.

Yet just as he was about to step beyond the patch of bare earth, a young man in a round-collared robe came crashing through the thick branches ahead, flying straight toward him on a longsword.

Caught off guard, Shen Luo had no time to dodge. He could only drop down and land back on the ground.

He inwardly cursed, Just my luck. When he looked up, surprise flashed through his eyes.

At the same time, the sword-riding man looked down at him. Their eyes met across the distance, and both blurted out, "What are you doing here?"

The man was none other than Lu Huaming, the government official he had met once before!

Back then, Shen Luo had seen him only once, late at night along a waterway in Songfan County. But it had been his first time seeing someone fly on a sword, and the sight had filled him with envy, leaving a deep impression.

Before Shen Luo could make sense of this, Lu Huaming shouted, "Brother Jia Cheng, watch out! Get