CH 8

C8 – Dear, long time no see

Bone + 45!

Spiritual Energy + 161!

Movement skill + 67!

The attribute bonus of a four-star card instantly improved Liu Yuan’s five-dimensional attributes by dozens of times!

“Boom!”

The sword Qi tore through the air and came over, like a flash of cold light, almost penetrating into Liu Yuan’s eyes.

It was such a critical moment!

Although most of the people present were martial arts experts, they could not see the trajectory of the sword Qi clearly. If they were ever to be hit by this sword Qi, they would be dead right on spot. Some of them even started to mourn for the poor young man in their hearts.

However, in the next moment, they saw that young man merely took a step back and turned his head sideways.

The sharp blade of the sword Qi slashed across his face and left a tiny cut. Fresh blood flowed down his face.

Boom!

The sword energy brushed past Liu Yuan and rushed out of the hole in the wall like a meteor. A building nearby was cut in half and fell to the ground with a loud bang. The servants were all startled and screamed in fear.

Swoosh!

Waves of air rolled, stirring up the dust on the ground.

Hiss…

Everyone present was dumbfounded by this sudden turn of events.

How was this possible?!

Yue Longzhang’s pupils constricted. In his fury, he had used all his strength to unleash this sword energy. The power within it had increased by at least thirty percent.

Besides, with his strength at the eighth level of the Foundation Establishment Stage, even an expert at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage might not be able to dodge this!

But how could a mortal survived his attack so easily…

Bewildered, he saw Liu Yuan raise his hand to wipe away the blood on his face. His gaze shifted from the blood on his hand to the mess in the courtyard.

The wind blew over, and the injury on his face stung a bit.

Had he not activated the card at the right time and improved his attributes, he wouldn’t have been able to dodge the attack…

And he would have been dead through and through.

That was close.

Liu Yuan didn’t say anything or move a bit. The hall was in complete silence.

He then turned around to look at Yue Longzhang.

Yue Longzhang subconsciously took a step back and reached for the armrest of the chair to support himself before he came to his senses. He scolded, “How dare you! Do you know who I am? I am the chief inner-sect disciple of Water Moon Dock. What do you think you are doing!?”

Liu Yuan put his hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist and walked forward. He seemed very calm, “Why don’t you have a guess?”

“You are here… All these years, I have been looking for you, and here you are.”

Suddenly, a soft voice sounded, and Liu Yuan felt a tender hand in his palm.

Under the white veil, he saw a beautiful face right in front of him. That pair of dark blue eyes were almost dreamy.

Her face was filled with mixed emotions — joy, sorrow, resentment and surprise. She reached out to caress Liu Yuan’s cheek, lovingly looking at the wound on his face.

A flash of Spiritual Energy appeared between her fingers, and the wound was instantly healed.

The woman was Ning Xiangrong.

She was the daughter of Water Moon Dock’s Master, the heir of the Water Moon Dock, as well as a level-2 cultivator at the Core Formation Stage. She was also one of the top beauties in the world of cultivation.

She was famous for her beauty, but her strength wasn’t very outstanding later in the game. Therefore, she was rated four-star.

Actually, the strategy that Liu Yuan had used to approach this character wasn’t very decent.

He sneaked to the spring where Ning Xiangrong was taking a bath, took away all her clothes and hid them in his backpack, so she had no choice but to stay. Then he chatted with her about the philosophy of life for the whole night.

Yes, the philosophy of life.

And this continued for an entire month…

Liu Yuan’s footsteps paused. He met the woman’s gaze and reached out to grab her hand. He thought for a while and greeted her, “Rong Rong, it’s been a long time.”

As soon as he said this, all the people present were completely stunned.

Even Gu Feidao changed his expression as well. The other people who recognized the identity of Liu Yuan were also dumbfounded.

Yue Longzhang’s eyes widened the moment the girl lifted her veil and held Liu Yuan’s hand. His eyes were filled with anger, as if he was about to spit fire the next second. When he saw her caress Liu Yuan’s cheek, he was mad.

What did the brat say just now? ‘It’s been a long time?’ When did they meet in the first place?

His face was dark as ink.

Ma Shu, who was standing next to him, saw Yue Longzhang’s face and knew this wasn’t good. Everyone in Water Moon Dock knew that Yue Longzhang had admired Miss Ning for many years. Now, a rival in love, who seemed like an old lover of Miss Ning, suddenly appeared from nowhere. Of course this was going to drive Yue Longzhang crazy!

Ning Xiangrong heard Liu Yuan’s words and her eyes immediately became watery. She muttered, “I’m so happy… You, you still remember me, Junxuan.”

“Since you left without saying goodbye three years ago, I have been looking for you. I thought that I would never see you again in my life. You shameless thief, you stole my heart and promised to take responsibility, but you left. This time, you are not going anywhere!”

Her eyes were filled with tender and love as she said firmly.

Gu Siyin, who was originally very happy to see Liu Yuan, suddenly froze, and then she angrily puffed up her cheeks.

Hmph! She couldn’t believe her brother Junxuan had another woman!

The girl gritted her teeth and glared at Ning Xiangrong. So what if she was a little taller and a little hotter? What was so special about it? Brother Junxuan could only be hers!

“I had to leave back then.”

Liu Yuan sighed, his expression turned serious. In fact, he had no idea why he left. He just had to make up an excuse.

He exerted a little more force in his arms and pulled Ning Xiangrong to the side.

Then he pulled out the long sword.

Clang.

A flash of cold light shot out towards Yue Longzhang.

Everyone’s expression changed abruptly once again. They had thought that the couple would reminisce about old times after reuniting, but they did not expect that Liu Yuan would challenge Yue Longzhang to a duel.

Yue Longzhang stared at Liu Yuan like a poisonous snake and then at Ning Xiangrong. The noble temperament on him had long disappeared. He trembled all over and shouted in a low voice, “Senior Sister Ning, who is this man? Why are you standing up for him?”

The tender smile disappeared from Ning Xiangrong’s face. She put down the white veil on the hat again.

Once again she became the bystander who sat in the corner and did not care about anything. She was as mysterious and elusive as the reflection of the moon in the water.

“It has nothing to do with you.”

Her cold and arrogant words shattered Yue Longzhang’s last hope.

Crack…

He held the fan so tightly that the fan bones were almost cracking.

Originally, he could at least comfort himself by thinking that Senior Sister Ning was just cold and treated everyone in the same way. Although he couldn’t have her, at least he could secretly admire her from afar.

But now, she was actually holding hands with this man!

And the man even pointed his sword at him as if he was claiming his authority.

“Very well then! I’m going to kill him!” Yue Longzhang’s eyes were bloodshot. He opened the fan with a swoosh and the sharp blue fan bones were unfolded one after another. With a flash, he rushed toward Liu Yuan.

Liu Yuan let out a deep breath and remained calm.

He had almost gotten used to his improved attributes. As the Spiritual Energy flowed within his veins, the power contained in his body was ready to be unleashed.

He knew that, as long as he set his mind to it, he would be able to activate the skills in the game instinctively!

This was going to be his first fight ever since he transmigrated to the world of Upper Center.

This would be his first battle since arriving in the upper central world!