Chapter 979
Chapter 979 Future Leaders of Holy Lands, Assemble!
“What the hell are you staring at?!” Barked the younger one of the pair of scarlet-clad women. With skin that glowed with a rosy hue resembling that of peach blossom, exquisitely arched eyebrows curving with the grace of willow leaves, and almond-shaped eyes exuding a charm both captivating and enchanting, the girl glared furiously at Li Mu, “Look one more time and I’ll have your eyes gouged out, you scoundrel!”
“As if you would know that I’m staring at you if you’re not looking at me yourself,” snorted Li Mu frostily.
“Insolence! How dare you speak to me with that tone! You must have a death wish!” The girl slapped a hand at something fastened at her waist. A beam of redness shot straight at Li Mu’s eye with the speed and intensity of a lightning bolt.
“She should be about to kill me!”
Rage took over Li Mu in the blink of an eye.
“What a savage young girl! Just because someone has angered her, she feels no scruples in laying a hand, or worse, killing someone!”
Li Mu was about to come up with a reprisal of his own when the red dot of light stopped to a sudden halt right before him. It was the other woman in red; the older one of the pair of Priestesses of the Holy Land of Delirious Voices. With another wave of her arm, she recalled the crimson speck of light and it obediently flew back to her, hovering in mid-air like a dutiful spaniel waiting for instructions.
The luminescence that engulfed the object finally ebbed away, revealing its true nature: a sextuple-tipped dart shaped like a chestnut flower. The biggest tip was the size of an infant’s hand with the two prominent ones in the edge as thin as a needle. Instead of a weapon handled manually, this looked more like a weapon manipulated using telekinesis. With just one look at the brutal weapon, one could almost imagine how grotesque a wound this sinister weapon would elicit.
“Why are you stopping me, Sister Shu Ying?!” The almond-eyed girl scowled crossly, “You should let me kill that impudent scoundrel!”
The other woman in red was fine-looking. Her facial features were not very delicate, and there was some distance between her and the gorgeous woman. However, because of her cultivation, her skin was as smooth as egg white, and her hair was as black as ink. Coupled with a trace of tranquil temperament, she had a unique charm.
She made obeisance to Li Mu and said, “My friend, I’m sorry. My junior fellow has just entered Jianghu and lost her temper. Please forgive her.”
Li Mu chuckled and did not say anything. Instead, he flicked a finger at the sextuple-tipped dart from a distance, quite casually, causing no energy fluctuation at all. Then, he led the Black Dragon Horse into the Liuyun Manor.
The servant of the Liuyun Manor came out to welcome them and took Li Mu into the manor.
“Sister Shu Ying, why are you protecting that jerk?” The girl in red, whose face was as rosy as peach blossoms, still refused to let it go. She said, “Such a jerk should be taught a lesson. At least one of his eyes should be gouged out.”
Sister Shu Ying shook her head helplessly and said, “Have you forgotten what Master said when we went down the mountain? Sister Jianing, with your temper, you will get into trouble if you once again take action without forethought. What if you offend any masters or experts? you will be in serious trouble.”
“Humph, that lecher doesn’t look like a gentleman at first glance, and he doesn’t look like a master…” The young girl with a peach blossom-like face snorted. Before she could finish, the sextuple-tipped dart in front of her cracked all over, and then it broke inch by inch.
Her weapon was destroyed.
“What’s going on?” The peach-blossom-faced girl named Jianing was stunned. “How did the weapon our Master gave me shatter?”
Sister Shu Ying was also stunned for a moment, and then she immediately remembered that the young man in white had pointed at the dart effortlessly just now. She realized something, and her face suddenly darkened. “He could destroy the dart without me noticing! What kind of strength is that?”
“Sir, who was that man?” Sister Shu Ying turned around and politely asked.
“Ahem… he… Ahem, he is a descendant of the Taoist Palace,” the Liuyun Huo said, “but I’ve never heard of him as one of the Taoist Palace before. He may be a disciple secretly cultivated by the Taoist Palace.
The Dao Palace?
Sister Shu Ying and Sister Jianing were both surprised.
The Taoist Palace on Old Sand Ridge of Serenity Mountains? The number one Holy Land of the Human Clan!
“Hmph. So what? He should be taught a lesson for being so rude and unreasonable.” Jianing was a bit wary, but she wouldn’t admit it.
“You’re no match for him.” Shu Ying said, “Stay away from him the next time you meet him.”
“I don’t believe it,” Sister Jianing said angrily, “If I meet him again, I will definitely…”
Shu Ying frowned and said, “He didn’t mean to hurt you, since he only broke your dart, which was already a mercy. But if you look for it, I can’t protect you.”
“What?” It was not until then that Sister Jianing exclaimed, “Sister Shu Ying, are you saying that the flicker of his finger just now…” She opened her mouth wide in shock.
The doorman at the side, Liuyun Huo, remained silent.
In the past few days, several groups of disciples from the Holy Lands came to the Liuyun Manor for the strange thing. Although most of them were from the younger generation, they were all very arrogant. As a doorman of the Liuyun Manor, he could not get involved in the disputes between the successors of the Holy Land.
However, after all, he was very experienced in Jianghu, so he could tell that the future leader of the Taoist Palace named Li Mu had amazing means. As for the two women from the Holy Land of Delirious Voices, the senior one was quite calm, while the junior one was a hot-headed young man. If she couldn’t make a change, she would suffer a lot even as a future leader of the Holy Land.
Liuyun Manor was very large, covering an area of more than 30 miles. It was like a town. There were private soldiers of the Liuyun family and various other facilities. It was just like a small kingdom. There were more than 3,000 members of the Drifting Cloud Clan alone, and then some small families and populations attached to this family, numbering hundreds of thousands.
Before the future leaders of other Holy Lands all arrived, Li Mu was arranged to live alone in one of the courtyards in the manor. He was treated enthusiastically and considerately there.
Two days later, a female housekeeper of the Liuyun Manor came to invite Li Mu to go to the island in the middle of the lake in the center of the manor. The island had the mansion of Yun Wufeng, the patriarch of the Liuyun Manor, and it was also the core area of the entire Liuyun Manor,
They took a boat to cross the lake.
After landing, the female housekeeper rowed the boat back. Another core disciple of the Liuyun family, who had been waiting on the shore for a long time for them, came up to Li Mu with great respect and politeness. She took Li Mu into the high-wall courtyard named “Dustless House”.
Li Mu could feel that the yard was full of various defensive tactical deployments, one after another, vulnerable, though, for it was simply put together, with little internal connections.
After crossing six doors, they finally arrived at the courtyard.
This was the venue of the gathering.
As soon as Li Mu entered the door, he saw dozens of young men and women, all of whom had a strong aura and different appearances. They were very confident and sat down on the VIP chairs under the eaves on either side of the courtyard.
Some were sitting upright, some were resting with their eyes closed, and some were whispering to each other.
A short old man with gray hair was sitting in the hall behind the courtyard. Beside him stood two rows of masters of the Liuyun family. The old man’s face was as dark as charcoal, his eyes were bloodshot, and his eyebrows were knotted unnaturally. His hawk nose made him look a little gloomy. Even when he smiled, it was easy to tell that he was not in a good mood.
“The future leader of Dao Palace arrives.”
The core disciple of the Liuyun family who led the way announced at the gate of the courtyard.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Countless eyes fell on Li Mu at the same time.
Li Mu had seen too many occasions like this, so it couldn’t bother him at all. He went through the crowd and straightly to an empty chair in the front. He make an obeisance to the hook-nosed old man in the hall and then sat down.
There were a lot of discussions around.
Li Mu’s arrival caused the first wave of discussion today.
The Taoist Palace was the number one Holy Land of the Human Clan. Although it had always kept a low profile, because of its many experts and high status, it enjoyed a higher rank in front of the other Holy Lands clans. However, when they saw that the representative the Taoist Palace sent this time was neither the famous Daozi, the Huang Jian, nor the old Taoist, who had been known as the Heavenly Legends of the Taoist Palace for a long time, but a stranger, the successors of the other Holy lands were all surprised and began to speculate.
Sister Jianing of the Holy Land of Delirious Voices stared at Li Mu’s back from a distance and snorted secretly, “Look at him. What’s so great about the future leader of the Taoist Palace? He has to rely on himself… Humph!”
“Hear hear.” A yellow-robed youth next to her chimed in.
Sister Shu Ying recognized him, the younger brother of Yan Ya’an, who was the heir of the Holy Land of Thousand Flames. His name is Yan Yalun. They met a day ago and he chased after Sister Jianing since then to please her. To her, he was simply a playboy.
Seeing Jianing so pleased with Yan Yalun’s flattery, Sister Shu Ying furrowed her brows.
“Ha-ha, Young Hero Li, you’re here. Since you’re all here, let’s get straight to the point. Everyone, I’m Liuyun Wufeng. Thank you for visiting my place coming afar, and I feel so honored. You’re all talents of the Holy Land of Martial Arts of the Human Clan, and also the stars of us Human Clan in the future. However, I’m getting old every day. I’m envious to see you.”
Patriarch Liuyun stood up and walked out of the hall. He stood on the stone steps of the courtyard and cupped his hands with a smile on his face.
“My pleasure, sir.”
“Senior as you are, sir, you look strong and energetic.”
“I’ve heard of you long before, sir…”
The dozens of teenagers responded very politely.
Li Mu sat in the chair, silent.
“I’ll save my nonsense. I believe that all of you have learned that this mission issued by the military is due to a terrible, strange thing that happened in my manor. It killed many people. My people and I have tried our best, but the situation is getting worse day by day. Therefore, we have no choice but to report it to the military. I hope that this time, all of you can help our family get rid of the disaster… Guards, bring the things up here.”
Liuyun Wufeng clapped his hands.
Four carts were pushed in from the side door, on which there was black leather covering some mysterious cubes. The leather was very special, full of sealing figures looking like chains. People could hear clangs coming under the leather.
“Uncover them.”
Liuyun Wufeng said.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Several flying claws grabbed the leather and tore it apart, revealing what was underneath.
It attracted all the eyes here.
Li Mu also fixed his eyes on it curiously.