Eternal Life: I Rely on Fortune Points for Improvement-Chapter 282 - 174: You Brat, How Dare You Trick Me
"Wait for me."
The voice of the one-eyed old man came through the bell again. Then it went quiet, and the Power of Heaven and Earth covering it also faded away at the same time.
"Senior, you’re just as nice as the old senior. Let me introduce you two!"
Wu Weiwei fiddled with the bell and said.
"No need. I don’t like dealing with strangers. I won’t interrupt you two catching up. I’ll take my leave."
Jiang Feng quickly waved his hand. He didn’t want to meet the one-eyed old man.
Who could have known that the one-eyed old man wasn’t far away? He sped over with Three-legged Body Technique, his speed astonishing, and before Jiang Feng could leave, a wave of aura swept over, as if he’d already locked onto him, making Jiang Feng too wary to make any move.
"Old Senior."
Wu Weiwei said excitedly, running to the door to greet him.
"Who’s inside?"
The one-eyed old man was full of curiosity as he walked in with Wu Weiwei.
Jiang Feng was packing up his things.
Wu Weiwei introduced, "A friend of mine. He once saved my life."
"Oh."
The one-eyed old man gave Jiang Feng a careful look.
Jiang Feng also looked at him. As he expected, the old senior Wu Weiwei talked about was exactly the same one-eyed old man who’d sold Three-legged Body Technique at the black market.
Meeting him again, Jiang Feng remained calm, nodding slightly.
"Weiwei said you saved her. What exactly happened?"
The one-eyed old man frowned slightly. He could tell the face Jiang Feng wore was fake. He stared intently, clearly trying to deduce Jiang Feng’s true features.
"I ran into a Rebel Faction member on the road and barely managed to fend them off—luckily, senior here lent me a hand."
Wu Weiwei explained.
She remembered Jiang Feng had told her not to let a third person know he could use Loulan Slash, so she didn’t mention the Water Leopard King or Uncle Fu, making up an excuse instead.
"I see. If you could save Weiwei, your strength must be formidable. Someone your age, with such cultivation—by rights, the whole jianghu should’ve heard of you. May I ask your name?"
The one-eyed old man grinned.
He couldn’t deduce Jiang Feng’s true face,
but seemed to have worked out a rough estimate of his age.
"You’re too kind. I’m just a wanderer, a passing cloud and wild crane. Meeting Miss Wu was a twist of fate. Now that it’s over, I’ll take my leave."
Jiang Feng could sense the one-eyed old man was probing him the whole time. To avoid danger, it was indeed best to leave quickly.
"Senior, if you reach Dragon Capital, you must come to the Demon-Suppressing Martial Arts Hall to find me!"
Wu Weiwei saw Jiang Feng to the door, urging him.
"Mm. See you if fate allows."
Jiang Feng nodded slightly, slinging his bundle over his back, and walked toward the north.
The one-eyed old man stared at Jiang Feng’s back for quite a while. Only when it seemed he’d gotten nothing did he turn away and ask Wu Weiwei, "Weiwei, how’s your body technique training going? Show me."
"I’m ashamed, still at Entry Level."
Wu Weiwei looked embarrassed, but next moment her body shot forward, darting in Jiang Feng’s direction. Golden Light flickered faintly at her feet. Her speed wasn’t astonishing, but among those at her level, she was already top tier.
"Why is this girl running toward me?"
Heading north, Jiang Feng sensed Wu Weiwei’s aura closing in fast.
He acted normal, turned, and waved, "Miss Wu, no need to see me off. Until we meet again."
"Senior, don’t forget what I told you—when you get to Dragon Capital, be sure to come find me at the Demon-Suppressing Martial Arts Hall!"
Wu Weiwei reminded him again.
"Alright."
Jiang Feng nodded, then quickened his pace, soon vanishing from Wu Weiwei and the one-eyed old man’s sight. He hadn’t even used a body technique, just his own cultivation speed to leave.
He was worried Monkey Escape and the Three-legged Body Technique might get recognized by the one-eyed old man.
Wu Weiwei sighed softly. Jiang Feng wanted to leave, and it wasn’t her place to make him stay. She instantly used Three-legged Body Technique, returning to the inn, and grinned, "Old Senior, your body technique is powerful—just really hard to master."
"Don’t lose heart. With your talent, in a few years you’ll master the body technique to Great Success."
The one-eyed old man praised her warmly.
"Really? If I could master it, who in the Imperial City could ever catch me?"
Wu Weiwei exclaimed in delight.
"As long as you listen to me and practice exactly as I say, within three years you’ll achieve your wish."
The one-eyed old man’s eyes sparkled.
He seemed to see a precious jade before him.
"Of course I’ll listen! Did you come today to tell me the method?"
Wu Weiwei looked expectant.
"Nothing escapes you. You’re right—I do have a way to help you improve your body technique, but we have to go to Chishui County first."
The one-eyed old man nodded.
"Huh? To Chishui County? Senior, the Blood Wolf King is wreaking havoc there. Aren’t you afraid you’ll get stuck and never make it out?"
Wu Weiwei frowned.
"It’s exactly because the Blood Wolf King appeared that I need to take you to Chishui County. The Three-legged Body Technique, if aided with Blood Wolf’s Essence Blood, can help you reach Great Success in a short time."
The one-eyed old man explained.
"That... Alright then, wait here. I’ll pack up my things and change clothes, then we’ll head out."
After thinking for a moment, Wu Weiwei nodded.
"Good."
Hurry up.
The one-eyed old man stood watch by the door.
Two quarters of an hour later—
"Weiwei, you’re still not ready?"
"Weiwei?"
The one-eyed old man had waited outside for two quarters of an hour and still didn’t see Wu Weiwei come out. Feeling odd, he called toward the door.
"Weiwei!"
There was no reply from inside the inn.
The one-eyed old man sensed something was wrong and rushed inside.
At the same time, he formed a Technique Seal.
"Ding dang dang!"
The bell rang out in one of the rooms.
The one-eyed old man pushed the door open.
He saw the bell hanging on a pink dress—precisely the dress Wu Weiwei had been wearing. But inside the room, there was no sign of her.
"You damn girl, dare to trick me? Where do you think you’re going!"
The one-eyed old man was furious.
Just now, when Wu Weiwei said she was going to pack up and change clothes, when he sensed the bell being taken off, he really thought she was only changing outfits.
Never would he have guessed—it was the Golden Cicada Discarding Its Shell.
"I’ve been reading in the Academy since I was little. Never have I read in any book that Blood Wolf’s Essence Blood can improve body technique speed."
"Besides, with the Blood Wolf King invading Chishui County—everyone knows how dangerous that place is. Even if it could help, there’s no need to rush."
"This Three-legged Body Technique is already something out of the ordinary. How could anyone master it in just three to five years?"
"Sigh, back when he fastened the bell to my waist, I should have asked my uncle in the Imperial City. Why did I covet a single martial body technique and let him track my location constantly?"
"Or am I just being paranoid?"
"If he doesn’t chase me, it means I was wrong about him."
Wu Weiwei muttered to herself as she ran. Back at the inn, to avoid the one-eyed old man’s notice, she hadn’t dared use any Power of Heaven and Earth, and even suppressed her Primordial Power fluctuations.
Now, after putting some distance from the inn, she dared to use Primordial Power. Only after running quite a bit farther did she finally let loose, summoning Power of Heaven and Earth to speed ahead.
Twenty or thirty miles ahead—
Jiang Feng stopped and checked his Fortune Point changes.
Fortune: 244,981
"Up by over 20,000!"
Jiang Feng’s expression shifted slightly.
"That old guy really is trouble. Is it all about the Three-legged Body Technique?"
Jiang Feng thought with surprise.
"If so, does that mean Wu Weiwei’s in danger?"
Besides the Three-legged Body Technique, Jiang Feng couldn’t think of another reason.
"Should I go save her?"
Jiang Feng took out the Jade Dew Pill Wu Weiwei had given him—there were still a dozen or so pills left.
"I barely know her, and I’ve already saved her once. If she’s in trouble, it’s her own fate."
After weighing his options, Jiang Feng put away the Jade Dew Pill and moved on.
He couldn’t possibly go all out with the one-eyed old man for Wu Weiwei’s sake.
That one-eyed old man was able to hold his own against Xiao Zhan. When Jiang Feng tried probing his cultivation just now, the man was inscrutable and unreadable.
In short, the one-eyed old man was no ordinary figure.
It’s best not to mess with him if it can be avoided.
Thinking this, Jiang Feng sighed and kept moving.
"Huff!"
Wu Weiwei was burning all out on the Three-legged Body Technique, charging north.
"Weiwei, if you’re leaving, why not tell me beforehand?"
The one-eyed old man’s voice rolled toward Wu Weiwei in a surge of force, like a blast of wind.
"Senior, something urgent came up in the martial hall. I had to rush back before saying goodbye. My father and a group of uncles are waiting for me up ahead, so please don’t see me off."
Wu Weiwei didn’t care whether the one-eyed old man could hear or not. She yelled this over her shoulder as she sprinted faster up the road.
By now even a fool would know the one-eyed old man wasn’t right.
If she’d known, she never would’ve learned the Three-legged Body Technique or stupidly kept the bell with her, thinking he only wanted to help her train better.
"Oh? I’ve long heard the old master of the Demon-Suppressing Martial Arts Hall, Wu Qingtian, once guided Xiao Zhan in his cultivation. It would be a great honor to meet him today."
The one-eyed old man shouted back.
His words whipped past Wu Weiwei like a cold crosswind, carrying a chilling edge.
"Hmph. I’m not going to Chishui County with you!"
Wu Weiwei snorted coldly.
She obviously realized her lie had no effect on the one-eyed old man.
"Power of Heaven and Earth surging?"
"Somebody’s catching up."
"Is it the one-eyed old man?"
Up ahead, Jiang Feng thought he’d shaken them off, so he wasn’t moving at full speed—just advancing steadily with his Innate Powerhouse stride.
Compared to a galloping horse, his pace was a bit slower.
But in this way, the only energy he used was the outer Power of Heaven and Earth, barely consuming his own True Essence, so his strength could always remain at Peak.
He’d intended to head north at his leisure, then find a safe place, refine the Spiritual Liquid in the Jade Bottle to boost his strength to the utmost before quietly returning to Dragon Capital to see how things stood before making other plans.
He never expected to meet Wu Weiwei and the one-eyed old man on the road again, but at least it was a narrow escape this time.
So he slowed his pace, heading north all the way.
But, unexpectedly, he suddenly sensed two surges of Power of Heaven and Earth racing behind him like whirlwinds. At once he thought of Wu Weiwei and the one-eyed old man.
"Damn it."
Jiang Feng wasn’t sure if they were after him.
But right now, the safest move was to disappear. So he suppressed his aura, stopped drawing in or controlling the Power of Heaven and Earth around him, and darted into a small grove like stone turning into stone.
He thought back to those days when he could lie low within two hundred meters of Xiao Zhan and not be spotted.
With his current Celestial Profound Realm cultivation, Jiang Feng was confident—as long as he didn’t make any drastic moves, the one-eyed old man wouldn’t easily find him. Back in Dragon Capital, hiding in that civilian house by masking his aura, even the one-eyed old man hadn’t managed to track him down.
This time shouldn’t be any different either.
