Chapter 589: Chapter 588 Tong Yunshu’s Vigilance
When Yang Fei forcibly pushed open Hu Lizhong’s room door and went in, Hu Lizhong was still meditating and cultivating.
One thing Yang Fei admired about Hu Lizhong was his resilience and ambition to advance continuously.
It had been the eighth day since Hu Lizhong had entered his covert cultivation retreat.
Yet it seemed that he had not shown any signs of breakthrough.
This man really had poor talent.
With the Xu Family as a point of comparison, Yang Fei’s assessment of Hu Lizhong’s natural gifts was extremely low.
Although Yang Fei entered the room quietly, Hu Lizhong was after all a unique-tier expert, and his sensory awareness in the state of cultivation was highly sensitive within a certain range, so he immediately opened his eyes.
Seeing that it was Yang Fei who had come, Hu Lizhong quickly ceased his cultivation practice and stood up, asking, "Brother Yang, why have you come?"
Yang Fei said, "Qin Yanyang is coming."
Hu Lizhong was startled for a moment, "Minister Qin is coming?" his gaze shifted towards the window, confirming it was indeed the dead of night, "At this hour?"
Yang Fei nodded.
Hu Lizhong immediately showed a hint of nervousness and said, "What about Miss Tong? You must hurry and send her away."
Yang Fei felt reassured.
Tsk tsk, not a bad sense of awareness.
It was still a good thing that he had foreseen this.
Martial Artists have no desire not to progress.
Especially for those of a unique tier—they long to cross that threshold.
Having benefitted so much from me, if Hu Lizhong still fails to think for himself, then I would have no choice but to cripple him.
"She’s already left," Yang Fei said.
"Ah?" Hu Lizhong was taken aback.
Yang Fei chuckled, "Just sent her away. I still have that much handling ability."
Hu Lizhong cleared his throat with a cough and then said with a laugh, "That’s true, across the whole world, only you, Brother Yang, could pull off something like this. Cough cough, and on that note, our Minister Qin is such a Heavenly Pride Girl, the fantasy of countless young talents from hidden sects, unattainable and deeply adored. Brother Yang, your charm is impressive, not only do you have Minister Qin’s favor, but you also have your colors flying high outside, Miss Tong is also one in ten thousand."
Although Hu Lizhong was much older, he was still a man.
And who doesn’t understand men?
Hu Lizhong truly admired Yang Fei’s luck with the ladies.
There are many men in this world who have several girlfriends at the same time, but a man who can be involved with both Qin Yanyang and Tong Yunshu at the same time exists only in the form of Yang Fei.
The key point is that women like Tong Yunshu and Qin Yanyang are treasures that anyone would cherish above all else if they had even one of them; most would find it difficult to have eyes for other women. Yet, Yang Fei had both.
This is truly... a role model for our generation!
I don’t know how many men would be green with envy.
"How have these days of intense cultivation been for you?" Yang Fei asked Hu Lizhong with a scrutinizing look.
Hu Lizhong’s eyes lit up with spirit upon hearing this, "Brother Yang, your methods are truly divine. These past days I’ve felt my cultivation realm advance at a rapid pace, the progress is indeed visible to the naked eyes."
Yang Fei’s mouth twitched.
Damn it, if others didn’t know, they might think you’re incredibly talented.
With the aid of the Six Harmonies Energy-Introducing Needle Technique, coupled with the density of spiritual energy here being over ten times higher than the outside world, you’ve been cultivating for eight days and still haven’t managed to break through to the Innate Realm, and you have the nerve to say your progress is swift?
Hu Lizhong, still in an excited state, went on, "Brother Yang, do you think the effect of the Six Harmonies Energy-Introducing Needle Technique has diminished as time went on, and maybe you could give me another session later?"
Only then did Yang Fei notice the six silver needles still inserted in his body.
He casually pulled out these needles.
Hu Lizhong hastily said, "Hey, don’t pull them out, I’m about to continue cultivating."
Yang Fei said, "Minister Qin is on her way, you still planning on cultivating?"
Hu Lizhong thought about it, then looked at Yang Fei with a sycophantic gaze, "After things are settled, you can help me with the needles again."
Yang Fei said, "We’ll see."
Hu Lizhong paused briefly, then his eyes darted around and he thumped his chest emphatically, "Brother Yang, you can rest assured of me, Hu Lizhong. Don’t you know what kind of man I am? I promise to keep my lips sealed, and I absolutely won’t say anything out of turn in front of Minister Qin."
Seeing his frantic state, Yang Fei couldn’t help but wonder if this guy used to be a blabbermouth.
Otherwise, why would he keep mentioning keeping his lips sealed?
"Of course, I trust Brother Hu wouldn’t gossip. But we still need to get our story straight about what we’ve been doing here these days," Yang Fei reminded him.
Hu Lizhong nodded immediately, "Right, we should verify that beforehand." He looked at Yang Fei and asked, "So how should we speak?"
Three minutes later, Hu Lizhong gave an OK sign with a nod, "Yes, just like that."
...
Tong Yunshu sat on the helicopter, resting with her eyes closed.
Tong Jinchuan keenly sensed the young clan leader’s poor mood, so he sat upright beside her, not daring to say a word.
Suddenly, Tong Yunshu opened her eyes, looking into the distance.
In the pitch-black night sky, faint red dots blinked in and out of sight from afar.
After half a minute, sounds from a distance reached them, filling the entire void with a buzzing vibration.
Tong Jinchuan exclaimed in surprise, "What’s going on?"
The pilot replied, "There are many helicopters approaching from ahead."
While he was speaking, a voice came through the helicopter’s communication channel: "This is the Central Military District Space Command, the helicopter ahead reduce altitude and hover for a wait. The helicopter ahead reduce altitude and hover for a wait. If received, please respond. If received, please respond."
The helicopter pilot’s expression changed, somewhat bewildered, and he turned to look at Tong Jinchuan.
Tong Jinchuan was also bewildered.
How could a message from the Military Department’s Space Command get through?
Adding in the large number of planes that had appeared earlier, Tong Jinchuan’s head was buzzing.
He looked at Tong Yunshu cautiously.
Having me come to pick you up so late, who did you offend? Some big shot? Could it be that the Military Department is mobilizing to catch you?
It wasn’t just Tong Jinchuan who was guessing wildly; even Tong Yunshu was a bit surprised.
However, she now had the energy transformation seventh-grade cultivation and her state of mind was much stronger than before. She quickly calmed down and said, "Follow their instructions."
The helicopter pilot nodded and immediately reported back through the communication channel: "Received, received."
The buzzing sound grew louder and louder.
Soon, dozens of red dots appeared ahead, and Tong Yunshu and her companions felt a rumbling above and in front of them, as if a row of dull thunders was continuously being pushed closer.
Shortly after, they saw twelve military helicopters appear in the night sky ahead.
This was Tong Yunshu’s outstanding eye power, combined with the lights that flickered on and off on the helicopter, that allowed her to distinguish them.
In reality, the night sky was pitch-black, and the camouflaged military helicopters were difficult to discern.
Sweat beads the size of beans broke out on Tong Jinchuan’s forehead, and his heart pounded wildly.
Tong Yunshu, too, had a solemn expression and looked slightly tense.
But then she relaxed again.
Why should I be afraid of her?
Yes, she guessed that it was Qin Yanyang and people from the Military Department.
She didn’t expect them to arrive so quickly.
Weren’t they supposed to come from Binhai? It should take at least another hour or so to get here, right?
However, just as Tong Yunshu and the others were preparing for the unknown, they saw the twelve military helicopters not stopping, flying directly overhead, and continuing into the distance.
"You may proceed," came the Space Command’s order.
"Phew!"
Tong Jinchuan let out a breath.
It was just a false alarm.
Tong Yunshu looked back at the twelve military helicopters flying past and suddenly felt a sense of caution.
After a moment’s thought, she took out her phone and sent Yang Fei a text message:
I’ve just encountered twelve military helicopters. They seem to be from the Central Military Region, and they arrived too fast. It doesn’t seem like Qin Yanyang’s people. Ask Qin Yanyang to be careful.
After sending the text message, she thought for a moment, then said to the pilot, "Slow down, don’t be in a hurry to leave."
Tong Jinchuan’s expression changed as he looked at Tong Yunshu, "What’s wrong?"
Tong Yunshu slowly shook her head.
She watched the phone, waiting for a reply from Yang Fei.