Chapter 27: The Four Beasts Subdue the Enemy

  Ren Tianqi was shocked and stunned at the same time. Please visit this site. Such a beautiful, such an extraordinary and unconventional girl, also seemed to have met an old friend. Seeing her palm advancing, he knew to raise his palm to meet the attack, and the two of them collided hard with each other, both retreating with a shock.

  Ren Tianqi had a strange feeling after that, and never fell in love with women again. After becoming the local gang leader, he played with countless women. He had seen all sorts of women, but he had never liked any girl in his life, despite many being extremely beautiful virgins. For him, women were just like clothes! So he indulged in pleasure, breaking the hymen of beautiful virgins as easily as changing clothes, one today and another tomorrow, without knowing how many or cherishing them. He was a seasoned expert among flowers. But today, Ren Tianqi was stunned, his heart moved, suddenly feeling that the women he had played with before were just some worn-out shoes, not even qualified to be compared to this girl in front of him! No! They weren't even worthy of comparing to her, let alone being worthy of holding her shoes.

  Ren Tianqi's heart moved, and his thoughts came up. If he were to let this rare treasure go, he would regret it for the rest of his life! Moreover, she looked so similar to someone from his past, could it be fate? Ren Tianqi's heart moved, and he intentionally retreated ten or so steps, pretending to have suffered a severe internal injury, and forcibly spat out a small amount of blood. His face turned bright red as he said: "You... you... why did you sneak up on me?"

  A Li did not expect Ren Tian Qi to be so weak, and his courage increased even more. He furrowed his brow and gritted his teeth, saying: "Today I will avenge my grandfather!" With that, he stepped out with his feet empty, his left hand forming a fist, his right hand holding a palm, gathering strong internal energy, his body flying swiftly, charging straight at Ren Tian Qi.

  Ling Tian Qi's face changed in shock, and he hastily asked: "Your grandfather? Are you surnamed Guo? How can you use the Cloud-Piercing Palm? When did I ever offend you?" At the same time, he also made an effort to raise his palm to meet the attack.

  A Li didn't respond, his left fist lightly swung from the outside to cover Ling Tianqi's right chest vital point; his right palm rose from the lower right side, drawing a large semicircle to the front of his chest, both attacking and defending, with defense in his attack, and attack in his defense. He momentarily froze, waiting for Ling Tianqi to change moves.

  Ling Tian Qi appeared very clumsy, both hands palm blocking A Li's left fist attack, his body already unable to support itself.

  A Li saw the opportunity, his right palm, which had been held back, shot out from under their clasped hands and slanted upwards, bypassing his guarding palms, penetrating his inner strength, aiming to strike his chest.

  Ling Tian Qi was caught off guard, hastily retracting his palms. In just a flash, without any hesitation or awkwardness, he transformed from being dull and clumsy to being as swift as lightning.

  A Li's right palm was numb, and the acupoints of Fish Intestine, Labour Palace, and Minor Storehouse were all affected. His hand was being controlled, and he couldn't muster any internal energy. Just as he was panicking, Ling Tianqi suddenly grasped A Li's hand with both hands, holding it against his chest. A Li had never seen such a helpless move before, and now that his hand was being held by him, he felt even more flustered and embarrassed, his face turning red. "What are you doing?" he scolded, as his left fist struck Ling Tianqi's abdomen from below, hoping to use the distraction to free his right hand.

  Ling Tian chuckled and said, "Little girl, I didn't do anything just now! You want to hit my chest, but I couldn't stop you. I even helped you out of fear that you wouldn't be able to reach, so I pulled you up. See how good I am?" Before he finished speaking, Ah Li's face turned red with anger and her left fist landed on his abdomen.

  Who would have thought that he wasn't anxious at all, and instead took advantage of the situation to pull Ali towards him. This one pull caused Ali's center of gravity to become unstable, and his left fist lost six or seven parts of its power. When the remaining less-than-four-tenths of his full-power left fist arrived, Ling Tianqi suddenly pulled in his abdomen, curving it inward, and dissipated another one or two tenths of Ali's strength. Then he concentrated a strand of soft power on his abdomen, tightly absorbing Ali's left fist.

  These few moves were incredibly swift, and Ah Li didn't expect that he would be subdued with just a few moves, his hands pinned down, unable to move. He felt both angry and regretful in his heart. The regret was for underestimating the enemy too much and not listening to Wu Xin's advice; the anger was towards the opponent for using such an unusual move and humiliating him like this. Ah Li's face turned cold, his eyebrows furrowed, and he scolded: "Are you going to let me go or not? Shameless!"

  Ren Tian Qi laughed and said: "How can I not have a face? It's you who wants to lean on me, what can I do? If I don't let go of you, then what?"

  A Li suddenly became anxious, and tears burst out: "If you don't let me go, I'll bite my tongue to death. See how you can still humiliate me? Wu Xin will definitely come out and avenge me!"

  "Wu Xin, are you waiting for him? Don't be so stubborn, actually I don't have any ill intentions. Why not just acknowledge me as your master? As long as you agree, I'll let you go!" Ren Tianqi said with a gentle smile.

  A Li listened and thought it was strange, saying: "Why should I worship you as a teacher? Are you really letting me go?"

  "Of course I'll let you go! You're my apprentice, and from now on, you'll follow me every day. I'll teach you martial arts, and we'll be together every day. We won't leave each other's side, okay?" Ren Tianqi said with a smile, his eyes gleaming with desire as he swallowed hard.

  A Li saw his unusual expression and felt strange, wondering: "Even if I worship you as a teacher, do I need to follow you every day?"

  Ren Tianqi saw that she was innocent and naive, which made him even more itchy in his heart. He held Ali's hand tightly and looked at her with a flirtatious gaze: "You promise! I'll let you go right away, then I'll be devoted to you, whatever you want I'll give you, okay?"

  A Li met his gaze and always felt that it was somewhat similar to Wu Xin's gaze on that day, even worse. He felt uneasy but couldn't say anything, couldn't think clearly, and didn't know whether he should agree or not.

  Just then, a loud noise was heard, and the cave seemed to have been blasted open by a bomb. The sound of shattered stones flying in all directions and hitting the walls of the cave came from within. Immediately afterwards, a long dragon made of withered branches and leaves rushed out of the cave, and a furious shout came from within the dragon: "Let her go!"

  A Li only felt a slight pain in his ears, and when he looked towards the entrance of the cave, he saw a large white shadow emerging from the long dragon's body, followed by four shadows of white, green, red, and black that rushed over together.

  That white shadow was naturally Wu Xin! How did Wu Xin turn into a white shadow? After dealing with the white worm that came out of Long's body, Wu Xin quickly took the four monsters out. Seeing the cave entrance blocked, he exerted his strength to test how great his power was. Unexpectedly, with one blow, he could shatter rocks and split the earth, and in an instant, he forcibly broke out of the stone cave. In fact, it was fortunate that the stone gate was originally hollow, and the stone wall was not thick, otherwise Wu Xin would not have been able to escape. As soon as he escaped, through the black path filled with firewood, Wu Xin immediately knew about Ah Li's situation, and in a moment of anxiety, he shouted out loud, his body flashing towards Ren Tianqi like lightning. This internal force absorbed the power of the nine white pearls that Lao Long spat out, and when used, it condensed into a white gas around his body. At first, Wu Xin didn't notice, but now that he had discovered it, he was too lazy to care, thinking only about how to rescue Ah Li.

  Ren Tianqi was shocked by Wu Xin's quick movements, and only then did he remember that he had forgotten to set the fire. He said: "Wu Xin! You'd better stay where you are, or I'll have to take action if you come any closer!"

  Wu Xin listened and his body came to a stop, suspended in mid-air. A white aura enveloped him, swirling around as he rose upwards, his clothes fluttering gently, truly like an immortal.

  Ren Tianqi and A Li were both stunned. In that instant of stun, the four strange beasts didn't care if they were threatened or not, and still charged towards Ren Tianqi like lightning. Ren Tianqi smiled bitterly, and could only pull A Li to block them, but was surrounded by the four beasts.

  That white beast was like a bright light, flying in front of Ren Tianqi's eyes, making him temporarily blinded and unable to see anything clearly. The red beast, on the other hand, released a thin layer of red mist while flying, which had an intoxicating aroma. Ren Tianqi smelled it and felt his whole body weaken, his hands going limp, and he knew he was too late, fearing it was some kind of hypnotic substance, so he quickly held his breath. At this time, Wu Xin saw the situation and quickly pulled Ali back. Ali was also confused by the mist, feeling soft and weak all over, and fell into Wu Xin's arms, but in her heart, she felt a sense of calmness, only feeling ashamed, yet unable to move. After the two beasts' strange abilities took effect, the black beast began to frantically bite Ren Tianqi's body. The green beast was even more cunning, constantly changing its biting position, making Ren Tianqi busy and unable to cope.

  Ren Tianqi was tormented by the four beasts and couldn't take it anymore. He sprang up, dancing with his hands and feet to drive them away. After biting for a while, the red and white beasts had already closed their mouths and retreated back onto Wu Xing's shoulders. The green beast also retreated similarly, but the black beast continued to bite him fiercely. Wu Xing looked at it for a moment before deciding to go take revenge for his master. He hastily said to Ah Li in his arms, "Ah Li! Are you okay? I'll go kill him to avenge my master!" Ah Li nodded shyly with her head lowered. Wu Xing then put her down and stopped to rest at one place, gesturing to the three beasts, which obediently lay down in Ah Li's arms. Ah Li saw that these strange creatures had saved her, and she had already forgotten their ugly appearance, happily hugging them as she watched Wu Xing leave.

  Wu Xinfeng sprang up, still using the same moves as before: his left palm unleashed a powerful Golden Vajra Palm, while his right hand employed the Dragon Subduing Technique. The air was filled with the sounds of roaring tigers and howling dragons, as if in a dream or fantasy. In reality, Wu Xinfeng also knew that his martial arts skills were not on par with Ren Tianqi's. However, these two techniques could be said to be the best way to deal with him. Both techniques were incredibly powerful internal family kung fu, where the stronger one's internal energy was, the more astonishing their power would be - most of Shaolin's kung fu was like this. Moreover, such a strong and fierce technique was not easy to break through, and it just so happened that it could bring out Wu Xinfeng's advantages - why wouldn't he use it?

  Wu Xin's move had just been made, and the person was already closing in. The black beast saw this and released Ren Tianqi. As soon as Ren Tianqi saw Wu Xin's technique, he knew Wu Xin's intentions and waited for the black beast to release him before instantly standing still in mid-air with his left foot raised and his right foot stretched out. His two feet slowly changed according to a specific pattern.

  Wu Xin had just approached Ren Tianqi when he suddenly felt dizzy and lost sight of him. When he looked again, he saw that Ren Tianqi was walking slowly and leisurely, his left foot and right foot moving in an irregular rhythm as if taking a stroll. His body also swayed from side to side.

  Wu Xin knew something was strange but didn't know what to do. Just then, Ah Li said: "Wu Xin! Move three steps to the left, punch with your right hand!" Wu Xin listened and his spirit lifted. He knew that Ah Li's instructions were actually urging him on, so he followed them one by one.

  Indeed, after Wu Xin moved three steps to the left and punched with his right hand, Ren Tianqi came forward himself. Luckily, Ren Tianqi reacted quickly and changed his footwork, starting to retreat with light and heavy steps. Wu Xin had just caught up when he felt dizzy again and lost sight of Ren Tianqi.

  Just as he was about to look for him, a strong gust of wind hit Wu Xin's left side. At this moment, Wu Xin's internal energy was extremely powerful, rarely matched by his opponents. He could sense the opponent's movements and respond with his own internal energy, allowing him to counterattack without difficulty.

  Wu Xin's left fist met Ren Tianqi head-on, but unexpectedly, just as his fist was about to make contact, it lost its target again.

  Wu Xin was getting anxious, and Ah Li couldn't determine the direction of Ren Tian Qi for a while. Wu Xin and Ren Tian Qi had been chasing each other for a long time, but they almost didn't exchange a single move. One couldn't get away, and the other couldn't catch up, both of them gradually became anxious.

  Upon seeing this situation, the four monsters rushed up to help. Ren Tianqi was startled by the four shadows pressing in and his body retreated from mid-air. As soon as he landed, one person and four beasts rushed up together. However, Ren Tianqi wasn't afraid anymore and lightly laughed: "Do a few little kids still think they can do anything to me?" As soon as he finished speaking, his shadow transformed into four, each one identical, with the same movements and expressions. The four shadows turned again, transforming into sixteen, moving back and forth like connected shadows. In an instant, the air was filled with his shadows, lightly smiling and staring at Wu Xing.

  Wu Xin had heard his master mention this formation before, knowing it was called the "Dazzling Shadow Array", but he didn't know how to break it. He became enraged and swung his fists wildly, punching at the shadows, but they all fell empty. As time passed, his spirit grew restless and his energy waned, Wu Xin had no choice but to retreat. When he arrived at Ah Li's place, he lamented: "Ah Li! I'm really useless, Grandfather didn't teach me well when he was alive, now I can't avenge him, and even the Xuan Tian Scripture was stolen from me!" Ah Li saw that Ren Tian Qi had long since left and felt uninterested, so she calmly comforted Wu Xin: "Wu Xin! This isn't your fault, after all, he has studied for several decades more than you. Don't be anxious! We'll work twice as hard in the future, diligently studying and practicing, and we'll eventually take our revenge. It's not urgent to do it now!" Wu Xin choked back tears: "Yes... this grudge, we will definitely avenge!" And then he fell silent.

  The four beasts also came over at this time. Ah Li saw them and asked softly: "Wu Xin, what's their origin?"

  Wu Xin listened and then recounted the accident at that time one by one, and pointed out some things that he himself was not clear about.

  "A Li said: 'That old dragon must have wanted to entrust the orphan to you, and the pearl that the dragon spat out might be the legendary dragon pearl! But I don't know how much suffering that old dragon endured before barely holding on until you came. All for not letting the four beasts feel reluctant, and yet enduring the swallowing of those white insect-like creatures day and night! Who would have thought that although their five beastly forms are so different, their hearts are connected, this is far stronger than humans!"

  Wu Xin listened and knew that she was still disheartened, so he divided his heart and said: "A Li, you say these four beasts, where did they come from after all?"

  A Li listened and was stunned for a long time, then suddenly said: "But isn't it strange! They are the same species!"

  "Same species? How can they be so different?" Wu Xin found it strange after hearing that.

  "We've just used the Qimen divine calculation to crack the stealth and disguise techniques, and found that they are indeed of the same species! But it's also strange!" Ah Li said lightly.

  Wu Xin thought for a long time, then suddenly remembered something and said to A Li: "A dragon gives birth to nine sons but none of them become dragons!" Unexpectedly, A Li also thought of this phrase, and the two almost simultaneously blurted it out, both feeling embarrassed, turning their bodies sideways.

  Wu Xindao said: "A Li! Which one do you like? Take it with you, maybe it will be helpful in the future!"

  A Li listened, looked at the four beasts, thought the white beast was the cleanest, and said: "I'll take it!" Then she hugged the white beast in her arms. The white beast was also very well-behaved, looked lovely, and leaned against A Li's chest, nestling warmly. A Li liked it even more, saying: "Wu Xin! What should we name it? Let's give it a name!"

  Wu Xin said calmly: "Since you raised it, you take it!"

  "Hmm! It's so white, just like a rabbit. It reminds me of the White Rabbit in the Moon Palace, always calm and serene. Why don't we call it Inviting the Moon?" Ah Li gazed up at the sky, though she couldn't see the moon, her thoughts became clear and pure.

  Wu Xin knew that she usually lived alone and was very lonely, so he said: "I don't like the name Inviting Moon, why not call it Relying on the Moon! It relies on the moon's whiteness and must be extraordinary and refined like Chang'e, with a unique immortal beauty!"

  A Li listened and knew that Wu Xin was secretly comforting himself, but he was actually very happy. It's rare for someone to understand him and accompany him in conversation, this feeling is precious. Although he thought so, A Li only said lightly: "Good! Let's call it Zhang Yue! What about the others? Give them a name, and after calling them out loud, they'll become familiar."

  Wu Xin also thought it was reasonable, so he took the names one by one. The green beast's whole body was light green, and when it ran, its color wasn't very eye-catching, and it couldn't be seen clearly, like a wisp of smoke. Wu Xin named it "Chase Smoke", taking the meaning of running like smoke; The red beast had a full body of crimson red, and when it was still, it looked like a cloud of fog, and when it fought against enemies, it could emit a faint red mist, with a dizzying effect. Wu Xin named it "Tengwu", taking the meaning of Tengwu's enemy; The black beast had a full body of black lacquer, and its enemy was the most ferocious, deadlocked and never let go. Wu Xin named it "Zhu Mo", taking the meaning of Zhu Mo's demon; The four beasts were called Chase Smoke, Tengwu, Zhang Yue, and Zhu Mo respectively. Wu Xin saw that they were like this creature, like that creature, but in the end, they didn't look like anything, so he combined them to call them "Four Non-Images".

  Just as Wu Xing had thought of the names for the four beasts, he suddenly saw Chuiyan calling out to him nonstop and hastily looked over. He then saw it wagging its tail and jumping up, quickly running off, but soon returned with something thin in its mouth.

  Wu Xin and A Li both felt strange, when they took it over to look at it, their hearts couldn't help but feel happy! ??