Chapter Ten It's Still an Old Acquaintance

  Lu Bing threw a punch and turned his head to look around, but saw no one behind him. Lu Bing didn't want to be a hero, if it was just a person, he wouldn't be afraid, but although he liked to act chivalrously, he didn't like to provoke trouble. For example, Xia Dade would see a martial arts master and insist on comparing moves with them, not out of malice, but easily making enemies. But Lu Bing was different, others being powerful or having impressive weapons was their own business, nothing to do with him, so he never compared martial skills or forced a sword fight for fame.

  Lu Bing knew that it was too easy to die these days, and although he had been lucky so far, if he were to slip up and die in a ditch somewhere, it would be too late to say anything. This was true for humans, let alone the ghost he was facing now, which wasn't even from the same world as him. If they were to fight, Lu Bing wouldn't stand a chance, so he turned around and ran away.

  He ran for no more than two steps before suddenly feeling his foot slip, and Lu Bing immediately fell head over heels. In an instant, he saw that it was a watermelon rind on the ground, and behind him, there was an old man holding a watermelon and eating it wildly. Lu Bing stretched out his hand to support himself on the ground, then flipped over and stood up with force. The old man threw down the watermelon and prepared to meet Lu Bing's charge, thinking that Lu Bing would definitely want to pounce on him in his youthful vigor.

  Lu Bing indeed stopped and turned back to the old man, raising his middle finger and cursing: "****!" Immediately afterwards, Lu Bing not only didn't pounce on him but instead turned around and continued to escape. This time it was the old man's turn to be stunned, then he began to hold his belly and laugh loudly, as if mocking Lu Bing's fleeing in disarray. Lu Bing ran out a few steps before seeing Yang Feiyan blocking his way. He stopped in his tracks. At this moment, Yang Feiyan had changed her outfit, and there was no longer any hint of the little girl's demeanor. Compared to her passionate and fiery personality during the day, she now had an added air of elegance. The small waistband was tightly tied, the clothes clinging tightly to her slender waist, instantly making her look curvaceous and alluring.

  Lu Bing didn't have the mind to appreciate the beauty of women at this moment. Now that he knew Yang Feiyan was not a female ghost, but rather he himself had been tricked by someone else. It seemed that Yang Feiyan had intentionally lured him here. Previously, Lu Bing still remembered how Yang Feiyan had jumped out of the courtyard with her incredible agility, which was simply unmatched. This kind of lightness skill couldn't be achieved without at least a decade of practice, and he wasn't very skilled in it himself.

  What is known as qinggong, is far from what Lu Bing had seen on TV before, flying over the eaves and walking on walls is not impossible, but if it's said that one can fly in mid-air, this is not very scientific. The ancients were also human, not gods. However, with an attitude of "it's better to believe it exists than not", Lu Bing still had a hint of fantasy before. Chinese culture is vast and profound, and it's really possible that someone has some secret technique to achieve such qinggong, even if it's not as exaggerated, it's not much different.

  However, during this time in ancient times, Lu Bing also got to know some Jianghu friends, and only then did he realize that everyone who practices martial arts has lightness skills, which is nothing more than jumping higher and farther than ordinary people. Some are particularly good at lightness skills, while others practice solid hard work with a thousand pounds of force between their legs, and after a long time, they can't change it even if they want to. Apart from this, those who specialize in legwork lightness skills are not bad either, and after long-term training, they can all achieve relative lightness like a swallow, plus unique footsteps and wonderful breathing techniques, which is why they have relatively high-level lightness skills.

  In Dongqiao Town, no one can match Lu Bing's agility. His movements are so swift and nimble that he often uses his hands and feet simultaneously, making him look like a monkey. At first, people would snicker behind his back, calling him "Lu San Dao" (Three Knives Lu), but after witnessing his incredible speed and agility, they would shut their mouths in awe. Lu Bing's movements are truly exceptional; he can scale buildings and trees with ease, moving faster than a monkey on rooftops. In the past, Lu Bing had secretly taken pride in being a fan of the movie "District 13" and parkour, an extreme sport he loved but couldn't fully engage in due to his physical limitations at the time. Now, with his modern parkour skills combined with his established martial arts foundation, Lu Bing's agility has reached an extraordinary level.

  However, before that, Yang Feiyan's dry land scallion was just a small witch seeing a big witch. Lu Bing learned one sentence: one mountain is higher than another. This Yang Feiyan is obviously an outsider, starting from the ground and easily jumping over the 3-meter high courtyard wall without any assistance or climbing, how can it not make Lu Bing fearful? This girl either has a unique method or is really a ghost.

  Lu Biao shouted: "Are you human or ghost?" Yang Feiyan did not expect Lu Biao to ask this, and smiled: "Of course I am a human."

  Lu Biao pointed behind Yang Feiyan and said, "Then who is the person or ghost behind you?" Yang Feiyan's body shook, also startled, knowing that there was no one behind her, nor did she hear any footsteps. Could it be a real ghost? Yang Feiyan suddenly turned around to see where someone was, but only felt the sound of breaking air beside her ear, and by then it was too late to dodge.

  Lu Bing didn't dare to be careless at this moment, he had seen many martial arts dramas and the older ones were more powerful. Yang Feiyan's skills were just that big, and the old man behind her must also be in cahoots with Yang Feiyan, with even higher kung fu skills. Lu Bing couldn't defeat two people alone, let alone run away, so he had to take care of Yang Feiyan first.

  Yang Feiyan was caught by Lu Bing's collar, and with a swift kick, he used his waist to exert force on both arms, sending Yang Feiyan tumbling to the ground. This move was one that he had learned from Xia Dade. Yang Feiyan was thrown off balance, and Lu Bing initially wanted to add another punch, but thinking that Yang Feiyan was after all a woman, he suddenly felt his hand grasping her clothes brush against two soft objects, causing Lu Bing's face to flush red. Having traveled through time, he knew exactly what they were, unlike the naive boys of this era.

  Lu Biao's delay had disrupted his mental state, and the fist he swung didn't land, instead turning around to continue fleeing. Yang Feiyan also felt that she had been ambushed by Lu Biao at this moment, and angrily shouted: "Ninth Master, help me teach this stinky skin a lesson."

  Lu Biao didn't run two steps before the old man caught up, blocking his escape route. Lu Biao suddenly pushed off the ground with both hands and launched a sweeping kick, shouting "I'm going to hit you!" in the voice of Bruce Lee.

  The old man had heard of explosive drinking and angry roars, but he had never stopped this frantic "I'm going to hit you" which suddenly caught his attention. Just as he was about to be swept away by Lu Bing, the latter secretly rejoiced in his heart. Although the old man was formidable, his body was old and slow to react, and if he were to be swept away, it would take him half a day to get up again. Alas, what's going on tonight? Bullying an old man and hitting a woman, it's just short of scolding a child.

  The old man counterattacked, and although he wanted to dodge or jump out of the way, it was already too late. The old man's sword moved swiftly and suddenly stretched out two fingers towards Lu Bing's eyes. His speed was as fast as lightning, and even if he might not hit his target, he would still blind himself. Even if they both ended up being injured, this was a result that Lu Bing could not bear. Lu Bing was shocked and quickly withdrew his leg technique, using both hands to protect his eyes as he retreated backwards, instantly becoming disorganized in his movements.

  The old man did not take advantage of his victory to pursue, but instead stood there with his arms around his chest and looked at Lu Bing, then burst out laughing and said: "You little guy is really strange, obviously you're quite capable and young and vigorous, how come all you know is running? Not a bit like a hot-blooded hero."

  "I'm leaving, you two are not good guys, and you both hit me. If I don't run away now, that's not being hot-blooded, that's being brain-damaged." Lu Bing said.

  The old man didn't digest what Lu Bing said for a while, and I don't know what "brain damage" means, but thinking about it also knows that this is not a good word. The old man said: "A child can be taught, and I like you. In the Jianghu, many young people rely on their own martial arts to provoke troubles every day. If someone else had just changed, they would have shouted what shrinking heads and tails are heroes, heroes? What is it? A few rounds of hidden weapons would have been put down, this kind of person is that... what you said earlier, yes, brain damage."

  "Don't try to fool me with your words, what do you two mean?" Lu Bing saw Yang Feiyan get up, and silently thought that things were not good. In ancient times, women valued their chastity the most, and earlier he had touched her chest... this was just like in "Saint Seiya" where the female saint said that anyone who sees my face will either fall in love with me or be killed by me...

  Lu Bing's cold sweat came down as he thought about it, just a moment ago, they had exchanged blows, and he discovered that the old man was not ordinary at all. He himself had only taken advantage of the surprise attack, and if they continued to fight, he might not be able to hold on. If it were two against one, then he would definitely be no match. Lu Bing thought to himself that he wasn't Superman, how could he withstand the joint attack of two masters? So he secretly looked around for an escape route with his eyes.

  Yang Feiyan found Lu Bing's eyes darting back and forth, his face furious as he said: "Ninth Master, don't let this little brat run away, I must kill him today." The most venomous woman's heart, isn't it just a touch? Is it worth making such a big fuss? Lu Bing thought to himself, looking at Yang Feiyan. Although the sky was dark, he could still see that Yang Feiyan's face was like an overripe apple, with the red flush on her cheeks not fading away. Her beautiful eyes were now emitting layers of murderous aura, filled with both shame and anger.

  Lu Bing couldn't help but laugh, because he suddenly thought of a commonly used internet phrase: If eyes could kill, xxx would have died ten thousand times by now.

  The old man, known as Ninth Master, saw Lu Bingfei not panicking at all, but instead laughing, and couldn't help but laugh along with him: "You kid, if I didn't see that your kung fu is incredibly powerful, I'd really think you're a coward. Not fighting back and running away with your tail between your legs would be considered clever, but now should I say you're calm in the face of danger or just stupidly smiling?"

  Lu Bing cleared his throat and bowed with a fist, saying: "This elder, what are you doing in this desolate mountain at midnight? If you have something to say, please speak quickly. If not, let me go back to sleep. Early to bed and early to rise is the excellent tradition of my generation."

  "Alright, I'll get straight to the point. I've come to ask a favor of you. It's fate that we meet again - I saw you once before, when you and your little brother were teaching Jiang's young master a lesson at Chenjia Tai."

  Lu Bing's scalp tightened at the sound, could it be that he was a court catcher? No, the martial arts of the catchers were not so high, then it must be a running dog recruited by the Brocade Guard. Lu Bing subconsciously reached for his waist, but found nothing there, and couldn't help but silently scold himself for being too careless to bring any equipment when going out to scout the enemy.

  Jiu Ye looked at Lu Bing's expression and smiled, "Don't be nervous, don't be nervous. To tell you the truth, I still have a favor to ask of you guys. Otherwise, your little brother wouldn't have been able to escape so smoothly."

  Lu Bing suddenly remembered that Zhu Houzhen had told him before, at the time there was an old man who saved himself and blocked the Jiang family's evil servant. It seems to be a friend rather than an enemy. Lu Bing thought so but didn't dare relax, he just made another fist and said: "May I ask if you are the senior who helped my brother block the Jiang family's evil servant at that time?"

  "That's right." Old Master Ji stroked his beard and smiled in response, with an expression that was extremely kind.