The Immortal Fire

Chapter 60: The Past of Zheng Tian

Liu Ying walked up to the old man in the corner of the quiet alley, he smiled meaningfully.

"Because of you, Zheng Tian!"

Liu Ying patted the man's shoulder hard from behind. Instead of turning around, the person pulled Liu Ying's arm, slammed it forward to make a 'crack' sound and left a crack on the wall of one of the buildings.

"Basic, old bangka. Why did you hit me?!"

Liu Ying got up with a sick expression, he brushed aside the tip of his shirt that was gruffly covered in dirt dust.

"Weak," said Zheng Tian flatly.

Liu Ying certainly felt unacceptable to be called that. As for the fact that Liu Ying had never trained his martial arts since coming out of the Lotus valley, Liu Ying was still the top student among his peers. Liu Ying looked at the man cynically.

"Zheng Tian, why did you run away? Isn't our previous agreement to find information?"

Zheng Tian chuckled with a stiff smile. "Aiyya, it's not so. It's just, I have some things I need to take care of. The deal can be discussed next time."

"What's so important that you deny the alliance we've made?" Liu Ying throttled in annoyance.

"That's not what you should know."

Liu Ying's hands folded in front of his chest. "Can't be like that. During the alliance, we are partners who help each other. If you don't want to tell me, how am I gonna help you?"

Zheng Tian's breathing sounded bored. Liu Ying asked a lot, it was very troublesome. "I don't need your help."

The man turned around about to leave, but again Liu Ying attacked him from behind making the man turn around resisting the attack.

Liu Ying slammed his foot towards the opponent, one of his hands pulling the sword from his back without opening the sheath. The sword struck toward Zheng Tian's neck, but the man reflexively pulled his head back.

"Lotus Steps, splitting!" liu Ying's feet stepped out to resemble a certain pattern, his sword drawn to the back of the neck then being struck in a splitting force.

Zheng Tian continued to dodge the attack and held back the base of the sword, his foot crucifying Liu Ying's ankle making the girl stagger backwards. Seeing that Liu Ying twisted his right leg backwards to hold his body weight.

Zheng Tian pulled on Liu Ying's sword sheath making the sharp blade inside it open. It made Liu Ying reflexively draw his sword again. Seeing the opportunity, Zheng Tian smacked the sword sheath in his hand into Liu Ying's leg, making the girl fall to her knees with the sword tip thrust to the ground.

"You lost," said Zheng Tian interspersed with a small, blaring laugh. The man threw the sword sheath he was holding onto Liu Ying and was captured by the master.

Liu Ying weighed his body against the sword he had thrust on the ground, slowly getting up and sheathing the object in his hand.

"There's no time, there's something important that I have to finish," Zheng Tian said hurriedly, then passed from before Liu Ying and walked through the market quickly. A moment later the old man had disappeared from sight, leaving Liu Ying in the dimness of the desolate alley without passing by.

Liu Ying spontaneously chased after the trail that was left behind after him, passing through the twists and turns of the city quickly so as not to fall far behind. His legs only stopped after he arrived in front of a sizable residence. The nameplate in front of him read 'Mianlan's Inn' made Liu Ying frown.

Zheng Tian's trail stopped at the inn, while the old man had disappeared somewhere. After pondering for a long time, Liu Ying decided to enter and check for Zheng Tian's whereabouts within.

The inn was not quiet, many people came in and out of it allowing Liu Ying to blend in easily. The building was quite large, it could be seen that the ones who were able to rent the rooms were people from the upper classes but it made Liu Ying look a little conspicuous.

Not wanting to expose himself, Liu Ying slipped into the back of the inn. But he immediately heard a familiar voice from the back room he was about to go to. Liu Ying hurriedly hid himself behind the array of barrels arranged next to him.

"Move him to the Wood Warehouse, I'll ask for one more room for his hostage. Immediately notify the association about Wen Dongshu's arrest, they should immediately investigate before two days."

"One more," refute that familiar voice. "Let's not let the Prince know the events of this afternoon, it'll surprise him." a brief deheman's voice came from his interlocutor.

Liu Ying became curious about this secret conversation. He had heard other people's fantastic secrets inadvertently several times, but some of them were intentional.

The sound of footsteps made Liu Ying further immerse himself in the hiding place. One thing that made him more surprised was after a person in black clothes came out, when a back that was also familiar was seen from behind the bulkhead.

"Xue Hongli?" liu Ying muttered very slowly. However he did not expect that the man would glance towards the direction where Liu Ying was hiding.

Shi Xia who had not walked too far came to a stop when he realized Liu Ying's whereabouts. He shouted, "Who?!"

Xue Hongli stepped slowly closer to the pile of barrels that were about seven meters away from where he was today. Liu Ying immediately stuffed his own mouth while trying to shrink his body behind the barrel. But something that was speeding up from the darkness instantly pulled him backwards as fast as the wind blew.

Of course Xue Hongli had seen a flash of the shadow, but he was not surprised or chasing. Precisely the man frowned while staring at the pile of tall barrels in wonder.

"Young Master, who eavesdropped on the conversation. Do I need to finish?" shi Xia asked as he realized Xue Hongli's reaction.

The man shook his hand. "No need, just do your job."

"The Liu's... What does he want?" xue Hongli asked himself, this incident was like it had happened before in a different place.

Unwilling to think too much, the man passed by to return to the inn. Meanwhile Liu Ying who was shocked as his body was pulled almost shouted, but was immediately smothered by someone.

"Diminish your voice!" zheng Tian said from behind Liu Ying.

The girl glared in surprise. So Zheng Tian also eavesdropped on the place earlier? It was only fitting that he disappeared after entering the inn. Liu Ying brushed aside Zheng Tian's stance violently.

"What are you doing here?" asked Liu Ying in pleasantries.

Though it was already quite clear that Zheng Tian had said the reason he had come here earlier. Zheng Tian snorted. "I'm supposed to ask, why did you follow me here?"

"I'm just curious. I said it anyway, I want to meddle with your problem."

Zheng Tian rebuffed Liu Ying's head once, successfully making the girl snort angrily at him. "Basic fool. This matter isn't as simple as you think, you're even messing with my plans. You know that guy? He's not an easy person to deal with."

"I was unintentional. I'm just surprised to see that guy, I know him."

Zheng Tian throttled. "Everyone in the empire knew him. So you know him, it's nothing special."

Liu Ying rolled his eyes in a breath, was that what Zheng Tian meant really Xue Hongli? As famous is that annoying guy who has a sharp mouth?

"Then you? What is so special that your important matter has to do with that Xue Clan?!"

"It's..." Zheng Tian smiled forcefully. "Little Friend, my problem is not simple. You should reduce asking and forget your intentions."

Liu Ying sneered, "Basic, Motherfucker! It's old still stingy."

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