Chapter 145: “I Want to Move Over and Live With You”
In the backyard courtyard, Bai Feng spun his bamboo sword, glaring across the way at Bai Yu Mo.
“Be careful now.”
He activated his spiritual power, took a quick step forward with his left foot to close the distance, and simultaneously cast his ‘Piercing Word Technique’, launching the bamboo sword forward like a sharp arrow.
Bai Yu Mo’s expression shifted to surprise—this time, Bai Feng’s swordplay had improved by leaps and bounds from their usual practice duels.
She swiftly raised her sword to block, but Bai Feng’s attack, though stopped, scattered sword Qi like tiny needles shooting in all directions.
She didn’t retreat; instead, she pressed forward, stepping directly into Bai Feng’s attack zone. Sharp sword Qi nearly brushed past her body, flying past and leaving tiny thumb-sized holes in the trees behind her.
“Yu Mo! Be careful!”
Bai Feng didn’t raise his sword again but pulled out the charm slip he wrote during dinner.
The moment he threw it out, the talisman transformed into a fierce sword Qi, rushing straight toward Bai Yu Mo.
Her eyes widened slightly as her body emitted a faint white glow. She quickly drew her long sword to defend herself.
The clash of sword Qi against sword Qi tore up multiple terrifying scars into the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
“Looks like I’ve won this round,” Bai Feng’s voice sounded close to her ear. Without hesitation, one hand landed on her head, giving it a hearty rub.
“Uh… is that cheating?” Bai Yu Mo pouted. Aren’t they supposed to be practicing swordsmanship? How can she use talismans?
If that slip of paper hadn’t thrown her off her rhythm, she might’ve been able to see Bai Feng’s move coming. Instead, she was caught off guard so easily.
“Sorry, sorry! I was just testing how well this move works,” Bai Feng chuckled, shaking his head. “And it’s part of sword technique too, not a talisman—so technically, I didn’t cheat.”
Hmm, this isn’t because he’d been crushed by Bai Yu Mo a few days ago during sword training.
But the Piercing Word Technique proved even more powerful than he’d imagined—he’d warned her ahead of time, but Bai Yu Mo was still held back for a few seconds. If he engraved this trick into a more concealed item, like a hidden ring or an amulet, he could catch her off guard in real combat.
Seeing Bai Yu Mo’s little pout and her slightly embarrassed face, Bai Feng softly comforted her: “How about this— as a small apology, I could grant you a little request?”
“Really?” Bai Yu Mo blinked. Well, if that’s the case, she wouldn’t hold back. “I want to move in and live with you.”
Bai Feng’s eyes instantly narrowed: “No dice!”
What is this little girl trying to pull now?
“Brother, you misunderstood!” Bai Yu Mo shook her head. “I mean I want to move my house next to yours, and then build a door connecting both. That way, we can practice sword and discuss techniques more easily, and I won’t have to run back and forth while cooking.”
After hearing her explanation, Bai Feng pondered for a few seconds.
If it’s just moving the house, that’s not too difficult.
“Brother? Is that okay?” Bai Yu Mo looked up hopefully.
Bai Feng thought it over and felt it was fine. Their rooms were already close, and now they’d just be even nearer.
So, he nodded: “Alright, I agree.”
“Yay! I’ll go move my house now!”
Bai Yu Mo cheered loudly, then turned around and vaulting over the courtyard wall, rushing toward her own home as if afraid Bai Feng would change his mind.
“Is it really that urgent?”
Bai Feng wasn’t worried about Bai Yu Mo moving her house — after all, they’re both Golden Core Stage now. Moving a simple house is no big deal.
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“Bai Brother, good morning! Say, why is there an extra house here? Did you expand?”
Early in the morning, Bai Feng spotted two “Child of Destiny” visiting his doorstep.
“Do you guys need something?”
He didn’t answer their questions directly, but instead looked at Lin Yan and Luo Chen and asked.
Getting a visit from two people at the same time—something serious must be going on, right?
“Uh… just here to hide out for a bit,” Lin Yan said awkwardly.
“What’s the matter? Still not done with Zixiao Peak’s disciples causing trouble?” Bai Feng raised an eyebrow.
Luo Chen nodded with a helpless look: “Not only are they causing trouble, but more and more people are gathering outside my door every day.”
Bai Feng felt a wave of speechlessness wash over him. Are Zixiao Peak’s folks just bored and looking for trouble?
But then he thought about the clueless, unreasoning Peak Master of Zixiao Peak and felt… a bit more relaxed.
“Mainly, I didn’t expect this whole thing to involve so many people,” Lin Yan sighed. “I thought it was just a clever little disciple after fame and attention, but it turned into something involving the Demon Path.”
Bai Feng’s expression froze a little, then he straightened up and side-stepped: “Come, let’s go inside and talk.”
The three sat at a tea table. Bai Feng poured each of them a hot cup, also pulling out a bag of sunflower seeds to prepare for Lin Yan to explain.
“It’s pretty complicated,” Lin Yan took a sip of hot tea. “I discovered what was going on because Luo and I were out on a mission, hiding from the people of Zixiao Peak, when we were attacked by a assassin.”
“Yeah, if it weren’t for Brother Bai’s formation disk, we probably wouldn’t have come back,” Luo Chen nodded. “After defeating the assassin, Lin discovered he was from the Tian Lang Gate assassin organization, so we started investigating.”
Bai Feng munched his sunflower seeds as they talked. Though they didn’t say much else, he could guess: that assassin was hired by Zixiao Peak’s young disciple.
That little villain had some guts—daring to target two Child of Destiny at once!
“What did you find out?”
Lin Yan didn’t keep us guessing, and continued chomping sunflower seeds: “That Zixiao Peak’s disciple is actually the illegitimate son of the Tian Lang Gate master.”
“And we also found out that the Tian Lang Gate master has some dealings with the Demon Path,” Luo Chen added.
“…How did you find that out?” Bai Feng paused his seed-eating. That isn’t something you stumble upon every day.
Lin Yan explained simply, “We encountered a Demon Path member while investigating. Defeated him, and he spilled some info.”
Bai Feng was at a loss for words—guess he lives up to being a Child of Destiny. Everywhere he goes, key figures pop up.
“Then we took the info back to our sect. Now the Zixiao Peak disciple has been taken away by the Law Enforcement Hall,” Lin Yan continued. “Although the investigation isn’t completely done, it’s pretty much nailed down. Compared to that assassination attempt, it’s almost minor.”
“Have the results of the investigation about your assassination come out yet?”
Bai Feng was more curious about the outcome for that Zixiao Peak disciple than the Demonic Path.
Lin Yan nodded: “Yes, it’s confirmed—it relates to the Zixiao Peak disciple. He even sold Luo and some other disciples’ info to the Tian Lang Gate, probably intending to eliminate those he owed favors to.”
Bai Feng fell silent. What kind of prodigy was that to turn out this way? How did Zixiao Peak recruit such an extraordinary disciple?
Then he curiously asked: “Did the Peak Master of Zixiao Peak say anything about punishing Luo’s senior brother earlier?”
“Well… we ran out here to avoid her…”
Bai Feng: “……”
