Volume 1 Chapter 37 The White-Clothed Expert

  After the great battle with Feng Rensui, Yao Fenglan was extremely vexed and indignant. She was furious that Feng Rensui had torn her clothes, humiliating her in front of her beloved. She ran to a quiet valley on the west side of Qingyun Mountain and sat alone on a huge rock, seething with anger. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and her hatred for Feng Rensui grew deeper. So, she gritted her teeth and muttered to herself: "Feng Rensui, I must kill you! Kill you!"

  Suddenly, a voice floated out from the valley: "Little girl, who are you going to kill?"

  Before she finished speaking, someone had already appeared in front of her. Yao Fenglan also didn't see clearly which direction the person came from.

  A figure emerged, draped in a white cloak, with gauze covering his face, making it impossible to discern his features. The man was tall and imposing, with extraordinary agility, and his voice was like thunder as he spoke. Although his tone was not loud, his internal energy was incredibly powerful, causing the leaves on the trees on the mountain slope to rustle loudly, suggesting that the speaker was an elderly person.

  Yao Fenglan stood up from the boulder, looking at the newcomer. In her heart, she thought: "This person is definitely not an ordinary person, it seems that his martial arts skills are quite impressive. But why doesn't he show his true face? There must be some hidden reason. I'll take advantage of him being off guard and knock off his cloak to see what kind of person he really is."

  Yao Fenglan thought of this and said to the visitor: "I don't want to kill anyone, I just want to know who you are!"

  Also young and vigorous, Yao Fenglan's body was always one that could be stretched to its limits. She made a move with her "Lazy Snake Stretching Waist", her body arched, her fists shook, and from fists they transformed into eagle claws. She said: "I want to see the true face of Lushan." "Pu pu pu", Yao Fenglan struck three moves in a row, each one swift and fierce beyond the ordinary.

  However, the three moves were fierce but all missed. Moreover, the old man in a white cloak never counterattacked and remained behind her, making it impossible for Yao Fenglan to see him clearly. Yao Fenglan was shocked and thought: "I'm doomed, I've encountered an expert who knows how to turn invisible. If he wanted to hit me, I would have been knocked to the ground long ago. Today, I showed off in front of him, which was a big mistake."

  Yao Fenglan had once heard her father, Master Hui Chong, mention that in the Jianghu there was a superior martial art called "Ghostly Steps, Devilish Movement". It was a culmination of China's greatest martial arts, and no matter how high your skills were or how fast your techniques, you couldn't hit him. Moreover, he could always stand behind you, as if attached to your back. If he punched you, it would be as easy as turning his palm over. At the time, Yao Fenglan asked, "Is it better than Father's 'Floating Shadow'?" Master Hui Chong replied, "A small witch sees a great witch."

  Today, in this valley, Yao Fenglan personally witnessed this wonderful martial art, how could she not be amazed.

  "Haha, little girl, you can't hit me." The man in white cloak said with a smile.

  The laughter of the white-cloaked figure echoed in the valley, and Yao Fenglan couldn't help but shiver with a chill.

  Yao Fenglan thought: "It seems that the old man in white doesn't have any ill intentions, otherwise, she wouldn't be standing here talking to him."

  "Respectful elder, I am the daughter of Master Hui Chong from Biyuan Temple. My name is Yao Fenglan. Thank you for not looking down on me, but your skills are truly unmatched in the world. I admire and respect you."

  "Haha, little girl, that bald monk Hui Chong is really lucky to have a good daughter like you. Oh, your name is Yao Fenglan, right? You can just call yourself Fenglan, it doesn't matter if you shouldn't be surnamed Yao, but since Hui Chong let you take the surname Yao, then so be it. What's important is that you grow up healthy. I'm delighted to see you, and I don't know what to say. Since you admire my kung fu, I'll teach it to you. You must understand, my martial arts are not easily taught to outsiders." The white-haired old man's words revealed his fondness for Yao Fenglan.

  "Your kung fu is good, I really want to learn, but I don't even know what you look like. What if you're an ugly and evil person? Wouldn't I be going down the wrong path? Elder, my father is waiting for me in the temple, I won't play with you anymore, I'm leaving!" Yao Fenglan said, making a bow to the old man in white, then turned around to leave.

  "Little doll, I don't know if you're good or bad, but my kindness has been treated like a donkey's liver by you! You won't learn from me, and I don't want to teach you either! Go away, go away!" The person in the white cloak looked angry, waving their hand at Ya Fenglan and muttering to themselves: "You can still walk."

  Yao Fenglan didn't respond, and simply walked away. However, her body seemed to be controlled by an invisible force, swaying back and forth, unable to move forward or backward.

  Yao Fenglan was shocked, she secretly took a glance at the white-robed old man, and saw that he was making a beckoning motion with his right hand. Yao Fenglan immediately understood, this white-robed old man not only had the superior martial arts of "Ghostly Steps" but also knew the "Invisible Hand". Yao Fenglan had heard her father, Master Hui Chong, talk about it before, that the "Invisible Hand" was a very powerful martial art in the Jianghu, and later because the founder of the "Invisible Hand" had his whole family exterminated, this strange skill also disappeared. But today, Yao Fenglan opened her eyes wide, she actually saw the two martial arts that her father highly praised: "Ghostly Steps" and "Invisible Hand".

  The man in the white cloak saw Yao Fenglan discover that he was using "Invisible Hand", and quickly withdrew his power. Because of the rapid withdrawal, Yao Fenglan was knocked down by his power and rolled down from the mountain slope towards the bottom. There was a cliff on the mountain waist, and rolling down would be fatal.

  The man in the white cloak saw this, stretched out his arms and dived down like an eagle, stretching out his right hand to grab Yao Fenglan who was rolling down the mountain, then hugged Yao Fenglan, bounced a few times, flew over the cliff, and landed on the flat ground at the foot of the mountain.

  Yao Fenglan had fainted, the white-cloaked man laid Yao Fenglan flat on the lawn, took out a pellet of medicine from his pocket, and also picked up a water gourd from his waist to feed Yao Fenglan the medicine. Before long, the stagnant air in Yao Fenglan's body spouted out through her nostrils, Yao Fenglan coughed once, and came back to life.

  "Little doll, are you feeling better?" The man in the white cloak had a paternal concern, and he handed the water bottle to Yao Fenglan, "Doll, drink some more of this immortal water I fetched from the mountain stream."

  Yao Fenglan looked at the person in the white cloak, thinking about the thrilling moment just now, and couldn't help but burst out laughing: "The thrill just now was like a dream, it's really too exciting! Senior, what should I call you?"

  "Fenglan, didn't you want to learn martial arts from me? Just call me Master and don't ask any other questions." The person in the white cloak didn't want to reveal any information about himself. "I'm telling you, Fenglan, you're the daughter of Huichong Master, that's why I agreed to teach you martial arts; otherwise, I wouldn't have agreed to teach you."

  "But becoming an apprentice is a big deal, I should at least tell my father about it. Besides, I've been sneaking out for half a day already, and my father must be anxiously waiting in the temple. Senior, why don't you come with me to the temple? From your voice, I'm sure you know my father, we can catch up on old times. What do you say?"

  "Then go back. A forced melon is not sweet, I knew you didn't want to learn martial arts with me, why did I have to waste so many words?! Devil girl, I'm leaving!" After finishing speaking, his body leaped up and disappeared without a trace.