Chapter Ten: The Resounding Heaven Region

  "Who, who spoke ill of me?" Yang Tian came in with a yawn, his face somewhat gloomy against the sunlight.

  After hearing the thunder, he quickly sat up straight and muttered to himself: "This is really true that you can't talk about people during the day and ghosts at night, whatever you say comes true."

  Yang Tian sat down on the left side of Lei Meng with a big smile, rubbing his eyes and asking: "Mr. Huang, you've been staring at my face all this time, is there a flower on my face? But, when getting married, having two peach blossoms on one's face is normal."

  Huang Chuman's wrinkled face broke into a smile, and he indeed looked like a paper-cut chrysanthemum. He stroked his white beard and said, "General Yang is unbridled, even without flowers on his face, many beauties would still come knocking on his door."

  "Looking at Lei Meng's sly smile, I guess there won't be a good outcome." Yang Tian slumped in the red wooden armchair, saying weakly, "It must have been those four beauties from yesterday that caused trouble."

  Huang Chu raised a big thumb and smiled: "General Yang is indeed a godly strategist! Yesterday, Huang sent someone to investigate and found some problems. Just now, I was discussing it with General Lei."

  "What's going on?" Yang Tian immediately sat up straight and looked at Lei Meng, because the two of them had only discovered that He Mei was in trouble when they went out to investigate last night.

  Lei Meng chuckled and said, "Mr. Huang was more aware of us, he sent someone to investigate yesterday afternoon and found that all four women moved in three months ago. What do you think, is there a problem here?"

  Yang Tian was stunned, and he slumped down again, saying: "Not all four are going to be blown up!"

  Lei Meng stretched out his left foot and kicked Yang Tian's right knee, shouting: "Go! Stop pretending here. You've long known in your heart. The city of Hexi is so small, what kind of beauty don't you know?!"

  "I said how did four stunning beauties suddenly appear out of nowhere. It turns out there's a problem." Yang Tian hastily withdrew his foot.

  Huang Chudu picked up the cup and took a light sip, then put it down and said: "General Yang is still quite open-minded, able to let go so quickly! However, over the past year, there have been people moving into Hexi Sicheng from different places, filling in our population here."

  "Oh? So it's possible that one of the four girls happened to move in at that time?" Yang Tian straightened up from his chair, leaning forward, his eyes shining brightly.

  "Hehe, it's possible. But even if we do meet, the chances of someone falling in love with you in just three months are too small." Lei Meng said with a schadenfreude expression.

  "After a thorough investigation, the result will be known. General Yang, please wait patiently." Huang Chu put down his cup, with a confident expression, and then slightly furrowed his brow, "However, on Yang Fu's side, General Yang needs to go and comfort him."

  "This is no problem." Yang Tian's eyes narrowed. Clenching his fists, he said, "Dare to deceive Grandfather Yang. I will make them pay!"

  Lei Meng saw the atmosphere momentarily stagnant, and shifted the topic: "Right, Mr. Huang. You said that recently, people have been moving into Hexi Fourth City one after another? What's going on?"

  "I suppose it's the admiration for this comfortable environment and peaceful atmosphere." Huang Chu stroked his beard, saying with great self-satisfaction, "Now the four cities of Hexi are completely different from other places, like two different worlds."

  "Hmm, that makes sense!" Leiming nodded and then brought up the idea he had been thinking about for years: "But it's always been called the four cities of Hexi, the name is a bit awkward, why not change it to something else?"

  Huang Chu stroked his beard thoughtfully and said, "Why don't we just call it Ming Tian instead? It implies the Thunder General and General Yang. What do you think?"

  The thunder rumbled, and Yang Tian chuckled and said, "Hmm, this is fine, let's settle on this. It'll be more convenient for management in the future!"

  Huang Chu saw Lei Meng's angry expression and knew he might not like to make a fuss, so he hastily said: "A name is just a code, convenient for management, why don't we just settle on this? I'll go take care of it now." After finishing speaking, he quickly got up and walked out.

  All that needed to be discussed has been discussed, and staying here would only mean watching the commotion between Lei Meng and Yang Tian. Since the investigation is not yet conclusive, it's better to take this opportunity to slip away.

  Lei Meng watched as Huang Chu left, only leaving behind a silhouette. He opened his mouth to speak, but had nothing to say after all. What he said was right, a name is just a code name, why bother being obsessed with it?

  He turned to face Yang Tian and said, "How is it? Have you figured it out?"

  Yang Tian sat paralyzed, weakly saying: "What else can I do if I don't give up? Rape them? Alas... my beauties!"

  "It's all right as long as you think it's all right. I'm hungry, let's go eat!" Leimeng rubbed his belly and got up to walk towards the sunlight outside the house.

  After dinner, the sun was shining brightly. The three camphor trees in the small courtyard cast a large patch of shade, leaving only sparse sunlight on the ground, making it a great place to cool off.

  Lei Meng walked into the yard, hands behind his back, pacing back and forth. He looked at Yang Fu's robust but absent-minded body, feeling a twinge of guilt in his heart. Nevertheless, he stepped forward two paces and called out in a deep voice, "Grandfather, there are many beauties in the city, no need to worry about Yang Tian's marriage."

  "Alas, I'm not just taking a stroll, but also clearing my mind." Yang Fu turned around and looked up and down at Lei Ming, saying, "I didn't expect that just casually finding a few girls who look pleasant would all have problems."

  The thunder rumbled in his heart, and he thought to himself: "You're always picking the pretty ones, won't there be any problems?" But he knew that beauties are only for admiring from afar, not for playful teasing. Yet, on the surface, he smiled wryly and said: "It's just that recently many people have come here, so those four beauties were naturally noticed by your discerning eyes. If it were someone else, they really wouldn't be discovered."

  "Heh, that's it. I didn't think about how much I care about your marriage." Yang Fu's gloom dispersed, and he smiled, "You go take care of your business, don't worry about me." After finishing speaking, he walked away with his hands behind his back, his figure also becoming lighter.

  This feeling of relief is really different, Lei Ming thought to himself, and then he quietly left.

  Luo Ming hid behind a camphor tree east of the courtyard wall, watching this scene unfold, nodding secretly to himself that this kid still cares about the old man's household. After Lei Meng left, he slipped away like a black shadow, quietly following the shadows on the ground, falling far behind Lei Meng.

  Lei Meng walked out of the small courtyard, and he vaguely felt uneasy all over his body, as if someone was staring at him. He looked around outside the gate but found nothing. He shook his head and sneered at himself, wondering if he was too tense and suspicious.

  He walked out of the square city gate guarded by soldiers, and after turning right for a few steps, he found that there were still eyes looking at him from behind. His heart skipped a beat, and indeed someone had sneaked in, if it was an assassination attempt, it would be big trouble. Hmm, let's lure him out of the city to the woods and get rid of him, there are also one or two small mechanisms there.

  He walked quickly towards the outskirts of the city. The person behind him followed suit as expected.

  The thunder had just entered the forest for ten meters. His eyes had just adapted to the shade under the big trees, when a fierce aura suddenly struck his back.

  "Good!" Lei Meng thought to himself, holding his breath and dodging to the right, hiding behind a large tree that two people could encircle with their arms. He whispered, "Who's there?"

  What came next wasn't an answer, but another sharp attack. He felt the tree trunk he was leaning against shake slightly. A chill ran down his spine, and subconsciously, he took a step back to the side. Only then did he see debris shoot out from the tree trunk, scraping off some of his clothes on his right arm. A few crimson blood spots appeared, and his right arm throbbed with pain!

  This is terrible! I'm actually injured, the enemy is too strong! He took a deep breath and quickly retreated backwards, but found that a strong gust of wind was attacking from the right side. It turned out to be a black-clothed masked man who raised his right palm with great force, striking down fiercely.

  Incalculable strength, thunderous calculations in his heart. He exerted force underfoot and jumped backward with a burst of energy, his palms bringing a gust of wind as they brushed past his knees.

  Then, that person turned around, swung his palm and launched a true strike at Leiyin's chest.

  Fierce! Lei Meng's right foot stomped the ground, not retreating but advancing instead. His body dodged the incoming force like a swimming fish, using the "Force-Piercing Taihang" move to counterattack the black-clothed man's chest.

  That person didn't know that this move had another hidden trick, and with a light laugh, he stretched out his left fist to meet the incoming palm strike. Lei Meng didn't wait for their fists and palms to intersect before spitting out his energy.

  As soon as the fist touched the air, it was like being bitten by a poisonous snake, and he suddenly shook violently, quickly withdrawing his hand, and dodging to the right, the counterattacking right palm also broke through on its own.

  The thunder rumbled, showing no mercy to anyone. With a large stride forward, he stretched out his left palm and concentrated his energy in his dantian. Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blew, leaves flew everywhere, lights flashed wildly, and the black-clad figure's body paused in mid-air for a moment.

  Good timing, Lei Meng quickly followed up, reversing the absorbed energy from his dantian to his right arm, and launched an even more ruthless Force that pierced through the black-clothed man's chest. If he hit it, he could be sure that the man's chest would be completely shattered.

  The man in black flipped over and struck with his right palm, but Lei Meng's right palm blocked the attack. The man let out a muffled groan and fell to the ground. Lei Meng felt a shock in his right palm, his momentum halted, but he also noticed that his right arm was trembling non-stop, and his heart turned cold. If they were really going all out, he feared neither of them would survive.

  Lei Meng stared at the black-clad man, not daring to relax, and asked: "Who are you? Why did you secretly attack me?"

  The man in black fell to the ground, rolled over and sat up, coughing lightly, his voice hoarse as he said: "I'm Luo Ming, I just wanted to test you, didn't expect to be beaten by a young whippersnapper like you." Afterwards, he used his slightly trembling right hand to pull down the black cloth covering his face, under the dappled light and shadow, it could be seen that his complexion was somewhat pale, with bloodstains at the corner of his mouth dyeing half of his white whiskers red.

  It's indeed Luo Ming! Lei Meng's anger subsided slightly. He lowered his head to take a look at the small wound on his right arm, and his anger flared up again. "Just now, if I hadn't dodged quickly, I'm afraid I would have lost my life!" he shouted. "Luo Qianbei, what do you want to do?!"

  Luo Ming stretched out his right arm and shook it twice, then smoothed out his left hand and stood up, saying: "Haha, I'm not openly chasing you to the forest, openly competing with you, how can there be a sneak attack!"

  Lei Meng's face turned black as he took a step forward, saying: "Luo senior, don't beat around the bush, tell me your purpose! I have confidence that even if I suffer serious injuries, I can keep you here!"

  "Hey, hey! I'm talking." Luo Ming hurriedly waved his hand and smiled wryly, "This isn't about seeking fame, let's see how high your martial arts skills are. If it were a fair fight, you definitely wouldn't make a move; even if you did, you wouldn't use your true abilities. So, it's just an ambush."

  "You seem to be gloating over your own plan, but do you know that if I were to lose focus for just a moment, I would lose my life? I'll resort to desperate measures, and you will also rest in peace here!" The momentum of the thunderous sound surged as he stepped forward.

  "I think I know your level, you can definitely dodge." Luo Ming's momentum was captured, and he retreated repeatedly, weakly responding.

  Lei Meng's eyes remained fierce as he stepped closer, his voice low and menacing. Luo Ming's gaze flickered, and he asked, "Do you know what those four women are?"

  His eyebrows furrowed, could it be that this old man knew? He thought to himself, and his tone softened, sternly asking: "Speak, what is your origin?"

  Luo Ming let out a gentle sigh and said, "I have come here for two purposes. First is to spar with you and see your level of martial arts skills. Second is to tell you that those four women are all people with backgrounds, don't make any rash moves towards them, otherwise disaster will be near!"

  "What does this mean?" The thunderous anger disappeared, and Luo Ming's words made him raise many doubts.

  "I'm not sure about the specific situation, but I do know that they have an unknown origin, yet there are people with high martial arts skills by their side. I've fought one of them before and it ended in a draw, but if we were to fight to the death, I'm afraid I would be the first to fall." Luo Ming said with a look of discontent on his face.

  "This is too strong!" Lei Meng was shocked. So far, he had only seen two top-notch experts, Wei Ming and Luo Ming, who were slightly stronger than him, but he didn't expect there to be even more formidable ones, all hidden in the city of Hexi like time bombs.

  Luoming nodded and said with narrowed eyes, "They are all very clear about the way to kill the enemy, and often have moves that exchange injuries for injuries. If you're not careful, it's easy to end up seriously injured."

  "Thanks, Senior Luo!" Lei Meng cupped his hands together in gratitude. From these words, he still knew that Luo Ming had truly come to remind him of something.

  Luo Ming waved his hand and said, "No need, no need! I'm also thinking for the sake of Tianwei Gate, for the people of this Lingtian region. Since you can barely win against me, be careful, and it's not a problem to protect yourself. I'll go with Yang Tian!"

  After finishing speaking, he jumped onto the treetop, climbed for a few moments, and then disappeared from sight, leaving only the dazzling sunlight and the cool shade of the trees.