Chapter 00141: There's Another Master (Part 2)
# There's Another Master? (Part 2)
Chapter 141
Novel: AFK Game: Portal to Another World
Chapter 141: There's Another Master? (Part 2)
Li Chengxi had a top-down view, but since it wasn't dawn yet, the game screen was very dark.
He didn't notice that someone had actually gotten close to Yang Yiyi.
He clicked open the artwork and saw that although this person was also dressed in something like a Flying Fish Robe, he had an ornament on his head resembling a black gauze hat, only without the "wings" of a black gauze hat.
It felt like an elite monster had spawned.
Yang Yiyi was also greatly alarmed.
She turned to look and saw a man with empty hands walking out of the darkness and into the torchlight.
Visually, he was a young man under thirty, fair-skinned and refined.
If he changed his clothes and held a folding fan, claiming to be a scholar wouldn't seem out of place at all.
But for someone to appear here at this time was clearly no simple character.
This person's surname was Sun, and his given name was Wei.
He was the Qianhu of the Plum Blossom Guard in charge of leading the team to make the arrest.
His ancestors were originally people of the Jianghu, but were later recruited by the imperial court.
Sun Wei's inherited martial arts surpassed those of his predecessors, and to hold the rank of Qianhu at such a young age was truly not to be underestimated.
Although Sun Wei was not keen on doing this kind of dirty work outside the duties of the Plum Blossom Guard, since his superior had given the order, he naturally had to comply.
Even though his hands were empty, he gave off the feeling of an unsheathed, sharp sword.
The hairs on the back of Yang Yiyi's neck immediately stood on end.
As he approached with measured steps, he sized up Yang Yiyi:
"I am Sun Wei, Qianhu of the Plum Blossom Guard. How should I address you, young lady?"
"Yang Yiyi."
"Mm, as expected, I've never heard of you."
It would have been strange if he had.
Yang Yiyi had always been a nobody from start to finish.
Sun Wei ignored his subordinate who was writhing in pain on the side and spoke casually, as if just chatting:
"This matter has nothing to do with you, young lady. I advise you not to get involved in this mess. The people we are arresting have nothing to do with you people of the Jianghu."
Indeed, strictly speaking, Zheng Yinping and Li Yingluo were both people of the imperial court, and the Plum Blossom Guard were also people of the imperial court.
According to the unspoken rules of the Jianghu, matters of the Jianghu were to be resolved by its own people.
Conversely, people of the Jianghu were not supposed to interfere in the affairs of the imperial court.
Yang Yiyi fighting her way out of the small town could be considered self-defense, so it didn't count as breaking the rules.
But Sun Wei had already made things so clear.
If Yang Yiyi remained stubborn, then she would be breaking the rules.
However, while Yang Yiyi was said to be a Jianghu person, she had never actually been part of the Jianghu.
Her master sold her out right after she left her sect, so why would she care about any Jianghu rules?
Yang Yiyi's thinking was simple.
Li Yingluo had been through thick and thin with her, and Zheng Yinping didn't seem disagreeable either.
She was determined to see this matter through.
Facing the advancing Sun Wei, Yang Yiyi brandished her staff and took a stance.
"Sigh… I have already shown you the utmost benevolence. Since you do not appreciate my kindness, don't blame me for being ruthless."
The moment his voice fell, Sun Wei, who had been right in front of her, flickered and vanished from her sight in an instant.
"To your left!"
Hearing Li Chengxi's reminder, Yang Yiyi didn't hesitate to swing her staff to the left.
Sun Wei had already extended his five fingers to grab Yang Yiyi, but perhaps fearing her terrifying brute force, his body swayed back strangely, avoiding the attack range.
"Did a man's voice just come from you?"
"Less nonsense, take this!"
No matter how straightforward Yang Yiyi was, she wouldn't explain Li Chengxi's situation to Sun Wei at this time.
She immediately executed the White Ape Staff Technique.
This Sun Wei's movement technique was truly bizarre.
From Yang Yiyi's perspective, in situations where dodging should have been impossible, he could evade with ease.
His figure flickered left and right, high and low, quickly dazzling the eyes.
Let alone Yang Yiyi, even Li Chengxi, with his 45-degree top-down view, couldn't clearly see his position.
It was almost like teleportation.
After only two or three rounds of exchange, Li Chengxi realized something.
It was basically impossible for Yang Yiyi to win.
Besides his bizarre movement technique, when Li Chengxi opened Sun Wei's character panel, he could clearly see that except for the Innate Aptitude attribute, which was indeed lower than Yang Yiyi's, all his other stats were a large cut above hers.
His basic attributes alone could be considered a complete rout, not to mention that his martial techniques seemed much more powerful than anything Yang Yiyi knew.
The White Ape Cudgel Technique had only reached its fifth move when Sun Wei caught an opening in her recovery, his two palms gripping the middle of the wooden staff, making it impossible for Yang Yiyi to exert her strength properly.
This pause was extremely dangerous.
Yang Yiyi felt a surging, endless vibration transmit from the wooden staff.
Her hands couldn't hold onto the staff at all and were immediately jolted, causing her to lose her grip.
This must have been the effect of Sun Wei's internal energy.
Yang Yiyi's internal energy was too weak to resist it.
And if she tried to counter it with brute force, her current Innate Aptitude attribute was not yet sufficient.
Her weapon flew from her hands, knocked upwards.
Sun Wei's other hand shot forward, fingers forming a palm strike aimed at Yang Yiyi.
Yang Yiyi wasn't afraid of a contest of strength.
She immediately raised her hand and met it head-on with a punch.
With a loud buzz, the surging internal energy collided with Yang Yiyi's brute force, and the resulting cyclone of air blew away the dust at their feet.
A look of surprise clearly flashed across Sun Wei's face.
Because he discovered that Yang Yiyi's internal energy was very weak, unbelievably so, almost like someone who had just started practicing martial arts.
He had previously seen Yang Yiyi ramming around like a tank and had assumed she practiced a domineering and powerful internal skill.
He never expected it to be mere brute force.
How could such a delicate-looking young lady possess so much strength?
"Snake Form Crafty Hand!"
Li Chengxi's voice rang out again.
Yang Yiyi flicked her left hand, striking at Sun Wei's temple.
Sun Wei naturally wouldn't just stand there and watch.
He raised a hand to block, and Yang Yiyi's left hand truly coiled around it like a snake.
"One-Character Primordial Stance!"
This move was the stance and breathing technique of the Tiger Claw Skill.
Yang Yiyi immediately pivoted on her heels, aligning her toes into a single line, while simultaneously sinking her qi to her dantian.
"Tiger Roars at the Moon!"
Her left hand used Snake Form Crafty Hand to lock Sun Wei's arm tightly, while her right hand changed from a fist to a tiger claw, gripping Sun Wei's pulse gate.
Then, with a swing of her body, using the One-Character Primordial Stance as a pivot, she lifted him directly off the ground and slammed him down violently.
This move from the Tiger Claw Skill imitated a tiger's hunting motion.
First, stabilize the stance, then throw.
A moment of carelessness could result in having one's brains dashed out.
But this Sun Wei, while still in mid-air, somehow found a point to push off from.
Yang Yiyi felt a sharp pain on the back of her hand, and her tight grip on Sun Wei was instantly broken.
The latter simply descended from the sky, kicking at Yang Yiyi repeatedly, each kick heavier than the last.
Yang Yiyi blocked continuously with both arms, her feet already pressed into the soft earth by the immense weight.
Damn, how is this bastard so agile!
Just as Li Chengxi thought things were going badly, he saw Sun Wei's body twist, turning upside down.
With his hands in a tiger claw form, he slapped twice, batting away Yang Yiyi's blocking arms.
Seizing the opening on her chest, he clawed at her throat.
This strike was enough to snap a person's neck or rip out their throat, but the Lion's Mane Collar gifted by the Lion Demon played a huge role.
The thing was slick and smooth, making it difficult for Sun Wei to exert force.
Yang Yiyi took the opportunity to retreat repeatedly, trying to shake off Sun Wei's hand, but his lightness skill seemed superior, and he followed her relentlessly.
"You have two souls in one body, with a man's soul in you? Interesting. He seems to understand combat moves better than you. If we had not met under these circumstances, I would have certainly befriended you. But I have my orders, what a pity."
The so-called two souls in one body was, in truth, schizophrenia.
Such a distinct alternate personality was extremely rare.
Sun Wei was a little interested, but only to that extent.
As Yang Yiyi retreated, she happened to trip on a stone.
Her footing became unsteady, giving Sun Wei the chance to exert his strength.
He only needed to apply force with his five fingers to break Yang Yiyi's neck.
As for Yang Yiyi, let alone resisting, she was now finding it hard to breathe, and her vision was starting to see stars.
And at this critical moment, a furious shout came from Yang Yiyi's body:
"Get lost!"
A terrifying blue light exploded on Sun Wei's chest, and he was instantly blasted back several steps.
Although he wasn't seriously injured, he was utterly astonished.
What was that?
Immediately after, he saw blue light also exploding around Zheng Yinping and Li Yingluo, who were not far from the two.
The Plum Blossom Guards entangled with them were all sent flying.
"Now, run!"
Yang Yiyi obediently did not linger.
She snatched the Compliant Golden-Hooped Staff from the ground, channeled her Misty River Technique, and took the opportunity to bolt towards the white cogon grass field outside the town with Zheng Yinping and Li Yingluo.
At this moment, the main force also arrived and fired arrows at the three fleeing figures.
For a time, arrows rained down.
Sun Wei did not pursue them, nor did he order his men to.
He clutched his faintly aching chest, muttering with astonishment and a hint of fear:
"Could that have been… a magical art?"
(End of this chapter)