Martialism

Chapter 19's

When Yi Ping opened his eyes, he saw Ji Lingfeng.

His entire body was in pain but when he saw Ji Lingfeng again, all of her pain was gone.

She said excitedly, “You ... are you okay?”

When Yi Ping looked at Ji Lingfeng, she was filled with warm tears and detached from her pain; she was more alive than ever.

Sometimes Yi Ping was afraid of Ji Lingfeng and did not know when she would suddenly turn against her by hitting her even though she was beautiful like an angel. But from now on, if he were to hit him, he would never complain again …

It was because when he fought with Gu Tianle, Ji Lingfeng who had carried out the most powerful first strike and when they were both severely injured, she was also the one who neglected her own life to save him …

Even when he had no strength, he forced himself to take him to a safe place, thus worsening his own injuries.

Even when it was crucial that he could store his last vital energy for himself, he instead used all of his vital energy for him …

Even though she was in a daze, she knew that she had endangered her own life four times in a row for him!

When she remembered how much she had helped him all this time despite being sometimes mean to him, she was extremely guilty.

Suddenly, she realized that she had fallen in love with him and she was very beautiful, very like an angel in her heart…

Ji Lingfeng blinked her eyes as she thought, “Why is she suddenly looking at me? Normally, he wouldn't even bother looking at me..”

But he quickly said, “You should worry for yourself first. Quickly, take your vital breath and circulate it throughout your body. Check if there is a barrier ..”

He did as he was told and after a while he said. “Backaku smoothly.”

Just as he was about to wake up, he saw a woman with a veiled straw hat standing behind Ji Lingfeng. He asked, “There's someone here?”

Ji Lingfeng smiled beautifully, “She is Xiao Youxue and she has saved you.”

Yi Ping got up and paid respectfully to him, “Good Senior! I owe you one. I have no way to thank you ..”

Ji Lingfeng smiled and said, “You don't have to say anything to her. She is a mute and deaf person.”

Yi Ping was surprised, “He can't hear me? Then how do you know his name?”

Ji Lingfeng laughed softly, “You are so stupid! He can write!”

Yi Ping was surprised and said, “That's right! I can write to him.” And soon he began to write on the ground with a wooden stick.

He wrote simply, “I Yi Ping. Thank you for saving me. I owe you a favor ..”

Xiao Youxue nodded and took his wooden stick as he shook his hand.

Yi Ping said, “Although you said that it is fine, but I will never be able to forget your kind kindness. I really thought I was going to die. But when I was in a coma, I could feel a soft touch comforting me and that was what brought me back to the mortal realm. Unfortunately, I'm so stupid. You can't hear me..”.

Yi Ping suddenly thought that this veiled woman must be the most beautiful woman in the world. Her regal appearance and willingness to put out so much effort in saving him touched her deeply.

He wrote again with his finger on the ground, “Senior, I'm just a stranger but you're willing to expend your vital energy for me at your own personal risk. I am wordless and full of gratification. If there is anything for me to do. do for you in the future, I do anything for you.”

Ji Lingfeng sighed sadly, “I saved you so many times yet I have never seen you say anything like this to me!”

Yi Ping said, “I will also do anything for you as long as it does not conflict with the martial code of conduct.”

Ji Lingfeng pretended to be upset, “You don't need to add that ‘asalkan’. Huh, why do I seem to receive less gratitude?”

Yi Ping said coldly, “This woman will definitely not ask me to do anything bad.”

Ji Lingfeng said defiantly, “Then will I do it? How's prejudice!”

Yi Ping said, “He is deaf and mute yet he is willing to help me at his own personal risk...His heart is too kind and has no cunning to hurt anyone.”

Suddenly, Ji Lingfeng threw a pebble at him but Yi Ping caught it with his hand. He said angrily, “Hmph, so I am not kind and have the cunning to hurt others!”

Yi Ping quickly said, “That's not what I meant either..”

Ji Lingfeng threw more pebbles at him as she said, “I like to see how many times you can avoid my punch!”

Xiao Youxue took a deep breath. He had expended almost all of his vital energy and his martial power was now weak. It would be a long time before he could fully recover. But he was happy that Yi Ping could talk and could even move!

He was very worried about her. Although he was able to gather his vital energy flow, he was unsure if he could wake up from the concussion. His injuries are too severe. So when he opened his eyes, he was immediately delighted.

He looked at Ji Lingfeng and Yi Ping with envy. They looked like a couple in a fight…

Ji Lingfeng said, “You may have lost all your martial power. If we fight now, you might cry and beg me to stop. But even if you have all your strength, I can still defeat you. Stop catching my pebbles.or I'll really imbue my martial power into the pebbles and you'll get hurt!”

Yi Ping hummed coldly, “Looks like my enemy didn't kill me but I've been killed by you.”

Suddenly, he dodged a pebble imbued by his martial power by moving his head and exclaimed, “You are real!”

Ji Lingfeng smiled, “You think I'm really joking? This is called, giving a lesson to the ungrateful! Apologize to me for making me stop.”

Yi Ping said coldly, “Never! You ... That time you kicked me in the valley and now you humiliate me in front of others.”

Suddenly, Ji Lingfeng stopped and did not say anything. He had completely forgotten about Xiao Youxue. He secretly scolded himself for being insensitive.

Yi Ping was surprised that Ji Lingfeng suddenly became quiet and she was a little worried. Was he seriously injured but kept it to himself?

He asked with concern, “What is...are you... alright?”

Ji Lingfeng averted her alluring gaze as she said softly, “You are just an ungrateful buffalo ..” And then she started to ignore it.

Yi Ping turned to Xiao Youxue and wrote with his finger again, “Can I see you so that I can reply to Senior in the future?”

Xiao Youxue wrote and shook his head, “I'm ugly. You will be very disappointed.”

Yi Ping wrote, “Appearance is second. Heart is the most important.”

Xiao Youxue wrote, “Don't force me.”

Ji Lingfeng said coldly, “You have just opened your eyes, yet you are already lustful to others. Embarrassment!”

Yi Ping ignored him and wrote again, “Sorry.” He took off his white emerald phoenix long sword and wrote again, “This precious long sword may not be worth much, but if you show this long sword again next time, this precious long sword may not be worth much, I'll do anything for you!”

Xiao Youxue reluctantly took the long sword because Yi Ping had forcefully placed it in his hand!

Yi Ping had a trembling feeling in his hands as he held onto her hand. His hands were as smooth as silk and that was not what he expected!

She had been expecting her savior to become an old woman!

If she was not an old woman, how could she possibly manage the powerful and calming flow of vital energy she felt?

Suddenly, Yi Ping's mind was interrupted by the sound of approaching footsteps.

Ji Lingfeng and Xiao Youxue were also worried.

They've been found?

Yi Ping, Ji Lingfeng and Xiao Youxue were nervous. It was because the three of them had lost most of their martial power and could not even lift enough vital force to fight…

Two old men appeared from sight.

Ji Lingfeng and Yi Ping immediately recognized them as Shangguan Qingyun, the protege Master of the Divine Sword Martial Clan and Yan Nanfei, the protege Master of the Zen Sect!

Yi Ping put on a defensive posture but as he had yet to recover, his injuries started to bleed again …

Shangguan Qingyun said, “Don't worry. We're not here to chase you.”

Ji Lingfeng asked in surprise, “Not?”

Yan Nanfei said, “Three of you?”

He had recognized Yi Ping and Ji Lingfeng but not the great veiled woman.

Yan Nanfei said, “We should have hunted you on the orders of Honor Manor. Right now, almost all of the orthodox clans residing in Honor Manor are looking for you everywhere.”

Yi Ping asked, “So that's why you're here?”

Shangguan Qingyun, “Young hero, we admire your courage but we cannot help you openly. Although Gongsun Bai had died but the Honor Manor remained influential. I'd advise you to hide for a long time with this girl ..”

Yan Nanfei sighed, “I am not sure if we did the right thing because he is from the Sacred Hex Sect. A full-scale battle between orthodox and unorthodox clans may be about to begin.”

Yi Ping immediately thanked as he said, “Ladies Old, I am truly grateful ..”

Yan Nanfei said solemnly, “Don't be too happy just yet. You need to move immediately. If we can track you, so can the others and there will be many others soon. Please be careful.”

Yi Ping nodded and once again his spirit burned with emotion! There is still military justice!

Even Ji Lingfeng was surprised that they would be willing to let go even though they knew that she was their enemy.

Shangguan Qingyun said, “If I am not mistaken, you must be the Holy Girl of the Sacred Hex Sect.”

Ji Lingfeng nodded slowly.

Shangguan Qingyun added, “Who has never done anything wrong? Moreover, just because you are from an unorthodox clan, it doesn't mean you are a criminal. There have been too many fights and riots lately.”

Ji Lingfeng sighed, “If the orthodox clans do not provoke us, we will also never think of antagonizing them. But Honor Manor is leading the entire orthodox fraternity against us..”

Shangguan Qingyun said solemnly, “If your brother does not kill the Old Sword Saint, the House of Honor will never have the power to mobilize the entire orthodox clan to their banner.”

Ji Lingfeng replied sharply, “My brother did not kill the Old Sword Saint. Why don't you ask Zuo Tianyi yourself? Isn't it obvious that someone is deliberately sowing discord between unorthodox and orthodox clans?”

Yan Nanfei asked, “True?”

Ji Lingfeng was upset, “Ask Zuo Tianyi herself. I don't want to repeat it myself. It doesn't matter if Old Sword Saint is killed by my brother or not. His death was the perfect reason to be affirmed by Honor Manor.His dominance over the entire fraternity.”

Yan Nanfei sighed heavily, “That's right ..”

Yan Nanfei took out a pouch and said, “This is our clan ‘Extens Vital Purity Pill’. It can not only speed healing but also increase the purity of one's internal strength ..”

Ji Lingfeng was surprised. ‘This Prolonged Vital Purity Pill’ is a martial treasure of the Zen Sect and is extremely rare. He had heard of it but he thought it was just a legend.

Even Shangguan Qingyun was stunned as he said, “Brother Yan, you can't even bear to consume this precious pill yourself. Why did you give it to them?”

He took the pouch and saw there were two pills in it, “Yi Ping, look. It's a very nice item.”

He looked at Yan Nanfei and was polite even though he was suspicious, “Why did you give us this? After all, we are really strangers. Even if you admire us for our courage, there is no need to give us such a precious gift ..”

Yan Nanfei said coldly, “You are wrong. We really need more heroes like this young man here who dares to challenge the Honor Manor. When I saw the two of you fighting against Gu Tianle, I suddenly recalled the times when I was very young. . At the time, I had no fear and a lot of courage. These pills are of no use to me or my students. We have all lost our courage long ago.”

It was said that Yan Nanfei was a leading Zen Master with a high level of cultivation. For him to give a pill so precious that it was selfless showed his state of noble divinity!

Yi Ping face was wet with hot tears!

He was so touched that Yan Nanfei would offer to give them something so precious and to warn them that he really did not know what to say!

Ji Lingfeng did not hesitate and immediately took one of the pills and swallowed it.

Yi Ping was stunned by his actions and thought that he was a bit rude; surely he could wait until they left.

Even though Yan Nanfei was a highly cultivating Zen Master but watching his precious pill being swallowed right in front of him was too much to bear!

Ji Lingfeng took the first step. He was highly skilled in poison and had a resistance to poison. Therefore he took a personal risk and tasted it first. Finally he said, “Aman consumed.”

That was because the war between the orthodox and unorthodox clans was not won by pure martial skills. Often times, strategy also plays a role.

Yi Ping said to her, “Lingfeng, you should trust those two seniors ..”

Ji Lingfeng looked at him coldly, “You are too trusting and you will find yourself betrayed by your friends, just like your father.”

His words were like a dagger in his heart, causing Yi Ping to go silent.

Ji Lingfeng did not mean to hurt him but she wanted him to remember the hard rules of survival first. That's because he can't always be that lucky.

Xiao Youxue who was listening at the side was deeply moved by Ji Lingfeng as she thought, “Every action she takes is for her own good yet she does not know.”

Suddenly, Yi Ping took the pouch and placed it in his hand!

He gestured at her with his hand and pretended to put it in his mouth to show her that this pill was for her to take!

Everyone was stunned by his actions …

Yan Nanfei said hurriedly, “Young hero, this pill is very valuable and for you ..”

Yi Ping said, “This deaf woman saved my life and has expended almost all of her martial power for my sake. I have to return the favor. Without him, I wouldn't be standing here!”

Yan Nanfei was stunned. He thought he had a high-level martial cultivation as a leading Zen Master but the divinity state of this young man was even higher than him! No wonder for so many years, he wondered why he could not surpass Old Sword Saint. Just when he thought that he had finally reached a new level of cultivation by giving away ‘Piles of Prolonged Vital Purity’, he met another person with a cultivation that was even higher than himself. And he's just a young man!

Shangguan Qingyun suddenly laughed out loud, “You are all saints here. I'm the only one in their right mind!”

Everyone stared at him in a dumbfounded silence.

When Shangguan Qingyun had calmed down, he took out a pouch with trembling hands. “This is ‘Pil Divine Dragon’. Young man, you are very lucky today. Takeit. But let me warn you in advance, You need at least sixty years of internal strength to consume this ‘Pil Dragon Divine’ first or you will do it. Surely die.”

He forced Yi Ping to take the pouch.

Yan Nanfei surprised, “You .. when and how did you get ‘Divine Dragon Pill’?”

Even Ji Lingfeng and Xiao Youxue watched in dumbfounded silence. That was because this ‘Pil Divine Dragon’ was one of the seven rumored martial treasures still there …

Xiao Youxue quickly calculated that if Yi Ping consumed ‘Golden’ Rejuvenation Pill and ‘Divine Dragon’ Pill at the same time, the strength and purity of his martial power would be so astounding that it was difficult to gauge his future martial progress!

If he has drunk ‘Gold Rejuvenation Pill’, ‘Divine Dragon Pill’ and ‘Vital Purity Pill Extending’ at the same time …

Shangguan Qingyun suddenly turned cunning as he said, “Fifty years ago in that place.I found it and hid it from all of you. I didn't tell any of you..”.

Suddenly, Yan Nanfei laughed out loud as well. “You didn't tell Brother Shuai or me. No wonder you said you got a gift for Sister Xian’Er that day and acted like you were the ruler of the world. Unfortunately, he suddenly disappeared that day .. “

Shangguan Qingyun said, “I think we talk too much. Let's go now. The sooner they leave, the better for them.”

When they had walked far away, Yan Nanfei started whispering in a low voice to Shangguan Qingyun, “Old friend, so Brother Shuai is actually Xiao Shuai and he is from the Virtue Palace.”

Shangguan Qingyun sighed, “Let us hope that the Palace of Virtue does not have high ambitions to dominate the fraternity.”

Shangguan Qingyun regretted, “I do not believe that we have invaded even our own clan at that time ..”

Yi Ping, Ji Lingfeng and Xiao Youxue watched Shangguan Qingyun and Yan Nanfei disappear from sight.

Suddenly, Ji Lingfeng said sadly. “Yi Ping, I have to warn and help my brother.”

Yi Ping was surprised and asked, “You will go?”

Ji Lingfeng anxiously said, “That's for sure. No matter what happens, I have to go and help my brother.”

Yi Ping could feel his worry as he tried to comfort him, “Your brother is now the number one top exponent now. Surely after Old Sword Saint and Gongsun Bai, no one in the entire fraternity can rival him now.”

Ji Lingfeng shook her head, “How can I not worry? A battle is different from a duel. In battle, when you adjust your vital footing and breath, you can be attacked.”

He added, “If you remember your battle with Jue Yuan, Zuo Tianyi and Gu Tianle, if any of the exponents who were watching the duel decided to attack you when you lost your footing, Zuo Tianyi and Gu Tianle, if any of the exponents who were watching the duel decided to attack you when you lost your footing, You will die!”

Suddenly, Yi Ping recalled the situation where Shui Yixian was at as he was surrounded by dozens of exponents. When he compared the situation when he fought against Jue Yuan, Gu Tianle and Zuo Tianyi, he started shivering.

If any exponent attacked him with a secret projectile or behind his back when he lost his footing, he would die!

Ji Lingfeng looked at him sadly with her eyes, “Even as we speak, there are at least a dozen pursuers around this who are looking for us. Someone has to turn their attention in the other direction. And the only person who has power now.is me.”

Yi Ping said, “I can move now. Surely, we can overcome this together ..”

Ji Lingfeng looked into his eyes and said coldly, “You overestimated your current self and underestimated the pursuers! Besides, what right do you have to ask me to stay?”

Yi Ping was surprised. Indeed, what rights does he have over him?

Suddenly, Ji Lingfeng said gently, “Be careful and don't die. I want you to always remember me ..”

He raised his right hand slowly…

When Yi Ping saw him raise his right hand, he thought. “Will he hit me before he leaves?”

He took a deep breath. This time he tried not to struggle even though he was actually not too afraid of the pain…

The painful blow he expected did not come. Instead, she found herself in his arms as she kissed him gently on her lips …

He was confused and confused. It was the first time he had been kissed on his lips by a girl…

He began to wonder if he had forgotten that there was someone else here …

Suddenly, Ji Lingfeng released their embrace as she disappeared into the shadows, “Goodbye and be careful ..”

No one could see her tears …

Yi Ping stared long at the direction he disappeared.

Xiao Youxue sighed in her heart, “Obviously she likes him ..”

Yi Ping asked himself, “What rights do I have? What rights do I have?”

Ji Lingfeng cried as she left, “Why didn't she ask me to stay? Why didn't he say he liked me? I... will definitely stay ..”